GAR-GAL, the Guardian Pokégirl

Type: Near Human to Not Very Near Human
Element: Fighting/Dark
Frequency: Rare
Diet: Human Standard, high mineral intake
Role: Protectors. Highly respected by law enforcement.
Libido: Low
Strong Vs: Normal, Ghost, Psychic
Weak Vs: Bug, Fighting, Rock
Attacks: Bite, Sonic Wave, Crunch, Harden, Dark Goggles, Rock Throw, Dark Blade, Dyna Wave, Dark Blade Mk 2, Mega Wave, Dark Holy, Shock Spike, Dark Redemption, Quake, Black Sky, Chi Healing
Enhancements: Enhanced Durability (x6), Enhanced Strength (x6), Enhanced Endurance (x3), Enhanced Senses  (Vision x3) (Olfactory x2), Fast Healing (Transformative only)
Evolves: None
Evolves From: None

“Gar-Gals protect. We protect like we breathe.”

That statement sums up the personality of a Gar-Gal to the letter. They are loyal, courageous Pokégirls, with large, batlike wings, powerful claws on their hands and feet, thick, strong, prehensile tails, and thick, durable skin. Sometimes Gar-Gals have beaklike muzzles and horns, although usually their faces are human in appearance, save for ridges on their forehead, which can range in appearance from simply a slightly thicker forehead to small, hornlike growths. Sometimes the ridges extend all around a Gar-Gal’s head, leaving them bald. Their breasts are usually DD-cup in size, and almost always their choice of clothing is a loincloth and tank-top, as they find other clothes too uncomfortable due to their wings and tails. Despite Gar-gals having wings, they are incapable of flight; however, their wings do allow them to glide for variable stretches of time. Another physical feature of the Gar-Gal, one of the rare commonalties each member of the breed has, is, when they are feeling a strong emotion of any kind, their eyes glow a bright, fiery red.

As mentioned before, Gar-Gals are protectors. When they are in a harem, they will defend their Master and harem sisters (whom they refer to as their ‘Clan’) no matter what, even if it means their own death. Sometimes a Gar-Gal will stay up all night, watching over the harem. The breed as a whole has a strong sense of warrior’s spirit and honor and cannot abide by betrayals whatsoever. They also discourage trading of Pokégirls, as they are very protective of their ‘clan mates’ and view trading as a form of betrayal. They will also try to encourage their Tamer to take in single Pokégirls. To a Gar-Gal, being alone, without a ‘clan,’ is far worse than death.

There is a story, almost an urban legend of sorts, about a Gar-Gal who’s harem encountered a Widow. The Gar-Gal, through sheer luck and berserker fury, managed to kill the Widow, but not before her Tamer and harem sisters were butchered. In her sadness over her failure and loneliness, she committed suicide by taking up one of the Widow’s stringers and drinking the Hyper Venom still leaking from it.

A Gar-Gal makes an excellent Alpha, as they will always take everything they can think of into account to do what’s best for the ‘clan,’ whether it be in things as mundane as sleeping arrangements and petty arguments to fast, life-and-death decisions in battle. Feral Gar-Gals, normally nocturnal, usually group together in clans, taking up residence in a building or town and defending it religiously. If a Tamer wishes to catch a Feral Gar-Gal, they must first prove themselves worthy of the ‘clan’s’ trust. These tests can range from a Tamer being forced to put himself or herself against a warrior of the ‘clan’ or a test to see how well the Tamer can satisfy the Gar-Gal they want.
One thing unique to Gar-Gals is their ability to become solid stone at will during the day, healing themselves from almost any injury. They are quite vulnerable to being shattered during this state, and must count on their Tamer and Harem sisters to protect them while healing. They cannot be put into Pokéballs while in this state, and can only come out of it after the sun sets. Once they become flesh and blood again, they are completely rested and refreshed, healed up from injuries they may have received before changing. Due to how vulnerable a Gar-Gal is in this state, they rarely use it unless they absolutely have to or are among people they trust implicitly.

Thresholding into a Gar-Gal rarely occurs, but it does happen. When it occurs, it’s fairly obvious, as the girl undergoing threshold into a Gar-Gal will change into solid stone, emerging two weeks later as a full Gar-Gal. It’s reported to be a very unnerving experience, although among the less painful kinds of Thresholds to occur.