[@Rune_Alchemist] [color=686FF2]‘Oh, and I forgot to say. Albeit the teams are 3-on-3, you can switch out your Pokémon after any goal, or during a single time-out that you can call at any time!’[/color] the announcer continued. So you’re not locked to the team you have currently the whole time if you want to switch it up. [color=607ebf]‘Oooh! Yeah, I remember you!’[/color] Simon suddenly spun and pointed towards her with a confident pose. [color=607ebf]‘And I am Simon! I am the one that one day will be the best, like no one ever was! It- it’s not been going that well so far, but that’s about to change! I accept your challenge!’[/color] he said… but Claire had already moved on. [color=607ebf]‘Hey, wait!’[/color] Simon dashed after, to his side of the field. A referee was standing with the ball at the ready. Simon got into position, grabbing three Pokéballs. [color=607ebf]‘Alright! I chose you, Simon, Simon and Simon!’[/color] With that, Simon called out his Pokémon… all named Simon. They were an oblong fish manifesting in the little floating bubble that Water-Pokémon get on land if they can’t walk, a little mammal wielding a bone-club and a skull on her head… and a Ralts. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Barboach_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/6IpOtRR.png[/img][/url][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ralts_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/M2iR7TF.png[/img][/url][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cubone_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/BWVuLs6.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #339 – Barboach, the Whiskers Pokémon. It buries itself in mud with only its whiskers visible, awaiting prey. The whiskers are very sensitive and serve as a superb radar-system, giving it awareness of its surroundings. It is covered by a slimy film which prevents intrusion of germs and is very slippery if a foe tries to grab it.[/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #280 – Ralts, the Feeling Pokémon. The horn on its head can sense emotions, and its own mood will be affected in turn. It will approach positive emotion and its body will warm, while it will shy away from and avoid negativity and hostility. Quite rare to see in nature.[/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #104 – Cubone, the Lonely Pokémon. Each Cubone is under the impression its mother is dead and it wears her skull over its head, despite the ridiculous ramifications had this been true. As it never removes the skull (and is apparently born with it), it is said nobody has seen its face. When alone, it cries loudly and makes the skull rattle.[/i][/color][/center] As soon as Claire had sent out her team and probably explained the rules to them, too, Simon probably has to tell his Pokémon what they’re doing as well, the announcer would start speaking. With that, Simon had his formation. Simon (Barboach) and Simon (Cubone) was standing forward and ready, with Simon (Ralts) standing a bit further behind by the goal. [color=686FF2]‘Alright! So we have Pokémon Trainer Claire facing Pokémon Trainer Simon! The winner will move on to face the Gym Leader in the same sport! This is Pokémon Soccer! First to three goals or most goals within 15 minutes wins! This show starts NOW!’[/color] he called, and the ball was hit into the air by the referee. No, nothing about who starts with the ball here, this is more fun. With that, the whistle is blown, and the game is on. Now, Simon is immediately going to start barking orders, maybe most relevant that Barboach is going to do a quick swim directly at the ball to strike at it, but perhaps Claire wants to take the initiative? Or does she want to hear what Simon is ordering first? … Oh, and it would seem someone’s calling her. Assuming she registered her as a contact, it’s Maple, who she once shared contact information with. Maybe not the best time, but she sure is calling. __________________________ [@Remram] Basil ventured into the caves… and was immediately greeted by the sounds of conflict. Two large dragons were currently striking at one another, battling it out while a crowd of smaller dragons looked on in awe. Seems like there may be a territorial dispute going on in here. The two Pokémon in conflict were a pair of dragons… [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gabite_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/IHw7ZZq.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #444 – Gabite, the Cave Pokémon. It’s known to endlessly dig into caverns after jewels and other shining objects, which it loves. It is known to amass shiny objects into hoards it in its nest. It’s known to sometimes shed its scales, and rumors say the scales of Gabites have powers to cure incurable illnesses, and they’re therefore sought for.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fraxure_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/l2GqyLs.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #611 – Fraxure, the Axe Jaw Pokémon. Their tusks are hard and powerful enough to shatter rocks, but if it breaks it no longer grows back. Fraxures therefore carefully maintain their tusks, sharpening them on river-rocks after battles. If they meet another Fraxure, they’ll commonly battle intensely for territory.[/i][/color][/center] Watching them were a bunch of their pre-evolved forms. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Axew_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/ouz3MPA.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #610 – Axew, the Tusk Pokémon. They use their tusks to crush the berries they eat. They tend to mark their territory by leaving gashes in trees or cavern-walls, though the tusks often break. They grow back swiftly, and with repeated regrowth the tusks of an Axew grow strong and sharp.[/i][/color][/center] There’s definitely a bunch of marks all over the cavern walls where Axews have been trying to mark their territory. Kind of hard to determine which mark is left by what Pokémon, though. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gible_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/zxKZ9gR.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #443 – Gible, the Land Shark Pokémon. It lives in holes in caves warmed by geothermal heat. It awaits prey to stray too close to said holes, and then pounce out to bite them. While usually found underground for heat, they’ve been known to venture into colder climates while huddling together with others of its kind for warmth.