Bindi

Bindi is Ingrid Anderson's Aipom, and the seventh Pokemon she caught on her journey.

Personality

Bindi is more or less what happens when you combine a '30's era cartoon character with a '20's flapper (without any of the smoking, drinking, or libido). She is very playful, exciteable, and a bit mischievous, sometimes playing practical jokes or lighthearted pranks on her Trainer. In her debut appearance, for instance, she climbed up onto Ingrid's head without her realizing that she was there, before swinging down to face her (and scaring the easily shy Ingrid in the process). She also was very excited to meet other members of Ingrid's team both before and after her capture, and seems to somewhat take pleasure in annoying other Pokemon, most notably Benny- who, upon seeing that Bindi had been caught, immediately expressed his disdain at yet another "annoyance" joining the group. Bindi has a freespirited, spunky air about her, and is very adept at doing many things, most of them involving her hand-tail. She has expressed interests in outdoor activities such as tennis and camping, and is able to use a ton of different moves in battle to her advantage. Currently, she knows a total of 36 moves (see the "Known Moves" section for more information).

Details

• Met: The Wild Area
• Ability: Pickup
• Favorite Move: A tie between Covet, the elemental punches, and Acrobatics
• Nature: Impish
• Characteristic: Impetuous and silly
• Ball: Poke
• Associated tropes: The Flapper, Genki Girl, Guile Hero
• Hasslemon typing quirk: *Starts and ends every sentence with sparkles, while every "o" is written with an umlaut aböve it tö represent a Hidden Mickey, as well as an Aipöm/Ambipöm's hand-tails* *If a sentence ends in a periöd, there will be nö punctuatiön and Bindi will skip tö the next line; ötherwise, the text will cöntinue as nörmal with exclamatiön marks being the möst cömmön punctuatiön mark that Bindi uses*

Known Moves

• : Baton Pass, Tickle, Swift, Covet, Double Slap, Slam, Tail Slap, Snore, Double Team
• : Dual Chop
• : Shadow Ball
• : Sand Attack
• : Bounce, Aerial Ace, Acrobatics
• : Gunk Shot
• : U-Turn
• : Water Pulse
• : Thunder Punch, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Shock Wave
• : Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Solar Beam
• : Beat Up, Fake Out, Pursuit, Foul Play
• : Ice Punch
• : Fire Punch
• : Quick Guard
• : Iron Tail
• : Agility, Rest, Dream Eater

Trivia

• Bindi's name is derived from a female corruption of "Bendy", the titular character of the video game Bendy and the Ink Machine. Bendy was a character specifically based on 1930's Fleischer-era cartoons, which serves as a ode both to Bindi's rubberhose-esque tails and her love of Disney movies and old cartoons. It could also be, in part, derived from Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve Irwin.
• According to Goldenheart388, Bindi's Hasslemon handle is wishfulDexterity (WD). The "wishful" part serves as a reference to the fantastical elements associated with Disney movies, specifically the idea, referenced in the famous song, that "when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true". "Dexterity", meanwhile, references the Aipom line's famous tail-hands, as well as Bindi's ability to use many different and distinct moves from many different types.
• According to Goldenheart388, Bindi's headcanon voice is that of the late Mae Questal as Olive Oyl from early 1930's Popeye short films.
• Bindi knows a total of 36 moves, the most by far out of any character that Goldenheart388 has written for (and, according to her, there will be more moves to come later).