Amelia Zann is a neutral Pokémon Trainer, mercenary, and spy based in the Hoenn region.
Background
Though known as a mercenary and spy for hire, Amelia's background is pretty much unknown, even to her. She blames her amnesia on an accident during one of her early missions, but the truth is even she doesn't know why she doesn't remember--and what she doesn't know CAN hurt her...
History
Life in Lilycove
While little has been revealed of Amelia's history prior to her first appearance in the RPG, in-game she first appeared in Lilycove City, where she appeared to be a harmless (if strangely stuck-up) drifter living in an alley next to the Lilycove Department Store. In a chance encounter with Alistair Hakuda and his Scizor (during which she mistook him for a predator despite his numerous protests to the contrary), she showed her prowess, nearly fighting the Steel-type to a standstill despite only having her Carvanha Van at her disposal. Soon after, she met the child prodigy Ellen Burks, who managed to impress Amelia with her overall awareness and unique perception of the world. The child intrigued Amelia, and so when she took the undersea ferry to Sootopolis, Amelia found herself compelled to follow.
Surviving Sootopolis
Unfortunately for Amelia, she found the citizens of Sootopolis slightly too observant to allow her to keep close track of Ellen. After sheltering for the night, she was rudely awakened along with the rest of the city by the apparent emergence of Groudon from the Cave of Origin and "his" subsequent rampage through the city. Finding herself in peril from the Lava Plume created by Dack Majors' Heatran, she fled the city along with a large group of other civilians, assisting them in digging a tunnel through the upper portion of the crater in which the city was situated.
As part of her escape, she was forced to rely on an already-exhausted Van to evacuate herself and an unnamed Nurse from the island. Although the pair successfully made it to the shore of mainland Hoenn, Van was injured and then immediately unwittingly attacked by a pair of Pokémon caught up in the midst of their own feud: a Ralts and a Murkrow. Amelia, Van, and the feuding Pokémon ended up being teleported to the forest at the eastern edge of Kanto Route 16, where her other Pokémon Harvey and Sina managed to fight off Van's attackers, weakening the Murkrow enough that Amelia was able to capture it.
Immediately availing herself of the Murkrow's aid, Amelia took Van to the nearby Hospital in Celadon City with the aid of a mysterious Doctor and his assistant Clara, where the Carvanha remained in emergency care.
Summer Wars
Once assured Van would be properly cared for, Amelia immediately set herself to gathering as much information on her new location. Having never been to Celadon City, or for that matter anywhere else outside of Hoenn (at least that she could remember), she sent her three remaining Pokémon out to scout the city for any occurrences of note. Through sheer fortune, she happened upon the Olivine Garden restaurant just as Dack Majors, Madison, Luke, and a number of other Trainers involved in the Sootopolis incident began discussing events there and what they'd learned about the plans of Hannah Wright to invade and destroy Celadon. Intrigued by Majors' use of Heatran in the earlier battle, she trailed him and his companions to the home of Shannon Willows, Wright's apparent target, and there offered to help Majors if he agreed to owe her an unspecified favor in the future.
Majors agreed, and shortly thereafter Wright's invasion of Celadon began. Amelia made her way back to the Olivine Garden with the rest of the group, and upon Dack's decision to abandon his team to chase after Wright himself, she set her sights upon saving Shannon from the many threats raining down around them. In the process, however, Ryan Hikari's Tyranitaur raised a Stone Edge shield to divert a Scald attack from Shannon and his own Trainer, splashing the boiling liquid onto Amelia in the process. Sina used her Ice abilities to soothe Amelia's pain, but the damage done was still severe. Soon after, the enemy Rocket agent began attacking Ryan, Shannon, and Amelia directly, nearly killing the latter, prompting Sina to lash out at the enemy Trainer and her Pokémon with lethal force.
After being abandoned by Hikari and Willows at the Celadon City Pokémon Center, Amelia saw to her horror the Celadon City Hospital came under attack, sustaining critical damage. After making her way to the crumbling building, she searched for Van, eventually finding him and Harvey in the room of Alex Zyther. She was too late to evacuate, however, and she found herself falling to her near-certain doom mere moments after arriving. With death looming, she, the other Trainer, and his Dedene Didi found themselved enveloped in white light...
