Table of Contents
Announcements in the discussion thread are headed with 'League Announcement', feel free to search there if you need to be reminded of some updates.■ The World of Poke-Sync
■ Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)
■ Pokemon League Calendar
■ Poke Jobs
■ Gym Leaders
■ List of Useful Expenses
■ Pokemon Swarm/Hordes
■ Pokemon Global Link
» Pokemart Prices
» Bronze League Teams
» Trainer School Courses
Opening Post
Role Play Thread: https://pokecharms.com/threads/pokesync-role-play-thread.25465/#post-904506 (Ask to Join - PokéSync: Role Play Thread)Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Y6sbWjyHd7 (Join the Poké Sync Discord Server!)
The World of Poke-Sync
Poke-Sync is set ten years after the events of the eighth-generation games Sword/Shield; but, there are a few changes to the timeline that 'enhance' the Pokemon experience.Background
Twelve years ago a new strain of viruses infiltrated the world from Ultra Space through the Ultra Wormholes in Alola. The viruses went completely undetected until all at once, after the second advent of the Darkest Day and the resulting fiasco in Galar, their effects began to show in both humans and Pokemon.Collectively dubbed the Pokeviruses, they caused Pokemon across to world to grow both mentally and physically: becoming more intelligent and growing larger than what was previously thought possible, some in their final stage of evolution even doubling in size overnight. However, the cost for this was energy; Pokemon grew ravenous. Over the following weeks, the Pokemon began to consume so much it appeared they would eat their trainers out of house and home; and some, in their desperation, had even turned their fangs upon their very trainers... but the situation became even worse when wild Pokemon arrived.
Once peaceful Pokemon fell upon villages and towns in a starved frenzy. Trainers responded and a chaotic melee between trained pokemon and wild hordes ensued; without energy, moves and abilities soon faltered and failed. On both sides, Pokemon exhausted themselves, but desperation drove them forward. The battle continued with Pokemon relying on their natural weapons: claws and fangs, bodies of steel and fire.
Amidst the confusion, the first Bonds emerged. Powerful trainers, Champions, and Gym leaders had found some way to resupply their Pokemon with energy, and now reinvigorated, they beat back the wild hordes. In aftermath of the battle, the still stunned humans discovered the effects the viruses had on them.
Their bodies were now able to produce a new energy, dubbed 'Fortitude'. Trainers found that this new energy could be used to offset the energy their Pokemon expended to power their moves and abilities. However, this energy did not come cheap, and losing too much energy carried severe consequences for both humans and pokemon, the most severe cases resulting in death or coma...
The extreme circumstances forced all the major Regions to collaborate. Led by the acting Champions and Pokemon Professors, the source of the Pokeviruses was discovered and the Ultra Wormholes sealed in an event known as the Ultra Wars.
Many years have passed since then and the world has returned to a state of relative normalcy, but the threats of the past still linger in present memory...
The Synchronization Bond
At present day, the energy-sharing process pionered nearly a decade ago has been perfected. When a trainer catches a Pokemon they are able to, with the aid of a new series of Pokeballs, establish what is known as a Synchronization Bond. The Synchronization Bond establishes a telepathic link between trainer and pokemon and through this bond, the trainer can both communicate with and provide energy to their Pokemon.
The Creation of the Synchronization Bond consumes a significant amount of energy and can be a stressful ordeal for new trainers, resulting in fatigue, sickness, and extreme nausea.
From then on the Pokemon will passively draw from its trainer's energy to sustain itself and will actively draw from the trainer's energy to exert the power of its moves and abilities. (This is a means of implementing a PP System.)
Through training trainers can strengthen themselves and their pokemon, increasing the amount of energy they can produce in order to sustain more pokemon and use stronger moves or forms.
The Start of the RP
Poke-Sync will begin with your OC receiving their Trainer Card, which certifies them as a Pokemon Trainer registered with the United League. Now that they've been registered, their trainer ID can be used to log into the United Pokemon League's App—available on any Rotom Phone, Poketch, Pokegear, C-Gear, or X-transceiver.Important information that'll be helpful on your journey will occasionally be announced through this app: Pokemon Hordes or Swarms, Suspected Locations for Hidden Grottos, etc.
