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This bio's for @Mango137 and Acacia's past adventures. Idk seemed like fun :/
Name: Robert "Robby/Rob" Dean
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Trainer Class: Breeder/Battler
Physical Appearance: Robert has a head of neatly combed brick red hair. To compliment his red hair, his eyes are an almond brown and his complexion is pale enough to reflect sunlight. He's somewhat skinny, but other than that his build is unremarkable.
Clothing: He usually wears a light blue collared shirt with beige pants. In warmer climates, he'd swap the collared shirt for a white t shirt and the pants for light grey shorts to absorb less heat. In colder climates, he would don a black coat and dark grey jeans to absorb more heat.
Personality: Robert is usually laid back and soft-spoken, preferring not to get into conflict whenever possible. When that does happen, he often tries to reach a solution as quickly as possible, often by making a quick, hasty decision. Despite being soft-spoken, Robert actually enjoys small-talk to an extent, though he'll find a way to leave a conversation if he thinks enough has been said. He prefers to be called Rob, but doesn't mind Robby that much.
Backstory:
Pokémon Breeding is his family's business. Though lesser known that the Day Care man on Route 5 or the Day Care Couple on Four Island, Robert's family has a decent following in being a daycare in a populated city rather than on an isolated route or island. Not only does Robert want to uphold the family business, he's also personally fascinated by the nuances of breeding itself, and he's eager to explore them for himself.
Starter: Riolu
Moves: Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Endure, Bite(Egg Move), Quick Attack, Detect(Egg Move)
 
This bio's for @Mango137 and Acacia's past adventures. Idk seemed like fun :/
Name: Robert "Robby/Rob" Dean
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Trainer Class: Breeder/Battler
Physical Appearance: Robert has a head of neatly combed brick red hair. To compliment his red hair, his eyes are an almond brown and his complexion is pale enough to reflect sunlight. He's somewhat skinny, but other than that his build is unremarkable.
Clothing: He usually wears a light blue collared shirt with beige pants. In warmer climates, he'd swap the collared shirt for a white t shirt and the pants for light grey shorts to absorb less heat. In colder climates, he would don a black coat and dark grey jeans to absorb more heat.
Personality: Robert is usually laid back and soft-spoken, preferring not to get into conflict whenever possible. When that does happen, he often tries to reach a solution as quickly as possible, often by making a quick, hasty decision. Despite being soft-spoken, Robert actually enjoys small-talk to an extent, though he'll find a way to leave a conversation if he thinks enough has been said. He prefers to be called Rob, but doesn't mind Robby that much.
Backstory:
Pokémon Breeding is his family's business. Though lesser known that the Day Care man on Route 5 or the Day Care Couple on Four Island, Robert's family has a decent following in being a daycare in a populated city rather than on an isolated route or island. Not only does Robert want to uphold the family business, he's also personally fascinated by the nuances of breeding itself, and he's eager to explore them for himself.
Starter: Riolu
Moves: Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Endure, Bite(Egg Move), Quick Attack, Detect(Egg Move)
Accepted.
 
Name: Jack Moore

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Trainer Class: Battler

Physical Appearance: Jack is pretty tall in stature and has a somewhat athletic build. He has bright blue eyes and smooth, messy white hair that sometimes falls over his face.

Clothing: Jack's favorite piece of clothing is his entirely dark blue hoodie, including the strings (it's his favorite color, after all), over his black short-sleeved t-shirt. The hoodie in question has a black Wailord silhouette on the back. He also usually wears black jeans and blue sneakers with white laces, but other than that, his taste in fashion is pretty bland.

Personality: Jack isn't the most social person around. Usually, he won't go and make friends himself, unless he genuinely believes a friendship with specific people would work for him. He's relatively soft-spoken, as if anyone acts aggressive towards him, he's always the first to back down. But he's a well-meaning person, and is definitely no slouch in a Pokémon battle, as a lot of his free time is spent training. His other free time is usually reading/writing in a café or under a tree. He's pretty reclusive, to say the least.

