@Hylozoist@CriticalHit Alright, since it looks like we'll be able to move ahead soon, I'd like to start coming together on how Seth encounters Shinx and Togepi. If either of you have an idea or preference for that or nicknames, I'm happy to hear them.
Well as far as capture goes I did have a few ideas, they involve Shinx getting closer to / inside Viridian City and therefore Seth after fighting a bunch of wild pokemon. Now I'm not sure how I want the next part to play out.
I could have Shinx become overconfident in his abilities and as such he gets utterly stomped by a much stronger pokemon he picked a fight with. This loss would only add to his desire for power so Shinx then seeks out a trainer willing to help him become as strong as the stories he has heard.
Or I could have Shinx running from some rather angry pokemon and as a result he ends up in Viridian City while trying to find somewhere to hide from them, if Shinx is unsuccessful he will likely get the tar kicked out of him. If this happens Shinx will try to find a trainer so that he can become strong enough to stop these pokemon and get revenge on them.
Like I said earlier, I'm not sure how I want this to pan out, but these are just a few ideas I had. If you have any ideas on where I can go from here, please tell me.
On the topic of nicknames however... I have no ideas, at least not at the moment.
EDIT : I've gotten some new ideas and will be pming you soon!