The Pokédexes, which double as phones, made a small noise that announced that you had all received a message from Professor Kalmia. The message could wait until you wished to listen to it, but when you did, you found it was an audio-message. [color=82c6cf]‘Hello, trainers! Professor Kalmia speaking! I’ve called you today to inform you of some going-ons!’[/color] Kalmia’s voice was heard, and she sounded kinda excited. [color=82c6cf]‘First things first, I got a deal through with the Pokémon League! They’ll now give the Freecape Ferrymen some payment, and offer you guys the ability to go to their offices in all towns of Isson! For 500P, they’ll fly you to any city or town in Isson that you have previously visited! [sub]This goes for Jacques' trainers too, apparently.[/sub] That should speed up the backtracking! Of course, if you get your own rideable Pokémon, you can skip the fee!’[/color] [color=82c6cf]‘Secondly! You might have heard the news? A pirate has appeared with a hull filled with Pokémon not originally found in Isson! From Alola, Galar, Paldea, maybe more!’[/color] For when he suddenly carries things from future generations. [color=82c6cf]‘His name is Zachery, and he sails around Isson and can be found wherever there’s seawater! I came into contact with him, and he offers each trainer of mine a free Pokémon of their choice! Any beyond the first you’ll have to pay for, however.’[/color] [sub]Now, should I count that Basil already got his free Pokémon?[/sub] [color=82c6cf]‘Besides that, you’re not the only people in Isson to have visited Zachery! Many others have, too! And, some of them are willing to trade! In every town and city in Isson, there’ll be some Zachery customers that are willing to trade their picks for a Pokémon that is actually available in Isson! Each town will have three trades, and all of them will be of the type that the town is associated with! For instance, the traders in Pureplain City are all trading Normal-type Pokémon, yeah. Each town has one Alola Pokémon trade, one Galar Pokémon trade and one Paldea Pokémon trade. Funny how that works out.’[/color] [color=82c6cf]‘So if you want a very specific Pokémon, you can find the town specializing in that type, and see if it is being traded there! Though, note none of the traders will carry any “special” Pokémon, just normal ones.’[/color] No Ultra Beasts, hybrid fossils or Paradox Pokémon. [color=82c6cf]‘And, if it’s not there, well, then guess you’re going to need to find Zachery and get it from his hull. This includes alternate forms of other Pokémon.’[/color] Though, Zachery will not have Legendary Pokémon. [color=82c6cf]‘There’s also some new evolutions for Pokémon existing in Isson… something tells me their evolution methods might work if applied to Isson Pokémon?’[/color] [color=82c6cf]‘I will note. The Pokémon from outside Isson are NOT part of the mission you received from me, the one to map the Pokémon native to Isson. … That said, it’s cool to have foreign Pokémon, isn’t it!? You can bet basically none of the natives are going to have any of them!’[/color] [color=82c6cf]‘That’s all for now! I wish you good luck, and let me know if you need or wonder anything! Kalmia, out!’[/color] __________________________ [@Typical] Eryn bid her goodbyes with Braith over the phone and then headed on. Getting by the Onix, she’d find that Braith’s directions were practically perfect. Highly probably he’d been here before. That said, while Eri could replicate the outside appearance of the Umbreon they’d seen, actually emitting light was beyond the scope of what the illusion could do. It was more of an in-place illusion. Sure, he could make it LOOK like he was shining… but he wasn’t actually, and it didn’t particularly brighten up the area. However, perhaps the light of Dei’s tail would do. If nothing else, he could breathe fire occasionally to brighten up the surrounding area. Regardless, she was soon able to head down into the depths… where there were a bunch more Geodudes lying around, and Gravelers, but she’d simply have to dodge those again. Nothing else to it. Soon enough, she found herself on the path by the river that Braith had described. Somewhere on this route, dragons were supposed to be able to appear. Due to the presence of the water here, it was just a little brighter than the previous area… and… There wasn’t just one dragon. There were three. [center][url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/0371Bagon.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/X0pZ1gx.png[/img][/url][/center] [url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/0371Bagon.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/x1Mtssp.png[/img][/url] [right][url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/0371Bagon.