James Enfield

Early Life
Born in Violet City to Matt and Andrea Enfield, James grew up watching his two older brothers begin their own training careers. Just before he turned ten, he met Jen Richards, who had moved in next door after her family's departure from Snowpoint City. At ten, he made the trip to New Bark Town and selected Cyndaquil as his starter Pokémon. Traveling alongside Jen and her Magby, he proceeded to begin the Johto League Challenge and his own career as a trainer. Shortly after receiving his starter, he met Fuchsia native Hunter Scott, beginning a long-running rivalry between the two.

First Triassic Skirmish
During a visit to the Ruins of Alph, James, Jen and Cyndaquil encountered some strangely-dressed people, who revealed themselves to be the paleo-terrorist group Team Triassic. James engaged in battle with Triassic's Administrator and his Kabutops, who severely injured James' Cyndaquil during the fight. Triassic moved on to their next objective, and James was left to care for his partner and prepare for further run-ins with the group.

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The Battle Frontier
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The Prime Cup
After the events of the Kanto Battle Frontier, James decided to enter the Prime Cup tournament in Goldenrod City, reuniting with his old travelling partners. For him, it was a chance to redeem himself for losing the tournament years earlier, and to reignite his fragile confidence.

After reuniting, James' team embarked on a new cup run. In the process, he took out opponents like Seymour the Scientist and an old rival, Spencer, to reach the championship round. Thanks to an unusual battle format requested by Gavin's team, all four members ended up competing in the final. Stephanie, Jen and Hunter all decisively lost their matches, but a last-second reprieve from Gavin himself gave James a renewed shot at the title.

Gavin took down James' Ursaring and Garchomp, and James was forced to attempt his own comeback from two Pokemon down. His Typhlosion defeated Gavin's Sylveon and Hawlucha, then completed the comeback by narrowly taking down Gavin's Greninja to win the Prime Cup and give James his first championship-level victory in official competition.

Searching for a Friend
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A Renewed Journey
After recovering Sky from the Whirl Islands, Gavin revealed his intention to embark on another journey through the Johto region. James immediately opted to join his friend, while Jen did the same to keep an eye on him.

Along the way, James was able to reunite with Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader and a close friend of his family. After his gym match with Gavin, Falkner taught the group how to use the powerful, but dangerous, Speed of Heat technique; James quickly began to coach his Garchomp in the use of this technique. In Azalea Town, the group met Inter-Dimensional Espionage Agency operative Kimiko Kimura, who helped Gavin recover from a defeat to Bugsy.

In a Goldenrod City scrapyard, James discovered a Garchompite and Key Stone, allowing him to increase his closer's power even more. Later, in a Bug-Catching Contest, James caught a Heracross to win the competition.

Force from the Future
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Heading For a Crisis
In Olivine City, after helping Jasmine heal the Glitter Lighthouse Ampharos, James and Gavin took on Sunyshore City Gym Leader Volkner and Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint in a tag battle. During the fight, Gavin's Talonflame and Volkner's Luxray went down, leaving James' Garchomp to face Flint's Infernape. Unfortunately for all concerned, the match was interrupted by the Triassic Administrator and his two enforcers, who attacked the group. After recovering a stolen data drive, the Triassic contingent fled to plan his invasion of Mahogany Town, while the Advancers moved on to Cianwood City.

Going Rogue
Following Gavin's victory over Chuck, the Advancers were located and brought to IDEA's headquarters, where their leader, Jarrod Hawk, outlined the Advancers' new status as wanted criminals. Their accusers indicated the damage caused by the group in the process of defeating their enemies as grounds for this status.

Unwilling to submit to IDEA's "Registration Act", James left the group to prosecute his own private war against the resurgent Team Triassic. Jen went with him, ostensibly to keep him from overexerting himself. After saying their goodbyes to their friends, the pair teleported to Triassic's Route 44 test site to begin their mission.

Double Trouble
The pair acquired Triassic uniforms as disguises; James stole a generic grunt's uniform, while Jen took a technical personnel outfit. Just as they infiltrated the site, though, they were separated. A Triassic scientist enlisted Jen to help her document an experimental procedure, and reprimanded James for leaving his post, thinking he was just another grunt. James was therefore absent for the procedure, during which Burke and Murray were mutated into a hybrid Bastiodon and Carracosta. He was, however, available later to comfort an ill Jen, who appeared traumatized by what she'd seen.

