Dwayne

**Dwayne** (Japanese: **ドゥエイン** *Douein*) is a Pokémon Trainer hailed from Pallet Town in the Kanto region. Dwayne is the only child of famous Pokédex holders Edge and Roberta.

## **New Era**

### **Background**

Dwayne was born to famous Pokédex holders Edge and Roberta at their home in Pallet Town, whilst surrounded by their friends and family, with Robyn Oak and Bayley being named Dwayne's godfather and godmother, respectively. Because he was raised by a plethora of talented and experienced Pokémon Trainers, Dwayne quickly gained extensive knowledge about the basics of Pokémon battling, training and raising from a young age, making him a prodigy amongst his peers.

When Dwayne was six years old, he was playing with the Pokémon living in Professor Oak's Laboratory while being watched by his father's Azumarill. While playing with a group of Oddish, Dwayne suddenly hears a voice calling and takes off running to find out what it is, with Azumarill rapidly behind him. Soon enough, Dwayne finds a Ralts laying next to a lake. When Azumarill arrives, Dwayne shares his belief that Ralts fell into the lake and got sick.

Azumarill then runs off to get Edge, who quickly arrives minutes later. Edge hands some soup for it to try. At first, Ralts won't eat the soup, but then Dwayne tells Ralts to go ahead, so Ralts manages to eat it and enjoys it. Dwayne lays her back down and thinks she must be feeling better, but Edge, however, thinks otherwise. He explains that she is definitely running a fever, and it was pretty high, so it would be best for them to get Ralts to a Pokémon Center right away, and since Pallet Town didn't have a Pokémon Center, they needed to head to Viridian City immediately. Dwayne offers Ralts a lift, then declares that he is going to take full responsibility for Ralts on the trip.

While passing through Route 1, Edge and Dwayne's path gets blocked by a trio of Pokémon poachers, who demand them to hand Ralts over to him. Ralts weakly cries out, and Dwayne realizes that Ralts's sickness was probably caused whilst she was escaping from the poachers, which the poachers smugly confirm, and state that Ralts wasn't going anywhere. Edge brings out his Azumarill to battle the poachers, who bring out a Zubat, Raticate, and Spearow. Zubat attacks with Gust, knocking Edge, Dwayne, Azumarill, and Ralts off their feet. Raticate then attacks with Super Fang. Dwayne takes cover behind a tree, promising to keep Ralts safe. Edge has Azumarill use Bubble Beam, which strikes Raticate and sends it flying back. However, Spearow swoops in with Aerial Ace, which Azumarill counters with Hydro Pump, which pushes Spearow back.

Dwayne then notices that Ralts is getting worse, and alerts his father, causing Edge to assume she must be suffering from something worse than a cold. Edge tells Dwayne to make a run for the Pokémon Center while he still can. When Dwayne is nervous about going alone, Edge reminds him that he is the one who wanted to be responsible for Ralts. After further encouragement from his father, Dwayne goes for it while Edge prevents the poachers from focusing on his son. After Azumarill crashes from Raticate's Hyper Fang, Edge summons his Pikachu, who uses Surf to engulf all three Pokémon at once, and then runs off after Dwayne. Unfortunately, one of the poachers had summoned a Vaporeon, whose Water Absorb Ability had absorbed all of Pikachu's Surf within it. Zubat then uses Haze, blinding Edge and his Pokémon, and allowing the poachers to escape and find Dwayne.

Stopping for a moment, Dwayne finds out that Ralts's fever is getting worse, and he needs to come up with something fast. He then finds a bundle of Berries that his mother would always give him whenever he was sick, and tries to convince Ralts to eat some of them. Unfortunately, Ralts is too sick to eat, and Dwayne starts to worry that Ralts is giving up. He then begins to emotionally break down, wondering why he wanted to be the big hero, and he becomes scared that all he did in the end was let Ralts down. Suddenly, an Ice Beam blows past him, and Dwayne looks up to see Azumarill holding some of the Berries, which she froze solid. Dwayne, getting an idea, wraps the Berries in a rag, and uses it as a cold compress for Ralts. This cools Ralts down, and Dwayne once again tries to convince her to eat. Fortunately, she manages to take a bite this time.

