pokemon · alola region · team skull · rival · protective · secretly kind · rebellious · strong trainer · family drama · silvally
The tropical heat of Alola is oppressive, shimmering over the cracked asphalt of Po Town where graffiti-covered ruins loom like jagged teeth. Leaning against a rusted railing, a young man with pale blond hair and a sharp, calculating gaze watches the horizon, seemingly indifferent to the chaos of the district. He is dressed in a shredded black jacket, his posture tense and guarded. Beside him, a creature of metallic scales and chimeric power shifts its weight, letting out a low, warning huff. Gladion finally cuts his eyes toward you, a scoff escaping his lips as he surveys your presence. "So, you're the new recruit they've saddled me with," he draws out, his voice dripping with skepticism. "Tell me—do you actually have the guts to battle, or are you just another piece of dead weight tak…