Building a Fightback
After escaping the Triassic compound, James and Jen began planning their next moves, aware that Triassic would be starting their invasion of Mahogany outright. As they did so, they met Gavin once again, and started new plans to recover other members of their group. After stealing a passing Hilux, Gavin told the pair about IDEA's true intentions: using the next generation to conquer other dimensions. James collected Lucas en route to a safe area, and they prepared to attack IDEA at their various HQ buildings.

While Gavin and Lucas attacked IDEA's Mt. Chimney base, James and Jen attempted to break Aqua from the agency's Whirl Islands location. Unknown to them, Aqua had already escaped, and notified them of her impending flight to Kalos. After stealing some of IDEA's teleport technology, the Violet pair made their own escape to the outlying region. The newly-assembled Team Aura headed for the Pokemon Village near Snowbelle City, where they would plan their resistance to IDEA and their enemies.

Attack on Mahogany
Following a report that Triassic's atmospheric reversion was underway once again, James and Team Aura rushed to Mahogany Town to foil the paleo-terrorists' scheme. James was left to track down the Triassic Administrator and defeat him, while the others would attack various points in Triassic's defenses. The Administrator located James first, and a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse began.

The chase resulted in both sets of Advancers confronting the Administrator and his enforcers, a fight that resulted in the Triassic trio's defeat; Cade was left nearly comatose, while Burke and Murray surrendered without a further fight. Despite the arrival of a mechanized robotic pickup, James was rendered a mere spectator during a battle between Gavin and Skylar, which resulted in serious damage to the Nightling and the death of Aqua from an errant power deflection.

Island Travels
Five years after the IDEA Crisis, James found his niche as a relief pitcher for the Electabuzz baseball team. After one of his games, he received a call from Gavin inviting him to a reunion in the Alola region. James accepted, along with Jen, and the pair headed for the islands. Along the way, the pair became lost en route to their beach house, sparking an argument between them.

Both James and Jen attended the Melemele Island Aura Festival, where James set the second-best distance in the Pyukumuku Toss, much to his surprise. Following the festival, James had to leave the islands to return to his team, but he was promptly replaced by his niece, Keira, who had heard about the Alola Island Trials and put her Johto travels on hold to participate.

Conflict in Blackthorn
During Keira's travels in Alola, the Electabuzz claimed a spot in their league championship series, and James invited her group to come see the games. At the airport, however, he and Jen were nearly caught up in a running fight between a reformed IDEA and the Triassic Admin, who had been broken out of prison weeks before. Eventually, the world was erased by Astra, Aqua's evil duplicate, claiming James, Jen and their friends in the process. The erasure was not complete, however, and the timeline reset to the attack on Mahogany.

 

Infiltrating Triassic
After Gavin won the Mineral Badge, the group moved on to Lake of Rage. James was unable to assist as his friend confronted his alleged father, Reyvon, and the Aura Council.

As Gavin began a search for his true father, James led a small group to infiltrate the Route 44 test site. The infiltration was interrupted by an attack from a group of enhanced Tyrunt, followed by a fully-grown Tyrantrum mutant. The Tyrantrum was defeated and the group escaped the base, but the facility was destroyed as a result. Along with a large amount of data on Triassic's operation, James acquired a Tyrunt egg, which promptly hatched and added a second dinosaur to his team.

Final Run
James was present for Gavin's gym victory over Clair, and accompanied the Aura Guardian to the Indigo Plateau for his Elite Four challenge. In their down time, he and Jen made plans for what to do between the challenge and the upcoming Tournament of Ultimates.

During Gavin's championship battle with Lance, the group fell victim to an attack by Astra, Reyvon and a number of Advancer enemies. In the course of the fight, he ended up face to face with Cade and a recently freed Burke and Murray. As he fought the Triassic contingent, James witnessed the murder of Gavin's brother, Blake, and was deeply troubled by Reyvon's callous pronouncement of Blake's low importance stemming from a lack of extranatural powers.

Chained to the Dream
After the battle, Gavin's title challenge was called off, and the group prepared to go their separate ways to train. James and Jen's plans were to travel to Snowpoint City and visit Jen's family and friends, then head for Valour Lakefront to, in Jen's words, "give things one more try". Before they arrived in Vermilion City, James was ticketed by the Cerulean City police for driving at 117 miles an hour outside the city.

