PlatinumSkink

Pokémon: Start

@Pink Madness Aww. We scared the Vulpix. Of course we did, this thing's a brutal monster in comparison. XD
Nicely posted~

@Eklispe *snicker* Stronger than him, huh? Well, there's quite a way to go. XD
Yupp. Well posted~

Alright, that leaves... four people. Keyblade87 and Lasrever has said they'll post, no word from Delta44 or Pirouette on the subject yet. Oh, well. They'll come around.

Pokémon: Start

@Pikmin Eye I understand what you're referring to. My confusion stemmed from that... I see a Wooper and think "Water", I see Nincada and I think "Bug", and with Aron I think "Steel" (rightly, as we concluded, but yeah, small matter), so while I subconsciously remember that the two former are Ground-type I don't think of them as "Ground-type Pokémon" as such, so when you commented on a lot of Ground types before Rhyperior even showed up my first reaction was "There are Ground-types?" XD

Of course, upon thinking a little more I came onto the obvious truth, but yeah. That there appears to be more Pokémon in here that are part-Ground than any other is a complete coincidence, I believe. Haha.

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist Your constant mentions that you want to be on your way is making me worried that I'm being too slow, but I'm not going back on posting this thing that's coming... It's making me worried it won't be particularly welcome. … Oh, well. There's going to be the option to just bolt. ANYWAYS, yupp. That's good use of your time. Teh-heh. Now it's just for Erika to respond. Haha. Nicely posted~

@Pyromaniacwolf XD … Poor Houndour. Compared to the best-of-the-best right-off-the-bat. Haha. Nicely posted.

@Pikmin Eye I wondered if someone was actually going to ask that or not. XD … And yupp, the Pokédex can do a lot. … Though, that many ground types? Among the starters, other than Nincada (who loses the ground-type upon evolving), isn't there only Winston over here who's Water/Ground?

We have one Psychic, one Electric, two Fire where one is part Dark, one Ice, one Fighting, one Steel/Rock, your Bug/Ground and then the mentioned Water/Ground. That's a pretty nice blend. … Oh, well! It's interesting to read your observations anyway! Nicely posted~!

Alright, and now we wait for at least one post and word from the rest.

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist@Lasrever@Eklispe@Delta44@Pyromaniacwolf@Pink Madness@Pirouette@Keyblade87@Pikmin Eye

I'm going to split it into two. Here's the first half. You don't HAVE to respond to this if you don't want to. However, read it, and confirm that you've read it to me here in the OOC, and tell me if you intend to post a response to it in addition. I'll post the next part of the bulk when I have all acknowledgements. When the beginning is over and you've started your adventures, I should not have to post in huge bulks any more... Nah, who am I kidding, I'll be playing with nine different people at once, of course the posts will become gigantic, but at the very least, you won't have to read all of it... XD

Anyways. Tell me if you'd like to not post to it. The next bulk is already written, I just need to add any pieces of reaction to what you guys say. Like this Jacques scene. It was not written until Dawkin spurred it. You CAN and WILL have an impact. Hahaha.

Edit: And I just realized I adopted the anime's "The Pokémon Says Their Own Names" thing without thinking about it, while in the games they seem to, well, not. Except for Pikachu. ... It's entirely up to the players if they want to adopt it or not, but personally as the GM, IT MAKES POKÉMON SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT EASIER. XD

Pokémon: Start

@Pirouette Awww. That's adorable. … Hugging an ice-Pokémon that clearly, from its Pokédex entries, prefer the cold, huh. … WELL, LET'S NOT BOTHER WITH THAT, THIS SCENE IS ADORABLE AND REALLY NICELY WRITTEN! Nicely posted~ ^^

And with that, er... oh... This might have turned long, I don't want to post all of this at once... Hm. Tell you what. I'll compromise.

Also. I failed and managed to post my IC-post accidentally in the OOC due to my mind not registering that my CTRL-C of my OOC post had failed to register and my CTRL-V actually posted my IC-post, so double-post to ensure that mentions work.

Pokémon: Start

'Teh-heh! Looking forward to it!' Kalmia happily replied to Claire's words, regarding the show which the girl was going to dazzle Isson with, before she turned to the next person.

She nodded to Reiji's words that Riolu was perfect, with a bright smile. 'I suspected he might be~ You're welcome~'

Kalmia smiled brightly at Martin's words that the trip was worth it. 'Every trip gives us something new. I'm happy you feel it was worth it~'

She smirked and nodded to Lucian's thanks and words to that he and his Pokémon would accomplish a lot. 'I'm looking forward to hearing about it~' The Professor then heard the first part of what was interrupted. She giggled a little. 'I do, actually, but wait until everyone has gotten their Pokémon~'

Ren said Kalmia was doing her a favour... 'Oh, this is no mere favour. I'm also confident that you can accomplish whatever your heart is set on, which is why I'm giving you the chance~! You're welcome~!' The Professor smiled happily at her, before turning to the next.

