[h3]Idea[/h3]

So I have this idea to make a Pokémon Gijinka game, and I decided to make an interest check for it first to see how many people would be interested in it and who also might help me develop it because I think when the players are able to assist in the development and are allowed to just share their ideas with each other and interact, then it’ll motivate them to stick around the game for a long period. Most of my games on this site have been falling due to players joining, then leaving, or players joining and not feeling inspired to write anything. So I want to make a free-flow universe where players can freely go as far as they want with it. The only thing that I’ll be monitoring is the leveling. Yes, the leveling. So if you’re one of those pessimists/negative nancies and have nothing to contribute to the development of this game, then just don’t even bother. Look away and go away—thank you. Now let me go on to explain.

[h3]Pokémon Trainers and Pokémon Gijinka[/h3]

In this world there are two types of roles: the trainer and the monster. The monsters live freely about the world as they do in Pokémon, but unlike the franchise, these Pokémon aren’t all entirely feral. They may live out in the wild or work at an ice cream parlor with their trainer, and they’re capable of talking and interacting with others.

All players who choose to be Pokémon will start at Level 1, their first evolved form (in some cases if you want them to start in the baby form, then that’s fine too), and they will live in the wild. They are also humanoid in appearance. You can type in “Pokémon Gijinka” in Google or Pinterest to get pic ideas. You can draw your own, and if you can’t find a pic, then you can just use a written description to describe him or her. No biggie. There tend to be more female pictures out there than male pictures, so don’t get discouraged or feel like you’re pressured to play a female because that’s the only pics you can find.

Pokémon Trainer: the job of the trainers is to capture the Pokémon so that they can go on their journey to beat Gym Leaders or whatever that trainer’s true goal is. Pokémon Trainers are allowed to have six P-gijinka on their team. The Pokémon Trainer chooses which Pokémon to throw into combat, to level up, and who they want to spend rare candies on (if they are awarded such).

But yes, Pokémon Trainers all start automatically with one Level 1 Gijinka of their choosing. They will use their Gijinka to battle other Gijinka so that they can capture them and build their team. Once they have a team of six, then they begin the next part of their journey, gym battles!

It is very important that Pokémon Trainers and their Gijinka have a strong relationship. They want to achieve Best Friends Forever (BFF) or Best Buds (BB) status. The stronger their relationship, then the more likely later down the line that they’ll achieve Mega Evolution. If the trainer and the gijinka don’t have a strong relationship, then we’ll try rotating the Pokémon to another group say if the trainers trade or releasing that Pokémon back into the wild. Really, it shouldn’t come to that but if it does, we’ll work it out.

[h3]Enemies[/h3]

There will be enemies in this game. Most popularly Team Rocket and not so popular, whatever OC villain I want to make to make the game darker or more engaging. There can also be evil Pokémon Gijinka that trainers may encounter. There will be many events throughout the trainers journey. These events are leveling opportunities.

[h3]Leveling[/h3]

All right; so this is where the game becomes most engaging. The Pokémon Trainer is the leader. To keep the game simple, the trainer has to win badges in order for his or her Pokémon to listen to him/her. If the trainer is weak, then the Pokémon will walk up and down their asses. So plain and simple, trainers should strive for a full team (six), train their Pokémon by fighting wild Pokémon if they don’t think their Pokémon is strong enough to defeat the gym Pokémon, and participate in gym battles. Pokémon Trainers can also battle other trainers to achieve this. But badges are how the trainer him/herself levels.

All characters start in the Indigo League, BUT I am allowing gijinka players to play whatever Pokémon they want regardless of the region of origin. The levels for obeying Pokémon will also be different since I know they may not level as fast as the game and we don’t want people being level 100 when they leave Kanto (the starting region). Here are the badges for the Indigo League:

[list][*]Boulder Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 5-10)
[*]Cascade Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 11-15)
[*]Thunder Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 16-20)
[*]Rainbow Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 21-25)
[*]Soul Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 26-30)
[*]Marsh Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Lv 31-35)
[*]Volcano Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Level 36-40)
[*]Earth Badge (Obeying Pokémon: Level 41-45)[/list]

Once trainers have dominated the Indigo League, then they can change regions and continue on in their travels to face tougher challenges. I know that by the Earth Badge, most Pokémon may have maxed out their evolutions. We can get creative with continuing evolutions if you guys want. That doesn’t have to be the end especially if you love your characters.