Once they'd spent sufficient time in Snowpoint, the pair started their trip towards Lake Valour and an eventual rendezvous with the others. During their goodbyes, James was confronted by city Gym Leader Candice, who explained Jen's reaction to their breakup years ago, and warning him against hurting her further. The pair reached Valour Lakefront without incident, and waited for the rest of the Advancers to join them.

The Front Line is Everywhere
After a few weeks, Jen sent the pair's location to Gavin and the others, and the group reunited at the lakefront. James joined the rest of the group in planning for the upcoming tournament, and was assigned to the main Advancer team with Gavin, Speedy Fox and other heavy hitters. Jen remained unassigned, to James' bemusement.

During their plans, the group were attacked by Reyvon, who was acting alone. During the fight, James delivered a body check to the mad Aura-user, and engaged in a furious verbal exchange. While Reyvon claimed to be acting from grief and a kind of altruism, James remained unconvinced, believing him to be acting only in the interest of conquest and megalomania. As Reyvon fled the scene, James furiously vowed that his face would be the last thing Reyvon saw.

The Thin Line Between Entertainment and War
After training with the other Advancers, the group was brought to the venue for the tournament. James survived the first event with the others, and moved on to an event that encompassed his specialty: a death race against the other teams. Gavin's sister Ana volunteered to be his partner for the event.

Prior to the race, Jen emphasized that James' survival was paramount, and told him an important secret, shocking him; she would later reveal to the rest of the group that she was pregnant with his child. Unknown to the others, James had a plan: he would sacrifice what would otherwise be a straightforward win and help the other Advancer team to victory, guaranteeing that at least one of the groups would gain some kind of advantage. After a few close calls, James pushed the Advancer team of Alec and Darius to victory; however, he was bumped in the final stretch and lost control of the car, rolling it over once. Ana used her magic to protect him, but was rendered unconscious by the crash, and both of them would require medical attention after the incident.

Appearance
James is six feet tall and fairly slender, but has a moderately high level of strength and endurance, necessitated by his job as a mechanic and tire changer. His hair is dark brown and badly needs cutting, and his eyes are a sharp blue-grey.

Typically, James wears a black t-shirt, jeans and black running shoes, usually with a motorsport-themed hat turned backward. When working, he wears blue coveralls and work boots.

Traits
A self-described petrolhead, James is a fairly laid-back mechanic who prefers to take life as it comes. He tries his hardest to see the best in any person or situation, and it takes a lot to get his temper up. He does, however, have a tendency to be easily attracted to women, which often turns out to his own detriment.

Enfield Family
James has a very strong relationship with his parents, Matt and Andrea. He spent much of his first journey trying to live up to his father's perceived expectations, since Matt had won four titles in his training days. After James suffered a devastating loss to his father in the Silver Conference, Matt assured his son that no matter what, he would be proud of him. Meanwhile, as he was the youngest of three, Andrea was often worried about her son, but she knew how to give him space.

James' relationship with his brothers is just as strong as with his parents, with a high level of competitiveness added to the mix. Darrell Enfield is patient with his youngest brother, and occasionally defends him from pressing questions by others. Shane, due to being closer in age, is more involved in James' personal affairs, and occasionally forgets where his brother's line is. The three brothers argue occasionally, but each one knows that the other two will back them up in a pinch.

Sylvia, James' sister-in-law, is even more vested in James' personal life, particularly his relationships with various women. Even if James sees her as overbearing at times, he knows that she just wants to see him succeed, and sometimes refers to her as an older sister he never had. Darrell and Sylvia's daughter Keira is extremely close to her uncle, and James encourages her dancing and coordinating pursuits in turn.

Jennifer Richards
Jen is James' oldest friend and his former travelling partner. Their Pokémon journey ran from Johto all the way to Sinnoh, before they both moved on to other careers. Since the end of their journey, the pair have remained friends while sharing an on-again/off-again romance; their relationship has become quasi-permanent since the pair are now expecting a child together.

Gavin Burns
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Speedy Fox
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Trivia

 * James drives a black and red Dodge Ram pickup truck which he has christened "Eileen". Several of his friends have commented on the absurdity of this.
 * He has also recently acquired a Dodge Charger through his racing connections
 * Unlike many of his friends, James has no extra-natural abilities
 * He has never won a League or Conference championship, although he did win a Prime Cup tournament.
 * Before returning to travel and training, James became an amateur boxer for a time, with a fight record of 7-3 (4 KO).