[PKMN FULL] Legends of the Past: An Unova Journey [T][OOC/SU]

Stinging Bea · May 16, 2015

Legends Of The Past: An Unova Journey

It's the morning of a long awaited day in Asperita City. Today is the day that you graduate from the local trainer academy and take that first step on the road to becoming a professional Pokémon trainer. Professor Juniper, who has moved her studies to the schooling town, has promised to send this year's six graduates with a rare Pokémon and a Pokédex of their own, and in return all they must do is aid her in her new studies. These studies involve the research of the origin of Pokémon. In particular, her interest has been increased upon the discovery of six special stones which are now situated in the museum of Nacrene City. She believes that these stones are somehow connected to those six rare Pokémon that she has given out, and would like your assistance in discovering the secrets to these stones.

However, this journey may not be without its dangers. From the shadows of Unova, a powerful movement in the form of an organization known as Plasma has begun to rise. They are starting to spread word of Pokémon liberation, a movement that involves separating Pokémon from their trainers and returning the creatures back into the wild. Over time, this movement is slowly starting to gain power and popularity, almost to the point that the movement has started to resemble a cult of sorts. Rumors have been circulating that the organization of Plasma have been resulting to some rather dark methods to complete their goals, including theft, exploitation, and terrorism. However, none of these suspicions have been able to be proven. Further rumor has speculated that the leader of the movement has started to take interest in the history of Pokémon as well...

Is there an actual connection between Professor Juniper's study and Plasma's actions? As you journey across the Unova region, will you take on the league challenge? Will you bury yourself in Professor Juniper's research? Maybe you have some other personal goal in mind... There are so many possibilities, all of which can only be discovered by you!

~How The RP Works~

Each area in the region will be presented as a chapter! In each chapter, you will be presented with various missions and events. It is impossible to do them all, so your job will be choosing the events that will shape and challenge your character. Each chapter will also contain setting information and a list of Pokémon available for capture.

Joint-posting is highly encouraged! This is especially true for trainers who happen to be embarking in the same events and missions. JPing can be done through multiple means, either through PMs or using sites such as Etherpad and Titanpad. This method is being used so one does not have to constantly post alone, making things more enjoyable (hopefully) for everyone!

There are no levels for your Pokémon! Rather than the players worrying about how strong their Pokémon is than other players, I'd rather them focus on the journey and writing as opposed to levels. It will be up to you to determine how your Pokémon are growing, when you think they are ready to evolve, and when you would like them to learn a new move. The only thing I ask is that you send me a PM when you think you are ready to have a Pokémon evolve. This is so we can avoid things like a Charizard at the first gym.

There is no need to wait for GM approval when catching a new Pokémon! You can battle wild Pokémon, befriend them, or trade with NPCs/other players. Take note that NPCs will only trade Pokémon that were available in previous chapters though. Available Pokémon and their default moves will be posted at the start of each chapter.

For those who are curious... The events of White/Black and White2/Black2 have not occurred in this story. The events of this RP will be replacing the game canon. Sort of.

~Starter Pokémon~

The starter that you receive from Professor Juniper may come from one of the Pokémon below. They will start off knowing four moves, three moves from their natural list and then either an egg move or a move tutored move. This RP incorporates everything up to Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, so please use Serebii or something of the sort for reference if needed.

Snivy has been taken by Lord Sephear as Hector Botolf!
Tepig has been taken by Nagi as Aubrey Maclin!
Oshawott has been taken by Sir Bastian as Valerie Guillory!
Bulbasaur has been taken by Himika as Lilly Cosgrove!
Charmander has been taken by Legend as Richard Baker!
Squirtle has been taken by Apotheosis as Lexandar Obalt!

~Mega Evolution~

During the course of your journey, your trainer will have the ability to unlock the ability for your starter to evolve into its Mega form. This technique takes a lot of energy and cannot be utilized in every battle, as it can easily fatigue your Pokémon. It is common knowledge that the Unova starters do not have official Mega forms. They will be based on the images below. You can also find more information about them there.

Mega Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise are more or less exactly the same as their original, in-game versions. Venusaur remains a Grass/Poison typing and Blastoise remains a pure Water type. Mega Charizard is based upon its Y version. This is done to aid with balancing out the starters a bit, as the Unova starters having Mega forms is something that's a bit of an experiment in this RP. Mega Serperior becomes a Grass/Dragon typing, Mega Emboar will remain a Fire/Fighting type, and Mega Samurott will be of the Water/Dark typing.

Much like the games, Mega Evolution is not permanent. The Pokémon will return to their default forms once the battle they transformed into a Mega Pokémon has either ended or if the Pokémon faints. In the world of this RP, Mega Evolution is also extremely taxing on the Pokémon's energy. As such, it cannot be constantly used over and over. Also, the starters are the only player-owned Pokémon that will be capable of Mega Evolution.

Sign-Up Sheet

Name: Up to you, use your imagination!

Age: 15-18 years of age. The teenage years are the ones people seem to begin their real trainer journeys in Unova.

Gender: Male or female?

Hometown: You can be from anywhere in Unova or regions from the main series, such as Kanto or Sinnoh.

Physical Appearance: What does your character look and dress like? You can use a picture in your sign-up, but a written appearance is also desired.

Strengths: Where does your character shine? What are their positive traits?

Weaknesses: What are some of their not good traits? Do they have any fears or something their bad at?

Goals and Interests: What does your character like to do in their free time? Any dreams for the future or something they hope to accomplish in this journey?

Family: A brief mention of who they lived with before they attended the trainer's school. How did they live?

Rival: Give your trainer a rival! Someone to encounter every so often along the journey. It could be a childhood friend or even a family member. Use your imagination!

Starter Pokémon: Which of the six starters did they choose from Professor Juniper?

Starter Nickname: What does your trainer call their starter?

Starter Gender: Male or female?

Starter Moveset: What moves does your starter know from the default? They may know three naturally learned moves and one egg or tutored move to begin with.

Roleplay Sample: Give me a small section of work that shows how you write. It can either be something new or from an existing RP.

Rules

1. This RP is not accepting reservations (with the exception of my own). Each sign-up will be judged accordingly. So for example, if someone has already written a sign-up with Snivy as the starter, do not be afraid to write a sign-up based upon using it as your starter if you desire.

2. Respect your fellow RPers. Do not control their characters without permission.

3. This RP is rated Teen. Keep the content of your posts in mind of this rating. No extreme violence, no mature romance, ect.

4. When you're ready for a Pokémon on your team to evolve, please send me a PM to grab my approval.

5. Obey the usual RP section rules.

6. Your Pokémon can learn a total of six moves. These can be done through your own devices, but any new moves must come from the Pokémon's natural moveset or a TM you may have in your possession after an event where one is handed over. Occasionally, a Move Tutor may be present to aid in your mon's strengthening.

7. Have fun!

drunk ¬_¬ · May 17, 2015

I haven't been on in a really long time, but I'm very interested in re-joining the RP scene here, and I hope that I can do that starting with your RP!

Here is my SU, ~~it's a work in progress as I still need to type my RP sample, but~~ let me know if you like what I have so far:

Spoiler:

EDIT: It's finished now.

Nagi · May 17, 2015

Aubrey ''Bree'' Maclin

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Hometown: Lilycove City, Hoenn

Physical Appearance: Aubrey's tall and slender figure is what sets her apart from most others. She started growing at a young age, causing her to have reached her current height at age 13 already, and she ended up with a rather lanky stature. Thankfully, her growth spurt stopped almost immediately as well, and she since developed into the graceful young lady she is today.
Her skin is pale, but not by choice - as she is quite prone to sunburn, she stays out of the sun, lest she use suncream every day. This is also the reason she usually wears a wide-brimmed hat to protect her head and shoulders, and in her hometown even used to carry around a parasol on particularly sunny days. Aubrey has very light blonde, slightly wavy hair, usually worn down, but still tied up to keep it under control.