The Gijinka are going to be following the rules of the games (tweaked in certain cases of course). They will start with their level 1 skills and they will acquire more skills as they level up. I am going to actually introduce two ways a gijinka can earn experience to level up:
1. Battling (wild Pokémon and other trainer’s Pokémon)
2. Working out (but the trainer has to coach them in game)

[h3]Battling[/h3]

Winning battles against Wild Pokémon will give a Pokémon 3 experience points. They only get that experience once a week. You can continue to RP battling other wild Pokémon, but your Pokémon will only get 3 experience points for that week. As majority of the Pokemon reach a certain level, then the weekly experience will increase as well accordingly.

You are encouraged to challenge other trainers and their Pokémon, which will give you 5 experience points for that week.

[h3]Exercise[/h3]

Pokémon Trainers can train with their Pokémon. They can swim, spar, run, play sports, etc. Whatever gets the Pokémon outdoors and active for lazy Pokémon do exist. Trainers must train with their Pokémon together. If a trainer does not do this, then their Pokémon will not get the +2 experience points for that week.

So total, it is possible to earn 10 experience points a week. Unfortunately, 10 experience points will only go to that one or those Pokémon you trained. So if you didn’t train with a certain Pokémon in your party, then you need to or that Pokémon will be left behind. Players who choose to be Trainers need to practice good leadership in their team.

[s]I will go into Pokémon Stats in more detail once I see who is all even interested in this idea lol.[/s] [b]Edit:[/b] I posted stats explanation below lol.

[h3]Activity[/h3]

Now I understand that everyone has a life and may not be able to post as frequently. This is why I make leveling opportunities weekly. If your leveling scenes go into 2-3 weeks, you will still get experience in the end but it will only be for that one week you started in. Which means, you can begin leveling again. Some trainers may get ahead of others. It is okay and it isn’t the end of the world. This game is all about fun and not about being the best. So if you’re one of those competitive personalities who stress and have anxiety attacks very easily, then this game may not be for you. If you’re a Pokémon Trainer, then it may be best for you to play a gijinka instead if you have those issues. Just hand over the keys to someone else lol. I’m being serious. I’ve seen it happen and it can ruin the mood of the game.

[h3]Q&A[/h3]

This section will be for any good questions that I receive in the interest check as well as the answers I give. Refer to this section regularly to see if you might have had the same question(s).

[b]Q:[/b] Any limit on how many characters one can make? 

[color=red][b]A:[/b][/color] You can have [u]1 trainer and 1 gijinka[/u] but one player cannot have more than one PC gijinka at this time. I will allow swaps in the future, and if people actually beat the Kanto region, then I will allow them to adopt second gijinka characters.

[b]Q:[/b] Are legendary gijinkas allowed?

[color=red][b]A:[/b][/color] I don't want any Legendary or Super Rare "Mythical" Pokemon to be Level One at the start of the game because it wouldn't make sense for them to be running through the forest just to be caught by inexperienced trainers.

[b]Q:[/b] How does selecting a Pokemon work?

[color=red][b]A:[/b][/color] Other writers play the Pokemon, so you need to browse the Character Thread to see which Pokemon are taken by another trainer (which are the Pokemon with nicknames), and those Pokemon who aren't. If you decide you want any of those Pokemon, then contact the GM and the Pokemon writer via PM. Be sure to put both the writer and the GM in the conversation, so the GM knows what's going on. You will then establish relations. If there isn't an existing Pokemon that you want, then you can either make your own Gijinka or go along with the journey until one you want comes along.

[b]Q:[/b] Do I have to have played Pokemon to be in this game?

[color=red][b]A:[/b][/color] No.

[h3]Player Interest/Character Submission[/h3]

[b]TalijaKey[/b] - Submission: Trainer & Pokemon | Rasa Elenua & Zorua (Wild)
[b]Feisty-Pants[/b] - Submission: Pokemon | Vulpix (Tamed)
[b]Raijinslayer[/b] - Submission: Trainer & Pokemon | Jaden Locke & Noibat (Wild)
[b]Bright_Ops[/b] - Submission: Trainer | Gredy Silvertongue
[b]Caits[/b] - Submission: Pokemon | Charmander (Wild)
[b]BlackPanther[/b] - Submission: Pokemon | Pikachu (Wild)
[b]Saltwater Thief[/b] - Submission: Trainer | Seth Halen
[b]Iatos[/b] - Submission: Pokemon | Larvitar

Trainers: [b]4[/b] Pokemon: [b]6[/b] [color=8dc73f][b](Updated 12/04/2016 GMT+9)[/b][/color]