SALTEE, the Spooky Sea Dog Pokégirl

SALTEE, the Spooky Sea Dog Pokégirl
Type: Near Human (Canine)
Element: Water/Ghost
Frequency: Uncommon
Diet: Carnivore
Role: Guide to lost at sea spirits, Aide to developing ghost Pokégirls, Deep sea exploration
Libido: Low
Strong Vs: Fire, Rock, Water, Fighting, Bug, Ghost, Poison, Psychic
Weak Vs: Electric, Ice, Plant, Dark
Attacks: Tidal Wave, Water Kick, Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Watery Tentacles (seize and molestation), Lick, Phase, Soul Fist, Night Shade
Enhancements: Enhanced Speed (x3), Enhanced Strength (x2), Enhanced Senses (x2), Medium, Water walking and breathing, Spirit Sense
Weaknesses: Fast degrade into Feraldom
Evolves: Sarama (Ice Crystal)
Evolves From: None

There are many Pokégirls that lay claim to being able to contact the afterlife, though few breeds can attest that their main purpose is assisting lost souls to their next destination. The Saltee is just this, a wandering Pokégirl who aides lost souls in their departure from this realm of existence by using their unique 'Spirit Sense' of the breed line. These Pokégirls are literally able to sniff out restless spirits in order to help aid them their passing to the afterlife. While considered a ghost type, Saltee's are mainly water types, and therefore have solid forms. These bodies, composed in a manner similar to a Succubus, also have a fair amount of salt water mixed in, and because of this, no matter how often a Saltee bathes, she always tastes salty.

Saltees are fair skinned Pokégirls, usually staying light no matter how much sun they get, though their skin is of the human norm on the less fuzzy types. The body types vary somewhat, from more furry and dog-like to almost human with dog ears and a tail. A Saltee's fur/hair is usually a foamy white, and their eyes are odd shades that seem to glow in the dark at times. They have slender builds, which makes their B cups look impressive, and even when coated in full body fur, they're hairless in the crotch and the nipples. Like the Catfish, Saltee have a set of gill slits along their necks that allow her to breathe underwater.

Saltees usually have calm, serene demeanors, rarely getting angry or excited even during harsh battles. Tamed Saltees are drawn to sites where spirits are restless, especially those that have been lost at sea. Though they dislike being kept from their 'divine purpose' as they call it, Saltees rarely outright disobey their Tamer's wishes. However, they do have a bit of a passive aggressive stubborn streak, and will coerce, cajole, and plead with their tamers to allow them to put the spirits to rest. Most tamers eventually give in, which does help cull the possibility of problematic ghost type Pokégirls, though the threat of conditioning cycles usually gets the Saltee to stop her pestering. Unlike most water types though, a Saltee does not need to stay around water, only needing to replenish their water reserves after battles or every few days.

Very few Saltees are seen in the pirating profession, as more often than not, pirates are responsible for massive deaths during their raids. As quoted from one Saltee "It would be senseless for us to assist in making more lost souls, when it is our duty to help them from this world." Of those few Saltees actually recorded as members of the Limbec Pirates, only one seemed sane according to the breeds usual personality traits, and she fled the ship during a raid. However, thanks to their ability to phase, gills, and walk on water, they are invaluable to researchers and explorers as deep sea exploration. Some reclaimers swear by a team of Baleena and a Saltee to aid them in their sweeps of the sea bottom.

Saltees are rather slippery on the battlefield, as their ability to phase gives them a great advantage over plant types, though electricity and other energy attacks (like solar beam) can still touch them even when phased. They tend to rely on their phasing ability to dodge, following up with attacks aiming for weaknesses. One should note though, that even when after taking in fresh water into their reserves, their attacks are made up of salt water, which is painful on cuts and nearly blinding to the eyes for the unprepared.

One interesting quark of the breed is that despite their low libido, they often demand to be tamed as much as a Pokégirl of average libido. This is because Saltees descend into feraldom rapidly once their need to be tamed kicks in. Lab studies have shown that this breed can go from tamed to feral in under a day, unlike most breeds who experience a slow descent into their animalistic state of mind. As such, many of the breed accept taming any way they can get it, just to safeguard against their feral state.

The feral state of a Saltee is a strange one, as they retain their human like intelligence, but become a different persona all together. Feral Saltees will use their water walking ability to take to sea, heading to the nearest area of restless souls. Once there they will proceed to assist those souls into the afterlife, but when disturbed they often mutter nonsensical things about Sharptits and a mysterious person named Davey Jones. Saltee never attack unless attacked first, but are canny enough to phase away from any thrown Pokéballs. Every once in a great while, a Saltee will find another soul that is perhaps already transforming into a ghost Pokégirl. From recordings of watchers, the Saltee seems to assist the developing ghost pokégirl by giving her some of her own energy. Most often, the Pokégirl produced is either a Ghostly, or another Saltee.

It has been deduced from the recordings and data gathered that Saltee cannot actually give the developing spirit Pokégirls enough power to manifest as more powerful ghost Pokégirls. This is fortunate, as some of the more powerful ghost types such as Banshees are known to be destructive.

These spiritual canines are able to reproduce through both parthogensis as well as through pregnancy after they become pokewomen. Notable among human children born to the breed is that they can withstand a higher salt intake than normal humans, though these 'sea born' humans still cannot drink saltwater without adverse effects. Threshold into a Saltee is rare, but not unheard of, the first sign being a distinct craving for salt, followed by their senses beginning to detect earthbound spirits. The physical changes happen quickly, though pain levels vary by individual and degree of transformation from their human form.