The IC thread is located [here].
The old guard have retired. Blue is off in Alola, Sabrina is making movies... One by one, the Kanto Gym Leaders have been replaced by fresh faces and the Pokémon Professor is choosing three new child trainers to take on the gym challenge with Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander.
The adventure begins in Pallet Town shortly after the new trainers-to-be receive their starter Pokémon, and there's a bit of a twist! In the years following the First Champions' adventures over Kanto soil, new Pokémon have been introduced by humans or have migrated naturally from other regions. Not every Pokémon is available to catch, but most of them are.
Finally, what part of a new generation wouldn't be complete without a new Team lurking in the shadows? That's right, in the cracks left behind by Team Rocket, a new team has made a name for itself in the criminal world: Team Void. They specialize in using Dark and Ghost types, but have also been seen using Fairy types. Their motives are, as of yet, unknown, (AKA: I will PM anyone who is accepted for a role in Team Void and tell you what their mission statement is then.) but they've been committing robberies all over the region.
Team Void's uniform... isn't a uniform, but a guideline. The grunts wear all black, but a team emblem is nowhere to be found. If it wasn't for the Gym Leaders' and police officers' hard work and investigation, people would hardly know this team of night robbers had a name at all. Team Void Admins wear black with a flash of color somewhere on their uniforms. There is, as of yet, no intel on Team Void's Leader. The Gym Leaders have been on this case for years, but have turned up nothing. The grunts they manage to interrogate have never seen their leader, nor know if their leader is male or female.
Rules
My Characters
Random Encounter Tables
The old guard have retired. Blue is off in Alola, Sabrina is making movies... One by one, the Kanto Gym Leaders have been replaced by fresh faces and the Pokémon Professor is choosing three new child trainers to take on the gym challenge with Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander.
The adventure begins in Pallet Town shortly after the new trainers-to-be receive their starter Pokémon, and there's a bit of a twist! In the years following the First Champions' adventures over Kanto soil, new Pokémon have been introduced by humans or have migrated naturally from other regions. Not every Pokémon is available to catch, but most of them are.
Finally, what part of a new generation wouldn't be complete without a new Team lurking in the shadows? That's right, in the cracks left behind by Team Rocket, a new team has made a name for itself in the criminal world: Team Void. They specialize in using Dark and Ghost types, but have also been seen using Fairy types. Their motives are, as of yet, unknown, (AKA: I will PM anyone who is accepted for a role in Team Void and tell you what their mission statement is then.) but they've been committing robberies all over the region.
Team Void's uniform... isn't a uniform, but a guideline. The grunts wear all black, but a team emblem is nowhere to be found. If it wasn't for the Gym Leaders' and police officers' hard work and investigation, people would hardly know this team of night robbers had a name at all. Team Void Admins wear black with a flash of color somewhere on their uniforms. There is, as of yet, no intel on Team Void's Leader. The Gym Leaders have been on this case for years, but have turned up nothing. The grunts they manage to interrogate have never seen their leader, nor know if their leader is male or female.
Rules
- Each player will be allowed up to three trainers. Only one of those may be a Gym Challenge trainer.
- Starter Pokémon (Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle) are first come, first serve.
2a. So are character slots. I won't be reserving anything. - If you're playing one of the gym challenge trainers, you may not play a member of Team Void.
3a. Those playing Team Void will be asked to keep the team's goals a secret until the boss admits their master plan in the RP. - Team Void Admins are allowed to control a collection of underlings as NPCs in their posts.
Gym Leaders will be allowed to control Gym Trainers for as long as the Gym Challengers are challenging that gym.
The Gym Challengers, the Elite Four, and the Champion don't have NPCs they can personally play, other than their parents/family. - Hidden Abilities and otherwise special Abilities (Own Tempo Rockruff) are available for Pokémon bought from or given to by breeders. They won't be found in the wild.
Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle will all have their Hidden Abilities; Chlorophyll, Solar Power, and Rain Dish. - If you think it's reasonable for the area, I will let you catch most anything (barring Legendary Pokémon) from any region. Try to keep it reasonable, though. It's okay to catch a Sewaddle in Viridian Forest, but it would be very strange if you could catch a Snorunt on Route 3, where it isn't icy. If you want a random encounter, I am working on a random encounter table that you can use random.org to generate for you. It is not the be-all end-all of which Pokémon can be caught.
