Gavin Braner

[Parugi]

Username: Parugi
Name: Gavin Braner
Faction: Team Rocket
Hometown: Lavender Town, Kanto
Age: 23 (b. November 2nd, 1993)

Appearance: Gavin is a young man with long, red hair, spiked up and to his left side. His eyes are bright green. Gavin is 5'9", and has fairly soft features--surprising, considering his personality. He tends to wear a red jacket over a black shirt, dark blue jeans, and black shoes, overly large clothes that hide his thin frame. As of his venture into the Egg on July 31st, 2017, Gavin is missing his right forearm.

Personality: Gavin is a rather rude and brash individual. He is quick to make his opinion known to others, regardless of whether it will be well received, and in turn, brushes off insults and retorts aimed at himself. Behind his rough exterior, however, are hints of a friendlier person, which are most obvious when one observes his attitude towards his Pokémon. His adventures with Ethan, Jamie, Lucia, and Skye had largely softened him up, revealing many of his gentler qualities, including a strong sense of protectiveness toward his closest friends.

Background: Throughout his childhood, Gavin lived a rough life. He lived alone with his alcoholic and abusive father, as well as his younger sister Isabelle, with his mother nowhere to be found. Because of the callousness of his home life, he spent most of his time skipping school, and instead chose to battle and vandalize. This behavior was only further exacerbated by the death of Isabelle, during one of their father's drunken rages. That particular instance involved the two being locked in the cellar while their house burned down; Gavin barely managed to escape, but could not save his sister, and the authorities did little to help bring his father to justice.

Gavin's actions eventually got him into trouble with the law, when he helped to vandalize a small cemetery; because of that, he was sent to assist Team Rocket in their war against Team Liberty. He caught his Duskull during a training mission back to Lavender Town, and acquired his Staryu prior to joining Team Rocket. Prior to Team Rocket's RALLY-equivalent, Gavin had not done much field work, but quickly became a useful operative once he was put to work.

Gavin was involved in the Battle of Four Island, though only played a small part there. His biggest missions occurred more recently, beginning primarily with his travels across Kanto with Zach Hikari and Kyle Eston, where they encountered Black. Later, Gavin returned home to confront his father, intending to kill him but ultimately deciding to let him live, after seeing how much of a mess he had become in the preceding years. Eventually, Gavin set out to fight other sources of injustice, leading him to a virtual horror scene in Saffron: two deranged Hypno that had taken to kidnapping, killing, and eating children, which Gavin was forced to kill. He participated in an extra-dimensional struggle with several other Rocket agents against a strange group of creatures controlled by Pryce--who was, in turn, being controlled by a strange pool of some sort; unbeknownst to them at the time, this was the contained form of Missing Zero. Gavin promised silence toward the incident, and later agreed to help Ethan Worth begin seeking a peace between Teams Liberty and Rocket.

After seven strange trainers appeared around the world, forcing various individuals into life-or-death combat, Gavin was pulled into the final stages of John Ford's ultimate plan when Skye Hall, a fellow Rocket Agent, was conscripted into Ford's ceremony. Gavin was one of many trainers that tracked Ford to Two Island, where a strange, giant egg of crystal had formed. Gavin assisted in battling an apparition of Tyler McKinley, though was severely injured in the fight, which resulted in the loss of his right forearm. After being evacuated, Gavin bore witness to the subsequent deactivation of Pokémon powers that accompanied the appearance of Missing Zero. He spent the next few months recovering on Four Island at the Alamo, watched over by Ethan and the recovered Skye.

In October 2017, having largely recovered from his injury on Two Island, Gavin spent a morning with Lucia and Skye at the Alamo. They were attacked by a pair of Shadow Suits targeting Skye, which Gavin and Lucia managed to drive off. In the course of that battle, Gavin managed to achieve Mega Evolution with his Dusknoir.