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/X0pZ1gx.png[/img][/url][/right] ♀♀♀ [sub]I rolled for gender thrice and got three female results[/sub] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #371 – Bagon, the Rock Head Pokémon. It constantly dreams of being able to fly and hurls itself off cliffs to practice. Its head and body is extremely tough, allowing it to survive this. It’s a big bundle of muscles, and its headbutts can shatter rocks. It’s known to headbutt mercilessly to relieve stress.[/i][/color][/center] Three Bagons stood in a circle, looking from the one to their left, to the one to the right. They eyed each other suspiciously. In the very center between the three of them… [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RlBFuSk.png[/img][/center] … Lay a single Dragon Scale, clearly an item of importance to the three Bagons. It appeared they were having some form of [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hPk3swfwU0]Issonian Standoff[/url], or something. What would Eryn do, if anything? __________________________ [@hatakekuro] Anise stopped on Basil’s command, nodding and awaiting the result. Cecil felt the strong grip of the Vice Grip on her sides… but decided to counter with a Fire Fang! [color=BDAEA7]‘PIIIIIIIIIINS-!’[/color] Pinsir shouted out in anger from its head being gnawed on, but refused to let go! Instead, it just tightened the pincers even tighter around Cecil’s sides! And, in response, Cecil gnawed on…! Now, Pinsir is a block of stats. A fully evolved Pokémon, on account of being the only Pokémon in its evolutionary line. It was stronger and tougher than Cecil… but Cecil made up for it by being Super Effective! A biting battle took place, where Cecil’s fangs burned Pincir’s head while Pinsir’s pincers dug into Cecil’s sides, both Pokémon taking damage by the second…! Over time, both Pokémon were considerably weakened! It wasn’t clear who was going to come out on top… but that’s not what the goal of this encounter was, was it? Basil threw a Great Ball! The Great Ball hit the Pinsir, and the giant bug was absorbed into the Pokéball in a red flash, and Cecil fell off the being and rolled away a bit. The ball itself landed just below where it hit. It rolled once! It rolled twi- [hider=result]-ce! It rolled thrice! [i]click[/i] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Basil caught Pinsir![/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a9/0127Pinsir.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/9elxilW.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]Gender[/b]: ♀ [b]Type[/b]: Bug [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 15 [b]Moves[/b]: Vice Grip, Focus Energy, Bind, Seismic Toss, Harden, Revenge [b]Ability[/b]: Hyper Cutter. Attack cannot be decreased. [b]Held Item[/b]: None. Currently at about 20% health. So’s Cecil, by the way. [center][color=6ecff6][i]New Pokémon caught! Basil earned 3000 P![/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Would you like to give a nickname to Pinsir?[/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Your party is full! Select one Pokémon to return to the PC.[/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Cecil grew to level 15![/i][/color][/center] [color=e04f4f]‘You did it. Well done,’[/color] Anise said, nodding to him. She then looked down on the hole where the Pinsir had come from, and… [color=e04f4f]‘I’m… not actually sure I want a Pinsir,’[/color] she admitted, just a little awkwardly. That aside, what would Basil want to do now? Where would he like to go? Currently in Northern Silent Forest, above the Silent Shrine. If you’d like him to be anywhere else, just give the word.[/hider] [hider=Northern Silent Forest][center][h2]Northern Silent Forest[/h2][/center] [center][url=http://i.imgur.com/Ehzlo1Z.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/fyeO5Cn.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Before you lies a forest, dark to the sight but that is mostly due to the clouds gathered overhead. Unlike on Route 3, however, the thickness of the trees prevent actually seeing above the trees. The place has a lonely feeling, made only worse by the constant downpour which is the rain around Rainrock City, yet the place is filled with things one would not expect. There are lanterns shining blue light in the trees, there are arcs around the forest for unknown reasons that sometimes look like they’re glowing themselves. There were definitely mystifying powers at work here, these wooden arcs standing as if guiding the way somewhere, yet they lead nowhere, and are strewn around seemingly randomly. True to its name, other than the rain barely any sounds come from within the forest. And yet, among the trees, small creatures dwell. Despite the lonely feeling, it is hard to look in a direction and not seemingly see a sign of movement. On the ground, smaller grass-type creatures were invariably found, while larger creatures that enjoy the rain could also be expected. But most of all, the air was populated by small, floating flowers, and the tiny denizens on top of them… This place was fairly well known for the fairies that inhabited it. If you’re looking for a place to name the Fairy Forest of Isson… This is a good candidate.