[u][b]Name[/b][/u]: Haven Dao
[hider=Appearance][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/53/d8/f2/53d8f27f86cbd3e24c1b51ed7c60814d.jpg[/img][/hider]
[u][b]Age[/b][/u]: 22
[u][b]History[/b][/u]:
[hider=History]Haven was born in Goldenrod City in Johto, the middle of three sisters. Her father left when she was two, just before her sister, Carol, was born. Haven gained a reputation in town when she was younger as a delinquent, whether it was from petty theft, trespassing, or her personal favorite, graffiti. You couldn't walk three blocks of the city's streets without finding her art staining the side of some old corner store or covering up some unfortunate billboard. Her teachers said she was acting out for attention. Her sisters said she was being a brat. Haven said she was just having fun.

One afternoon when she was sixteen the police hauled her back home by the scruff of her neck (again), threatening her with juvie if she didn't get her act together (again). Haven just rolled her eyes and stomped off to her room as her mother frantically apologized and thanked the officers. 

That night Haven snuck out of her room to find her mother and her older sister, Rose, sitting at the dining room table. Hiding in the shadows of the hallway, she heard the most heartbreaking thing she could imagine – her mother, crying tears of frustration and helplessness because the water was going to be turned off, she didn't know which bill she should pay with their diminishing funds that month, and to top it all off her second child seemed dead set on making an already stressful life even harder.

Shame hot in her throat, Haven snuck back up the stairs and started packing. She left before dawn.

A month later her mother received an envelope in the mail with ₱30,000.

Haven had channeled her energy into her art, traveling from town to town for inspiration and selling her art at various markets. Eventually, she even started getting commissions – first from local businesses needing a painting to brighten up their walls (or sometimes from students looking to get out of doing their art projects for class) then from town councils, asking for some street art ('graffiti' was too crude a term, apparently) to add color to the asphalt and cement streets. She wasn't a spectacular battler (she'd gone to a standard academic school before she'd dropped out, rather than one that specialized in pokemon careers and had learned most of her skills watching other kids on the streets for fun and had stopped by a gym or two on her travels), but she was decent enough to make some extra cash from that on the side and relieve stress when an art block hit. 

It took her almost a year to finally work up the nerve to go home. She'd sent an envelope of money every month to help out her mom. She wasn't causing (much) trouble anymore. She'd technically ran away from home leaving no way to contact her and had probably worried her mother half to death. But… her mom wouldn't be too mad, right?

Haven knocked on the door to her family's shabby apartment. Rose opened the door and stared for a moment at her wayward little sister. Then she smacked Haven on the back of the head and pulled her into a tight hug. Her mom was an overjoyed, sobbing mess. 

Haven felt a small bubble of pride rise up in her to see that the apartment, while still old and ramshackle, seemed less like it would fall apart at any moment. There was the same old, dirty refrigerator, but it was stocked full of food. A new faucet had been installed on the sink that had only ever managed to trickle out a thin stream of water before she left. 

Her room had been left exactly the same, waiting for her return. 

Haven stayed home for a happy week (full of lectures and hugs alike from her family) before she started feeling restless. The wandering life had suited her, she discovered. She liked exploring the region, making art, seeing what the world had to offer. 

Her mother was against it. She wanted Haven back home and back in school.

Naturally, Haven was gone that night, out the door with a note on the counter.

Haven still calls her family and sends them a share of her earnings every month. She's sure to visit every once in a while, as well. After she'd explored every corner of Johto she made her way to Kanto  for two and a half years before finally deciding to head to Hoenn. The art institute there is famous, even in other regions. Getting something displayed there would put her on a whole new level in the art community, she knows, and she never could resist a challenge. And if not, then maybe she could get some inspiration, at least.[/hider]
[u][b]Party[/b][/u]:
[hider=Blink the Weepinbell][img]https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/x-y/normal/weepinbell.png[/img]
[B]Blink the Weepinbell (m)[/B] [Leaf Guard]
Grass/Poison
3'6”|16.3 lbs.
Her oldest friend, Haven found Blink as a dying little bellsprout being picked at by some Pidgey. After shooing the birds away, Haven snuck him home and nursed him back to health. It was two weeks before her mom discovered Blink, and by then Haven was too attached to let him go without a fight. 

The two have been inseparable ever since. Blink mostly tries to keep Haven out of trouble – if he can't dissuade her from mischief, then he'll settle for just being a lookout. Unfortunately, a Weepinbell is not the most inconspicuous pokemon. He tries.

Out of the entire team, he enjoys battling the least and will avoid it whenever possible. When he [i]does[/i] have to battle, he prefers to keep his distance and just lob acid and leaves from afar. His experience with the Pidgey seems to have scarred him.

[u][b]Field Moves[/b][/u]:
Gastro Acid | Sweet Scent | Ingrain | Grass Knot | Cut
[u][b]Default Moves[/b][/u]:
Vinewhip | Wrap | Acid | Acid Spray | Razor Leaf | Absorb
[u][b]Standard Moves[/b][/u]:
Sleep Powder | Poison Powder | Stun Spore | Magical Leaf | Natural Gift | Venoshock
[u][b]Occasional Moves[/b][/u]:
Wring Out | Slam | Giga Drain | Toxic
[u][b]Sacrificial Moves[/b][/u]:
Power Whip | Solar Beam | Sludge Bomb[/hider]
[hider=Lace the Corsola][img]https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire/dex/normal/corsola.png[/img]
[B]Lace the Corsola (f)[/B] [Rough Skin]
Water/Rock
1'08”|9.4 lbs.
Lace was the second pokemon to join Haven, but she still gets treated like the baby. Haven found her on a beach near Olivine City and was captivated by Lace's pink coral horns. They were prized among collectors and jewelers, she knew. She'd seen little carved Corsola bobbles and pendants and earrings in high-end jewelry stores.

