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Pokélections 2015
http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Stephen+Colbert+Jon+Stewart+Comedy+Central+F8ntg7EsOusl.jpg this doesn't have css so you can just bite me Welcome to the inaugural Pokélections of 2015! What are we electing? What does this have to do with Pokémon at all? Fear not! There is an explanation coming! The point of this thread has been laid out by my co-host The Dark Avenger, and I cannot think of a better way to describe it: Quote:
It is time for someone to lead their region into the Masterball Office. Candidates will be periodically presented with a list of issues in this thread with which they will (hopefully) do their best to answer. Not every issue has to be answered, you may exercise your right not to answer. But let's be real - the more you do answer, the more likely you are to win. If you wish to take part in this event, it's simple. Use the sign-up sheet below and sign yourself up on behalf of your region. Your region will take the place of the political parties in our world. As with the real world, there will naturally (hopefully) be many candidates from the same region, so consider this not as a team exercise but you attempting to be voted into office as the leader of your party. Voting? Oh, yes. Once the week is almost over, the debate will be declared over and anyone may vote on who they think should become the next leader of the Pokémon world, the Champion, if you will. As with any election, the population will (hopefully) vote for a candidate that they feel best answered the questions put forth to them. Voting will be done by sending a PM to a specially made ballot box account, as you will not be flooding my inbox with votes. I don't have time for that. Voters may only vote for one candidate total, from any party. So, I think that settles things. If you have any questions, be sure to post in this thread or send The Dark Avenger or myself a VM and we'll do our best to answer. |
Signing up is simple - just fill out the form below.
Username: Region/Party: Slogan for your party: The rest of this post will be used as a filler for anything we need to add, most likely as a list of issues/topics that have been presented thus far. Oh, and contestants. Regions: Kanto - Bardothren Johto - Kiyoshi the Polar Bear, TheRealOCD, bobandbill, Delta, Chase, Kanzler, Delta Hoenn - gio7sm, PokePlayer101, Hoenn Sinnoh - Meloetta, Kakarot1212, Absol used bite!, Golurks Were Meant to Fly, BadSheep, Chicken Fingers Unova - Forever, Nakuzami, Hikamaru Kalos - KiaraKitsune, Archy, Klippy, Dedenne1, GiovanniViridian |
This sounds brilliantly hysterical. |
Username: Forever
Region/Party: Unova Slogan for your party: Make your wonderful dreams a reality. |
This sounds intense
I shall be the bestest leader ever Username: Nakuzami |
Username: TheRealOCD
Region/Party: Johto Slogan for your party: "Devote yourself entirely, so even that which will fade and disappear is ingrained forever upon your heart and mind! That is the only fate for any human." |
Username: Hikamaru
Region/Party: Unova Slogan for your party: "Learn what makes you yourself, because there's always something in the world that makes you unique. Don't ever doubt yourself because everyone has something special." |
Sounds interesting...I'll sign up now, before I get cold feet. Got nothing to lose other than my non-existent pride, after all. xD Username: Meloetta Region/Party: Sinnoh Slogan for your party: "Either you run the day, or the day runs you." |
some of these slogans are reading like kingdom hearts monologues
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This is a hella neat idea imo. Idk if I'll have the time to answer everything but I can fill out a form!
Username: bobandbill Region/Party: Johto/"The Puppet-master Party" Slogan for your party: "Don't catch - control." |
Username: Kakarot
Region/Party: Sinnoh/Deez Nuts Slogan for your party: "Equality" |
Username: gio7sm
Region/Party: Hoenn Slogan for your party: " *insert cheesy slogan here* " |
Username: Delta
Party: United Johto party Slogan: "United people, United decisions, United Johto" |
Username: KiaraKitsune
Region/Party: Kalos Slogan for your party: "If you want a change, then we will fight for it, with all means necessary!" |
Username~Absol Used Bite!
Party~Sinnoh Slogan~Together we are solid. Solid as a rock. |
Alright I'm gonna hopefully remember to answer the questions!
Username: Golurks Were Meant to Fly Region/Party: Sinnoh/The Sinnohbar Party Slogan for your party: "Hah! Better have BURN HEAL!" |
Username: BadSheep
Region/Party: Sinnoh Slogan for your party: "We want a stable economy and safety, not an immature 10-year old champion." |
All candidates up to this post have been added! I'll give a few more hours until I start giving out questions, but even after then, people can still sign up.
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Username: Chase
Region/Party: Johto/The Castform Party Slogan for your party: Vote Chase for a Sunny Day Christos is the best campaign manager |
Doooing this thang.
Username: Klippy Region/Party: Kalos / Klippitarian Slogan for your party: "This ain't a Klipmocracy, this is a Kliptatorship." |
I think I understand this haha hey what do I have to lose.