[/i][/color][/center] Besides that, there are more Deinos here, and some Druddigons flying past. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Deino_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/CSpMFle.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #633 – Deino, the Irate Pokémon. Usually found nesting deep in a cave. Deinos cannot see, and their first instinct upon encountering anything is biting and eating it. Approaching them carelessly is dangerous. It is said a trainer will be covered in wounds before a Deino has warmed up to them enough to not automatically bite.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Druddigon_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]http://i.imgur.com/XjUUtEW.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #621 – Druddigon, the Cave Pokémon. It keeps its body warm by absorbing the light of the sun, without which it grows cold and cannot move. It relies on speed and sharp claws to hunt down its prey in narrow caves, before it returns outside to be heated by the sun. The red on its face is harder than rock.[/i][/color][/center] There were more tunnels that Basil could walk through, but there was a single tunnel that it seemed like all other dragons were keeping a distance from. In fact, if Basil tried to go there, an Axew was going to step in his way, fear in the little dragon’s eyes. Even so, he could potentially get a peek inside… [hider=in case he did]… and see a massive, three-headed dragon that was currently in the process of resting, all six of its wings curled up and body lying down into a resting position. A couple Deinos and a couple eggs were scattered around the creature. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hydreigon_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/DTnkNNc.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #635 – Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokémon. Only the middle head has a brain, but it eats and attacks using all three. It is highly intelligent, yet highly prone to violence. It sees anything that moves as an opponent and attacks, so the solution to surviving a wild encounter is staying very still. People of the past thought of it as evil incarnate.[/i][/color][/center] Well. He found [b][i]A[/i][/b] mother. Albeit maybe he’d be better off finding… ANY other?[/hider] So, what now? [hider=Dragon Lake][center][h2]Dragon Lake[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/4s1b5Wh.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/4s1b5Whl.jpg[/img][/url][/center] While the whole lake is commonly referred to as “Dragon Lake”, it is mostly just the numerous islands to the north-west of the lake that are the true dragon habitats, the rest is commonly referred to as Route 14. These islands are spiky, tall cliffs standing like daggers out of the waters of the lake, with numerous caverns within which the dragons make their nests. In the waters as well, numerous aquatic dragons swim about, enjoying their time. It is unclear why exactly this became the hunting grounds of the dragons, but they happily feast on the various fish that live in the waters of the island and sometimes fly to the nearby routes to find their prey. Of course, lately there have been far fewer dragons. Poachers of Team Amethyst caught so many dragons for their value being sold to the highest bidders, leading to a sharp dip in their wild populations. Hence why, at any point of time, there’s now Lake Watchers standing and floating as guards around the island, in various little ships looking out with their Pokémon. It is also common to see them on the island, counting dragons and helping fend off any would-be invader with great force. Suffice to say, it’s become very difficult to capture a dragon from here unnoticed. A common sight here is the Gym Leader of Lakewatch Town herself playing with the dragons, and also counting them one by one to see if any are missing…[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] [s]2. Train Pokémon.[/s] [i]Yeah, no. Just you try it.[/i] 3. Go back. [i]Talk to Lesley, she’ll gladly fly you back.[/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. Caves. [i]Dragon Lake Spires have caves in them. You can venture into them.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 14. [i]The lake surrounding Dragon Lake is also known as Route 14.[/i] [hider=Dragon Lake, known Pokémon]Common: #147 Dratini #371 Bagon #443 Gible #610 Axew Uncommon: #444 Gabite #611 Fraxure #621 Druddigon #633 Deino Rare: #635 Hydreigon [/hider] __________________________ [@Pirouette] Erika trained her Pokémon for a bit. With Gibs and Eep there were plenty of Electric-types to battle, and for Gibs that meant resisting electricity but taking their Tackle and Quick Attacks from Electrike while Shinx came with the occasional Bite in addition to Tackle. For Eep, he could resist both their electricity and their normal strikes, no problem. For Tara against Normal or Flying types it was more equal. All the Meowths here have Fake Out, guaranteeing some damage against each one of them, Hoothoot has Hypnosis, Murkrow is pretty strong and Bunnelby… yeah, Bunnelby is a good mark. As she trained, she could find another cat on this route, a slightly rarer one but absolutely one that still exists. [center][url=https://cdn2.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/26/431Glameow.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/VSteeQa.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #431 – Glameow, the Catty Pokémon. It claws when displeased and purrs when affectionate. It can switch between the two very swiftly, this fickleness is very popular among some. When happy its tail makes beautiful movements, like a dancing ribbon. Its glare can put foes into a hypnotic state.[/i][/color][/center] Glameow knows Hypnosis and sometimes Faint Attack, might be a good idea to stay clear. Erika trained her Pokémon, and so did her companions because what else were they going to do (minus Elana)… when she heard something unexpected. In various patches of grass around here, there were small Pokémon cheering the wild Pokémon on. They weren’t joining the battle themselves, but the small yellow creatures seemed just compelled to cheer on their fellow wild Pokémon and cry when they lost… [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Plusle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/tZMsAul.png[/img][/url] [url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Minun_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/cZRocoS.