Backstory: Jack grew up with his brothers, Jake and Justin. The three did everything together. They caught a Ralts together, climbed hills together, went hiking together, and always came home to a warm meal from their mother and a dad that always lifted them off of the ground and made them feel like they could fly. Until tragedy struck the three brothers, when their mother passed away of a terminal illness. All three were in the room when she died. The brothers became more and more distant as they developed different ways of coping. Jake left to live with their father while Justin stayed with Jack. Jack wouldn't leave his bed for weeks. Justin got over it much quicker than Jack did and even became a celebrity in Pokémon tournaments, causing resentment and jealousy to build up in Jack. As a result of this era, Jack became more reclusive, and trained as hard as he could so he could live up to his brother.

Gallade
Gallade is Jack's signature Pokémon, and the one he travels with the most. It knows Psycho Cut, Close Combat, Night Slash, and Swords Dance.

Empoleon
Jack's starter, and another he often travels with. It knows Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Aerial Ace, and Mist.

Umbreon
A Pokémon that Jack caught much later in life, but the Pokémon he bonded with the most after Gallade. It knows Dark Pulse, Moonlight, Confuse Ray, and Quick Attack.

He has many other Pokémon, but mainly only uses those three.

Starting region: Kalos

Let me know if I did anything incorrectly!
 
Name: Jack Moore

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Trainer Class: Battler

Physical Appearance: Jack is pretty tall in stature and has a somewhat athletic build. He has bright blue eyes and smooth, messy white hair that sometimes falls over his face.

Clothing: Jack's favorite piece of clothing is his entirely dark blue hoodie, including the strings (it's his favorite color, after all), over his black short-sleeved t-shirt. The hoodie in question has a black Wailord silhouette on the back. He also usually wears black jeans and blue sneakers with white laces, but other than that, his taste in fashion is pretty bland.

Personality: Jack isn't the most social person around. Usually, he won't go and make friends himself, unless he genuinely believes a friendship with specific people would work for him. He's relatively soft-spoken, as if anyone acts aggressive towards him, he's always the first to back down. But he's a well-meaning person, and is definitely no slouch in a Pokémon battle, as a lot of his free time is spent training. His other free time is usually reading/writing in a café or under a tree. He's pretty reclusive, to say the least.

Backstory: Jack grew up with his brothers, Jake and Justin. The three did everything together. They caught a Ralts together, climbed hills together, went hiking together, and always came home to a warm meal from their mother and a dad that always lifted them off of the ground and made them feel like they could fly. Until tragedy struck the three brothers, when their mother passed away of a terminal illness. All three were in the room when she died. The brothers became more and more distant as they developed different ways of coping. Jake left to live with their father while Justin stayed with Jack. Jack wouldn't leave his bed for weeks. Justin got over it much quicker than Jack did and even became a celebrity in Pokémon tournaments, causing resentment and jealousy to build up in Jack. As a result of this era, Jack became more reclusive, and trained as hard as he could so he could live up to his brother.

Gallade
Gallade is Jack's signature Pokémon, and the one he travels with the most. It knows Psycho Cut, Close Combat, Night Slash, and Swords Dance.

Empoleon
Jack's starter, and another he often travels with. It knows Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Aerial Ace, and Mist.

Umbreon
A Pokémon that Jack caught much later in life, but the Pokémon he bonded with the most after Gallade. It knows Dark Pulse, Moonlight, Confuse Ray, and Quick Attack.

He has many other Pokémon, but mainly only uses those three.

Starting region: Kalos

Let me know if I did anything incorrectly!
A fellow Kalosian! Welcome :D
 
Name: Jack Moore

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Trainer Class: Battler

Physical Appearance: Jack is pretty tall in stature and has a somewhat athletic build. He has bright blue eyes and smooth, messy white hair that sometimes falls over his face.

