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Jiangran "Ran" Li
李江珃
Age 13
Pronouns she/her
Hometown Verdanturf Town
Region Hoenn
Occupation Pokemon Trainer
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Ran is the youngest of three children. On her fourth birthday her oldest brother gives her an egg that later hatches into her first Pokemon, a Mudkip.
Later on she accompanies one of her brothers on a trip to Johto and decides to break off and travel the region herself against her mother's wishes. Her mother only relents after Ran agrees to take along her mother's Vaporeon (Spirit) as part of her team. Defeat after defeat eventually causes Ran to doubt herself as a trainer. Disappointed and disillusioned, Ran leaves Johto, something she always refers to as the lowest point of her trainer career.
When Ran reaches Hoenn, she and her team pass by Meteor Falls where Ran catches a Bagon. For her, this is a giant turnaround--it confirms that she can, in fact, be a trainer. She starts anew in Hoenn and travels the circuit, eventually traveling to other regions across the world.
Personality
Ran is bright, carefree, happy-go-lucky, and filled with boundless energy that she passes on to her team. She is stubborn, spontaneous, reckless, terrible with reading a map (though she pretends like she knows what she's doing) and is prone to flying by the seat of her pants. Her battling style relies more heavily on attack and speed than defense.
Likes
- adventure
- new things
- spicy food
Dislikes
- staying still
- waiting in line
- sour food
Childhood
Ran was born and raised in Verdanturf Town. She had a happy childhood growing up, especially once Mr. Froggy was born. Ran and Mr. Froggy's curiosity was bound only by the limits of the town they grew up in - they frequented the Contest Hall to see Pokemon Trainers and their Pokemon perform, they explored along the nearby routes whenever possible, and they tried sneaking away to Rusturf Tunnel multiple times (and would always get caught).
Ran was born and raised in Verdanturf Town. She had a happy childhood growing up, especially once Mr. Froggy was born. Ran and Mr. Froggy's curiosity knew no bounds, limited only by the confines of the town they grew up in - they frequented the Contest Hall to see Pokémon Trainers and their Pokémon perform, they explored the nearby routes whenever possible, and they attempted to sneak away to Rusturf Tunnel multiple times (and were always caught).
As the youngest in the family, Ran watched both of her brothers go off on their adventures before her. She would often talk about her dreams of becoming a trainer as well. Given Ran's propensity for getting lost and recklessness, Ran's mother did not allow her to become a pokemon trainer until age 12.
Ran later marries Koki, and they have three kids: Mamoru, Junichi (Jun), and Chiharu.
Early Teens
While accompanying her brother, Jiangxi, to Johto, Ran decides to sneak off and travel around herself. Ran's parents are furious and not easily convinced to let Ran continue on. Eventually they compromise: Ran can travel by herself, but she must travel with Spirit, her mother's Vaporeon.
Along her travels, Ran meets Noburu "Nobu" Ide, a fisherman. They become traveling companions and travel through Johto, Hoenn, and eventually Sinnoh together. In Sinnoh, they meet and add two more trainers: Maxelle "Max", and Koki. Eventually their band of four splits into two: Max and Nobu, and Ran and Koki.
Late Teenage Years
Though they initially are off to a good start, Ran and Koki begin struggling in their journeys together. Ran, having always had a traveling companion, has become reliant on other people guiding the way and being responsible for her. Conversely, Koki has become accustomed to having to wrangle multiple opinions together to form one solid plan that everyone is happy with; thus, Ran finds Koki too rigid and unwilling to deviate from his ideas. She and Koki separate after one too many fights, with Ran acknowledging she has some growing up to do. She and her team venture around on their own for some time, learning to live on their own, before joining up with Jiangxi and his friend, Juliette.
Adult
Ran and Koki reconnect in their early adult years. They reconnect slowly: first catching up if they're in the same city, then purposefully entering the same tournaments or contests, and finally traveling together again. When Koki gets an offer to replace Bertha of Sinnoh's Elite Four, he tells Ran he only wants to go if she will stay by his side and proposes to her.
Ran and Koki move to Pastoria City, where Ran opens a training center and occasionally substitutes in as the Pastoria Gym Leader. She and Koki have three kids: Mamoru, Jun, and Chiharu, and raise a family there.
Beyond
In their later years, after their kids have grown up, Koki and Ran move back to Ran's beloved Hoenn. They retire to Lilycove City and open a Pokemon Daycare, playing host to human and pokemon travelers from all around.
Frog Li
Relationship: brother
Ran's oldest brother, whom she idolizes and adores. Frog is the one who finds and gifts Ran her first pokemon: a Mudkip. Frog cherishes his sister, almost to the point of spoiling her. However, he has never traveled with Ran because he feels their age difference (seven years) is too much and wants to give Ran a chance to grow into her own person.
Jiangxi Li
Relationship: Brother
Ran's second oldest brother. As they are closer in age--two years to Ran and Frog's seven--they were closer growing up and consequently, got into more fights and scrabbles. He agreed to let Ran accompany with him to Johto as a favor; Ran sneaking away does damage to their relationship that takes some time to heal. Jiangxi remains angry with her for years, both for scaring him, and because if anything had happened he would have felt responsible. The first few months where Ran joins him and his friend Juliette are contentious.
Koki Hara
Relationship: Boyfriend/Partner
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