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #311 – Plusle, the Cheering Pokémon. It very eagerly cheers on friends and partners. It can short out its arms and body to create cackling noises of sparks to show joy or to create fuzzy pom-poms on its hands. It lives off of electricity found in telephone poles. Having a Plusle and Minun at the same time boosts their power and their cheers.[/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #312 – Minun, the Cheering Pokémon. It cheers for friends and partners, even at the cost of its own safety. If its friends are losing, they will increase the amount of sparks they give off. Exposure to its electricity is known to promote blood circulation and relax muscles. Having a Plusle and Minun at the same time boosts their power and their cheers.[/i][/color][/center] So that’s something. In any case, some training got done eventually. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Gibs grew to level 20! Gibs learned Sand Tomb![/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Eep grew to level 18! Eep learned Ancient Power![/i][/color][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Tara grew to level 17! Tara learned Round![/i][/color][/center] With that, they moved on! They arrived at Worldedge City, a magnificent sight, maybe hampered a little by the fact every single one of the people aside from maybe Erika has been there before. Still, many smiles could be seen looking around at the bewildering cityscape. They transported themselves to the Entertainment District, where they could find themselves a nice place to eat that where they then could talk and such. It was a cozy little place, albeit with a lot of shining lights and happy happenstances. Psychic-type servers delivered their food in a timely fashion and then moved about their day. So they could talk about what they wanted to do after this. [color=668570]‘For our journey, we started by… spending a significant amount of time at the Pokémon Contests in Pureplain City! We then headed east, and we had a bunch of fun adventures in Wet Caverns, Frozen Cave, and more! We headed north and collected the Treetop Badge from Stillwood Village! Come to think of it, most of our journey has been shared with lovely Erika here!’[/color] Joshua summarized. [color=507173]‘Me and Maple…’[/color] Ellyn started talking, as Maple was still chewing down a bunch of food. [color=507173]‘… That is, Maple basically dragged me all the way to Magmagulf because she wanted to catch fire-types. So we did, straight across the ocean of Route 27, too. We collected the badge there while we could. The Gym Leader was surprised it was our first badge, the Magmagulf Town badge is usually among the latter Minor League badges a trainer takes. Pretty sure he went very easy on us…’[/color] Ellyn lamented a little… [color=db845c]‘But then we headed straight south again!’[/color] Maple shone up with shining excited eyes. She then pulled out her Trainer Card, showing off the fact it was displaying [i]four[/i] badges. [color=db845c]‘We got the badge of Magmagulf Town, then went south and took Redcoast City badge, then all the way down to Highhill Town, finally east to Stillwood Village! We trained in Mt. Strength in there a bit before, too, that’s when we ran into Claire…’[/color] Her eyes suddenly shone up. [color=db845c]‘Ah! That’s right! I got Claire’s number! I want to go call her right now!’[/color] Maple’s just gonna go over and call. Claire might be preoccupied with a soccer match, though. [color=decdad]‘It seems we might be a bit behind with only a single badge,’[/color] Ewan said, not necessarily looking like he had any trouble with it. [color=decdad]‘But I think, if we were to match strength, we’d come out roughly equal. We’ve been training our Pokémon, after all,’[/color] he said. [color=db845c]‘Ah! That’s right!’[/color] Maple came back from having tried calling Claire a little later. [color=db845c]‘We still must go get the Freecape Town and Raremine Town badges! Let’s see… what types do they use…’[/color] Maple considered. [color=507173]‘Flying and Ground-type,’[/color] Ellyn said, not missing a beat. [color=db845c]‘Ah! And for that…’[/color] Maple looked like she deflated a little. [color=db845c]‘… my team of Fire and Electric might not be the best against Ground, hehe,’[/color] she chuckled a bit… then her eyes trailed to Sno, and her eyes shone wide again. [color=db845c]‘… Ellyn. Ice is strong against both Flying and Ground,’[/color] Maple remarked. [color=507173]‘Uh… yeah…?’[/color] Ellyn asked, looking a bit uneasy. That’s when Maple gripped Ellyn’s both shoulders and pulled her over to stare so wide-eyed at her from way too close a range. [color=db845c]‘If we go to Mt. Chill and get a team of Ice-types, both Freecape Town and Raremine Town will fall before us! Come, we must go!’[/color] Maple was half-way standing up to leave her half-eaten meal to go directly running to the mountain by Erika’s hometown, but Ellyn firmly pushed her back into her seat. [color=507173]‘Yeah, not now. Let’s not be unpleasant to our host and actually finish the conversation, first,’[/color] Ellyn commented. [color=668570]‘Such speed! I am in awe of this dazzling energy extruding constantly from lady Maple!’[/color] Joshua chuckled a bit while feeding his new Eevee some treats from the dinner he ordered. Eevee looked pretty happy. [color=decdad]‘It does seem we, too, are missing some badges in comparison,’[/color] Ewan said. [color=decdad]‘We are missing a couple on the Southern Landmass. Redcoast, Highhill, Freecape and Raremine…’[/color] he surmised. [color=668570]‘Ah, but we cannot let this only be about the badges we want to collect! This journey of ours must be adventurous, not methodical! We are not heading from badge to badge, we’re journeying for experiences and sights! With that in mind, I’d also like to look around Worldedge City some more! Also, the nearby Power Station interests me, and Erika has made me curious about Bigfjord City as well!’[/color] Joshua said. [color=decdad]‘But you wanted to become a Coordinator as well, right? If so, you need to head to Redcoast City to the Pokémon Contest Hall there to take the first step, don’t you? Might as well, seeing how we have a badge to collect there…’[/color] Ewan said, giving a little smile to his companion. [color=668570]‘All in due time, my friend!’