Clothing: Jack's favorite piece of clothing is his entirely dark blue hoodie, including the strings (it's his favorite color, after all), over his black short-sleeved t-shirt. The hoodie in question has a black Wailord silhouette on the back. He also usually wears black jeans and blue sneakers with white laces, but other than that, his taste in fashion is pretty bland.

Personality: Jack isn't the most social person around. Usually, he won't go and make friends himself, unless he genuinely believes a friendship with specific people would work for him. He's relatively soft-spoken, as if anyone acts aggressive towards him, he's always the first to back down. But he's a well-meaning person, and is definitely no slouch in a Pokémon battle, as a lot of his free time is spent training. His other free time is usually reading/writing in a café or under a tree. He's pretty reclusive, to say the least.

Backstory: Jack grew up with his brothers, Jake and Justin. The three did everything together. They caught a Ralts together, climbed hills together, went hiking together, and always came home to a warm meal from their mother and a dad that always lifted them off of the ground and made them feel like they could fly. Until tragedy struck the three brothers, when their mother passed away of a terminal illness. All three were in the room when she died. The brothers became more and more distant as they developed different ways of coping. Jake left to live with their father while Justin stayed with Jack. Jack wouldn't leave his bed for weeks. Justin got over it much quicker than Jack did and even became a celebrity in Pokémon tournaments, causing resentment and jealousy to build up in Jack. As a result of this era, Jack became more reclusive, and trained as hard as he could so he could live up to his brother.

Gallade
Gallade is Jack's signature Pokémon, and the one he travels with the most. It knows Psycho Cut, Close Combat, Night Slash, and Swords Dance.

Empoleon
Jack's starter, and another he often travels with. It knows Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Aerial Ace, and Mist.

Umbreon
A Pokémon that Jack caught much later in life, but the Pokémon he bonded with the most after Gallade. It knows Dark Pulse, Moonlight, Confuse Ray, and Quick Attack.

He has many other Pokémon, but mainly only uses those three.

Starting region: Kalos

Let me know if I did anything incorrectly!
Accepted! You're allowed 8 moves by the way.
 
Yep, I was planning on editing my sheet later once I come up with 4 extra moves for each mon.

Also, is there anything I need to know going into this? Anything the characters are up to, or any events or anything?
Alright so here's a breakdown:

The World Junior Cup is currently going on in Lacunosa Town Unova. That is currently happening in this thread: https://forums.pokecharms.com/threads/pokemon-world-tournament-junior-cup.29991/ (Ask to Join - Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup) This thread takes place in July (RP time) however, in the main thread it's still June.

After that a group of us will be heading to Johto to complete the Silver Conference, you can see the list of interesting stops for the first part of our journey here: https://forums.pokecharms.com/threads/pokemon-discussion-thread.28773/post-931152 (Ask to Join - Pokémon Discussion Thread)

A few members are doing a 10-years-in-the-past trip through Kanto, and that will be going on in the main thread. You'll have to ask @Mango137 for more details.

Other characters are scattered around the world, there are {please ask if you'd like more details for anything below}:

solo travelers in Galar (myself - new trainer currently working on a wooloo ranch, @Cmeriwether - frontier brain exploring the dynamax phenomenon, @Red Gallade - trainer doing raid dens)

solo travelers in Kalos (@Retro Master - new trainer blackmailed into Lumiose's underground criminal ring as a debt-slave, @~Patriot~ - a new trainer and gangster running missions for his boss)

and a group who are wrapping up the bug Catching competition in Johto (@Hecotoro - competing in the Silver league, @Alternate_Mystery - Johto grand festival, @Godjacob - photographer, @Cmeriwether - vigilante, @GQuasch - traveling with hecotoro)
 
Alright so here's a breakdown:

The World Junior Cup is currently going on in Lacunosa Town Unova. That is currently happening in this thread: https://forums.pokecharms.com/threads/pokemon-world-tournament-junior-cup.29991/ (Ask to Join - Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup) This thread takes place in July (RP time) however, in the main thread it's still June.

