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Name: Yuri Kalenhov Nickname: N/A Age: 31 (July 19th) Gender: Male Birthplace: Blackthorn City, Johto Family: Reznov Kalenhov (Father), Cora Kalenhov (Mother)
Trainer Orientation: Lawful Evil Trainer Class: Bounty Hunter Starter Pokémon: Gible

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Garchomp [Male]: Yuri has raised Garchomp since hatched from an egg back in Blackthorn City. Out of the rest of the Pokémon on his team, Garchomp is loyal to his trainer. Yuri tends to use Garchomp only as a last resort, considering the Mach Pokémon to be his best team member. Ability: Sand Veil Moves: Fire Fang, Sandstorm, Take Down, Sand Tomb, Dual Chop, Slash, Dragon Claw, Crunch Galvantula [Female]: Galvantula was caught by Yuri during a hunt in Unova. Galvantula tends to be careful while in battle due to her being weak when it comes to battling. Yuri uses the EleSpider Pokémon as a way to subdue any bounties he is on. Ability: Compound Eyes Moves: Spider Web, Thunder Wave, Electro Web, Agility, Fury Cutter, Slash Pangoro [Male]: Pangoro was caught by Yuri while he was hunting in Kalos. Pangoro is very aggressive and prideful, and always tries to pick a fight whenever he is sent out. Yuri uses the Daunting Pokémon as the muscle of the group and tends to start any battle with him. Ability: Scrappy Moves: Strength, Work Up, Sky Uppercut, Low Sweep, Body Slam, Karate Chop, Crunch, Arm Thrust, Comet Punch Tentacruel [Male]: Yuri caught Tentacruel during a hunt in Kanto. Tentacruel tends to be patient, taking his time to defeat a Pokémon during a battle. Yuri uses the Jellyfish Pokémon as a way to travel over water should the bounty call for it. Ability: Clear Body Moves: Surf, Toxic Spikes, Sludge Wave, Hydro Pump, Supersonic, Bubble Beam, Poison Jab Skarmory [Female]: Skarmory was caught by Yuri during his time in Johto before traveling as a bounty hunter. Skarmory tends to be timid and tries to avoid fighting as much as possible even though she is a skilled fighter. Yuri uses the Armor Bird Pokémon for tracking down his targets while on a job. Ability: Keen Eye Moves: Fly, Agility, Night Slash, Air Slash, Wing Attack, Spikes Glalie [Male] Glalie was caught by Yuri during a hunt in Hoenn. Glalie tends to remain calm and cool during in battle, giving himself time to evaluate his opponent. Yuri tends to use the Face Pokémon when he is struggling to overpower his opponent. Ability: Ice Body Moves: Hail, Sheer Cold, Blizzard, Ice Beam, Protect, Ice Fang, Double Team, Headbutt

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Yuri stands at six foot two inches tall and weighs 177 pounds with a bulky figure. He keeps his long black hair in a ponytail so it does not get in the way of his gray eyes. His face is kept clean and shaven and a scar cannot be seen on it despite his experience. Still, it does show hints of experience as he knows what battle is like.
Yuri is rarely seen without his bounty hunting gear. He wears heavy, brown leather so that it can protect him while allowing him to move along with a pair of boots. Holstered across his back is his bowcaster, his main weapon of choice. His Poke Balls are seen to be clipped across the side of his belt. He is always seen wearing his signature metallic wide-rimmed hat that serves as both a shield and a weapon.


Artwork by Cygames

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Yuri is well known for his arrogance which leads him to accept big and dangerous bounties simply because he knows he can do it. He has a code of honor that states that whenever two humans fight, the loser forfeits his right to live and the winner should finish him and believes there are no exceptions, even when it comes to himself. He only brings out Pokémon to battle should the need arise for it, always preferring to fight himself. His determination and stubbornness ensures that he always completes a bounty.
Even though he is a ruthless bounty hunter who knows no mercy, there is a lighter side to Yuri. Once he sees someone as a worthy combatant, he will grow to respect them and even befriend them. He only picks those he believes are strong to be candidates to be friends to him. In the end, all that matters to Yuri is skill, honor, strength, and the will to fight.