Her facial features are generally soft, which she's quite happy with. The only pet peeve are her eyebrows, which she thinks are on the thick side. Still, this likely bothers her more than it does anyone else, since the light colour of the hairs barely makes them stand out at all. She does wear some light eye make-up and lip gloss to accentuate her bright blue eyes, but doesn't usually bother with anything rigorous.

Finally, she aims to dress in a graceful manner. This usually involves sundresses, though she's also cautious with them, and might wear a top underneath if she thinks it would be inappropriate otherwise. Her latest addition is the green dress pictured. Accessories apart from the aforementioned hat include bright red sandals and a brown shoulder bag in which she carries her belongings.

Strengths: According to herself, her best feature is her positive outlook on life. Indeed, Aubrey is a carefree and happy person, and sees the best in every person and situation first and foremost. She's also a very forgiving person, and can't stay mad at anyone for longer than a day or two. Still, this doesn't mean she cannot take things seriously. She is a bubbly and easygoing, but sincere person, and holds a strong sense of duty as well. Aubrey is quite modest, and sometimes even underestimates her own abilities. She likes to think she is good at explaining things to others and motivating them, as well as cheering them up when down and making them feel at ease. She doesn't have the best concentration span when it comes to studying, but can be completely engrossed in doing something she loves.

Weaknesses: Her happy-go-lucky personality certainly has some downsides as well, however. As a result of the rose-coloured spectacles, Aubrey may not always be aware when she might find herself in a bad situation, and also is not the best judge of character. Also, though she's generally good with others, sometimes she may get ahead of herself and thoughtlessly say things that come across as insensitive.
Due to her frailty and somewhat sheltered lifestyle until now, she also is not exactly suited for 'life in the wild'. She can be clumsy, is not very athletic or strong, and despite her relatively high intelligence, does not possess any knowledge related to battling, besides from contests she sometimes went to see in her hometown. Of course, she did attend the Trainer's School, but was never a particularly good student because of her lack of focus.

Goals and Interests: Aubrey has a large number of hobbies, though none she has decided to turn into a career as of yet. During her time at the Trainer's School, she was never fond of battling too much, but was much more motivated during classes that involved breeding. In her spare time, she enjoys reading - though mostly fiction, so that hasn't been helpful in expanding her knowledge base much - painting and drawing, and wandering around town, watching others go about their day. Lilycove, because of its large number of tourists, has a very diverse population that also gets 'renewed' frequently, as it were. This has allowed Aubrey to meet a large number of people, and she has also acted as a tour guide more than once. She has yet to make any future career decisions, but she does have some ideas. Maybe a painter, or a tour guide, as she's already been doing, or a teacher? Secretly, she also cherishes the thought of settling down and starting a family, though it's something she's a little embarassed about.

Family: Aubrey lived with her family in a rather large family house in the center of Lilycove City. Her parents are Albert and Nicole Maclin, and she has one younger brother named Connor. Albert works as an art dealer and has strong ties to the local museum, while Nicole is a department manager at the Lilycove Department Store, and also used to take part in Contests from time to time. Connor is aged only 8 at the moment, but he and his sister get on well.

Rival: Aubrey is not really one to have rivals, but... there is someone who springs to mind. An upperclassman of hers in the Trainer's School, by the name of Garet. A hotheaded, earnest, and quite skilled trainer, he used to bully Aubrey occasionally for her poor battle prowess. Admittedly, he was quite a bit stronger than Aubrey, in almost every sense of the word. Burly probably best describes his strong build, and his bright but authentic red hair and warm brown eyes match his fiery personality. He graduated a year before Aubrey, and should be travelling around Unova still. Aubrey is determined to grow strong on her travels, not necessarily to be able to beat him in battle, but to at least redeem herself in his, and her own eyes.

Hampton

Starter Gender: Male
Starter Moveset: Tackle, Ember, Odor Sleuth, Superpower [EGG]

Roleplay Sample:
From Digimon Revolution

Gelius3 · May 17, 2015

I wanna join but this is going to take a lot of time. To think and Etc.

You know what. I may not participate but i wanna try to follow the Rp and see how it goes. Probably i don't have time to make a SU and i am not that big fan of Unova. But good luck on your Rp.

Legend · May 18, 2015

As promised, here is my SU. ~~Now don't look at any others for Charmander so I get accepted.~~

Name: Richard "Rick" Baker

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Hometown: Goldenrod City, Johto

Physical Appearance:

Spoiler:

At first glance, one thing is painfully obvious: Rick looks disinterested, bored even. The reality is the man is just lazy, and hardly really moves around carrying around a very average build being barely 5'7 and weighing around a 140 pounds. Rick is nor handsome nor hideous, with long shaggy auburn hair with distinct blue eyes peering through (snatching some nice recessive genes from his parents). He dresses very casually, never pulling out his Sunday's best unless he needs too. With that in mind, Rick favors plain t-shirts, hoodies and baggy jeans over anything, as it makes far easier to lounge around in.

Strengths:
Rick's greatest strength is perhaps his ingrained nature. He is fairly easy going, relatively intelligent and generally polite. He does what he can to carry himself as a gentleman, embodying the romanticized interpretation of chivalry that swarms all forms of literature. To serve that end, Rick is kind hearted, showing genuine concern for others. He is sympathetic to others, and does what he can to help those in need with little hesitation. With his staunch moral compass, Rick is very much motivated to do the right thing, sometimes regardless of the cost. One could extend that Rick is on the cusp of being brave and heroic, and it is clear that the young man aspires to do so, wearing his ambition on his sleeve.

Fortunately, Rick is not excessive in his heroism. Due to his more relaxed, easy going nature, Rick does not actively seek out opportunities to be the hero, casting an idea that Rick is confident that his morality is proven. In actuality, it is more Rick rather respond to a need, never forcing the issue. This extends to how Rick approaches many issues, content with taking things as they come. He never seems to stress about many things, only investing in the most critical of moments. This keeps him calm and astute, capable of drawing upon his fair amount of intelligence to respond aptly to any challenges. Rick has a fairly sharp mind to approach difficulties with, though many would assume he does carry the mind he has, surprising some, even himself, with his capabilities. However, his intelligence and wisdom comes primarily from his being well read, carrying of an appetite for literature.

Weaknesses:
Rick's greatest weakness is perhaps his apathy. Rick is only enthusiastic about so many things, enjoying adventure, doing the right thing, freedom and Pokemon the most. He loathes putting in any effort unless absolutely necessary, such as a situation that truly warrants his involvement. In a way, he enjoys leaving others to their own devices, though that would be taking his apathy to a level that he only scratches. It is more accurate to call Rick rather lazy and unmotivated.

Goals and Interests:
Rick, despite his laziness, has his own share of goals. Viewing his older brother as a role model, Rick's ambition is to be a great trainer, etching his name into the annals of history, and above all, be able to beat his brother in a fair contest. Rick has taken a great interest in battling as result, having studied a decent amount into types, tactics and rudimentary strategies. His enthusiasm for Pokemon is not vast, but enough to light the occasional fire underneath him to motivate him to pursue challenges, such as infusing a desire to challenge Gym Leaders.

When not talking about Pokemon, Rick is an avid reader and writer. It is rare to not see his nose in some book, whether a piece of literature or one of his journals where he is jotting down notes or ideas for his next project. Rick is also fond of food, music and naps, not necessarily in that order. He enjoys telling the occasional joke, though a handful of his humor could be considered distasteful.

Family:
Rick's childhood was a rough one for the most part, contending with a practically non-existent father and a working mother. He grew up with his twin sister, Stella, while being essentially raised by his elder brother Vincent, before he ran off on a Pokemon journey. Following Vincent's rash departure, he was raised by their neighbor, Troy, who did what he could despite his advanced age and more western tendencies, hailing from Unova (moving to Johto in his retirement).

However, Rick is still exceptionally close to his brother Vincent and twin sister Stella. Ever since Vincent completed his Johto tour, he has not seen him for any extended time yet they keep in touch via regular phone calls. Stella is attending school in Kalos, receiving a scholarship to fund the expedition. While Rick does not call her as much, he does keep in touch as much as he can.

