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Be warned, as there is a HUGE text wall ahead, unless you actually care about the backstories to different pokemon I have feel free to skip this entirely. xD The majority of it is just to have as a giant reference sheet for whenever I do more pokemon pictures concerning me and my team in the future Also for coloring this I tried to haphazardly imitate Ken Sugimori's coloring style as seen in most all of his pokemon artwork, and I don't think I'll be doing it again. It didn't come out too bad, but it's just not as fun of a coloring style to work with

Enjoy you guys~

Kito, concepts, and art (c) Myself
Pokemon (c) Nintendo/Gamefreak

Blank Meme by: Ay-Immoral

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All of these are pokemon I actually own and have transferred through the years of owning the games. My Blastoise is the only Kanto pokemon other than my Moltres and Articuno that I still own, as any others that I had on Leafgreen had been lost due to trading the game away before I could transfer any of the others. xD All of their details are based on their in game natures and locations they were met, with a few minor alterations (such as a Dusknoir being in the wild of Hoenn even though in game I obviously caught him then as a Duskull) for the mere sake of story and make them all a bit more individual from each other

I "own" technically over hundreds of pokemon, but the ones that I canonically associate with my character are ones that I've either used on teams, were a very rare encounter (such as the Shiny seviper traded from a friend), or are simply ones I'm very attached to despite never having on a team at all. Some of their backstories are short, while others are extensively long, but if you want to skip to anyone specific just use Ctrl+F

The entirety of this is both canon and noncanon with Kito herself. It's canon in that since she can visit any world that she wants in order to grant wishes- this is the existence that she has in the world of pokemon, but at the same time it's noncanon since pokemon itself quite obviously isn't my own sort of idea. So this is all just for fun and to also keep track of any sort of memorable events or ideas that take place when I play the games themselves.

Also fun fact, out of all the pokemon below, a mere 4 are female: Arby, Ecentric, Totem, and Valkrye

Another fun fact is that despite Kito living in the Hoenn region (since that's the first generation I started playing the games by owning Pokemon Sapphire), it's actually the Sinnoh region where first arrived story-wise, and where she caught the most pokemon, with over 14.
(To speak realistically, I have no clue what the first pokemon I caught was. The earliest pokemon I remember seeing in game was a Shiny Ralts in Sapphire, back before I knew what shinies even were- and I haven't seen a shiny in game legitimately since )

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Aside from her main gang of 3, there are several other pokemon that Kito's met and caught on her journey. But where are they all at? Some of them will come traveling along with her, while others have taken an almost permanent residence on her ranch (though they may come and lend some assistance now and again). A few have even left all together after after their initial encounter. Here's a simple list showing where everyone currently resides. There are 38 pokemon in total that she currently owns.

Teammates:
Meno
Kernach
Major
Arby
Donny
Emeril
Dozer
Zubumafu
Quajutsu
Briggs
Muramasa
Jumanji
Astro

On the Ranch:
Shellshock
Atlas
Wheatley
Hime
Milo
Argos
Eccentric
Orc
Jigsaw
Persim
Darkblade
Rendor
Valkrye
Ramond
Oxford
Acropolis
Yuei
Esmerelda
Digit
Flintlock
Parable (wip)
Varrik (wip)
Borneo (wip)
Cedric (wip)
Dublin (wip)

Left:
Chance
Maurey
Dante
Trove
Booster
Vibri (wip)

Also as far as her main team of three, chronologically in her travels (and in my actual games) Meno was encountered first, then Major, and finally Kernach.

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Kanto/Johto:

Shellshock (Blastoise) - Docile; Mischievous; Traded from a girl named Misty (not the gym leader) when she came through the Hoenn region. He was traded for a Shiny Gyrados that Kito had caught in Johto and was usually just lazing about in her lake. Shellshock is pretty lazy and will rarely listen to Kito, but is immensely powerful and if Kito ever ends up in immense trouble then he'll probably come to help.

Johto:

Atlas (Togekiss) - Quirky; Proud of its power;
He was gotten as an egg from Mr. Pokemon and then hatched as a Togepi later on in Ilex Forest. He traveled along with Kito during the majority of her Johto journey, and now spends most of his time in the forested area of Kito's ranch. He'll also spend time around Orc watching out over the ranch's entrance.

Wheatley (Cloyster) - Jolly; Scatters things often;
Met as a Shellder in New Bark Town and usually helped out with traveling in the Johto region. He was quite the clown of the group before moving in for the leisurely life on Kito's ranch. Seen most of the time playing around in the lake by Kito's house

Astro (Magnezone) - Hasty; Sturdy body;
He was met as a Magnemite on Route 38 and stuck around for quite a while past Kito's journey in Johto rather than returning to her ranch. In Sinnoh he evolved into Magnezone and has participated in a number of contests. Every now and again he'll come join Kito on her travels with the rest of her main team.

Chance (Alakazam) - Rash; Loves to eat;
Found as an Abra in Goldenrod City and worked with Kito through her Johto journey. Didn't really listen to her often as he found himself far more intelligent, but they managed to work together on a few occasions. Near the end of her journey he left to watch over a tribe of young psychic pokemon back in the Hoenn region.

Maurey (Slowking) - Relaxed; Hates to Lose;
Met as a Slowpoke in Azalea Town whom had gotten lost from the rest of his family. He tagged along on Kito's Johto journey and he managed to evolve into a Slowking before he found his way home.

Hime (Snorlax) - Serious; Often dozes off;
Found sleeping on Route 11. Apparently he's actually Kernach's dad, and it's unknown still how he got himself lost in the Johto region. After Kito told him that his son lives with her he decided to take residence on her ranch.
Milo (Tangrowth) - Docile; Loves to eat;
Met on Route 21 as a Tangela, He was kicked out of his own home by several stubborn bug pokemon before Kito offered him a place to stay on her ranch. Later he evolved into a Tangrowth when he traveled alongside Kito on her 2nd journey through the Sinnoh region.

Hoenn:

Donny (Swampert) - Lax; Somewhat of a clown;
Donny was given to Kito as a Mudkip by Prof. Birch when she had first arrived in the region and met the professor. He traveled alongside Kito through most of her first time through Hoenn and will very frequently come traveling with the rest of her team in other regions, as he loves to explore. He's participated in a few contests (mainly Beauty ones of all things), but he's more of a spectator with Major. His most recent endeavor was alongside Emeril, Jumanji, and a few new companions through the Hoenn regions gyms once more, as there were apparently a LOT of changes throughout the league since the last time Kito and her crew took it all on.

Argos (Blaziken) - Sassy; Loves to eat;
Given to Kito as a Torchic by a girl named Adel, who originally lived as a rancher with her family before they had moved out towards the new Safari Zone near Lilycove City. When Kito was looking for a place to stay she and Adel had met in a pokemon contest in Slateport City. The two of them made it to the finals with Donny and Adel's Meowth Nero, but Nero ended up winning out in the end. The two went out to lunch and Kito found out about the ranch that Adel and her family were soon going to be moving from. Kito asked if she might be able to live there since they would be going and with some talking with Adel's parents, they agreed to let her move in so long as she made sure to take care of her pokemon. To test this, Adel's mother gave Kito a Torchic that only with the proper love and care could evolve into a Blaziken. If Kito managed to accomplish this task, then she could move into the ranch and call it her home. Argos himself was a pretty big troublemaker, and he wouldn't let Kito's challenge be an easy one. Overtime though he warmed up to her and traveled for quite a bit of her first journey through Hoenn. He even went on to challenge a revered member of the elite four, Phoebe, when they were passing through Lavaridge Town. It was in this battle that he finally evolved into a Blaziken.

Emeril (Dusknoir) - Careful; Loves to eat;
After a long journey through Unova, Kito had returned to the Hoenn region for some contests and to visit with her other pokemon back at home. On a particular day when headed out towards Lilycove City, she had gotten lost from her team in a forest on route 121 when they had been traveling at night. She remembered hearing of this forest and that it was rumored to trap unknowing trainers to keep them eternally lost. Stumbling along through it she came across what seemed to be an abandoned house, and as it got cold outside she decided to go into it for the night.

Soon she was greeted by a lone Dusknoir that was living there, who at first he seemed really welcoming to her. He had a huge banquet of food that he made out of the various berries in the forest for her to eat, and was quite excited to have some company. However when Kito tried leaving in the morning Dusknoir refused, and when she attempted to escape he had hypnotized her into a deep trance, determined to keep her from leaving.

Eventually Kito's team (right now only being Kernach, Meno, and Major) found the house as well as her inside. When they tried to help her escape she seemed immobile, frozen in place by a strong power. The Dusknoir found them and attacked, but Meno used his Ominous Wind to break the spell he had on her and get her out of there. Dusknoir wasn't out of tricks just yet though, as he opened a portal into the spirit world to try and drag them all in. Barely they all made a daring escape from the haunted house, but when Kito looked back she found the Dusknoir had a very sad look rather than an angry one as he watched them take her away. Her team thought she was insane, but when the rift to the spirit world had closed she went back into the house and offered a dusk ball to Dusknoir. She told him that she couldn't stay, but that he didn't have to either.

It turned out that he was just incredibly lonely, having lived in that house for eons due to it being lost deep within the woods. Once living there as a Dusknoir with a wealthy family, they had all since passed on or abandoned the place with only him left to haunt it. Desiring a family again he created a grand illusion that would lead unsuspecting trainers into his domain- but most all of them would escape and flee the place in fear. Returning to her team Dusknoir broke the illusion of the forest and they all found their way out. Dusknoir was later given the name of 'Emeril' due to his enjoyment with cooking, and currently he lives at the ranch in the company of many other pokemon, and is usually the one to make food for them whenever Kito's not around. On occasions he does enjoy joining Kito herself for some of her excursions.