But before you can set out on your journey, you'll need to obtain a Pokemon. Duh! With Pokemon more aggressive than ever before it's dangerous for an un-aided human to wander into their territory. Some of you will have family or friends who can help you catch or obtain a Pokemon, great! For those of you who don't, don't worry; the Pokemon Project is here to help! The United League's App allows registered trainers to adopt their first Pokemon from its custody and their Pokeball will be delivered to your local Pokemart in a matter of hours!
The Internation/United Pokemon League
After joining forces, the Pokemon Leagues across regions have permanently united under one banner. The United Pokemon League ensures that those do become trainers are ready to face new challenges that could emerge from extra-terrestrial threats such as Ultra-Space or Eternataus.
Trainers are thus ranked according to their strength:
1. Bronze
2. Silver
3. Gold
4. Platinum
5. Master
6. High Master
7. Grand Master
8. Legendary
Trainers may progress up to the Platinum Rank by completing the appopriately tiers league. (eg. Bronze tiers can advance to Silver by completing the Bronze League and Silver tiers can advance to gold by completing the Silver League)
At each tier after Bronze and up until Platinum, trainers will gain access to a new form of power:
Silver — Synchro Burst
Gold — Z–Moves
Platinum — Mega–Evolution
Once you've ascended to Platinum tier you'll find youself in the top percentage of Rattata Trainers! Matched only by the best of the best.
The base-line for becoming a Gym Leader is Master-tier and the weakest Elite Four are High Masters! Grand Masters are rarely seen beyond the active Champions and trainers as powerful as Red or Ethan/Gold are living Legends!
Please Note:
1. Syncro Burst, or Synchronization Burst, is a custom-power up and thus falls outside of Pokecharm's stated rules.
2. Z-move are allowed according the the Rules of Pokemon Role Play under the conditions that:
> Your character has been to Alola at some point to obtain a Z-ring from an Island Kahuna.
> Your Pokemon has a fitting Z-crystal and a move of the same type
3. Mega-Evolution must still be approved by Pokecharms admins before usage in RP.
Pokemon Project
The Pokemon Project is an endeavour by the United Pokemon League in collaboration with the Ranger Union and Pokemon Professors to find new homes for rescued, orphaned, or dependent Pokemon who don't have any where else to go. New Bronze-tier trainers can apply to have one of these pokemon as their starter, so long as that Pokemon complies with the Bronze League's regulations.
Advancing Rank
Your trainer rank is a measure of the skill and bond you share with your Pokemon. The most common measure for this is the strength you and your Pokemon have acquired through time and effort.
To advance in rank, a trainer needs to have at least three (3) Pokemon at the appropriate 'level'.
Note: Levels aren't a strict thing in RP but they're a good approximation of strength and when Pokemon should evolve and learn moves. Below are the 'level ranges' for the respective ranks:
- Bronze Rank — Pokemon Lv. 1 - 30
- Silver Rank — Pokemon Lv. 31 - 50
- Gold Rank — Pokemon Lv. 51 - 60
- Platinum Rank — Pokemon Lv. 61 - 70
- Master Rank — Pokemon Lv. 71 - 75
- High Master Rank — Pokemon Lv. 76 - 80
- Grand Master Rank — Pokemon Lv. 81 - 85
- Legendary Rank — Pokemon Lv. 85+
The Bronze League
The Bronze League is the beginning of every trainer's journey. Equipped only with the clothes on their back and whatever they can stuff into a single hiker's bag-pack, Bronze-tier trainers must participate in a regional race that will take them through the entire region. To qualify for the regional festival or conference, trainers must be amongst the first to obtain 8 Gym Badges or 5 Contest Ribbons.
Throughout their journey trainers will have to fend for themselves and manage their own resources. Aid from their family or people outside the League is prohibited.
The Bronze League separates those whose ambition will brave the highest mountains, the deepest oceans, and the thickest forests from those unsuited for the dangerous life of new-age trainers.
