[center][h3]Miscellaneous Information[/h3][/center][hr] [quote=Rune_Alchemist]Read or I'll have Giratina drag you to the [s]shadow realm[/s] distortion world.[/quote] [hider=Gameplay and Rules][img]https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/036/932/002/large/shen-yh-210409-10.jpg?1619016926[/img] You'll be playing your trainer, as well as all of your Pokémon. As for everything else, we the GMs control. NPCs, Pokémon you don't own, outcomes involving the former two, and the world, etc. We'll do our best to be fair, buuuuut rng will also play a role from time to time. Furthermore, stats act more as loose guidelines as opposed to being hard-set rules. Stats simply determine what a Pokémon excels at. One example is that a Pokémon with higher attack than another simply means that Pokémon is a bit better at doing physical damage. Basically, don't worry about being a metaslave. After all, truly skilled trainers should try to win with Pokémon they love best. Speaking of stats, while IVs and EVs won't be accounted for, there might be special types of training available in the region that could give a similar, slight advantage to stats should they be trained... Anyways, Legendary Pokémon. We are going to be frank here: unless you have an exceedingly good strategy, don't expect to one-shot them or take them down with a single Pokémon. They're a Legendary Pokémon, so they're going to be treated as such. Now, the biggest question: what happens if I get into a PvP match against another player. To put it simply, you can either resolve it between each other and we'll reward the amount of appropriate exp and stuff once completed, or you can get the GMs involved. If we end up being involved, we'll probably ask to either get on a collab so we can respond more easily or we could set something up in the battle-corner on the discord server. There you can tell us your actions, what you both plan, and we both can arbitrate there in real time if needed to determine the outcome. Speaking of Pokémon...[/hider] [hider=Starter Pokémon][table][cell][center][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/668f9f633f0d.png[/img][/center][/cell][cell] Congrats on catching your first Pokémon! Or maybe you've known them for quite a while... regardless, here's a couple of rules involving your starter. [quote]1. Your starter must start at the lowest evolution line at level 5. 2. No choosing a Pseudo-Legendary as a starter, as these Pokémon are extremely rare to come by. 3. Your Pokémon must be able to evolve; this is to avoid some weird power scaling issues starting out. 4. No starting out with a shiny, unless discussed beforehand with the GM's and the dice-gods smile kindly upon you. 5. As an optional ruling, your starter Pokémon is allowed to start with an Egg Move.[/quote] Beyond that, everything else is up to our discretion. If you're unsure about something, just ask us![/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Moves, Abilities, and Evolutions] [table][cell]At the time of remaking this Roleplay we will be using the Scarlet/Violet movesets and general Pokémon abilities. This will not change even if new Pokémon games come out. There might be certain exceptions, but that is very much dependent on what is asked. Pokémon will be assumed to have access to all moves of their level, that is to say a level 20 Pikachu will know and have access to all of its moves up until level 20. This can be complemented by a Move Tutor or TM, which can teach a Pokémon up to two moves they wouldn't normally know. You don't need HMs to do things like Surf or Rock Climb as they effectively don't exist here. Abilities will be taken into account as much as possible, but some creativity might need to be applied when changing mediums. As for evolutions, there will be a handful of changes, but we won't reveal more beyond this: Pokémon that evolved by trading instead will be receiving a new method to evolve. Evolutions requiring an item will still require those said items.[/cell][cell][img]https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/8d/63/2a/8d632af7fb7df5be442ab325f9b0f72e.jpg[/img][/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Travel and Activities][table][cell][img]https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/56/33/b6/5633b639caa43a818af75a9d4cf9fc75.jpg[/img][/cell][cell]Your journey through Eidda can be as eventful or mundane as you like! Generally speaking, we will give you a few preset options to choose from in whatever area you're in: [quote]1. Find Pokémon. Specify which Pokémon you're looking for or just in general. Works best if you know that Pokémon is in the area. 2. Train Pokémon. Skip the specific details of training against wild Pokémon. 3. Seek trainers. 4. Move along. Avoids interactions and gets you safely to next destination. 5. Random event. Make the GM give you something random. Go easy on us... please.[/quote] Feel free to go off the map as well. Locations are just those generally known to the public and where most stuff happens in Eidda. Results may vary. There be dragons.[/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Quick Battles] [table][cell]Lets be real: We don't want to fight Youngster Joeys' Rattata every time we pass through Route 1 (despite his Rattata being in the top percentage of Rattata). Generally speaking, we will give you the option of speeding up fights and typically skipping them mostly completely if its either an assured win or likely to win. We'll lay out the trainers Pokémon, and tell you what general strategy they will use and you will post your counter and strategy in kind. Unless something happens during these fights, these will likely resolve themselves in a single round; ditto for quickly catching Pokémon.[/cell][cell][center][img]https://kappnbay.