- If your trainer gives a Pokémon a nickname, please make sure that your nickname is not a human name.
- One-liners are seldom accepted. You will be given two warnings for one-liners. That's it.
Slots
Forms
I will be a little bit selective. I'd like to see everyone using proper grammar and compelling or fun characters. If I don't select you, it's not personal.
Bulbasaur: Karl (Quiver; Out of commission)
Eevee: Allie (EeviumZ)
Squirtle: Archer (Mango137)
Eevee: Allie (EeviumZ)
Squirtle: Archer (Mango137)
1st, Rock: Pewter City, Hana (Von Pumpkin)
2nd, Water: Cerulean City, Sarah (EmoKitty21)
3rd, Fighting: Lavender Town, Luna (Von Pumpkin)
4th, Fairy: Mia (EeviumZ)
5th, Type: Location, Name (Player)
6th, Steel: Saffron City, Rowan (Condor)
7th, Bug: Celadon City, Auri (Slatzly)
8th, Ice: Cinnabar Island, Lizzie (Altari_owl)
2nd, Water: Cerulean City, Sarah (EmoKitty21)
3rd, Fighting: Lavender Town, Luna (Von Pumpkin)
4th, Fairy: Mia (EeviumZ)
5th, Type: Location, Name (Player)
6th, Steel: Saffron City, Rowan (Condor)
7th, Bug: Celadon City, Auri (Slatzly)
8th, Ice: Cinnabar Island, Lizzie (Altari_owl)
Grass: Rya (Condor)
Dark: Luma (Mango137)
Fairy: Valric (EmoKitty21)
Electric: Kami (Slatzsly)
Champion: Argeus (Zanhu)
Dark: Luma (Mango137)
Fairy: Valric (EmoKitty21)
Electric: Kami (Slatzsly)
Champion: Argeus (Zanhu)
Leader: Saraki (Von Pumpkin)
Admin: Sarafina (Condor)
Admin: Furizuhato (Altari_owl)
Admin: Darcy (Merciless Medic)
Admin: Grey (Keybored)
Admin: Sarafina (Condor)
Admin: Furizuhato (Altari_owl)
Admin: Darcy (Merciless Medic)
Admin: Grey (Keybored)
Forms
I will be a little bit selective. I'd like to see everyone using proper grammar and compelling or fun characters. If I don't select you, it's not personal.
There are no more Gym Challenger spots available; this form has been deleted. Gym Challengers cannot be replaced.
Name:
Gender:
Age: (at least 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Gym Type:
Gym Number:
Gym Badge:
Gym Description:
Gym Team: (2-4 Pokémon that match your gym type.)
Personal Team:
RP Sample:
Gender:
Age: (at least 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Gym Type:
Gym Number:
Gym Badge:
Gym Description:
Gym Team: (2-4 Pokémon that match your gym type.)
Personal Team:
RP Sample:
Name:
Gender:
Age: (At least 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Type Specialty:
Pokémon Team: (5 fully-evolved Pokémon fitting your type specialty)
Gender:
Age: (At least 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Type Specialty:
Pokémon Team: (5 fully-evolved Pokémon fitting your type specialty)
Name:
Gender:
Age: (any over 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Pokémon Team: (6 fully-evolved Pokémon)
RP Sample:
Gender:
Age: (any over 14)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Pokémon Team: (6 fully-evolved Pokémon)
RP Sample:
Name:
Gender:
Age: (any over 12)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Pokémon Team: (2-3 Dark or Ghost or Fairy types for Admins. Other Pokémon, even ones that don't match Void's specialties, can be obtained later. You are allowed to have evolved Pokémon.)
RP Sample:
Gender:
Age: (any over 12)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Pokémon Team: (2-3 Dark or Ghost or Fairy types for Admins. Other Pokémon, even ones that don't match Void's specialties, can be obtained later. You are allowed to have evolved Pokémon.)
RP Sample:
My Characters
Name: Hanabi Igarashi
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Appearance: Standing at 5 foot, 4 inches tall, Hana walks a fine line between girl-next-door and "unapproachably popular". Her ochre complexion compliments the greens and flower patterns she likes to wear. She keeps her wavy, black hair in the signature 'idol' style, where most of it is kept flowing down, but a small bunch of hair gets tied into a pigtail on either side of her head.
