pokemon haunting my brain again recently and also I found my old batfam pokemon hcs. I'm gonna re-do them all but for now?
...Okay so far the only one I really got settled is Tim's but let me get into it.
My current line-up for him is:
Eevee (later evolves either into Umbreon OR Jolteon)
Galarian Yamask
Talonflame
There's still 3 remaining spaces, I'll see what I'll do with them.
I think that Tim's first ever pokemon would have been an Eevee.
Perhaps a cliche choice, but I do have my reasoning for it. Eevee is a fairly rare pokemon, well tempered, and it's adaptability gives it a lot of value — therefore it wouldn't be a far shot to say that they'd be a common choice of pet for upper classes. Could be a good show of wealth in itself, even more if it's a shiny, so there's that.
Said Eevee would be originally just a companion pokemon, not adept for fighting, but after a bit of Tim sneaking out I can definitely see it insisting on following along. Having Anticipation as a hidden ability would make it better at protecting it's stubborn 8 years old trainer, along with Run Away for, well, getting out quick. It's nature would most likely be Calm bc 1. Umbreon meta and 2. I think having a calm pokemon could match or be benefitting for Tim in general.
My current idea is that Eevee evolves to Umbreon by the time Tim becomes Robin, solidifying the bond they have together (as Umbreon is evolved with friendship).
Tim's second pokemon, also obtained during his childhood, would've been Yamask, specifically of the Galarian variety.
I specifically thought this one out because, well, Tim's parents are archeologists.
"A clay slab with cursed engravings took possession of a Yamask. The slab is said to be absorbing the Yamask’s dark power."
Pokemon Sword's Pokedex entry on Galarian Yamask.
Tim's parents come home from an excavation in Europe worn out and with some artifacts that they brought home for further study. Later that week, the shadows around the house appear a little darker, specially around his father's study, where one of the artifacts sat on his desk.
Ok, I'm not writing this all out in a storytelling manner, but you get where I'm going here. Tim's parents bring back an artifact fragment that turns out to be possessed by a Yamask. I think it'd be kinda funny if Tim's Eevee and the intruding pokemon were at odds with eachother, until they both become the Protection Squad for Eevee's trainer. Tim, on the other hand, only learns about Yamask way later, after the pokemon feels safe to show itself off to the human.
Yamask would never be able to evolve into Runerigus as it depends entirely on being around a certain location (Dusty Bowl in SWSH) in order to evolve. Since it's completely removed from it's natural habitat, accessing it wouldn't be possible.
The third pokemon I have in mind is Talonflame.
Now, this is the one I have least planning about. I don't even know if Tim initially bonds with it as a Fletchling or Fletchinder, nor whether they meet during his Robin days or during what happens in the Red Robin (2009) run.
If the meet happens when he's a Robin, I'd imagine it's a little before the Titans or Young Justice (do NOT ask me about continuity I'm still unsure of what team he joined first or which one is currently canon, I'm gonna go with YJ because atm I hella like it more) and Fletchling fits the bill more in this situation. Obligatory tiny bird pokemon for Robin, lol.
If it's the latter situation, then Fletchinder. I'd imagine it'd be pretty interesting to have it evolve into Talonflame by the end of the arc, kind of fitting the theme of Tim developing his own identity and all that (I'm NOT wording this symbology right but uhhhhhh *gestures vaguely to it all).
ANYWAY. There's still 3 spots to fill, so I'm gonna look into those next!
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