Arris Yule

Arris is the kind of man who lets himself get swept away in daydreams and wishful thinking. His goals are often very lofty, or have unrealistic expectations, but he is determined to reach them nonetheless. He keeps his nose to the grindstone and feet moored in reality even if his mind is elsewhere. Very prideful, Arris struggles to share his troubles or worries with others. Because of this he often comes off as arrogant or prideful, and puts on an act of someone charming and in control. Under his bravado, he often struggles under crippling anxiety and self doubt. This being said, despite his egotistic front, he is also very intuitive - while he acts full of himself, he is often observing the world around him. The downside is, it's difficult for him to drop his mask, even when someone needs it.

In the Pokemon Region of Deprin, Pokemon disappeared almost 100 years ago. Nobody knew why, but the resulting fallout left the region in a destitute struggle it seemed like it wouldn't pull out of. This was the world that Arris was born into, in a tiny village named Hickory Town. Hickory Town was once the town of Champions and Heroes - and it was these stories, given by his grandmother who had once been a trainer, that Arris grew up on. Of course, as a little boy in a world bereft of the wonderful creatures, Arris' dreams of becoming a champion trainer were a bit too farfetched for reality.

Arris did grow into an adult, eventually - with the unfortunate side of having his dreams tempered, disillusioned with the reality he lived compared to the world he'd been told of. Like many young folks who had grander schemes than a dying town of retirees, the young man eventually left. He lived rough for a while, camping outside, living off of rations and quick hotel showers, but eventually, as one does, he ran out of money. This led to his eventual job on the docks of, and residence in, the trade town of Port Belleview. He enjoyed being a dockworker - it was hard and honest work, but he had a little run-down place he could call home, and that was enough, for now.

Arris was still working at that same job when miraculously, Pokemon came back to the world one day, with as little explanation as why they'd left at all. When he encountered a wingull on the docks early one morning, his heart had nearly stopped. All of those childhood dreams came rushing back like a freight train. A few weeks later, he had left his job and approached the region's Pokemon Laboratory - where he got his first Pokemon... a Bounsweet he named Belle. And now, as long as he's able to, Arris plans to be a trainer, build a champion team with his partners... and kickstart a new culture in Deprin that'll put Hickory Town back on the map.