Kinda leery about stats in general, but meh.
Name: Lily
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Appearance:
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Personality: Lily is a very... stubborn person. Her hardheadedness is the reason she's even bothered to start a Pokemon journey. She's the type of gal to set her mind on a goal and adamantly refuse to give up on it until its achieved, if only to save her pride. She's also rather impatient and pushy. with a fairly violent temper to boot, leading her to be at odds with people more than one would think. Being the tough girl she is, she dislikes relying on other people for fear of appearing as anything less than independent.
Home Town: Verdanturf
Starter Pokemon: Riolu
Background: Lily's home life was never... particularly grand. Her father was a miner who worked in the cave connecting Verdanturf to Rustboro city, her mother a simple girl who gave up on her ambitions as a girl to marry Lily's father. While he was never physically abusive, Lily's father had a tough job, working himself to the bone to support his wife and daughter. Eventually he turned to drinking, becoming a bitter man whom found relief in verbally bashing his child and spouse. This led Lily to dislike her household. Looking for any reason to escape Verdanturf, she began to take up exercise and martial arts to take up her time and keep her away from home, often with the trainers whom occupied the route leading from the sleepy town of Verdanturf and Mauville. This is what started her fierce independent string, partially because she admired the trainers and how they lived their lives, and partially because she didn't wish to become the push over her mother was when she grew of age. Tensions broke just before Lily turned 18 years old. Apparently, unhappy with her marriage, Lily's mother had been having an affair with one of the local daycare workers. The backlash was... unpleasant, to say the least. Perhaps to spare her daughter of the sharp turn about to occur in her home life should she stay, Lily's mother pulled some strings with her lover at the daycare and procured a Pokemon for the girl, sending her off to journey around the world. While concerned for her mother's safety, the news of her affair had left Lily estranged with the woman, so she happily took the chance to escape until things settled down and she could come to terms with things better.
Other: She's pretty good at punching stuff.