Dante (Salamence) - Calm; Strongly Defiant;
Dante was met at the topmost cavern of Meteor Falls as a Bagon and was always incredibly stubborn. He lost in a fight against Donny and was subsequently captured, but he didn't even remotely bother to travel with Kito until she finally convinced him to come on her second journey through Sinnoh. Even then he'd rarely obey commands, and would do his own thing most of the time, and it stayed this way for a while as he evolved all the way into a Salamence. He never saw Kito as a very competent trainer for himself and finally Kito decided to let him go. When he was actually released though he found that he does have a bit of fondness for her, and on occasions he'll come to visit her ranch.

Sinnoh:

Meno* (Gengar) - Quirky; Alert to sounds;
Met just outside the Old Chateau in Eternia Woods when Kito first arrived on the planet of pokemon. All she had at the time was an old brown backpack and a few random pokeballs she bought from a shop just prior to entering the woods. She had no pokemon and almost zero understanding of how catching them worked. When she threw pokeballs at some of the various bug pokemon she found in the woods such as Butterfree and Krickeot, none of them seemed to stay inside.

Soon she was down to her last pokeball and at a loss for what to do. It was a Luxury ball, which she merely got because she liked the design of it rather than it's effectiveness. As she wandered the forest it felt as though something was watching her, and in fact when she first set foot in the woods it had been keeping a curious eye on her, entertained with her struggle to catch anything. It was none other than a Gengar, a resident of the Old Chateau along with a large amount of his family. He often would wander the woods either to follow passing trainers or to spend time on his own- singing of all things. A rather odd trait of this Gengar was that unlike most pokemon he could actually speak normal english, something that he picked up through his fascination of human music. His mom would really hate when he spoke (or sang) in english rather than their native tongue, so it's a big part of why he strays away from the Chateau all the time. When he came out of the shadows to reveal himself to her, the first thing he did was poke fun at her for her inexperience compared to other trainers he had seen. He found her pretty interesting though, since she looked and acted unlike any other trainer that had come through.

Just for the heck of things he decided to take her last pokeball, offering that if Kito could find where he'd was hiding at by sunrise, then he'd let her capture him. If she couldn't though then he promised to scare her straight out of the forest. Taking him up on his offer, Kito searched far and wide in the forest- unable to find even a trace. She was growing weary and it was now getting into the wee hours of the morning. When she arrived to this planet and took on the endeavor of becoming a trainer, she refused to allow herself to use her Pathfinder for any reason. However she was becoming desperate, and inevitably pulled it out to use. Focusing in her mind what he had looked like, she made a wish to herself to find him and sent a light up from the tip of the Pathfinder to seek him out. It didn't go very far however, as it looped around her and pointed right at the ground of her own shadow- or was it?

Curiously she asked if he was there and sure enough he popped right up from under her, busting out in laughter over how pointlessly she had searched for the entire time. He told her that she wasn't the first one he played this game with, as many trainers before her coveted the idea of catching a Gengar since they can be pretty uncommon. Everyone would always lose because even if they thought to look in the shadows, they could never easily see what their own looked like with him hiding in it until time was up. He was really interested in the "candy-coated pen" of hers and unlike most of the other trainer's he's seen, found her to be pretty enjoyable to be around. So as promised he let her capture him in the pokeball and he's been her main partner pokemon ever since in contests and battles alike.

Jigsaw (Porygon-Z) - Modest; Often lost in thought;
Given to Kito as a Porygon by an odd man in Veilstone City, Jigsaw is all but entirely silent, and does nothing but wander around on her ranch. It's unknown how he managed to evolve into a Porygon-Z since it happened while Kito was away.

Persim (Chatot) - Quiet; Somewhat vain;
A close relative to the Chatot of the Wigglytuff Guild that Kernach and Kito were with when she was stuck as a Charmander. He had heard of Team Starstrike's endeavors and decided to look for them so he could join them on their current travels. He found them on route 213 nearby the Great Marsh and humbly asked to join their team. Nowadays thanks to his trainer-like tendencies, he serves as a bit of a guide towards younger/inexperienced pokemon, helping to prepare them for combat in the event of a disaster on the Ranch.

Arby (Rotom) - Careful; Quick tempered;
Found within a strange egg at Fuego Ironworks after recently catching Orc, the egg later hatched while walking through a forest. She was given the name Arby and is the unofficial "4th Member" of Kito's team, often stowing away in her backpack to come along on most all of her journeys. She's a real mischief maker but also performs fantastically in contests, especially with her ability to possess all sorts of objects making for some unique coordination routines.

Rendor (Darkrai) - Serious; Somewhat vain;
Met on New Moon Island when Kito had fallen into a strange nightmare and encountered him. He is not the same Darkrai as the one she and Kernach had met (in fact this had taken place before she had even turned into a pokemon). He had felt the presence of a strange being, as he was able to sense Kito's mind and trap it within a nightmare since her telepathy could reach a great distance unlike anything else. He had been isolated for quite some time on that island, and finding that she was a pokemon trainer, requested that she come and challenge him. Kito's current team of the time, Meno, Orc, Arby, Ecentric, Orc, and Darkblade, all traveled to New Moon Island via ferry to face him in person.

After an intense battle Kito eventually succeeded, and Darkrai then agreed to join her team. He wanted to see the world outside of his island with someone he could actually trust. She eventually gave him the name of Rendor and since that time he has taken residence on her ranch. Finding it to be a safe home for himself with much more variety in the environment compared to the island.

Jumanji (Jirachi) - Hasty; Strong willed;
He was found and rescued by Kito and her team from a building of underground Plasma organization members. When traveling through Sinnoh on her way back from a coordination contest, she and her other pokemon picked up on his cries from below the ground as former Plasma grunts were trying to absorb his power for an unknown cause. He apparently was caught by them when he was too quick to act friendly with them and start granting various wishes. He is incredibly young and to keep him safe Kito left him under the care of Eccentric back on the ranch due to her motherly nature and immensely strong power. It wasn't until her second trip through Hoenn that Kito and Jumanji both felt ready enough to bring him along for a full league journey. Like most Jirachis he can only wake once every thousand years. Any other point in time if he's awoken he'll be incredibly dreary, and generally unaware of his surroundings. However, due to the light energy that keeps Kito's species alive, as well as giving her the ability to grant wishes with her Pathfinder (as well as it's numerous other uses), Jumanji can somewhat share this energy, and can sustainably stay awake whenever she is nearby.

Orc (Crobat) - Rash; Strong willed;
Met as a Zubat in Oreburg Mine, he was caught after losing a battle to Ecentric and had since become a loyal member of Kito's party when she journeyed through Sinnoh for her first time. Now as a Crobat Orc spends his time patrolling the skies of Kito's ranch, keeping his eyes out for any sort of dangers that might try to come.

Eccentric (Luxray) - Jolly; Alert to sounds;
Eccentric was met on Route 228 as a Shinx after being greatly injured by a territorial Hippowdon. After taking her to a pokemon center she joined Kito's team as thanks. She stuck alongside Kito through her first journey in Sinnoh and has now since evolved and lives on Kito's ranch, looking after Jumanji and any other young pokemon that she stumbles across.

Pyre (Heatran) - Rash; Quick Tempered;
Met deep within Stark Mountain after Kito and her team decided to explore. There had been rumors of a Heatran causing havoc deep in the mountain with frequent tremors and rising temperatures. When her team encountered Heatran it proceeded to attack, but amidst the battling he became trapped under a large amount of rocks that had fallen due to being weakened from his previous activities. Kito and her team freed him though he still continued to fight. Eventually though he was worn down and captured, and since then has become a bit less destructive. He lives on the ranch now with many others but he can get pretty hot-headed and isn't liked by too many of the others other than Jed, who tends to annoy him more than he annoys her.

Darkblade ( Torterra) - Bold nature; Likes to thrash about;
Given to Kito as a Turtwig by Prof. Rowan at their first encounter, much like Donny had been later on by Prof. Birch. Darkblade would be the 2nd pokemon to join her team just after Meno, and served a great deal in battles while traveling through Sinnoh. When Ecentric joined their team he became quite infactuated with her, acting rather protective whenever she'd be in battles. On the ranch Darkblade will spend most of his time with her, though he also likes hanging out with Orc.

Kernach* (Munclax) - Serious; Quick to flee;
Kernach was met on a faraway land when Kito was taking a break from traveling after returning to Hoenn from her adventures in Unova. One day she suddenly turned into a Charmander, with almost no memories of who she was or how this happened other than her name and a strange hat on her head. Kernach found her on the shores of a beach that he'd visit often when he was feeling down and took her back to town to get some help from Chansey. When she later came too and told him about her memories of not being a pokemon he was startled, but it wasn't an unlikely story- as many years ago it was said that a human girl once turned into a Vulpix and had many adventures alongside a Meowth in the famed Wigglytuff Guild. So he figured that to be the best place to start. The two of them became apprentices in the guild together and formed Team Starstrike, who end up going on countless missions together and steadily grow in rank.

Eventually as time passes they find out about strange anomalies that are distorting space and seeping darkness into their world, causing many pokemon to experience insufferable nightmares and dark illusions. The guild arranges to do everything they can to help. They suspect it's due to the Space Diety Palkia, whom normally keeps the fabric of space in order. It then comes to the table that perhaps with space being altered, it might be the very reason why Kito was turned into a pokemon, so Team Starstrike volunteers to investigate the issue as much as possible. They find out from a particular source that Palkia currently resides in the Spacial Rift, but they have no idea where such a place resides. After asking all the residents of Treasure Town and coming up fruitless, they decide to rest on it and keep up the search tomorrow. However an unexpected visitor comes in the night, as Palkia itself appears to confront Kernach and Kito, accusing them of being defilers- and that they in fact are the ones who have been tampering with space. Palkia then transports them to his own dimension, the Spacial Rift, and then prepares to strike. However when he does they end up falling deep towards the bottom of the rift itself. The two wake up confused at the bottom, wondering why Palkia wanted to be rid of them, but at this point all they knew was that they had to find him as soon as they could and get to the bottom of all this.

