Lauren was in a funk.

Not having trained for several months tended to do that to someone. Even if they've trained for almost seven years. Heck, she didn't even think she could stand up to someone younger than her. She sat at the non-descript bench, a bored expression plastered across her pale face, hands cleaning her glasses. Arceus, the damn bench was so uncomfortable. She knew her home town wasn't exactly one of the most comfortable places in the world, but this was ridiculous. She grunted, shifting in her seat and looked over her shoulder. A large blue bird lay beside her, his neck stretched out on the itchy grass.

"Tar..." her starter cooed, his tired expression not leaving. Lauren reached her hand out and pat him on his head.

"Zephyr, how about we do some training today?" she asked in a monotone voice. The bird barely moved his eyes to look back at her. After several seconds, he raised his long blue head, and Lauren beamed at the success. Until he threw his neck back down to the grass and closed his eyes again. Not long after, he began snoring. Yep, big success there.

"You suck, Zephyr. You really, really suck." She pulled out a black pokeball and threw it at him harder than she usually would. He was caught in a huge red beam and disappeared into the sphere, which flew back to Lauren. She huffed in defeat. Not even her pokémon were motivated...

She leaned back into the horrible bench and closed her eyes. She pretended for a few seconds that closing them as tight as she could would make her fall asleep quicker. Yeah, that was a load of BS...

Suddenly, she perked up. A tall boy stood in front of her, a bit too close for comfort. She fell back into the rough bench, gasping in surprise. Her blue beret-like hat flew off her head, and she jumped to her feet, shuffling to get it. The boy laughed, his squeaky voice sounding quite out of place for someone his size. Lauren almost doubled over laughing.

"So... 'sup." He flashed her a fake-looking toothy grin. Yeah, this encounter was going to be awkward. Lauren inwardly groaned, her finger nervously tracing the white rim on the bottom of her hat. What could this guy want with her? She was just a regular 17-year-old trainer. A lazy one. And an unhygienic one, at that, she thought as she fingered her messy brown locks. Squeaky Voice Guy gave her another annoying smile.

"Yeah, so there's this new tournament that's going on in the Orre Region. Lots of experienced trainers'll be there." Damn, his voice was squeaky. Just how old was this guy, anyway?

Squeaky Voice Guy flashed her a black pokeball-printed card. She could do nothing but stare at it for a few seconds. Finally, looking up at his impatient face, she (politely) snatched it out of his hand, and began reading it. "'Finis Tournament.'" She flipped it over to find a bit more information on where it took place. Huh. Orre. She hadn't ever been there before.

"It's invitation only. Original name, huh?" She couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not. "Anyway, the plane leaves first thing tomorrow. Lilycove City. Flash this invitation, and you're good to go. No cash required."

Lauren raised an eyebrow. It sounded pretty damn sketchy, but she figured she was looking too far into it. Nevertheless, she shrugged jubilantly, excited at the notion of actually getting back into competitive battling.

"You better leave immediately, if you want to go..." he piped, a sly smile starting to creep on his face. Lauren nodded enthusiasticly, and got up from her bench. She pulled out her luxury ball, and released Zephyr. She hopped onto his back and took one last glance at Squeaky Voice Guy before taking to the skies.

She didn't get a chance to hear him mutter one last phrase:

"Pity that these trainers are so gullible..."

If you're wondering, no, the shady group is NOT Cipher.

Anyway, I'm going to need a lot of OCs. Yep, that's right. In fact, if I really like them, they'll play an important role in the story. Be sure to carefully follow the form, and read every bit. Good luck!

Name: First and last

Age: 10 and up, of course.

Gender: You're not going to have a problem with this one. Or, at least, you shouldn't...

Hometown: Any town that exists in canon, whether it be Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Orre, Almia, Fiore, Oblivia, whatever.

Eye color: Any color of the rainbow is fine, as long as it isn't rainbow or color-changing

Accessories: Scarves, hats, glasses, necklaces, what-have-you.

Hair Color: Any color is fine, except for all of them combined into one (unless they're a clown or something idk)

Hairstyle: Go crazy, and try to be detailed. Is it thick, curly? Thin? Unhealthy/split ends?

Bag-style: Fanny pack, purse-like, back-pack, suitcase, no bag?

Bag Contents: Medicine, pokeballs, personal items, matches (if they don't have a fire-type), sleeping bags, etcetera. Don't forget the hygiene items. Unless they're that type... you know what I mean.

Height: Because I'm American, I'm more used to seeing feet and inches, but whatever floats your boat.

Body Type: For females, you have quite a variety to choose from. Curvy (big boobs, big butt, big thighs, tiny waist), banana-
shaped (skinny throughout; no boobs or butt), pear-shaped (flattish boobs, small waist, big butt, big thighs) apple-shaped (small
butt, larger arms/stomach/breasts) muscular (this is unisexual, but they must have a reason why they have muscles - the average
joe has little to none) anorexic skinny (skin and bones, sickly-looking, you know the drill), chubby (varying degrees on this one,
please specify), whatever. The last three can be body types for both men and women.

Skin Color: pale, fair, tan, black, etc. But try to keep it realistic.

Clothes: Try to at least keep it interesting. A plain white t-shirt and jeans is not interesting and doesn't say a lot about their personality. Spice it up! Also, because they're trainers, I wouldn't exactly recommend flip-flops and miniskirts.

Pokeball belt style : Color, thickness, maybe a pattern? A pokeball belt holds 6 minimized balls.

Scent: This can be lavender, mint, lime, B.O. or anything really. It helps me get a picture of them.

Personality: At least 8 sentences, 10 traits. Include how they act when they're happy, sad, angry, scared, embarassed, and various other details.

History/Accomplishments: Most trainers start out when they're ten, but if you have a good reason, you can wait a while. Just keep in mind that a 15-year-old starting out wouldn't have much of an upper hand when training pokemon. Also keep in mind that in my canon, it takes an average of about one year to complete a region (includes badges and league). So you'd have to be at least eleven to have one complete set of badges. On the other hand, don't give a 16 year old only one or two complete sets unless they have a good reason. A 16 year old should have 5 or 6 complete sets, assuming they started at age 10.

Pokémon: Six Pokemon (unless they're 10 or 11, in which case they can have four or five), list strongest to weakest... No legendaries, only one starter pokémon, and limit yourself to only one eeveelution. Also, don't give a 10 or 11-year old fully evolved pokémon. I also wouldn't recommend giving an 18-year old unevolved pokémon. All of your pokémon should be fully evolved after you have 3 complete sets of badges.

Include 6-8 moves (no less!), Ability, Personality, how they were obtained, pokeball used, and physical differences from others of their species. Password to accept your OC is "this oc is one of the better ones" (include it in your pm somewhere). I'm not saying that your Jolteon can be blue. Maybe it has smaller spikes or is larger than others of its species. Or has a held item. I dunno, go crazy. Also, I'm getting a lot of charizards and blazikens so could you guys not send those anymore? I don't really like duplicate teams :(

Quirks/Habits: Any weird stuff that they do?

Likes:

Dislikes:

Strengths: what they're good at.

Flaws: Number of flaws must be balanced with the strengths you give your character.

Anything else: I think I got everything though. You must be wiped out xD

Battle Scene: Optional. Include a one on one battle between them and a tough trainer.

Good job, you got through my OC form! Congratulations! *gives cookie* You must send it by PM, however. I won't even glance at the OCs sent by review. Sounds harsh, but those are the rules~