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Trainer

Name: James Gordon
Class: Veteran
Specialty: Normal
Ability: Far from Ordinary/Analyst

Pokémon Bonded:24

Abilities:
Canon Abilities:

Detective:
Gordon did his time as a detective as a younger man, possessing a naturally deductive mind that gave him a strong intuition. A stubborn insistence on not letting his position be just a desk job has helped keep the old skills sharp. Though not in the running for World's Greatest Detective, he's had years of experience keeping up with the best of the best.

Marksman:
Police work's a poor place for a pacifist, even before the Supervillains started turning up. Rough streets only got rougher when the likes of the Joker started calling Gotham home. Though never really a sharpshooter, James knows his way around a gun, capable of accurate firing at 20 feet with his service pistol, longer with a rifle.

Leadership:
Jim's been commanding men (and women) in the field for decades. First as a Sergeant, then as a Lieutenant, and now as a Commissioner. While many that reach his high rank take the opportunity to relax a bit, staying safe behind a desk, Gordon often finds himself commanding his officers on the front lines of the war against crime in Gotham, even when the war got a lot less metaphorical during the No Man's Land ordeal. Any man who managed to maintain order during that chaos is not someone whose leadership should be questioned.

Athleticism:
Gordon's not a young man anymore, and a long term smoking habit hasn't exactly helped his aging body, but he gets around far better than any 60 year old man with a pack a day smoking habit has any right to.

Driving:
As a young cop, Gordon went through the standard aggressive driving course that was so common at the time. However, even when he is in a cruiser these days, it's almost never as the driver, and this skill has been allowed to atrophy. In a pinch, though, with the right car, he's still capable of running someone off the road, just perhaps with more damage to his own vehicle than someone with fresher skills might be able to manage.

Law:
Gordon's been a Lawman for a long time, knowing all the ins and outs of both detective work and police procedure. He's also built up an aptitude for the political maneuvering required to do his job in a city that still hasn't been entirely purged of corruption.

Hand to Hand:
Gordon, as a young man, served in the Military, having, at one point, been able to boast of being able to take down a Green Beret. That was a long time ago though, but he's more than capable of subduing your average crook, despite his advanced age. In fact, his obvious age means this prowess often catches people by surprise, giving him an edge he takes no shame in utilizing. Many a criminal in Gotham has found themselves quickly subdued and cuffed to the bumper of a police cruiser.

Criminology:
Years of experience in the field have given Gordon keen insight, earning him an (admittedly honorary) doctorate in Criminology from Gotham State University

Enlightened Abilities: Analyst, Far from Ordinary, A Steel-type Gun. Additionally, Union’s Gordon shares many of the same mundane abilities and aptitudes as his canonical self, save for the driving. His aptitude with hand to hand and marksmanship is owed less to a (setting impossible) military past and more to years and years of going without Pokémon. Additionally, he lacks the canonical Gordon’s skill with political manuevering, having never had to navigate around a corrupt system.

CURRENT POKÉMON

Attuned
Rex
Mac
Mike
Rusty
Ace
Patricia
Manny

Habitat

Lauren
Don
Susan
Minty
Scyther
Lucas
Sparky
Durant
Bruce
Mary
Ramsey
Rock
Pamela
Buddy
Edward
George
Kenneth