Soon they reach a dead end, in which Palkia catches up to them and tells them it is their fate to be obliterated, but they refuse to believe such a thing, and thus proceed to fight in the strongest battle of their lives. After an intense struggle, they manage to break Palkia's wind, only for him to strangely become frozen. Suddenly the two hear a voice, saying that Palkia "has been enveloped by the nightmare...". Kernach wonders where it's coming from and what it means, and it tells them that it is the being Cressilia. She continues to explain that "the power of darkness" has been spreading, and that if not dealt with soon then the whole world will be enveloped in darkness. She tells them that if they enter into the nightmare Palkia is having, that they can learn why he attacked them. Without any other leads they both agree and she sends them into Palkia's very mind. There, they meet with Palkia in his dreams and tell him that he's trapped within a nightmare, but it only seems to fuel his suspicions that we shouldn't exist. He says that if Kernach and Kito continue supposedly tampering with space that the whole world will be swallowed by the darkness. They wonder though why Palkia can't simply repair the anomalies, and he admits that for the first time ever he is unable to control a part of space, blaming them for it. So Palkia's resolve is that the only way to save the world is to simply rid them from it. Suddenly Cressilia appears, and is on the same page as Palkia, wanting to be rid of them both in order to preserve peace in the world. So she had sent them into Palkia's dream only to trap them. Palkia notices however that as Cressilia has them cornered, their demeanor is not one of malice or wickedness, but rather an earnest one, and questions Cressilia why she had pervaded his dreams telling him about their evil intents. Kernach, Kito, and even Palkia now grow suspicious, and as Cressilia prepares to strike-

another Cressilia suddenly appears. She finds that she was just in the nick of time, and strikes the first Cressilia revealing it to be Darkrai, who had tricked all three of them through an illusion. Darkrai admits that he in fact was the one tampering with space, and in doing so he had caused Kito's very existence on the planet to distort, thus turning her into a pokemon. With such a strange occurrence, he found her and her partner Kernach to be the perfect subjects to pin his own wrongdoings onto in order to draw Palkia off of his own scent. He challenges the team then if they want to truly stop his plans to come and face him at the Dark Crater, and with that he vanished. Palkia returned them to the guild and explaining all that they learned to the rest of the group they all agreed to take on Darkrai and end the distortion of their world once and for all! With a long journey they make their way to the Dark Crater and face Darkrai, also joined by Cressilia. He explains that in order to take hold of the world in darkness, many years prior he had tampered with objects known as Time Gears that were once housed at the Temporal Tower, which would cause the planet's paralysis. However he had been thwarted in his attempts, so in order to try again he needed Kito and Kernach as his pawns because of their unique situation in order to draw attention away from him in his takeover. Finally the battle between them and Darkrai began, and after an immense struggle everyone succeeded in besting him, thus saving the world. This would be the end of Kito's time as a pokemon, as Palkia would then rightfully return her to her normal form. However this wouldn't be the end of her adventures with Kernach, as she'd reunite with him and have him join her team back home.

Alongside Major and Meno, Kernach is always on Kito's team. And much like Major, he managed to pick up on speaking english, thanks to Meno's ability to translate since he was able to speak it initially. Kernach's english is much more fluent than Major's however.

(Story adapted from the Darkrai story arc in Explorer's of Time, Darkness, and Sky- rather than using the main game's storyline involving Dialga, since Kito's not from the future xD)

Unova:

Major* (Excadrill) - Relaxed; Sturdy Body;
Major was met as a Drilbur in Chargestone Cave the first time Kito had visited Unova. She had gotten lost deep within the cave and eventually when she stopped to rest and eat a few of the berries brought in her pack, the smell attracted him right to her. Major has an incredible fixation for berries in fact, and is rarely seen not eating them on down time.

After Kito offered him some he in return showed her the way out, but before she could be on her way he actually began to follow after her- temped by the idea she might have more berries in her bag (since they're pretty hard to come by back in the cave). As a result Major offered to join her team and be caught if she would give him all the berries he could eat, and in knowing that Drilbur's are normally pretty rare pokemon she decided to accept his offer.

Since then he's evolved into an Excadrill, and has traveled alongside Meno and Kernach on almost every one of her journeys. From being around her and Meno for so long he actually started to pick up on the english language, though he has an impetuous quirk of always adding 'scadrill' to the end of most anything he tries to say in his strangely welsh sounding accent.

Valkrye (Eelektross) - Impish; Highly curious;
Ramond (Ferrothorn) - Quirky; Proud of its power;
Valkrye and Ramond were both met at the same time in Chargestone Cave when Kito was visiting Unova for her second time. The two were fighting and causing a lot of trouble for the people and pokemon in there at the time. With the help of her team, Kito managed to catch both and figured that battling competitively might be a way for them to not focus on battling each other. Eventually through their travels, Valkrye and Ramond's rivalry towards one another eventually blossomed into a romance, and since that time they both live in close comforts with one another now on Kito's ranch.

Dozer (Victini) - Quirky; Loves to eat;
Dozer was met at Liberty Garden when Kito and her team took a tour there during her second visit to Unova. Dozer loved to play with other pokemon and when he saw how many Kito had with her he teleported them all to his secret playroom. After spending some time with him Kito and the others admitted that they couldn't stay, which left him very sad. However Kito offered for him to come with them and after some reluctancy to leave his own home he ended up accepting. He is quite young like Jumanji, but unlike him Dozer has held on his own very well, and will often join Kito and her team in their travels.

Oxford (Golurk) - Serious; Often dozes off;
Oxford was found at Dragonspiral Tower, accidentally getting caught by Kito in one of her pokeballs that fell on what she thought was merely a statue down on one of the lower floors. He didn't seem very concerned either way and on the ranch he sits silent and stalwart. He's surprisingly very loyal, and much like Ecentric will look after younger pokemon that find their way onto the ranch.

Totem (Sigilyph) - Hasty; Often dozes off;
Totem was found sleeping the Desert Resort by Major who had woken her up after wandering in the wrong direction from Kito. In a bit of a tizzy she got into a battle with him and he actually happened to win, afterwhich Kito decided to capture her. She falls asleep quite often, but Totem has become quite adept in coordination contests, and finds herself coming anytime there's a competition in town.

Zubumafu (Scrafty) - Quiet; Oftel lost in thought;
Zubumafu (Zuzu for short) was encountered as a Scraggy on Route 4 after being seen playing the accordion. Meno couldn't help but to find it funny and they got into a fight over it, with Meno actually losing the first time. They encountered one another again and Kito became tired of their bickering so after a second battle she decided to capture him, and maybe in doing so could get them to get along. They've become rivals now, trying to show one another up when in and out of contests, and Zuzu almost entirely refuses to travel other than directly coming to contest halls in order to avoid being around him. The only times he will come other than in a contest are when Arby convinces him to, as whenever she isn't traveling with the team she often likes to listen to him play on the ranch.

Yuei (Seviper, Shiny) - Sassy; Capable of taking hits;
Yuei was given to Kito by a foreign trainer on Route 11. The odd man simply saw her passing by and shoved the pokeball into her hand without a word. Upon opening the pokeball came a young Seviper with quite a unique set of colors, and he seemed to love showing them off whenever he slithered by other pokemon. Yuei was then sent to the ranch where he and Jed strangely seemed to hit it off, as they're both quite chatty and obnoxious towards everyone else.

Acropolis (Registeel) - Quiet; Hates to lose;
Met in the Iron Chamber at end of Clay Tunnel, this Registeel thought Kito and her team to be intruders, even though they were merely lost, and proceeded to fight them. The only way Kito thought to stop his rage was to capture him, much like when she caught Pyre, and in doing so after a tough battle it seemed to work. Now named Acropolis, he wisened up to how Kito and the others found him, and apologized for his rash actions. Since his fellow counterparts Regirock and Regice remained to look after their dominion, he agreed to take residence on Kito's ranch instead- actually finding it a nice change of pace not having to be on such tight guard over where he once rested.

Kalos:

Flintlock (Charizard) - Adamant, Somewhat vain;
Gifted to Kito as a Charmander when she first entered the Kalos region, he can be a bit lazy at times but for the most part has been very loyal, and can certainly enjoy a good fight. After mega evolving for the first time using the Charizardite Y, he managed to retain some of the physical changes of this evolution even after the battle took place. Though none of the boosts he'd get in his abilities would stay unless Kito used the Mega Ring, so it was stuck being a cosmetic change. Since then he's kept the Charizardite Y tied around his neck. After their Kalos adventures he retreated to Kito's ranch for some extensive R&R, and hasn't really gone traveling since their Kalos days, though he'll come lend a hand if Kito ever needs one.

Digit the Vivillion -
When Kito first embarked on her journey, this little rascal snuck into her backpack as a Scatterbug and simply wouldn't leave her alone. He seemed pretty anxious to be on a pokemon team so Kito let him join, and he was pretty helpful through the first part of their adventures. As time went on however he found himself struggling more and more to keep up with the rest of her team, and in the end realized battling just wasn't suited for him. Kito had grown rather attached to him though, so she let him go to the ranch, and offered to bring him along for some coordination contests in the future.

