Which list of TMs are we allowed to use to make our selection? Gen. 5 ones or can we pick from any list in past games?
I'm also curious as to what might happen for the people that're falling behind. One person hasn't even posted any in the first chapter and I think one or two others haven't started chapter two yet.
Also I already know what evolutionary item I want. XD I WILL GET IT.
By the way, where exactly are these wild Pokemon located? Are they just randomly throughout the city or in the outskirts or what? I'm also curious about whether the level cap will hold if I choose to continue posting in another chapter when I'm able to continue on to the next chapter.
TMs: I'll be going with the 5th gen list, most likely. But I don't care too much, so if there's a move that's not on that list but on another generation's TM list, it would probably be ok with me :]
Falling behind: As we are a lot of active players in this RP who like the pace we're moving on now, Sovereign's and heretostay's inactivity is actually beginning to bother me. But as I don't think I'd want to take in new players if two dropped out, I guess they can just start posting when they feel like they finally have time to catch up, or they can just leave if they feel like they are too far behind. Sorry, but I did state in the rules that I wanted at least one post every week and if they couldn't do that they shouldn't have signed up. It's not cruel, it's a way to make the RP good for those who are able to play :]
CONCLUSION: don't you worry about them.
Wild pokémon: in the rocky area behind the gym, the chapter post states that "strange pokémon" can be found. What pokémon seem strange here? It's Sableye and Mawile, in case that was too diffuse. But you can write about encountering them, and Meowth and Pidove, anywhere as long as it makes sense enough. I think of Meowth as typical stray cat city pokémon and Pidove as pidgeons who are pretty common in cities. The others: be creative or skip them?
LEVEL CAP: We can discuss this if you don't agree with me, but here is what I think, with an example. In order to be able to level up past lvl 20, you have to move into Pewter City. But if you then want to go back to Viridian Forest for some reason, you can write a post in the "chapter 2 area" even though your pokémon are in levels in the "chapter 3 limit". You just have to write at least one post in the new chapter to unlock the new level cap. Would that be ok? It is to make sure that players who are far behind can't level up to 30 in Viridian Forest just because some players have reached Cerulean City already.
I'd guess they're just on the outskirts, though I'm sure you could find a stray Meowth or two in the city :P
Also @Red: What's your rule on shiny Pokémon? Are we allowed to catch them, can we even meet them? Does it require a spectacular post, or are you simply not going with them? I've got a bit of a plan for my next two posts, so if you're unsure about it, lemme give you a PM and I'll tell you my plan :3
Yeah :3
SHINY POKÉMON: god, I love them. So I'm totally not against it :3 But maybe you'll only be allowed one or two shiny pokémon in total over the course of the RP, so choose wisely. I'd say you can just encounter them in any way.
There might be a future event featuring shiny pokémon... Because there are plot reasons :D like with so much else~ But the main plot won't be revealed for a little while still! I'd actually want to wait until Cerulean or even after Cerulean with that. As long as we enjoy our RPing as ordinary pokédex trainers, I say let's keep at it! I know I am not bored yet ^^
EDIT: ohoho, I spot interaction between Meredith and Ben!