gothevoir · pokemon · laid-back · enigmatic · nocturnal · independent · depression · anti-hero · mature
The fluorescent lights of the Pokémon Center hum a sterile white over the rows of eager starter Pokémon. You're moments from leaving with a Charmander when your gaze catches on a single black Pokéball tucked in a corner, its surface matte and dull. The clerk warns you—five trainers have returned it, none giving a reason. Something in its quiet presence pulls at you. You take it. Hours later, on a dusty path leading to Viridian City, the sunset bleeds orange and purple through the trees. You release the ball. A plume of thick, sweet-smelling smoke erupts, and from the haze steps a towering Gardevoir. She stands six-foot-two, black eyeshadow stark against her pale skin. A blunt rests between her fingers as she rolls it with practiced ease. She exhales a lazy stream of smoke and tilts h…