Seshiru Egawa

Seshiru Egawa (星姫 江川) is the tertiary character in *Kickin' It In Kanto* and the main character of *Battle With the Bird of Thunder*.

As of *Kickin' It In Kanto*, she is age 13.

### Background

Seshiru is from Fuchsia City in Kanto. Before becoming a Pokemon trainer, she was taught by Fuchsia City's gym leader, Koga. She started her journey at the age of 10 after receiving an Eevee from one of Professor Oak's assistants. She originally intended to get a Squirtle, but she wasn't given the option. Her first year as a trainer, she traveled throughout Kanto and participated in the Indigo Conference, where she made it to the semi-finals. She managed to capture a Zapdos in her travels, being the first to do so, but she couldn't get it under control. She then went to Johto and competed in the Silver Conference, getting all the way to the finals, where she barely lost. In Johto, she befriended the Zapdos, and the two became a unit to be reckoned with, but having a legendary Pokemon put a target on her back, so she returned it to the wild.

Seshiru lost interest in gym battles and decided to challenge Sinnoh's Battle Frontier next. The battles were a lot more challenging than she had expected, and she ended up putting a lot of stress on her Pokemon. Her Vaporeon became ill, forcing Seshiru to release her. However, it was too late, and Vaporeon succumbed to her sickness and passed away. This demotivated Seshiru, and she was unable to finish the Battle Frontier.

### Kickin' It In Kanto

At the beginning of *Kickin' It In Kanto*, Seshiru is returning from her adventures in Sinnoh. A lot of time had passed since her last battle in Sinnoh, and she was beginning to get the itch to battle again. With a reduced number of party members, she decided that after some proper rest, it would be time to challenge Kanto's Battle Frontier.

During a training session on Route 4, Seshiru first encountered Yurie and Logan. Yurie was chasing after a wild Squirtle, and Seshiru decided to do the same. After Yurie successfully caught the Squirtle, Seshiru invited herself to join the duo, saying that she could guide them through Fuchsia City. It was at Fuchsia City's safari zone where Seshiru told Logan about her successful career as a trainer. She supported Logan in his gym battle and Yurie in her contest, despite the latter's apparent distaste with Seshiru. While not officially apart of the group yet, she asked if Yurie and Logan would be interested in seeing a Battle Frontier battle. Yurie reluctantly agreed while Logan was eager to watch the battle. Seshiru battled with Azami, the Pike Queen, and won the Luck Symbol. It was then that Logan and Yurie asked her to officially join the group and travel through Kanto.

### Personality

Seshiru is quiet and observant character. She's secretive and mischievous. However, she's very supportive, and she treasures friendships. While she's perfectly capable of functioning alone, she enjoys company and making people smile. She can be hard on her friends when its necessary, but it's only because she wants to seem them succeed. Despite her youthful appearance, she is surprisingly mature.

She's always plotting out her next move and is very analytical in battle. She believes in a proactive battle style rather than reactive. She doesn't like to be backed into a corner and prefers to run the battle. She has trained her Pokemon well and can rely on her team's brute strength to get through situations, but she'd rather get out a strategic win rather than one with brute force. However, she understands that a win is a win, and she'll do whatever she needs to do to get one.

### Pokemon

#### **On Hand**

Poliwrath

Kingler

Quagsire

Floatzel

#### **With Professor Oak**

Wigglytuff

Corsola

Starmie

Lapras