Scarily enough, the Kalos (male) Ace Trainers actually look a lot like I imagined Emil to look in his moments of self-importance and cocky-ness, just with different hair. So... yeah, that definitely fits.

I forgot, which one got which one again between Pinsir and Scyther? I remember wanting Pinsir but ending up with Scyther, but not sure.

Man, the forums are really lagging for me (and I guess for everyone else too) right now. Lost a starter post for an rp because of that already 8V I know, I know, "But Jester, don't you usually write in Word?" Yeah. [I]Usually. [/I]

Anyway, yesh, we should definitely find an excuse for Atrum's designs, and some sort of a Pokegear is a must. Don't worry, we'll end up in different regions eventually - and most likely [i]before[/i] we finish all Johto gyms. Because plot.