TinySneasel

TinySneasel, also known as Reaper, is a young Sneasel belonging to a Pokemon trainer named Lory.

Infancy
Reaper was born to a female Sneasel of a pack living in Acuity Lakefront, near Snowpoint City. He had several older siblings as his mother was one of the alpha couple of the pack. However, unlike his siblings who were all big and strong, Reaper was a runt. He was born undersized and his growth was very slow. At less than two months of age and barely weaned, he was abandoned by his mother, who saw his weakness as a threat to her position as the alpha female. The pack subsequently turned their back on the young Sneasel, and it looked as though he would die from starvation as he was too young and weak to fend for himself.

Capture
Fortunately for the young Pokemon, a trainer was searching the area for a suitable Pokemon to capture and give to his friend as her starter Pokemon. He captured the abandoned Sneasel and took good care of him for a while then, in order to meet up with his friend, he travelled through a rift in space and time. The trainer had been pulled into this rift (nicknamed 'the warp') by accident some time previously, and had since learned how to access it at will. The trainer passed through the warp to a world known as Gaia, his friend's home world. Reaper was very confused by the experience, and spent several hours panicking as he tried to adjust to his new home. However, he quickly began to bond with the trainer who had received him as a gift. This girl's name was Mallory, known by the nickname Lory, and she was a hybrid of human and 'imp', a native race to Gaia characterised by having wings on their heads. She proved to be as capable as any human at taking care of Pokemon, and Reaper soon began to see her as his new mother. As he began to mature and become less panicky, he was allowed out of his Pokeball more, and soon he was bigger and strong enough for training.

Training begins!
After allowing her new Pokemon a month to settle down and become used to her, Lory arranged with her friend (the trainer who originally caught Reaper) to travel back through the warp to spend time in Snowpoint City. She disguised her non-human traits and, following her friend, leapt through the proverbial rabbit hole to Sinnoh. When Reaper emerged from his Pokeball to see the familiar snowy landscape, he was thrilled, and he spent most of the excursion training. He and his trainer met Candice, who gave Lory tips on how to best train her Sneasel. Reaper gained eleven levels during the vacation, but a run-in with the much higher levelled wild Pokemon in the area knocked his confidence. Now, he is determined to train hard and become even stronger than the wild Snover who Wood Hammered his head and landed him in the Pokemon Center. He and Lory recently visited Oreburgh City and challenged Roark. Reaper defeated all of Roark's Pokemon and won Lory the Coal Badge. Now they are preparing to battle Gardenia, and Reaper now has a teammate, a young Houndour pup named Bandit.

Stats and other such fun

 * Date of birth: Early March 2009
 * Height: 1'8" (not including head feather)
 * Weight: 17lbs
 * Nature: Naughty
 * Ability: Keen Eye
 * Likes: Spicy Poffins, attention, hugs, squeeing, battling, shiny things, Lory, Lory's friend (although he sometimes gets jealous)
 * Dislikes: Losing, boredom, bitter Poffins, people who tease him about his size, travelling through the warp (it makes him nauseous), killing
 * Ambitions: To one day become a super tough Weavile

False Swipe
This move was taught to Reaper by the trainer who originally caught him. Reaper is still getting the hang of using this move, and usually prefers to use the moves he learned naturally.

Faint Attack
Reaper's favourite move to use.

Fury Swipes
Reaper's second favourite attack. He likes scratching things. He hopes to replace this with Slash soon, though.

Icy Wind
Reaper learned this attack for the purpose of battling Gardenia. He struggles to use it effectively.

Trivia
Reaper is much smaller than average. This could either be due to dwarfism, failure to thrive as an infant, or a combination of both.

Due to his unusual size, many people find it hard to tell Reaper's gender. Sneasel gender is indicated by the length of the head feather, and Reaper has a normal sized head feather but a tiny body. Trainers/Pokemon who know a lot about Sneasels, however, can tell that Reaper is male. He is not upset when people mistake him for a girl, and sometimes likes to deliberately confuse people in this respect.

Reaper is very hyperactive, and has been forbidden from consuming anything sugary without his trainer's supervision. NEVER give him caffeine.

Reaper's original trainer has been left unnamed, as Reaper is from a crossover RP on Gaia Online and his RPer doesn't want to force the original trainer's RPer to join Poketwitter. The original trainer is actually a very well known trainer in Sinnoh.

As of 19 June 2009, Reaper is trying to give up eating meat and animal products. Since Sneasels are carnivorous, this is unlikely to end well.