Hm...alrighty, then I suppose I'll make a basic Pokemon unless it evolves early enough....

That said, I do have a large number of potential characters to throw out here.

1. Hidon, a bold Charmander/Charmeleon fighter kind of character and son of a former hero. He prefers to settle matters quickly and decisively by punching it down, but ultimately isn't as strong as he wants to be (and often gets in over his head). Overconfident and stubborn, but who uses his strength to protect those who can't protect themselves. He also never picks fights with people who can't fight back, or are weak in comparison. He wants to get stronger by fighting tough opponents.

2. Jet, a timid Buizel who was saved from bullies in his marsh homeland once upon a time by a Guild member, and became motivated enough to want to get out of his comfort zone and become strong. He would want to become strong to help Pokemon like himself, and become a top-ranked member of the guild. He has a lot of self-confidence issues that hold him back, though.

3. Marduk, a Zangoose that largely keeps to himself, but is willing to fight with allies to achieve a common goal. He has his own goals and his own agenda involving an island that he once called his home. He joins the Guild for his own reasons. He is a no-nonsense type who isn't afraid to get his hands a bit dirty to do he thinks needs to be done. He is strong, careful, calculating and methodical in his approaches. If something doesn't make logical sense to do, he won't do it unless something forces his hand. Formerly a mercenary who would effectively sell his strength to whoever wanted him...now finds himself under the employ of a guild.

4. Sprout - a rash Treecko that joined the Guild to get to the truth of what happened in The Shattering. After all, it turned his former home in the wilderness into a dangerous place, and caused one of his parents to turn on the other. Rather than wander these dangerous woods alone, he joined up with a guild. He is young and energetic, and likes to think himself a knight that defends the weak, defeats villains, and upholds justice and order! He will sometimes introduce himself by his "title" of Sir Sprout.

5. Cassius, a brave Pikachu who sets out to make a name for himself! He grew up on a farm his parents made with his younger brother Sigma, but after troubles with an outlaw group, his little brother went missing, and now he has set out to find him and bring him home. What better way to do that than with a guild whose sights are set on information gathering and rescue missions? He is largely a show off and loves flexing his physical strength at any opportunity he gets.

6. Halcone, a jolly Hawlucha and, at least as far as he claims, the "King of the Ring." He claims to be from a distant settlement out in the wilderness that was unfortunately overtaken by the worst of what The Shattering has to offer. There, he claims many great warriors lived, and that he was the best out of them all...in the combat sports in which they would partake. He loves to fight and to laugh, but most importantly, he seeks to make sure that everyone around him is having a good time. Especially if they happened to pay to see him fight. He is a bit on the arrogant side, sometimes even believing that seeing him fight is a privilege...even though he doesn't seem to be really any better than other Pokemon of his own rank out in "real" battles.

I've also got a Riolu character option in there, but since we already have one, it'd be a redundant choice. His backstory concept could work really well for this, and it wouldn't be a big deal to have a second Riolu around...but for the sake of variety, I'll probably just stick with one of these six....

Now the hard part. I have to actually pick one to go with. xD