UPCOMING EVENT: POKEMON 2!

[plungeintofire]

POKEMON IN GENESSIA CHARM QUEST 2: THE EVENT
EVENT START DATE: AUGUST 6TH
EVENT END DATE: SEPTEMBER 3RD
Starter Pokemon requests are OPEN!
(If you have a Pokemon from the previous event, please note it in your starter request!)

Make sure to read the whole post even if you were involved in the first Pokemon event as there are a number of differences between this event and the previous one!

Genessia is now a world of Pokemon! All of the archways have been flooded with these strange creatures overnight. Some of the characters who have been here longer might already know what they are, but those who don't can ask at the PokéCenter that cropped up right in the middle of Genessia, near the Bay! A great place for meeting other trainers, trading, and healing up Pokémon after a tough fight. And where did you get that Pokémon? Well..

STARTER POKEMON
Each character will be provided with one Pokémon to start with at the beginning of the event. They will find this starter Pokéball upon waking up the first day of the event. Most characters will receive "Common Starter Pokémon." Every character participating in the event will have a 1/10 chance of being bumped up to the "Rare Starter Pokémon" category and receive one of those Pokémon as their starters. If your character canonly has an affinity with grass, fire, or water types, you are welcome to include that in your starter Pokémon request comment, but otherwise no requests will be taken and all starters will be selected randomly. You cannot request rare starter types.

Common Starter Pokémon include: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Snivy, Tepigg, Oshawott, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie

Rare Starter Pokémon include: Pikachu, Eevee, Marill, Ralts

In order to get your starter Pokémon ahead of the event so you can start on day 1, comment here.

CATCHING AND LEVELING POKEMON
How do I catch a Pokémon? You have to have a Pokémon in order to catch more Pokémon. Your starter begins at level 5. That means if you encounter a Pokémon at level 5 or lower, your starter will win a battle against it, and you can use a Pokéball to try and catch it. Your Pokémon also has a chance to win battles with Pokémon up to 2 levels above its level, though the chances of winning decrease. Anything 3 or more levels above your Pokémon will win the battle UNLESS your Pokémon knows a move that's super effective against the other Pokémon. You can catch that Pokémon even if it's at a higher level (up to five levels higher). If you make your Pokémon fight another Pokémon that's too strong, it'll knock your Pokémon out for the rest of the day.

How do I get more Pokéballs? For each day, you get five new Pokéballs selected at random. Most of them will be PokéBalls, though you may also get Great Balls (Chances: RNG 1/3 to receive, increases 5 levels from your max Pokemon's level for possible capture) or Ultra Balls (Chances: RNG 1/5, increases 10-15 levels from your max Pokemon's level for possible capture). If you're lucky, you may even get a Master Ball (Chances: RNG 1/10) which can catch any Pokemon, no matter what level it is.

How do I level my Pokémon up? Each time your Pokémon wins a battle against another Pokémon or aids in the capture of a Pokémon, any participating Pokemon may gain a level depending on the level of the enemy. You may also exchange your Pokéballs for a Rare Candy! For each ball exchanged, you can gain one Rare Candy, which you can feed to one Pokémon to raise it by one level.

Can I gain levels by battling other trainers? Yes. We are leaving it up to you guys to handle the battles fairly, but if you have any disagreements about it, feel free to contact a moderator. When you comment each day, make sure to state who your character battled with the previous day. Include who won and which Pokémon were involved in the fight. Each battle won is +1 level for Pokémon.

How many Pokémon do I have in my party? You can have up to six at any one time. You can only switch out party members with those in your PokéPC at the beginning of the day, not in the middle of a battle. If you defeat a Pokémon and have an empty spot in your party, it will be with you immediately. Otherwise, it will be content to stay in a Pokéball back in your place of residence.