Though, in the middle of turning to the next she suddenly got a Shinx jumping by her. Kalmia smirked, bending down to pat the little guy a little. 'There, there, I know, I know, but your new trainer's over there. I'm confident that you two will get along excellently, so take on the world for me, alright? And feel free to come visit me when you're done~' … And that should be about the time when Shyn was given his name.

Kalmia nodded proudly to Donna, wondering perhaps if she shouldn't have spoken as much about her father when it was her journey starting, but eh! 'You're welcome!'

Abigail said she'd make the most of this, and that the Professor should count on it. 'I will! I'm confident that you will! You're welcome~' Kalmia responded with a voice of happy confidence, smiling at her.

Dawkin said he'd make his story one she wanted to hear. 'Oooh, now I'm excited. I'll remember you said that, you hear? Haha! You're welcome~' Kalmia laughed a little, smiling excitedly at Dawkin before turning to the next.

And then Erika simply accepted her Pokémon, and Kalmia smiled happily and understandingly, her moment hers alone.

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Jacques watched them each getting their Pokémon, and seeing each young hopeful filled with such excitement and happiness and various other emotions... He almost got teary-eyed. This was why he liked watching hopefuls at their important moments in life, they're always so full of emotion. He smiled sombrely, leaning his head forward a bit to hide his expression with his hat as one hand removed his glasses and the other dried up his slight tears. Oh, so emotional. … But it would appear one of them was approaching him. Jacques lifted his gaze, glasses in place, and met Dawkin with a proud smile and confident expression, before then hearing the request.

He... wanted to see Jacques' starter Pokémon.

'… Ah.' Jacques opened his mouth, still with the confident smile in place, but he was seemingly left slightly stunned by the request. 'That's... the Pokémon I started as a Pokémon Trainer with...' … Jacques lifted his left hand and pulled his hat down over his eyes, his smile promptly turning upside down as he looked like he was considering his answer.

'… Unfortunately, that is not possible. For that Pokémon is...' His voice trailed off. He wasn't able to continue. A couple more seconds would pass, where he stood rigid, unable to answer for an unspoken reason.

'… HOWEVER!' Jacques lifted his head again, his eyes blazing with eagerness all of a sudden, his voice suddenly filled with vigour and pressure. His legs bent and made his stature lower, his left hand swiping from his hat, flashing over his clothing, and emerged on his right with a Pokéball in his hand, despite the hand seemingly not having entered any pockets or anything. 'I can provide you the next best thing!'

'Vivia, you might want to vacate that corner.' Jacques gave a friendly warning, his voice a lower pitch than before, and the assistant by the bookshelves flinched, eyes wide, attentive, and slightly panicked. 'It's about to get tight.' … Upon these words of Jacques, Vivia nodded desperately and fled across the room to place herself next to the Professor's Slowpoke, which currently was staring what constitutes as a stare for a Slowpoke in the general direction of the faceplanted Winston, as if it felt a connection.

'I don't know if seeing the end-goal will be good or detrimental to your inspiration... HOWEVER! Request, and you shall receive! Come, my comrade!' Jacques grinned his sinister smile, as he dropped the Pokéball onto the floor. A large flash shone, and from it emerged a large Pokémon. It stood on two, huge legs. It had a massive bulk, two-and-a-half meter in height and almost as wide, lined with orange rocks as armour. Two large arms with the colour of mountain were held, longer than to its elbow in length and strong in their appearance, with small holes in the palms. A large, club-like tail hit down into the floor behind it. And in its face, a large horn extruded like a drill... The beast flexed its arms, lifted its head and roared.

'RRRRHHHHHHYYYYYYYYY... perior!' The Pokémon roared.

The Pokémon

'… Oy. Don't show off like that in front of the new trainers! This is their moment!' Kalmia complained lightly to Jacques.

'He requested, who am I to deny? Fu-fu.' Jacques smirked proudly and poked his glasses in confidence, seemingly more than happy to take any moment. … Rhyperior was currently filling ALL the space in the right part of the lab, opposite of where the new trainers were receiving their Pokémon.

'Rhy-rhy!' The Rhyperior sounded out with an amused expression, seemingly copying the laugh of its trainer as it lowered its arms to stand around more casually.

'Anyways.' Jacques smiled at Dawkin as he lifted a hand and placed it gently on Rhyperior's arm. 'This guy has been with me through thick and thin, from the time when I decided that I would take Pokémon seriously. They call me “The Servant of the Mountain”, and this guy is very much my mountain. He's seen me through countless obstacles, and I believe he'll see me through many more from here on as well. So while I cannot show you my starter, for I no longer posses it, I believe this should be the answer you were seeking, hm?'

