So, if he prefers to watch battles rather than participate in them, what sort of goal do you think he could have?
Contests, Orange Island-type league, breeder, catcher, evolver, trainer, etc.
Here's the design I worked out for my character, if anyone's interested.
BTW, that t-shirt is supposed to be a long-sleeved one.
How do you do that?
Ah, I'd forgotten about the Orange Island gyms... Mind you, that could fit into the Pokeathlon introduced in HG/SS.
And the picture was made using a trainer creator on deviantART. I found it in Zeldafan's favourites gallery.