And… and damn, if the little pokemon wasn't [i]cute[/i]. It took almost half an hour of bribing the Corsola with food and soft cooing noises before she finally came close enough for Haven to try and pet. Unfortunately, a living piece of coral isn't exactly the best thing to cuddle. 

Happy and enthusiastic, Lace is content to just be included in whatever everyone else is doing. This usually means getting up to mischief with Cloak and Dagger, much to Blink's horror.

[u][b]Field Moves[/b][/u]:
Surf | Whirlpool | Dive | Water Sport
[u][b]Default Moves[/b][/u]:
Bubble | Water Gun | Spike Cannon | Aqua Jet | Synthesis | Iron Defense | Sand Attack
[u][b]Standard Moves[/b][/u]:
Aqua Ring | Brine | Headbutt | Recover | Rock Blast |  Bubble Beam
[u][b]Occasional Moves[/b][/u]:
Endure | Scald | Ice Beam | Power Gem
[u][b]Sacrificial Moves[/b][/u]:
Head Smash | Hydro Pump[/hider]
[hider=Cloak the Scrafty][img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy/560.png[/img]
[B]Cloak the Scrafty (m)[/B] [Moxie]
Dark/Fighting
3'06”|65 lbs.
Haven has no idea how a little Scraggy ended up in Johto. But one day, there he was with a Snubbull for a companion, jumping exhausted trainers as they left Ilex Forest and relieving them of their food and whatever pretty nicknacks they had. Haven was on her way to Goldenrod, finally going back home after running away almost a year ago when they pounced on her. They weren't expecting a face full of spraypaint though. That encounter ended with Lace spraying them clean

Cloak is the quieter of the duo, more clever and sly than Dagger and her brute strength. He's thoughtful, always evaluating and usually uses his smarts to find trouble... and then to get them [i]out[/i] of it. He's a bit aloof to anyone not in their group, but endlessly loyal to his family. 

[u][b]Field Moves[/b][/u]:
Rock Smash | Strength | Rock Climb
[u][b]Default Moves[/b][/u]:
Leer | Sand Attack | Endure | Feint Attack | Headbutt | Low Sweep | Bulk Up | Payback
[u][b]Standard Moves[/b][/u]:
Low Kick | Swagger | Iron Head | Drain Punch | Brick Break | Thief | Power-Up Punch
[u][b]Occasional Moves[/b][/u]:
High Jump Kick | Focus Punch | Foul Play | Zen Headbutt
[u][b]Sacrificial Moves[/b][/u]:
Beat Up | Head Smash[/hider]
[hider=Dagger the Granbull][img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/oras/210.png[/img]
[B]Dagger the Granbull (f)[/B] [Intimidate]
Fairy
4'10”|120.2 lbs.
While Granbull are typically shy, meek creatures, Dagger… is not. She matches up perfectly with her gruff, ferocious appearance. The brawn to Cloak's brain, the two are almost never seen apart. She's boisterous, loud, and rough, but secretly hides a soft spot -- she's got maternal instincts for days. She adores children, practically adopted Lace, and now looks ready to take Dust under her wing as well. Dagger is endlessly protective and fiercely loyal to Haven.

Cloak and Dagger are Haven's primary battlers, and the two make a team that's nigh impossible to beat. Her unrelenting ferocity and his tactical slyness makes for a winning combo, and the two have been together for so long that they can predict each other's movements like their own, always accounting for each other's strengths and weaknesses. 

[u][b]Field Moves[/b][/u]:
Rock Smash | Strength | Dig
[u][b]Default Moves[/b][/u]:
Bite | Scary Face | Endure | Roar | Headbutt | Payback | Lick | Disarming Voice | Baby-Doll Eyes | Work Up
[u][b]Standard Moves[/b][/u]:
Crunch | Rage | Body Slam | Snarl | Thunder Fang | Play Rough
[u][b]Occasional Moves[/b][/u]:
Take Down | Super Fang | Dazzling Gleam | Skull Bash | Moonlight
[u][b]Sacrificial Moves[/b][/u]:
Thrash | Giga Impact[/hider]
[hider=Dust the Cutiefly][img]https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/sun-moon/dex/normal/cutiefly.png[/img]
[B]Dust the Cutiefly (f)[/B] [ABILITY]
Bug/Fairy
0'02”|0.2 lbs.
WIP
Dust was discovered as an egg in Mauville City by Cloak and Dagger.

[u][b]Field Moves[/b][/u]:
Aromatic Mist | Aromatherapy | Misty Terrain | Sweet Scent
[u][b]Default Moves[/b][/u]:
Bug Bite | Quiver Dance | Draining Kiss | Charm | Sweet Kiss | Sand Attack | Baby-Doll Eyes
[u][b]Standard Moves[/b][/u]:
Acrobatics | Silver Wind | Fairy Wind | Signal Beam | Struggle Bug
[u][b]Occasional Moves[/b][/u]:
Play Rough | Powder | Bug Buzz | Moonlight | Nature Power
[u][b]Sacrificial Moves[/b][/u]:
Pollen Puff | Moonblast[/hider]