July Nova City Charm Quest Event: Results!

After running the numbers, it's time to announce the final results of the 2019 Pokemon event!

The following people have won a Nova City charm:

Pokemon Hoarder

The person with the most Pokemon is... Ted Satchel who caught a whopping 113 Pokemon! Good job Ted! In fact, Ted was absolutely the Pokemon Master of this event, placing #1 in every category. However, since there can be only one charm awarded per character, this is his scoring category as per the player's choice.

Supreme Specimen

There was a tie in this one, as no one caught a shiny Legendary, and quite a few managed to catch Legendaries and bumped them up to the maximum Level of 100. So the winners are...47, Dove Eden, Koishi Komeiji, Sakuya Izayoi, and Satori Komeiji! Honorable mention goes to Ted Satchel who also tied, but already won a charm in a different category.

Rare Collector

The person who managed to find and capture the most rare Pokemon is...Papyrus, who found 28 Pokemon that were ranked Rare, Ultra Rare, or Legendary. Too bad he wants to get rid of half of them, but rare collectors should seek him out for some post-event trades! Honorable mention goes to Ted Satchel who found 39, but already won in a different category.

Competent Completionist

For the person who was responsible for the most new entries in the Pokedex, the award goes to...Roland Crane, who had 29 new entries! Honorable mention goes to Ted Satchel (with 64 entries) and Papyrus (33 entries), who won in a different category; and to Kimberly Hart (39 entries) but it would be tacky for a mod to win a charm in an event she hosted. TOO BAD KIM HA HA HA!

Good Sport Awards

What's this?! A secret sixth category? Heavens to Betsy! Some players went above and beyond what was expected of them when participating in this event, such as sacrificing mechanics for the sake of remaining faithfully IC to their character's personality and goals. They also just made things fun and pleasant for the mods by playing along and enjoying the tomfoolery. The winners of this category are... Satou Kuroneko, Gale Reinhardt, and Baldur! Honorable mention goes to Dove Eden for weathering the Wingull From Hell.

Leader of the Pack

The person who racked up the most total points (subtracting the points spent on items and lottery tickets) is...Kieran with a winning score of 11,021 points! Honorable mention goes to Ted Satchel (16,556), Papyrus (12,024), Sakuya Izayoi (11,605), and Satori Komeiji (11,063) who technically ranked higher but already won a charm in a different category.

Congratulations to all of our charm winners! But in the end, no one goes home empty-handed (unless they really want to). Each participating character can choose up to six Pokemon to keep with them (that includes any Pokemon they might have won from earlier events for a maximum of six Pokemon total). As for all the rest? What happens to them?

I'm so glad I asked! Because everyone pitched in to meet the goal of catching more than half of the PokeDex...

Included in the newspaper is a neon orange flyer, announcing the opening of The Safari Zone in Nova City! Characters can hop on board the monorail and take a ride past the city limits to where acres of simulated forest, marshes, plains, mountains, lakes, and ocean is now home to all of the Pokemon encountered in the event (save for the legendary Pokemon, who are only available to those who found and caught them). This includes Pokemon that were released in other events, and those who found themselves without an owner when a character dropped from the game. If your character re-apped and lost all of their Pokemon, they just might see a familiar and friendly face in the Safari Zone.

Upon disembarking from the train, characters will find themselves smack dab in Pokemon tourist central! There are shops offering fossils, evolution items, toys, and accessories. There are Pokemon-centric spas and beauty parlors, a trading post with a bulletin board and swap machine, Pokemon cafes, and of course, a Pokemon Center where trainers can rest while their Pokemon are restored to full health.

The Safari Zone itself is at the end of the road of shops, where enormous wooden doors swing open to admit visitors. Just inside the gate is a kiosk with a helpful attendant, who offers visitors a cute souvenir safari hat that somehow perfectly fits. Characters can pay a fee to receive up to six Pokeballs per day. They won't need to battle Pokemon to catch them, but some Pokemon may refuse to be caught unless sufficiently challenged (i.e. it's up to you as a player how you want to handle it). All base-form non-legendary Pokemon can be found here, including starters, so if someone really wants to spend time increasing their Pokemon collection, they certainly may! Characters can also access the data pad to find out where their other Pokemon are roaming about, and either exchange one of their team members via teleporter, drop off members of their team, or collect their old teammates with no more than six on their person at any given time.

The Safari Zone closes at dusk and opens at sunrise.

Questions? Comments? Post them here! Special thanks go to Mags and Judge who were a tremendous help in making this event really sparkle. If you enjoyed reading your quest results, most likely Judge is the one responsible for the humor and wit.

July 2019 Charm Quest Results