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[b]Name:[/b] Sierra Shilton
[b]Age:[/b] 19

[b]Appearance:[/b] Sierra stands 5'11", with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She usually wears her hair down, kept in place with a headband that wraps around the back to form a bow.

Her outfit usually conforms to colder weather, as she spent a lot of time around the Ice Path. However, in preparation for Alola, she has shed the heavy sweaters for the tank tops she usually wore underneath, usually pastel colors. They would be combined with a pair of black or white shorts, depending on the color. She is looking forward to adding to her wardrobe while on the islands.

[b]Personality/Motivation:[/b] Sierra is a contrarian. Growing up back home, she was expected to follow the path over everyone else, and she rejected it in favor of something different. Even if it doesn't work out, she won't abandon a path she's started. That's why even when her first ticket to Alola was for a boat that had been discontinued, she kept working until she got a ticket for one that was in operation.

That being said, she does trust some people, but they really have to earn it. Otherwise she remains cold and distant. Avoid stereotypes, too. She doesn't appreciate being considered a dumb blonde.

[b]History:[/b] Sierra was born in Blackthorn City, Johto, to a family who were a part of the clan that surrounded the dragon shrine the city was known for. She was the youngest of five kids, three older sisters and one older brother, and they treated her as such. All the hand-me-downs, all the last picks at dinner, all the keep-aways. It sucked.

The youngest Shilton didn't even want a Pokemon at first. It would just be another thing her family held over her. All with strong Dratini or Seadra, so she decided not to follow them into the Dragon's Den. She didn't want to be a trainer. 

That only served to further isolate herself from her family as the elder Shiltons all but disowned the supposed black sheep. remained in her room most of the time, reading and researching on her computer for her education, until one day she was talking to a friend in Unova who she usually confided in, and they asked a simple question:

"Why resign yourself to avoiding your family's shadow when you can eclipse them?"

She knew what she had to do.

Sierra went to the Ice Cave to the north of Blackthorn and went looking for the kind of Pokemon that would take her family down a peg, and she found one. A Swinub that appeared relatively frisky compared to the others. Definitely liked her snacks. She caught it and brought it home, intent on challenging her way through the family.

The fourth oldest, Stacy, wiped the floor with Sierra's Swinub. Seadra had a field day.

Disgraced, Sierra left Blackthorn for Olivine, intent on heading for Unova, until the recently changed immigration laws made things difficult. She instead headed for Alola, intent on changing her fortune when it came to Pokemon.
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Swinub (Romano)

Ability: Snow Cloak / Hidden Ability: Thick Fat

Moveset: [color=00aeef]Powder Snow[/color] / Tackle / [color=f7941d]Mud Sport[/color] / [color=a0410d]Ancient Power[/color] (Egg Move)

Romano was caught one floor down in the Ice Path outside Blackthorn. He's a very laid-back Pokemon, preferring to wait out what Sierra or others are doing before acting, but once he acts, he goes all out, much like his trainer. The Pokemon also enjoys meal time a great deal, attacking whatever food is placed in front of him with gusto. He's yet to find food he doesn't like.


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