Username: Dedenne1 Region/Party: Kalos Slogan for your party: "There are good ways to win and bad ways too lose, just make sure I'm the one winning and you'll be just fine." |
Might as well do this it seems like a cool idea
Username: PokePlayer101 Region: Hoenn Slogan for your party: "Don't focus on the things that make us the same. Instead, focus on the things that make us unique. Celebrate your differences." |
Username:Chicken Fingers
Region/Party: Sinnoh Slogan for your party: "Arceus, Family, Love, Chicken Fingers" |
Looks like somebody needs to get on the liberal platform.
Username: Kanzler Region/Party: Johto Liberty Party Slogan for your party: "A free people prosper." |
Enough people have signed up for the preliminaries to begin! Sign-ups are still open at this point, but they will end after I post the next set of questions.
Candidates, - In the Pokémon regions, there is usually one big corporation that has a monopoly on everything Pokémon-related in that region. The pre-eminent example of this is Silph Co, who owns, patents and sells almost every usable item a trainer comes across in their journey, regardless of what region they come from. They control the production, supply and demand, pushing Pokémon as a way of life and being, for all intents and purposes, the leaders of the known world. However, with the rise of an elected government (you), things will have to be changed. The world as we know it cannot be run by a corporation. How will you and your party deal with these super-corporations? As the democratic power of the land, how will you manage your own influence with the all-reaching grasp of Silph Co? - Why is there such economic, ecological and technological disparity between the regions? How will you ensure the growth of a region like Kanto to achieve the same level of development as Unova, or Kalos? - Rare candies are a wonder drug that pushes a Pokémon to its physical and psychological limits in order to get stronger instantly. It is currently marketed as a medicine, despite there being no legal supplier of the substance. As such, it is almost impossible to control the flow of this substance. It is made and supplied purely by home labs, using a difficult procedure and rare compounds in order to make the final product. However, rising reports of rare candy labs burning down due to dangerous chemicals going rapidly unstable have caught the attention of your government - for the sake of your people and their Pokémon, something must be done. Also, recent studies have shown that rare candies contain all the same properties as crystal meth. It is essentially a high powered meth for Pokémon and once addiction starts, is almost impossible to break loose from. What will your government do to control this drug trade? Bear in mind that currently, rare candies are not illegal, due to there being no government force before you in the land. But you will have free rein to handle this drug trade as you wish. You may answer any and all questions. Good luck. |
Username: Melody
Region/Party: Hoenn / Naturalist Party Slogan for your party: "I will fight for the natural beauty of the community" Q1: I would simply divide the corporation in to many parts and force them to base each division out of a city of their choosing. One per Pokemon City, no region shall have more divisions than the others. Hoenn gets the ONE odd division should there be an odd number, since we're in the center of all of them. Q2: By reassigning the professors and brightest minds and trainers to less prosperous regions. I'd also start a breeding program or two to distribute all known species of pokemon across all the regions. I imagine that there are many places where Pokemon from other regions can thrive in Hoenn, as well as any other region. Q3: Simply ban Rare Candies from all Pokemon League Gyms and League Championships. This will damper most of it; as we should be able to test Pokemon for the residual traces of a Rare Candy in their droppings. Only Pokemon Masters of the highest caliber should be allowed to assist in the research of Rare Candies so that we may make them safer for all Pokemon. Also we do need some ridiculously powerful Masters; as they will be the center of our enforcement arm; they will be tasked with seeking out such manufacturing operations and destroying them. |
Username: GiovanniViridian
Region/Party: Kalos Slogan for your party: "For your insolence, you will feel a world of pain!" EDIT: Q1: I'll encourage a variety of corporations for every region. Which means there would be different types of Potions, Full Heals etc. and it would encourage competition. Q2: The best way is to achieve a good balance. For Celadon City as an example I would encourage having more and more buildings like in Castelia City while also encourage planting more greenery too to fit Erika's Gym. Q3: I'll limit production of Rare Candies and make laws about the limit of using Rare Candies. I find it no point in banning them altogether as in my opinion a limit is good. |
Here are my answers.
