Sparky

Sparky is a hyperactive and extremely naughty Pikachu. He used to be under the care of a trainer named Ritchie, but has been abandoned so many times that now he prefers to be wild.

Appearance
Sparky mostly looks like your everyday Pikachu, apart from the tuft of hair on his head. He is very proud of this hairstyle, and refers to it as 'Sparkys Spiky Hair' almost all of the time. It is rumored that Sparky uses hundreds of hair gel products to get it just right. According to Sparky, touching or talking about his hair with malicious intent will cause it to make you explode. This is not scientifically proven.

Personality
Once upon a time, he used to be mannerly, cute, friendly and loyal. Due to circumstances in his life, however, he has changed. Now and again these traits shine through, but this is a rare occurrence. Sparky is extremely naughty and mischievous. He likes to cause trouble. He is vain and thinks very highly of himself. He thinks that everything he does is awesome. He insults people a lot, although sometimes unintentionally. He plays pranks and thinks he is hilarious, but really he is just annoying. He is loud and hyper, which is probably a result of his extreme addictions to candy bars and soda pop. He is also paranoid, thinking that anything and everything is a ditto and it is out to get him.

Ritchie
Ritchie is Sparky's former trainer. It is unknown whether or not Ritchie caught him, or if Sparky was just given to him. They had some great times together. They traveled around winning badges and competing in leagues. They were best friends. Suddenly one day, Ritchie disappeared, leaving Sparky to fend for himself. Concerned for his missing trainer, Sparky tried to find him. When he eventually returned, Sparky was delighted and they were reunited. However, it was not to last as Ritchie left again, abandoning his Pokemon. Sparky was furious, and refused to reunite with Ritchie whenever he returned again.

Milotic
Milotic is Sparky's best friend. Although she is the head of the evil Mew/Ditto army (earning her the title of 'Queen of the Dittos') she is one of Sparky's oldest and most loyal friends. As Sparky fights against the army, there is sometimes conflict between them, but they always resolve it in the end. Milotic helped Sparky to set up the 'Free The Pokemon' movement, and they run it together. They also throw the occasional party in the Cerulean Gym.

Winona
Winona is the flying-type leader of the Fortree City Gym. It is uncertain of whether or not Winona and Sparky are friends, but they do interact a lot. Sparky ships Winona with Roxanne, which causes her to be embarrassed at times. He also likes to annoy her by constantly telling her that Stephen and Wallace (her ex-boyfriend) are in a romantic relationship, often bringing her photographic evidence he has found online. Sparky affectionately refers to her as 'Winny'.

Mr Blobby
Mr Blobby was a ditto that was employed by Sparky to turn into things and other Pokemon and humans to confuse people. He was first hired to portray Miloduck, a cross between Psyduck and Milotic. Sparky used him to pretend that his friends had a child. Both of them denied him, resulting in Misty and Sparky sharing custody. After a while, Sparky remembered Miloduck was really Mr Blobby and realised he did not have to care for a child. Mr Blobby frequently turned into DJ Ben during the radio show 'Sparky Live' so that Ben wouldn't get into trouble with Sparky for not being there. If Sparky did not have anyone to interview on his show, he would make the ditto transform into someone famous so Sparky could get more listeners. Unfortunately, after finding out Mr Blobby was impersonating Ben, Sparky fired him, and Mr Blobby was never seen again.

Pre-twitter
Sparky traveled around with his trainer Ritchie, mostly in Kanto and Johto, obtaining badges and competing in leagues. He was on Ritchie's Indigo league team, and they made it to the top 8. Ritchie is good friends with Ash Ketchum, and as a result, Sparky got to know Pikachu really well.

Arrival
He arrived with a bang, instantly starting a battle and winning. He also started a feud with a Raichu, as both were as stubborn as the other. Sparky was hurt in the battle, and as a result trained harder to make himself stronger. In his next battle, Sparky unintentionally sparked another feud with another Pokemon when one of his tactics (that led Sparky to go on and win the battle) was called into question. An impartial trainer ruled that Sparky was in the right. After Ritchie disappeared, Sparky didn't know what to do with himself and so threw himself into battling.

Battles
Sparky had no choice but to battle as a wild Pokemon after Ritchie's disappearance. He gained quite a successful record on 'Who Are You Picking?' which predated Pokemon Stadium. When it was set up, Sparky was named as the most successful battler in the Pokemon category. Sparky had a few successful battles there, but was away on holiday for most of the Pokemon and Trainers battle tournament. When he returned, he was getting ready to watch the semi finals when he was informed that a battler had pulled out and they needed someone to take their place. Sparky was the most logical choice as he had won the most battles. Sparky agreed and went on to win the tournament, becoming the official Battle Champion in that category. After that, Sparky decided to retire from battling. He served as a judge a few times after retirement.

Sparky Live
Sparky has always loved talking, and set up his own radio show so that he could get paid for talking. With the help of DJ Ben and Mr Blobby, Sparky Live was launched. It was a mixture of Sparky talking aimlessly, interviews and Pokemon Stadium battle commentary. Although it is not on as often as it used to be, there is still the odd battle commentary. Sparky also ran various competitions and contests, usually concerning quizzes or omegle. The prize for these contests was always ragecandybars.

Paranoia
One day Sparky decided to have deep thoughts. As a result, he realised that Dittos could transform into anything and anyone. He began to get paranoid of these dittos and thought that they were out to get him. He was fearful of every object, because he thought it was a ditto in disguise. He then realised the various similarities between dittos and mews, and believed they were the same pokemon. He feared that the dittos and mews were banding together to create the Evil Mew/Ditto Army. Milotic then announced that she was the Queen of the Dittos. Sparky was shocked, but he finally had the proof he needed that there was an army. He tried to warn everyone but no one would listen. After several confrontations, they called a truce, and the fighting stopped. Sparky is still paranoid at times, and sometimes goes in search of these evil dittos. He never finds them. It is possible it all happened in his head.

Free The Pokemon
After being abandoned so many times by Ritchie, Sparky realised he was better off on his own anyway. He decided to share this joy of being free and started a campaign to free all pokemon from their trainers. He set up a secret headquarters in a secret base in Hoenn. Milotic joined the cause, and rallied the dittos to help. They made many posters and launched campaigns everywhere, but it never caught on. They have had very little success.

Trivia

 * Sparky has always had his tuft of hair, even when he was a Pichu.
 * His favorite soda is Dr Pepper and his favorite sweet is Ragecandybar.
 * He loves doing quizzes but gets upset if he gets it wrong.
 * He wants to set up a gym entirely run by Pokemon and eventually establish a league for wild pokemon.
 * His favorite celebrity is Wallace.
 * His OTPs are Wallace and Steven, Misty and Psyduck, Winona and Roxanne. However, he only uses them to annoy people, so he probably doesn't ship anyone.
 * In the past he has considered joining the infamous Team Rocket.
 * Although he lives in Viridian Forest in Kanto, Sparky's favorite region is Johto. He spends a lot of time there. He also likes to go on holiday in Hoenn and Sinnoh.