Personality: Overbearingly friendly. If she thinks you're fashionable, or if you have a cool Pokémon, you are her friend now. No take backs. When she's serious, she focuses on her task so hard, she'll forget to do things like sleep or eat.
Backstory: Born into a rich family, her CEO father would buy her anything she wanted, be that a Pokémon, a shopping spree, or even admission into an otherwise-selective academy that she didn't earn her way into. It didn't take long for the realization that she was unworthy of that academy to set in, and that marked the first time she ever had to work hard for something. Years of working hard and studying for real changed her outlook on life, and her personal affinity for rock type Pokémon meant her next career choice had to be the life of a gym leader.
Gym Type: Rock
Gym Theme: "Not everything is as it seems." Swadloon is a bug that looks like a leaf. Lileep is a Pokémon that looks like seaweed. Sudowoodo is a rock that looks like a tree.
Gym Number: 1
Gym Badge: The Camouflage Badge is a brown tree trunk adorned at either side by green circles.
Gym Description: Hana's gym is a beautiful greenhouse garden, overgrown by tropical plants. Inside the walls, great palm trees grow. There's a simple, yellow-brick pathway, lined on either side by rows of beautiful and colorful hibiscus flower bushes.
Only one trainer stands between a challenger and the gym leader; a blonde beauty named Mira with a single Swadloon.
At the end, on a pink platform emblazoned with a large flower, stands the gym leader.
Gym Team: Hana starts with Sudowoodo, the rock that looks like a tree. Its ability is Sturdy, which protects it from being fainted in one turn.
Sudowoodo has all moves up to Mimic, as well as the TM for Hidden Power.
Sudowoodo's Hidden Power is Electric.
When Sudowoodo is defeated, she brings out her ace, Lileep. Its ability is Storm Drain, which makes water-type moves do no damage to Lileep, as well as power it up.
Lileep has all moves up to Ancient Power, as well as the TM for Hidden Power.
Lileep's Hidden Power is Fire.
Personal Team: Hana's first Pokémon was a Rockruff she named Pocchi. He has evolved into a Dusk Lycanroc, as well as her true and trusted companion. His ability is Tough Claws, which makes moves that require physical contact stronger. He has all moves up to Rock Slide, as well as Accelerock and the TM Hidden Power.
Pocchi's Hidden Power is Fighting.
Hana caught a Scatterbug she named Spots after he gave her a fright in Viridian Forest. He's small and has very few moves. His ability is Shield Dust.
Spots' Hidden Power is Poison.
RP Sample: HOLY HECK I FORGOT TO DO IT--
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Appearance: Standing at 5 foot, 4 inches tall, Hana walks a fine line between girl-next-door and "unapproachably popular". Her ochre complexion compliments the greens and flower patterns she likes to wear. She keeps her wavy, black hair in the signature 'idol' style, where most of it is kept flowing down, but a small bunch of hair gets tied into a pigtail on either side of her head.
Personality: Overbearingly friendly. If she thinks you're fashionable, or if you have a cool Pokémon, you are her friend now. No take backs. When she's serious, she focuses on her task so hard, she'll forget to do things like sleep or eat.
Backstory: Born into a rich family, her CEO father would buy her anything she wanted, be that a Pokémon, a shopping spree, or even admission into an otherwise-selective academy that she didn't earn her way into. It didn't take long for the realization that she was unworthy of that academy to set in, and that marked the first time she ever had to work hard for something. Years of working hard and studying for real changed her outlook on life, and her personal affinity for rock type Pokémon meant her next career choice had to be the life of a gym leader.
Gym Type: Rock
Gym Theme: "Not everything is as it seems." Swadloon is a bug that looks like a leaf. Lileep is a Pokémon that looks like seaweed. Sudowoodo is a rock that looks like a tree.
Gym Number: 1
Gym Badge: The Camouflage Badge is a brown tree trunk adorned at either side by green circles.
Gym Description: Hana's gym is a beautiful greenhouse garden, overgrown by tropical plants. Inside the walls, great palm trees grow. There's a simple, yellow-brick pathway, lined on either side by rows of beautiful and colorful hibiscus flower bushes.
Only one trainer stands between a challenger and the gym leader; a blonde beauty named Mira with a single Swadloon.
At the end, on a pink platform emblazoned with a large flower, stands the gym leader.
Gym Team: Hana starts with Sudowoodo, the rock that looks like a tree. Its ability is Sturdy, which protects it from being fainted in one turn.