Equipment:

• Poké Gear

Pokémon:
-Starmie (Ithes; 25)
-Dusknoir (Dothe; 25)
-Drapion (Irest; 24)
-Jellicent (Sivik; 12)
-Alakazam (Talsim; 20)
-Claydol (Evris; 11)
-Mightyena (Kora; 10)
-Seedot (Cain; 9)
-Mandibuzz (Vel; 13)
-Pancham (Paris; 4)

[Parugi]

Species: Starmie.
Nickname: Ithes.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Ithes looks exactly like a regular Starmie, though the gold area around his gem is silver and his gem tends to shift color to depict his mood.
Personality: Ithes is extremely loyal to Gavin, much like he was as a Staryu, though he is much smarter now than he was before. His raised intelligence has allowed him to begin acting of his own accord, giving Gavin the freedom to direct his other Pokemon in battle instead of ordering Ithes around. However, he is still impossible to read, aside from guessing his mood via his core.
Ability: Natural Cure.
Specialty: Physical strikes. Because of his evolution, he has also become sufficiently intelligent so as to act of his own accord in battle, if Gavin so wishes, allowing Gavin to focus on other opponents. He tends to combine this with his past experiences in battle, allowing him to form his own strategies without the need to be ordered around.
Known Moves: Hydro Pump, Rapid Spin, Recover, Camouflage, Bubble Beam, Power Gem.
EXP: 25

[Parugi]

Species: Dusknoir.
Nickname: Dothe.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Same as a typical Dusknoir, though his eye is blue.
Personality: Dothe's final evolution has brought forth a far braver side of his personality than has been seen in the past. He will not stand down against a foe, and will fight loyaly and honorably to the end no matter what condition he is in. With greater power on his side, he has taken more initiative in fighting face to face, though still possesses a number of tricks that he will resort to if he needs to. Whle he still enjoys a good prank, he has toned down his joking nature considerably.
Ability: Pressure.
Specialty: Physical attacks and defenses, with a respectable prowess in mind attacks. Specializing primarily in punching, Dothe still uses a number of surprise attacks in battle, depending on how things are going.
Known Moves: Night Shade, Thunder Punch, Confuse Ray, Ice Punch, Will-o-Wisp, Shadow Punch.
EXP: 25



Mega Appearance: Standard Mega Dusknoir
Mega Ability: Iron Fist
Mega Specialty: Dothe gains the ability to combine two of his different Elemental Punches.

[Parugi]

Species: Drapion.
Nickname: Irest.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Irest has red markings instead of blue ones.
Personality: Ever since Gavin received Irest, he has been trying to prove himself to Dothe, Ithes and his trainer. Since his evolution, Irest has become much more confident in his abilities, and is proud of the circumstances surrounding his evolution. Still, he remains somewhat lonely, as he is still the only Pokémon on Gavin's team that was not actually caught by Gavin. Irest has kept some of his lazy worker tendencies, such as sleeping much of the time, though since his evolution he has become more active and more willing to battle.
Ability: Sniper.
Specialty: Irest's main specialty is still in physical attacks; however, his evolution into a larger Pokémon has slightly decreased his speed. Still, his size gives him an edge over smaller, weaker-minded opponents, intimidating many of them with ease.
Known Moves: Bite, Poison Fang, Pin Missile, Claw Sharpen, Acupressure, Cross Poison.
EXP: 24

[Parugi]

Species: Jellicent.
Nickname: Sivik.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Looks like a normal male Jellicent, though his eyes are yellow as opposed to red.
Personality: Sivik is extremely curious about the world; it was through this interest in discovering new things that he met Gavin. While initially cold towards the Rocket Agent, Sivik has become very loyal to him, especially following the battle in Goldenrod that facilitated his evolution. Though he was notoriously quick to anger prior to his evolution, Sivik has become much more relaxed as of late, taking more matters in stride and managing to keep a more level head than usual.
Ability: Cursed Body.
Specialty: Sivik is most powerful when he uses special attacks. He is also much faster in water than on land, though is still able to operate on either. His evolution has also beefed up his defenses by a significant amount.
Known Moves: Giga Drain, Night Shade, Recover, Water Pulse, Ominous Wind, Water Spout.
EXP: 12

[Parugi]

Species: Alakazam.
Nickname: Talsim.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: A normal looking Alakazam, characterized by his scarlet aura.
Personality: Talsim's final evolution has greatly enhanced his mental capabilities, pushing them even further than they were before. Retaining his calm demeanor, Talsim continues to perfect his tactical abilities, acting as an assistant in directing Gavin's other Pokémon and--when needed--demonstrating his own battle prowess. His psychic powers grant Talsim a certain degree of omniscience in regards to what is occurring in a certain range around him.
Ability: Magic Guard.
Specialty: Talsim's greatest strengths lie in Special Attacks, as well as in Speed--two assets that are greatly enhanced, in turn, by his shockingly accurate and well-controlled Teleport attack. Though still lacking in physical attacks and defense, Talsim more than makes up for it in his proficiency with his other skills.
Known Moves: Teleport, Psychic, Thunder Wave, Recover, Disable, Miracle Eye.
EXP: 23

