Dintel

Dintel
Species / Morph	Sandshrew
Gender	Male
Nature	quirky
Age Info	unknown
Poké Ball	Poké?
Obtained by	Capture near Mirage Tower
Training Classification	undetermined
"Wheeeee~ I'm flying~"

Dintel is Silent's Sandshrew♂, a specime caught during Silent's initial trip to Hoenn right after PEFE became a thing. He is a somewhat childish and dispreoccupied mon who goes around life essentially advertising the advantages of living happily. He has a sister still living near Mirage Tower.

Dintel, like Sol, has an habit of frequently disappearing without trace, though it tends to turn out he was just offscreen or having his own little adventures. He also has an imaginary friend Trapinch.

History

During the team's adventures previous to the Kalos Arc, Dintel stays at PEFE HQ, and in one of the desert habitats he finds a sunken pyramid under the sand, which seems to be inhabited by Creepers. Whether he managed to extract the treasure from the pyramid's chamber or what treasure might it be is still unknown.

By the Hoenn-2 Arc, Dintel accompanies Silent's team to Hoenn and they arrive to Slateport, where the Sandshrew meets up with some of Maggie's Pokémon on their way to the Pokécenter.

Battle Technique

While Dintel is a mon who does not think much strategically, he is pretty much a living spanner in the works and can try any unorthodox tactic that comes to his mind in the pursue of whatever he wants.

Dintel has the following D-group IQ Skills:

• Nontraitor -- when confused, instead of hurting himself, he'll go give his opponent a hug (yes, don't ask).

Movepool for Dintel
Type	Move	Acquisition	Performance	???	Notes
	Scratch	Natural	★★★★	–	–
	Sand Attack	Natural	★★★	–	–
	Defense Curl	Natural	★★★★	–	–
	Poison Sting	Natural	★★	–	muzzle-barrage spread variety.
	Fury Swipes	Natural	★★	–	–
	Swift	Natural	★★★★★	–	Affectionately dubbed lil'stars. They can has fly towards enemies!
	Slash	Natural	★★★	–	–
	Rapid Spin	Natural	★	–	–
	Dig	TM G2	★★★	–	–
	Rollout	TM G2	★★	–	TM bought from Every during the Gold Conference. Trained with Cephas.
	Curse	TM G2		–	TM bought from Every during the Gold Conference.
	Brick Break	TM G3	★★★★	–	As a variant can be used defensively.
	Rock Tomb	TM G3	★★	–	–
	Aerial Ace	TM G3	★★	–	Taught off-screen right after capture.
	Sandstorm	TM G4	★	–	Taught off-screen during the OI.
	Hone Claws	TM G5	★★	–	–
	Mud Slap	Tutor G3	★★	–	Taught during Silent's trip to Hoenn.
	Strength	HM	★★★★	–	Can as a variant use to toss opponents away.
	Rock Smash	HM	★★	–	–
The list above may not be exhaustive. ID=Dintel

Moves to be learned: (to be completed)

Tactical Variants

• Lil'stars Swift ~Arc Spread~ : Very much like in the vein of Origins!Mewtwo's Swift, he can materialize the lil'stars around his body instead of having to shoot them, meaning he can potentially use them as a cover or aim them towards his enemies at nontrivial angles.
• Brick Break ~Shield~ : Can focus the pressure of his Brick Break to lift rubble or pieces of the object to be shattered to use as a shield against incoming projectiles. This is slow (could be considered a Prio-1 attack).
• Strength ~Grab-and-kick~ : Dintel has good strength to put behind the move. He can grab an opponent small enough and kick him away à-la-Mario and his koopa shells.

(to be completed)

Achievements

• Cared for Shahinne's egg.
• Cared for Python's egg.
• [ AU only] Unknowingly raised a rebellion in Hoenn against Lelouch's invasion.
• Found a Desert Temple in one of PEFE HQ's desert-biome modules. Might or might not have found emeralds in chests, or some sort of artifact.
• Together with Lileep sank at least one Cipher transport ship during the Gateon Port confrontations.

In Silent's Fic!Verse

In this 'verse, Dintel is a Gym Pokémon in a ground-type Gym.

Silent's Team
On Hand:	Maekrite • Dintel Python • Algira • Shahinne • Harriet • Copahue • Lileep • Ichtacya
Velvet Room:	Cu Sith
"Digital World"(?):	PEFEgon #0x0052
PEFE HQ / others:	---
At College:	Sol
Retired / Released:	Inka • ⁢⁇⁢⁇eon Pokéteco • Magneton • Milena • Makenna • Venomoth
Alternate Timeline:	Inka • Baluarkos
Temporary / Borrowed:	Xatu • Rufus Laplace • Naga • Jemma Teala • Helios • Roc
Others:	Celebi • unknown GenⅧ Pokémon
As last seen in: Re: Glitch