Alternate Universes/Pokemon AU

This AU was first created on 2017/03/24. because who doesn't like pokemon??

Carson
Carson is a gym leader, because she has to be at the gym 25/8.

She has only one Pokemon, a level 100 Bunnelby who spams Earthquake over and over... and over... and over...

("a straightforward offense is the best, right? just gotta go at them! no hesitation! right?"

"i don't know honey, i think you could be a bit... less predictable about your move set...")

Lizzie
Lizzie is Carson's wife, who keeps only Pokemon resembling turtles/toirtoises as pets, including Squirtle, Torkoal, Turtwig, Tirtouga, Shuckle, Shelgon, and Lapras. She also has a Deerling from Ethan.

She dotes on her Pokemon and prefers to keep them at their first evolutions. Her starter was a Squirtle. (She once hugged him tight and pressed her face against his shell and tells him to never grow up because he is amazing just the way he is.) Her Turtwig was the runt of the egg batch and he rides on her head all the time.

Sasha
Sasha is a researcher/adventurer who enjoys exploring old ruins and learning about ancient cultures. She favors electric types: Pikachu (cute, cuddly, and energetic like her), Mareep, Jolteon, Manectric, Zebstrika, shiny Shinx, Roselia/Roserade(?).

Luke
Luke has an Azurill, Machop, Magikarp, and a Totodile who shares his excitable and boastful personality. He TOTALLY wanted something cool and macho like Machop, don't get him wrong, but the Azurill wanted to be friends with him and he couldn't say no, now could he? Azurill was just. so cute. He totally didn't fall over himself to have it as his starter. That's totally how it went down. <2017/03/24>

His Azurill is the cutest Azurill ever, so naturally he has to show the whole world how cute she is through Pokemon Contests.

Ethan
Ethan is an expert breeder who likes cute-looking Pokemon, particularly those who are also ursine and/or baby Pokemon: Clefairy (Cleffa?), Teddiursa, Cubchoo, Eevee, Togepi, Bonsly. He may also have a Stufful, Tauros, and Bouffalant. (?)

Ethan gives Pokemon as gifts to the other nerds. He gives a Litwick to Blair, a Mareep to Sasha, an Azurill to Luke, and a Deerling to Lizzie. Ethan just collects cute pokemon, every cute pokemon.

Mia
Mia is a highly competitive ace trainer who favors pink- and purple-colored Pokemon and those with elegant forms. She has a shiny Gardevoir, Nidoking, Haunter, Venomoth, Sylveon, and Milotic.

(maybe???: Kirlia, Alolan Nintales, Oricorio, Primarina, Dragonair, Absol, Lilligant, Swanna, Liepard, Delcatty, Mesprit, Lurantis, Aromatisse, Altaria)

Blair
Blair is a  Sabrina fangirl gothic-themed trainer. She is well-rounded and does a little bit of everything. On her roster are the dark types Umbreon and Houndoom, the ghost types Duskull and Yamask, and psychic types Alakazam and Hypnosis.

Pokemon Nerds nerding about Pokemon together
Imagine: Lizzie having a picnic with her turtle buddies with Ethan talking about the latest egg he's incubating while they eat sandwiches. Both of them are watching Carson and Mia battle while Blair referees and Sasha plays with her and Luke's pokemon. Luke is chasing Sasha's Pikachu because it stole the fruit tart Ethan made for him

Trivia
If the nerds were Pokemon:
 * Lizzie would be a normal type
 * Blair would be a dark/ghost type
 * Ethan would be a fairy type
 * Carson would be a grass, rock, or ground type
 * Sasha would be an electric type
 * Mia would be a psychic type
 * Luke would be a water or fire type