Question one (mega companies): Thank you sir, that's a good question. First of all I would like to say that I have no intention of taking over the established companies whatsoever. What I will do is establish a tax system which will help put some of their profits towards community projects. In my own region, Unova, trash is an important issue on the agenda. That's to be expected, though, as Unova is a technoligically advanced region and therefore more technology means more tourists want to check it out, which ultimately leads to more trash. So far The Shadow Triad themselves are collectively picking up the trash as per Pokemon League instructions, but that's not enough. We need an established task force on community projects like this, and the money from the profit that the super-corporations generate will go towards projects such as those throughout the regions. It will be a fair tax, only around 5% of total profit will go towards said projects. Given how much those corporations generate they can easily afford to give back to the community a little more, especially after the price of basic items rising lately. I will not interfere in the running of those businesses, in fact I believe they are good for the regions. We will ultimately step down on any illegal or overboard behaviour but otherwise they have the free reign to carry on as they are. It's better for the economy that way. Question two (technology etc): I'm going to bring some of the technologies from Kalos to Kanto. It's just a matter of getting enough money put aside to be able to do this. The history of Kanto itself is enough to attract some tourists, however that isn't enough. I can't really put any plans in place/work out the actual economics unless I get access to the Kanto records, which are currently top secret. I can't give you anymore than that right now unfortunately. Question three (Rare Candies): Instead of totally wipe it out, what I aim to do is create other methods of getting stronger, so that the Rare Candy will become obsolete. Secret Bases are a great place for getting stronger, and I'd like to bring those specialist trainers to other regions too, as well as Unova's Join Avenue, which had the same sort of functions. My idea is that children which are younger than the age to start a journey (10) will be trained to become Pokemon trainers. They will be personal trainers and correctly train the Pokemon so they're not high on rare candy and become stronger through natural means. They'll be taught by the present trainers which can do that (and older trainers can obviously become involved too). A healthier lifestyle leads to a happier Pokemon world, so nobody will really need to resort to Rare Candy (unless they want a cheap thrill, but I can put together some advertising that advises against that). |
Here we go:
Q1: I would like to begin by saying that if my party is to be chosen to tackle this issue that we will handle it swiftly and aggressively. Silph Co. has been in power for too long. Although the issue has never been formally addressed i would like to show the people that we have plans for a changed future. Like most companies Silph Co. has one goal to make money and keep a steady grip on power. But let me be clear our goal is not to eliminate or take Silph by force. rather take away some of its power and redistribute it to other areas. The first step to take is to encourage other businesses to grow and to tax companies based on the amount of money they take in per year. So a company like Silph who earns more money than most will be taxed at a higher rate than a smaller company such as a simple Pharmacy or Boutique. Once this is put into place Silph may have to higher their prices, allowing smaller companies to grow more. Q2: In my own region of Kalos we are very prosperous, our economy is stable and our technology is advancing at a rate higher than average. To help regions like Kanto get into the modern era we will put a small tax on all areas of the region and with the money collected invest in cities to grow up new businesses and create new schools as well as labratories and factories so we can overall provide new jobs and increase opportunities available to the youth of the area. Eventually regions like Kanto, with this plan, can grow and prosper. Q3: We cannot simply take the drug off the market, nor can we abuse the rights of the people in selling and obtaining this drug. The people have to make their own decisions on the use of this drug so rather than having people create it themselves we will invest money into a new organic drug that can will potentially have the same effect. While doing this of coarse we will not make any efforts to ban the rare candy until a new replacement can be created. However if such a goal can not be achieved we will be forced to take action and outright ban rare candies, the manufacture of them and any selling of the drug. |
Queation one~
Ah yes the old company monopoly situation, Personally, I would like to introduse a tax system, making a fair share of their money go towards the police and pokemon care forces, I also beleive this should encourage local companies to start springing up and adding competition to the larger ones and creating new jobs, and that is something we'rein need of after the sudden boom of trainers Question two~Kanto, a place of natural beauty is one of the lesser developed reigons in the pokémon world, however a lot of the tourist areas far well in the economic system, however some don't fare too well. I would like to propose restricted development in certain parts of the reigons, as I feel that Nature should be an important part. For example Veilstone city has nothing much going for it in these anti-gambling times apart from a department store, so Developments would be quite welcome there. 3~I'm a firm beleiver that rare candies are a great asset to any trainer, however, trainers who abuse them often end up with malformed pokemon, I would like to suggest that we bring in a rare candy liscence, that is only holders of one have permission to sell rare candy. Also, in order to stop the everyday, uneducated trainer from abusing them, I feel as though we should impose a minimum price of 1000 poké a peice. |
Username: Delta
Party: United Johto party Slogan: "United people, United decisions, United Johto" I propose a council of regions within and acceptable range. This means all six regions will be welcomed into this union. This new group will be governed by a the leaders who can vote for or against certain proposals. The first act I will propose would be The Underdeveloped Region Act 2016. This act will provide the transfer of certain objects or people to underdeveloped regions. This will include the transfer of research or professors to other regions to exchange knowledge. It will also promote the transfer of technological advances for a teaching of culture. For example the exchange of technology from a region such as Kalos for a teaching of traditional pokeball making from Johto. This Union will also help in discouraging the mega companies, as I will tax the trade between regions with a company based in many regions. For example if silf co want to trade in different regions they would get taxed heavily but a Johto based company trading within Johto would only get the base amount of VAT for that region. This would break up the large company into smaller local offices to each regions where they would have listen to the supply and demand of that region else be taken over by another company in that regions as they are no longer multi regional Giants. With the rare candy problem I propose a harsh limit to the production of the drug, and the change in the classification of the drug to a over-the-counter drug with limited allowances per Pokemon, per year or with prescription. It is also banned for Pokemon under the level of 18. The name and the packaging will also be changed. The name "rare candy" imply it is good for you and a treat, while this itself is not a problem, it is an addictive drug and should not be given a name with connotations of good, happiness and youth. The packaging with also be change to a small grey box detailing the Heath risk and warnings. This will allow the user to be able to see what it is and what it does without it being hidden behind looking like candy |
Q1: Of course the world cannot be just run by a corporation – not without my input, anyway. It is true that companies such as Silph and Devon have dominated the landscape – look no further than the impact Devon had on developments like Sea Mauville. On the other hand, there is a lot of good these groups do as well. They employ plenty of NPCs and create numerous jobs, and their work takes science and technology forward, which further re-invests into our economy. I mean, have you seen their work with infinity energy, based on that death ray whatshisface... Lysandre made up? It’s magnificent!
