Otto

Name: Otto Romero Species: Oshawott Age: 16 Appearance: A normal-looking Oshawott other than his tired expression and being rather underweight due to his struggles to survive in the wild alone. Otto wears no clothes or accessories, as he is a wild Pokémon. Personality: Otto is bright but also very sarcastic, being standoffish to those who approach him, especially to trainers who attempt to catch him using their Pokéballs. He is more friendly to other Pokémon, but still deliberately elects to share little to nothing about himself. Crafty and creative, Otto uses his ability to talk to Pokémon trainers and various knowledge about them to manipulate situations to his advantage and evade capture despite his lack of physical strength. Otto is very intelligent for a typical Pokémon, being able to read human books due to extensive attempts over the years and stealing from local libraries despite not being allowed in, having to sneak in through open windows to access the knowledge he sought. Overall, Otto is curious yet very standoffish. Backstory: Otto was born to two Samurott parents which had a clear hatred for humans and especially trainers and a goal of staying as strong as possible to protect themselves and thrive in the forest. Otto was quite different from his parents, in the fact that he found humans incredibly fascinating. The Oshawott often used to scout in bushes near to hotspots where trainers and their Pokémon would frequent, and listen in on their conversations and figure out more about human culture. Unfortunately, his parents didn’t see the potential strategic benefit of understanding human’s intentions, so Otto was harshly punished for this curiosity. This only backfired, however, as the Oshawott quickly grew to hate the excessive and exhausting training sessions his parents forced him through, and found much more pleasure in continuing to pursue knowledge about humans, even going as far as sneaking into cities to simply observe. After Otto’s behavior worsened, him and his parents had a massive falling out, where his father called him a failure. This led to the Oshawott running away from home, going far away from anywhere he had recognized as home and finding a small lake to catch fish and live in. Managing to discover human literature and dictionaries and learning how to read and to even speak to humans through it, Otto’s curiosity was finally being fed- but having to battle trainers and be kicked out of libraries by scared citizens who treated him like vermin made his opinions on humans and trainers quickly sour. Regardless, Otto still pursues knowledge in defiance of his parents, vowing to never rely on his physical strength.