Briggs the Toxicroak - Impish, Good perseverance;
Briggs was met in the wild as a Croagunk, who somewhat like Major is an incredibly carefree dude. He immediately found a connection with Kito and insisted that she battle him. When she did he almost purposely lost so that he could join her team. Her other pokemon think he did it more for the Pokepuffs, as he's always insisting to snack on some since he joined the crew. Nevertheless he's really enjoyed showing off his fighting moves in battle, and when he resisted a critical attack in their 4th gym match and struck the final blow to win the badge, he evolved into Toxicroak. Since their adventures there in Kalos he's become a regular part of Kito's team, as he prefers staying on the move than sitting still all the time.

Esmerelda the Meowstick - Quirky, Often lost in thought;
Essie was met very shortly after Briggs as an Espurr, on the same route in fact. Unlike Briggs though she was incredibly silent, if not a bit snobby. However when she saw Briggs join with Kito- almost immediately she approached and took one of Kito's pokeballs to use for herself. Apparently she's had a crush on this particular Croagunk for quite the while, and she refused to let him leave her in the dust. When Kito let her into battles the air was always incredibly awkward, as she'd unleash attacks without a single peep. It wasn't until she evolved that she began opening up to everyone on the team, and admitted her reason for even joining. She started to focus on more than just her particular crush, and began to enjoy Kito and the others as well. Briggs wasn't really the committal type though, and ended up turning her down, though he does still enjoy her company, and offered that when he becomes an older foagie of a pokemon that doesn't go traveling then maybe they can work something out. So Essie settled for staying at Kito's ranch once their Kalos adventures were over, keeping her hopes up for the day that they can perhaps be together.
Also a bit of an odd trait, but Essie uses her psychic abilities to always keep herself off the ground when moving- not really enjoying the idea of getting her paws dirty

Trove the Carbink - Quirky, Highly Persistant
Nobody knows how this little gal ended up on Kito's team, and nobody really knows what she's been doing since their adventures... All they remember is she seemed to like throwing rocks at people for the short time she was following their group.

Booster the Clawitzer Modest, Proud of his power;
When in search for a water-type pokemon for the team, Kito found Booster while fishing along the shores of Kalos. He was rather reserved, but always did his best in battle. As he grew with the rest of the team however, he found himself longing to return to the sea- yearning for the open waters rather than having to travel about on land. As Kito's journey through Kalos was nearly coming to it's close after earning her 7th badge, Booster expressed his desire to leave the team, believing that he could find his true potential back in the open waters. With a bit of regret Kito agreed and decided to let him go, but he's occasionally come to visit her or her other pokemon to lend a hand.

Parable the Floette
w.i.p.

Muramasa the Aegislash - Mild/Timid, Loves to eat;
He was found out wandering the gardens of Parfume Palace as a Honedge late at night. When Kito first encountered him rather than speaking variations of his native pokemon tongue, he seemed to spout variations of the word "Muramasa" to communicate instead, hence where his name came from. At first glance he was mild mannered, but when he saw the other pokemon Kito had traveling with him his true colors came through- as he is incredibly paranoid and timid. In a panic he hid behind Kito. She tried to calm him a bit but the minute some of her other pokemon stepped forward he literally attached himself to her by wrapping the long blue sash from his body around her and quickly started to flee. Her team then began to pursue Kito and her captor but this only freaked him out worse until he lost them within a forest beyond the Parfume Palace.

In his tizzy he wasn't really looking where he was headed (which can be pretty hard as is with only one eye) and ended up knocking into a slumbering Treavant's backside. The two fell to the ground dizzily when the massive Treavant aroused and angrily began to attack them. Kito and Muramasa both fled but the Treavant was surprisingly quick in its rage and was able to keep up with them. Kito saw no other option and implored for Muramasa to work with her and battle it, but he refused and quaked in the bushes. Frustrated now and with none of her team in sight she tried fending the sour sapling off herself with the use of her Pathfinder, skating around the beast and throwing a few shots of light at it. These didn't seem to phase it though, as Ghost types aren't really affected by this type of energy, so it easily smacked her away.

Muramasa watched from the bushes as Kito continued defending herself, and with some serious hesitation he finally flew out from the bushes and landed a few strikes to Treavant, cutting him down to size. It almost got the better of him but Kito collected herself after the last blow she took to help guide him through the battle, and with them working together they finally sent it packing.

After it left Muramasa started to feel guilty about landing Kito in this mess, but she just brushed things off and offered some pokepuffs from her bag. After eating them up he ended up wrapping his sash around her, but in more of a hug as opposed to a strangle. When Kito's team finally caught up though it did go back to more of a strangle as he hid behind her, but she insisted it was okay, and in fact offered him to join her team.
He agreed somewhat awkwardly, but he doesn't interact with anyone other than Kito, and even as he's evolved into an Aegislash he still refuses to be near anyone except for her. He's also still easily startled or panicked, and will wrap both of his sashes around her to hide behind her back if provoked. Thankfully he's about as sharp as a butter-knife, so he's never accidentally cut her or anyone else.

Apparently he got this apprehension towards other pokemon from his time at the Parfume Palace, where he was chased and harassed by the local Furfruo's, who'd oft chase him around and treat him like a chew toy when he was hiding in his hilt or bite and rip at his sash.

Quajutsu the Greninja Modest, Quick Tempered;
In need of a water pokemon for her team after Booster took his leave, Kito wandered about Lumiose city to try and get an idea of where they may search. After some time she found herself lost within one of the back alleys of the city, and bumped into a strange man with a hat shrouding his face and a coat that covered his figure. As he passed by he forcefully shoved her to the side, dropping a pokeball on his way past. In an angered huff Kito picked the ball up, and then realized that there was a pokemon already inside it.

She decided to take it to the pokemon center, along with the rest of her team for some R&R, and when everyone was returned she decided to see who their new friend was.
Upon opening the pokeball came a Froakie, who immediately became distressed upon seeing her and began to battle, which was incredibly tough since he seemed to have an odd trait of changing types depending on what move he used. It eventually took Parable's Grass Whistle to actually calm him down. When he came to she found out that this Froakie had actually been stolen from another trainer, and that man was likely a pokemon smuggler. It looked as though Kito's journey through Kalos would be longer yet, as she agreed to help Froakie with finding his trainer once more.

They started from the earliest reaches of Kalos where Kito first started her journey and worked their way in, searching high and low with no trainer in sight. Apparently his previous trainer was a young boy from some unknown region who had received Froakie from a friend that was in Kalos. That boy had been with his family through Kalos on a vacation for a few days and had brought a number of pokemon along with him.

Days turned into weeks as they still found no end in sight, everyone was growing weary from all the travel but Froakie was still insistent that they keep looking. Kito asked if his trainer would even be in Kalos anymore, which really angered him. He had faith that his trainer wouldn't have left him behind. Kito pressed further to know what his trainer was like and it seemed that there was a strong fondness towards a Mancentric that his parents gave him more than the other pokemon he had. He was always with Mancentric while everyone else was in their pokeballs, hence why Froakie was so surprised when he came out to Kito's face instead of the boy's. Kito tried to reason with him and said it had been almost 3 weeks since they started looking, and if the boy was as Froakie described then he probably was more focused on Mancentric to worry about his other pokemon- especially one he got from a trade.

This was Froakie's last straw, and if Kito and her team wouldn't help him find his trainer then he'd keep looking on his own, therein running away from the group. With how rash in his decisions he was, Kito worried that he'd get into trouble quick with other wild pokemon, so she made chase after him.

They ended up running all the way out to the Lumiose City train station, where it was just his luck that he spotted his trainer! Kito was just behind him following as Froakie headed towards the boy, who was currently in midst of battle with another trainer with Mancentric at his side. He seemed to be having liesurely battles while waiting along side his parents for their ride out to the Kalos airport to arrive. He then noticed the Froakie on the ground and with Kito standing behind him asked to have a battle with her and "her pokemon". This surprised Froakie, and prompted Kito to ask if he recognized the little frog. The boy insisted though that he's never had a Froakie, and in fact he doesn't even like water pokemon. "Mancentric's the BEST pokemon, I've never needed anybody else!" He remarked happily.

Froakie felt tears well up in his eyes as the boy then insisted that they start a battle, but just before he could his parents called him away as their train had finally arrived.

Froakie was left devastated, not even sure of what to think. His original trainer sent him off as a petty gift to a boy that he thought cared about him just as much as any other pokemon, but in reality the boy didn't even know he existed.

He turned towards Kito who was still standing behind him, who had walked over to him and knelt down, taking him in her arms as he held onto her shirt.

It looks like she found her water pokemon.

Since that day they did a LOT of training together, introducing him to the rest of the team and having them all pitch in to help get him ready for their next destination, the 8th and final gym in Kalos. It had taken a lot longer than expected, but in time he did evolve into a Frogadier and eventually a Greninja, though a few inches shorter than usual with his final height being about 4"8. After their time in Kalos Quajutsu's stuck by Kito's side, and much like Briggs he prefers being able to travel. After his endeavors with his past trainers though he outright refuses to go inside of his pokeball. If there's ever some sort of business that doesn't allow pokemon in he'll just wait outside instead.

Thusfar Froakie is the only pokemon which Kito's not taken to nickname, but as he's evolved he's had a preference towards how his name is pronounced compared to others of his kind. As when he was a Froakie he'd respond more towards the name "Froxy", or as a Frogadier to "Amphizel".

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May Arceus have mercy on those that have made it this far and read all the way to the bottom. My own hands are starting to hurt from writing all of this, so those of you who have read it all are deserving of a round of applause

...Heck if you even read one part of this as opposed to skipping straight to the comments section that's worthy enough of some applause on it's own xDDDD

So after ALL of that-

who's gonna be your favorite?

