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doubleddenden · 4 months

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Decided to make some more trainer and card edits, this time using some slightly different methods.

The OC is named Silver, and he's been an oc I've been messing with on and off. I mainly needed to make his hair, but I'll admit that his outfit was something easily replicated by some of my past sprites. No biggie there, I like it and it was fun

Now the trainer card was a bit different because I wanted to use pokemon from the current era, but they stopped doing the menu sprites I used to like, so I had an idea.

I use this site often just for fun making teams for ocs or just to compile teams I have used for games, which uses Home portraits for the most part. I basically worked with that to get this style, which works I think.

I COULD have used Smogon sprites for this part, but it's hard to navigate trying to find them, so I just gave up and tried this method instead.

As for the actual design of the card, I have a tendency to style the cards like they'd be a key chain accessory, and in this case, it's essentially a card key chip. I imagine trainers in my pokeverse have a few varieties and styles they can customize, but this style in particular is used in Monochrome Academy. I imagine you use this like a thumb drive and a physical key to access your pc and to get in and out of certain areas, and it's also a "license" so to speak certifying you are a student there AND are allowed to battle and train with Pokémon. Your current party is displayed on the card as well, and updated when you swap out for a Pokémon in pc or at home.

So the extra lore and fan fic stuff under cut:

Silver, like many of my other OCs, actually has an original story of his own where he is the protagonist of his own story he has written that he is isekai'd into. At least, that was the basis.

My pokeverse Silver is... well, very different. Silver comes from a small country town and dreams of traveling the world, and is a pretty agreeable and amiable person who tries to make friends where he goes. He was originally not going to attend Monochrome Academy, as he's okay with not being the best- his childhood friend, Azura, however, ends up the victim of bullying by an actual teacher, facing expulsion because she couldn't beat a non regulation team (as in not approved by school board) that originally could take down a Champion tier trainer. She wasn't the only one, either, and the teacher was practically bragging about weeding out the weaklings to enforce both a highly restricted course limited to just a few Pokémon, and helping the school to cut costs instead of taking a salary cut.

Silver, of course, wouldn't take that lying down and challenged the teacher that he never met before that day using only pokemon he had had for most of his life, caught and raised around his farm at home- with the exception of his Hisuian Typhlosion, his starter. If he won, everyone the teacher defeated would be allowed entry. Tge teacher, thinking himself better than this country bumpkin, accepts and is ready to utterly humiliate him. Utilizing unique battle strategy that involves the field itself, some tomfoolery, and shenanigans one wouldn't expect to see in a regular battle, Silver wins and by default, everyone the teacher had defeated is allowed entry. Even when Silver had no intention of enrolling, his performance had impressed the headmaster and another teacher related to Azura, as well as the current 2nd year class champion, Karden. He resisted at first, even almost turning down a full ride, but the idea of being with Azura a bit longer ended up persuading him to stay.

From there, Monochrome Academy is a school settled in Nimbasa City in Unova, where the curriculum also involves sending trainers on missions to help folks in need, and Silver ends up going on a journey practically everywhere.

As for his team:

Cinder- Hisuian Typhlosion. Silver, Azura, and a third trainer all received Pokémon at the age of 11 from a certified breeder, of which were the Johto starters. Silver picked Cyndaquil, much to his family's fear of fire types, and the two have been best buddies ever since. The reason she evolved into a Hisuian variant was due to a school field trip to a science museum that happened to have exhibits on past regions, including a special candy recipe sourced from Hisui. Silver distinctly remembers himself, another kid with a Dewott, and a third with a Dartrix specifically being asked to help with an experiment by letting their Pokémon eat said candy- this was enough for Silver's Quilava to evolve the Hisuian variant like the others. Little did they know that those other two would end up becoming friends and rivals in Monochrome a few years later. Cinder herself has always been a bit laid back but easily matches the energy Silver has for anything, and she quite likes the positive attention she gets for being a unique variant.

