Arven Emeri-Mintstar

"Don't say that, you bastard!"

## Basic Info

### Relatives

Professor Sada Emeri (mother)
Professor Turo Mintstar (father)
Megan Killy-Williams (girlfriend)

### Voice Actors

Makoto Furukawa (Japanese)
Henry Mason (English)

### Harmony Mark/Cutie Mark/PN Symbol

An Oran Berry, a dragon fang, and a green leaf

## Statistics

### Occupation

Pokémon Trainer
Chef

## Magic Information

### Role

Ally

**Arven Emeri-Mintstar** (Japanese: **炎規模-火花運 ペパー** *Honokibo-Hibanaun Pepper*) is one of the ally characters of the *Blazing Scarlet and Cybernetic Violet* Saga. He is the son of Professors Sada and Turo.

Arven has a prominent role in the *Path of Legends* storyline of the saga, where he seeks out the Herba Mystica.

## Bio

### Appearance

**Arven** is a young man with dirty blonde hair with brown stripes, as well as green eyes. His Harmony Mark is an Oran Berry, a dragon fang, and a green leaf.

Normally, he wears a light blue and purple shirt and necktie with a blue vest with the school's emblem on the front, purple pants and brownish-black boots. He also carries a yellow backpack on his back.

### Relationships

* **Sada Emeri** and **Turo Mintstar**: His parents, whom he has a strained relationship with. However, in "*How They Feel About Their Son*," after Stargazer summons their spirits to talk with him, he is finally able to make amends with them, and they express that they're so proud of their son.
* **Nemona Rubin-Menzi**: Although good friends, there are times where they get into fights. Eventually, they end up becoming Platonic Life-Partners.
* **Penny Sapphia-Ling**: Friends.
* **Megan Killy-Williams**: At first, Arven had a hard time getting along with Megan, but when she saves him from a sudden attack by the villains, he starts getting closer to her. Although they were just friends at first, they eventually come to realize their true feelings for each other, and they begin dating at the end of Story 4 of BSCV.

### Etymology

* His Japanese given name **Pepper** comes from *peppermint*.
* His English given name **Arven** comes from *Mentha arvensis*, the scientific name of corn mint.

## Items

* **Paradox Book**
* **Hopeful Future Orb**

## Skills

Arven knows some basic, first-level spells that all Humans can use, such as telekinesis, transmuting objects, and fixing minor messes. His magic aura is purple in color.

## Pokémon

* Maschiff -> Mabosstiff (Matthew; partner Pokémon)
* Skwovet -> Greedent (Muncher)
* Shellder -> Cloyster (Onsti)
* Nacli -> Naclstack -> Garganacl (Salno)
* Toedscool -> Toedscruel (Tasha)
* Capsakid -> Scovillain (Spica)

## Forms of Address

 Sada Emeri | Mama (ママ)
 Turo Mintstar | Papa (パパ)

## Stats

* Destructive Power: ???/10 (???)
* Magic Power: ???M/K (???)
* Attack: ???/10 (???)
* Defense: ???/10 (???)
* Special Attack: ???/10 (???)
* Special Defense: ???/10 (???)
* Speed: ???/10 (???)
* Accuracy/Precision: ???/10 (???)
* Evasion: ???/10 (???)
* Learning/Developmental Potential: ???/10 (???)
* Persistence: ???/10 (???)

## Profile

***Arven** is an upperclassman at the Academy of Friendship. He is skilled at cooking, and is a researcher of healthy recipes to make Pokémon feel better. He always carries a copy of the Paradox Book with him. He is enrolled in the humanities track of the Academy.*
## Trivia

*For this character's tropes, see here.*
* Excluding Matthew the Mabosstiff, all of Arven's Pokémon are related to food or cooking; Onsti the Cloyster represents oysters, Salno the Toedscruel represents mushrooms, Salno the Garganacl represents salt, Spica the Scovillain represents peppers and spices, and Muncher the Greedent is known to collect and store Berries.
* During his Pokémon battles, Arven holds his Poké Balls upside down, showcasing his poor proficiency in them. As a gag, whenever Elisa makes fun of him for this, he snaps and throws an empty one at her to the face, knocking her out.
* It is confirmed that until the *Pokémon* franchise canonically ends, Arven and Megan will remain main characters and travel the world, even after they come of age.
* His transformation trinket resembles a smaller version of a Tera Orb.