Rival:
His older brother, Vincent, is Rick's self proclaimed rival. Viewing his brother as a highly skilled trainer due to his years of experience, Rick would love to be able to challenge him on almost even footing, or even defeat him to cement his own legacy as a trainer.

Starter Pokémon: Charmander

Starter Nickname: Arthur

Starter Gender: Male

Starter Moveset: Ember, Scratch, Smokescreen, Dragon Pulse

Roleplay Sample:https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=8595451&postcount=157

moon · May 18, 2015

Omg Vincent jr

Stinging Bea · May 18, 2015

Oh, wow! I'm happy you're all taking such interest in this already. To answer your question, Nagi, I'm thinking of doing approvals probably this weekend. That means you guys have until this Friday evening to finish your SUs. Of course, whether or not all six slots by that point will be filled is a whole 'nother thang. ;o

Stinging Bea · May 18, 2015

Lilly Cosgrove

"When life gives ya berries, make berry juice! When ya have berry juice, share it with a good buddy!"

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Hometown: Nimbasa City, Unova

Physical Appearance: Lilly sports a rather tanned complexion. She stands at a height of 5'7" with a somewhat slender body build. She keeps her blonde hair on the short side. It just reaches down to the base of her neck, with bangs that frame the sides of her face, save for a small fringe in the front. Lilly has deep, sapphire-blue eyes. In terms of clothing, Lilly is always one to try and mix fashion and function together. She is generally a fan of bright colors, pink in particular, and will go out of her way to try and place into her ensemble in some form. That is not to say that she's a girly-girl, however. Lilly is not a huge fan of things such as skirts and sandals, and more often than not prefers to wear jeans, shorts, boots, and sneakers whenever possible.

Strengths: Lilly's greatest strength by far would be her rather upbeat and positive attitude. She has very little that ever seems to get under her skin, and tries to find the silver lining in any gray, stormy cloud. She is honest to a fault, and always willing to make a new friend whenever possible. This makes her a rather dependable and loyal friend, as she is willing to shoulder any burden that the "new friend" may be carrying to aid them. Lilly has a strong philosophy in life to never give up. She is very determined and has been known to constantly charge through any problem life decides to throw at her without daring to give up. She tries to encourage those around her to follow the same way of thinking.

Weaknesses: In some degrees, some could consider her to be downright hard headed. Thinking is not often one of her strongest suits. This is not to say that Lilly is dumb, mind you... Rather, it seems that the girl just has a habit of acting on impulse and without thinking things through to the proper extent they should be. These antics do not help with the fact that Lilly seems to be a natural born klutz. The girl is quite prone to tripping over her own feet and running into things easily. Most embarrassingly, Lilly has an absolute hate and fear of things of the horror-variety. This includes, but is not limited to, ghost stories, graveyards, and most of all... Ghost Pokémon.

Goals and Interests: Lilly could very well easily say that she wants to conquer the Unova league and become its new champion. However, she would be lying to herself if she did. Aside from catching up, battling, and beating a certain someone from her past, Lilly actually wants to study Pokémon and eventually become a gym leader herself. Of course, this involves her taking a tour around Unova and competing for badges herself, but she has no real problem from this. Outside of pursuing this goal, Lilly also enjoys writing in general. She often finds herself writing small stories and poems from time to time, but never tries to make anything serious out of it.

Family: Lilly lived with her mother and father in Nimbasa City. Her mother works as a nurse at the local Pokémon Center, while her father works as an operator for the Nimbasa Subway system. Money was never really in abundance for the family while she was growing up, still they managed to have enough to get by and were happy. Lilly's father works the nightshift of the subway system, while her mother works at the Pokémon Center during the day. Because of this, Lilly has always been somewhat of a daddy's girl.

Along with her parents, Lilly also used to live with her older sister, Maria. Despite the fact that Maria is a good five years older than Lilly, the two had always managed to have some what of a heated relationship. They never really seemed to get along and often would get into arguments over the most petty of things. Maria never seemed to have a problem with holding her accomplishments over Lilly's head, and would often use them as ammunition in their squabbles.

Rival: Maria is easily viewed as Lilly's rival. While growing up, the two always seemed to fight over everything. Lilly often felt that her older sister seemed to hold some sort of superiority complex over her, and as she continued to grow older, Lilly began to feel like her parents drilled that complex in even further, even playing favoritism between the two siblings. Unlike Lilly, who was forced to attend trainer's school, Maria was allowed to leave on her own Pokémon journey early, at the age of 15. She often wrote home to her parents, detailing all of the adventures she was having across the Unova region. She even managed to make a few televised appearances within the tournements held in Driftveil City. This made Maria somewhat of a celebrity among those in the neighborhood, and added more fuel to Lilly's fire. Lilly will not feel complete as a trainer until she manages to battle and defeat her sister.

Starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur

Starter Nickname: Oliver

Starter Gender: Male

Starter Moveset: Tackle, Vine Whip, Poison Powder, Leech Seed

Roleplay Sample: I'm the GM. I'm perfect as is and don't need judging.

Sir Bastian · May 19, 2015

This looks awesome! Really been looking forward to this :D I'll be writing a signup with... let's say Oshawott. (Although if someone else wants him/her, we can work something out.)

moon · May 19, 2015

Whoa, Squirtle is up for grabs? I can't... Not... Join... Agsjkshdk. SU with Squirtle it is! To hell with busy uni work, I'M A ROLEPLAYER.

<33333

Kozato Enma · May 19, 2015

Edited this post, if that's alright. :) I kinda changed my mind concerning the starter, haha.

Spoiler:

Stinging Bea · May 19, 2015

Kozato Enma said:
Could I do a SU with Tepig please? :)

You can sign up with him if you like, but I'm not taking reservations and the like. Your SU will be judged like the others. :3

moon · May 19, 2015

Obsolete SU! I posted a new one... Just didn't want to throw this away 8)

Spoiler:

Lexandar "Lex" Obalt
Age: Just turned 18
Gender: Male
Hometown: Cerulean City

Physical Appearance:

Lex is a muscular guy who comes across as good looking to most at a first glance. He refuses to cut his blonde, wavy hair, instead letting it hang loose or putting it up into a hair bun most of the time. This is mostly to annoy his parents. He's trying to grow a decent beard but changes his mind as soon as it's begun to manifest itself - as if the long hair is enough of a protest and a beard would change his persona too much. Despite the effort to look a bit rough, his face is on the softer side with a not too wide jaw and big, green eyes. His sister claims they look more like a deep sea than a forest. In the summertime, his skin rapidly adopts an orangey brown tanned color.

For clothing, Lex was always expected to look good and proper in school and when he accompanied his father to work in Vermilion. Suits, ties, shiny shoes. It's only been in the evenings that he could dress more comfortably. But since he moved to Unova with nobody but his butler Bruce to check up on him, he has finally been able to form a dress sense of his own. He finds that he likes loose jeans and chinos, elegant boots (without heels, you can't wear heels in the great outdoors), sturdy belts to keep his pokéballs on, usually simple colored long sleeved t-shirts with wide necks, and hooded shirts on top. He also quickly found a gray canvas jacket which became his favorite to wear over the hoodies when the weather wasn't too hot. He's thinking of getting a tattoo and he'll definitely get a piercing of some kind when he has the time to.

Strengths:

+ Wealthy
No matter how much he wishes that he was born as someone else sometimes, there's no denying that it's nifty to be able to buy anything you want. Let's hope his father doesn't cut him loose when he finds out what Lex has been doing in Unova...

+ Physically fit
Lex used to be somewhat of a frail and thin kid, but over his teenage years he bulked up and now has a strong need to get up and be active every day. He mainly runs and swims but is decent at climbing as well.

+ Composed
The one to first jump up and protest or exclaim their agreement? It's not Lex. He thinks before he talks, something he's been raised to do. People who wear their thoughts and feelings on the outside don't make good heads of companies.

