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The desert was rather violent today. Raid clung to the back of the pickup truck warily, petting his pet Trapinch and keeping a close watch to see if any Pokemon were coming. His father had taken him on this expedition to teach him how he did his job. Unfortunately, today would be the last time Raid saw his dad. The sandstorm had obscured Raid's vision, his eyes only protected by a pair of goggles his mother had given him. He couldn't see where his father's dig site was.

Three hours, and his father hadn't returned. Running out towards where he thought it was, he found that he was alone. His dad was gone. Vanished. Disappeared. Yelling didn't help.

Driving home in the pickup truck despite his lack of a license, Raid was heartbroken. His mother comforted him and told him that his dad would be back soon. She was wrong.

Using his only friend, Trapinch, Raid wandered in the desert several times to try and find his dad. Bringing two extra Pokeballs and some basic medical supplies, he and Trapinch searched every square inch of the sandy, windy land.

When he was in the north end of the desert, he found Spokes, the Cacnea he now possesses. It had grievously injured Trapinch with a poison sting, so Raid had punted it away, getting stabbed by the spikes on its bottom. As it flew, Raid had captured the little devil. It still barely had any damage on it, so he used it to help search the desert instead of Trapinch.

Near the southern end of the desert (and by some strangely arranged rocks), a Baltoy was blasting psybeams left and right. They weren't directed at anything in particular, but when a stray one struck Raid in the side, he decided stopping it would be best. Sending in his Cacnea, he had it use Absorb to siphon away the health and strength from the Baltoy. It had attempted to rapid spin its way over to Cacnea, but the cactus-esque Pokemon used absorb again to down it. Raid threw a Pokeball at the fainted Pokemon and captured it.

Low on health and having worn himself out searching every rock and crevice, Raid retreated to his hometown, where his mother nursed his wounds and newly captured Pokemon. They later moved to Johto to avoid the harsh memory of the desert and help soothe the pain of the family's loss.

Deciding he wants to become one of the greatest trainers of all time to distract himself from the pain of losing a father and to potentially gain enough money and fame to lead a more thorough expedition into the desert, his journey begins in Violet City after he left his new home in Ecruteak.

He's shy, nervous, but skilled at what he does.

Raid's Pokemon

Trapinch - Bitey
Lvl 15
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Arena Trap
Moves: Bite, Sand Attack, Dig.

Cacnea - Spokes
Lvl 13
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Sand Veil
Moves: Poison Sting, Absorb, Growth, Leech Seed

Baltoy - Rusty
Lvl 13
Nature: Calm
Ability: Levitate
Moves: Rapid Spin, Harden, Psybeam, Mud Slap