Donut

Donut is Poppy's Cyclizar, and the first she acquired during the Neo-Sinnoh Arc.

Personality

Relaxed and cautious, Donut prefers things to go the way he plans, and gets flustered when they don't. Though he is Poppy's form of transportation, he is capable in battle. He is jealous of when he sees other Dragon-types like Salamence represented on billboards and such, feeling that less vicious-looking Dragon-types like him are never appreciated. He is also wary of what he considers 'outsiders' such as wild Pokémon, and especially doesn't like whenever someone who isn't Poppy tries to get on his back.

Backstory

Donut originally belonged to another trainer named Levi, as his Starter, but felt jealousy at seeing him using the other members, especially his Garchomp using him less in battles and gradually paying less attention to him. This led Donut to attempt to get rid of his Pokémon by dumping their Poké Balls in the sea, only to be found out and released. After getting caught in a storm some time later, he caught himself in a Poké Ball to save himself, but was carried out to sea and eventually washed up on an island, where he was eventually found by Brayden, Poppy's brother, who ultimately gave him to the latter as a birthday gift.

Details

• Birthday: 3rd of June, 2022
• Age: 1
• Met: At her home (Birthday gift from her brother)
• Ability: Shed Skin
• Ball: Poke Ball
• Nature: Hasty
• Headcanon Voice: Varian from Tangled the Series/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (voiced by Jeremy Jordan)
• Likes: Poppy, battles, being seen as a dragon, Nessa
• Dislikes: His teammates (except Nessa), feeling left out or abandoned, not being seen as a dragon

Battle Strategy

Donut tends to use his speed to his advantage, dishing out Dragon-type moves the best he can. He listens to whatever Poppy has planned for the battle, but when those plans, well, don't go to plan, he gets flustered and doesn't know what to do. He hits opponents with whatever he can, for instance, if somehow he's facing a Fairy-type, he'll use whatever type of moves that aren't Dragon-type and hope something works out eventually.

Known Techniques

• Breaking Swipe, Dragon Claw
• Quick Attack, Shed Tail
• Temper Flare

Relationships

• Poppy: He does not know how to feel given she now knows his past.
• Shroomy: He does not know how to feel given he now knows his past.
• Sunrise: He does not know how to feel given she now knows his past.
• Crusher: He does not know how to feel given he now knows his past.
• Nessa: He does not know how to feel given she now knows his past.
• Stormwind: He does not know how to feel given he now knows his past.
• Lila: He does not know how to feel given she now knows his past.

Trivia

• He is the first Pokémon character who is a Cyclizar.
• His character theme, as jointly decided on by ThunderKitty and Goldenheart388, is "Creep" by Radiohead.