Name
Raiden Bolt
Gender
Male
Age
23
Rank
Gym Leader
Pokémon Team
- Manetric (Male | Lvl 52)
- Plusle (Male | Lvl 47)
- Minun (Female | Lvl 47)
- Magneton (N/A | Lvl 45)
- Chinchou (Female | Lvl 43)
- Mareep (Male | Lvl 35)
Note: Depending on how many badges the challenging trainer has depends on the Pokémon Raiden uses, and also the level that his Pokémon are temporarily reduced to (kind of like in online battles in the games, where Pokémon over Level 50 are reduced down to it for the match). For example, if the challenging trainer has 0-4 badges, Raiden will use three Pokémon, 5-6 badges he'll use 4, and 7 badges means he'll use 5. Since Mareep is not part of the official Hoenn Dex, Mareep isn't used for official League battles.
Appearance
To start with, Raiden's hair is short, cut into a high fade with a textured quiff, and is usually a midnight blue-black colour, though his quiff is electric blue. His eyes are also bright blue in colour. He stands at about 6'0'', and has a light olive skin tone. He has an athletic build, and is well-toned. He has a diamond sort of face shape, with prominent cheekbones and a slightly narrower forehead and chin. He also has a full sleeve of tattoos down his right arm, that is electric/lightning themed.
For his outfit, Raiden wears a fairly basic outfit or a gym leader - to an extent. He wears stormy grey jeans, and a mustard yellow t-shirt with the symbol of the Dynamo badge that he gives to trainers who beat him. Over this, he wears an electric blue leather jacket that has small spikes on the shoulders. Raiden also wears what looks like a portable VR headset, the visor being able to light up in a variety of colours, so he can display numerous light up, moving patterns, or even words or other images on it.
Personality
Friendly, warm and fairly eccentric, Raiden has a funny outlook on life. He's willing to start a conversation with almost anyone, and has a deep love for VR - which is clear through what he wears and also his gym. However, don't take him to be an idiot or unable to be serious, because you'd be very wrong. He's able to be serious when needed, especially when it comes to crime in the area, and is also very intelligent. He can be sarcastic and sharp if he needs to be, and has the tendency to flirt on occasion - sometimes without even realising it. Raiden can be a little disorganised, and gets dazed whenever he tilts his VR headset up and comes back to reality as well. If he's close to you, then he'll show his protective, caring side.
History
Raiden didn't always grow up with an interest in Pokémon, let alone even becoming a gym leader! He mostly just wanted to focus on developing VR technology. However, when he found an abandoned, injured, Electrike while out doing some field research for himself, Raiden nursed it back to health, and it ended up wanting to stay with him. So, he put his VR development on hold while he raised the Electrike, and eventually became a student of Wattson's, catching and raising other electric-type Pokémon that he also realised could help with his developments. It took a while, but Raiden eventually became Wattson's top student. When Wattson retired he passed the gym leadership to Raiden (but not before testing his strength first with an intense Pokémon battle, of course).
Raiden still gives ou the Dynamo Badge, but he's changed the set up of the gym to be more VR-based, in which challengers have to play through a VR game through the gym, battling the warm-up trainers throughout it. If they win, then they'll be able to challenge Raiden (out of VR).
Crush
None. (He's bi though, slight male preference)
Gf/Bf
None
(I'm planning on adding another character later today, to be part of the HPPF)