Reunions
Unbeknownst to Amelia and Alex, the pair had been rescued by the Ralts who had previously injured Van. The Ralts teleported them to his home just outside Laverre City, but the strain of the travel and the impact of landing dropped Amelia into a coma alongside Alex, and the two were found and transported to Alain Alderson Memorial Hospital for long-term care.
On July 31st, 2017, Amelia awoke in the morgue of the Alain Alderson Memorial Hospital in Laverre City, Kalos. After receiving a call from her old friend Belle LaDonna, who was on the run after helping Alma Mason murder Roderick Krane, Amelia agreed to meet the pair in Shalour City to help them hide out. Once she reclaimed her belongings and the two Pokémon who had made the journey with her, she agreed to allow Alex to travel with her, concerned by how their vital signs had synchronized while unconscious. After a costume change courtesy of the Laverre City Gym Leader Valerie, the two set off on their way, though tensions ran high between the two.
Once in Shalour, Amelia fended off an unwitting Snag attempt on her Larvitar, Harvey, unwittingly mirroring how she and Belle had first met several years before. After catching up with her old friend, the group settled down for a night of camping, where Alex confronted her over her attitude towards him. Amelia ended up revealing the story of her troubled past to Alex, and unknowingly to Belle and Alma as well, the experience clearing the air between Alex and Amelia and allowing them to start fresh.
Through the Looking Glass
While journeying through Reflection Cave, the group heard the cries of a quailing "Carbink", the last survivor of her group, who had been ambushed by a pack of predatory Sableye. After Alex triggered the predators' ambush, Amelia jumped in with the others to save them, despite the Ghost-types' obvious advantage. In her desperation to escape, the "Carbink"'s powerful emotions opened a portal in one of the mirrors, transporting the group to an alternate universe.
On the other side, the group was found by the alternate-universe counterparts to Tyler McKinley and Thomas Warren, here simple Signs agents working for John Ford. Unfortunately for Amelia, however, her own counterpart was wanted alongside Belle's for a string of criminal activity worthy of Thelma & Louise of film fame, and she and Belle were both arrested. Once extradited to Unova, she found herself the neighbor of Tiana Soldati, the alternate-universe counterpart to the main universe's Quincy Adams. Together, the three began plotting a breakout.
Appearance
Red hair with green eyes and extremely pale skin. Prepped for action, nearly always wears a black semi-turtleneck and a harness bedecked with pockets and gadgets. Eschews cargo pants in favor of yoga pants (for greater flexibility and ease of movement). When she's in a definitely social context, however, she's much girlier--anything from a prarie skirt to jeans, from a blouse to a tank-top, from boots to heels to sneakers to ballerina slippers, anything's fair game. Jewelery-wise, she'll occasionally wear a charm bracelet (sometimes as an anklet), but that's it.
Keen observers may note that Amelia's outfit is rarely exactly fitted to her; she tends to steal clothing that appeals to her while abandoning previous worn-out outfits along the way. Where she picked up this habit, and why she retains it, remains to be seen.
Amelia as of Summer Wars
Amelia as of the start of the Kalos storyline
Personality
Arrogant, excitable, and chronically unable to keep a straight face, the word that best describes Amelia is "driven". Or perhaps "stubborn"--this is one girl who's not afraid to speak her mind, and she sticks to her guns no matter what. Amelia can also be described as "blunt", or even "rude". She's constantly waiting for excitement and adventure, but expects it to come to her. She eschews ordinary, "boring" activities as mundane as work and responsibility, claiming it's only suitable for "boring people". It's clear she places herself on a pedestal, at least compared to "ordinary" folk.
