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Joshua wears a Key Stone as a bracelet on his right wrist. The bracelet is a simple chain with the stone set in a piece of black metal.

Name: Joshua Tamashii
*Nicknames/Aliases:
Character Type: 7th Gym Leader, Dark-types
Age: 18
Gender: Male

Personality: 

Joshua has a bit of a conflicting personality. He is a lone wolf by nature, preferring to keep to himself and interact with others as little as possible. Despite this though, he does care for people and is always willing to help them out if they need it. He also is always willing to help new trainers when he can, though he won't directly help them unless he thinks they actually need it.

When he does interact with others, he's generally blunt and does not hold back in voicing his opinions unless he sees them as being severely detrimental to a trainer's progress. While he will not hesitate to call out their weaknesses but he will refrain from telling them that anything is impossible to overcome.

In battle, Joshua is a ruthless opponent, being analytical and taking advantage of his opponent's weaknesses. His frequent journeys away from his gym usually results in him meeting potential challengers before hand and see them in action and prepare ahead of time.

Joshua has a lot of respect for the Elite Four, the Eighth Gym Leader, or trainers who are stronger then him in general. He is generally more likely to hold back an insult or sarcastic comment when talking to them but is more then happy for some friendly banter.

Past/History: 

A young man from Ecruteak Town, Joshua was born into an average family who made enough money to get by and occasionally enjoy a few luxuries. He was often the only child left out of activities in town due to him anti-social tendencies, which often resulted in misunderstandings that often turned into fights with the other kids.

Joshua's favorite place to be in the town was the Gym, where he would watch Morty battle with various trainers from Johto and beyond from the shadows. Morty himself was one of the few people Joshua would talk with in town and it was Morty who taught Joshua how to battle, allowing Joshua to use his Ghost-types since the young boy couldn't own any Pokémon of his own. It was these training matches and spectated battles that inspired Joshua to become a Gym Leader

Joshua left the town borders one day and came across an injured Absol while exploring. Rushing back to Morty, the gym leader helped Joshua get the Disaster Pokémon to a Pokémon Center so it could be treated. Morty offered to take care of the Absol for Joshua, until the boy turned ten and could own a Pokémon of his own.

When Joshua turned ten, he left to go on his journey, taking the Absol Morty had been taking care for him with him. Joshua and Absol would journey across the Johto Region, battling the various gym leaders and other trainers he came across. He quickly came to realize he had an affinity for Dark-type Pokémon and when he entered the Pokémon League, every Pokémon he use was a Dark-type. While he ultimately lost, he vowed to become the first Dark-type Gym Leader and left to journey across other regions to hone his skills.

Joshua took the test to become a Gym Leader twice, just barely failing the first time and coming back stronger a year later, making his dream come true at the age of 17.

Pokemon:
[img]http://www.pkparaiso.com/imagenes/xy/sprites/animados/absol.gif[/img]/Male/Night Slash, Psycho Cut, Flamethrower, Ice Bream/Serious/Super Luck/Absolite

[img]http://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/greninja.gif[/img]/Male/Water Shuriken, Shadow Sneak, Dig, Dark Pulse/Hasty/Torrent/None

[img]http://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/bisharp.gif[/img]/Female/Metal Claw, Shadow Slash, Aerial Ace, Slash/Impish/Defiant/none

[img]http://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/honchkrow.gif[/img]/Male/Steel Wing, Sucker Punch, Aerial Ace, Toxic/Naïve/Moxie/none

[img]http://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/weavile.gif[/img]/Male/Ice Beam, Rock Smash, Feint Attack, Shadow Claw/Naughty/Pressure/none

[img]http://www.smogon.com/dex/media/sprites/xy/houndoom.gif[/img]/Male/Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb, Crunch, Double Team/Rash/Flash Fire/none
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