absolutely not a totally blatant self insert pokemon trainer shads
divergences in ZA plot:
-went to lumiose on a breakdown induced escapism wandery trip, among other places
-already a trainer on arrival, poison spec. years previously found an injured salandit being driven out of its mothers territory and rescued it not realizing how ridiculously toxic the frigger was or anything about salazzles, really. ended up with a nidoran->nidoking a while afterwards, and lowkey tox in galar shortly before ZA
-kept the warehouse gengar, panicked and caught That Big Whirlipede, and thought skrelp was adorable
-sassypants is the best girl. she's essentially an emotional support Creature, the being geared towards pheromones means she absolutely can smell moods and reacts [increases temperature and leans a bit] [[has stopped trainershads from jumping out a window in panic]] [[[has not always succeeded in that]]] [[[[ROTOM PHONE AWAY!!!!]]]]
-jacinthe had Things To Say about maining a salazzle. there is absolutely a pokemon companion version of hanky code in Certain Circles [because i think this is funny]. they jumped out the window about this.
-may have. accidentally done something very unethical about the debt interest that was Not doing the quests, because when a salazzle sees you trying to convince someone to do something for you. in a small room. it might decide to be Helpful. [also because i think this is funny] [[and then trying to get out of the quencies afterwards]] [[[rotating so many Situations in my head]]]
-very normal about team flare nouveau. so normal. maintaining perfectly acceptable levels of being normal at all times. elaboration none.
-takes to wearing a tailed salazzle-themed suit to anything important later on. also at some point shags up a fight with jacinthe and has to go to tea about it. jacinthe drops a salazzle themed dress on them for it; she had it done in advance waiting for The Opportunity [trying to sort out design] [[also because i think this very funny]]