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/daf3378911eb0bbbd8393aa7edeaaaf464be594a_00.gif?w=584[/img][/center][/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Gyms and the League] [table][cell]The Gym circuit in Eidda is fairly traditional. You battle through eight gyms, and defeat the gym leaders to acquire all eight badges. A trainer must collect all to be eligible to take part in the Championship Tournament. A Gym Leader can refuse a challenger for whatever reason, but a reason must be given even no matter how flimsy. However, they are also required to give a trainer a way to prove themselves ready to challenge and if complete they are required to accept the challenge. This can be from beating Gym trainers or to some other League approved method. The League is something like its Galarian counterpart, a spectacle and a tournament that people come to eagerly watch and spectate. A tournament where trainers must complete in several rounds of tournaments that take place over several days.[/cell][cell][img]https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/035/206/492/large/zeromatter-pkmnlg2.jpg?1614360693[/img][/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Contests][table][cell]For those less interested in the League can take on a different type of challenge, one with a little more... je ne sais quoi. I'm talking about Contests. This is a challenge in which both you and your Pokémon will need to dress to impress for. Afterwards, you will compete against others to put on the best performance you can to show of your Pokémon's strengths, making the opponents performance ineffective, etc. Just know that you cannot deal damage to another performer's Pokémon; this isn't a Pokémon Battle or Gym match after all! Contests are composed of five categories: Beauty, Brawn, Cleverness, Coolness, and Cute. Once you enter into a Contest, prepare yourself and your Pokémon for the stage. Following this is an introductory segment where contestants make an impression on the judges and audience. After this, the main Contest begins. Contests consist of two sets of battles for four rounds of mock-battles where each contestant competes in a single contest category, with the goal of gaining ‘points’ from the judges and continuing until each trainer has fought all the other contestants. The final round is a double battle designed to test your teamwork. You will be paired up with another trainer from a different contest category and will have to work together to put on a performance that accentuates both your strengths. Points are gained for sticking to the category of the battle. Points can only be lost for directly using a damaging move against an opponent. ‘Winning’ the Contest is achieved by achieving the highest average of points over all categories. Smaller trophies and victories are given to those who excel in single attributes. While judges scoring counts for most, the audience can also vote for their favorites to influence the outcome of the results. Furthermore, the stage for each 'battle' can also change, causing different props and elements to appear. These can be used to give a trainer and their Pokémon an advantage in the contest. [center][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/b9c8f6cce2ab.png[/img][/center][/cell][cell][quote]Here are some examples of how a Contest could be set up: Four contestants 1 v 2 (Coolness) 3 v 4 (Beauty) 2v3 (Cleverness) 1v4 (Cute) 3v1(Strength) 2v4 (Cleverness) Double battle round 1&2 v 3&4 (Judges pick)[/quote][/cell][/table][/hider] [hider=Notable Organizations] [center][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/9f1f3eaf65d5.png[/img][/center][table][cell]Mexatus Corporation: A company that took over the old Silph Co. in Johto. This company produces various goods for trainers, ranging from pokéballs, potions, escape ropes, and so on. The CEO, David Mexatus, is known to be quite the affable businessman. While he does have an eye for profit, he regards those who would exploit Pokémon and their natural habitat with high disdain. Recently, he has gone on to open a reserve for Pokémon in Eidda for those that were displaced or brought here illegally. This includes many regional Pokémon that cannot be found in Eidda, such as Galarian and Paldean variants.[/cell][cell]EnerCore: A power company that is researching for a way to provide sustainable and renewable energy to help power Eidda for generations to come. Their CEO isn't well known as they seldom show their face. Beyond this, they also seem to be looking into a peculiar phenomena that has been reported happening occasionally with some increasing frequency across Eidda. There have been people falling asleep, unable to wake. No doctor or anyone has been able to pinpoint the exact cause, chalking it up to a number of mundane factors. Most don't consider it threatening as most do wake after a few days, though none seem to recall anything during the time. As one might expect.[/cell][/table][/hider] [hr][quote=Rune_Alchemist]And there you have it. I think that should be good enough to give everyone an idea of what's going on here. We are still tinkering with some things admittedly so some things might get added to or made later. For now though, I think its fine. The CS is below. I'd like everyone to mostly already be from Eidda unless you discuss it with us beforehand as depending on the region I may need to give some background information. Just lemme know generally what you're planning (Simple stuff like who the current champion is, important events going on if any are relevant etc.).[/quote] [center][img]https://www.gameuidatabase.com/uploads/Pokmon-Ruby-Sapphire-and-Emerald04262023-011402-97760.jpg[/img][/center] [img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/7lxcprm3k37.png[/img][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5664890]Cancel[/url]