A human transformed into a Skitty awakens at the prompting of a concerned Treecko, who introduces herself as Willow. The Skitty has no memories of how they became a Pokémon but recalls his name: Chamomile. Willow chuckles at the name before a frantic Butterfree comes by, worrying about her son Caterpie who fell into a fissure. At Willow's prompting, she and Chamomile head into the Tiny Woods to save him.
Chamomile's Fake Out makes quick work of most Pokémon in their path, whether asleep or awake, and with Willow's Quick Attack and Dragon Breath attacks backing him up, they reach the third basement without a scratch, finding Caterpie crying. They return him to his mother and receive thanks from both of them; when they leave, Willow asks Chamomile what he'll do next, and after receiving no response, leads him to a hut to live in and proposes to form a Rescue Team to help Pokémon like Caterpie. Chamomile refuses at first, but caves to Willow's begging and receives a red scarf to commemorate the occasion. Chamomile chooses the name Team Rose Thorn and promises to do their best beginning the next day.
The personality quiz Emile received at the start of the game designated him as being "the naïve type," and matched his personality to Skitty. Aside from deciding to go with what fate gave him, Emile considered Skitty one of the three 'god-tier' starters, along with Pikachu and Cubone: Skitty has incredible potential to immobilize enemies with its Ability of Cute Charm and the move Attract, which it learns at an early level, and a wide move pool, including the multi-hit Doubleslap, the long-range Ice Beam, the wide-range Thunderbolt, and the room-spanning Blizzard. Finally, he mentioned it would be good for anyone who was tired of Skitty being weak in the main series games.
Emile claimed he was going undercover while in the Pokémon world, and "Chamomile" is a portmanteau of the words "camo" and "Emile". It is also the name of an herb often used in tea, which fits with the grassy theme that he began with Willow.[1]
Other Considerations
Emile: He decided against his own name due to wanting originality.[1]
Nova: He considered this name for the moon on Skitty's face and the Fairy-type moves it learn.[1]
Blake: He considered this name because the Skitty is, in a sense, half-human half-cat like the RWBY character of the same name.[1]
1Transferred to Pokémon Platinum, 2traded away, 3transferred to Pokémon Emerald, 4rented from Battle Factory, 5Wonder Traded away, 6transferred to Pokémon White, 7Masae played Black for Emile off-screen
