Alistair the Espeon

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## History

Alistair was born to a Sylveon mother and an Excadrill (reason for having mud-slag, egg move) father. An odd couple for sure, but they made things work the best they could in the Silver City with their new baby boy. Alistairs father didn't make much, even for the standards of the city, but he made enough to keep the family afloat. Alistair's mother did her best, but her mind was often clouded and seemed on other things. As soon as Alistair was a young child, enough that he could at least look over his own shoulder, she left the family. It was unsure of what became of her, Alistair's father claims she was tired and would eventually come back after her vacation, but as the nights turned into weeks, and then months, it was assumed that she died.

As Alistair's father fell into a deep depression and spent less time on his son, the young Eevee often spent time on the streets to pass the days by, where he met his best friend, Kathy, an Alona Meowth. The two were as thick as thieves and got into all sorts of trouble as youngins. Being so small and children at that, the two often saw a thing or two on the streets without being immediately seen themselves, and were often paid very small sums like some candy or enough change for the day's dinner if they could point someone in the right direction or tell the street's gossip.

Eventually, as Alistair's father became more and more of a husk as Alistair became a young adult, Alistair elected to live on the streets more. Although still an Eevee, he was considered virtually adult at this point, even if looking a bit odd hanging around Kathy, who at this point evolved into a Persian. The two often longed to get out of the city and get a better life. One eventful night, as the two were walking back to their respective homes, they were ganged up on by some group of pokemon. Seems like they just wanted to rough other ups, though their intentions were still unknown. A Charmeleon, a Charmander, and a Magby looking to pick some sort of fight with the two. First they hurled insults, then began to attack!

Although the two survived, Alistair was left with a horrible scar on his left leg. An attack he received from retaliating back at the unsavory comments he received. As the small group left, deeper threats were hurled at the duo, ones of death. The two knew that they had to leave that night. The two wracked their brains for a solution before they were able to sneak on a boat back to Lightpoint, in which the two were safe. Awaking in the morning safe, from his friendship with Kathy and his happiness from leaving that horrible city, Alistair finally evolved into an Espeon.

Now living in Lightpoint, the two were on a track to a better life, though Kathy still stuck to her old ways while Alistair began to improve. The two eventually had an argument, before Kathy just up and left one day.

## Personality

Elegant, and at the same time, vicious. Alistair is a pokemon that certainly knows his worth, even if he might project it onto others as well, holding them to the same standard. From his days as a mere Eevee in the Silver City, he's had to learn that physically picking fights wasn't his thing and get around by charming and talking his way out. This has also led into his tiny little habit of gossiping, something that he's rather good at from his days of being a *Mouse*.

At times, Alistair may come off as rude or snobby due to his general *suave* nature, and sometimes the rudeness is intentional, but he generally has an ounce of care for those around him. He does have a bit of a soft spot for individuals from a harsh background, as he knows how it feels.

As well as being suave, he has an almost obsession with his looks, often grooming himself and taking extra care of his coat, he even fusses when someone puts him in a situation to be dirty or they themselves is the cause of it. He has a large scar from a past fight on the back of his left leg. Although it's as healed as it will ever be, and doesn't hurt, he seems particularly fussy about the area and doesn't care much for comments on it.

## Physical description

Aside from being a tad bigger than the normal Espeon, Alistair is fairly par for the course when it comes to the lot. His fur seems slightly longer, though that could be because of his grooming habits. The only abnormality is his burn scar on his left leg.

## Prowess

General Summary: Alistair is a quick and fast pace pokemon that hates to really get his paws dirty in most matters. He prefers tricks of the mind and attacks where he need not get close to others, while sporting some small support moves. He works best with slower pokemon that lack finesse and charm.

Ability: Synchronize

In-dept: Alistair elects not to get his own paws dirty in most battles of scuffles, more so relying on debuffs and similar tricks to mess with an opponent. Often a user of the moves *Charm*, *Baby-doll eyes*, *tail whip*, or even *Fake tears* to inside some sort of distress or butter up an opponent before a true move is even made.

This is certainly not to say that Alistair lacks fighting capabilities, oh no! Like many Psychic types, Alistair has impressive *Mind* powers. As stated before, he rather hates getting himself dirty in most situations, and actual attacks that he uses are akin to the go to *Psychic* or *Psyshock* if the opponent really needs a good smacking. He has been known to use *Hyper Voice* and *Dazzling Gleam* many times as well. And he's no stranger to some down and dirty moves like *Trick* or *Covet,* and even *Mud-Slap* when the situation calls for it. As for support moves, he couldn't be bothered to learn many. Though he does have three. *Light screen*, *Reflect*, and *Calm mind*.

Though, as great as it might seem to be a speedy trickster, it does have its cons. Against hard physical hitting pokemon, once they get their hands on him, he's in quite the pickle. And almost ironically, Alistair has no physical prowess of his own aside from speed. Get him in an arm lock, and the most he could do if he was desperate is kick around, and give a nifty little bite to the opponent.