The solution isn’t easy then – you have to try and let the region grow in the way you desire, and keep the people happy with the previous setup happy. We’ll hence be in... talks with them in how they run things, with an interest to take them over as government-owned entities. I have a good feeling they will be quite receptive to our plans. Rest assured, it won’t be them influencing the entire landscape without the, ahem, best interests of our citizens at heart. Q2: A good question to allow me to explain how we would run the companies! You see, these companies are a dominating force within their own region, but you don’t see much evidence of them elsewhere. Even with the popular trainer items like Hyper Potions or Great Balls, you have different companies creating the same standard sort of item. Meanwhile, it’s so much harder to run things the way you want when everyone has their own set of rules and methods. That’s why we’ll effectively merge the companies into their own branches. That way, Kanto can experience the same benefits of Unova, and vice versa! Some companies have ideas on production or management that others can learn from as well, and it will make it much easier for us to work with them as well. Q3: It’s clear that we can’t just have these drugs lying around. You hardly want any trainers, particularly the new brand of young League Champions springing up all over the darn place, with access to these drugs. Why, it’s hardly a fair fight if they have access to it! Imagine if one of them were to go rogue and felt it necessary to take down another large, say, corporation or group. We hardly need unnecessary chaos. And I suppose labs burning down is a bad thing too. Of course, it’s far easier to say ‘ban it’ than to implement such an act. I mean, we’re not like Smogon! Not yet, anyway. If you ban something, you can simply make it more desirable. That is why that, if granted the position of governing the Pokémon world, we will again enlist the power of people within the region’s best companies to research the Rare Candy, the manufacturing process, and how to best combat it, or, perhaps, make a ‘safer’ version. Because it’d be a shame to throw away everything about such a product – you don’t see these problems with Proteins, do you? The point is, we will ensure that this problem is properly addressed, and all options fully explored. |
Questions answered!
Q1: As a technologically advanced region, one major issue we are trying to address as a region is always facing a need to move forward and help cater towards new residents and tourists alike. I'd like to see a new anti-pollution program to help combat the increased numbers of pollution this region has been facing lately, and we don't want it contaminating our air and water. Our company is always bringing the latest in ideas to help improve the life of our residents, so do stick with us to hear what we have in the plans. Q2: As I said, our technology is advanced but I feel like there is still room for improvement and we also want to lend our hand to less developed regions such as Johto and Hoenn, which have more nature than urbanization so to export our services there we should help them catch up with us in technology so that everyone will be happy. Q3: Rare Candies are one of the very few methods to raise Pokemon quickly, and while we do have services in Join Avenue that provide it, there isn't enough and we need new and convenient ways to train. My ideal choice is to have a new facility that helps struggling trainers learn from experts to train their Pokemon and it'll make it so we don't have to rely on Rare Candies as much as we currently do. Man I was struggling with these considering I was suffering ideas block. I probably won't do very well but it's the best I could come up with. |
Question #1
I would encourage the creation of new companies to compete and build factories for those local businesses. These local businesses would have my backing and I would do my best to make them bigger. My ultimate goal is to merge all of them into one giant company able to compete with the other. Competition is good for business and would boost the economy. Question #2 I would assign different regions different scientists based on their abilities. Each region can research something different, then trade their ideas with the next region so every region can benefit from the various research and get the best of every world. Question #3 It will be impossible to stop the drug market. So, the government will put together a team of scientists to make a cheaper and healthier version of rare candies to be available and produced at local businesses. We will make a standard to be met and let others make their own flavors and such to sell. I would outlaw all homemade rare candies to be sold and marketed as the government and local business brand of rare candies. |
great answers so far
I'm sick & dark avenger is awol so the next set of questions have been a bit delayed I'm sorry - Should human consumption of Pokémon be made illegal? Can there be exceptions? - Should there be a ban on catching legendary Pokémon, as they are essentially the gods that keep our universe intact? - Why is healthcare left in the hands of previously mentioned mega-corporations? Should hospitals, and more importantly, PokéCenters, be nationalised? This would require customers to pay a very small fee to use facilities, but it would mean that your government now has control over the healthcare system. Or are you content to leave things as they are? sorry for the shorter questions i'm very sick lol also no more sign ups after this post I'm sorry |
- Should human consumption of Pokémon be made illegal? Can there be exceptions?
