Mercury

"Boss! Boss! Big news!"

Mercury is Fortis' Murkrow and her Starter Pokémon.

Details

• Age: 8
• Birthday: July 2, 2009
• Nature: Hasty
• Ability: Insomnia
• Met: Castelia City
• Met (AU): Abundant Shrine
• Ball: Premier
• Favorite move: Wing Attack
• Likes: Messages, the word "boss", berries
• Dislikes: Burns

Name Basis

Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods.

Personality

Mercury is a generally nice mon with a tendency to call anyone he speaks to "boss". He is skilled at delivering mail and messages.

Abilities in Battle

Mercury is fairly quick and knows a few harassing moves. He also has decent physical and special attack power.

Movepool for Mercury
Type	Move	Acquisition	Performance	???	Notes
	Wing Attack	Natural	★★★★★	–
	Peck	Natural	★★	–
	Fly	HM	★★★★	–	He's too small to fly Fortis around, but he makes good use of it in battle.
	Pursuit	Natural	★★★	–
	Taunt	TM	★★★	–	Is an order: ex. "You should attack me, boss."
	Feint Attack	Natural	★★★	–
	Foul Play	Natural	★★★	–
	Thunder Wave	TM	★★★	–
	Heat Wave	Tutor	★★★	–	Taught by a tutor at Johto's Battle Frontier.
The list above may not be exhaustive. ID=Mercury

History

Fortis found and caught Mercury while he was delivering a message from the Abundant Shrine Murkrow murders to the Castelia murders. However, he was not named there. After Fortis arrived in Sinnoh, she decided to greet Mezzo by sending her a letter with him, and Mezzo recommended the name Mercury as she had already met and named him in the AU.

Achievements

• In the AU, informed Artemis about Napoleon's rebellion.
• In the AU, continued flying, delivering information, and spying on Napoleon after his wing was burned by Cerberus' flames.
• Was on the team that won Fortis' Johto League Challenge, and the only member on it to not be fully evolved by the end.

Relationships

Mercury is still getting acquainted with the other Pokémon on Fortis' team and has not formed any relationships yet.

In the AU

Mercury was a messenger for the Black Guard, only known as "the Messenger Murkrow". He delivered information about Napoleon's rebellion to Artemis and Scolipede, but they did not act to prevent the rebellion in time. After Felis became a double agent, Mercury worked for him by tracking the movements of Napoleon's army. After Scolipede and Artemis' regime fell, Mercury got his name and became a member of Mezzo's team.

Trivia

• Mercury was first introduced in the Alternate Timeline Arc, long before Fortis herself was.