Sudowoodo has all moves up to Mimic, as well as the TM for Hidden Power.
Sudowoodo's Hidden Power is Electric.
When Sudowoodo is defeated, she brings out her ace, Lileep. Its ability is Storm Drain, which makes water-type moves do no damage to Lileep, as well as power it up.
Lileep has all moves up to Ancient Power, as well as the TM for Hidden Power.
Lileep's Hidden Power is Fire.
Personal Team: Hana's first Pokémon was a Rockruff she named Pocchi. He has evolved into a Dusk Lycanroc, as well as her true and trusted companion. His ability is Tough Claws, which makes moves that require physical contact stronger. He has all moves up to Rock Slide, as well as Accelerock and the TM Hidden Power.
Pocchi's Hidden Power is Fighting.
Hana caught a Scatterbug she named Spots after he gave her a fright in Viridian Forest. He's small and has very few moves. His ability is Shield Dust.
Spots' Hidden Power is Poison.
RP Sample: HOLY HECK I FORGOT TO DO IT--
Name: Luna
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Appearance: 5'1" height, wearing loose-fitting and simple clothes. Just a T-shirt and some comfortable jeans, really. She keeps her dark hair cut in a bob that reaches her chin. She has dark brown skin and chestnut eyes.
Personality: Has trouble connecting with others. Though she wants to do the right thing, always, she doesn't always know what the right thing is. Luna never stops smiling, and can disregard the presence of others, making her seem spacey. There are times when she may talk to herself or react to a sound that isn't there. Despite her smiles and joyful monotone, or perhaps because of them, people who know her long enough think she's creepy.
Backstory: Luna lost her father a week before her move to Alola. The loss marked the very start of her reluctant Pokémon journey across the region, which ended during the tournament on her way to the newly-formed Pokémon League.
Her encounters with a small collection of criminals throughout her journey hardened her heart-- It soon became difficult to care much about other people at all. She never seemed to stop working for the right thing, but her friends and family soon learned that the once-expressive Tsukiko rebranded herself into 'Luna', a girl who always wore a faint, placid smile.
During the tournament, she received word from her father's side of the family. He had run into the street of his own accord, because he believed that his schizophrenia was a burden on the rest of his family. Luna could only feel empty, seeing those words written on paper. It was like a great black hole opened up in her heart and sucked everything else past its event horizon, never to be seen again. Because she aspired to help others, she forfeited the pre-league tournament and moved back to Kanto. Her high marks in battle earned her a spot as a Gym Leader, and on a whim, she chose the Fighting type.
To this day, Luna has not shown her true feelings to anyone. Not even her Pokémon.
Gym Type: Fighting
Gym Number: 3
Gym Badge: The Stuffing Badge is a white puffball.
Gym Description: Luna's gym is built in the shape of a crescent moon. Sparkling walls and floor illuminate the way to each and every trainer in the building, of which there are ten. This a fighting gym, so if you don't fight everyone, you don't get to see the gym leader. Really. Her crescent-shaped stage is empty until you do.
The TM you get for beating the gym is Bulk Up.
Gym Team: Stufful, Hariyama, Gallade, Scrafty
Personal Team: Primarina, Bewear, Alolan Dugtrio, Vikavolt, Midday Lycanroc, Alolan Persian
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Appearance: 5'1" height, wearing loose-fitting and simple clothes. Just a T-shirt and some comfortable jeans, really. She keeps her dark hair cut in a bob that reaches her chin. She has dark brown skin and chestnut eyes.
Personality: Has trouble connecting with others. Though she wants to do the right thing, always, she doesn't always know what the right thing is. Luna never stops smiling, and can disregard the presence of others, making her seem spacey. There are times when she may talk to herself or react to a sound that isn't there. Despite her smiles and joyful monotone, or perhaps because of them, people who know her long enough think she's creepy.
Backstory: Luna lost her father a week before her move to Alola. The loss marked the very start of her reluctant Pokémon journey across the region, which ended during the tournament on her way to the newly-formed Pokémon League.
Her encounters with a small collection of criminals throughout her journey hardened her heart-- It soon became difficult to care much about other people at all. She never seemed to stop working for the right thing, but her friends and family soon learned that the once-expressive Tsukiko rebranded herself into 'Luna', a girl who always wore a faint, placid smile.
