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Salem Murkin
A veteran Ghost-type trainer from Sunyshore in the Sinnoh region, now doing the Johto Gym Challenge at the behest of Electra. After doing the Sinnoh and Unova gym challenges he was a Junior Gym member under the Gym Leader Fantina. Electra is Salem's childhood friend and challenging the Johto region with him, and they share mutual crushes with each other but have yet to confess. Is seventeen years old and Psychic, talented in telepathy and telekinesis, as well as some minor clairvoyance.
 * Anime Hair
 * Big Brother Instinct: Pretty much gives sage-brothery advice to the entire group, rather justified as he's the oldest and most experienced in pokemon training of the group. Also justified in that he actually has a younger brother.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Most people think he's a weirdo and don't really take him seriously until he kicks their ass in a pokemon battle. Jasper in particular didn't think much of him until he saw him going toe-to-toe with Morty in an all out battle.
 * Childhood Friend Romance: with Electra.
 * Crazy Jealous Guy: Whenever Bolden shows up and starts hitting on Electra.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Most people find him very odd. Collecting ghost-types just clinched it.
 * Everyone Can See It: Everyone knows he and Electra like each other. Lulu had actually thought they were going out all along.
 * Legacy Character: is poised to take over the Hearthrome Gym when Fantina gives it up to be a full-time contest coordinator.
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend: has to say this a few times about Electra, not that he would object to it.
 * My Sister Is Off-Limits: Is terrified of Volkner, because of he has expressly said this to him complete with Death Glare.
 * Perky Emo Kid: He's actually something of a Keet.
 * Pokemon Of Choice: Chandra, his Litwick (later becomes a Chandelure).
 * Psychic Powers: Telepathy and Telekinesis. He mostly doesn't use it, except to communicate with pokemon or juggle pokeballs for fun. Or screw with people.
 * Shipper on Deck: He Caught on to Jasper liking Lulu pretty much instantly and tries to help Jasper out when he can in that regard.
 * Stealth Hi Bye: Likes to appear out of no where and scare people. Unfortunately his Sableye has taken to copying this.
 * Strange Guy: his insane obsession with ghost-type pokemon speaks to this.
 * The Strategist: his battling, also the way he got his Frosslass was downright Machiavellian.
 * Team Dad: Its his Big Brother Instinct at work
 * Unknown Rival: Has deemed Morty to be his Eternal Rival. Morty just thinks it's funny.

Electra Aureolis
Volkner's little sister and Salem's childhood friend. She is two years younger than Salem and specializes in Electric-type pokemon. She completed the Sinnoh league challenge and is going on the Johto challenge with Salem. She realized she really liked him when Salem came back to Sinnoh after two years away, and convinced him to travel with her. She is fifteen years old.
 * Bare Your Midrift
 * Bully Hunter: when she was in elementary school. Still sort of if she finds a bullying trainer.
 * Childhood Friend Romance: with Salem.
 * Cool Big Sis: to Lulu and Jasper
 * I Know Karate: She could easily beat up Salem.
 * Goal in Life: She wants a Chinchou and she's going to fish in every puddle until she gets one.
 * Hot-Blooded: Has an aggressive personality. If she and Salem didn't get along so well, she would almost certainly be a tsundere.
 * My Sister Is Off-Limits: Volkner has essentially said no, no and hell no, to boys period going after his sister.
 * The Prankster: How she made her brother let her go on a pokemon journey
 * Pokemon Of Choice: Luster, her Shinx (later becomes a Luxray).
 * The Rival: She considers Nemis her rival, mostly because they hate each others guts.
 * Shock and Awe: her pokemon-type of choice, like her brother.
 * Tagalong Kid: to Volkner and Flint, also to Salem, you could say.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: the Tomboy to Lulu's Girly Girl.
 * Overprotective Brother: her brother made her wait till she was fourteen to go on her first pokemon journey.
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend: to Salem. Especially if Nimue tries to hit on him.

Lulu Robins
An air-headed new trainer from Johto who only wants 'cute' pokemon and really doesn't know anything about battling. In her attempts to catch her own pokemon with one borrowed from her older sister Cherry, who is a lab assistant to Professor Elm, she is attacked by Heracross and Salem 'rescues' her. She wanted to becomes a Pokemon trainer because she knows how everyone thinks she's dumb and she wanted to do something on her own and become stronger. Is thirteen years old and the childhood friends of Jasper.
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: She actually turns out to be a pretty good battler once she figures out the basics.
 * Curtains Match the Windows: eyes and hair are both pink.
 * Cuteness Proximity: Loves cute pokemon
 * The Ditz: Not as dumb as people think she is, but still an air-head.
 * Dumbass Has a Point: On occasion.
 * Friend to All Living Things: as long as they are cute.
 * Oblivious to Love: Doesn't seem to realize that Jasper likes her.
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * Pokemon Of Choice: Sweetness, her Sentret is her go-to pokemon (later becomes a Furret), but in the beginning she relied on Bones, her sister's Cubone.
 * Unknown Rival: Michelle considers her as her Rival, but lulu seems to have no idea.