[/color] Joshua smiled happily. [color=668570]‘It’s true I wish nothing less than to get there one day, but the road there need not be straight! I value Erika’s opinion as well and wouldn’t mind heading with her some more!’[/color] And that’s about that. [color=f0b4a3]‘…’[/color] Unless spoken to, Elana didn’t say much. She just looked at the rest while drinking some drink through a straw. She’d quite noticeably gone for the cheapest options at the restaurant, as well. The meal came down to 2,400 P, roughly 400 per person. 6 people. Erika, Joshua, Ewan, Maple, Ellyn and Elana. So? What are Erika’s thoughts? [hider=Worldedge City][center][h2]Worldedge City[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/8ZLKznC.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/KASoclW.png[/img][/url][/center] A rush of energy flows with the wind that breezes through the alleys of the city. Somehow, you feel lighter, like some strange weight has been taken from your shoulders. Looking up, tall, massive structures, structures seeming to defy gravity and common sense grow, stretching high into the sky and far down across the cliffs. The people look calm, focused on their duties and sprawling in their number, holding a vital position in all the businesses of Isson. The design of the streets are narrow, illogical and unstructured, and feel like they would be easy to get lost in, yet it is as if you’re being guided by fate’s hand and you’ll arrive where you were intending to go. In the distance, always watching, the peaks of a distant mountain rise. You are now in Worldedge City. Isson’s largest city. It grew into place on both sides of Mt. Edge as efforts were made to dig through the mountain and join the northern and southern landmasses, it was known as two different towns until the use of Abras as public transportation method within the city was widely adopted and the city grew to become known as one single entity. Widely accepted is the idea that a mystical energy of some form within Mt. Edge surges around the buildings, calling Psychic Pokémon towards the mountain and therefore the city. People living here have an easier time feeling at ease with the world, and the laws of gravity don't apply as they maybe should to the buildings around here. From this would Isson’s most successful city grow to be, at the place where two or more worlds connect. So was Worldedge City named. It should be noted that being called a “Worldedge Resident” has some negative stigma attached to it. If you are one, you’re interpreted as a lazy individual who has it easier than the rest of the world, happiness coming naturally to you and you probably see yourself as superior to the rest of Isson, and you might not be entirely sane or [i]yourself[/i] due to constant exposure to the energies of Mt. Edge. Of course, this is a stereotype that most people recognize and can see past, but there is no smoke without fire, so to say. There those who are very distrustful of the energies of Mt. Edge and would rather never subject themselves to it. These particular dislikes compounded and grew strong enough in some people that the Crossing was created just south of Worldedge City just so those individuals could get past without entering the city.[/hider] The city is comprised of six different districts. Three districts on each side of Mt. Edge, stapled on top of one another by the way of leaning on the cliff sides and mountain as well as giant pillars, taking advantage of the strange physics around Mt. Edge. Exits out of the city are on the middle districts of each side. Each district has their own Pokémon Center and Pokémart, but otherwise have their own unique features. The following applies regardless of where in Worldedge City you are. [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 10. [i]South of Worldedge. A farmland employing multiple psychic Pokémon from Mt. Edge to help with the crops.[/i] Route 13. [i]West of Worldedge. A slightly disturbed route, which attracts electric Pokémon due to the proximity of the power plant.[/i] Mt. Edge. [i]The mystical mountain at the heart of Worldedge’s unnatural existence. Few people actually cross its fabled tunnels, most just teleport past.[/i] Route 18. [i]East of Worldedge. A calm stretch of land going from Worldedge to Witchpeak, part of the Allmass Cycling Circuit.[/i] [hider=Suggestions to actions, Worldedge City]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 city to any of the connected areas. 350P if you need to Abra to the other side of Mt. Edge for it.[/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. Freecape Ferrymen Office. [i]Fly you to any settlement you’ve already been for 500P![/i] 6.4. Any of the notable places unique to the various districts. 7. Abra Teleport. [i]350P, and an Abra will teleport you to the other side of Mt. Edge.[/i] 8: Worldedge City Trades: Psychic-type 8.1. [color=D56FA7]‘I asked for something colorful, but Zachery gave me this horrible fish! Please, give me a Flabébé instead.’[/color] 8.2. [color=90D0DF]‘This is Indeedee. I’d like an Aron. Can you trade me an Aron for my Indeedee?’[/color] 8.3. [color=F2E85C]‘It was so cute, but then I looked up what it becomes upon evolution. Yikes. Trade me a Petilil for this Flittle?’[/color][/hider] [hider=Worldedge City, known Pokémon]Common: #63 Abra (tame) #96 Drowzee Uncommon: #574 Gothita #577 Solosis #605 Elgyem Rare: #63 Abra (wild) #576 Gothitelle[/hider] Currently in the Entertainment District. [hider=Lower Northern Worldedge City, Entertainment District][center][h3]Entertainment District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/7t8g4vJ.