Gym Challenge
Reward: Gym Badge, $1,000
Contest Challenge
Reward: Ribbon, $1,000
Encrusted Challenge
So you're a hot-shot trainer, huh? Think you've got what it takes to be the very best? A legend in the making?
Prove it.
Encrusted Badges
The Gym Leaders across the regions are all at minimum, Master Rank trainers with years of experience and Pokemon befitting their status as some of the best trainers in their respective regions.
Gym Leaders don't have time to waste on every trainer with big balls and an even bigger ego, so the vast majority of trainers challenge the more manageable gym aides, less experienced trainers who are still qualified enough to test newbies like you.
But, if you think you've got what it takes, if you think the gym aides aren't good enough to test the likes of your distinguished self, then you can put your money where your mouth is; for a small fee of $1,000, the Gym Leader will personally deliver an ass-whooping you'll never forget.
The challenge fee is non-refundable; but, if you somehow eke out a win, you'll be rewarded with quintuple the amount you've spent and a covet Technical Record. A fair deal, no?
~~Subject to Change~~
Cost: $1,000
Reward: $5,000 + Technical Record Or Move Tutor Move
Alternate Reward: Pokemon Egg (Pokemon on Gym Leader's Team; can have Hidden Abilities & Egg Moves)
Encrusted Ribbon
The Encrusted Ribbon is only for the best and most exemplary of Coordinators. Although all of the top three Coordinators will earn themselves a contest ribbon, only the victor, rank one, will earn an Encrusted Ribbon.
~~Subject to Change~~
Reward: $50,000 + Ball Capsules & Seals
Alternate Reward: Egg Move Tutor
Rules
1. All Poke-Charms Global Rules Apply.
2. Romance allowed, but keep it PG-16.
3. Violence is allowed but again, stay within the limits outlined by the Rule of Roleplay.
4. Due to the dangerous nature of being a trainer, it's illegal for children under the age of 17 to bond with Pokemon. (minimum character age is 17.)
5. A Trainer's Fortitude acts as a natural soft-cap to their progression. Stronger Pokemon and moves consume more energy than weaker Pokemon and moves. Rookie trainers should not be able to easily use moves or pokemon far beyond their rank. i.e. no newbie trainer will have a Level 1 Brave Bird Pidgey or level 1 Dragonite, etc.
6. OCs are allowed to start with $5,000 and must draw from this fund to afford Food, Pokeballs, Potions, Repels, and any other amenities needed along their journey. A list of prices for Pokemon-related items will be provided, but prices for real-world items can be references through online stores such as Amazon.
7. Your starter can be any first-stage Pokemon (that is any Pokemon that is the first in its evolutionary line.) 8. Single-stage Pokemon aren't allowed (eg. Mawile, Absol, Sableye, Dunsparce, etc.)
9. Starters cannot have Hidden Abilities or Egg moves, but future pokemon will be allowed to have these.
10. Starter Pokemon will come from the Pokemon Project unless you want your starter to come from elsewhere. If your starter doesn't come from the Pokemon Project their origin will require some backstory. (i.e. your family breeds this type of pokemon or something.)
11. If anything confuses you, ask questions! I'll be happy to answer anything!
12. Please note Fakemon will not be allowed for this RP.
Trainer BIOS Sheet
Name:Gender:
Age:
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.):
Physical Appearance:
Clothing: (Optional)
Personality: (Optional)
Backstory: (Optional)
Starter: (Starters will be obtained within the RP, your starter should be relatively newly born because they'll need a bond partner to sustain them.)
Pokemon BIOS Sheet
Name:Species:
Gender:
Ability:
Nature: (Optional)
Characteristic: (Optional)
Appearance: (Optional)
Moves: Starting moves should be level 10 and below! You can select moves across different generations.
Feel free to ask questions!
