: Roark and Gardenia defeated, working my way up Galactic's Eterna Headquarters.
: Samuel Vekkner, Trainer from Beyond The Horizon's first act, born August 29, 1994, deceased May 19, 2013. Samuel was the first Trainer I ever created for stories, and, along with his Pokemon, is the only survivor of that early period of BTH. I felt it fitting that he would be honored as such here.
Current Pokemon Team
Mikhail:
Monferno, male, level 18
Ability is Blaze, Nature is Hasty
Captured Route 201, Starter Pokemon
HP: 55
Atk: 35
Def: 24
Sp. Atk: 34
Sp. Def: 27
Speed: 42
Current Stat Total: 217
Knows Scratch, Mach Punch, Ember, and Fury Swipes
Stat wise, Mikhail is the best of the team. Though the levels are currently uneven, when all is said and done he usually leads in HP, Sp. Atk, and Sp. Def. His moveset is pure attacks, making use of his relatively high speed and good Attacking stats to defeat Pokemon quickly. Despite his higher HP, his Defenses means he can't take too many hits before another Pokemon has to bail him out.
Mikhail is named for Makar "Mikhail" Yakovlev, Beyond The Horizon character. Born October 5, 1965, deceased July 10, 2040. Was one of the longest surviving subject of the early Soviet serums. He was an Infernape, under the ownership of Dr. Spencer Asimov.
Frankie:
Luxio, male, level 18
Ability is Intimidate, Nature is Modest
Captured Route 203, at level 4.
HP: 52
Atk: 33
Def: 25
Sp. Atk: 31
Sp. Def: 25
Spd: 32
Current Stat Total: 198
Knows Tackle, Bite, Charge, and Spark
Being the only Electric type on the team, Frankie acts as Anti-Air, destroying those of the Flying Type with relative ease. Otherwise, he functions similarly to Mikhail, though a bit slower.
Named for a classmate that has long since earned my respect.
Maria:
Machop, Female, level 17
Ability is Guts, Nature is Serious
Captured Route 207, at level 7.
HP: 51
Atk: 34
Def: 25
Sp. Atk: 19
Sp. Def: 20
Spd: 19
Current Stat Total: 168
Knows Low Kick, Foresight, Focus Energy, and Karate Chop
While originally the primary attacker of the party, Maria has moved to a more background role as she falls behind Mikhail and Frankie. Her slow speed is her biggest burden. She and Ned will primarily split the Anti-Ghost position, with her using Foresight to ensure she can hit.
Maria is named for the Silent Hill 2 character, created by the town in the image of James Sunderland's late wife, Mary. As part of the torment he wished upon himself, he was forced to watch her die at at three intervals, two of which were at the hands of the monster known as Pyramid Head. In the ending entitled "Leave", she is the final boss, James telling her that he no longer needs her to punish him. In "Maria" she escapes Silent Hill with him, but appears to fall victim to the same fatal disease that would have taken Mary had James not killed her first.
Ned:
Zubat, male, level 18
Ability is Inner Focus, Nature is Docile.
Caught Oreburgh Gate, at level 7.
HP: 46
Atk: 21
Def: 24
Sp. Atk: 21
Sp. Def: 22
Spd: 29
Current Stat Total: 163
Knows Wing Attack, Supersonic, Astonish, and Bite
With a higher resistance to Grass then Mikhail, it is usually Ned that bails the Monferno out in times of need, and was instrumental in defeating Gardenia. With Astonish and Bite in his arsenal, he will be the primary fighter against Ghost Types. Unfortunately, since he is a Zubat, unless he manages to survive to Evolution level he is considered expendable, and I will place him in harms way to save Mikhail, Frankie, Maria, or Archie.
Ned was named randomly.
Archie:
Buizel, male, level 16
Ability is Swift Swim, Nature is Jolly
Caught Valley Windworks, at level 10.
HP: 47
Atk: 25
Def: 18
Sp. Atk: 22
Sp. Def: 15
Spd: 39
Current Stat Total: 166
Knows Swift, Quick Attack, Water Gun, and Pursuit
Archie has yet to find his place in the team. Originally he played back up for Embry, but after the Psyduck died, Archie is the only Pokemon with a real advantage against Fire Types. When it comes to Rock and Ground, he plays second fiddle to both Mikhail and Maria. He is quite fragile.
Named after Archibald "Archie" Adams, character from Beyond The Horizon. Born April 26, 1993. Used as test subject for a prototype of the serum that would later be administered to Robert "Dodger" Dodgeson. Both tests had mixed to positive results.
Ted:
Bidoof, male, level 8
Ability is Ignorant, Nature is Timid
Caught Route 204, at level 4.
HP: 29
Atk: 11
Def: 12
Sp. Atk: 12
Sp. Def: 12
Spd: 13
Current Stat Total: 89
Knows Tackle, Growl, and Cut
Ted is a temporary team member, used to enter and exit the Galactic building, due to the Cuttable trees blocking the door. While valuable as an HM Slave, his uses otherwise are little to none, and training him is neither a concern, nor a priority.
Ted was named randomly.
Reserve:
Nel: Geodude, level 15
Lionel: Buneary, level 11
Hershal: Wurmple, level 13
Grave:
Albert: Starly
Clementine: Starly
Embry: Psyduck