[Parugi]

Species: Claydol.
Nickname: Evris.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Evris looks like virtually any other Claydol.
Personality: Evris is possibly Gavin's most alien Pokémon. Extremely mild-mannered, Evris displays virtually zero personality, never socializing with others, never speaking to other Pokémon, never interacting much with the environment. It seems as if it is simply there, with its only defining feature being its swiftness if listening to commands from Gavin. Not even its evolution appeared to change much in terms of Evris's temperament.
Ability: Levitate.
Specialty: Evris is, like other Claydol, particularly skilled with Special Attack and Defense. Using its psychic abilities, it is also capable of becoming extremely fast and difficult to hit, though this requires careful planning and time. With his evolution, Evris has grown more power with its Special Attacks and much sturdier in terms of defenses, if a bit slower overall.
Known Moves: Earth Power, Rapid Spin, Ancient Power, Psychic, Teleport, Power Trick. 
EXP: 11

[Parugi]

Species: Mightyena.
Nickname: Kora.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Kora's eyes are blue and white as opposed to red and yellow.
Personality: Despite her species's fierce appearance, Kora is actually a very gentle and loving Pokémon. Exceedingly loyal to her owner, Kora will only attack if she or Ethan are threatened; otherwise, she will seek endlessly for a way to be your friend. Unfortunately, her antics sometimes come across as attacks, and as such several people have mistakenly become frightened by her. Her evolution does not seem to have changed her temperament that much, if anything only seeming to make her attempts to befriend those around her all the more difficult.
Ability: Quick Feet.
Specialty: Kora specializes in speed and physical attacks, particularly those that involve biting. She is extremely fast, a trait aided by her Quick Feet ability.
Known Moves: Crunch, Take Down, Iron Tail (MT,) Howl, Ice Fang (EM,) Fire Fang (EM.)
EXP: 10

[Parugi]

Species: Seedot.
Nickname: Cain.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Same as other Seedot.
Personality: Cain does not have much of a notable personality. He comes across as serious due to what is assumed to be deep introspection, as he typically stands in one place and glares purposefully at whatever is directly across from him. In truth, no one really knows what Cain's deal is.
Ability: Chlorophyll.
Specialty: Like most Seedot, Cain has shown a penchant for physical abilities--to an extent, considering he does not have a lot of other options.
Known Moves: Bide, Synthesis, Growth, Sunny Day, Leech Seed (Egg Move.)
EXP: 9

[Parugi]

Species: Mandibuzz.
Nickname: Vel.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: Standard Mandibuzz.
Personality: Vel is, for the most part, a calm Pokémon--unless she is injured or otherwise severely stressed, she is capable of maintaining an impressive cool about herself in the face of troubling circumstances. Noticeably patient and clever, her general personality is one of technician versus performance--she prefers to wait out problems and use situations to her advantage, as opposed to getting directly involved and attempting to speed up the process of whatever is occurring. Perhaps because of the circumstances of her evolution, Vel has become noticeably darker and more willing to utilize force, particularly to protect her teammates.
Ability: Overcoat.
Specialty: Vel's specialties lie in her defensive abilities. Those, coupled with her support capabilities and fairly impressive speed, generally allow her to outlast her opponents, causing them to wear themselves down with minimal effort on Vel's part. When she gets angry, she is also fully capable of putting all of her power behind an attack, to devastating effect.
Known Moves: Flatter, Defog, Tailwind, Foul Play (EM), Air Slash, Mirror Move.
EXP: 13

[Parugi]

Species: Pancham.
Nickname: Paris.
Trainer: Gavin Braner.
Appearance: No notable differences from other Pancham.
Personality: Though a bit of a troublemaker, Paris is undeniably brave. He will not hesitate to jump into a brawl if he needs to, and even the most daunting of opponents cannot immediately stall him in his tracks. Even so, he is not the brightest, and though not unintelligent, he certainly prefers to act like he's the coolest cub on the block. Appearance over ability, as they say.
Ability: Mold Breaker.
Specialty: Paris specializes in physical attacks and defense. His special abilities are nothing to speak of, and his speed is about average for his species.
Known Moves: Work Up, Arm Thrust, Circle Throw, Leer, Me First (EM).
EXP: 4