Pokémon In Gotham

Chapter 3: Batman

I think Bruce would actually have a ton of Pokémon that he circulates through to make it so that no-one can connect his team to Batman's. This is going to list his true team. They're all Dark Type because I have a vague idea of him somehow being a Gym Leader.

1) Urshifu (Single Strike) — Kubfu was young Bruce's beloved partner who was witness to his parents' deaths. When Bruce left to journey the world, Kubfu came with him, eventually evolving near the end of his journey.

2) Corviknight — Bruce has had it since it was a Rookidee, one of two Pokémon he's had since young childhood. It has a Dark Tera Type.

3) Pangoro — Bruce met/rescued a young Pancham on his journey. The Pokémon, impressed by him, started following him around and copying him as if he was a mentor from its own species. Despite his best efforts to discourage it from joining him, he eventually grew to accept it. This would be where his adoption problems started XD

4) Malamar — Manipulative, Dark Type, and its Mega Evolution represents Bruce's more flamboyant side perfectly. Maybe he'd get it as an Inkay from The League Of Shadows or something.

5) Umbreon — In this world, its black-with-yellow color palette would inspire his costume. I have no idea how he'd get it, though... maybe as a gift? 🤷‍♀️

6) Chi-yu — Accidentally found it during his journeys while sharpening his mind via solving ancient puzzles and mysteries, bonded with it, and now mainly uses it for his Brucie Wayne persona. ("This is my fire fish! Isn't it cute?" "Th-that's a mythical where did you get a mythical–" "Its name is Beady" "..."). He only uses it as Batman as a spy, otherwise keeping it as one of his few public Pokémon.

+Ride) Noivern — He needed a bat. He needed a ride. This was both, and it's epic, so here we go! Maaaaybe he already had it as Noibat as a child? Or maybe it was one of his parents' Pokémon?

+Rotom — A black Rotom phone who loves putting bat ears and logos on everything... Including its own cases (of which it has many). Switches through colorfully patterned cases when following Bruce in civilian form. Good at keeping files separate and hiding the bat-related ones.