Riza the Charizard

He is a male Charizard, formerly owned by Lerry the Bear, who currently lives in Storm Cloud City as a legal guardian of Maxwell Veschell in the absence of Max's father Murtagh

Because Lerry named his Pokemon after their evolutioms(except for Terry, his Tyranitar), Riza's name is derived from Cha**riza**rd

### Affiliation

The Storm Fighters(formerly); The Veschell Family

## Appearances

### Debut

Unknown

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, Riza still remains in Storm Cloud City, keeping an eye on Bailey

## Appearance

Riza is a large Charizard

He resembles a large orange dragon with a long tail, wide wings with blue undersides, blue eyes, and two horns on the back of his head. He wears a Charizardite X around his neck, and a Charizardite Y around his tail

As Mega Charizard Y, he grows larger, with a third, longer horn in between the other two, a more rounded snout, a spike at the base of his tail and a ridge at the end, and larger wings with more ragged edges

As Mega Charizard X, Riza becomes black with a bright blue underbelly, blue tail-flame, and differently shaped wings. In addition to this, he gains a pair of smaller horns under his natural ones, which gain blue tips, a blue flame at each corner of his mouth, a ridge of small spikes on his neck, and two small spikes on the front and back of each shoulder

## Personality

True to his Fire typing, Riza is hot-tempered, stubborn, aggressive, and ferocious

Despite these shortcomings, Riza is incredibly loyal and fiercely protective of weaker individuals, and has formed a close bond with the young dog Max, who he guards with a ferocious passion

After becoming Max's legal guardian(in the absence of Murtagh), Riza calmed down quite a bit, becoming more laid-back, chill, and even friendly. But he will still become fired up when pushed far enough

## History

**Before the Series:** Riza was found as a sick Charmander by an old Pangoro living in Hang Castle, and given to Lerry, a young bear living there as well. The Charmander recovered thanks to Lerry's efforts, and decided to join his team

During Neo Metal Sonic's attempted conquest of the Four Worlds, Riza had since evolved into Charmeleon, and later evolves further, into Charizard, when they end up fighting against Metal Sonic's forces

### *Looming Crisis*

During the Great Plague, Riza forms a bond with the innocent young boy Max when he is brought to the Storming Base after finding himself in trouble with Dr. Starline. Because of this, Lerry decides to release Riza and let him stay with Max, and Riza begins to learn English, to better communicate with him

In *City of Storms*, Riza acts as transportation for Max and Storm, taking them to Storm Cloud City. While Max attempts to resume a normal life, Riza helps Storm investigate for signs of Eggman

After the Battle for Storm Cloud City, Riza takes up residence in the city, becoming a legal guardian for Max

### *Broken Worlds*

Crystal meets with Riza after investigating the whereabouts of Starline and his new band of rogues following the kidnapping of Max and Gray. Riza expresses his anger and frustration at Starline's newest stunt. He wishes to join Sunny and Crystal on their mission to rescue the boys, but stays in the city with the reasoning that he might need to protect Bailey, should Starline attempt to threaten her as well(given she fled with Max during the last crisis with Starline)

## Abilities/Skills

Riza's Ability is Blaze, and his moveset currently consists of Flamethrower, Seismic Toss, Dragon Claw, and Steel Wing

Like all Charizard, Riza can breathe fire and fly. He is a strong flyer, and able to knock opponents around with his strong tail

## Trivia

Like all of Lerry's Pokemon(except for Terry), Riza's name is derived from his final evolution

Riza is the only Pokemon owned by a Trainer to leave them

Riza is the first and so far only non English-speaking Pokemon to *learn* English for any reason