[quote=@Crimson Flame]
You had my interest, and then lost it with the dibs list. Why is that necessary? And why is capturing Pokemon so restricted? Why is is multiple people having the same Pokemon a problem. That happens sometimes. Roll with it. 

Also, can't we just RP the Pokemon battles? Is it really necessary to use a simulator? Using a simulator is not the same as actually writing out a battle. If I'm using a simulator for Pokemon battles, I may as well just play the games.
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The only reason I can see for the dibs list is that with a limited number of people having duplicate Pokemon becomes a lot more egregious; you end up with less variety. I'm ok with it. It would be annoying not to get the Pokemon you want, but with 800+ Pokemon everyone should be able to have a team they are comfortable with.

I'd prefer RPing the battles as well. I've done Pokemon RP's before and I know some people use damage calculators to get a rough idea how much damage each attack does, but still RP the battle otherwise. Fully simulating the battle in Showdown would take a lot away from the battles and doesn't account for dodging, use of the environment, outside variables or the inventive strategies that you can add to a written Pokemon battle. Also that simulator is terrible, you can't set movelists or anything.

I'm tentatively interested in this. I have a couple other RP's that may mean I have too much on my plate, but so far they aren't taking up much of my time.