Marcus McNeal [3rd]

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Name: Marcus McNeal

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Description: Marcus is a dark-skinned boy with light brown eyes who is a bit tall for his age, standing at 5' 7". He usually keeps his black hair somewhat knotty and unkept and casually wears a black hoodie jacket with a pair of denim jeans. However, when competing in Pokemon Contests he cleans himself up nicely by tidying his hair up and sporting a black suit with a red tie.

Personality: Marcus isn't particularly mellow and often gets worked up over trivial things. Although he puts up the facade of a loner, he can become very emotionally invested in the people around him. Being a male who's chosen Pokemon Coordination as a career path, he can get very touchy when his masculinity is tested. He's also somewhat uncomfortable with being such close friends with girls, thinking it makes him seem too feminine. He's always had problems expressing his true emotions and often puts on a strong facade in times of distress.

History: Marcus' parents were both Coordinators in their time and they were both awful at it. Born and raised in Hearthome City, he grew up with his twin brother Jason, immersed in dreams of following in his parents footsteps and one day doing what they couldn't; competing in and winning the Grand Festival. Once the two boys came of age they left home. Marcus went in search of Pokemon that would help him accomplish that goal and spent his subsequent years traveling around Sinnoh doing just that, although he didn't find many. To this day, he's only competed in two contests, failing to advance past the appeal stage both times. Conversely, his brother Jason became a very beloved Coordinator and even competed in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. After having little success in his Sinnoh endeavors, Marcus scraped together what little money he had and boarded a plane to the Kanto region where he hoped to work on his appeals and reverse his misfortune.

Friends: Santiago, Joshua Rose

Enemies: Team Rocket, Stephan

Rivals: Jason McNeal, Jamelia "Jamie" Monroy, Reginald Kocurek


Pokemon


Monferno /Poke Ball
[Jolly/Blaze]
(Scratch, Encore, Ember, Taunt, Double Kick, Mach Punch, Brick Break, Flame Wheel)

Chimmy evolved while the group was on their way to the Fighting Tournament in Saffron City. After Marcus decided to search for a Fighting-type for the competition instead of using him, Chimmy trained every night after everyone was asleep sleep until it suddenly evolved; much to Marcus' surprise. He and Marcus have been together for years and they have become the best of friends. Monferno is still a strong battler and continues to do its best work in the 2nd phase of Pokemon Contests.


Staravia/Zolo /Poke Ball
[Adamant/Intimidate]
(Tackle, Whirlwind, Quick Attack, Roost, Double Team, Wing Attack, Secret Power)

Marcus captured Zolo in the Sinnoh region. It is a proud and strong-willed bird that enjoys the spotlight involved in Pokemon Contests. It also isn't afraid to face up to any opponent, regardless of its size or type advantage.


Gloom /Poke Ball
[Quirky/Chlorophyll]
(Absorb, Sweet Scent, Acid, Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Mega Drain)

Oddish evolved into Gloom while Marcus was preparing for the S.S. Anne Confernece. Gloom still tends to behave very strangely and continues to march to the beat of its own drum. Since evolving it isn't received as well by the judges in contests, because of its new appearance, but that hasn't had an effect on its love for performing.


Slowking /Poke Ball
[Naive/Oblivious]
(Headbutt, Yawn, Curse, Water Gun, Confusion, Disable, Water Pulse, Power Gem, Zen Headbutt)

Marcus' Slowpoke evolved Santiago's Shellder clamped down on its head while it was holding the Kings Rock during a battle in the Fuchsia City Pokemon Contest. It has gained great intellect since evolving and has the ability to speak human languages. However, it finds Marcus and his friends to be beneath it intellectually and refuses to speak to them in English.


Snorunt /Poke Ball
[Bashful/Ice Body]
(Powder Snow, Double Team, Icy Wind, Headbutt, Protect)

Marcus caught aboard the S.S. Anne in the middle of the night while she and her brother were battling a pair of Heracross after sneaking aboard. Not much is known about it at this point other than its bashful nature.


Axew/Poke Ball
[Rash/Rivalry]
(Scratch, Leer, Dragon Rage, Razor Wind)

Marcus received Axew from Professor Oak after the latter deemed he and his friends worthy of the Pokemon from the Unova region he was giving away for Professor Juniper. Marcus doesn't know much about it, but it seems to have a very aggressive personality. Although it has learned the attack, it hasn't yet learned how to fire off its Dragon Rage, simply biting down on the blue energy ball with its jaw, causing an explosion that damages everything nearby, including itself.

Key Items

Town Map

Good Foldaway Rod

Seal Case

Poffin Case


Achievements
S.S. Anne Conference Ribbon

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Marcus captured a Weedle. I also added Santiago to his friends list and Team Rocket to his list of enemies.

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Marcus traded his Weedle for an Oddish.

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Chimmy learned Flame Wheel and Marcus captured a Slowpoke.

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Added Daniel Stensin to the Friends list and Faith Lynari to the "Unknown" list.

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Marcus won the S.S. Anne Conference and earned his first Contest Ribbon.

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Marcus captured a Snorunt.

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Chimmy evolved into Monferno. Learned Mach Punch.

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Marcus received an Axew from Professor Oak.

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Added Jamie and Reginald to the "Rivals" list. Also deleted Daniel from the "Friends" list