James Davy

Pokémon Galar

I kind of disagree for this reason: Fuecoco is based in part on the Spanish word for fire: fuego.

Pokémon Galar

Gen-IX just announced with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on the horizon. The starters are Sprigatito the Grass Cat, Fuecoco the Fire Croc, and Quaxly the Duckling Pokémon. It will be an open-world game more like Breath of the Wild than Legends: Arceus and the region will be based on Spain.

They deviated from the Fire starter theme with this one; although I'm warming up to Sprigatito—it's so adorable.

EDIT: I was wrong—we have the snake next generation.

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

Donald almost jumped when the stars cued him to appear earlier than expected and thus grabbed his keytar and made his way to the stage.

The stage lit up in a laser show as Donald made his appearance from stage right playing a Van Halen-esque synth riff and wearing something that can only be described as cyberpunk. "Good evening, St. Louis," Donald greeted, "Glad to have this opportunity to play here tonight. Tale it away, Passion Kiss!"

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

Donald was checking his phone in case Teams Aqua and Magma were closing in on the concert all the while listening to Jeremy sing to the audience. "This thing is being streamed online?!" Donald exclaimed in stage whisper after hearing the announcement.
"Calm down, Donald," Espeon soothed, using her psychic power to lower Donald's stress levels, "Your superstar siblings saw potential in you and this could be your chance to break into the big time. Is your keytar correctly set?"
"Yes, all synth settings are set and ready."
"All you need to do now is wait for your cue," Espeon finished.

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

"Break a leg, Jeremy," Donald encouraged as he looked over the concert schedule and noted when he would perform. His Espeon was out to help calm his nerves in case of stage fright.
"T-m-m-m-m-minus five, four, three, two, one, mark!" Porygon-Z counted down before materializing from Donald's phone, which Donald now set to vibrate.

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

"T-minus 30 m-m-m-m-minutes, mark!" Porygon-Z counted down, accounting for its stutter. Donald was busy checking all the technical equipment and making sure they worked as they should. He came out to see Jeremy and Sandy with his keytar strapped to his shoulder. "You guys ready?" Donald asked, "I'm as ready as I'll ever be." He was feeling a little nervous on account of this being the first time he performed in a concert.

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

"You two aren't the only ones," Donald replied, feeling goosebumps raise as his Porygon-Z stuttered the seven hour warning from his phone. He checked over his keytar to make sure it was working.

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

"Thank you, everyone, for your understanding and acceptance," said Donald, feeling as grateful as he was when he broke the news to Jeremy. All that was left was revealing himself to his birth mother, Macie Lightfoot; and he didn't know how she would handle the news. That would have to wait until she was liberated from Team Magma.

"I hate to interrupt the f-f-f-f-family reunion," Porygon-Z interjected through Donald's phone, "But the performers have rehearsals to c-c-c-c-complete and time is not on your side."

Jeremy Kelly "Passion Kiss" Lightfoot's Pokemon Adventure is nigh. (Group RP)

"Listen up now for I'm about to tell you a tale that can shake up what you know…" Donald instructed.

Flashback, Donald's 15th Birthday

Donald and his school friends had been partying at the Los Paseos Event Center in San José, some of whom brought their Pokémon including the birthday boy. "Make a wish, Donnie," said one by the name of Raúl. Donald nodded, took a deep breath and blew out all fifteen candles on the cake. Everyone else cheered, sang Happy Birthday and gave Donald three cheers. Almost immediately afterwards, Donald's Eevee started glowing a bright white light. "Looks like your Eevee is giving you a present," another friend, Michael, remarked. Donald watched as his Eevee grew in size, became feline in shape and gained a forked tail. The glow subsided to reveal an Espeon in Eevee's place. Cheers issued forth in celebration of a Pokémon evolution during birthday festivities, but Espeon fled to a quieter area on receiving an onslaught of foreign thoughts due to having just awakened her psychic abilities. "Is Espeon alright?" Michael asked.
"Well, how would you feel if you suddenly became a telepath?" Raúl rebutted. Michael understood where Raúl was going as Donald returned with Espeon in his arms and the party continued.