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 4. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 5. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 6. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 7. Area Specific: Follow the Arcs. [i]They seem to be standing randomly, but if you follow them anyways…?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 3. [i]To the east.[/i] Route 11. [i]If you head directly north for a while.[/i] Silent Shrine. [i]Go south, you should be able to find the road there.[/i] [hider=Northern Silent Forest, known Pokémon]Common: #69 Bellsprout #285 Shroomish #412 Burmy (in trees) #669 Flabébé Uncommon: #39 Jigglypuff #209 Snubbull #287 Slakoth (in trees) #300 Skitty Rare: #127 Pinsir #280 Ralts[/hider] __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] [color=A68C6C]‘Um… Onyx is a person… Specifically, a codename… You know, like the black gemstone…?’[/color] the Lass asked in reply to Claire’s joke, but Isabella just chuckled and was on her way, giant floating Golbat following along. That was there the whole time, by the way. With Claire being so confident, though, the Lass simply shrugged. [color=A68C6C]‘Alright, if you say so. Okay, can we exchange info so that I can send you messages? Guess you’re my responsibility?’[/color] If Claire was fine with that, then information was exchanged. After that, the Lass intended on escorting Claire out of the secret base they’d built. With the assumption that Claire wasn’t about to resist, she’d find that she wasn’t led to the same entrance as the one she’d used to enter this place. Instead, she walked up some stairs to a random normal building in Raremine Town, and expected to simply walk out the front door. If she wanted to get back to the secret Amethyst base, she’d know where to go now. Still, based on what they were saying, Team Amethyst expected the base to soon be discovered anyway. Claire was back in Raremine Town. The group of people had dispersed by now. Small possibly interesting thing. Cathia, the very person that Claire just fought in the underground Amethyst lair, was sitting on a bench in the middle of town with the papers that she’d stolen, resting and reading the documents. Claire could coincidentally run into her. [hider=Raremine Town][center][h2]Raremine Town[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/saVwpPm.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/rhaACBx.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][sub][sub][sub]no cat-eared girls here, sorry[/sub][/sub][/sub][/right] Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town. The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live. Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in cities~[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i] 3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/i] 4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 6. Notable Places. [i]Visit any of the places in the city![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i] 6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i] 6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]Minor League Gym.[/i] 6.5. Freecape Ferrymen Office. [i]Fly you to any settlement you’ve already been for 500P![/i] 6.6. Desert Miner’s Hangout. [i]The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert![/i] 6.7. Research Lab. [i]For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.[/i] 6.8. Stone Store. [i]Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones![/i] 6.9. Bug Garden. [i]A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis![/i] 6.10. Warehouses. [i]Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.[/i] 6.11. Team Amethyst Base. [i]Claire had been there once, she could find it again.[/i] 7. Familiar Faces: Vivia, Cathia. [i]Vivia, one of Jacques’ trainers, is walking around window-shopping rare rocks and such. Cathia, you know, the person you just fought in the underground, is sitting panting on a bench in the middle of town. She’s holding the papers she stole. Oh, and Skylar could be currently doing the Gym Challenge, or if you want to challenge it, then this takes place at a slightly later/earlier time.[/i] 8: Raremine Town Trades: Ground-type 8.1. [color=35C5CD]‘Hey, do you have a Burmy? Would you like to trade it for my Mudbray?’[/color] 8.2. [color=yellow]‘Hi, I really like snakes, so I got two of these Silicobras. I could trade you one for an Ekans!’[/color] 8.3. [color=B045A4]‘This is a Toedscool. I thought it looked funny, so I bought it, but… I’d much rather have an Abra.’[/color][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 6. [i]The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.[/i] Route 7. [i]The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.[/i] [hider=Raremine Town, known Pokémon]Common: #290 Nincada #529 Drilbur #664 Scatterbug Uncommon: Rare: [/hider]