Professor Rafflesia

The Professor grew up in Castelia City. They were a bit of a flighty sort, even if they can put on a facade of professionalism. Their trainer experience started in raising exotic flying types and sneaking into the nearby Relic Castle in search of a plume fossil. Even though they come from the big city, Penny is quite the cottagecore butch at heart.

Their first partner and current ace Pokemon, Queenie, started as what most called a very lazy Flittle. She didn't even float and preferred to just wait to be carried around. When she evolved into the Espathra she is today, the truth was revealed! Her psychic power had a much better use than simple telekinesis. Queenie could slow the minds of her opponents with a single stare, giving her the appearance of moving at impossibly building speeds!

As a young adult they moved to Aptrumi where they made great strides in the restoration of many ruins around Kindheart Town. As a side gig, they helped The Pidgeot Post main offices in the town and actually won their top employee reward. This came with Lemon, a shiny Pidgey they raised up as their mount when on duty there. The Professor worked their way up in their main field of archeology and ended up founding Team Song as a literal underground network of shady figures looking to find legendary Pokemon of the region in hopes of completing The Ancient Friendship Ballad.