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Be warned, as there is a HUGE text wall ahead, unless you actually care about the backstories to different pokemon I have feel free to skip this entirely. xD The majority of it is just to have as a giant reference sheet for whenever I do more pokemon pictures concerning me and my team in the future Also for coloring this I tried to haphazardly imitate Ken Sugimori's coloring style as seen in most all of his pokemon artwork, and I don't think I'll be doing it again. It didn't come out too bad, but it's just not as fun of a coloring style to work with

Enjoy you guys~

Kito, concepts, and art (c) Myself
Pokemon (c) Nintendo/Gamefreak

Blank Meme by: Ay-Immoral

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All of these are pokemon I actually own and have transferred through the years of owning the games. My Blastoise is the only Kanto pokemon other than my Moltres and Articuno that I still own, as any others that I had on Leafgreen had been lost due to trading the game away before I could transfer any of the others. xD All of their details are based on their in game natures and locations they were met, with a few minor alterations (such as a Dusknoir being in the wild of Hoenn even though in game I obviously caught him then as a Duskull) for the mere sake of story and make them all a bit more individual from each other

I "own" technically over hundreds of pokemon, but the ones that I canonically associate with my character are ones that I've either used on teams, were a very rare encounter (such as the Shiny seviper traded from a friend), or are simply ones I'm very attached to despite never having on a team at all. Some of their backstories are short, while others are extensively long, but if you want to skip to anyone specific just use Ctrl+F

The entirety of this is both canon and noncanon with Kito herself. It's canon in that since she can visit any world that she wants in order to grant wishes- this is the existence that she has in the world of pokemon, but at the same time it's noncanon since pokemon itself quite obviously isn't my own sort of idea. So this is all just for fun and to also keep track of any sort of memorable events or ideas that take place when I play the games themselves.

Also fun fact, out of all the pokemon below, a mere 4 are female: Arby, Ecentric, Totem, and Valkrye

Another fun fact is that despite Kito living in the Hoenn region (since that's the first generation I started playing the games by owning Pokemon Sapphire), it's actually the Sinnoh region where first arrived story-wise, and where she caught the most pokemon, with over 14.
(To speak realistically, I have no clue what the first pokemon I caught was. The earliest pokemon I remember seeing in game was a Shiny Ralts in Sapphire, back before I knew what shinies even were- and I haven't seen a shiny in game legitimately since )

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Aside from her main gang of 3, there are several other pokemon that Kito's met and caught on her journey. But where are they all at? Some of them will come traveling along with her, while others have taken an almost permanent residence on her ranch (though they may come and lend some assistance now and again). A few have even left all together after after their initial encounter. Here's a simple list showing where everyone currently resides. There are 38 pokemon in total that she currently owns.

Teammates:
Meno
Kernach
Major
Arby
Donny
Emeril
Dozer
Zubumafu
Quajutsu
Briggs
Muramasa
Jumanji
Astro

On the Ranch:
Shellshock
Atlas
Wheatley
Hime
Milo
Argos
Eccentric
Orc
Jigsaw
Persim
Darkblade
Rendor
Valkrye
Ramond
Oxford
Acropolis
Yuei
Esmerelda
Digit
Flintlock
Parable (wip)
Varrik (wip)
Borneo (wip)
Cedric (wip)
Dublin (wip)

Left:
Chance
Maurey
Dante
Trove
Booster
Vibri (wip)

Also as far as her main team of three, chronologically in her travels (and in my actual games) Meno was encountered first, then Major, and finally Kernach.

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Kanto/Johto:

Shellshock (Blastoise) - Docile; Mischievous; Traded from a girl named Misty (not the gym leader) when she came through the Hoenn region. He was traded for a Shiny Gyrados that Kito had caught in Johto and was usually just lazing about in her lake. Shellshock is pretty lazy and will rarely listen to Kito, but is immensely powerful and if Kito ever ends up in immense trouble then he'll probably come to help.

Johto:

Atlas (Togekiss) - Quirky; Proud of its power;
He was gotten as an egg from Mr. Pokemon and then hatched as a Togepi later on in Ilex Forest. He traveled along with Kito during the majority of her Johto journey, and now spends most of his time in the forested area of Kito's ranch. He'll also spend time around Orc watching out over the ranch's entrance.

Wheatley (Cloyster) - Jolly; Scatters things often;
Met as a Shellder in New Bark Town and usually helped out with traveling in the Johto region. He was quite the clown of the group before moving in for the leisurely life on Kito's ranch. Seen most of the time playing around in the lake by Kito's house

Astro (Magnezone) - Hasty; Sturdy body;
He was met as a Magnemite on Route 38 and stuck around for quite a while past Kito's journey in Johto rather than returning to her ranch. In Sinnoh he evolved into Magnezone and has participated in a number of contests. Every now and again he'll come join Kito on her travels with the rest of her main team.

Chance (Alakazam) - Rash; Loves to eat;
Found as an Abra in Goldenrod City and worked with Kito through her Johto journey. Didn't really listen to her often as he found himself far more intelligent, but they managed to work together on a few occasions. Near the end of her journey he left to watch over a tribe of young psychic pokemon back in the Hoenn region.

Maurey (Slowking) - Relaxed; Hates to Lose;
Met as a Slowpoke in Azalea Town whom had gotten lost from the rest of his family. He tagged along on Kito's Johto journey and he managed to evolve into a Slowking before he found his way home.

Hime (Snorlax) - Serious; Often dozes off;
Found sleeping on Route 11. Apparently he's actually Kernach's dad, and it's unknown still how he got himself lost in the Johto region. After Kito told him that his son lives with her he decided to take residence on her ranch.
Milo (Tangrowth) - Docile; Loves to eat;
Met on Route 21 as a Tangela, He was kicked out of his own home by several stubborn bug pokemon before Kito offered him a place to stay on her ranch. Later he evolved into a Tangrowth when he traveled alongside Kito on her 2nd journey through the Sinnoh region.

Hoenn:

Donny (Swampert) - Lax; Somewhat of a clown;
Donny was given to Kito as a Mudkip by Prof. Birch when she had first arrived in the region and met the professor. He traveled alongside Kito through most of her first time through Hoenn and will very frequently come traveling with the rest of her team in other regions, as he loves to explore. He's participated in a few contests (mainly Beauty ones of all things), but he's more of a spectator with Major. His most recent endeavor was alongside Emeril, Jumanji, and a few new companions through the Hoenn regions gyms once more, as there were apparently a LOT of changes throughout the league since the last time Kito and her crew took it all on.

Argos (Blaziken) - Sassy; Loves to eat;
Given to Kito as a Torchic by a girl named Adel, who originally lived as a rancher with her family before they had moved out towards the new Safari Zone near Lilycove City. When Kito was looking for a place to stay she and Adel had met in a pokemon contest in Slateport City. The two of them made it to the finals with Donny and Adel's Meowth Nero, but Nero ended up winning out in the end. The two went out to lunch and Kito found out about the ranch that Adel and her family were soon going to be moving from. Kito asked if she might be able to live there since they would be going and with some talking with Adel's parents, they agreed to let her move in so long as she made sure to take care of her pokemon. To test this, Adel's mother gave Kito a Torchic that only with the proper love and care could evolve into a Blaziken. If Kito managed to accomplish this task, then she could move into the ranch and call it her home. Argos himself was a pretty big troublemaker, and he wouldn't let Kito's challenge be an easy one. Overtime though he warmed up to her and traveled for quite a bit of her first journey through Hoenn. He even went on to challenge a revered member of the elite four, Phoebe, when they were passing through Lavaridge Town. It was in this battle that he finally evolved into a Blaziken.

Emeril (Dusknoir) - Careful; Loves to eat;
After a long journey through Unova, Kito had returned to the Hoenn region for some contests and to visit with her other pokemon back at home. On a particular day when headed out towards Lilycove City, she had gotten lost from her team in a forest on route 121 when they had been traveling at night. She remembered hearing of this forest and that it was rumored to trap unknowing trainers to keep them eternally lost. Stumbling along through it she came across what seemed to be an abandoned house, and as it got cold outside she decided to go into it for the night.

Soon she was greeted by a lone Dusknoir that was living there, who at first he seemed really welcoming to her. He had a huge banquet of food that he made out of the various berries in the forest for her to eat, and was quite excited to have some company. However when Kito tried leaving in the morning Dusknoir refused, and when she attempted to escape he had hypnotized her into a deep trance, determined to keep her from leaving.

Eventually Kito's team (right now only being Kernach, Meno, and Major) found the house as well as her inside. When they tried to help her escape she seemed immobile, frozen in place by a strong power. The Dusknoir found them and attacked, but Meno used his Ominous Wind to break the spell he had on her and get her out of there. Dusknoir wasn't out of tricks just yet though, as he opened a portal into the spirit world to try and drag them all in. Barely they all made a daring escape from the haunted house, but when Kito looked back she found the Dusknoir had a very sad look rather than an angry one as he watched them take her away. Her team thought she was insane, but when the rift to the spirit world had closed she went back into the house and offered a dusk ball to Dusknoir. She told him that she couldn't stay, but that he didn't have to either.

It turned out that he was just incredibly lonely, having lived in that house for eons due to it being lost deep within the woods. Once living there as a Dusknoir with a wealthy family, they had all since passed on or abandoned the place with only him left to haunt it. Desiring a family again he created a grand illusion that would lead unsuspecting trainers into his domain- but most all of them would escape and flee the place in fear. Returning to her team Dusknoir broke the illusion of the forest and they all found their way out. Dusknoir was later given the name of 'Emeril' due to his enjoyment with cooking, and currently he lives at the ranch in the company of many other pokemon, and is usually the one to make food for them whenever Kito's not around. On occasions he does enjoy joining Kito herself for some of her excursions.