+ Chaotic good
This can be a weakness as well as a strength. Lex has a strong moral sense and while he always weighs his actions carefully before making a move, he won't exactly hesitate to break rules or even promises if he feels a need to do something that he sees as good and right.

+ Great liar
But only when he believes that it's the right thing to do. He won't deceive people on purpose to make them feel bad or ruin their life. He just happens to be really good at it when he needs to be. But can he manage lying to Bruce?

Weaknesses:

- Short attention span
Being composed and thoughtful doesn't mean that he can focus and concentrate easily. Rather, Lex suffers from a very short attention span and can get restless if he thinks a conversation or actions are going in the wrong direction or take too much unnecessary time. He can also start pondering other things if he is uninterested in a current situation.

- Chaotic good
Not everybody agrees with Lex's way of seeing the world. In cases where moral is a blurred line, he might not be the most trustworthy person to enlist for your own cause. Jumping ship tends to happen.

- Dyscalculia?
Basically, this is "number dyslexia". Lex used to struggle so hard with maths and physics in school that he developed a hatred for numbers in general. Finally, his mother found someone who could diagnose him with dyscalculia, because she refused to believe that he simply wasn't smart enough to grasp the mathematics. Whether or not Lex actually has a legitimate case of the disorder is not completely clear. Marble sort of paid the doctor to push the diagnosis through.

- Lonely
Lonelier than he wished he was. Being the heir of a very successful company and part of a family where money was never a problem and behavior and proper looks was expected from him, he was always somewhat of an outsider in school. The kind people looked up to and wished they could be. He never found many friends to truly "click" with, as people usually saw him as the Obalt rich kid rather than simply as Lex the dude. Unova was a chance to start over. He isn't very quick to trust others since he isn't use to being very close to someone, but he has tried and at least discovered that he isn't as different from "the lower class" (as his parents call them) as some would have him believe.

Goals and Interests:

¤ Nature
Cerulean is a beautiful city, but it's still a city. Ever since he was a kid, Lex has wanted to get away from the buildings and streets and out to the countryside as often as possible. Cerulean Cape holds some of his favorite childhood memories, as do the fields outside of Vermilion and the Safari Zone to the south.

¤ Pokémon rights
He doesn't quite agree with pokémon being kept as pets and used for labor, and pokémon training is especially strange. Pitting the poor creatures against each other? But over the past years he has read up a bit and realized that pokémon seem to like the current arrangements in the world as well. That's when he formed the desire and shaped the plan of becoming a trainer himself. When he was sent to Unova, the pieces fell together. He would discover first hand if pokémon training was good or bad.

¤ History and myths
Juniper's mission fits Lex perfectly. He never was fond of the natural sciences in school, but loved history and social sciences as well as psychology and philosophy. He has a personal interest in discovering more about the myths around the pokémon world and learn how it all came to be and what the role of pokémon in the world really is.

¤ Fisticuffs
Well ok maybe not fisticuffs, but ever since he started training to become more fit and rough in his appearance and demeanor, he has been drawn to danger and conflict. Not irrationally so; he's still rational and thoughtful in his actions. But he'd often rather tackle problems head on or even help out his pokémon in battle, than plan something for ages or stand quietly by the sidelines and give orders. This also stems from his short attention span, possibly.

Family:

Obalt Industries is a big corporation in Kanto, mainly based in Vermilion City where they organize most of the transportation of goods around the region as well as import and export to other regions. While it doesn't affect people's everyday life like Silph Co. does, it is a well known organization for any company dealing with goods in Kanto. Lex's father Candor Obalt lives and works there in Vermilion, while his family stays in the calmer Cerulean City. Lex has a mother called Marble, and a sister aged 13 called Josin who adores him. The family also has a few trusted butlers and maids in Cerulean, and Candor has his most trusted one in Vermilion, Bruce, whose family has been serving the Obalts for generations.

As the head of this family company, Candor has high standards and expects Lexandar to follow in his footsteps as soon as he turned 18. A while before his coming of age, Lex was sent to Unova to scout the region and establish contacts for a future affiliate business there. But Lex had other ideas... He reported fake information back to Kanto, while he instead started attending Aspertia City's trainer's academy under professor Juniper. The timing was perfect; he would graduate on his 18th birthday and be able to show his father that he was a legitimate pokémon trainer and had a mission in Unova. That should set him free from having to take up the mantle of heading Obalt Industries in the new region, right? Unless Bruce, who came with him, decided to start being loyal to Candor instead of Lexandar again...

Rival:

Do I need a rival? I'm not sure I can think it up off the bat. Could I fill in this section of the SU at some point further into the RP?

Starter Pokémon:

Squirtle

Starter Nickname:

Soul

Starter Gender:

Female ♀

Starter Moveset:

Water Gun / Bite / Withdraw / Aqua Jet

Roleplay Sample:

Spoiler:

Charizard_Man · May 20, 2015

Hope everyone has fun with this, it was fun competing! (:

Sir Bastian · May 21, 2015

Name: Valerie Guillory

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Hometown: Lumiose City

Physical Appearance: Standing at a height normal for girls her age, Valerie has the definition of a 'Kalos girl'. She looks very pretty with large, brown eyes, sprinkled freckles across her cheeks and nose and oddly-hued, curly-tipped, blueish hair that reaches beneath her shoulders.

This girl clearly cares a lot for her looks and isn't prone to running off and getting herself dirty. Her clothing matches this, as she wears T-shirt, a light jacket on top of it (Usually black or dark-purple to off-set the T-shirt's normally light colours), and a skirt, of matching colour to the jacket, which reaches to just below mid-thigh height. Across her shoulder, she usually carries a small, black bag to carry essentials, like spare clothes, potions, pokéballs, etcetera.

Her expression, however, is usually a neutral mask, a look of disinterest, or a frown. The girl rarely seems to smile or even look like she might be having the slightest bit of fun, and from the looks of things, she couldn't care less about what you thought of her. She carries herself confidently and with determination, but in no way comes off as snobby. She does, however, have a slight Kalos (Read; French) accent, which a lot of people seem to enjoy the sound of.

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Strengths:

Learner
During her time at the academy, Valerie sucked in all of what the teachers taught her and the other kids attending, usually with Valerie being in the top-three of the class. What she doesn't remember, she jots down in a small notebook she keeps with her.

Tactician
Valerie, despite only just having become a full-fledged trainer, has shown that she can use the knowledge learned in the academy in battle-scenarios, in the few instances where the students had to borrow Pokémon to battle-practice. She'll see opportunities in the environment and in her Pokémon's moveset, where others might just go for the most damaging attacks.

Strong-willed
Having a very specific goal in mind for her future, Valerie uses this to drive her, to boost her already impressive determination and confidence. She has a clear set of rules set for both herself and others, which she expects them to follow.

Self-controlled
Due to her being very logical and having set a specific goal for herself, she's managed to keep control of her emotions and thought process, as to not waver from the path she's chosen. One slip-up during a battle, and it could all be over. Valerie would never allow that to happen.

Weaknesses:

Elitist
If you're not strong, then you should stay at home and play with your Pokémon, rather than be out, battling other trainers, wild Pokémon and gym leaders. This is one of the mantras Valerie follows, and she'll look down on you in an instant for speaking up against this way of thinking. To her, if you're weak, then you should stay out of the way, which has made her very unpopular with a lot of people.

Not a people-person
Valerie is by no means anti-social. She enjoys talking, although her definition of a chat doesn't involve a whole lot of words, which often confuses people, as she doesn't see much of a point in prolonging a conversation more than it needs to be. If you ask her a question, she answers clearly, concisely, and rarely elaborates, unless you ask her to, which she'll happily do (Not that you'd be able to tell the 'happily' part).

Nyctophobia
Valerie is, embarrassingly enough, scared of the dark and/or the night. She'll never be caught outside, more than a few metres away from the entrance to a building. Inside her room, or a place she knows, it's not too bad, but in a large, empty building or simply outside during night time, will make her very jumpy and prone to shock.