'Rhy-rhy!' The Rhyperior appeared to grin. Seems like it liked to show off, too, and was pretty happy with his trainer's praise for him...

And since somebody is probably going to aim a Pokédex at him.

Pokédex Entry #464 – Rhyperior, the Drill Pokémon. Evolving its intelligence further from Rhydon, Rhyperior uses the muscles in its arms to shoot rocks or Geodude as cannonballs from the holes in its palms. Its armour can withstand the force of a volcanic eruption.

'… Alright, now that this guy is done showing off, allow me to explain to you guys what the Pokédex does.' Kalmia said, intending on taking center stage again as everyone had gotten their Pokémon. Jacques and his Rhyperior stood on the side, watching the young trainers and their Pokémon while Kalmia talked.

'First and foremost, your Trainer Cards. They're your ID as a Pokémon Trainer, showing your name, index number as a Pokémon Trainer, a picture of you, the date you got your card, today, and it also shows how many badges you currently have. At the moment, that's zero. If you ever enter the Pokémon League, the Battle Dome or any Pokémon Contests, it will also show your results there.' Kalmia said. 'I took the liberty of inserting your new Trainer Cards into your Pokédexes, for the Pokédex won't function without it, but you can take it out when you need to show it or add a badge to it. It's in the back of the Pokédex.' (You know how the Pokédex looks like a Game Boy Advance? It's in the place where you'd insert a game cartridge. You may pick what colour yours is~)

'Your Pokédex has multiple functions. The main function is to give you information on every Pokémon you encounter and register the Pokémon you have caught. Scan a Pokémon by simply holding the Pokédex towards the Pokémon in question and press the scan-button. You'll be told information about said Pokémon, and by capturing the Pokémon you can also see its expected sizes, what moves it knows, what level it is, what types it is, where it is expected to live, all sorts of stuff. Note, Pokéballs needs to be registered to a person in order for them to function, and the Pokédex does that for you when your Trainer's Card is inserted. It's already linked to the PC as well, so any Pokémon beyond the six you're already carrying will be transported to the PC, and you can retrieve them at any Pokémon Center PC.' It is common knowledge that you can only have six Pokémon at you at any time.

'If you check the Pokédex, you can play the cries of a specific Pokémon you've previously caught. Use that as you wish. You can also use the Pokédex to find out where you might be able to find a specific Pokémon that you've scanned and want to catch... Or, well, you WOULD be able to do that, but the Pokédex has never existed in Isson and as such that data is not recorded. However, you can input it! So, if someone ELSE of you guys has inserted the data of where one might be able to find a specific Pokémon, then it will display on your map similarly! You can also supply each other with information about your previously caught Pokémon if you wish! Do help each other out~!' So no need for ALL of you to complete the Pokédex if you don't wish to, you can do it as a team.

'In addition. Since we are doing this on mission of the Pokémon Research Association, we're actually getting paid. For each Pokémon you catch, the data of where the Pokémon was encountered and such will be recorded, and a number of Pokédollars will be transferred to your accounts. Also, assuming you register a Pokémon trainer battle, you automatically get the winnings transferred to you should you win the battle. Really easy, and you don't lose anything by losing, so you don't have to worry about running out of money out there!' The Pokémon Association has to do SOMETHING so that Pokémon Trainers don't go broke out there.
(… And please ignore the financial contradiction caused by not losing anything by being defeated. I feel you shouldn't have to fear getting into Pokémon battles for monetary reasons!)

'It's also a communicator that can be contacted by both phone and Pokégears as well as other Pokédexes. I took the liberty of inputting the contact information of all the other Pokédexes I've handed out today and to my own central Pokédex, but you can register any other people just as you wish. Give me a call anytime you're in trouble and need some advice! I'm not a Pokémon Professor for nothing!' Kalmia smirked happily, looking out over the new trainers.

'Any questions?'

Pokémon: Start

@Lasrever YES. ALL HIGH-LEVEL TRAINERS HAS TO WEAR HATS. MAKE SURE TO PICK YOUR EARLY, OR YOU MIGHT BE ACCUSED OF COPYING LATER. XD

Oh, you changed your mind about the name since writing the character sheet? Then please update your own character-sheet to represent the name you've now picked for your Wooper~

Yupp. This was adorable. Of course Winston faceplanted. Nicely posted~

@Eklispe Teh-heh. Maybe I took a bit of much liberty with how much Kalmia actually knew, but I did feel she would have taken a little time to find out about the local boy who she was going to give a Pokémon. Haha.