During the tournament, she received word from her father's side of the family. He had run into the street of his own accord, because he believed that his schizophrenia was a burden on the rest of his family. Luna could only feel empty, seeing those words written on paper. It was like a great black hole opened up in her heart and sucked everything else past its event horizon, never to be seen again. Because she aspired to help others, she forfeited the pre-league tournament and moved back to Kanto. Her high marks in battle earned her a spot as a Gym Leader, and on a whim, she chose the Fighting type.
To this day, Luna has not shown her true feelings to anyone. Not even her Pokémon.
Gym Type: Fighting
Gym Number: 3
Gym Badge: The Stuffing Badge is a white puffball.
Gym Description: Luna's gym is built in the shape of a crescent moon. Sparkling walls and floor illuminate the way to each and every trainer in the building, of which there are ten. This a fighting gym, so if you don't fight everyone, you don't get to see the gym leader. Really. Her crescent-shaped stage is empty until you do.
The TM you get for beating the gym is Bulk Up.
Gym Team: Stufful, Hariyama, Gallade, Scrafty
Personal Team: Primarina, Bewear, Alolan Dugtrio, Vikavolt, Midday Lycanroc, Alolan Persian
Name: Saraki
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Appearance: Saraki typically wears a three-piece suit, all in black. Around his neck is a loosely ruffled jabot, sewn from gold lamè. He wears half-rimmed black eyeglasses that transition from clear indoors and shaded outdoors above dark eyes. His black hair is kept perfectly straight and styled in an 'effortless' crop.
Personality: Saraki is a ruthless leader. He doesn't give nicknames to his Pokémon, or spend any time fussing with people he believes are beneath him. He's your typical snooty rich guy, kind of a heel.
Backstory: [SPOILERS] (Due to the nature of Team Void's secrecy, I will edit this post once I have revealed Saraki to the protagonists in the RP.)
Pokémon Team:
Malamar, Sableye, Drapion, Mandibuzz, Jellicent, Klefki
Saraki's team members know most, if not all, moves that their species should know. Because Saraki should not engage the children in battle until they are considerably powerful, he will not grow alongside the party.
Their abilities are Contrary, Keen Eye, Battle Armor, Overcoat, Cursed Body, Prankster respectively.
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Appearance: Saraki typically wears a three-piece suit, all in black. Around his neck is a loosely ruffled jabot, sewn from gold lamè. He wears half-rimmed black eyeglasses that transition from clear indoors and shaded outdoors above dark eyes. His black hair is kept perfectly straight and styled in an 'effortless' crop.
Personality: Saraki is a ruthless leader. He doesn't give nicknames to his Pokémon, or spend any time fussing with people he believes are beneath him. He's your typical snooty rich guy, kind of a heel.
Backstory: [SPOILERS] (Due to the nature of Team Void's secrecy, I will edit this post once I have revealed Saraki to the protagonists in the RP.)
Pokémon Team:
Malamar, Sableye, Drapion, Mandibuzz, Jellicent, Klefki
Saraki's team members know most, if not all, moves that their species should know. Because Saraki should not engage the children in battle until they are considerably powerful, he will not grow alongside the party.
Their abilities are Contrary, Keen Eye, Battle Armor, Overcoat, Cursed Body, Prankster respectively.
Random Encounter Tables
Roll a number between 1 and 5 on random.org:
1. Rattata
2. Pidgey
3. Bidoof
4. Zigzagoon
5. Taillow
1. Rattata
2. Pidgey
3. Bidoof
4. Zigzagoon
5. Taillow
Roll 1-6 on random.org for:
1. Mankey
2. Spearow
3. Starly
4. Alolan Rattata
5. Makuhita
6. Happiny
1. Mankey
2. Spearow
3. Starly
4. Alolan Rattata
5. Makuhita
6. Happiny
See Route 1
Roll 1-100 on random.org for:
1: Butterfree
2: Beedrill
3-7: Metapod
8-12: Kakuna
13-22: Burmy
23-38: Pikachu
39-50: Wurmple
51-60: Caterpie
61-65: Scatterbug
66-75: Weedle
76-89: Sewaddle
90-100: Cascoon
1: Butterfree
2: Beedrill
3-7: Metapod
8-12: Kakuna
13-22: Burmy
23-38: Pikachu
39-50: Wurmple
51-60: Caterpie
61-65: Scatterbug
66-75: Weedle
76-89: Sewaddle
90-100: Cascoon
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