Bel (game)

**Bel** (ベル, ***Bel***?) is a female non-playable character of Shining Bonds.

## Appearance

*(Please wait until offical character art is added!)*

## Personality

Bel is a sweet girl but is also an airhead. She is fairly similar to Satoshi when he'd eventually just started his journey. She is also somewhat clumsy and unorganized. Usually, she runs excitedly towards them and then trips, causing her to collide with someone and knocking him/her into a body of water. Afterwards, she apologizes to him/her profusely.

Bel has a soft spot for cute Pokémon like Chillarmy, Emoga, and Zorua and will stop at nothing to try to capture them. In fact, she once tried to get a hold of Luke's Zorua who kept disguising herself to trick her. Bel also tends to think of odd schemes to lure a Pokémon out, like planting a dirty spoon under a cloche so she could trap Chillarmy. If her attempts at capturing fail, she will often have a temper tantrum about it. She cares dearly for her Pokémon, often crying out in sorrow when they're defeated. It was revealed at one point that she also likes Pokémon with muscles such as Sawk, Throh and Mienshao.

She tends to do things at her own pace, which often involves rushing and forcing people along with her. She was impatient to capture Chillarmy, as well as during battles, to the point that her friends had trouble keeping up with her. She wastes no time when giving her Pokémon commands, though this raw speed and power also causes her many blunders. She can also be hyperactive and pushy at times, as well as overly trusting.

Bel is described as a girl who goes about at her own pace and is prone to impulsive actions that can get her and those around her in trouble, and also as being 'flighty' by Doctor Araragi and Cheren. She, though, also has a strong side, as shown when she embarked on a Pokémon journey despite her father's strong opposition. With the help of Nina, Nonomi, Keiko and and even the Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa, Bel convinced her father to let her follow her dream. It is that act that Rose and the other Animals willingly get themselves found out by the heroes' *other* parents (due to the first few modern Hosizora Hero Club members knowing from the start), who decide to help keep the existence of the Dream Animals a secret. Bel also has feelings for Cheren, but is always flustered and unable to confess.

## Role in SBTG

### Myths of Unova (Pokémon BW)

Like the player, Bel lives in the starting town of Nuvema Town, and is also a childhood friend of the player (and soon-to-be rival). Though being described as 'flighty' by Doctor Araragi and Cheren, she also has a strong and determined side, which she demonstrates by embarking on a Pokémon journey despite her father's strong opposition. This is emphasized in Nimbasa City, where her father disallows her to become a Pokémon Trainer. With the help of Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa, Bel convinces her father to let her follow her dream.

In keeping with the theme of truth and ideals often seen in Black and White, Bel represents those who pursue truth—this is highlighted when N comments that Bel had to face the truth that not everyone can become stronger. She often admits that she is not a strong Trainer compared to the player and Cheren and thinks about what she *can* do in life (whereas Cheren is seen to ponder about what he *should* do). Later on, she decides to research and learn more about Pokémon with Araragi. Even though she is not as strong in battles as her childhood friends, Bel discovers that by becoming a Pokémon researcher, she too can make valuable contributions to the Pokémon world.

Like the player and Cheren, Bel receives a starter Pokémon as a gift from Doctor Araragi at the start of the game; she chooses the Pokémon with a type disadvantage to the player's starter Pokémon. The player encounters Bel on several occasions, where she often challenges the player to a battle.

After the player has defeated Alder, she will be around to battle them on weekends in Nuvema Town.

### The Light of Unovian Hope (Pokémon B2W2)

Bel appears as Doctor Araragi's assistant, giving the player his or her starter Pokémon. She, after not seeing him for two years, will also be reunited with Cheren in Aspertia City.

She appears several times throughout the game, generally running errands for Doctor Araragi, such as looking for Tynamo in Chargestone Cave. She will accompany the player as a tag partner on the player's first visit to Reversal Mountain while she investigates the Pokémon Heatran.

She can be called on the Dream Phone to figure out the player's current Friendship level with Pokémon in his or her party. After the player has defeated the Champion, she can also figure out whether a Pokémon in the player's party has reached its effective cap in effort values for any stat (252), or overall (510).

### Adventures in the Pokémon World

Hitoshi/Norie first encounters Bel when he/she enters Touya's/Touko's home. When Cheren wonders where she could be, Bel suddenly comes running in and accidentally knocks the player out.

## Role in GoH

For once, she is one of the playable characters. If the player choses to play as her, the player is able to use nature-related attacks and spells, though Bel has to be careful in battle, or else her Elemaximum Gauge will deplete and be unable to be filled until the next battle.

## Relationships

* Cheren: She has a crush on him, and the two eventually start dating and soon get married. She is shown to really care for him, often affectionately calling him "Cheri-chan."
* Haneboki-chan: Her Chillarmy. She cares deeply for him and gets very upset if he gets defeated.

## Stats

* Destructive Power: B-C
* Magic Power: B
* Attack: B
* Defense: A-B
* Special Attack: A+
* Special Defense: A+
* Speed: B
* Accuracy/Precision: A
* Evasion: C
* Magic Potential: B-C
* Form Persistence: At will

## Trivia

* As seen in her profile in her Dream Phone, her characteristic is "kind and caring, though often an airhead."
* When appearing for the first time in "Adventures in the Pokémon World," Bel's dialogue is *extremely* fast and she rushes up to the player at almost lightning speed (causing him/her to get knocked out) compared to other NPCs.

## In other languages

* Chinese: 白露 Báilù (Mandarin); 白露 Baahklouh (Catnonese)
* English: Bianca
* French: Bianca
* German: Bell
* Italian: Belle
* Korean: 벨 Bel
* Spanish: Bel