Yes. Except in cases where one isn't consuming the Pokemon itself; but a product of the (hopefully still living) Pokemon; like Moo Moo Milk. Since most all Pokemon show signs of basic sentience; we should respect that and not eat any of them who do not consent. Most Pokemon however lack the capacity to consent. - Should there be a ban on catching legendary Pokémon, as they are essentially the gods that keep our universe intact? No. These Legendary Pokemon often do not choose unworthy trainers. There should however be a very strict requirement on capturing Legendary Pokemon; you should have attained at least all eight badges before attempting a capture. This is to allow the Gym Leaders to fully assess you as a trainer and raise objections by withholding their blessing to capture a Legendary. The badge need not be the only thing conferred by a Leader, they should also confer the blessing to attempt such a capture if they believe it will not upset the balance of the world or could save it. - Why is healthcare left in the hands of previously mentioned mega-corporations? Should hospitals, and more importantly, PokéCenters, be nationalised? This would require customers to pay a very small fee to use facilities, but it would mean that your government now has control over the healthcare system. Or are you content to leave things as they are? Leave it as is. The service is and should remain to be FREE. We should incentivize companies to keep providing this service, and give them feedback on how to better improve it. We can't have our youth running around trying to become trainers without this vital support system. |
Vote Kanzler and the Johto Liberty Party for a free and prosperous future! Feel free to explore our platform in more than one sitting.
Q1: In the Pokémon regions, there is usually one big corporation that has a monopoly on everything Pokémon-related in that region. The pre-eminent example of this is Silph Co, who owns, patents and sells almost every usable item a trainer comes across in their journey, regardless of what region they come from. They control the production, supply and demand, pushing Pokémon as a way of life and being, for all intents and purposes, the leaders of the known world. However, with the rise of an elected government (you), things will have to be changed. The world as we know it cannot be run by a corporation. How will you and your party deal with these super-corporations? As the democratic power of the land, how will you manage your own influence with the all-reaching grasp of Silph Co? Spoiler:
Q2: Why is there such economic, ecological and technological disparity between the regions? How will you ensure the growth of a region like Kanto to achieve the same level of development as Unova, or Kalos? Spoiler:
Q3: Rare candies are a wonder drug that pushes a Pokémon to its physical and psychological limits in order to get stronger instantly. It is currently marketed as a medicine, despite there being no legal supplier of the substance. As such, it is almost impossible to control the flow of this substance. It is made and supplied purely by home labs, using a difficult procedure and rare compounds in order to make the final product. However, rising reports of rare candy labs burning down due to dangerous chemicals going rapidly unstable have caught the attention of your government - for the sake of your people and their Pokémon, something must be done. Also, recent studies have shown that rare candies contain all the same properties as crystal meth. It is essentially a high powered meth for Pokémon and once addiction starts, is almost impossible to break loose from. What will your government do to control this drug trade? Bear in mind that currently, rare candies are not illegal, due to there being no government force before you in the land. But you will have free rein to handle this drug trade as you wish. Spoiler:
Q4: Should human consumption of Pokémon be made illegal? Can there be exceptions? Spoiler:
Q5: Should there be a ban on catching legendary Pokémon, as they are essentially the gods that keep our universe intact? Spoiler:
Q6: Why is healthcare left in the hands of previously mentioned mega-corporations? Should hospitals, and more importantly, PokéCenters, be nationalised? This would require customers to pay a very small fee to use facilities, but it would mean that your government now has control over the healthcare system. Or are you content to leave things as they are? Spoiler:
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Should human consumption of Pokémon be made illegal? Can there be exceptions?
Eating Pokemon? No thanks. I want to encourage a good relationship between humans and Pokemon. I'll make it illegal and plus if human consumption of Pokemon there will be a chance of Pokemon rebelling against trainers. Should there be a ban on catching legendary Pokémon, as they are essentially the gods that keep our universe intact? Yes, since getting these legendary Pokemon into a trainer's hands will be very dangerous as time and space will be affected. The exception is if the legendary Pokemon chooses the trainer. Why is healthcare left in the hands of previously mentioned mega-corporations? Should hospitals, and more importantly, PokéCenters, be nationalised? This would require customers to pay a very small fee to use facilities, but it would mean that your government now has control over the healthcare system. Or are you content to leave things as they are? I'll leave them as what they are. Would you want to pay over healing your Pokemon when your Pokemon's life could be in danger? No thanks. |
Question one~As so meone who does not beleive in the consumption of pokemon, you may be shocked to hear that I'm going to be keeping this legal, at least for the time being. My reasoning is that we don't want the black market to thrive and pokemon delicacies would be a huge selling point of the black market
Q2~I think that ledgendary pokemon should be allowed to be caught, as a trainer who is able to capture one is surely a very skilled one, however, if the ledgendary is being used maliciously, then we shall release it instead of rehoming it. Question 3~Free healthcare should be inportant for pokemon, as oftentimes they will come to near death situations and if you cant afford to heal tgem then many lives could be lost. I would also like to propose free human healthcare, even more tax, but it will go gradually. Just look how successful it waa in Anglo. |
Candidate Archy has had to withdraw from the race, unfortunately. Also I'm going to message everyone who hasn't answered at least one question so far - I have a very small attention span and a lot of time on my hands and I would like more posts to read! Plus it's just good to actually participate in these things.