Dante (Salamence) - Calm; Strongly Defiant;
Dante was met at the topmost cavern of Meteor Falls as a Bagon and was always incredibly stubborn. He lost in a fight against Donny and was subsequently captured, but he didn't even remotely bother to travel with Kito until she finally convinced him to come on her second journey through Sinnoh. Even then he'd rarely obey commands, and would do his own thing most of the time, and it stayed this way for a while as he evolved all the way into a Salamence. He never saw Kito as a very competent trainer for himself and finally Kito decided to let him go. When he was actually released though he found that he does have a bit of fondness for her, and on occasions he'll come to visit her ranch.

Sinnoh:

Meno* (Gengar) - Quirky; Alert to sounds;
Met just outside the Old Chateau in Eternia Woods when Kito first arrived on the planet of pokemon. All she had at the time was an old brown backpack and a few random pokeballs she bought from a shop just prior to entering the woods. She had no pokemon and almost zero understanding of how catching them worked. When she threw pokeballs at some of the various bug pokemon she found in the woods such as Butterfree and Krickeot, none of them seemed to stay inside.

Soon she was down to her last pokeball and at a loss for what to do. It was a Luxury ball, which she merely got because she liked the design of it rather than it's effectiveness. As she wandered the forest it felt as though something was watching her, and in fact when she first set foot in the woods it had been keeping a curious eye on her, entertained with her struggle to catch anything. It was none other than a Gengar, a resident of the Old Chateau along with a large amount of his family. He often would wander the woods either to follow passing trainers or to spend time on his own- singing of all things. A rather odd trait of this Gengar was that unlike most pokemon he could actually speak normal english, something that he picked up through his fascination of human music. His mom would really hate when he spoke (or sang) in english rather than their native tongue, so it's a big part of why he strays away from the Chateau all the time. When he came out of the shadows to reveal himself to her, the first thing he did was poke fun at her for her inexperience compared to other trainers he had seen. He found her pretty interesting though, since she looked and acted unlike any other trainer that had come through.

Just for the heck of things he decided to take her last pokeball, offering that if Kito could find where he'd was hiding at by sunrise, then he'd let her capture him. If she couldn't though then he promised to scare her straight out of the forest. Taking him up on his offer, Kito searched far and wide in the forest- unable to find even a trace. She was growing weary and it was now getting into the wee hours of the morning. When she arrived to this planet and took on the endeavor of becoming a trainer, she refused to allow herself to use her Pathfinder for any reason. However she was becoming desperate, and inevitably pulled it out to use. Focusing in her mind what he had looked like, she made a wish to herself to find him and sent a light up from the tip of the Pathfinder to seek him out. It didn't go very far however, as it looped around her and pointed right at the ground of her own shadow- or was it?

Curiously she asked if he was there and sure enough he popped right up from under her, busting out in laughter over how pointlessly she had searched for the entire time. He told her that she wasn't the first one he played this game with, as many trainers before her coveted the idea of catching a Gengar since they can be pretty uncommon. Everyone would always lose because even if they thought to look in the shadows, they could never easily see what their own looked like with him hiding in it until time was up. He was really interested in the "candy-coated pen" of hers and unlike most of the other trainer's he's seen, found her to be pretty enjoyable to be around. So as promised he let her capture him in the pokeball and he's been her main partner pokemon ever since in contests and battles alike.

Jigsaw (Porygon-Z) - Modest; Often lost in thought;
Given to Kito as a Porygon by an odd man in Veilstone City, Jigsaw is all but entirely silent, and does nothing but wander around on her ranch. It's unknown how he managed to evolve into a Porygon-Z since it happened while Kito was away.

Persim (Chatot) - Quiet; Somewhat vain;
A close relative to the Chatot of the Wigglytuff Guild that Kernach and Kito were with when she was stuck as a Charmander. He had heard of Team Starstrike's endeavors and decided to look for them so he could join them on their current travels. He found them on route 213 nearby the Great Marsh and humbly asked to join their team. Nowadays thanks to his trainer-like tendencies, he serves as a bit of a guide towards younger/inexperienced pokemon, helping to prepare them for combat in the event of a disaster on the Ranch.

Arby (Rotom) - Careful; Quick tempered;
Found within a strange egg at Fuego Ironworks after recently catching Orc, the egg later hatched while walking through a forest. She was given the name Arby and is the unofficial "4th Member" of Kito's team, often stowing away in her backpack to come along on most all of her journeys. She's a real mischief maker but also performs fantastically in contests, especially with her ability to possess all sorts of objects making for some unique coordination routines.

Rendor (Darkrai) - Serious; Somewhat vain;
Met on New Moon Island when Kito had fallen into a strange nightmare and encountered him. He is not the same Darkrai as the one she and Kernach had met (in fact this had taken place before she had even turned into a pokemon). He had felt the presence of a strange being, as he was able to sense Kito's mind and trap it within a nightmare since her telepathy could reach a great distance unlike anything else. He had been isolated for quite some time on that island, and finding that she was a pokemon trainer, requested that she come and challenge him. Kito's current team of the time, Meno, Orc, Arby, Ecentric, Orc, and Darkblade, all traveled to New Moon Island via ferry to face him in person.

After an intense battle Kito eventually succeeded, and Darkrai then agreed to join her team. He wanted to see the world outside of his island with someone he could actually trust. She eventually gave him the name of Rendor and since that time he has taken residence on her ranch. Finding it to be a safe home for himself with much more variety in the environment compared to the island.

Jumanji (Jirachi) - Hasty; Strong willed;
He was found and rescued by Kito and her team from a building of underground Plasma organization members. When traveling through Sinnoh on her way back from a coordination contest, she and her other pokemon picked up on his cries from below the ground as former Plasma grunts were trying to absorb his power for an unknown cause. He apparently was caught by them when he was too quick to act friendly with them and start granting various wishes. He is incredibly young and to keep him safe Kito left him under the care of Eccentric back on the ranch due to her motherly nature and immensely strong power. It wasn't until her second trip through Hoenn that Kito and Jumanji both felt ready enough to bring him along for a full league journey. Like most Jirachis he can only wake once every thousand years. Any other point in time if he's awoken he'll be incredibly dreary, and generally unaware of his surroundings. However, due to the light energy that keeps Kito's species alive, as well as giving her the ability to grant wishes with her Pathfinder (as well as it's numerous other uses), Jumanji can somewhat share this energy, and can sustainably stay awake whenever she is nearby.

Orc (Crobat) - Rash; Strong willed;
Met as a Zubat in Oreburg Mine, he was caught after losing a battle to Ecentric and had since become a loyal member of Kito's party when she journeyed through Sinnoh for her first time. Now as a Crobat Orc spends his time patrolling the skies of Kito's ranch, keeping his eyes out for any sort of dangers that might try to come.

Eccentric (Luxray) - Jolly; Alert to sounds;
Eccentric was met on Route 228 as a Shinx after being greatly injured by a territorial Hippowdon. After taking her to a pokemon center she joined Kito's team as thanks. She stuck alongside Kito through her first journey in Sinnoh and has now since evolved and lives on Kito's ranch, looking after Jumanji and any other young pokemon that she stumbles across.

Pyre (Heatran) - Rash; Quick Tempered;
Met deep within Stark Mountain after Kito and her team decided to explore. There had been rumors of a Heatran causing havoc deep in the mountain with frequent tremors and rising temperatures. When her team encountered Heatran it proceeded to attack, but amidst the battling he became trapped under a large amount of rocks that had fallen due to being weakened from his previous activities. Kito and her team freed him though he still continued to fight. Eventually though he was worn down and captured, and since then has become a bit less destructive. He lives on the ranch now with many others but he can get pretty hot-headed and isn't liked by too many of the others other than Jed, who tends to annoy him more than he annoys her.

Darkblade ( Torterra) - Bold nature; Likes to thrash about;
Given to Kito as a Turtwig by Prof. Rowan at their first encounter, much like Donny had been later on by Prof. Birch. Darkblade would be the 2nd pokemon to join her team just after Meno, and served a great deal in battles while traveling through Sinnoh. When Ecentric joined their team he became quite infactuated with her, acting rather protective whenever she'd be in battles. On the ranch Darkblade will spend most of his time with her, though he also likes hanging out with Orc.

Kernach* (Munclax) - Serious; Quick to flee;
Kernach was met on a faraway land when Kito was taking a break from traveling after returning to Hoenn from her adventures in Unova. One day she suddenly turned into a Charmander, with almost no memories of who she was or how this happened other than her name and a strange hat on her head. Kernach found her on the shores of a beach that he'd visit often when he was feeling down and took her back to town to get some help from Chansey. When she later came too and told him about her memories of not being a pokemon he was startled, but it wasn't an unlikely story- as many years ago it was said that a human girl once turned into a Vulpix and had many adventures alongside a Meowth in the famed Wigglytuff Guild. So he figured that to be the best place to start. The two of them became apprentices in the guild together and formed Team Starstrike, who end up going on countless missions together and steadily grow in rank.

Eventually as time passes they find out about strange anomalies that are distorting space and seeping darkness into their world, causing many pokemon to experience insufferable nightmares and dark illusions. The guild arranges to do everything they can to help. They suspect it's due to the Space Diety Palkia, whom normally keeps the fabric of space in order. It then comes to the table that perhaps with space being altered, it might be the very reason why Kito was turned into a pokemon, so Team Starstrike volunteers to investigate the issue as much as possible. They find out from a particular source that Palkia currently resides in the Spacial Rift, but they have no idea where such a place resides. After asking all the residents of Treasure Town and coming up fruitless, they decide to rest on it and keep up the search tomorrow. However an unexpected visitor comes in the night, as Palkia itself appears to confront Kernach and Kito, accusing them of being defilers- and that they in fact are the ones who have been tampering with space. Palkia then transports them to his own dimension, the Spacial Rift, and then prepares to strike. However when he does they end up falling deep towards the bottom of the rift itself. The two wake up confused at the bottom, wondering why Palkia wanted to be rid of them, but at this point all they knew was that they had to find him as soon as they could and get to the bottom of all this.