Claustrophobia
Due to an event eight years ago, Valerie has become very afraid of small, enclosed spaces. If the room or area has a window, a door or anything that can be opened and, even better, allow her to leave, then it won't strike. But if she believes she's caught in a small space with no chance of escape, she'll go into a fit of panic, possibly hyperventilating, although that's a worst case scenario. Often times, she'll simply be very uncomfortable and make a hasty retreat, if possible.

Goals and Interests: Valerie believes that strength and power is the way forward in the world. You'll get nowhere if you simply act nice, or pursue a career that'll leave you sitting in a store or in a lab all day. Her plan is to get her Pokémon, become a trainer, and from there, work her way up through the gyms, all the way to the league, and even further, if everything goes to plan.
As for interests, she seemingly doesn't have any, if you ask those in her class, or the ones living near her in the academy dorm. However, she –has- been known to occasionally take a walk through the garden.

Family: Being the pretty-looking, well-dressed girl that she is, it's no wonder that Valerie is from the center-stage of fashion and grooming, Lumiose City. She lived here with her mother, who was a groomer in a local salon, and her father, who was a close assistant of professor Sycamore.

Sometime around her ninth birthday, however, something terrible happened. Her father was murdered by a thug dressed in bright-red clothing, who was later identified as a member of the Team Flare organization.

The loss of her father weighed heavily on Valerie, so her mother decided that they couldn't stay in Lumiose, worrying that it would ruin her daughter's life, living next to the memory of her father like that. So, after a year or two of preparation, the two moved to Unova. Specifically, Asperita City.

Her mother figured that Valeria would enjoy being near the nature, while also living in a semi-large town, being able to enjoy the best of both worlds. She still does what she did before, using her Lumiose-technique to masterfully groom the city's Pokémon, with the help of her daughter, from now and then. That is, when she wasn't attending the academy.

Rival: The man who killed her father, despite not knowing his name.

Starter Pokémon: Oshawott

Starter Nickname: Lance

Starter Gender: Male

Starter Moveset: Water Gun, Tail Whip, Focus Energy, Night Slash

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moon · May 21, 2015

Lexandar "Lex" Obalt
Age: Just turned 18
Gender: Male
Hometown: Cerulean City

Physical Appearance:

Never really having been a sportive person, Lex doesn't have much in the way of muscles, which can become a problem for him in times when he tries to lift stuff or climb things. Yes, it happens. He can run for quite a bit though, but when he finally stops it is likely that he'll fall down half dead for not listening to his body screaming up until that point. In tune with your physical self? Pfft, that's for sport nerds. Or pokémon. Lex's thing is the brain.

On Lexandar's head grows an, according to Mrs Obalt, "impenetrable jungle of thick, black, way too long fur". He never quite styles it, other than sometimes putting it up into a bun or ponytail. Even if he used styling products, any elegance would be ruined anyways when he put on his goggles. Which he does. Pretty much all the time. These special goggles have a black elastic band and around the glasses there are golden and metal silver rings and bolts. A miniature machine sits inside the metal case. Well, it's kind of complicated and only Lexandar really understand how it works. More on that later.

His skin is an olive tone and his eyes are big and bright and slightly slanted with irises of an almost golden color. On his journey, he wears black pants similar to the rival in BW2 but with two zip pockets on each side at the front, as well as back pockets. He also created a light brown leather belt with built in special magnets that would let one keep 6 pokéballs on them for easy access. Not that he thought he would ever need it... He was mostly planning on selling the design.

On his upper body, he wears a white, buttoned shirt with long sleeves, and a yellow tie. Yes, his parents decree that he wears a tie in school and at meetings, but he defies them by often wearing it sloppily and always in screaming colors. Gold is probably his favorite color. Gold in general, is a favorite thing of his. Isn't it beautiful, gold? So shiny. And valuable. A good conductor for use in gadgets, also. Hrrm, anyways. The shirt is sometimes tucked in but really most often not. For shoes on his journey, he has a pair of black leather boots that he has experimented with until they accidentally became dust- and water repelling. They are almost unbearably shiny now, but at least they'll keep him dry and clean.

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Strengths:

+ Sharp intelligence
There's no need to explain this in any complicated manner. Lex is a child prodigy, always having had an easy time for maths and logic, but also being very creative when he wants to. However, he can be a bit too focused sometimes and overlook simpler solutions to problems...

+ Laughter
Even if he considers himself better than most, he loves having happy people around him. It doesn't happen too often, unfortunately, so whenever he can brighten up a moment by pulling up a joke or show off a new gadget, he does it. His jokes aren't always good, of course. Intelligence doesn't seem to have struck evenly in his brain, hmm.

+ Wealthy
No matter how much he wishes that he was born as someone else sometimes, there's no denying that it's nifty to be able to buy anything you want. Let's hope his father doesn't cut him loose when he finds out what Lex has been doing in Unova...

Weaknesses:

- Narcissistic
Really. In Lexandar's eyes, he's the epitome of fun and smart and hot. Sure, he's not a muscle dude or deep soul, but he's darn funny and obviously really intelligent. Also rich, but that's just circumstantial. He loves himself as he is so everybody else should too, right?

- Oblivious
Not the most sensitive and attentive person when it comes to the feelings of others, Lex has always had a bit of a rough time with other kids; it's the price he paid for his intelligence, he sometimes said and shrugged, even as a child. He was regarded as eccentric at his old school and finally started to be aware of that fact some time before his move to Unova. Starting over in a new land? Maybe that's not so bad after all. Not that he agreed with them, heh. But... Maybe he would do good with a fresh start. Just... Just because.

- Physically frail
As mentioned earlier, Lex doesn't believe that muscles will do him any good. He has never bothered with sports and only eats healthily because it's also good for an alert mind and good memory. As such, he'll completely rely on his pokémon as soon as any physically demanding situation arises.

Goals and Interests:

¤ Gadget gadget!
Lex has gadgets for everything, and if he doesn't he'll build them. With his one sided intelligence, he believes that there's a machine for every situation. And if there isn't, he'll build one. His absolute favorite is a pair of qualitative and very tech-looking goggles that he keeps on his head whenever he thinks he'll need them. They have night vision, light reducing vision - meaning when it's too bright, like sunglasses! - heat vision and some other more or less useless features. They break sometimes, since Lex has installed a very good power source that lasts for a long time but overpowers the goggles once every now and then. Anyways, the goggles have a black elastic band and around the glasses there are golden and metal silver rings and bolts.

¤ Chaotic Neutral
"A Chaotic Neutral character is an individualist who follows his or her own heart, and generally shirks rules and traditions. Although Chaotic Neutral characters promote the ideals of freedom, it is their own freedom that comes first; good and evil come second to their need to be free. Chaotic Neutrals are free-spirited and do not enjoy the unnecessary suffering of others. A Chaotic Neutral character does not have to be an aimless wanderer; it may have a specific goal in mind, but its methods of achieving that goal are often disorganized, unorthodox, or entirely unpredictable. If a Chaotic Neutral joins a team, it is because that team's goals happen to coincide with its own at the moment, but it invariably resents taking orders and can be very selfish in its pursuit of personal goals."

¤ Pokémon powers
Their mysterious powers and abilities fascinate Lex just as much as technology does, and he seeks to find ways to combine the two in order to use pokémon's powers as energy for his creations. Since he doesn't own any pokémon yet, he has only been experimenting a little for real, finding the occasional friendly wild pokémon or a classmate's pet. Most of his work in this area are just theories yet. But if he can successfully harness elemental energy - or even better: Aura! - as fuel, he will soon win the Masaki* price for sure.