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Q4 - It depends on just how delicious Pokémon can be, and if we rely on them so much for nutrition – in this berry filled world of ours however this is not as large an issue. Pokémon are fantastic creatures to work with, and I’d rather not eat useful tools. Would you want to eat your spanner, or your computer? Without Pokémon we can hardly continue many of our great advances.
Of course, some parts of Pokemon, such as MooMooMilk, are great for people. And other Pokémon, like Farfetch’d, are dang delicious... but they are endangered. In these cases as long as we don’t wipe out species, the farming of such Pokémon by-products and indeed products is something I feel should continue. Until we run out of non-Pokémon ‘animals’ though, I don’t imagine we should allow consumption of creatures we can better utilise. Cows suck at battling. Q5 - Yes, unless these Pokémon are wrecking havoc on their own, and hence require intervention which may include the capture of these creatures. I say this because such creatures in the wrong hands can be devastating. And these creatures do not simply allow those who are ‘worthy’ to capture them. Look at the likes of Galactic, who captured the legendary Pixie Pokémon of the Sinnoh lakes, and tried to use the Pokémon of Space and Time! Or the Magma and Aqua folks who tried to merely wake up Groudon and Kyogre respectively, and how close the region of Hoenn came to utter destruction. And they were well-meaning groups, if utterly misguided! No, we absolutely cannot allow people to capture or interfere with these beasts, and I even argue that these new champions who have captured them should release their legendaries and let nature govern by itself in this case. We do not want to risk any supposed well-meaning groups to wield such power. Besides, we don’t want to risk any trainer with a legendary Pokémon attacking our new government system! Q6 - As a result of our takeover of these mega-corporations, we will naturally take the running of PokéCentres and the likes into our hands. Fortunately, being a government entity taxes from any sales made by such companies can be used to keep the well-loved Pokémon Centre system we have free for all users. You’ll be happy, I’ll be happy, we keep a working employment system and a vital mechanism of our society happy – everyone wins! |
- In the Pokémon regions, there is usually one big corporation that has a monopoly on everything Pokémon-related in that region. The pre-eminent example of this is Silph Co, who owns, patents and sells almost every usable item a trainer comes across in their journey, regardless of what region they come from. They control the production, supply and demand, pushing Pokémon as a way of life and being, for all intents and purposes, the leaders of the known world. However, with the rise of an elected government (you), things will have to be changed. The world as we know it cannot be run by a corporation. How will you and your party deal with these super-corporations? As the democratic power of the land, how will you mange your own influence with the all-reaching grasp of Silph Co?
Well, there is no way to completely balance out the power of company's. In my eyes, I see Silph Co. having a great effect on the economy. They, along with a few other large corporations, provide tens of thousands of jobs. The best way to control the situation is to embrace them, but limit them. Put more security and checks on all products coming in and out, and set a minimum wage. By having a minimum wage, Silph Co. will no longer be able to pay for as many workers, forcing people to start and join other companies. More companies mean there will be more balance. Not everybody will be buying products and relying on Silph Co., reducing their influence and effect on the common people. - Why is there such economic, ecological and technological disparity between the regions? How will you ensure the growth of a region like Kanto to achieve the same level of development as Unova, or Kalos? One of the reasons, is simply money. Outside of the surrounding areas near Silph Co., people are rather poor in their standards. However, the people may not like more factories and labs. They will cause pollution and upset nature. Instead, we can try to increase the amount of shipments coming in to the less developed regions. Over time, I wouldn't be surprised to see everything even out more. - Rare candies are a wonder drug that pushes a Pokémon to its physical and psychological limits in order to get stronger instantly. It is currently marketed as a medicine, despite there being no legal supplier of the substance. As such, it is almost impossible to control the flow of this substance. It is made and supplied purely by home labs, using a difficult procedure and rare compounds in order to make the final product. However, rising reports of rare candy labs burning down due to dangerous chemicals going rapidly unstable have caught the attention of your government - for the sake of your people and their Pokémon, something must be done. Also, recent studies have shown that rare candies contain all the same properties as crystal meth. It is essentially a high powered meth for Pokémon and once addiction starts, is almost impossible to break loose from. What will your government do to control this drug trade? Bear in mind that currently, rare candies are not illegal, due to there