Soon they reach a dead end, in which Palkia catches up to them and tells them it is their fate to be obliterated, but they refuse to believe such a thing, and thus proceed to fight in the strongest battle of their lives. After an intense struggle, they manage to break Palkia's wind, only for him to strangely become frozen. Suddenly the two hear a voice, saying that Palkia "has been enveloped by the nightmare...". Kernach wonders where it's coming from and what it means, and it tells them that it is the being Cressilia. She continues to explain that "the power of darkness" has been spreading, and that if not dealt with soon then the whole world will be enveloped in darkness. She tells them that if they enter into the nightmare Palkia is having, that they can learn why he attacked them. Without any other leads they both agree and she sends them into Palkia's very mind. There, they meet with Palkia in his dreams and tell him that he's trapped within a nightmare, but it only seems to fuel his suspicions that we shouldn't exist. He says that if Kernach and Kito continue supposedly tampering with space that the whole world will be swallowed by the darkness. They wonder though why Palkia can't simply repair the anomalies, and he admits that for the first time ever he is unable to control a part of space, blaming them for it. So Palkia's resolve is that the only way to save the world is to simply rid them from it. Suddenly Cressilia appears, and is on the same page as Palkia, wanting to be rid of them both in order to preserve peace in the world. So she had sent them into Palkia's dream only to trap them. Palkia notices however that as Cressilia has them cornered, their demeanor is not one of malice or wickedness, but rather an earnest one, and questions Cressilia why she had pervaded his dreams telling him about their evil intents. Kernach, Kito, and even Palkia now grow suspicious, and as Cressilia prepares to strike-

another Cressilia suddenly appears. She finds that she was just in the nick of time, and strikes the first Cressilia revealing it to be Darkrai, who had tricked all three of them through an illusion. Darkrai admits that he in fact was the one tampering with space, and in doing so he had caused Kito's very existence on the planet to distort, thus turning her into a pokemon. With such a strange occurrence, he found her and her partner Kernach to be the perfect subjects to pin his own wrongdoings onto in order to draw Palkia off of his own scent. He challenges the team then if they want to truly stop his plans to come and face him at the Dark Crater, and with that he vanished. Palkia returned them to the guild and explaining all that they learned to the rest of the group they all agreed to take on Darkrai and end the distortion of their world once and for all! With a long journey they make their way to the Dark Crater and face Darkrai, also joined by Cressilia. He explains that in order to take hold of the world in darkness, many years prior he had tampered with objects known as Time Gears that were once housed at the Temporal Tower, which would cause the planet's paralysis. However he had been thwarted in his attempts, so in order to try again he needed Kito and Kernach as his pawns because of their unique situation in order to draw attention away from him in his takeover. Finally the battle between them and Darkrai began, and after an immense struggle everyone succeeded in besting him, thus saving the world. This would be the end of Kito's time as a pokemon, as Palkia would then rightfully return her to her normal form. However this wouldn't be the end of her adventures with Kernach, as she'd reunite with him and have him join her team back home.

Alongside Major and Meno, Kernach is always on Kito's team. And much like Major, he managed to pick up on speaking english, thanks to Meno's ability to translate since he was able to speak it initially. Kernach's english is much more fluent than Major's however.

(Story adapted from the Darkrai story arc in Explorer's of Time, Darkness, and Sky- rather than using the main game's storyline involving Dialga, since Kito's not from the future xD)

Unova:

Major* (Excadrill) - Relaxed; Sturdy Body;
Major was met as a Drilbur in Chargestone Cave the first time Kito had visited Unova. She had gotten lost deep within the cave and eventually when she stopped to rest and eat a few of the berries brought in her pack, the smell attracted him right to her. Major has an incredible fixation for berries in fact, and is rarely seen not eating them on down time.

After Kito offered him some he in return showed her the way out, but before she could be on her way he actually began to follow after her- temped by the idea she might have more berries in her bag (since they're pretty hard to come by back in the cave). As a result Major offered to join her team and be caught if she would give him all the berries he could eat, and in knowing that Drilbur's are normally pretty rare pokemon she decided to accept his offer.

Since then he's evolved into an Excadrill, and has traveled alongside Meno and Kernach on almost every one of her journeys. From being around her and Meno for so long he actually started to pick up on the english language, though he has an impetuous quirk of always adding 'scadrill' to the end of most anything he tries to say in his strangely welsh sounding accent.

Valkrye (Eelektross) - Impish; Highly curious;
Ramond (Ferrothorn) - Quirky; Proud of its power;
Valkrye and Ramond were both met at the same time in Chargestone Cave when Kito was visiting Unova for her second time. The two were fighting and causing a lot of trouble for the people and pokemon in there at the time. With the help of her team, Kito managed to catch both and figured that battling competitively might be a way for them to not focus on battling each other. Eventually through their travels, Valkrye and Ramond's rivalry towards one another eventually blossomed into a romance, and since that time they both live in close comforts with one another now on Kito's ranch.

Dozer (Victini) - Quirky; Loves to eat;
Dozer was met at Liberty Garden when Kito and her team took a tour there during her second visit to Unova. Dozer loved to play with other pokemon and when he saw how many Kito had with her he teleported them all to his secret playroom. After spending some time with him Kito and the others admitted that they couldn't stay, which left him very sad. However Kito offered for him to come with them and after some reluctancy to leave his own home he ended up accepting. He is quite young like Jumanji, but unlike him Dozer has held on his own very well, and will often join Kito and her team in their travels.

Oxford (Golurk) - Serious; Often dozes off;
Oxford was found at Dragonspiral Tower, accidentally getting caught by Kito in one of her pokeballs that fell on what she thought was merely a statue down on one of the lower floors. He didn't seem very concerned either way and on the ranch he sits silent and stalwart. He's surprisingly very loyal, and much like Ecentric will look after younger pokemon that find their way onto the ranch.

Totem (Sigilyph) - Hasty; Often dozes off;
Totem was found sleeping the Desert Resort by Major who had woken her up after wandering in the wrong direction from Kito. In a bit of a tizzy she got into a battle with him and he actually happened to win, afterwhich Kito decided to capture her. She falls asleep quite often, but Totem has become quite adept in coordination contests, and finds herself coming anytime there's a competition in town.

Zubumafu (Scrafty) - Quiet; Oftel lost in thought;
Zubumafu (Zuzu for short) was encountered as a Scraggy on Route 4 after being seen playing the accordion. Meno couldn't help but to find it funny and they got into a fight over it, with Meno actually losing the first time. They encountered one another again and Kito became tired of their bickering so after a second battle she decided to capture him, and maybe in doing so could get them to get along. They've become rivals now, trying to show one another up when in and out of contests, and Zuzu almost entirely refuses to travel other than directly coming to contest halls in order to avoid being around him. The only times he will come other than in a contest are when Arby convinces him to, as whenever she isn't traveling with the team she often likes to listen to him play on the ranch.

Yuei (Seviper, Shiny) - Sassy; Capable of taking hits;
Yuei was given to Kito by a foreign trainer on Route 11. The odd man simply saw her passing by and shoved the pokeball into her hand without a word. Upon opening the pokeball came a young Seviper with quite a unique set of colors, and he seemed to love showing them off whenever he slithered by other pokemon. Yuei was then sent to the ranch where he and Jed strangely seemed to hit it off, as they're both quite chatty and obnoxious towards everyone else.

Acropolis (Registeel) - Quiet; Hates to lose;
Met in the Iron Chamber at end of Clay Tunnel, this Registeel thought Kito and her team to be intruders, even though they were merely lost, and proceeded to fight them. The only way Kito thought to stop his rage was to capture him, much like when she caught Pyre, and in doing so after a tough battle it seemed to work. Now named Acropolis, he wisened up to how Kito and the others found him, and apologized for his rash actions. Since his fellow counterparts Regirock and Regice remained to look after their dominion, he agreed to take residence on Kito's ranch instead- actually finding it a nice change of pace not having to be on such tight guard over where he once rested.

Kalos:

Flintlock (Charizard) - Adamant, Somewhat vain;
Gifted to Kito as a Charmander when she first entered the Kalos region, he can be a bit lazy at times but for the most part has been very loyal, and can certainly enjoy a good fight. After mega evolving for the first time using the Charizardite Y, he managed to retain some of the physical changes of this evolution even after the battle took place. Though none of the boosts he'd get in his abilities would stay unless Kito used the Mega Ring, so it was stuck being a cosmetic change. Since then he's kept the Charizardite Y tied around his neck. After their Kalos adventures he retreated to Kito's ranch for some extensive R&R, and hasn't really gone traveling since their Kalos days, though he'll come lend a hand if Kito ever needs one.

Digit the Vivillion -
When Kito first embarked on her journey, this little rascal snuck into her backpack as a Scatterbug and simply wouldn't leave her alone. He seemed pretty anxious to be on a pokemon team so Kito let him join, and he was pretty helpful through the first part of their adventures. As time went on however he found himself struggling more and more to keep up with the rest of her team, and in the end realized battling just wasn't suited for him. Kito had grown rather attached to him though, so she let him go to the ranch, and offered to bring him along for some coordination contests in the future.