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Yuri was born in Blackthorn City to Reznov and Cora, two veteran bounty hunters. It was clear that the two parents decided that Yuri would follow in their footsteps and decided to train him how to fight when he turned seven. However, they were impatient when it came to his training, and deemed him incapable of hand-to-hand combat when the young child struggled to keep up in a sparring match. Still, the veteran hunters decided to take a new approach and trained him in range weaponry. Instead of training him with guns, they trained him with crossbows, believing that would separate him from the competition.
While he continued to train, Yuri listened to the tales of his parents' hunts. They spoke of the great battles they had with their targets and that one day, he too would fight as well. The young child saw the work of a bounty hunter as one of honor to determine the stronger between the two. Despite the harsh training conditions, he pushed onward, dedicated to the path his parents had laid out for him.
Shortly after turning 11, Yuri was given a gift in form of a Pokémon Egg by his mother, who had returned from a bounty to Sinnoh. She told her son that he would need strong Pokémon to back him up on his bounties and that it was his duty to care for his team. The egg would hatch into a Gible, who went on to become a very close companion to his trainer. The two trained side-by-side with each other and grew up together as the years went by, forming an unbreakable bond.
Turning 13, Yuri was led into the wilds with nothing but some clothing, his crossbow and Gabite, by Reznov. His father told him as a test of manhood, he would survive for three days on his own. The test went well until he was attacked by a Skarmory on the third day. Gabite was able to fend off and even beat it into submission. Returning to collect his son, Reznov decided that he would be allowed to catch the beaten Pokémon before they returned home to continue training.
When Yuri was 17, both of his parents accepted a bounty on a prominent crime lord based in Goldenrod City who was notorious for defeating any assassins sent after him. They were confident that they would be able to defeat him and left to claim the bounty. However, despite their skill and experience, both veteran hunters would meet their end. However, instead of mourning immediately for their lost, the young and inexperienced bounty hunter set out to avenge them or die trying.
Traveling to Goldenrod City, Yuri was able to track down the crime lord responsible for his parent's death. Yet, he soon discovered that the man was not as dangerous as he was led to believe and had hired men to dispose of any attackers. Enraged, the bounty hunter defeated his foes before forcing his target to engage him in hand-to-hand combat. He was able to use his brutish strength to beat his opponent down before executing him with a quick shot from his crossbow. Having avenged the death of his parents, he wandered across the region, unsure of how to continue with his life.
When he was 20, while wandering across Johto, Yuri was approached by a stranger who called himself Chiffrer. He claimed to be an old friend of his parents who supplied them with their gear and offered to do the same for their son if he agreed to help him at a future date. Although hesitant on such a vague offer, he was convinced when shown equipment such as the bowcaster and a shield durable enough to withstand bullets yet light enough to be worn inconspicuously as a hat. He accepted the offer, intending to follow in the footsteps of his parents now and worry of the consequences later.
Yuri visited the graves of his parents in Blackthorn City shortly after making this deal before selling anything he had left in his home city. For the next decade, he continued his career as a bounty hunter, traveling across the regions to capture strong Pokémon and battle against worthy targets. He has earned a name for himself with both his honorable approach to a criminal career as well as his willingness to take on the most dangerous of targets.

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Regular Abilities______________________________________ └-Skills, professions, knowledge and talents.
Tracking & Scouting: Being killed at surviving in the wild and at navigating in the wilderness and at following trails and tracks left by others. Knowledgeable at finding and providing shelter, as well as camouflaging a position. │ ├-Type: Talent ├-Category: Journeyman └-Level:Expert
Martial Abilities______________________________________ └-Weapon specializations and fighting styles.
Archery: The use of bows and arrows or of crossbows. │ ├-Type: Physical ├-Category: Weapon Proficiency └-Level: Expert
Shields: The use of shields in battle. │ ├-Type: Physical ├-Category: Weapon Proficiency └-Level: Journeyman

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Weapons_________________________________________________ └-Weapon and munitions.
Bowcaster: One of Yuri's signature weapons would be his bowcaster, a device in the form of a crossbow that is capable of firing plasma. It was provided to the bounty hunter by Chiffrer, who claimed to have gotten it from his "day job." He uses it to help fend off against crowns and is not afraid to get up close and personal with it in a fight.
Armor___________________________________________________ └-Armor, shielding, and wearables.
Metallic Hat: Yuri is usually seen wearing a light, metallic wide-rimmed hat that acts as a shield. Chiffrer gave it to the bounty hunter, explaining that it is durable to bullets and will prove to be effective when fighting against those with firearms. However, he has the tendency to use it hand-to-hand combat as an offensive tool and has formed a unique fighting style based on it.

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Yuri ran through Ilex Forest, hunting down his bounty, a criminal who has evaded police capture for several years. He managed to get away from the bounty hunter despite being shot in the knee by his bowcaster. He managed to escape to the forest, where the cover of the trees prevented Skarmory from finding him from above. It mattered little to Yuri. He was more than capable of tracking down his target and ending his life by himself.
He followed along the path, following the broken twigs and crushed leaves that were scattered on the ground. Yuri was disappointed that his target did not bother cover his tracks, but seeing fresh blood on the path as well, he knew that it was useless to do so. Eventually, the target came into sight up ahead. He was running more slowly from both his wound and exhaustion. Now was the time to end this. Yuri pulled out his bowcaster, and took aim. As the target looked over his shoulder out of paranoia, Yuri pulled the trigger, a small, red laser hitting the criminal through the chest.
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