*Nobel price in pokémon world? xD

¤ Pokémon rights
He doesn't quite agree with pokémon being kept as pets and used for labor, and pokémon training is especially strange. Pitting the poor creatures against each other? But over the past years he has read up a bit and realized that pokémon seem to like the current arrangements in the world as well. That's when he formed the desire and shaped the plan of becoming a trainer himself. When he was sent to Unova, the pieces fell together. He would discover first hand if pokémon training was good or bad. Squirtle was a great first choice since it can supposedly grow into a strong and bulky creature that can act as his bodyguard. At least that's his plan. Is it Soul's plan too? Remains to be seen.

Family:

Obalt Industries is a big corporation in Kanto, mainly based in Vermilion City where they organize most of the transportation of goods around the region as well as import and export to other regions. While it doesn't affect people's everyday life like Silph Co. does, it is a well known organization for any company dealing with goods in Kanto. Lex's father Candor Obalt lives and works there in Vermilion, while his family stays in the calmer Cerulean City. Lex has a mother called Marble, and a sister aged 13 called Josin who adores him. The family also has a few trusted butlers and maids in Cerulean, and Candor has his most trusted one in Vermilion, Bruce, whose family has been serving the Obalts for generations.

As the head of this family company, Candor has high standards and expects Lexandar to follow in his footsteps as soon as he turned 18. A while before his coming of age, Lex was sent to Unova to scout the region and establish contacts for a future affiliate business there. But Lex had other ideas... He reported fake information back to Kanto, while he instead started attending Aspertia City's trainer's academy under professor Juniper. The timing was perfect; he would graduate on his 18th birthday and be able to show his father that he was a legitimate pokémon trainer and had a mission in Unova. That should set him free from having to take up the mantle of heading Obalt Industries in the new region, right?

Unfortunately, Candor will not hesitate to send his loyal servant Bruce all the way to Unova to track his renegade son down...

Rival:

Bruce the Butler. Not a rival in pokémon trainer per se, at least not to start with. But Bruce will be the one Lex constantly ~~hides from~~ struggles with on his journey.

Starter Pokémon:

Squirtle

Starter Nickname:

Soul

Starter Gender:

Female ♀

Starter Moveset:

Water Gun / Bite / Withdraw / Aqua Jet

Roleplay Sample:

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Sopheria · May 21, 2015

Hope it's not too late for me to sign up! If not, I'm going to work on my sign up sheet and character details and post them when I'm done. I should have it done some time tonight or tomorrow at the latest.

Stinging Bea · May 21, 2015

Just a reminder to all interested and such, the SU period closes tomorrow night, probably around 5:00 PM. That's EST time, btw. :3

Sephear · May 22, 2015

Hector Botolf

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Hometown: Ecruteak City

Physical Appearance: Hector certainly isn't bad to look at when he's well groomed...although suppose for people who like that sort of thing he'd look fine unkempt too. He stands at a healthy 5'10 creamy lightly-tanned skin, he used to be rather pale before he suffered through the occasional burns to spend way more time outside. His curly raven-hued hair sits comfortably on his head, cascading to the bottom of his neck in the back, just underneath his ears on the sides, and to his eyebrows in the front, a few thick strands dangling around his eyes. He has a fairly plain face besides his strong square jaw and his eyes, handsome enough in it's way, if unremarkable. His eyes are what stand out about him, they don't quite make sense, they're a shade of blue reminiscent of deep, translucent water. If there's one part of Hector someone would be likely to remember, it would be his eyes if they actually looked into them.

Being a young man not out to be popular and not really on the dating scene Hector doesn't worry too much about how he dresses. He likes to wear dark colors, especially red, blue, and green. He can often be seen wearing dark blue jeans and black T-shirts, with varying overshirts and jackets to compliment. His favorite shirt is actually white though, specifically a white T-shirt with a blue ink image of an Ursaring captaining a boat while wearing a skipper's hat and an eyepatch, with an excited looking Riolu next to him for a first mate. His overwear is frequently button-down shirts left partially open to show the shirt beneath, usually a dark blue plaid button-down.

Strengths:

Empathetic - Hector has a pronounced talent for picking up on how others feel, and for actually understanding these feelings if he has any context.

Charismatic - Hector is a skilled speaker to begin with, but people also seem to frequently like him without even having a reason. Couple this with his empathy and he excels at worming his way into people's hearts and minds. Though he can sometimes be manipulative, he usually only uses these talents to try and make people happy.

Quick Thinker - Hector's mind works very fast, when he's actually focused on one thing he squeezes the most possible out of his considerable brainpower.

Determined - Hector never gives up on something he believes is worthwhile, though he tries not to be pigheaded if someone prevents good evidence that he was wrong about something being worthwhile.

Battle Tactics - Hector's pretty good at thinking up creative ways for pokemon to fight, if only because he spends way too much of his free time daydreaming about them.

Weaknesses:

Sympathetic - Despite his skill at reading people and his attempts to be a realist, Hector is often far too willing to forgive someone's transgressions if he thinks they had a good reason, even if it doesn't come close to justifying it. This often comes across as naivete to someone who hasn't seen how quickly he can analyze a person and pick them apart or how cynical he can occasionally be.

Scatterbrained - Thinking fast has it's drawbacks, Hector often thinks too/ fast. His brain never seems to slow down even when he's relaxing and whenever he doesn't have something particular to sharpen his focus there can be too many competing thoughts for him to straighten out. This leads to him being easily distracted most of the time and prone to flights of fancy that cross his mind.

Slightly obsessive - Though not many things can really hold Hector's attention, once something does, thoughts of it seem loathe to depart. If a matter feels unresolved or he's unhappy with the outcome things that he should be done with can easily return to the forefront of his mind and consume his thoughts until he acts. Even when he does manage to fight the urges to react to these obsessions it serves to muddle his already jumbled thoughts.

Shy - The biggest thing standing in the way of both Hector's potential as a leader of any kind and ever having a love-life is his shyness. He hates being in the spotlight or even being scrutinized by more than one person at once, and very quickly loses his composure or train of thought when he knows he's in either situation. He's had the same problem whenever he's been near a crush of his the few times he's had one and when flirted with. Of course that's only ever been a problem because of a certain someone.

Goals and Interests: First and foremost Hector wants to become the champion, pure and simple. He wants to become the best trainer in the Unova region and prove it. After that he wants to travel the world and learn as much as he can about it and the pokemon in it, seeing the vast differences between Unova and Johto has greatly interested him in seeing all the regions. Aside from trainer matters Hector would love to open a new museum of pokemon and human history back in Ecruteak.

Family: A Hector lived a very calm, relaxed early life in Ecruteak with his parents and his sister. His father made a decent living helping to rebuild the parts of the town that had been burnt down, with the intention making sure the town was a true monument to Johto's rich history and not just a footnote of the past trainers past through on the way to bigger and better things. Hector's mother was perfectly happy being a stay at home mom and his sister was always running around town trying to get people to entertain her. There is another unofficial part of Hector's family, his neighbor Jennifer who became his sister's best friend at the age of 7, and hung around their house near-constantly. Their family adopted her after an accident took her father away from her.

Rival: Jennifer, number one family friend of the Botolfs! Jenny surprised the entire family by insisting on going to Unova with Hector, apparently becoming a great trainer wouldn't mean as much if she didn't get to whoop him along the way. If anybody can get to Hector it's her, taller than him by an inch and beautiful with flowing auburn hair. Ever since Jennifer learned of Hector's shyness she's consistently teased him and flirted with him, taking every chance she could to fluster the boy. She's one of the few people Hector can't read, with that fact and not knowing whether there's any truth to the flirting she screws him up every time. She charms people everywhere she goes with her beauty and pleasant demeanor. Her favorite outfit is a frilly sleeveless white blouse and a pair of lightly faded blue jeans, only occasionally switching for a daisy-yellow long skirt.

Starter Pokémon: Snivy

Starter Nickname: Severan

Starter Gender: Male

Starter Moveset: Vine Whip, Leech Seed, Leaf Tornado, and Iron Tail.