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/xkAIZeO.png[/img][/url][/center] In the depths of Northern Worldedge City, common sense goes out the window. Given all the buildings on top, few actual lights come down here even during the day, but all the blazing lights in this unnatural city-scape more than make up for it. Plenty of the skyscrapers holding up the Commercial District above have some form of advertisement, and each open door opens a new possible way to spend money in these depths of entertainment, probably with some form of Pokémon logo. Down here lies the most famous and populated Game Corner on Isson, where thousands of P are being wasted every day, and houses for unofficial Contests or Battles for money and prices are sanctioned and bet upon for the enjoyment of viewers and participants. It truly feels like if one never got bored, one would probably never run out of things to do down here… assuming the wallet didn’t run dry, that is. Notable Places: 1. Worldedge Game Corner. [i]Only play with as much you’re willing to spend![/i] 2. Countless restaurants, stores, cinemas, show-houses, amusement-parks, whatevs. [i]You can waste the rest of your money here, on whatever you want![/i] 3. PokéMania! [i]Do battle for the enjoyment of the viewers, and have sudden strange rules applied to every battle! Fancy prices~[/i] 4. Contest Clarity. [i]Forget all ranks, here we do contests for the show, and the show alone! Oh, and for cash prices~[/i] 5. Deep Dark Depths of Worldedge. [i]This city feels like it goes on forever! How far does it go…?[/i][/hider] [hider=Higher Northern Worldedge City, Residential District][center][h3]Residential District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/DQ81qiy.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/64XiFXo.png[/img][/url][/center] On the absolute top of the northern districts, you’ll find the place in Worldedge City with the freshest air. While the building architecture still might require a raised eyebrow, the atmosphere is healthy and playful, many families making their life here on top of the Commercial and Entertainment districts, where they work. Schools and little parks for children to learn the ways of Pokémon exist, and there is nothing saying those older cannot use them too. The Little Cup stadium is here, allowing the children to watch and perhaps participate without straying too far from home. Yet, among these buildings live a few of the most noteworthy individuals in Isson. Like the rumored and powerful Crone, who has to be battled by a strong trainer every once in a while or she will stir up trouble, or like the empty mansion that supposedly belongs to the Champion… Notable Places: 1. Practice Park. [i]A little park in the residential district where children can catch low-level Pokémon and train for the real thing.[/i] 2. Pokémon Day Care. [i]For people to leave their Pokémon while they’re doing something else. Some people don’t like PCs, so~[/i] 3. Little Cup. [i]A small stadium for battling. Levels 15 and lower, only.[/i] 4. Champion Estate. [i]The Champion supposedly lives in this mansion here. It looks abandoned.[/i] 5. Creator’s Apartment. [i]You instinctively know where this place is somehow, despite nothing advertising it. It’s visually an ordinary apartment. The door is open.[/i] 6. House of the Crone. [i]Signs say “We appreciate people challenging her to keep her from being bored, but only if you are confident in your strength.”[/i][/hider] [hider=Middle Northern Worldedge City, Commercial District][center][h3]Commercial District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Avr3hre.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/Avr3hre.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Squeezed in-between the Residential District and the Entertainment District lies the Commercial District. It’s a long, winding corridor of tight buildings with many bridges and storefronts, and it all leads up to the Worldedge Department Store, the biggest Pokémart in Isson. If you somehow cannot find what you’re looking for there, then you’re probably all out of luck. It isn’t all there is here, however. Among the corridors is the House of Trades, where people can sit at computers and request trades with all other people that have ever been there, as well as the Psychic Train that uses certain teleporting abilities to achieve transportation to a distant town. Or, if those don’t reach where you want, you can just call a Freecape Ferryman and s/he’ll fly you there, assuming you have the cash. Also here, lies the store where the infamous inventor Russel sells his products. Perhaps, if you’re lucky, the fool’s things actually work for you? No guarantees, though! Notable Places: 1. Worldedge Department Store. [i]Products from all over Isson gather, right here. The largest store of Isson.[/i] 2. Worldedge Trade Station. [i]A place where people can come trade Pokémon and items with people from all over![/i] 3. Pokémon Groomer. [i]For a price, you can have some professionals treat your Pokémon like royalty~![/i] 4. Psychic Train. [i]Runs along spiritual tracks to lead somewhere else in the world. The trips are one-way only.[/i] 4.1. Justroad City/Gentlevale City/Witchpeak City. [i]500P[/i] 4.2. [s]Bigfjord City[/s]/Freecape Town/Raremine Town. [i]1000P[/i] 4.3. Redcoast City/Rainrock City/Pureplain City. [i]2000P[/i] 5. Freecape Ferrymen Phone. [i]A phone linked to call a Freecape Ferryman, who can Fly you somewhere in the world for a considerable price.[/i] 6. Food Stands. [i]Hot dogs to ice creams. Pretty good.[/i] 7. Inventor Russel’s Store. [i]Russel, crazy inventor. Who knows what he might have for sale? He’s also known to give random stuff or quests to trainers passing by, giving them cash as incentive.[/i][/hider] [hider=Mt. Edge looms…][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/WYM4Ji0.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/ODLSjYu.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider] To reach the Southern Districts, you’ll need an Abra to teleport you or walk through the tunnels of Mt. Edge. Costs 350P. [hider=Middle Southern Worldedge City, Information District][center][h3]Information District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/yYS9F7J.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/nEimYrv.png[/img][/url][/center][sub][sub]No, they’re not exclusively witches around here.[/sub][/sub] A common and calm area of Worldedge City, this district attracts those who would fancy themselves scholars. They may seek to share their knowledge at the multiple cafés spread about, read up at the library, check into the museum or any number of things. There aren’t that many things here that would keep a Pokémon Trainer dawdling around for long, and most residents here are fine with that. It is still quite the spectacle, walking on the bridges between these pointy buildings, finding the streets and wondering how you're not lost yet in this maze of stairs and bridges, never touching the ground. Far above lies the Mystical District and there are plenty of stairs up, and down below is the Industrial District… It may feel a bit enclosed. Most notable in this area is most certainly the famous Professor Dunstan’s lab and residence, which he mostly leaves to his companions as he spends a lot of his time in the other lab in Raremine Town as well. Notable Places: 1. Guide Booth. [i]Because finding your way in Worldedge City can be a challenge![/i] 2. Gossiping Cafés. [i]If you want to hear the useful kind of gossip, sit in among the intellectuals. Ask and you may be surprised at how much you can learn![/i] 3. Sir Know-Em-All. [i]A famed Psychic. If you can think of a person, Sir Know-Em-All can tell you where to go to meet them![/i] 4. Professor Dunstan’s Lab. [i]A legendary researcher of Legendary Pokémon, do you have reason to seek his counsel?