Odolwa

Odolwa is a vagabond Bayleef, previously with a trainer yet since released. Compared to other members of the Chikorita line, Odolwa is more hardened and has more of a drive to become stronger.

History
Odolwa was hatched in captivity to Professor Elm. For years he then grew up in New Bark Town where he hoped someday he would have a trainer. Eventually, a boy by the name of Andy picked him to be his Pokémon, then named him Odolwa. With training, Odolwa became one of the strongest members on Andy's team.

Upon arrival in Goldenrod City, Andy challenged the gym leader, Whitney. During the battle, Whitney's Miltank dealt heavy damage to Odolwa, knocking him out quickly. While he was passed out, Andy took him to the Ilex Forest and left him there, thinking Odolwa had no place on his team with the injuries he suffered.

Upon waking up, Odolwa went on a search for Andy, which lead to him temporarily being kept as a pet by a little girl. Soon he was rescued by Hiro, who promised to help take Odolwa to Andy. Hiro's Pokémon informed him that Andy was at the Lake of Rage farther north. When the two flew there on Pidgeot's back, Andy saw Odolwa then promptly flew away on his own Pokémon. Odolwa was hurt to see Andy leave, yet vowed that he would train to become strong, to prove his former trainer wrong.

On his travels, Odolwa met a Cubone named Nobody. Nobody had witnessed a man (presumably from Team Rocket) murder his mother when he was younger. Odolwa sympathized with Nobody and took a liking to him. He was hoping they could become strong together, but Nobody disappeared.

Odolwa evolved quietly into a Bayleef. When he contacted Nobody to tell him about his evolution, he wasn't recognized at first. However, Odolwa made a promise that he would find his friend in Lavender Town in Kanto, since he felt that he needed a break from his training.

Odolwa eventually made it to Lavender but could not find his friend there. Shortly after he decided to move on, a group of Gastly and Haunter from nearby scared him out of the city.

Nobody found Odolwa just outside Lavender. Nobody expressed his desire to kill the man who murdered his mother and Odolwa seemed to think that he wanted him to be in on the plot. Odolwa felt conflicted as to whether he should help with this cause or not.

Eventually Nobody and Odolwa met a young Archen named Archie, who wanted to beat up Odolwa at first because he was a grass type. He also revealed his ultimate goal to be able to fly. Since Odolwa, Archie, and Nobody all wanted to be strong for different reasons, they decided to form a Rescue Team.

Trivia

 * Odolwa is named after the boss of the Woodland Temple from the Nintendo 64 game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. In this game, Odolwa has the appearance of a large tribal/jungle warrior.


 * "WeedsAndRookies" is Odolwa's handle because he's still a rookie when it comes to fighting. The weeds part is because he is a grass type.