After that a group of us will be heading to Johto to complete the Silver Conference, you can see the list of interesting stops for the first part of our journey here: https://forums.pokecharms.com/threads/pokemon-discussion-thread.28773/post-931152 (Ask to Join - Pokémon Discussion Thread)

A few members are doing a 10-years-in-the-past trip through Kanto, and that will be going on in the main thread. You'll have to ask @Mango137 for more details.

Other characters are scattered around the world, there are {please ask if you'd like more details for anything below}:

solo travelers in Galar (myself - new trainer currently working on a wooloo ranch, @Cmeriwether - frontier brain exploring the dynamax phenomenon, @Red Gallade - trainer doing raid dens)

solo travelers in Kalos (@Retro Master - new trainer blackmailed into Lumiose's underground criminal ring as a debt-slave, @~Patriot~ - a new trainer and gangster running missions for his boss)

and a group who are wrapping up the bug Catching competition in Johto (@Hecotoro - competing in the Silver league, @Alternate_Mystery - Johto grand festival, @Godjacob - photographer, @Cmeriwether - vigilante, @GQuasch - traveling with hecotoro)
There is also my character Joyce who's solo travelling Alola but that's most likely going to be mostly offscreen unless I get someone to write with.
Awesome, thanks! I'll probably figure out plotlines for Jack but I'm open to suggestions for what I should do with him.
 
Name: Joel Brickner
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Battler
Physical Appearance: Joel has a friendly outward appearance, with dyed icy-blue hair that reaches his ears and hazel eyes. He has a well-built body type and always has an upright posture wherever he goes.
Clothing: He typically wears casual, outdoorsy clothing, and often hiking boots and gloves when he can. His hiking backpack is usually filled to the brim, and has designated pockets for each of his Pokémon.
Personality: Joel has an undying love of nature and exploration. Although his mind may seem cluttered, he's actually a very focused and organized person with a strong sense of morality and stability in his life. Combined with his stubbornness and unwavering bravery makes a great natural leader.
Backstory: Born and raised in Rustboro City, he found himself enthralled in the city's museum and school, but never really got the authentic natural experiences he craved. However as he got older, his parents allowed him to meander around the abundance of wildlife adjacent to Rustboro. It's there where Joel caught his first Pokémon, Skitty. From then on out, Joel became a more experienced trainer and eventually settled in Fortree, the heart of Hoenn's wilderness. He's been raising Pokémon for 6 years.
Starter: Skitty

Species: Delcatty
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Level: 34
Moves: Sing, Fake Out, Thunderbolt, Copycat
Personality: Modest and reserved. Or an apathetic sadist. Catch him on the right day.

Species: Kecleon
Gender: Female
Ability: Color Change
Level: 34
Moves: Psybeam, Disable, AncientPower, Detect
Personality: Kecleon's the curious type, but when confronted (especially in battle) she can get very shy.

Species: Loudred
Gender: Male
Ability: Soundproof
Level: 34
Moves: Stomp, Roar, Ice Beam, Flamethrower
Personality: Although he acts very garish and loud, he's loyal and means well.

Species: Dodrio
Gender: Male
Ability: Early Bird
Level: 34
Moves: Acupressure, Roost, Aerial Ace, Tri Attack
Personality: Rather distant and scatterbrained, Dodrio relies on Joel's leadership heavily in battle.

Species: Shuppet
Gender: Female
Ability: Insomnia
Level: 34
Moves: Role Play (meta), Shadow Ball, Pain Split, Dark Pulse
Personality: Shuppet is very vengeful and seems to be internalizing rage at every waking moment. How odd.

Species: Seadra
Gender: Male
Ability: Poison Point
Level: 34
Moves: Bubble Beam, Dragon Breath, Smokescreen, Flash Cannon
Personality: Seadra is very passionate and kindhearted at heart, but is rather annoyed that he can't come out of his Pokeball at all.
 