being no government force before you in the land. But you will have free rein to handle this drug trade as you wish. It will be illegal. It is not only dangerous for the people making it, but wild Pokemon and possibly neighbors. If a house catches on fire, depending on the size, the surrounding area could easily be set ablaze. My suggestion is to substantially increase the size of the police force. Double or even triple the size. Train more Pokemon that are able to sniff out the drug and nip suppliers in the bud. I also recommend having more research conducting how over time, training your Pokemon naturally will make them stronger in the long run. It's slower, but much more effective in my eyes. A pokemon with a stronger bond is a stronger Pokemon. - Should human consumption of Pokémon be made illegal? Can there be exceptions? People are unable to only live off of plants and vegetables. It's hard to digest all of the natural nutrients and such. To protect the Pokemon population, there will be a list of illegal Pokemon to hunt or cook and eat. Then common Pokemon, such as Magikarp and Miltank will be legal to eat. - Should there be a ban on catching legendary Pokémon, as they are essentially the gods that keep our universe intact? No. Unless there is a reason to take a legendary Pokemon away from a trainer, then we shouldn't. As long as everything that legend is in charge of is okay, I am okay with it. If a trainer has the ability to capture a legendary Pokemon, they deserve that Pokemon. - Why is healthcare left in the hands of previously mentioned mega-corporations? Should hospitals, and more importantly, PokéCenters, be nationalised? This would require customers to pay a very small fee to use facilities, but it would mean that your government now has control over the healthcare system. Or are you content to leave things as they are? As said before, there has been no issue regarding this subject. Until a specific problem is noticed, the current system is perfectly fine. It's kind of like "Why fix it if it isn't broken?" |
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I would encourage other entrepreneurs to establish their own businesses in order for the Sinnoh citizens to rapt their attention toward more possibilities rather than just one. development I would give focus to technological advancement by hiring more scientists and by implanting more research centers in Hoenn rare candy Send in more security forces and train them to use machineries or Pokemon to locate high usage of the drug Pokémon consumption Absolutely no! Pokémon are special beings and they will be treated as special as they are! Legendary I will allow the capturing of the legendaries but only if the deity wishes to go with a master/trainer healthcare During my reign, I shall legalize free healthcare both for Pokemon and humans |
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Party: United Johto party Slogan: "United people, United decisions, United Johto" It will be illegal to eat Pokemon as I wish to encourage a healthy relationship between trainer and Pokemon, not "be good or I fry you" No there will be no ban on legendary Pokemon catching, but I will ban the use of masterballs other instant capture balls as there is no reason that a Pokemon should be forced to be capture with a ball without a chance of escaping. That is cruel and inconsiderate, if you want to catch a legendary or normal Pokemon you will have to use an pokeball other than a masterballs The pokecenters will remain as they are now, the health care is free, available to all and most importantly very good. So it will remain as it is, but if the reports say the standards have dropped or the services I will take control and nationalise it, but I intend for it to be a free system funded by taxes and donations |
Round three! I imagine there'll only be one more round of questions after these, as it's getting close to the end of the Olympics and what not.
These questions will deal with scenarios that will not likely happen in the bubbly world of Pokémon, but I think it's interesting to replicate real life scenarios within this world. - In this scenario, you have been elected into government. A Growlithe was shot and killed by an Officer Jenny after she deemed it as a threat and has been cleared of wrongdoing by a court, despite outsider video footage of the situation showing that the Growlithe in question was not of any risk to her. This is the most recent example of Jennies using their power in highly questionable, volatile ways and there are now mass protests from citizens in your major cities. What would your government do in this scenario? - Kanto has long laid claim to the Sevii Islands by virtue of them being close to the region, but the islands (in this scenario) are primarily inhabited by Hoennien citizens/people of Hoenn descent who wish to have the islands recognised as an extension of Hoenn. Kanto refuses to let go of the claim to these islands, citing sovereignty due to geographical closeness. In return, Hoenn has declared they will do what they must to protect their citizens from what they see as an illegal aggressor. If the situation is not defused soon, conflict may erupt. How will your government attempt to solve this crisis before hell breaks loose? If negotiations fail, then what? All candidates must answer from the perspective of their own region. |
Alright gonna answer the first set of questions!