Also, I'm not going to make you pay for iron treats with your money-pool, that'd feel cruel. XD … Yeah, treats and such things for plain living we'll simply say that you DO buy, but we won't take it from the money that you have in-game. That makes it simpler.

… Oh, that's some request... Teh-heh... We'll see what he answers in my next post. And I do believe we only have one person who has yet to post. Anyway. Nicely posted.

@Pirouette Yupp, that's you. Feel free to take the time you need, but do keep in mind that you're the one left. I've got this massive iron block of a second bulk that I need to post after everyone's gotten their Pokémon... But I think I can post something in between to answer Dawkin's request and deal with minor interactions. Haha.
... @Eklispe, make sure Aron doesn't eat my bulk when (or before) I post it, alright? I know I described it as "iron", but... XD

Pokémon: Start

@Delta44 Elite Four is typically made out of oddballs, eh? *looks over at Elite Four* … This appears correct. XD

Aww. He ran off to Kalmia, eh? Suppose that's understandable. In any case. Nicely posted. I do like the style that comes with your posts. Haha. Looks like Shyn will be getting along with you in the future anyways~

@Pink Madness Circus man, eh. XD … Any case. Yupp, suitably beautiful. Three tails, eh? Yupp, still young, but mature enough to be given to her new trainer. Wonderful little thing. Teh-heh. Nicely posted~

@Rune_Alchemist … Please don't run off. I've got further things planned that it'd greatly trouble me if you couldn't partake in. XD

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist The desire to be first became overpowering, did it? XD … Now, lying is bad, but for this case I'll forgive it~

Sure, go ahead and challenge him. I promise it'll turn out fine... XD

Yupp. That dancing Ralts mental image was pretty adorable. Nicely posted.

… Black-hole creating Gardevoir? … You don't mean that- *goes and checks* … Huh. I... guess it knows Shadow Force, then. … Actually, no, even if it can do that it can't attack with it. XD … Eh, guess that's not a move. “Dimensional Cover”, serves the same purpose as Protect or Detect, except can be maintained for multiple rounds until user decides to release it. Drains all PP of all Special moves. Hah. Probably not for battle, let's not put too much weight to it, even if we might play it for drama later.

@Delta44 … HEY REN! You'll want to cross dimensions to find your island eventually, won't you? WELL, BETTER CURRY FAVOR WITH CLAIRE, THEN, HER POKÉMON EVENTUALLY GETS THE POWER TO GO THROUGH DIMENSIONS! XD

Nah, I'm joking, I'm joking. Doesn't look like Gardevoir's holes can actually cross into other worlds, it's just bending the current dimension. We don't even know what Pokémon that you're pursuing actually is, so the investment could be wasted if it turns out that it didn't actually cross dimensions. … Though granted, that backstory doesn't give a whole lot of options, there's only so many Pokémon with the power to open dark portals big enough to swallow islands! XD

@Keyblade87 XD … Yupp, that guy was an Elite Four. Who would have known? Don't worry, Jacques won't hold a grudge, though he WILL remember you... Haha. Thanks for the laugh. Yupp, you've gained your Riolu. Congratulations. Nicely posted.

@Pikmin Eye I'd like to point out that Kalmia seemed defensive about this guy, too, her question might have sounded a little of an accusation of being where he wasn't supposed to be... BUT EH! She's a friendly person, so of course she'll allow him. Haha.

Happy to hear you feel your trip has been worth it, haha. Oh, wait, that's for Kalmia to say. Anyway! Putting your beanie on the Nincada, huh? Makes me wonder how big one is- *checks* … Woah. It's half a meter tall, and far wider than tall. It's bigger than I thought, but also really light for that size. Haha. That's also something I haven't really bothered much about that's suddenly really important. XD

In any case. Nicely posted. This works excellently. Now let's wait for the rest.

@Pyromaniacwolf There was actually a part of the page that said something of the like of “Houndour's are portrayed as pretty honourable, and won't leave any pack-members behind” or something like that, but I declined to include that in the Pokédex entry because I remembered your description of the personality of your Houndour. XD

In any case, yupp. Houndour's impression of your clock in addition to your comment about it was pretty amusing. Teh-heh. Nicely posted.

Question about RP

Sure, you can. As long as you feel you can handle it, there's no limit to the number of roleplays you can enter or GM. Though, yeah, overloading yourself will bring plight to both yourself and those you play with.

Make sure you take ample time to watch and read how other Game Masters do it if you're determined to set up the game. I'd also suggest, if the idea is brand new, to wait a little while before actually setting up the roleplay. If you're still burning for the idea an undetermined amount of time later, then you're free to have a go~ Make sure you're ready, and if you are, go for it~ Haha~