Roleplay Sample: A post of mine from one of the coolest, weirdest and most fun RPs I've ever seen:

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They didn't say there were hordes.
Jeff Miles, our handsome hero who must have a stronger set of plot armor than we thought considering how many sinking ships he survives. Oh, right...current events and exposition. Welp, Jeff ended up surrounded by yet even MORE women. BUT HE STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE BRASS TO MAKE A MO*thump* OW! TERRY WHAT DA EFF?

I thought I'd save Birdy the trouble of shutting you up.

Oh my...thanks, you may have just saved my hindquarters. *AHEM!* Jeff smiled pleasantly when Nami pointed the way to the Pokemon center and was about to lead his two la*Thump* MPF!...THE TWO LADIES WHO HE IS NOT SCHMOOZING AND I HAVE NO INTENTION OF MANIPULATING HIM INTO SCHMOOZING...towards the Pokemon Center, when he heard Imoen pipe up about ice cream. Ice cream...yum this girl is a GENIUS! But oh...damn! "I'd love to." He chimed in out loud. "But my pokemon come before my needs, Romanov and Rodrigo have both been in multiple battles with little rest and berries can't fix everything. I need to head to the Pokemon Center now but afterwards I'd love some ice cream."

After a few more steps he turned around since Imoen hadn't answered yet but she was already gone. Probably to find a man who actually tries to get girls' attention-I MEAN BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HEAR HIM AND WANTED ICE CREAM NAO! So he followed Nami and Mia to the Pokemon Center, noting with joy...Really? Whatever he noticed it was bigger than any other he had seen and he thought it was JUST NEAT-O! The girls who lead the way got their pokemon healed first, and after a surprisingly short period of contemplation decided to abandon her shipmate to the smexiest girl stealing trainer alive. But of course even though Mia surely would have fallen to Jeff's irresistible charms had they spoken at all...they didn't. When Jeff finally put his three pokeballs in the tray fate intervened...beginning with the sound of a spanish guitar.

"Oh Arceus...there's that noise again...what is that?" And with that Rodrigo de Montoya el Juarez burst out of his pokeball r-well a slightly redder shade of green-with outrage. What is this madness? I will not be healed by a cold, heartless machine. I need to be treated with the warmth and caring that can only come from a hot blooded female...or from the most cold blooded, sexy sexing sex sex pun innuendo mistress of evil sensuality love. Do not worry dear Meloira...I do not know how, but we will meet again. And someday after I have re-payed my debt to this foolish knave we shall be together, and I will prove to your parents that I am worthy, I will stand proud as your man instead of merely eloping...And I will convince you to allow me that harem. AND THEN, Signor RODRIGO DE MONTOYA EL JUAREZ SHALL BE THE ULTIM- The Span-Latnish Pokemon's completely unintelligible to humans and therefore pointless speech was cut off as he hacked and sprayed water on the floor of the pokemon center.

The nurse grimaced and swept Rodrigo off of the floor without wasting a moment. "Oh my, has your Larvitar swallowed any noticeable amount of salt water lately? Rock-types don't have the same bodily functions as us, he has no way of getting rid of that salt on his own, and if we don't do something about it he'll be eroded from the inside."

"Wait...that's a thing? And how can you tell he's a he?" Jeff stammered out both questions despite how obvious the answers were, but luckily our dear nurse explained very specifically in complete understanding of how a young man might not know these things.

"Of course it's a thing, I'm a doc-nurse. And because he's just plain masculine, unlike you, silly dolt." And with that she completely ignored how utterly lost Jeff's expression still was and whisked Rodrigo away to a rock-type friendly stomach pump.

Jeff turned back to Mia, sure that she must have heard at least some of the nonsense and stayed to watch and to see what Le Hawt Jeff was-"Huh, she's gone." WHY DO YOU INSIST ON RUINING MY MOMENTS? I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD YOU BUMFUDDLING NINNYJACK! Jeff scratched his head at the weird feeling it was filled when I insulted him...oh that's right I finally got it right to where he couldn't hear me...you really don't know what you have till-screw it! So Jeff had to sit and wait for Rodrigo to get his special little snowflake treatment, but it wasn't all bad. At least in there he was safe from the insanity that had plagued his Pokemon journey so far. A good ten or so minutes later when the nurse finally returned with Rodrigo Jeff was about to ask if he would be alright when the memory of yet another shexeh ladeh was forced back into the forefront of his mind by me resurfaced, and he practically smacked Rodrigo with the pokeball he was sealed back inside of as Jeff rushed back to the world and out of the only pokecenter immune to our special brand of crazy.

Where did Karly go? Wasn't she following us? "Karly? Oh Karly? Where...who am I kidding? Nobody could hear me through this cacophony unless it was a part of some plot device." Wait...does he know- "And I'm not in some story, that's nonsense." Aha, sweet ignorant Jeff. With a hefty sigh our hero realized that Nami had the right idea all along and he should spend some time by himself, after all he was likely to meet up with everyone else at some point, he was back in fate's cruel hands and they all seemed linked. He had seen some interesting pokemon on his surprisingly peaceful sojourn through Route 1 and decided to go get a bit of extra training in and maybe even expand his team a little more. The poor fool, to think Route 1 ALMOST had nothing epic happen within it's bounds.

Poor doomed Jeff made his way back down the path he came into Mauville through and after padding over the magically shorter bridge saw Nami about to get in a battle with some boy and a Butterfree. She hadn't seemed all that interested in talking to him earlier and she was busy, so he simply waved as he passed them on the off chance that she'd see. After once again missing the chance to not be the subject of more plot torture Jeff followed the Jeff-nip I dangled in front of him...*ahem* I mean felt himself led by some mysterious force a fairly distant section of the beautiful green plains towards TOTAL SAFETY...I swear...muahahaha.

Jeff continued to walk aimlessly until he heard a lone sound that wasn't the wind...the only other sound he had heard for a depressingly long while. it sounded almost like- "A bark? What the heck-" Could await Jeff besides the obvious (That is of course...pain). He turned to see a Growlithe, standing all by itself around 40 feet away, just glaring at him with the most intense and comprehensive stare he had ever seen on a pokemon's face. And he had seen that one sitcom soap-opera thing about the ingenius Audino with the messed up leg that insulted people constantly but always figured everything out and was loved in the end, his name was shed or log cabin, some stupid thing people who aren't sexy narrators live in. Jeff got that greedy and malefic grin you must all be aware of now at the sight of a challenger that might just so happen to fit in a pokeball after a beating. "Rodrigo, you've got a type advantage and the MoPad my excellent sense as a trainer tells me you're not at the level Romanov and the Pidgey you seduced are yet, so this one's all yours!" The still-completely-alien-to-this-world instrument noises echoed through the empty air in complete defiance of physics in too many ways to count as Rodrigo emerged from his home angry for the second time in the past few hours.

At least I am free of that putrid liquid those stupid fish types that keep eating rule breaking roleplayers live in, your command will be Signor. Rodrigo took a battle ready stance and smirked at the idiot dog who was not afraid to face him in battle. Romanov, who's really managed to fade into the background lately, just watched in curiosity of what would happen next. His only concern was to keep Jeff safe if things went wrong or he was ordered into battle, so he would simply observe and be ready if the need arose to act.

Captain Beauregard Lefleur of the eastern Route 1 Growlithe Patrol stood firm at sight of the enemy, he didn't care if there was any type disadvantage to be had. He would remain resolute, the men depended on him to lead them and how could he if he couldn't keep some lousy upstart out of their territory? Rodrigo stepped towards his opponent and thought on his first attack (he had decided moments ago to ignore Jeff, but my throat got sore from all the blabbing I've had to do to communicate this long post to you, my beautiful audience. So I forgot to mention it earlier) It would be easier if there were some lovely things around he could seduce into fighting the captain for him.

When he actually thought about it Rodrigo remembered he only had one legitimate attack, so he charged at Beauregard and...bit him. Beauregard powered through the pain and did to Rodrigo what he does best...he bit him. And so went on the pointless gnawing for a while longer until Beauregard's jaw got sore from chewing on a living rock and he realized he was losing because Rodrigo's teeth could at least sink into his flesh, so he leapt back and considered the target. Pretty impressive Rodrigo, I must concede the contest of endurance to you.