1. Regardless of their intentions, corporations are inherently corrupt due to their ability to accumulate power rivaling nations, and a lack of democratic inauguration. However, in a capitalistic society like the Pokemon world, individualism and success based in work are paramount values. Corporations have the right to exist, but must be kept in check. As president I would focus on trust busting and breaking monopolies so as to keep the market free for startups and smaller businesses. Corporations that provide good and fair services like Pokecenter Co. or Poke Mart Inc. can continue to be allowed their corner and market, but those with illegal or nefarious intentions like Galactic Industries must be put in their place. 2. Unfortunately, regions are blessed or cursed with or without natural resources. Unova is a technological center, Kalos has beautiful tourist destinations, and Sinnoh offers copious amounts of raw materials. Regions like Kanto and Johto are much less developed. To help ensure success for these struggling regions, I propose a Land Ordinance. As many know housing in Kalos and Unova has reached astronomical rates due to demand, yet Kanto and Johto offer similar beauty. A Land Ordinance reducing the cost of land in Kanto and Johto would encourage settlement and thus industry in these regions, without demanding large amounts of citizen taxdollars to be put forth in a Stimulus. 3. The first step to limiting rare candies is to ban both their usage and production. Those who buy the most toxic chemicals used in its production will be kept on a list, and those members who continue in shady purchases may end up being investigated. Those caught in the act of using or dealing will also be arrested. The next step is to administer both blood tests and lie detector tests in official Pokemon Competitions, be it Gym Battles or the Elite Four. Blood tests can determine if rare candies have been used recently. Lie detector tests with the aid of a Meditite's mind reader can easily sort out those who have used rare candies to buff their pokemon. |
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The People of Hoenn have a long and established history of respecting Pokemon. Should this sort of behavior have been revealed as actual wrongdoing and after extensive investigation of this outsider video to confirm it's authenticity; we would likely terminate the Offending Jenny from service of the Police Force for dishonorable conduct and contempt of court. However there would need to be a trial of the new evidence to verify it's authenticity and admissibility. Needless to say even if we couldn't dismiss her summarily; she would be placed on indefinite probation as an Officer "Under a Cloud" of misconduct and ensure she does nothing more than paperwork until she quits or pensions out. There are many ways of dealing with misconduct that don't necessarily include dismissal. Since Officers are tasked with working with Pokemon; including their own, they should be held accountable if they ever DO use their gun unnecessarily. In Response to the Sevii Island conflict As a native of Hoenn I myself could not hope to resolve this conflict myself because of my own biases. I would seek recourse from Johto, Kalos, Sinnoh and Unova Leadership to vote to put the issue to rest. The most peaceful way we can resolve this is binding arbitration by someone uninvolved and uninterested in the outcome. So it would stand to reason that the arbitrator would be from one of these four regions. Should the Muk hit the fan and the conflict were escalated, I'd probably call upon my people not to attack Kanto, doing so could only harm our citizens on the Sevii Islands. Personally I call upon both regions to settle things amicably and split the duties 50/50; offering these citizens dual citizenship as well as sharing any revenue(s) from taxation and expenses from operation of facilities there like the Pokemon Center. Should Kanto make a reasonable enough offer to purchase the claim from Hoenn; I'd urge them to consider it. You can take ownership of the land; but you cannot take the culture from the people and Kanto has not done anything to harm them beyond denying their local agency. That offense in and of itself should be decided by all the uninvolved regions and effective actions applied. |
Q7: A Growlithe was shot and killed by an Officer Jenny after she deemed it as a threat and has been cleared of wrongdoing by a court, despite outsider video footage of the situation showing that the Growlithe in question was not of any risk to her. This is the most recent example of Jennies using their power in highly questionable, volatile ways and there are now mass protests from citizens in your major cities.
What would your government do? Spoiler:
Q8: Kanto has long laid claim to the Sevii Islands by virtue of them being close to the region, but the islands (in this scenario) are primarily inhabited by Hoennien citizens/people of Hoenn descent who wish to have the islands recognised as an extension of Hoenn. Kanto refuses to let go of the claim to these islands, citing sovereignty due to geographical closeness. In return, Hoenn has declared they will do what they must to protect their citizens from what they see as an illegal aggressor. If the situation is not defused soon, conflict may erupt. How will your government attempt to solve this crisis before hell breaks loose? If negotiations fail, then what? Spoiler:
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Due to the relatively small amount of replies by the end and me being sick yet again AND how close it is to the end of the Olympics, I've decided that 8 questions was enough.
On top of that, I think it's just too annoying to make an account for voting, considering how close the end is and how disinterested the overall public seems to be about their fate in the Pokémon world. So I'm going to be a little bit fascist and decide for myself who I think the winner is. And the person that has won due to fascist intervention is..... Spoiler:
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Well both of us are from Johto, so this means some kind of Johto subjugation of all Pokemon regions. At least there'll be a coalition government between a liberal and a puppet-master party.
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Maybe I should have gone and answered those questions earlier, haha. I'm fine with a coalition though! :V
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haha forgot to answer anything before running out of time
oh well! Naku 4 Prezzy 2k16 |
@ Melody - there isn't a third place
think of it as first place being the president, second place being vice president and third place being the losing party |
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