CS: Going to work on this over the next few days as I get free time.

Name: Ian Laudat

Age: 17

Height: 5'11

Appearence:  Ian is a pale guy with short light brown hair. He generally wears a green T-shirt and blue-jeans as well as his backpack where he keeps all of his gear.

Personality: Ian tends to be fairly laid back in most situations, though if his pokemon is in danger he quickly becomes serious. He is also deceptively analytical, often throwing his opponents off guard when his strategy comes together. 
History: 
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	Ian was born in the distant Orre region's Agate Village where he was raised by his grandparents. Naturally, in a village filled with senior citizens there wasn't much to do but explore the woods surrounding it and loaf around the village...the former quickly becoming boring without any Pokemon around. As soon as Ian grew old enough to leave the village he said goodbye to all of the old people and made his way to Pyrite town to live with his cousin and see if he could find some excitement. He found all of the excitement that he could have wanted in watching the Colosseum matches. Seeing people compete for prizes that he could only dream of quickly replaced that excitement with envy as he started wanting to participate. Without a Pokemon though, all he could do was spectate.

	That all changed after a trainer that had won the tournament decided he didn't want the dark blue Pokemon egg that had been the prize. Apparently hatching an egg was was "not worth the effort." The man tossed the egg behind him directly at the wall. Luckily Ian managed to catch the egg and bring it home. With no prior knowledge on Pokemon eggs he was forced to contact his grandparents and ask for their advice. Not only did they explain most of what Ian needed to know they sent him a pokeball and an incubator. Weeks later, a small Sneasel emerged from the egg only to be caught immediately. Ian and Sneasel spent almost every waking moment training or watching Colosseum matches in preparation for what they expected to be their competitive debut. Unfortunately for Ian, Sneasel refused to train without Ian training simultaneously. On the up side this kept both of them in good shape despite them both being almost constantly exhausted.

	After a year the pair felt that it was time to challenge the Colosseum. After borrowing his cousin's Growlithe (as the battles were doubles only) Ian signed himself up. While the group never progressed passed the finals, they had certainly made a name for themselves among the competitors. They almost consistently lost to the same trainer, the same man that had thrown the egg about a year before. Ian didn't know how, but Sneasel seemed to know this fact and all of her training on keeping her calm went out the window. It was so bad that she didn't even seem to pay attention to Ian at all during the battles and only focused on trying to defeat the man's Ursaring and Fearow. If that wasn't bad enough, Growlithe didn't last too long without Sneasel's assistance.

	Every time they lost, Sneasel became more and more upset. She seemed to feel pretty bad about neglecting Ian's orders. The only thing that the pair knew to do though, was train. After six consecutive losses the man seemed to take an interest in Sneasel's capabilities. He stopped Ian on his way out the door and asked where the young trainer had gotten such a promising ice type. After Ian revealed that Sneasel was the exact one that the man had thrown away all that time ago, the man tried to take Sneasel claiming that she was his property. Naturally, Sneasel didn't like the idea and immediately gave the man an ice punch to the kidneys, nearly killing him. After returning his cousin's Growlithe and explaining the situation, Ian and Sneasel managed to leave town and make their way to the coast. While Ian didn't exactly feel bad about what happened, he did know that they couldn't exactly stay in Orre. The man that Sneasel had assaulted was pretty wealthy after all of those victories in the Colloseum and could probably have the pair arrested or killed. 

	Fortunately Sneasel had also stolen the man's wallet when she had attacked him so it wasn't difficult to buy their way onto a ship bound for the distant Kosei region and get away from all of this. His Grandfather had called Professor Tsuga in advance for a pokedex and his registration as a pokemon trainer. Ian and Sneasel's journey had finally begun in earnest, just not the way either had expected.
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Preferred Starter: Sneasel

Team:
Pokemon: Sneasel
Name/Nickname: none
AL: 20
Gender: Female
Ability: Pickpocket
Moveset: Ice Punch, Feint Attack, Taunt, Icy Wind 

Bag items:
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 Pokegear with map and radio card. 
-5 pokeballs
-5 potions
-National Pokedex
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