[/i] 5. World Library. [i]With the backing of Professor Dunstan himself, this library has all the information you could possibly seek… probably.[/i] 6. Isson Museum. [i]Don’t feel like travelling to all the corners of the world? Don’t need to, the museum has gathered up the noteworthy things from all its corners![/i] 7. Move Tutor Mansion. [i]A gathering-spot for those talented in teaching Pokémon moves they wouldn’t normally learn.[/i][/hider] [hider=Lower Southern Worldedge City, Industrial District][center][h3]Industrial District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Rb8A6Rp.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/adpHIlh.png[/img][/url][/center] There is no way this place can have screwed-up gravity and emotional influence without companies trying to use it for their own gains. The factories of Worldedge City are far below the Information District, down at water-level, where at the base of Mt. Edge countless machines tumble and toll for the continued success of man- and Pokémon-kind. Being below two other districts the Industrial District is naturally dark, even during the day, but countless lights shine it up and the workers do not mind one bit. They have their own marketplaces, their own little residences and they certainly earn enough to make their own lives when it comes to that. But, among the factories and warehouses are those that stand empty, and one might have to wonder what’s actually inside them sometimes. Notable Places: 1. Factories. [i]Produces everything from Pokédolls to furniture, and who-the-heck-knows.[/i] 2. Abandoned Factories. [i]Produces everything from Grimers to street thugs, and who-the-heck-knows.[/i] 3. Warehouses. [i]Storing items from factories, some more well-used than others. Some opens by keycards.[/i] 4. Request Center. [i]A certain camp of individuals that can take your requests for Pokémon or items you want, and they might come back and provide them for you. Sounds easy, right?[/i] 5. Sketchy Entrances. [i]… The heck are you doing down here? They hid these things down here for a REASON, normal people wouldn’t normally ever need to see them![/i] 6. ???. [i]Trigger a “random” event. Not sure why you’d be walking down here, but.[/i] [/hider] [hider=Higher Southern Worldedge City, Mystical District][center][h3]Mystical District[/h3] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Kx5DRyq.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/6K078uZ.png[/img][/url][/center] The tip and top of Southern Worldedge City, here the power the mountain provides is enough for certain buildings to [i]float[/i] in mid-air. Assisted by Psychic-Pokémon, the upper echelons of the city contains a significant price-tag for those who’d wish to live here and so filters the more common men to the levels below, yet there are activities that draw trainers up from the depths. First and foremost is the Pokémon Gym, floating above their heads, and also the Worldedge Floating Stadium, the largest and most amazing of the multiple stadiums in Worldedge City, where the most epic of battles in the city are fought and watched. Truly, these streets so high above the rest leave a certain impression as one walks here. Notable Places: 1. Pokémon Gym. [i]Worldedge City Gym. It’s one of those towers floating in mid-air… You need to fly to get there.[/i] 2. Worldedge Floating Stadium. [i]Worldedge’s biggest stadium, floating over the city. Have Minor (level 25-minus), Middle (level 25-50) and Major (level 50-plus) cups.[/i] 3. The Villas of the Rich. [i]Not that there’s much you could potentially do with them, but they’re here.[/i] 4. Orlando’s Spiritual Dojo. [i]A dojo focused on discovering one’s spiritual self. Often takes trips into Mt. Edge. You can join an expedition for protection, or challenge them![/i] 5. Marilyn’s Divination. [i]Tell her where you’re going next, and she can divine your luck and what to look out for when there![/i] 6. Gym Leader’s Home. [i]… So, those who can’t get to the Gym themselves are sometimes known to wait for the leader here. It’s a little frowned upon.[/i][/hider] __________________________ [@Gardevoiran] They decided to look for rare Pokémon and pirates! Looking among the rocks of this beach resulted in finding a lot more crabs. Skylar might want to be careful, because quite a few of the crabs are quite pinchy and seek to attack, and the Claunchers commonly seek to take pot-shots at travelers and their Pokémon using the water-pistols in their claws! Regardless, a while of picking up rocks and seeking Pokémon did eventually turn up results, as a rare yellow creature in a red shell looked back at Skylar in confusion. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shuckle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/grgMgsm.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #213 – Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. It stores berries inside its shell. It is naturally shy and typically hide under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its exceedingly hard shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a delicious juice that it secretes through various holes.[/i][/color][/center] There was something else, though, spotted only because of Seabreeze and his Keen Eye, there was a shelled creature swimming underwater inspecting them from a distance. And there, it poked its small blue head up from the water, looking at them probably wondering what’s up. [center][url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Squirtle_(Pok%C3%A9mon)][img]https://i.imgur.com/ze8KKsh.