Shiner- Shiny Umbreon. Before Silver's grandmother had passed, she left Silver a Pokémon egg from her own breeding on the farm, knowing her grandchildren always wanted their own Eevee for themselves. Silver's older brother, sister, and himself each hatched a shiny Eevee- nobody knew how old Paula did it, but Paula had a unique knack for shiny breeding in a way that would almost 100% guarantee a shiny Pokémon- her secrets went with her to the grave, and Shiner was the last shiny Pokémon ever birthed from this long held family secret. Shiner actually got lost in the woods once after running away as an Eevee, and Silver searched for him all day until he found it. It was dark and night time, but Silver kept Shiner safe and promised to always be there for him, which led to Shiner evolving into Umbreon. Shiner is a friendly Pokémon, but is rather wary of strangers due to unwanted attention. He does love a nice chin scratch, however.

AJ- Tauros. Being a farm boy meant being surrounded by Pokémon all of Silver's life, including common farm Pokémon such as Tauros. Silver hand raised AJ from an egg, and as a result, AJ is rather affectionate to him in sometimes painful ways. Perhaps a somewhat inconvenient Pokémon to have as a child to some, but to Silver, AJ has always been like a sweet giant puppy anyway.

Prince- Seismitoad. The small farmland area around Silver's home is crawling with a rich biome of Pokémon that call it their home, and plenty of relatives and neighbors often come to catch Pokémon for the variety available, with Azura included. During a fishing trip with his dad to one of the ponds, Silver caught a a Tympole that Azura would nickname Prince, in reference to old fairy tales. Prince is anything but princely, and after evolving into Palpitoad, it went through a rebellious phase where it would try to fight everything for dominance, not to mention try to eat other trainers' bug pokemon, including a beloved family Yanmega. In a heated battle between Cinder and Prince, Cinder won, and Silver even managed to pin it down in the mud to assert dominance. Although a bit rough and grouchy since, Prince respects and even likes Silver and the rest of the gang now, although it is brash and quick to a fight if Silver isn't around to reel him in.

Crow- Corviknight. Silver, Azura, and Silver's sister attempted planting sunflowers on the farm, when suddenly hordes of various bird Pokémon destroyed the crops. Silver eventually nabbed one of the culprits, a Rookidee. Although the sunflower garden dream was destroyed, a friend was gained. Crow was a bit persnickity but very intelligent, and between stealing shiny things from neighbors to incorporate into its armor and eating a lot of seeds from crops, it was both a menace and blessing. Eventually Crow became Corviknight, and is Silver's favorite method of transportation and quite clever in battle.

Franny- Leavanny. During the summer, bugs often overrun Silver's hometown, and caterpillar pokemon in particular almost overrun the farm once. For once, the family were happy Silver had a fire type starter to help deal with them, and one of them was a Sewaddle that had somehow gotten into their attic. Silver quickly caught it, but the rest of the family forbade any more bugs besides it or the family Yanmega. It would evolve rather quickly due to Silver being such a caring friend to her, much like he is to all pokemon on the farm, and Franny would eventually become of some use to the farm as well with her human like shape and her ability and disposition to make clothes for cold pokemon out of leaves and straw. Even now, it sometimes makes fancy hats and flower crowns for the team, and is excessively cheery and kind. She is the only pokemon that has ever outright scared Prince, despite this.

I imagine Silver has other Pokémon on call at home, such as Mudsdale, other forms of Tauros, Miltank, Yanmega, Poliwrath, Sawsbuck, and more appropriate to a small town farming area near woods and ponds. He doesn't really care for special training or social graces, but he is an expert at many Pokémon's particular eating and physical needs and often has treats on hand to befriend new ones. He is not unbeatable nor perfect in personality, however, as he is quick to fall for anger bait and sometimes acts rashly without considering consequences. Sometimes he OVER thinks things, and he is easily swayed by Azura's whims and words, or words from cute girls in general. Not to mention, despite his A+ battling, his school ethic leaves a bit to be desired with late assignments and C grades, even with particular effort invested in studying.

Still, if it comes to Pokémon, he's quick to pick up new details, and absolutely loves to visit and learn about new places first hand rather than read about them.

Anyway I might consider making more for other OCs. Unsure yet.

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