I'm making a fanfic called "Hurricane of Darkness" and I want Ken to have partners. The Pokéguy is totally Lance or just some kid, but the Pokégirl is giving me some problems.. I have in mind random kid, Erika, Sabrina or Lorelei. I need advice quick because next chapter is the Erika battle. Thank you! :3
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Partners?
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Partners are not just something you want to decide like "that". Who your protagonist is with determines how a lot of plot things go down. So be careful here. If you're going to use canon characters, especially someone like champions or gym leaders, you need to realize they better have a damn good reason for being there. Lance isn't going to decide out of the blue he wants to travel around with some "random kid". There's got to be a plot relevant reason to do so.
Just know that you've got a lot to be wary of here. A hasty decision could, quite honestly, make your fic turn out awful because you made poor choices. Partners are just as important as the pokemon your protagonist carries.
Just know that you've got a lot to be wary of here. A hasty decision could, quite honestly, make your fic turn out awful because you made poor choices. Partners are just as important as the pokemon your protagonist carries.
diamondpearl876
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^ Basically this.
Also, I'm never a fan of using canon characters unless I have to, since you're pretty much restricted to using the personality given to you by the anime/games/*****. It's also confusing because personalities sometimes vary between all of these.
Really, just think about what you need for the story. Also, think about your main character. Will the partner, whoever you choose, help the main character in some way? Will they bring him down? Will they bring out his best/worst qualities? How will they help him grow? If you can't really see the partner fitting into the main character's life somehow, then you probably shouldn't use them.
Another option you didn't ask about is not having a partner at all. Is one really needed? Is one even wanted? If your main character is ambitious, impatient, and/or rather socially isolated, or anything along those lines, then I doubt he/she'd want to have a partner that is with them ALL the time, potentially slowing and bringing things down.
Also, I'm never a fan of using canon characters unless I have to, since you're pretty much restricted to using the personality given to you by the anime/games/*****. It's also confusing because personalities sometimes vary between all of these.
Really, just think about what you need for the story. Also, think about your main character. Will the partner, whoever you choose, help the main character in some way? Will they bring him down? Will they bring out his best/worst qualities? How will they help him grow? If you can't really see the partner fitting into the main character's life somehow, then you probably shouldn't use them.
Another option you didn't ask about is not having a partner at all. Is one really needed? Is one even wanted? If your main character is ambitious, impatient, and/or rather socially isolated, or anything along those lines, then I doubt he/she'd want to have a partner that is with them ALL the time, potentially slowing and bringing things down.
Slipomatic
Eon Collector
If I were to use a canon character, it would definitely be one of the characters that didn't have much spotlight time. For example, Anabel or pike queen Lucy, would be the lesser evil of canon characters to use since they are slightly more open than let's say Ash or Misty. I agree with both feralninja and diamondpearl876. Canon characters are too limiting and make writing stories harder than they need to be. However, if you can pull it off, then writing stories involving canon characters would be a feat. OC is just so much easier to work with, partially because I get more free reign over character development and can possibly throw more twists to it.
I don't know about your style but I prefer having less characters to worry about since it means less tracking and making sure they fit within their zones.
I don't know about your style but I prefer having less characters to worry about since it means less tracking and making sure they fit within their zones.
Dragonitor
<- Shiny Hunter
I think the others above me made clear that writing with canon characters is hard and OCs are easier to work with. (<- I can agree with this. 
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I don't know how many partners you want Ken (I thought that was his name) to have, but I like to have slighty more OCs then lets say 3, because then I can let interesting things happen between them and you can create many unsuspected plot twists. (But then again, this is just my opinion, you don't have to agree.)
)I don't know how many partners you want Ken (I thought that was his name) to have, but I like to have slighty more OCs then lets say 3, because then I can let interesting things happen between them and you can create many unsuspected plot twists. (But then again, this is just my opinion, you don't have to agree.
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Kutie Pie
"It is my destiny."
I was going to get frustrated with you and say "do not have official gym leaders or Elite Four members to travel around with a random kid because that'll make him more of a Gary Stu", but then I noticed "Kid and Kid". You didn't specify who the other kid is, so I'm going to take it he or she (most likely a she, which makes this cliché, to be honest with you) will be an original character. And thus, I'm more lenient towards that decision than a canon character, especially those of importance. Everyone else pretty much said what is needed to be said, but I'll also say this: be wary of the relationship. Chances are very high you're going to have a small romance between Ken and the girl travel buddy if you are going with a female character. While I'm not against it, you have to make sure you develop the relationship the best you can without getting to the point immediately.
I'm being reminded of the ending of the climax scene from Secret of Nimh 2 where Timmy runs back inside the burning laboratory for his brother, and his friend, who is a girl he met some time ago, shouts out to him "I love you!" and he goes "Love you too, whoo!" There were really no instances in the movie that showed the two had enough time together to really form some kind of romance. She really was just there to be the love interest that was so obvious it would happen. If that's what's going to happen, then I'm going to tell you "no partners" (especially since Ken has his talking Pikachu to keep him company), unless you can prove to me you can develop their relationship reasonably. You need to prove your worth, RetardRaichu, that you can give equal development to these two characters without butchering them or making them complete Mary Sues--which is an issue you're having at the moment.
I'm being reminded of the ending of the climax scene from Secret of Nimh 2 where Timmy runs back inside the burning laboratory for his brother, and his friend, who is a girl he met some time ago, shouts out to him "I love you!" and he goes "Love you too, whoo!" There were really no instances in the movie that showed the two had enough time together to really form some kind of romance. She really was just there to be the love interest that was so obvious it would happen. If that's what's going to happen, then I'm going to tell you "no partners" (especially since Ken has his talking Pikachu to keep him company), unless you can prove to me you can develop their relationship reasonably. You need to prove your worth, RetardRaichu, that you can give equal development to these two characters without butchering them or making them complete Mary Sues--which is an issue you're having at the moment.