Hunter Rios

[Helen]

Hunter Rios
Male | 19 | Ghost-Type Trainer

Personality

Hunter has a rather subdued nature and shows little outwards enthusiasm for anything. He is reserved and quiet, only talkative around close friends or acquaintances. Although his dark appearance and affinity for all things ghostly may seem depressing, he is surprisingly upbeat once he opens up to a friend. He is quirky and finds unsettling things, such as haunted houses and eerie music, relaxing and enjoyable. Others may avoid him and think he is a bit strange, but he is oblivious to any intentional exclusion. He is happy just traveling with his Pokémon friends – though he wouldn’t mind making a few human friends, as well.

Backstory

Hunter is the son and only child of parents who work at the Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House for orphaned Pokémon in Lavender Town. When he was 13, his parents let him adopt an abandoned Squirtle that was raised in the orphanage. Despite their concerns that he was not mature enough to start his Pokémon journey, they let him venture out into the surrounding routes with his new partner. For a few weeks, he played with the Squirtle every day. But soon enough, he became neglectful and allowed the Pokémon wander off and become lost. He and his parents searched for the Squirtle, and when they eventually found her, she had been beaten up by wild Pokémon and was too injured to be saved. Hunter felt terribly guilty and decided to make a grave for the Squirtle in Pokémon Tower. While he was grieving, a Ghastly appeared before him. Being the imaginative little kid he was, he believed that this Ghastly was the ghost of his deceased Squirtle. He befriended the Ghastly and from then on promised to treat his Pokémon with kindness and attention.

When he turned 15, he left home and began training his Ghastly (now a Haunter) with the ambition of defeating the Kanto gym leaders and becoming the new champion. However, while he was on his journey, he realized that he enjoyed traveling and sightseeing with his Pokémon friend more than battling and training. He then made it his goal to visit all the regions and meet all kinds of people and Pokémon. It took him four years to leisurely travel all of Kanto and Johto and mature as a trainer and as a person. Along the way, he evolved his Haunter into a Gengar and caught a Misdreavus. Now 19, he has decided to travel far away to Hoenn to see an even wider variety of Pokémon and enjoy a different climate.

Appearance

Similar to his beloved ghost-type Pokémon, Hunter tends to dress in darker hues of purple and black. He has straight, blackish-purple hair that ends a few inches above his shoulders. His dark brown eyes often have bags under them due to his habit of staying up late at night to see the ghost- and dark-type Pokémon come out. Hunter is of an average build and is 5’9” tall.

Pokémon

Lia | Gengar | ♀

While he was grieving the loss of his first Pokémon, he was approached by a Ghastly in Pokémon Tower. He befriended her and she soon became his closest Pokémon partner. While he traveled the Kanto and Johto regions, he trained Lia and evolved her into a Gengar.


Alex | Misdreavus | ♂

After two years of traveling in Kanto, Hunter began exploring the nearby Johto region. During his journey, he encountered and captured a wild Misdreavus to accompany him on his adventure. Alex became good friends with Lia and his trainer.


Clarice | Shuppet | ♀

A very recent member of the team, Hunter captured a Shuppet shortly after arriving in Hoenn. Hunter has yet to form a close bond with Clarice.