About this RP:

NOTE: This is an RP for serious writers who will stay active, write well, and don't need to be babied or cajoled into writing or behaving properly. It also requires a good understanding of Pokémon.

As explained above, you are a Pokémon trainer about to enter the world of Pokémon with your very first partner! But really, the rest is up to you! This RP is very open ended in regards to what you will do as a Pokémon trainer. Will you brave the Pokémon Gyms? Will you master the Contests? Or perhaps you will find yourself in pursuit of the cryptic "Team Fate". Or maybe your destiny is a more sinister one… This world is full of mystery, wonder, treasure, and excitement; take advantage!

Gameplay will consist of you moving through the "Faria" region, an area that is home to nearly every Pokémon known to man, starting in Adinitium City. There is an underlying plot beside the one you will create for yourself which will intersect with yours at times, but I will not force you along it. You will move from town to town and city to city, collecting Pokémon, meeting people, and advancing in your quest at your own rate (though that is no excuse for inactivity!). The characters you meet and the story will change based on your actions, how you treat NPCs, who you help and who you don't, etc. You may choose to go alone, or you may opt to travel with other players in the RP.

I, along with co-GMs qbsuperstar03 and Hypnosis, will be playing a huge cast of NPCs. I will not have a specific character of my own in this RP, though there will be some recurring NPCs. My role is more the role of a judge and a guide. Hypnosis will have active characters in the RP, but rest assured he will never perform GM actions on/for his own characters. Your actions will have consequences determined by us. You'll have to trust us to be fair, as we will not get into arguments with you. We are the ones who determine if you caught a wild Pokémon, beat a Gym leader, etc. based on how well you write and battle. In player vs. player battles, the parties involved will decide for themselves, and if an agreement cannot be reached, the battle will be brought to us, and we will decide who we think deserved to win. We will try to stay out of your way as much as possible, but when we intervene we are the final say.

You will have to earn money to buy things such as Pokéballs. Your Pokémon will have to level up and learn the moves they would actually learn by leveling up. You will have to battle and make choices that make sense with your Pokémon. Your Pokémon will not automatically be healed after each battle, and you will have to stop at Pokémon Centers or use healing items. Check out my interest check thread here to get a better understanding of how this RP will work.

Battles will be done through Private Messaging or some other form of communication, then posted in ONE POST in the IC. This is to prevent flooding of the RP with many very short posts.

Contest will be done in a similar manner, but they will be explained in further detail when the first one occurs. Pokémon will gain experience points from contests as they would in battle, so if you would like to be exclusively a coordinator, that will be possible.

Your Starter and Wild Pokémon:

First: ONLY ONE OF EACH SPECIES OF POKÉMON. If someone picked the one you wanted, you'll have to choose a different one. Maybe you'll catch it later. This is to prevent everyone from choosing Eevee, Dratini, and Ralts like they normally do.

I am not going to limit you to actual starter Pokémon, and you will have the opportunity to catch Pokémon like Torchic and Mudkip out in the wild. However...

The rarity of your starter will be inversely proportional to the rarity of some of the first Pokémon you meet. What that means is, if you pick Dratini as your first Pokémon, don't expect to meet another rare Pokémon for a long, long time. So, Mr. "Oh, I'll start with Dratini, then catch Bagon, and maybe a few Eevees while I'm at it.", it'll be more like, "Oh, I'll start with Dratini, and… Hi Rattata." I consider a Pokémon that has been a starter Pokémon in one of the games to be a modest choice.

Pick a reasonable starter Pokémon. No legendary starters, not even Phione. No Scyhter or other Pokémon that would be too powerful to consider fighting with Pokémon like Mudkip, okay?

Wild Pokémon you meet will be determined by us. If you wish to find wild Pokémon, you should post that you are looking. Based on the environment, we will determine your wild Pokémon via my secret method. I will not reveal to you how they are chosen; all you need know is that it is a random as possible while still keeping limits on the Pokémon you can catch. I am keeping it secret so that you cannot find loopholes or ways to cheat my system to get Pokémon that it wouldn't make sense for you to have and so that everyone can't just get whatever Pokémon he or she wants. Do not pester us to meet a certain Pokémon, or the next Pokémon you meet will be Bidoof as punishment. I mean it. It is random, so I have limited control over the Pokémon you can meet, and I will not ignore my system so that you can get all your favorite Pokémon. You can tell me a Pokémon that you are interested in as long as you don't go overboard, and, while I can't promise you will get it, I may be able to direct you toward it. For the most part you will simply have to look carefully and hope for the best.

If you have any questions about gameplay, as this is a very complicated RP, and I know I must have forgotten to mention something, please feel free to ask me. I will explain as best as I can.

Character Sheet:

Your character sheet will constantly be changing. You WILL update it with your information as it changes. If it doesn't appear on the character sheet, it doesn't exist.

Name: (Your character's name)
Starter: (Your starter Pokémon's species and nickname if you choose to give it one)
Age: (Your character's age, with a minimum age of 15)
Favorite Type of Pokémon: (Fire, Water, etc.)
Appearance: (Picture of any kind is acceptable as is a written description)
Sexual Orientation: (Your character's sexual preference)
Personality: (What is your character like?)
Likes: (What does your character like?)
Dislikes: (What does you character dislike?)
Fears: (What scares your character?)
Bio: (Give a brief history of your character.)
Anything Else: (Anything else you think it's important we know about your character)
Relations: (To other significant characters in the RP. If you want to have a relationship with someone's character that existed prior to the events of this RP, that's fine as long as they agree.)

Pokémon Info - (yes, this goes on your character sheet)

Party: (list the (up to 6) Pokémon with you)

PC: (the rest of your Pokémon should be listed here)

Bag: (what items do you have? Right now all you have is 600 Pokédollars.)


~How to list a Pokémon:

Lvl (number followed by name of Pokémon, starters begin at level 5)
Gender: (Genderless Pokémon should be treated as such)
Nature: (Careful, Modest, etc. I mean real natures that exist in the game, natures that WILL affect your Pokémon's stats)
Ability: (Dream World abilities must get my approval)
Moves: (there is still a maximum of four)
Held Item: (when you get an item)

And finally, here's a source to help you: Pokémon Database

Here you can find the base stats and the moves learned by any Pokémon. Really anything you'd need to know can be found here. In addition, you can find sprites here if you'd like to include pictures of your Pokémon. Good luck, and thanks for taking the time to read all this!


Rules:
1) The obvious don't god-mod or meta game rule.
2) The obvious don't break RPG rules rule.
3) Be active or get removed. Notify me of extended absences.
4) Do not start arguments with me. I'm alright with you questioning my decision every once in awhile, but don't be obnoxious about it. My decision is usually final.
5) There is no waiting for others to post or posting order. You advance at your own pace; the more time you put into it the farther ahead you can get. Unless of course it gets to a ridiculous point.
6) ONE sample of a Pokémon battle must be sent to EACH Queen of Ice, qbsuperstar03, and Hypnosis, your GMs, via Private Message. It must showcase your ability as a writer AND as a knowledgeable Pokémon trainer. This RP takes base stats into account. Follow the link to the initial interest check above to learn what I mean and to get a good sample post of what I'm expecting.
7) Do not forget that qbsuperstar03 and Hypnosis are co-GMs. Their word is also law.
8) Have fun, and make this RP your own.