Ryou is either a Trainer and a Coordinator specializing in the Cleverness category.
As a Trainer he doesn't do a whole lot of battling, just enough to keep himself and his team fed and healthy. He doesn't have much of an interest in the gym challenge, though he did take on the Violet Gym and win so he has the one badge. He likes to wander around, study the Ruins of Alph (he'd like to catch an Unown but they're just a little too slippery), and interact with as many spooky things in Johto as he can. Ryou rotates his walking Pokémon between his Haunter and Duskull mostly equally, favoring his Haunter despite his size.
As a Coordinator he's regarded as a little odd for his choice in Pokémon, but mostly on account of like...they're creepy ghosts and most people don't really show those off like he does. But Ryou's here to just give it a shot since he noticed his Pokémon know a lot of Smart moves.
Vailo the Haunter (♂) has been Ryou's Pokémon since he was a little Gastly for many years. Ryou's been interested in evolving him but hasn't found anyone to trade him with, but he's also still on the fence about it; he's grown so used to Vailo being a Haunter it's hard to imagine having a Gengar. Vailo is very light-hearted and a trickster, though as he gets older he chills out more on the pranks. He battles less these days but he packs quite the punch. Instead, he's been a champ at Contests.
Doma the Duskull (♁) is a little serious, often fading away when Vailo gets even a smidgen too rowdy. She prefers to stay close to Ryou and not wander too far off, which some have interpreted as her being shy but is really her being disinterested in being anywhere else. One of the only times Doma will leave him is when she hears crying, and she'll go hover around the person crying, interested. If they stop she'll immediately leave, bored. That's just what Duskulls are like. She's okay with Contests, she does well at them but will turn Ryou down when she's especially disinterested.
Zorc the Spiritomb (♂) is a typical Spiritomb--aggressive and destructive. With a lot of work he's more well-behaved than when Ryou caught him, but he'll sometimes still lash out when he's been aggravated or is under some kind of stress. Ryou can't have him as a walking Pokémon since Zorc isn't good with other people, as he only trusts Ryou and is stressed out by strangers. He's Ryou's main battling Pokémon since battling gives him an outlet for not letting his feelings get pent up over time. He's only sometimes up for Contests.
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Ryou
Date: 2021-04-19 08:56 am (UTC)As a Trainer he doesn't do a whole lot of battling, just enough to keep himself and his team fed and healthy. He doesn't have much of an interest in the gym challenge, though he did take on the Violet Gym and win so he has the one badge. He likes to wander around, study the Ruins of Alph (he'd like to catch an Unown but they're just a little too slippery), and interact with as many spooky things in Johto as he can. Ryou rotates his walking Pokémon between his Haunter and Duskull mostly equally, favoring his Haunter despite his size.
As a Coordinator he's regarded as a little odd for his choice in Pokémon, but mostly on account of like...they're creepy ghosts and most people don't really show those off like he does. But Ryou's here to just give it a shot since he noticed his Pokémon know a lot of Smart moves.