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Name: Joel Brickner
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Battler
Physical Appearance: Joel has a friendly outward appearance, with dyed icy-blue hair that reaches his ears and hazel eyes. He has a well-built body type and always has an upright posture wherever he goes.
Clothing: He typically wears casual, outdoorsy clothing, and often hiking boots and gloves when he can. His hiking backpack is usually filled to the brim, and has designated pockets for each of his Pokémon.
Personality: Joel has an undying love of nature and exploration. Although his mind may seem cluttered, he's actually a very focused and organized person with a strong sense of morality and stability in his life. Combined with his stubbornness and unwavering bravery makes a great natural leader.
Backstory: Born and raised in Rustboro City, he found himself enthralled in the city's museum and school, but never really got the authentic natural experiences he craved. However as he got older, his parents allowed him to meander around the abundance of wildlife adjacent to Rustboro. It's there where Joel caught his first Pokémon, Skitty. From then on out, Joel became a more experienced trainer and eventually settled in Fortree, the heart of Hoenn's wilderness. He's been raising Pokémon for 6 years.
Starter: Skitty

Species: Delcatty
Gender: Male
Ability: Cute Charm
Level: 34
Moves:
Personality: Modest and reserved. Or an apathetic sadist. Catch him on the right day.

Species: Kecleon
Gender: Female
Ability: Color Change
Level: 32
Moves:
Personality: Kecleon's the curious type, but when confronted (especially in battle) she can get very shy.

Species: Loudred
Gender: Male
Ability: Soundproof
Level: 32
Moves:
Personality: Although he acts very garish and loud, he's loyal and means well.

Species: Doduo
Gender: Male
Ability:
Level: 32
Moves:
Personality
: Rather distant and scatterbrained, Doduo relies on Joel's leadership heavily in battle.

Species: Shuppet
Gender: Female
Ability:
Level: 29
Moves:
Personality: Shuppet is very vengeful and seems to be internalizing rage at every waking moment. How odd.

Species: Seadra
Gender: Male
Ability: 29
Level:
Moves:
Personality: Seadra is very passionate and kindhearted at heart, but is rather annoyed that he can't come out of his Pokeball at all.
Accepted, Welcome to the RP~ Remember to fill out the move sets and abilities.
 
Hola. I plan to join this, but I have a couple questions.
1. Would it be alright to make a character related to say, an obscure gym leader without much development? Such as Gardenia? One who doesn't have a significant (but not nonexistent) impact on the character? (So no head starts or special training or nothin') And not a direct parent/sibling but more-so cousin/niece/nephew? No biggie if not, just think it would be neat.

2. I love free-form battles, but before joining I always try to gauge rules or courtesies regarding stat-boosting moves, and how they can be balanced and not be simply spammed whenever the opponent isn't literally right in the user's face. These moves are simply much rarer seen in the anime than in the games (understandably), and I'm curious about interpretations of how they may function. I'm not looking for any set-in-stone rules, just wanna make sure people are reasonable lol.
 
Right, I guess I was just too focused on their personalities. I tried to make him a mono-normal trainer, but got distracted at the end. Which generation should we draw our movesets from?
You're allowed to draw moves from all generations.
Hola. I plan to join this, but I have a couple questions.
1. Would it be alright to make a character related to say, an obscure gym leader without much development? Such as Gardenia? One who doesn't have a significant (but not nonexistent) impact on the character? (So no head starts or special training or nothin') And not a direct parent/sibling but more-so cousin/niece/nephew? No biggie if not, just think it would be neat.

2. I love free-form battles, but before joining I always try to gauge rules or courtesies regarding stat-boosting moves, and how they can be balanced and not be simply spammed whenever the opponent isn't literally right in the user's face. These moves are simply much rarer seen in the anime than in the games (understandably), and I'm curious about interpretations of how they may function. I'm not looking for any set-in-stone rules, just wanna make sure people are reasonable lol.
1. Yes, you're allowed to make characters related to gym leaders and the like as long as it isn't used as a reason to be OP or anything like that.

