Marnela the Maractus

Marnela the Maractus!

**Marnela** is a resident of Firebend!

## Traits

Theme: A Short Musical Piece!

Her personality is best described as bubbly--she's cheerful, bouncy, and can overwhelm you with how much she talks sometimes! She loves sunlight and water! Whenever she talks, she always has some kind of supportive gesture with her arms, body, and long ears! Her favorite thing to do is dance!

Unfortunately for Marnela, the desert has very few people to talk to. And water to drink. And Maractus cannot move very quickly on only one foot. Despite this, she happily offers stored water to thirsty travelers that pass by.

She's remains resolute and hopeful even in the most dire circumstances. A true optimist by heart!

Her dream is that that she can become a world-renowned star & traveler! But she could use some pointers.

## Story

Marnela was but a little sprout when Firebend became the target of a great calamity. There used to be many Maractus and other Grass-type residents of the desert, but they vanished much too long ago for her to remember.

She was the next in line to become the leader of Maracturne Nation, an unfortunate peace-loving small society of cactus-like Pokemon that seem to have been lost to history. The exact reason is unknown, but Marnela does not seem to be concerned with it. The cause seems to have disappeared since she still remains. She seems to be blessed by a generations-long strand of destiny...

In fact, the only thing she has to remember her parents by are a red, thin Focus Sash hanging from her left horn. She hasn't had to use it yet since she's so friendly and amicable, though!

## Abilities

Her ability is **Water Absorb,** which explains her ability to store water! She's happy to show travelers her internal jugs of water by sticking her claw into her thumb and blowing on it to inflate them from her chest.

She has a very versatile collection of moves for battle, which are all very powerful! But all have some kind of drawback:

* **Leaf Storm** is an all-out special attack that launches a razor-sharp barrage of leaves that cut a foe to pieces! *However, she will be winded if this does not take out a target in one blow...*
* **Endeavor** is a physical attack where Marnela does everything in her power to equalize the pain between herself and an opponent. The power of this attack can range wildly: when healthy, it tickles. At critical health, this attack becomes an all-out pummeling that can nearly incapacitate even the most resilient opponents! *However, this attack can never finish off an opponent, and doesn't affect Ghost-types...*
* **Spiky Shield** is a status attack that Marnela can use to scout out opponents, and get free damage against physical-oriented opponents! *However, she cannot keep using this move forever. It does not harm special and ranged attackers, and eventually falters if used in succession...*
* **Sucker Punch** is a physical priority counterattack that helps Marnela score a cheap hit against a faster opponent first! *However, this attack fails if the opponent is not preparing an attack...*
* **Spikes** is a status attack that Marnela unintentionally uses when she trips clumsily, causing sharp triangular needles that resemble caltrops to litter the battlefield! Since it is hard for Marnela to move around on one foot, laying down some spikes ought to punish faster opponents...