There's a Pokémon that goes REALLY well with my character and I want them to capture that Pokémon specifically, skipping the RNG. How do I do this? You can do this once during the whole event. You will need to sacrifice all of your character's Pokéballs for an entire day and you will not be able to level your other Pokémon that day. You cannot obtain Legendary Pokémon this way and you cannot obtain additional Starter Pokémon this way. This Pokémon will begin at level 5 regardless of the level of the rest of your party.

POKEMON TYPING / AREAS

GENESSIA All Types

ATTLETON Normal Poison Grass Bug Flying Ground

NOVA CITY Electric Steel (Scrapyard) Water Fighting

FAYREN Dragon (The Maw) Fairy Flying Fire Rock (The Maw)

EVERGLADE Dark (The Lowerarchy) Ghost Psychic Poison Ice

When commenting for each day, be sure to specify where your character is going to be. Different areas will have different Pokémon in them. The PokéCenter that cropped up in Genessia has information available about where to find these types! Talk to Nurse Joy and she will help you out. (This interaction should be handwaved.) FOSSIL POKEMON: 1/50 chance to receive fossil in a special event. Fossils must be brought to Everglade to be returned to life. LEGENDARY POKEMON: VERY RARE! Some legendary Pokémon are available but instead of the standard catch-chance method, they have a 1/10 chance RNG after the encounter begins. Different archways and subarchways have different available legendary Pokémon and you will only be notified upon encounter of which they are to keep everything fair. They're supposed to be incredibly rare, after all. Only one Pokémon is available of each legendary Pokémon and they are all high level. *Mewtwo is not a catchable Pokemon as he is an actual character in-game. There are no additional Mewtwos. To try to catch the character Mewtwo, speak to his player.

BATTLE MECHANICS
Which Pokémon wins a battle? The same rules apply as they do for catching Pokémon, you just don't use a Pokéball if your intention is only to fight.

What if both Pokémon have moves that are effective against the other type? The higher level Pokémon wins.

What if both Pokémon have effective moves and they're the same level? ROCKS FALL EVERYONE DIES. Or they both knock each other out.

What if there are more than one Pokémon for one or both of the players? Does the highest level Pokémon keep winning by default? No, that wouldn't make sense, nor would it be fair. The Pokémon's level also determines the Pokémon's energy. A level 20 Pokémon defeating a level 10 Pokémon would have its energy reduced by 10 after fighting. If it had to face a level 12 Pokémon after that, the level 20 Pokémon (now level 22 because it won the first match, putting its energy at 12) and the level 12 Pokémon would be effectively tied, and both would be knocked out unless one had effective moves against the other.

Does a Pokemon stay tired if it has more than one battle? Make sure to go to the Pokemon Center between battles to heal up! One trip to the Pokemon Center costs 1 action for that day, but it's better than losing out for the whole day because you forgot to take care of your Pokemon!

What about a Pokémon that gets knocked out in battle, does it get its energy refreshed too? No. Once a Pokémon is knocked out, it's done for the day and can't do anything more.

What if we would rather RP a Pokémon fight? Can we throw out the rules? As long as both players are in agreement about the end results, yes.

Can I disregard the rules if I'd rather RP an encounter? Only if this would result in a disadvantage. For example, Pidonus can get her ass kicked by an enraged level 2 Weedle despite having higher level Pokémon for a laughs, but she couldn't have a miracle win with her level 5 Bulbasaur against a level 100 Arceus.

OTHER
My character has a Pokémon leftover from the last event. Can they use them during this event?
Yes! If your character already has a Pokemon leftover from the last event, they CAN use them in this event and your character will still receive a starter! However: Be advised that if a member of your party is 25+ levels higher than encountered Pokemon, you will not be able to catch them as you will just KO them. (Example: You have a level 6 Oshawott and a level 94 Gengar. You will not be able to catch anything below level 69. Catching anything above level 69 will result in your Oshawott not being able to battle and therefore not being able to level up.) If you have a Pokemon that is a high level from the last event, you can take them out of your main party until later in the event when more higher level encounters are available. Pokemon gained in the last event will not count toward your points total for this event, however.