2. I'm willing to trust people's discretion and not abuse set-up moves. If anyone believes their opponent is being too cheeky or liberal with their moves then it should be brought up and we'll discuss and deal with it.
 

Event: Sanguine Swarms! Part 1...

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Trainers beware!

The once peaceful nights of northern Johto are now fraught with blood-sucking peril!

Something has disturbed the region's pokémon and caused them to move about in large swarms. While these swarms are largely harmless—unless provoked; giant hordes of Zubat and Golbat have begun to show unusually high levels of aggression. They hunt over increasingly large areas, attacking any human or pokémon they can overpower and feasting on their blood.

The reason for these changes is yet unknown but it must be found quickly!

The league will reward trainers who can provide credible information on the cause of this situation and a bonus awaits you if you manage to put an end to the sanguine madness!

___________________________________


This event will trigger around the start of August in RP, it is available to anyone whose character is in NORTHERN Johto

Northern Johto, in this case, will be defined as this area:
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Good Luck & Have Fun! This mission is not mandatory.

 
Name: Shiro Skyscale
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Researcher/Battler
Physical Appearance:
Clothing: (Optional) Will fill those later
Personality: (Optional) Will fill those later
Backstory: (Optional) Will Fill those later
Pokemon:
Cubchoo-Glacier (M)
Sizzlipede-Gehenna(M)
Skiddo-Gaoti(F)
Egg


Just gonna leave this here, reposting an old character.
 
Name: Shiro Skyscale
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Researcher/Battler
Physical Appearance:
Clothing: (Optional) Will fill those later
Personality: (Optional) Will fill those later
Backstory: (Optional) Will Fill those later
Pokemon:
Cubchoo-Glacier (M)
Sizzlipede-Gehenna(M)
Skiddo-Gaoti(F)
Egg


Just gonna leave this here, reposting an old character.
np, np, have fun~
 
So yeah, new character, yay!

Name: James Sylvester
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Species: Space Elf
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Battler/Researcher
Physical Appearance: James doesn't look like a normal person, even if you don't consider his ears. His white hair and silver eyes make him stand out even in the middle of a metropolis like Lumiose.
Clothing: James wears what can only be described as a sci-fi three piece suit.
Personality: Eccentric
Backstory: We all heard the stories about aliens coming to earth, but that's just because they have no choice, as a war has been raging in the cosmos for thousands of years. When their familiy ship got hit, James and his sister Elizabeth (age 18) were the only ones to get to the exit pods in time. The destination, our planet.
Starter:
Porygon Z
Ability: Download
Moveset: Recover, Tri-attack, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Conversion 2, Trick Room, Dark Pulse, Protect

Just a fun concept for a character
 
So yeah, new character, yay!

Name: James Sylvester
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Species: Space Elf
Trainer Class (What goal do you have in mind for your character? Contests/Battler/Breeder/etc.): Battler/Researcher
Physical Appearance: James doesn't look like a normal person, even if you don't consider his ears. His white hair and silver eyes make him stand out even in the middle of a metropolis like Lumiose.
Clothing: James wears what can only be described as a sci-fi three piece suit.
Personality: Eccentric
Backstory: We all heard the stories about aliens coming to earth, but that's just because they have no choice, as a war has been raging in the cosmos for thousands of years. When their familiy ship got hit, James and his sister Elizabeth (age 18) were the only ones to get to the exit pods in time. The destination, our planet.
Starter:
Porygon Z
Ability: Download
Moveset: Recover, Tri-attack, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Conversion 2, Trick Room, Dark Pulse, Protect

Just a fun concept for a character
Space Elf huh? Wonder if pokéballs work on 'em, they work on every other alien in the series... I digress, don't go crazy with the alien business. Accepted.
 
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