Briggs the Toxicroak - Impish, Good perseverance;
Briggs was met in the wild as a Croagunk, who somewhat like Major is an incredibly carefree dude. He immediately found a connection with Kito and insisted that she battle him. When she did he almost purposely lost so that he could join her team. Her other pokemon think he did it more for the Pokepuffs, as he's always insisting to snack on some since he joined the crew. Nevertheless he's really enjoyed showing off his fighting moves in battle, and when he resisted a critical attack in their 4th gym match and struck the final blow to win the badge, he evolved into Toxicroak. Since their adventures there in Kalos he's become a regular part of Kito's team, as he prefers staying on the move than sitting still all the time.

Esmerelda the Meowstick - Quirky, Often lost in thought;
Essie was met very shortly after Briggs as an Espurr, on the same route in fact. Unlike Briggs though she was incredibly silent, if not a bit snobby. However when she saw Briggs join with Kito- almost immediately she approached and took one of Kito's pokeballs to use for herself. Apparently she's had a crush on this particular Croagunk for quite the while, and she refused to let him leave her in the dust. When Kito let her into battles the air was always incredibly awkward, as she'd unleash attacks without a single peep. It wasn't until she evolved that she began opening up to everyone on the team, and admitted her reason for even joining. She started to focus on more than just her particular crush, and began to enjoy Kito and the others as well. Briggs wasn't really the committal type though, and ended up turning her down, though he does still enjoy her company, and offered that when he becomes an older foagie of a pokemon that doesn't go traveling then maybe they can work something out. So Essie settled for staying at Kito's ranch once their Kalos adventures were over, keeping her hopes up for the day that they can perhaps be together.
Also a bit of an odd trait, but Essie uses her psychic abilities to always keep herself off the ground when moving- not really enjoying the idea of getting her paws dirty

Trove the Carbink - Quirky, Highly Persistant
Nobody knows how this little gal ended up on Kito's team, and nobody really knows what she's been doing since their adventures... All they remember is she seemed to like throwing rocks at people for the short time she was following their group.

Booster the Clawitzer Modest, Proud of his power;
When in search for a water-type pokemon for the team, Kito found Booster while fishing along the shores of Kalos. He was rather reserved, but always did his best in battle. As he grew with the rest of the team however, he found himself longing to return to the sea- yearning for the open waters rather than having to travel about on land. As Kito's journey through Kalos was nearly coming to it's close after earning her 7th badge, Booster expressed his desire to leave the team, believing that he could find his true potential back in the open waters. With a bit of regret Kito agreed and decided to let him go, but he's occasionally come to visit her or her other pokemon to lend a hand.

Parable the Floette
w.i.p.

Muramasa the Aegislash - Mild/Timid, Loves to eat;
He was found out wandering the gardens of Parfume Palace as a Honedge late at night. When Kito first encountered him rather than speaking variations of his native pokemon tongue, he seemed to spout variations of the word "Muramasa" to communicate instead, hence where his name came from. At first glance he was mild mannered, but when he saw the other pokemon Kito had traveling with him his true colors came through- as he is incredibly paranoid and timid. In a panic he hid behind Kito. She tried to calm him a bit but the minute some of her other pokemon stepped forward he literally attached himself to her by wrapping the long blue sash from his body around her and quickly started to flee. Her team then began to pursue Kito and her captor but this only freaked him out worse until he lost them within a forest beyond the Parfume Palace.

In his tizzy he wasn't really looking where he was headed (which can be pretty hard as is with only one eye) and ended up knocking into a slumbering Treavant's backside. The two fell to the ground dizzily when the massive Treavant aroused and angrily began to attack them. Kito and Muramasa both fled but the Treavant was surprisingly quick in its rage and was able to keep up with them. Kito saw no other option and implored for Muramasa to work with her and battle it, but he refused and quaked in the bushes. Frustrated now and with none of her team in sight she tried fending the sour sapling off herself with the use of her Pathfinder, skating around the beast and throwing a few shots of light at it. These didn't seem to phase it though, as Ghost types aren't really affected by this type of energy, so it easily smacked her away.

Muramasa watched from the bushes as Kito continued defending herself, and with some serious hesitation he finally flew out from the bushes and landed a few strikes to Treavant, cutting him down to size. It almost got the better of him but Kito collected herself after the last blow she took to help guide him through the battle, and with them working together they finally sent it packing.

After it left Muramasa started to feel guilty about landing Kito in this mess, but she just brushed things off and offered some pokepuffs from her bag. After eating them up he ended up wrapping his sash around her, but in more of a hug as opposed to a strangle. When Kito's team finally caught up though it did go back to more of a strangle as he hid behind her, but she insisted it was okay, and in fact offered him to join her team.
He agreed somewhat awkwardly, but he doesn't interact with anyone other than Kito, and even as he's evolved into an Aegislash he still refuses to be near anyone except for her. He's also still easily startled or panicked, and will wrap both of his sashes around her to hide behind her back if provoked. Thankfully he's about as sharp as a butter-knife, so he's never accidentally cut her or anyone else.

Apparently he got this apprehension towards other pokemon from his time at the Parfume Palace, where he was chased and harassed by the local Furfruo's, who'd oft chase him around and treat him like a chew toy when he was hiding in his hilt or bite and rip at his sash.

Quajutsu the Greninja Modest, Quick Tempered;
In need of a water pokemon for her team after Booster took his leave, Kito wandered about Lumiose city to try and get an idea of where they may search. After some time she found herself lost within one of the back alleys of the city, and bumped into a strange man with a hat shrouding his face and a coat that covered his figure. As he passed by he forcefully shoved her to the side, dropping a pokeball on his way past. In an angered huff Kito picked the ball up, and then realized that there was a pokemon already inside it.

She decided to take it to the pokemon center, along with the rest of her team for some R&R, and when everyone was returned she decided to see who their new friend was.
Upon opening the pokeball came a Froakie, who immediately became distressed upon seeing her and began to battle, which was incredibly tough since he seemed to have an odd trait of changing types depending on what move he used. It eventually took Parable's Grass Whistle to actually calm him down. When he came to she found out that this Froakie had actually been stolen from another trainer, and that man was likely a pokemon smuggler. It looked as though Kito's journey through Kalos would be longer yet, as she agreed to help Froakie with finding his trainer once more.

They started from the earliest reaches of Kalos where Kito first started her journey and worked their way in, searching high and low with no trainer in sight. Apparently his previous trainer was a young boy from some unknown region who had received Froakie from a friend that was in Kalos. That boy had been with his family through Kalos on a vacation for a few days and had brought a number of pokemon along with him.

Days turned into weeks as they still found no end in sight, everyone was growing weary from all the travel but Froakie was still insistent that they keep looking. Kito asked if his trainer would even be in Kalos anymore, which really angered him. He had faith that his trainer wouldn't have left him behind. Kito pressed further to know what his trainer was like and it seemed that there was a strong fondness towards a Mancentric that his parents gave him more than the other pokemon he had. He was always with Mancentric while everyone else was in their pokeballs, hence why Froakie was so surprised when he came out to Kito's face instead of the boy's. Kito tried to reason with him and said it had been almost 3 weeks since they started looking, and if the boy was as Froakie described then he probably was more focused on Mancentric to worry about his other pokemon- especially one he got from a trade.

This was Froakie's last straw, and if Kito and her team wouldn't help him find his trainer then he'd keep looking on his own, therein running away from the group. With how rash in his decisions he was, Kito worried that he'd get into trouble quick with other wild pokemon, so she made chase after him.

They ended up running all the way out to the Lumiose City train station, where it was just his luck that he spotted his trainer! Kito was just behind him following as Froakie headed towards the boy, who was currently in midst of battle with another trainer with Mancentric at his side. He seemed to be having liesurely battles while waiting along side his parents for their ride out to the Kalos airport to arrive. He then noticed the Froakie on the ground and with Kito standing behind him asked to have a battle with her and "her pokemon". This surprised Froakie, and prompted Kito to ask if he recognized the little frog. The boy insisted though that he's never had a Froakie, and in fact he doesn't even like water pokemon. "Mancentric's the BEST pokemon, I've never needed anybody else!" He remarked happily.

Froakie felt tears well up in his eyes as the boy then insisted that they start a battle, but just before he could his parents called him away as their train had finally arrived.

Froakie was left devastated, not even sure of what to think. His original trainer sent him off as a petty gift to a boy that he thought cared about him just as much as any other pokemon, but in reality the boy didn't even know he existed.

He turned towards Kito who was still standing behind him, who had walked over to him and knelt down, taking him in her arms as he held onto her shirt.

It looks like she found her water pokemon.

Since that day they did a LOT of training together, introducing him to the rest of the team and having them all pitch in to help get him ready for their next destination, the 8th and final gym in Kalos. It had taken a lot longer than expected, but in time he did evolve into a Frogadier and eventually a Greninja, though a few inches shorter than usual with his final height being about 4"8. After their time in Kalos Quajutsu's stuck by Kito's side, and much like Briggs he prefers being able to travel. After his endeavors with his past trainers though he outright refuses to go inside of his pokeball. If there's ever some sort of business that doesn't allow pokemon in he'll just wait outside instead.

Thusfar Froakie is the only pokemon which Kito's not taken to nickname, but as he's evolved he's had a preference towards how his name is pronounced compared to others of his kind. As when he was a Froakie he'd respond more towards the name "Froxy", or as a Frogadier to "Amphizel".

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May Arceus have mercy on those that have made it this far and read all the way to the bottom. My own hands are starting to hurt from writing all of this, so those of you who have read it all are deserving of a round of applause

...Heck if you even read one part of this as opposed to skipping straight to the comments section that's worthy enough of some applause on it's own xDDDD

So after ALL of that-

who's gonna be your favorite?