Jasper Aspen
A savvy thirteen years old kid who is Lulu's childhood friend and constantly looking out for her. He follows her through the journey while on his own, and learns there is more to pokemon than he thought. Unlike Lulu, he saw the benefits of going through the starter program and chose a Totadile.
 * Can't Catch Up: Sees himself as being the weakest of the group, even Lulu.
 * Deadpan Snarker: on occasion.
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: doesn't have a lot of self-esteem. He's constantly worrying about living up to his grandfather's expectations. You'd probably be worried too if you had for your grandfather.
 * Meddling Grandparents: mostly became a trainer because of his grandfather
 * The Quiet One: he's not really stoic, he just doesn't say much unless its important.
 * Pokemon Of Choice: Selena, his Ralts (later becomes a Gardevoir).
 * Redheaded Hero: Or dark orangish-red.
 * The Rival: Lanton considers him his rival, and mostly Jasper tries to play along, but his self esteem is a bit too low to really stand up for himself against him.

Added in the Sequel are...

Simon Murkin
Salem's little brother, age eleven, coincidentally going on his first pokemon journey at the same time Lulu and Jasper are in Sinnoh. He is rather competitive with his brother, but loves him nonetheless. He is also a psychic, but is better with telepathy, teleportation and some minor clairvoyance. He wants to specialize in psychic-type pokemon eventually but isn't above catching other types in the mean time. Felix upon meeting him on the first day of his journey, immediately attached himself to Simon, despite the fact that Simon doesn't like him much and finds him annoying.
 * Brainy Brunette: He's very smart, especially for his age.
 * Break the Haughty: He's a bit arrogant, and having to stumble through his own journey is challenging that arrogance.
 * The Comically Serious
 * Deadpan Snarker: So much.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He can be a bit intimidating, but mostly doesn't come off as a Creepy Child unless he's doing it intentionally.
 * Little Mister Badass: don't underestimate him just because he's the youngest.
 * Only Sane Man: sees himself as this, even to his older brother.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Precocious Crush: On Lilith.
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky: For an Eleven Year Old he's actually pretty tall. Not surprising since Salem is really tall and lanky.

Felix Ferdinand
A fellow trainer on his first pokemon journey who sort of attached himself to Simon completely against the boy's wishes. Energetic, sort of a ladies man, and idolizes Flannery from Johto. He is age fourteen and hails from Jubilife City. He took the starter course and chose a Chimchar.
 * Alliterative Name
 * Bishonen
 * Celebrity Crush: For his idol, Flannery.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Idiot Hero: has been known to jump into things without thinking.
 * Keet: energetic, upbeat and always smiling.
 * Kidanova: he loves the ladies.
 * Likes Older Women
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Simon's Blue. He's even wearing Red Pants.
 * Playing with Fire: His favorite type, but not his only type of pokemon.

Delora Darcy
She is age eighteen and on her third pokemon journey, she is a very experienced and laid back trainer from Unova. She chooses to follow the group because she finds them amusing, especially Simon, who she thinks is adorable and finds it hilarious how he gets so annoyed with everything. She is nicknamed the Dark Witch of Castellia City for her tendency to use Dark-types and because of her skills as a trainer, but she isn't a dark-type specialist. She has a rivalry and is secretly in love with Grimsley and is rather sad that he doesn't seem to recognize her feelings. They were childhood friends in the past. It is revealed, she is considering becoming a Frontier Brain in Unova.
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: likes Grimsley, who is kind of a dick, not to mention looks like a vampire.
 * Badass: She's one of the top trainers in Unova outside of Gym Leaders and the Elite Four.
 * Bare Your Midrift
 * Can'tSpitItOut: too afraid of rejection to outright say she likes Grimsley.
 * Childhood Friend Romance: with Grimsley
 * Cool Big Sis: sort of the Team Mom of the group.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: she's genuinely nice but uses mostly Dark and Poison types.
 * Mysterious Waif: initially we don't know much about her except that she's in Johto and shows signs of ebing sad for some reason.
 * The Rival: Grimsley considers her a Worthy Opponent, and a rival in Dark-type pokemon.
 * Red Baron: called the Dark Witch of Castellia City back in Unova.
 * Technicolor Hair: Black with red tips in the front.