Moments later, the poachers finds Dwayne and Azumarill, and they order Dwayne to hand over Ralts, but he refuses. Suddenly, a Gardevoir and Kirlia arrive and put the poachers to sleep with Hypnosis. Dwayne realizes the two Psychic-types were looking for Ralts, but he is forced to try to explain to them that Ralts is in bad shape and needs help. Kirlia is put off by this, but Azumarill refuses to let it get closer. They get into an argument, which results in the angry Kirlia firing a Thunder Wave}} attack. However, Ralts stops this by using Safeguard, although it leaves the Ralts even weaker than before. Kirlia tries to approach them, but Gardevoir stops it. They decide that if Ralts is willing to trust Dwayne that far, then so can they. As they teleport away, Dwayne quickly gets going again.

Dwayne finally manages to make it to the Pokémon Center in Viridian City, and Ralts is put in the intensive care unit. Edge then shows up, upon which Dwayne runs crying into his father's arms. Edge calmly comforts him, saying he really came through. After Officer Jenny arrives and arrests the sleeping poachers, Dwayne and Edge sit at the waiting room for results. A few hours later, Nurse Joy comes out, announcing that Ralts is fully healed. Dwayne quickly runs in to see her, and they are overjoyed to see each other. It turns out that Dwayne had gotten Ralts to the Pokémon Center just in time; had he been an hour late, Ralts might not have survived. Edge praises his son for stepping up when he needed to. However, Dwayne realizes that since Ralts is feeling better, it was time for her to go back where she belongs. He heads outside and starts calling for Gardevoir and Kirlia. Gardevoir and Kirlia then appear to Dwayne, who prepares to hand Ralts over to them. Ralts, however, doesn't want to leave Dwayne, and it is obvious that Dwayne is equally hesitant to let Ralts go.

Gardevoir uses Psychic Terrain, and they are engulfed by a purple dome of energy. Then, Dwayne hears voices, and realize they're coming from Gardevoir and Kirlia, who are speaking telepathically with him, with Psychic Terrain enhancing this ability, and Gardevoir explains that Ralts seemed far happier with him than she ever was with them. Then, Ralts herself starts speaking telepathically with Dwayne, telling him that she loves him and doesn't want to leave his side, and hugs him, and Dwayne returns the gesture, and asks Gardevoir's permission to keep Ralts.

Gardevoir smiles and says that Ralts's happiness was the most important thing, and says that itself and Kirlia would miss Ralts, but they knew that Dwayne would keep Ralts safe with him, and agree to let Ralts stay with Dwayne. Ralts becomes overjoyed and profusely thanks her siblings for letting her stay with Dwayne, waves her family goodbye as Gardevoir and Kirlia teleport away. As the Psychic Terrain dissipates, Dwayne hugs Ralts once again, telling her that they'll stay together forever, and Ralts hugs Dwayne in return, happy to remain by his side, as Dwayne, Ralts, and Edge begin making their return to Pallet Town.

Throughout the next few years, Dwayne and Ralts were raised together, with their bond becoming stronger through each passing day. When Dwayne turned ten years old, and became eligible to become an official Pokémon Trainer, he refused to choose between the Kanto starters, opting to select Ralts as his first Pokémon, something that left Ralts extremely overjoyed, and Dwayne captured Ralts with a Poké Ball to symbolize the beginning of their journey together.

### **Indigo Challenge**

*Main article: Dwayne/Indigo Challenge*
Dwayne and his Ralts prepare to embark on their journey together. Departing Pallet Town, Dwayne and Ralts's journey proves hectic from the start, encountering great danger mere steps out of their hometown.

### **Orange Archipelago**

*Main article: Dwayne/Orange Archipelago*
Joined by Jade, Dwayne ventures into the Orange Archipelago to complete his errand for Professor Oak and retrieve the GS Ball. However, upon discovering about the existence of the Orange League, Dwayne decides to postpone his errand and compete in the tournament.