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #7 – Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokémon. The shell is soft when it is born, then hardens over time. If threatened, it retracts into its shell and then blasts out water at any opportunity. The shell has curious properties; it has bouncy properties so attacks bounce off it and water also slides off it, minimizing resistance and granting a fast swim-speed.[/i][/color][/center] Further down the beach, they suddenly came across an odd sight. A giant ship anchored to the beach, looking very old-fashioned in its design, and flying a crossbone flag… hold on. It’s the pirates! Out on the beach stood a couple individuals, clearly having left the ship behind. At the front stood the captain, holding up a Shuckle with his one hand. [color=465c99]‘To treasure, or not to treasure, that is the question…’[/color] And then he slammed his foot down on the rock in front of him and grinned forward with eagerness. [color=465c99]‘The answer is OF COURSE and we’re gonna find every treasure swept ashore by the seas! Get to it, men!’[/color] [color=f5e595]‘Yes, captain!’[/color] [color=d4bb3d]‘Yes, captain!’[/color] With that, his crew members kept pulling rocks and seeking underneath them, combing the beach starting close to their ship. [hider=pirate and crew][url=https://i.imgur.com/rE1LBnc.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/rE1LBncl.png[/img][/url] [url=https://i.imgur.com/ymLpx3G.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/ymLpx3Gl.png[/img][/url] [center][url=https://cdn2.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/40/614Beartic.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/fCZoC8X.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #614 – Beartic, the Freezing Pokémon. They love the cold seas of the north. It creates pathways across the ocean waters by freezing their own breath, and swims around northern seas to catch prey. It creates fangs and claws of ice using its breath to fight with, and are very capable swimmers.[/i][/color][/center][/hider] So that’s going on over there, if Skylar wanted to approach them. Then there was that mail… [hider=contents of the mail][color=e0ae2d]“Hello, father. I hope this letter reaches you safely. It would appear that I am trapped within the Eerie Lighthouse south of Witchpeak City. The ghosts inside have decided they will not let me leave. If it is not too much trouble, could you come rescue me? Love, Darcie If you are not my father, he should be standing at the landing point of Stalford’s Ferry, north of Raremine Town, awaiting me to arrive with the ferry. Please deliver this to him. He’s a tall man in a coat with short brown hair and a guitar case. He answers to “Dad”. This is with the assumption this letter reached your hands within a reasonable amount of time. I simply threw it out the window of the Eerie Lighthouse. If it is too late, and he is not at Stalford’s Ferry, then unfortunately, I must ask you not to come look for me lest you also be locked within the walls of this lighthouse for the rest of your days. Best regards, Darcie”[/color][/hider] [hider=Stone Shore][center][h2]Stone Shore[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/NLfRZ1q.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/NLfRZ1ql.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Located to the west-west-south of Raremine Town, it is one of the least known locations of Isson (and may have come to exist due to a misunderstanding). Right south of Route 6, below the cliffs, this rocky shore is relatively featureless, but it is the absolutely best way to witness the ocean south of Isson. You could stand here forever, listening to the crashing waves coming against the cliffs, and the residents of Raremine Town tend to come here when they feel like dipping into the blue. Seeing how the alternative would have been the haunted waters of Route 16, perhaps not too surprising. Besides, there’s something more to it. They’re called the Stone Shore for a reason. The crashing waves of the southern oceans tend to carry with them things from the big blue, and they’re free to pick for whoever walks the shore. It’s something of a secret kept among the Raremine Town residents, that you can get some things of value if scourers the sands and rocks of Stone Shore. You might want to watch their fingers, however, because something else that tends to be carried from the ocean are [i]crabs[/i]. There’s a bunch of bitey-pinchey Pokémon peeking out between the various rocks on the beach![/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/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. 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. Seek for items. [i]If you think you can dodge the crabs, there could be a wealth of treasures washed up from the ocean.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 6. [i]If you can climb the cliffs up north.[/i] Raremine Town. [i]Directly east.[/i] [hider=Stone Shore, known Pokémon]Common: #98 Krabby #341 Corphish #688 Binacle Uncommon: #692 Clauncher Rare: #7 Squirtle #213 Shuckle [/hider] __________________________ [@Typical] Eryn decided to throw a Pokéball after just precisely thawing the Pokémon out of the ice. Good thing, too, because the Voltorb was about to charge a Thunder Shock from its sudden revival into a new world. The ball was hit by the similarly-sized ball and absorbed into it, and the Pokéball then fell down to the floor of the mine. It rolled once. [hider=then]It rolled twice. It rolled thrice. [i]click[/i] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Eryn caught Voltorb![/i][/color][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/InfACk2.png[/img] [/center] [b]Gender[/b]: Genderless [b]Type[/b]: Electric/Grass [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 15 [b]Moves[/b]: (Gen IX learnset) Charge, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Stun Spore, Bullet Seed, Rollout, Screech [b]Ability[/b]: Aftermath. This Pokémon explodes upon fainting. [b]Held Item[/b]: None. [center][color=6ecff6][i]New Pokémon caught! Eryn earned 2000 P![/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Would you like to give a nickname to Voltorb?[/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Your party is full! Select one Pokémon to return to the PC.[/i][/color][/center] And that was pretty much what Eryn was doing for this post. What will she do now?[/hider] [hider=Frozen Cave, Mines][center][h3]Frozen Cave, Mines[/h3][/center] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/gKgkizh.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/krB3poU.