[@UmbreonRogue] Okay, right off the bat...

[quote]With her now fully-evolved mother’s permission, Mermes has come all the way to the Grass Continent for the start of the RP.[/quote]
Kinda Breaking the Fourth Wall there...

Appearance-wise, not sure why she has those color eyes. The flower does nicely make her character stand out though.

The whole being raised by Magikarp is kinda interesting, which is the point that first perked my interest. The Shiny Gyarados is pushing the line quite a bit though, as Shiny Pokemon are EXTREMELY rare. However, one of the characters that will be under my control is Shiny, so I think we can work around that. I only feel like there's a lot of history from her growing up that we're not really getting to see, like how much being raised the way she was really affected her other than her prey mindset.

The personality is also interesting, and also somewhat confusing. She's shy and nervous around other Pokemon, but she's openly willing to trade with them? So does she just change when trading is brought up, or does she retain that personality through it all?

As for the whole trading thing, I can work with that. I don't see a problem with that, just remember what you said. And, please, for the love of Arceus, don't make her a Deus Ex Machina for a whole ton of situations. What I mean by that is, don't always have items necessary for the plot to proceed. It would be way too easy for her to just happen to have an exact item the group is looking for.