### **Johto Journey**

*Main article: Dwayne/Johto Journey*
Embarking on a brand-new journey, Dwayne ventures into the Johto region, ready and determined to qualify for the Johto League and make-up for his humiliating loss at the Indigo League by winning the tournament and proving his worth as a Pokémon Trainer.

### **Hoenn Again**

*Main article: Dwayne/Hoenn Again*
Arriving in Hoenn, Dwayne prepares for a new journey in a brand-new region. With new challenges and rivals, Dwayne's journey takes a new and difficult turn.

### **Frontier Challenge**

*Main article: Dwayne/Frontier Challenge*
Following his victory at the Ever Grande Conference, Dwayne embarks on his toughest challenge yet: conquering the Battle Frontier and obtaining all Frontier Symbols.

### **Intermission**

*Main article: Dwayne/Intermission*
Taking a small break from his travels, Dwayne decides to spend some time with his family in Pallet Town, but two dangerous people decide to exact revenge on him for past actions.

### **Sinnoh**

*Main article: Dwayne/Sinnoh*
The day after his 13th birthday, Dwayne finally decides to set out on his next journey: the destination being the Sinnoh region, although Dwayne is unaware that this journey will forever change his life.

## **Pokémon**

### **In Rotation**

 **Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra** ♂
 **Egg → Happiny → Chansey** ♀
 **Salamence** ♀

### **Temporary**

None of these Shieldon's moves are known.

Helioptile's known moves are Dig, Low Sweep, Double Team, and Parabolic Charge.

None of Spoink's moves are known.

None of Basculin's moves are known.

## **Achievements**

### **Badges Obtained**

#### **Kanto Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Dwayne has obtained in the Kanto region:

* Boulder Badge
* Cascade Badge
* Thunder Badge
* Marsh Badge
* Rainbow Badge
* Soul Badge
* Volcano Badge
* Earth Badge

#### **Orange Archipelago Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Dwayne has obtained in the Orange Archipelago:

* Coral-Eye Badge
* Sea Ruby Badge
* Spike Shell Badge
* Jade Star Badge

#### **Johto Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Dwayne has obtained in the Johto region:

* Zephyr Badge
* Hive Badge
* Plain Badge
* Fog Badge
* Storm Badge
* Mineral Badge
* Glacier Badge
* Rising Badge

#### **Hoenn Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Dwayne has obtained in the Hoenn region:

* Stone Badge
* Knuckle Badge
* Dynamo Badge
* Heat Badge
* Balance Badge
* Feather Badge
* Mind Badge
* Rain Badge

#### **Frontier Symbols**

This listing is of the Symbols Dwayne has obtained in the Battle Frontier:

* Knowledge Symbol
* Guts Symbol
* Tactics Symbol
* Luck Symbol
* Spirits Symbol
* Ability Symbol
* Brave Symbol

#### **Sinnoh Badges**

This listing is of the Badges Dwayne has obtained in the Sinnoh region:

* Coal Badge
* Forest Badge
* Cobble Badge
* Fen Badge
* Relic Badge
* Mine Badge
* Icicle Badge

## **Contests**

### **Other Achievements**

Dwayne has competed in the following Pokémon Contests:

* Wallace Cup – Top 8

## **Pokémon League**

Dwayne has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

* Indigo Plateau Conference – Top 16
* Silver Conference – Runner-Up
* Ever Grande Conference – Winner
* Lily of the Valley Conference – Winner

## **Pokémon Championship Matches**

Dwayne has challenged the following Pokémon championships:

* Orange League – Champion

## **Pokémon Competitions**

Dwayne has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

* P1 Grand Prix – Winner
* Bug-Catching Contest – Winner
* Whirl Cup – Runner-Up
* Extreme Pokémon Race – Winner
* Crossgate PokéRinger – Winner
* Battle Frontier Flute Cup – Winner
* Pokémon Dress-Up Contest – Winner
* Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition – Winner (with Lazuli)
* Pokémon Summer Academy – Winner (Red Team)
* Pokémon Triathlon – Winner
* Hearthome Collection – Winner
* Squallville PokéRinger – Winner
* Festival Battle Challenge – Winner