Pokémon
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 A shiny Sneazel, which one would generally think to be a problem for a Pokemon used for speed and stealth. Somehow, however, it always manages to blend in. Also, despite being female, it has the large ears associated with its male form. |
Nickname: Sina |
Gender: Female? |
Specialty: Sina can use improvised makeup and costumes to (sloppily) disguise its appearance. They don't stand up to scrutiny (at all), but it's enough to be able to, say, walk across a street without being noticed by anyone not specifically looking for her. | ||
| Species: Sneasel |
Ability: Pickpocket |
Personality: Unusually humanlike for a Pokemon, Sneasel is versed in (some would even say prodigous at) the use of makeup and prosthetics--a master of disguise. Close examination reveals the lie pretty quickly, of course--but a second's glance is all you're going to get at this one. | |||
| Moves: | |||||
| Beat Up |
Pursuit (egg move) |
Hone Claws |
Experience: 4 |
Trivia/Misc./Other: Sina is contained in a modified Dusk Ball. | |
| Ice Shard |
Quick Attack |
Icicle Crash |
Obtained at: Unknown | ||
Battles: vs. Qrow/wild Ralts (multi-battle, flashback) (2), Celadon City (multi-battle, event) (2),
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 At this stage, it appears shiny. Seems to constantly be smirking. |
Nickname: Harvey |
Gender: Male |
Specialty: Surprisingly fast for a Larvitar, it's able to stand still as stone when needed. Unfortunately, between its attitude and its abilities, it tends to take a lot of hits that would otherwise miss (and doesn't take them particularly well). | ||
| Species: Larvitar |
Ability: Guts |
Personality: Both lazy and shy, Larvitar seems a poor choice for battle; however, this isn't due to laziness, but rather an extremely short attention span, causing him to get bored even in the midst of fierce battle. He has been known to deliberately miss moves and take hits just to make the fight more interesting. | |||
| Moves: | |||||
| Rock Slide |
Stealth Rock (egg move) |
Sandstorm |
Experience: 2 |
Trivia/Misc./Other: Harvey's Pokéball is a Premiere Ball. | |
| Pursuit (egg move) |
Bite |
Outrage (egg move) |
Obtained at: Unknown | ||
Battles: vs. Qrow/wild Ralts (multi-battle, flashback) (2),
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 It's shiny. Other than that, nothing in particular. |
Nickname: Van |
Gender: Female |
Specialty: Very good at using physical attacks, particularly biting ones; with the exception of Surf and Dive (and even then, not very well), is incapable of using special attacks. | ||
| Species: Carvanha |
Ability: Speed Boost |
Personality: Unusually aggressive for a female of its species, Van was mistaken for a male when it was caught. | |||
| Moves: | |||||
| Bite |
Ice Fang |
Aqua Jet |
Experience: 1 |
Trivia/Misc./Other: Van's Pokéball is a Dive Ball with a red stripe painted around the seam. | |
| Leer |
Scary Face |
Swagger |
Obtained at: Amelia's first acquisition in the Hoenn region. | ||
Battles: vs Alistair (lost) (1)
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 Carries its shiny coloration, though the violet is dark enough that it's often mistaken for black. |
Nickname: Qrow |
Gender: Female |
Specialty: Exceptionally skilled with use of Drill Peck, despite its overall lack of experience. Its signature move. | ||
| Species: Murkrow |
Ability: Prankster |
Personality: Though prideful and mischevious like most Murkrow, this particular one prefers the company of wild Pokémon to that of trained Pokémon and humans--with a few very specific suggestions. Especially distrusts scientists. Is also very Careful. | |||
| Moves: | |||||
| Taunt |
Mean Look |
Torment |
Experience: 5 |
Trivia/Misc./Other: Qrow battled Pippi of Adam Zynthic's team before being caught by Amelia. Egg moves come from Fearow. | |
| Roost (egg move) |
Tailwind |
Drill Peck (egg move) |
Obtained at: Kanto Route 16 (teleported from east of Hoenn Route 123) | ||
Battles: vs. Pippi (1), vs. wild Ralts/Sina/Harvey (multi-battle, flashback, caught) (2) Celadon City invasion (multi-battle, event) (2)
Trivia
- All of Amelia's Pokémon are shiny. While to Amelia this seems a mere coincidence, there is in fact a very significant reason for this abundance of alternate coloration.
- As a spy independent of any of the main factions, Amelia maintains her own complex code of conduct. While she consistently operates according to these principals (such as exchanging favors rather than requiring direct payment from her clients), she expects everyone else she meets to understand them, and is usually either amused or irritated (or both) when she inevitably has to explain her methods to strangers.
- User:Flipz: "also note: if you've seen Amelia do it, odds are that's a terrible idea and should never be replicated by actual people." User:AlkuBzp: "That sums her up, honestly"
See Also
Story Arcs
- A Journey to Yourself
- Groudon Eats Sootopolis
- Summer Wars