Donald returned home in the evening. "I'm home!" he announced.
"Donald, could you come over here?" his mother asked, "We have something important to tell you."
"Okay," Donald acknowledged, joining his parents in the living room.
"Donald, we adopted you when you were a baby," his father dropped.
"What!?" Donald exclaimed, "You mean you didn't…and I was just…" At that point, Donald ran off to his room and broke down.

In Donald's room, his newly-evolved Espeon came out of her Poké Ball and immediately sensed the sadness in her trainer's mind. She snuggled with her trainer and started purring while soothing Donald's mind with psychic vibes. Soon Donald's stress melted away and his mind was regaining coherence. "There, there, Donald, it's alright," Espeon consoled through telepathy, her gem glowing a soothing red, "Just because they didn't make you doesn't mean they don't love you." Sensing what Donald was about to ask, Espeon continued with, "If you really want to know who your biological parents are, leave it to your Pokémon and me. In the meantime, the parents have ordered your favorite Mexican and they're putting your favorite movie on."

After a night of watching Wreck-It Ralph and eating Zona Rosa takeout with the parents, Donald retreated to bed. Espeon called Beldum out and the two worked to rewire Donald's brain so it can function at peak efficiency with Beldum providing the technical details along with tutoring Espeon on how to use her new psychic abilities better. "Thank you for taking care of me," Espeon said in parting "Good night."

Over the course of a week, Donald had been using his newly-improved intellect to develop a lot of software and do some white hat hacking for some local businesses and corporations who gave him permission. Donald's phone rang and he answered, "Hello."
"Is this Donald D. Lewis?" a voice asked.
"Speaking," Donald answered.
"I am the COO of Silph Company America and I want to thank you for cleaning our systems of malware and helping us trace its origin. We have captured the malware in question: a Porygon-Z and appropriate measures have been taken against the party responsible for its intrusion into our systems. As compensation for your help we have authorized the delivery of said Porygon-Z by Same-Day Delivery through FedEx to your address. Have a nice day and continue using our products." At that point the call ended and an hour later the package in question had arrived.

After another week had passed, Donald had become a bit more popular in school after using his new friend to Impidimp the social media profiles of various school bullies and now he was prepared to find out who he really was. "Ready for some hacking, Porygon-Z?" Donald asked.
"R-r-r-r-ready for deployment," Porygon-Z answered.
"Execute Phase 1 of Operation: Birth Name," Donald commanded.
"E-e-e-e-executing," Porygon-Z acknowledged. Donald watched on his phone as Porygon-Z searched various National Adoption Agencies for anyone with the given names Donald Darren. "One entry found in American Adoptions California."
"Access the record found," Donald commanded.
"Accessing…" Porygon-Z acknowledged, "Access has been granted."
"Let's see…" Donald said as he looked at his birth parents, "Father unknown (IVF sperm donor)? Macie Lightfoot? Isn't she a celebrity?"
"Searching surface web…affirmative on her being a c-c-c-c-celebrity," Porygon-Z answered, "Macie Lightfoot is known as The R-R-R-R-Rising Star."
"I have my doubts that anyone would believe this even with this document," Donald replied, "Porygon-Z, execute Phase 2."
"E-e-e-e-executing Phase 2 of Operation: Birth Name…" Porygon-Z acknowledged, starting a search through genealogical records, "Birth record found for Donald Darren Lightfoot in Familysearch.org database. Birth mother: Macie Lightfoot."
"That seems corroborative," Donald commented, looking through the record, "There's even genetic proof of her being my birth mother. Porygon-Z, you may play on Pokémon Mystery Universe for a while."

Over the course of the next month, Donald had procured notarized copies of the records he and Porygon-Z had accessed and filed a successful motion with the local court to have his name changed back to his birth name Donald Darren Lightfoot.

End Flashback

"And that is how I, Donald Lightfoot, found out about my familial connection to you guys," Donald concluded.

Pokémon Galar

"ばか、" Shiranui muttered in reply, "Did you want me to try and land one for you?"