::Erika's Team::

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[Nnnnnote: All these personality descriptions are just my own conjecture about what her team is like. If anyone is interested in apping any of them, you are free to do as you please! Just contact me and we can figure things out. ♥]

Belossom: Lv.56 ❀ Chlorophyll Sunny Day / Solar Beam / Giga Drain / Attract Erika's starter. She's the youngest, and was hatched from Erika's mom's pokes. Tries to take after Erika a lot, but is more like a child-like extension. Very cheerful, likes to dance, is Erika's usual companion around campus and in class.

Tangrowth: Lv.60 ❀ Chlorophyll Swords Dance / Power Whip / Rock Slide / Earthquake asdhfweugesrngbheraigueng woobly woob. She's very sweet but has an extreme case of goldfish memory. Even other Tangrowth can have issues trying to figure out what the hell she is talking about. Likes Raiden because he is sparkly. Falls in love with Brock's Onix every time she sees him. Enjoys collecting things but often wonders what she is doing with all of these things in the middle of collecting them.

Victreebel: Lv. 56 ❀ Chlorophyll Natural Gift / Sludge Bomb / Leaf Storm / Leaf Blade The oldest. Very refined, kind of snooty. Is the primary greenhouse sitter when Erika is not around. She is the one that takes advantage of Erika's open door policy the most, as she tends to Weepinbell evolution ceremonies.

Vileplume: Lv. 51 ❀ Chlorophyll Poison Powder / Mega Drain / Sleep Powder / Petal Dance Arguably the most like Erika. She, along with Belossom, are most protective of her. Has some sort of affection for Vinnie, but its depths are ~currently a mystery~ in NPCland.

Shiftry: Lv. 54 ❀ Chlorophyll Leaf Storm / Sucker Punch / Sunny Day / Explosion Has adopted the rest of the team (and all of erika's other mon back home) as the forest that she needs to protect. SHE WILL CUT ANYONE AND EVERYONE IF YOU MESS WITH THEM. Broods. Enjoys pipes (musical ones).

Tropius: Lv. 50 ❀ Chlorophyll or Solar Power Fly / These are up to yooou The closest thing to a man on Erika's team outside of Shiftry. Very tomboyish, and takes her flying job very seriously. KUMATORA SHE WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WITH YOU SO BAD.

They all probably sit around gossiping all day and giggle over boys and play rating games. Girls are also fair game, as I wouldn't be surprised if half of them were actually lesbians. 8Ub

The Open Door Policy & Floral Arrangement:
The floral arrangements that Erika forms in Celadon usually involve her own pokemon. It was a practice she was taught by her mother, and it is actually a series of trust exercises between the mon and their trainer. Since it was something she did since before she was actually a trainer, the concept of trust stayed very strong with her. Erika really doesn't like the concept of having to beat up someone to catch them, so she gives all of them a choice: They can stay with her or they can leave. She doesn't keep them in pokeballs unless it proves to be a necessity (or they prefer it), and they are free to come and go as they please from the gardens/greenhouses/gym. Should they ever decide they don't like what Erika is doing, they can leave as they choose, though they are always welcome back. Other trainers have called her a bit odd for it, but it works just fine for them. She trusts them, and in turn they trust her back.