RhymewithRay asked How does your oc feel about their parents?

Gonna use Nat for this

But she loves her mother very much. She watched her do a lot of things that parents would normally do just to make sure she had the best things growing up. Nat has a lot of respect for her mother and how she managed to keep them afloat even without her father being around (Nat doesn't know who he is nor does she care to)

Even now her mom still tries to take care of Nat

Devil Queen · 2y

I haven't really even thought about the parents for most of my pokemon ocs haha

Ace Munagi · 2y

Their relationship is soooo difficult 🥴

On one hand, she loathes her mother because she was always so strict, defensive and prone to start arguments. Which is ironic because Briar is kinda similar to her (but don't tell her this unless you want her to hate you). But yeah, Briar had a difficult childhood because of her mother's attitude, but at the same time she is... conflicted? Because even in the present she tries to find her approval in what she does, even if it doesn't really mean anything now because they live away from each other. Briar doesn't know sometimes if she wants to hate her or what, because hating her feels wrong—she wants her attention, but hates her. But is still pursuing her love that was conditioned by how well she performed academically, which she continues to do. She really wants to just hate her mother but can't help but want her approval too. It's too difficult to think about for her.

And just because they don't live in the same region doesn't mean that Briar 'cut her off'. I don't think Briar could stand arguing with her and would definitely feel guilty if she just ignored her, so they speak sometimes.

As for her father, she also doesn't know how to feel about him. Her father was the better parent and the one who connected with her the most—he taught her about music, which she would love for the rest of her life, and he also gifted her who would become one of her most trusted Pokémon: Houndoom. But even so, she still had bad memories of him, and not because he was mean, it was just that her father only thought about himself. When she argued with her mother, her father would take her mother's side to avoid getting in problems with her. Briar grew up feeling powerless in her own house and because he never took her side, not even once, she loathes him.

Her father got a divorce when Briar was already an adult and tried to make his life in Galar (because Briar was there), they even lived together and Briar hated talking to him because he was pretending that he did no wrong back at home when she was younger. He never apologized or anything and Briar was resentful because of this. But at the time time, she felt she was being unfair—I mean, he was never MEAN to her. So these conflicting feelings always make her have a bad time.

Andie · 2y

Niko loves his parents; while they were harsh, they were good people. They even gave him Bon as his first Pokemon and trusted in Niko to try and make his dream of becoming a skilled trainer a reality instead of following them and becoming a carpenter. He misses his parents too; the trip from Johto to Arcadia/Taygia means he can't see any of his family, close or extended, and it does weigh on him a good deal.

Rayze hates his parents with absolute vitriol; he's glad his mom is dead and hope's his dad is, too. :) Doesn't ever want to picture their faces again.

Wade likes his parents and calls them frequently when he isn't out in the field! He often sends them snacks/treats/souvenirs from Arcadia over to Hoenn so that they can enjoy a taste of his new home too!

Crimson_Agony · 2y

Gael's parents died when he was a teenager, but when they were alive he loved them a lot! They were supportive of his dream of being a teacher and moving off the ranch, and he helped them out a lot around the ranch to make their lives a little bit easier (which meant he had a lot of useful skills when he had to raise his sister after they died).

Now he visits their graves every couple of weeks, and even grows his own flowers to lay on their graves. He misses them a lot, and he tries his best to make them proud, even when they're gone.

Tokay · 2y

misses them very dearly, visits the graves as often as possible

Saucy_Javi_ · 2y

Cecil's father passed away before he was born!
As for his mother? SUPREME Mommy issues between being abandoned by her after Marias death, having insane expectations of him and the training from hell he received when he was younger. The final straw was her complete absence while we was in hospital for a year recovering from him crash

Mad · 2y

Claris has no memories of her Mother(as she died giving birth to her). Her father however was mostly indifference due to the former neglecting her most of her life, this indifference turned into hatred however due to her Caretaker dying.

Boltix · 2y

Norra looks back on her memories of them fondly, and takes extra effort when she goes to visit their house in Sinnoh to make sure everything is clean and ready for when (/if) they return. Having that sense of doubt for a brief moment before snapping herself out of it and moving on.

Khy · 2y

Mariah respects her mother’s hard work and dedication to the company but is frustrated by how stubborn she is about sticking to traditions and placing more importance on her own wealth and the family’s status over the well-being of Pokémon and people. There is a tension between them- some may even see it as animosity- that never gets fully addressed. As for her father, she dislikes his flippant attitude toward people outside of his social circle, especially when dealing with staff at the places they visit; in general, Mariah maintains a superficial, respectful relationship with her parents so as not to stir up conflict within the family, but she almost never opens up to them.

Andre’s mother passed away when he was very young and he only ever met his father a couple times at that age. He wasn’t very fond of his mother before she died but she was his only family at the time, so as a kid he was lost without her. If he were to meet his father now, it would not go down well 😬

Vivi · 2y

Jasmine: They have an avreage relationship with her but after they gave up on Jasmine's brother their realtionship got worse, so there's always tension when they meetup to eat

Andres: His parents die on an accident when he was younger so he actually lived most of his life with his grampa, he really looked up to his grampa though and currently feels that his gramps would be a bit dissapointed on him

LionGo · 2y

Polly: Her mom is the Geistbeck Elitism she hates personified, her dad is a good guy and supportive, but kinda spineless.

Sivrit: His dad is high chief of their city, and just about the only one of the cities elder's he respects, the rest he sees as hiding behind their status. His mom is the only person that can calm him down (and also who he got his temper from).

Wily:PTSD FLASHBACKS

Phillip: Resents that his dad never supported him racing F1, but he was supportive on just about everything else. His mom is the peacemaker and they'll both swallow their prides and stop fighting in an INSTANT if they're upsetting her.

Ludin · 2y

Mix of dormant grief and the occasional (but intense) longing in Yorra's case.

Billie · 2y

Jin never really got to know her parents. She only got to hear about them from her Sifu growing up, and even then he only really knew her mother. Jin's Sifu was like a grandfather to her and the closest thing she had to a mom was his Urshifu and of course she cares very deeply about both of them.
Mary had a great relationship with her parents. Her dad was often busy with family business as well as being a gym leader but he would always try to make time for Mary. She would spend a lot of time with her mother. And obviously she took losing them really hard.
But not all of my OCs are parentless! Celeste's folks are alive and well and she's pretty close with them.

Nick · 2y

Odd never really knew either of his birth parents, but he adored his adoptive father, Jeri. He thinks of the man as his hero, his teacher, and perhaps his best friend.

(... Which kind of exacerbates the fact that Odd views Jeri died under circumstances that were "Odd's fault", and he learned that through some matter-shennanigans with Giratina, Jeri essential gave up his own life to save Odd's, which in the present leaves him in a constant tug of war between "I'm selfish to live after what happened with dad" and "I shouldn't squander the sacrifice he made for me")

RhymewithRay · 19 answers · 2y