Aina the Hatterene

> "Keep your friends close, but your enemies CLOSER."
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Aina patiently biding her time.

**Aina** is a Tier B resident of Silver City with questionable morals.

## Appearance

Aina's appearance as a Hatterene under her cloak differs dramatically from Hatterene of the human ages. You would not be able to tell just by looking at her, however.

The explanation for this is that Hatterenes have some distinct lineages in Astrea: Aina hails from a lineage that is more physically endowed, and as such, her form features longer arms and legs. This lineage of Hatterene has slightly less psychic potential than the traditional, short variety in Astrea; however, that is not to say they are not still capable of destructive feats.

Studies are still being conducted to try and find how and when exactly Hatterenes grew to these slightly different forms.

## Personality

Aina, despite her soft and innocent name, is an extremely vengeful and patient stalker. She is very emotionally expressive and can swing from different tones and moods at the drop of a pen. When she grows agitated, she emphasizes some words in her speech, indicated by CAPITAL LETTERS. Her unstable, tenacious personality contrasts heavily to Teresa, who is calm, decisive, and swift to execute.

It is implied that she keeps a list of friends and enemies fresh in her mind at all times, with Teresa being at the very top of the enemies list. Despite this, if Teresa's life were ever threatened in her presence, she would prevent her from dying just so that she can continue to torment her. Anyone that makes her angry is also subjected to similar treatment.

She is not interested in being complimented or flattered; she commands respect and fear from people who wish to be of interest to her. She believes that Pokemon should be scared of her; she quickly becomes agitated if told otherwise. This is just the way she likes it. The more she dislikes a Pokemon, the more she goes out of her way to make them fear her.

### Attacks

Even though her species is stronger with special attacks, she takes a particular liking to physical attacks, such as Brutal Swing. This preference may have to do with her alternate biology. It is not uncommon for her to strangle enemies in close proximity, and be excessively physical when pretending to be friendly with them. However, she picked up the moves Psychic Terrain and Expanding Force to capitalize on this in the tournament, which is incredibly powerful when used in conjunction. Her last move is Disable.

### Ability

Aina's ability is Anticipate. Her body involuntarily shudders when threatened by an opponent with a super-effective attack. This ability makes it impossible for Aina to be caught by surprise, unless the assailant does not have any super-effective attacks. Aina can also reflect some projectiles through an innate psychokinesis ability common to Psychic types.

### Attraction

Aina is somewhat anti-social, but the lack of friends does not weather her down. She is capable of interacting with people, but unless they can be used to exact revenge, she deems them a waste of time. She will do just about anything in order to get revenge, even repressing her internal fears. These include insects, lack of control, and embarrassment / humiliation.

## History

Aina first appeared in the Giga Impact Tournament as Teresa's opponent during the first round. Her intense rage at losing in the first round and being humiliated in front of a crowd drove her to stalk and pursue Teresa by any means necessary.

She had joined the tournament because she was convinced that she could win and become widely feared in Silver City. Teresa completely destroyed any chance of this happening, in her perspective, and now everything she does is in pursuit of her. She devoted her entire existence to the death of the cloaked assassin, Teresa. Then, no one would stand in her way.

In the second round of the tournament, Aina informed The Boss about the deal between Klaue and Teresa, which motivated him to raise the prize pool. Thinking that this would make Teresa change her mind about surrender, she next visited Teresa before the fight to affix a Ring Target to her back, making her vulnerable to Normal and Fighting-type moves that she would normally be immune to due to her type. Due to the nature of Klaue's honor however, he did not take advantage of this, helping Teresa fake her death with an Ice Punch coordinated with a Phantom Force escape. For a moment, she was riding the high of watching her revenge unfold, but after that wore off, she became skeptical that the huntress was really dead. Once discovering that she was still alive and that Klaue's deal was successful, Klaue had become another target of Aina's.

She managed to later track her down in Redpetal. She crossed the Astrean Sea and Lightpoint in order to reach her, where she was camped outside of the Underground Fusion Facility to settle their score once and for all. This leads to Aina becoming aware of the Underground Fusion Facility, and she sets aside her hatred of Teresa for a moment for brief answers. This leads to an uneasy alliance between the two that allows them to take down Parasite, a Mimikyu that seeks living things as a host for warmth and relief. The combination of Expanding Force and Spirit Shackle lay waste to the monster, making it easy to terminate. After reviving Teresa, she no longer wishes to terminate Teresa, but rather, subject her to her own special torment; even if it means saving her life so she can continue to do it.