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Less than a cave, it feels like you’ve entered the bottom of a great ravine of ice. Long corridors with cliff-like walls stretch on, moving far along the western Mt. Chill mountain range. A cold wind almost constantly blows through the cavern, and looking for the source of these winds will reveal that far above are occasional holes in the cave ceiling which are letting in sunlight from above, and the light from there bounces on all the ice and brightens the entire cave in mystical light. This alone is a spectacle to witness. However, perhaps the most curious detail is the fact these are, in fact, mines. Workers make their housing in tents, igloos and even properly constructed houses high in the mines. Human-made stairs, ladders and bridges spread across certain walls of the caverns where humans and Pokémon work to uncover the secrets frozen into the walls of the cave. For the most curious of both Pokémon and items are frozen into these walls, and these miners make a profit chopping them out. Perhaps you could join in, see what you might find?[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Note, there are more Pokémon in the tunnels than here. Unless you’re specifically searching the ice?[/i] 2. Talk. [i]This is basically a small settlement. They probably know a bit about mining in ice![/i] 3. Move along. [i]Either out of the cave, or deeper into it.[/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 Buildings. [i]Not many, but there’s a small base here![/i] 6.1. Miner’s Base. [i]For maps, getting info or tools and learning how to mine![/i] 6.2. Miner’s Shop. [i]Skip all the hard work of actually mining and buy what the miners are selling! Varies every day![/i] 6.3. Comfy Igloo. [i]If you just want to rest, have a chat, relax, restore health.[/i] 7. Area Specific: Mining. [i]People here mine the ice for items and Pokémon caught in the ice. You could too![/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 5. [i]Exit the mines and you’ll be right there.[/i] Frozen Cave. [i]The Frozen Cave proper awaits beyond the mine.[/i] [hider=Frozen Cave Mines, known Pokémon]Common: #225 Delibird Uncommon: #238 Smoochum Rare: #321 Wailord (Frozen)[/hider] __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] It would absolutely be possible to purchase such things in order to prepare for some spelunking. A flashlight and/or lantern would absolutely be available, along with some cute little waterproof clothes suitable to delving into Wet Caverns with if she wanted them. They’re right next to the cave, after all. The Escape Rope is 550P, which turned out to be more expensive than the rest of Amelia’s preparations that came out to 400P in total. So that’s 950P total. With that done, there was nothing else to it but to head back to the Wet Caverns, was there? A short trip back west would reveal to her a hole in the mountain leading to… [hider=Wet Caverns][center][h3]Wet Caverns[/h3][/center] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/RPHhQIJ.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZuC4AX3.jpg[/img][/url][/center] The Wet Caverns, known so for the sheer amount of water drenching the contents. It’s a large series of tunnels with no real large open rooms, dividing itself up into a fairly simple maze going from one side to the other. The water inside the tunnels thankfully lit up the contents due to some shining mineral in the liquid, giving rise to a mildly lit set of tunnels. Many people prefer not to travel through the Wet Caverns due to them being long and easy to get lost in, in addition to the large amounts of hostile Pokémon which might attack at any time. Yet, here you are… Still. There are those who travel through it on a regular basis. Those who have learned the trick finds it a fairly easy shortcut between Lakewatch Town and Pureplain City. For enthusiasts there are always the options of delving deeper into the caverns, fishing or surfing to find out what kind of Pokémon might inhabit the depths and the shallow rivers that flow along the underground corridors. It is known to be fairly diverse when it comes to the Pokémon inhabiting it, giving trainers both water- and cave Pokémon to pick from when they want to catch something.[/hider] The first thing that would meet her was going to be a pool of water she’d have to wade through, with a couple Goldeens in the water there with her. Besides that, she’d have to be prepared for that the air would soon be filled with a substantial amount of Zubats that wanted nothing less than to pester her. Maybe get some blood. Maybe. [center][url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4c/0041Zubat.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/s7ni2th.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #41 – Zubat, the Bat Pokémon. It lives in colonies in dark places. It has no eyes, but when flying it is constantly emitting ultrasonic sounds which it uses to navigate through echolocation. As sunlight burns it, it’s usually only found in caves or at night.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn2.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/7b/118Goldeen.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/ehLuYTJ.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #118 – Goldeen, the Goldfish Pokémon. With its fins flowing elegantly in the water like an underwater dress, it has been called the Water Queen. However, take heed, as it’s known to ram its powerful horn into things in its way. It swims up rivers in schools when the weather grows warm.[/i][/color][/center] But that aside, she would know the way back to the dark area. The question is, would she go about her search in any specific way? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Move back [i]Retreat back to the previous crossroad. Specify further if you know where you’re going.[/i] 4. Delve Deeper. [i]Attempt getting deeper inside the caverns. Specify further if you know where you’re going.[/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. Fast-Travel. [i]You know the way, you can get to the other side without issue if you like.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 2. [i]Feel free to fast-travel.[/i] Lakewatch Town. [i]Behind you.[/i] [hider=Wet Caverns, Known Pokémon]Common: #41 Zubat #74 Geodude #118 Goldeen #283 Surskit Uncommon: #50 Diglett #54 Psyduck #75 Graveler #78 Slowpoke #170 Chinchou (deep well) #194 Wooper Rare: #95 Onix #302 Sableye[/hider]