Poke-Sync is brought to you from the brilliant mind of AuthorSME, and is a Pokemon Fanfic of the same name that can be read here:
POKESYNC
Role Player List
@Hecotoro@Grand Master Koop
@MegaAbsol
@kyuukestu
@~Patriot~
@Draco Nightshade
@=Nightshade=
@Mango137
@DarkHydraT
@Retro Master
@Clite of Dragonbow
@RenzFlintrock
@ThePlayfulFox
@silverwind2020
@Pinch
@Alternate_Mystery
@sSoul
@Godjacob
@Foxex
@JadeStar
@ThAtGuY101
@Malcolm102
@OmnipotentOnion
@Moxxie the ultimate imp
@EnviousWorm
@locked & loaded
@Chiphead_
@YoKaiKingEnmaDaiyou
@Schrift
@Gamingfan
@Tortles
@Mango137
@DarkHydraT
@Retro Master
@Clite of Dragonbow
@RenzFlintrock
@ThePlayfulFox
@silverwind2020
@Pinch
@Alternate_Mystery
@sSoul
@Godjacob
@Foxex
@JadeStar
@ThAtGuY101
@Malcolm102
@OmnipotentOnion
@Moxxie the ultimate imp
@EnviousWorm
@locked & loaded
@Chiphead_
@YoKaiKingEnmaDaiyou
@Schrift
@Gamingfan
@Tortles
Character List
Ron Towers — @HecotoroMaribelle Glory Everleigh — @MegaAbsol
Nautsuki Tenkiwara – @~Patriot~
Xiang Min – @Grand Master Koop
Diana – @Draco Nightshade
Paige Thurio — @=Nightshade=
Acacia Song — @Mango137
Ezio Farello — @DarkHydraT
Allan Sherald — @Gamingfan
Acer Voland — @Retro Master
Shiro Coldpowder — @Clite of Dragonbow
Noah Ashville — @RenzFlintrock
Avery Carpenter — @ThePlayfulFox
Hilda Floccecy — @ThePlayfulFox
Ryder Daisuke — @silverwind2020
Tomino Saiken — @Schrift
Kenzo Astro— @Pinch
Ivory Cashen— @Alternate_Mystery
Robert "Rob" Dean — @sSoul
Joan Hunter — @Grand Master Koop
Allison "Ally" Morrison — @Godjacob
Aurora — @Tortles
Dom — @YoKaiKingEnmaDaiyou
Esther Rosana Sophys/Mneme Meletē — @kyuukestu
Ceres Aeons — @Foxex
Akane Iko — @JadeStar
Guy Jonah — @ThAtGuY101
Redrick "Red" King — @ThAtGuY101
Andy Richter — @Malcolm102
Kyran Kang — @OmnipotentOnion
Eléonor Evelyn Maëlys-Amelì Françoise Twdyr — @kyuukestu
Gene Jenata — @Chiphead_
Moxi Kovox — @Moxxie the ultimate imp
Ezekiel — @locked & loaded
Sadie Crane — @EnviousWorm
Victor Vincent — @Hecotoro
Montagne "Monty" Khastil — @~Patriot~
Acacia Song — @Mango137
Ezio Farello — @DarkHydraT
Allan Sherald — @Gamingfan
Acer Voland — @Retro Master
Shiro Coldpowder — @Clite of Dragonbow
Noah Ashville — @RenzFlintrock
Avery Carpenter — @ThePlayfulFox
Hilda Floccecy — @ThePlayfulFox
Ryder Daisuke — @silverwind2020
Tomino Saiken — @Schrift
Kenzo Astro— @Pinch
Ivory Cashen— @Alternate_Mystery
Robert "Rob" Dean — @sSoul
Joan Hunter — @Grand Master Koop
Allison "Ally" Morrison — @Godjacob
Aurora — @Tortles
Dom — @YoKaiKingEnmaDaiyou
Esther Rosana Sophys/Mneme Meletē — @kyuukestu
Ceres Aeons — @Foxex
Akane Iko — @JadeStar
Guy Jonah — @ThAtGuY101
Redrick "Red" King — @ThAtGuY101
Andy Richter — @Malcolm102
Kyran Kang — @OmnipotentOnion
Eléonor Evelyn Maëlys-Amelì Françoise Twdyr — @kyuukestu
Gene Jenata — @Chiphead_
Moxi Kovox — @Moxxie the ultimate imp
Ezekiel — @locked & loaded
Sadie Crane — @EnviousWorm
Victor Vincent — @Hecotoro
Montagne "Monty" Khastil — @~Patriot~
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