Pokemon Trainer Schylar (Scorpio)

"Wrong franchise, Jimbo! "

Zodiac Trainer 8 of 12: Trainer SCHYLAR

Requirements
-One Pokemon will act as the Zodiac's symbol, which will be distinguished in its shiny form.
-The other 5 Pokemon will represent 5 of the many typical qualities of their trainer's sign. They can be either 3 positive qualities and 2 negative qualities, or vice-versa.
-Each trainer must include only one unevolved Pokemon and one Mega, but they must not be the team's symbol.
-None of the Pokemon present on each team should have repeated types, even if the type in question is a secondary type of one of the Pokemon.
-Once one Pokemon from an evolutionary line is picked for one team, neither it nor members in its evolutionary line may appear in subsequent teams. (Except all of the Eevee line, since they are all of different types.)
-No legendaries in any team.
-Masculine signs (Fire and Air) will instead be portrayed as female trainers. Feminine signs (Earth and Water) will instead be portrayed as male trainers.

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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius (coming soon!)
Pisces (coming soon!)
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Team Scorpio

the Trainer: This one is probably my most personal of the bunch, since he is based on every experience I've had with this sign, and every observation I've made about them. As far as I'm concerned, they are the true wild card of the Zodiac, either being the most loyal and loving (usually the introverted ones), or the most troublesome and addiction-prone (usually the extroverted ones). His design and outfit is my way of reflecting that behavioral split; his tattoos, piercings (lip ring and earring), hairstyle, and split eyebrows reflect the bad side, while his spiffy outfit reflects the good side. This also goes with a little bullet point I read about Scorpio: "They can be either a saint or sinner, but will pursue either path with great zeal." I suppose this tidbit only backs up the design.
I tried to color him in the typical Brazilian skin, but he ends up blending in with the rest of the typical Latino crowd (the non-specific one). Why that skin choice? Well, my experiences with Brazilian men haven't been the best; they're some of the most uncomfortably forward people around, only because they assume they're pretty enough to have things their way. From my experiences, particularly with extroverted Scorpio males, they tend to flaunt their strengths to have things go their way when it comes to attracting women, so I kind of associated this behavior with that of the Brazilian men I've had the displeasure of meeting, and that's why this Scorpio male is "colored Brazilian".
Scorpios are also notorious for having an unwavering gaze, which is sometimes seen as their strength. I picked an attractive eye color to reflect this, while also drawing his hair to one side to fully exhibit this feature. Speaking of his hair, his little ponytail is supposed to be shaped like a scorpion's tail; it's not just the scorpion tattoo that defines him as a Scorpio. Also, since Halloween falls on the month of Scorpio, I picked Halloween-themed colors for his outfit. Plus, I read that Scorpio is one of those signs that can never have too much black in their wardrobe
Finally, his signature Pokeball, the Dusk Ball, is pretty self-explanatory: it goes hand-in-hand with his bad side.

Shiny Gliscor, the Scorpion. I really wanted to use Drapion, but since the Dark typing is already taken, the only other choice was Gliscor. He's not a bad choice though. Ironically, Scorpio is a Water sign, but Gliscor is weak to Water...

Umbreon, the cunning. He has various methods of escaping danger, such as lurking in the shadows and secreting poison from its sweat glands, making him rather dangerous in that regard.

Mime Jr., the observant. Originally, this slot was gonna be a Magnemite that took up the "magnetic" trait, but that one was too redundant. Anyway, Mime Jr. learns to do tricks and other tasks by mimicking others. Seems like a pretty observant little guy, if you ask me.

Empoleon, the ruthless. Several of its Dex entries state it will slash any opponent that dares to hurt its pride, while also mentioning that its slashes can "cleave through an ice floe". With power like that, it appears that this Pokemon can be ruthless in a situation like that.

Mega Lopunny, the sensual. As much as I love Lopunny, it's obvious that its design is often criticized for being one of the most sexualized designs. Yet, the "sensual" trait also expresses the extroverted Scorpio's aforementioned ability to flaunt what they deem is their most attractive trait.

Cofagrigus, the vindictive. While not an explicitly vindictive trait, it can trap people in its sarcophagus body and turn them into mummies. To me, it's more of a subtle metaphor that expresses this flaw, which is obviously the desire to wanna hurt someone and/or see them fall into their absolute worst state.


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