Character Sheet: Pokemon Trainer

POKEMON TRAINER

Okay, first things first, this is how the roster system will work for this series. Each generation of Pokemon gets its own roster that you can cycle through. Outside of the Pokemon rosters, there will be at least one additional roster that will contain "non-Pokedex characters." This will include human characters like the three I'll be covering first, as well as Pokemon with distinct movesets that won't be covered in the roster (i.e. Pikachu Libre and Shadow Mewtwo from Pokken, if I deem them distinct enough). On top of that, there will also be the Trainer System, which will give you a list of notable trainers you can choose from, and then once you've picked them, you can then choose three Pokemon for them to use in the battle, while they stand in the back. The game will automatically assign you three, generally picked from the chosen trainer's canon teams, but you can choose to ignore that and pick your own. For now though, let's cover the three "non-dex" newcomers:

1. Pokemon Trainer

2. Card Player

3. Todd Snap

First, we'll have the Pokemon Trainer, generally representing your playable character in any given game, the color swaps allowing you to be any of them from Red to Kris to Hilda to Elio and so on. This moveset will pull from the trainer's actual displayed abilities in game outside of battles.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Poke Ball

The trainer will toss a Poke Ball at their opponent and trap them inside it for a while before they break out.

Side B: Bicycle

The trainer will hop on their bicycle and ride across the stage.

Up B: Fly

The trainer will release their HM Flier, typically the final form Regional Bird of their specific series (so Pidgeot for Red and Leaf), and then fly up while hanging from it.

Down B: HM

This could also be the Side B, with something like Potion as the Down B. Either way, the Trainer will release a Pokemon that will perform a standard HM move like Cut, Rock Smash, Surf, and so on. I figure they will have five and will cycle through them. The Pokemon in question will typically be a frequent user of that move from each generation (Red has Scyther for Cut, Ethan has Scizor, and so on).

Final Smash: Team Attack

The Trainer will release their full team, which will all attack at once.

Entrance: The trainer will step out of their starting house from their game.

Taunts: Up, the trainer will raise a Poke Ball into the air in triumph as if they just caught something. Side, the trainer will pull out and read their Pokedex. Down, the trainer will release a Pokemon and pet it like in the camping sections of later games. Secret taunt, a Pokedex entry perhaps?

Kirby Hat: Red's iconic hat

Kart: Their bicycle.

Special Move: Throwing a Poke Ball and trapping another racer inside it for a short time.

Spirit Battle: With six randomly selected Pokemon on Pokemon Stadium.

Victory Screen: The trainer will catch a Poke Ball and then raise it into the air in triumph.

Losing Screen: The trainer will do a defeated pose and turn away.

Color Swaps: Red, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Lucas, Dawn, Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, Rosa, Calum, Serena, Elio, Selene, Chase, Elaine, Victor, Gloria, Rei, Akari, Florian, and Juliana. (Unless Chase/Elaine and Rei/Akari end up being different).

Thanks for reading! Next up, the Card Player shuffles his hand.