Aoife is actually a lot like Ash (and like Misty also).  She's very hyperactive, and if she gets near sugar, beware, because she'll be up until midnight running around.  However, like Ash, she's incredibly stubborn and "giving up" is not in her vocabulary.  Seriously, she's probably never used the phrase in her life.  She's not stuck up like Misty kinda was though.  She stands up for herself and others, although she wouldn't beat people up like Ferio probably would.  She's not violent at all, just during Pokemon battles, which she considers to be okay since...well, since it's a Pokemon battle and that's what you're supposed to do in a battle.  She's not too bright, but at least she knows something about Pokemon (as in, she wouldn't use her Pikachu against a rock Pokemon like Ash-baka did).  She's not nearly as arrogant as Ash was either, and she doesn't go around bragging every time she wins.  She also has a rival, like Ash did, and it just so happens to be Gary's daughter (he married Giselle of Pokemon Tech).  

Appearance 
She has short red hair, chin-length, like Misty in Ghost of Maiden's Peak when she takes her hair down at the end.  She has green eyes.  She wears a white shirt with a blue stripe across, and a blue cropped top underneath.  She also wears denim shorts and white tennis shoes with blue socks.  

Pokemon 
Chu-Chu: this is her first Pokemon, and it's a Pikachu.  She got it when Ash's Pikachu had babies (people say it's a male, but I'm making it a female), and Aoife got one and Eoin got one too.  Chu-Chu is her closest companion, and they share a mutual respect. 
Nidoran 
Rattata: She had this for a while, until she traded it to get Abra. 
Spearow 
Bellsprout 
Pele: this is a Magby (new G/S Pokemon, see the New Pokemon page) that she got from Bill as part of a study on twin Pokemon. 
Abra: She traded her Rattata for this, and she can control it even though she's not really psychic. 
Machop 
Aerodactyl: She only had this one briefly before she traded it to Sora. 
Vaporeon 

Relationships with the others 
Fawn: Used to be friends with her, but doesn't like her anymore because since she got her Pokemon license she's been acting like a snotty little brat. 
Fawn's minions: Aoife doesn't admit this, but she kind of has a crush on them.  She feels sorry for the poor guys. 
Petra: She really respects Petra for many reasons, and thinks of her as a role model (but thinks she's a little over-emotional) 
Sora: Sora is like a sister to Aoife, they really get along well together. 
Aidan: Aoife doesn't interact with him very often, he's "just there" as far as she's concerned.  However, she looks up to him too because he's made a name for himself as a trainer/researcher.  Doesn't quite get why he idolizes Bill so much, though. 
Ferio: Oy vey.  Aoife does _not_ like Ferio.  Thinks she's a bully and unnecessarily cold and mean.  The only quality Aoife admires in Ferio is her wisdom, Pokemon knowledge, and strength. 
Ruari: Thinks she's okay, but Ruari's obsessiveness freaks Aoife out a bit. 
Team Rocket: It really annoys Aoife to have to fight them all the time, but she thinks Clyde is kinda cute, and she sees that he's not really a bad guy after all (relationship possibility right there)
Ermynne: Hates Ermynne almost as much as she hates Fawn, but gets used to her after a while.

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Real name: Aoife Ketchum 
Japanese name: Tajiri Misao 
Meaning: Aoife's just an Irish name I like a lot, and Ketchum is obvious considering who her parents are. (her name is pronounced Ifa, not at all like it's spelled) Her Japanese name means loyalty, and I got her last name from Satoshi Tajiri, Pokemon's creator.  Because he named Satoshi (Ash's Japanese name) after himself, so wouldn't he give Ash his same last name as well? 
Nicknames: Fawn calls her Aphid and Leafy (?), Sora calls her Pidgey, and for short people call her Aif (pronounced eef) 
Birthday: April 4th 
Age: 11 
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
Favorite color: blue 
Hobbies: training her Pokemon, being hyper, singing 
Favorite Subject: PE, science 
Likes: Pokemon, her friends, earning badges ("One step closer...") 
Dislikes: losing, having to sit around for long periods of time 
Favorite Food: anything sugary, especially Pepsi, if that counts as a food 
Favorite Gemstone: topaz 
Family: her dad is Ash Ketchum, her mom is Misty, and she has a brother named Eoin (pronounced like Owen) 
From: Pallet Town 
Dream: to become a gym leader and catch legendary Pokemon 
Aoife, from the cover of the Johto League soundtrack