How do I win this event? By accumulating lots of points! Each Pokémon your character owns is worth a number of points. If the Pokémon is common, it's worth less points than a legendary Pokémon. Then, each Pokémon's points are multiplied by its current level. A Pokémon can't grow any higher than level 100. If you're curious about how many points each Pokemon is worth, please check out the spreadsheet here. It also has information about what kinds of bonuses you can get to increase your points. As the event goes on, any bonuses your character gains will be added to the spreadsheet for safekeeping until the scores are totalled. If you do not actually care about winning and just want to have your character play with Pokemon, let a moderator know so we can be lazy and not do the math for your character. The top three scores receive a charm. HOWEVER...

There's another way to win!? Sort of. If your character manages to get an Everstone and another evolution stone of their Pokémon's type, they may give both to their Pokémon keep that Pokémon in addition to the single Pokémon they are allowed to keep at the end of the event.

How does my character get evolution stones? Every time you comment to the day's post to have your Pokéupdates, you get a 50-50 chance of getting an item in addition to your Pokéballs of the day. ICly, this is counted as either a random find or something that one of the Pokémon your character captured was holding. There are other items that your character can get, of course, but they have the chance to get stones.

So I can evolve a Pokémon too? Sure, if the requirements are met! Most Pokémon have to be at a certain level before they can evolve. If you are able to get the correct evolution stone, you can also do this to force an evolution. If your Pokémon has a disposition that makes them more resistant to you, you may have to ICly take them to a spa or pamper them a little to get them to evolve.

Can I get results in advance if I'm going to be busy? Absolutely! Each week I'll put up a new post, with threads for each day. You can request Pokéballs and see results in advance, as far as the week goes. A sample is posted below in the comments.

Can we trade items/Pokémon? Yes, just make sure you note it in your comment for the next day and the player that the trade is with must confirm it with a moderator for the trade to go through.

Can my character become a member of Team Rocket and steal other characters' Pokémon? Yes, yes they can. If your character is so inclined and ICly does something illegal during the Pokémon event, they will be approached by a couple of members of Team Rocket and asked to join. Stolen Pokémon will increase your character's points received for that Pokemon by 1.5x what the Pokémon is normally worth if they are a member of Team Rocket. Be aware that while they will get a snazzy uniform, they won't be required to wear it and they may need to be worried about the authorities arresting them if they cause trouble... but that's up to the City Guardians, really.

Can my character become a specific trainer type? Yes. If your character has at least 5/6 of their party a single Pokémon type, they will receive an additional point bonus of 0.25x their total score at the end of the event.

Can I breed Pokémon? Yes, but Pokémon cannot be trained during the breeding phase, which will take 7 IC days. After this, 1-2 eggs will be added to your character's inventory which will hatch at the end of the event. Any Pokémon that is hatched may be kept in this world but will not be seen until the end of the event. You cannot breed your own Pokemon together, you must breed with another character's.

Can I get results in advance if I'm going to be busy? Absolutely, and we encourage it. Each week there will be a new post put up with threads for each day. You can request Pokéballs and see results in advance for the current week. You may also backdate to a date that has already passed up until the end-date of the event. After the event ends, you will not be able to continue. Moderators will try to respond to result requests at the end of each day.

Do you have any easy resources in case I like but am not super-intense about Pokémon and don't have all of this information memorized? Me too, friend. Here are some links that will really help out during RP:
http://serebii.net/pokedex-xy/ - You can view Pokémon by type or number.
http://pokemondb.net/type/dual - A way to check if your Pokémon's move is effective against your opponent's Pokémon.

If you have any other questions, ask HERE to get in contact with a moderator ASAP!

Comments

Questions

[plungeintofire]

Have a question for a mod? Ask here!

Re: Questions

[youfool]

Are the pokemon causing trouble, or mostly just hanging out?

[gammavirginis]

Does catching pokemon reduce energy for the pokemon you are using too?

[gammavirginis]

So how will wild pokemon encounters be determined? would it be better just to wait and see when the actual event starts, or can that be explained xD

Re: Questions

[deathsought]

Will we be able to keep Pokémon from this event, too?

Re: Questions

[weavemyownfate]

Which charm is being put up for grabs? Or is it a seekrit?

Re: Questions

[nrgsvr]

Can the Sand Gym be used as a Pokémon gym? It could be from a deal Mayu made with people running the center.

Mayu is too lazy to participate in battle, so someone else would act as "gym leader"

Re: Questions

[notatriangle]

Obligatory Roman question: as someone 99% unfamiliar with everything Pokemon, if one joins Team Rocket and steals Pokemon, is there anything special method/powers/??? Team Rocket does with that or do they literally just steal people's Pokeballs? What happens if they steal a pokemon but not the owner's pokeball? HELP I MISSED THIS CHAPTER OF CHILDHOOD

Healing powers and Pokemon

[adoptedalien]

I have a quick question, Mamoru has healing capabilities, would it work on the Pokemon he has, or will his healing powers have no effect on Pokemon and need to take them to a Center like everyone else?

Questions

[koishi_komeiji]

1) Are there ways of training pokemon that don't involve battling? If so, does it involve a slightly cheesy but also invigorating montage of activities with "Eye of the Tiger" playing in the background?

2) For those of us going into the event with a pokemon already... We don't have to choose between the ones we catch in the event and the one we started with, do we? That would be the saddest thing. Like... the SADDEST THING!

Re: Questions

[beauty_burns_gold]

In regards to training pokemon, could the trainer him/herself train the pokemon if they're fighters? Like Yang here or Gilgamesh training their pokemon, would that be a thing, or do they need to fight other pokemon in order to train?

[wizard_redfive]

Dairine like all wizards in her canon has learned the Speech which made all living things, and thus can communicate with different creatures/inanimate objects/exc.

How much or little would she be able to understand the Pokémon's speech?

[gammavirginis]

Week 2:

it says 'reply to this post under the correct day' are you going to be adding day-specific comments or do we just add that as a title to our posts and put one every day?

Or is that a typo?

Second question:

Mewtwo mentioned being able to harvest some Ouran Berries from Lake Purity. Can this be done off-post?

Re: Questions

[weavemyownfate]

Question regarding breeding. Can any two pokemon of opposite gender breed or do they need to be a matching egg-type?

[gammavirginis]

Do we need a Mega Stone in order to use Mega Evolution items or is the one item enough?

Starter Pokemon!

[plungeintofire]

Get your starter Pokemon here. You can't play with them until the event starts, but this way you'll be ready when it swings around so that you don't have to wait for Taymod to get off of work!

[gammavirginis]

Grass type affinity!

Re: Starter Pokemon!

[youfool]

gib

[neverfeltthatway]

I know you said no requests and if you're sticking to it I respect that, but if possible I'd appreciate a pokemon from one of the earlier generations. I never played the later games and always disliked the pokemon from them, and if I get a starter from one of them I just know I will have zero investment in this event and won't be able to get excited about it.

Re: Starter Pokemon!

[beauty_burns_gold]

Yang totally needs a Fire type starter!

Re: Starter Pokemon!

[have_hat_will_travel]

This will go well for Pidonus.

Re: Starter Pokemon!

[dives_through_rock]

Sein's power would logically theme to water type affinity, but not necessarily enough to shift the odds.

[psychic_supremecy]

Just for the interest of info and record keeping and the like, Mewtwo does have a small team in the form of Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur. While they are all considered "wild" in the traditional sense... any attempts to capture them will be met with force.

Read: Try to capture them. Please. It'll be funny.

[son_of_durotan]

A question just occurred to me, with the inclusion of Gen6 starters. Is Mega Evolution going to be a thing, or are we side-stepping that for the purpose of the event?

[painful_finish]

I know absolutely 0% about pokemon, but I will do my best to follow along. Please let me know if I'm off base on anything. ^^;;;