Rodrigo smirked. You are a worthy adversary as well Captain, but I must ask, how and what do you know of me?

Beauregard's face turned grave again, as if insulted. "You can tell I'm the captain yet you don't remember me? The whole reason I joined the Growlithe patrol was because you took my sweet frozen-hearted love bear from me you swine!"

How dare you call me such you cur! I shall- Rodrigo's brow furrowed as a thought occurred to him. Beauregard, is that you? Wait...when Meloira said her parents weren't disappointed in her because of my social status...she meant...

You did not even bother to find out if she was single before courting her? You worthless sultry hound! Forget about giving thine opponent honorable and fair combat. With the pleasantries and ironic insults over Beauregard scrabbled at the ground only a moment before breaking the surface and disappearing beneath the earth. Before Rodrigo could react the captain burst from below and hit Rodrigo's most sensitive area and simultaneously launched him into the air, thanks to Rodrigo's dual types the attack was not super-effective, but considering where it hit it still did plenty of damage. And that's not all, I'm plenty prepared for dealing with pathetic stiffs like yourself. Guess what dear Meloira taught me through the many nights of amour we spent before she ever met you? Beauregard bared his fangs and his mouth began to fill with terrifyingly cold mist and he jumped to catch his most hated opponent in his mouth, ice began to form on Rodrigo around the frozen fangs rather quickly.

How does a simple Growlithe know Dig AND Ice Fang? There's no way, he's totally gonna forget them both right after catch him just like Rodrigo forgot Sandstorm. Who said you're going to catch him?I'm much to persistent not to catch that damn Growlithe! He's got the fighting spirit I'm looking for! Wait can you hear me again? I just hope I can pull it off before something horrible happens, this journey is unpredictable so far.That statement's too ambiguous! I can't tell if......Whatever.

The Larvitar had no intention of losing twice in one day, even if it was to an enemy that could break through his defenses so easily. He struggled to move his arms through the ice that was spreading from his torso, but to no avail. He could still move his head though, and righteous fury at the humiliation he was suffering filled him with power. (Guts kicked in, for anyone who doesn't remember how it works.) Luckily Beauregard was not much larger than himself and he was able to reach his target with his head. Rodrigo stretched his neck as far as he could (Rock-types can stretch?) and sank his teeth into the Growlithe captain's soft and vulnerable tail. Beauregard yelped and tossed Rodrigo away as he spasm'd in pain.

Rodrigo landed in a heap, but he had come much too far to give up. The spanish Larvitar dreamboat strained his rock-hard muscles (yup we're that low on comedic material) to stand and deliver doom to the failure in love that was Beauregard Lefleur who would soon undoubtedly be a failure in battle as well. But between his damaged lower extremities and the block of solid frost encapsulating part of his torso the warrior could not stand. "Oh no, Rodrigo!" Oh yeah Jeff, he's been shouting orders at Rodrigo this whole time, but if you know how to read he was being ignored. "You've done enough for one day buddy, return!" Beauregard sped towards the weakened object of his hatred, fangs ready to deliver love's justice. Just at the last moment a red light stole his victory from him, Beauregard slid to a stop and turned towards the human.

You...you bring him back out! Let him face me in single combat and die like a warrior you coward! His fur rose in pure rage and his teeth gleamed with murderous intent.

Jeff shuddered at the glare the Growlithe sent his way. "Uhm...alright still unnamed Pidgey, you're up!" The pokeball thrown moments later released Jeff's recently caught Pidgey to battle.

Beauregard looked down, lost in anger. You...dare to steal my hard earned victory away from me, and then try to defeat me with numbers instead of skill? There can be NO mercy for a villain as despicable as you. And he let out a sharp whistle followed by a series of angry barks. Brothers! The honor of this battle has been broken! It is time for punishment!

"Did...did that Growlithe just whistle? HOW IS THAT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!" Jeff's curiosity was cut short when he heard more barking...so much barking in fact that there was a low rumble behind it. Jeff looked towards the symphony of his doom and saw overtaking the crest of the hill behind Beauregard...an entire horde of Growlithe charging his way. "You've gotta be kidding me...why didn't I just go get ice cream?" The wave of orange flowed perfectly around Beauregard on it's way to murder town, and for a second Jeff had no idea how he could even stall the train to said town, let alone stop it.

*Beep* "That Pidgey knows Uproar moron."

"Shut up dex, you aren't in this post!"

"I am now bumfuddling ninnyjack."

"Hey!...Yeah thanks, jerk...why does that sound familiar?" Heheh. "Alright Pidgey, use Uproar!

In a bit of surprising luck the horde of killdogs was not concerned with eating the delicious bird, so when it began to stomp around in their midst and squawk so loud that they're ears actually hurt it disrupted their harmony. Anarchy ensued as Growlithes began to crash into each other left and right until on loud bark silence them, and another focused their rage again as Beauregard pointed at the Pidgey with his nose. When the horde simultaneously turned towards her the Pidgey realized very quickly the human was not worth her own life, and she flew straight up before they could rip her to pieces. "She...She abandoned me...I thought Rodrigo's philandering was more powerful than that...crapcrapcrapohmigodimgonnadiehere." When he made the mistake of speaking all the Growlithes focused on Jeff once again and he realized he was truly and utterly screwed.

Romanov however, was surprisingly quick witted and rational even in this situation, ESPECIALLY for a Munchlax. He danced back and forth, waggling his glowing fingers all the while. Jeff was so sure of his incoming death he forgot what this meant and yelled at his last hope. "ROMANOV THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR DANCING! WE ARE GOING TO DIE! WHY DON'T YOU HELP INSTEAD OF-" Jeff was silenced when the ground actually began to shake at the closeness of the doompuppy stampede and he only just then noticed Romanov was glowing brighter and brighter. Just as the sea of orange crashed over Romanov and barreled towards Jeff the brightness of the Munchlax's body reached it's peak and spread outward from in in sweet, yet still unimaginably painful salvation.

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Jeff's aching eyelids were forced open by plot stuff and he was able to turn his head just enough to gasp at the sight around him. He was on the edge of a huge crater with unconscious fuzzy orange lumps strewn all about, and a scorched Munchlax in the middle. "That was some Explosion...I guess I'm not catching anything else today, that would require the strength to crawl towards one of them. Maybe this is what that doctor meant when he diagnosed me with 'Protagon-itis' the day I was born..." The only moving figure throughout all the destruction was a single Pidgey, which hopped around until it found a pokeball that had rolled away from Jeff, and shook back and forth with attempts to weak to break out of it. The Pidgey tapped the button with it's beak. Oh Rodrigo! Are you alright? You must live so we can escape this stupid human and be together! The time that followed rendered her attempts to fight back tears a failure.

The pokeball released it's grasp and a Larvitar flew out shouting in it's pokemon shouts. Argh! I don't fear that loveless sack of fur! Let me face him in-uh-uh...such carnage...could the tubby bear have done this? After analyzing the situation it became clear to Rodrigo that the battle was at a tie for the moment, but he still had a way to win. He could not beat the Captain in single comment at this point...but he could imprison him. He limped along to the inattentive and no longer conscious Jeff and grabbed one of the prison sphere's that had fallen around him in the chaos. He made his way over to the crater next, but he couldn't keep his balance between the terrain, his fatigue, and the lump of ice on him even with the boost of power from Guts. Rodrigo tumbled all the way down the crater until he slammed into a rock that had been hard enough to survive the explosion, and the ice shattered.

With his mobility restored Rodrigo sauntered over to the lump in the center of the crater that was Romanov, he dug through the Munchlax's fur until he found a Citrus berry before dropping it in it's mouth. The snoring quickly made it clear that with the healing power of the delicious berry made sure Romanov was more napping then unconscious. With his savior likely to survive Rodrigo could finally search until he smelt the world's greatest stench of unrequited love, then there was no doubt he knew which Growlithe was Beauregard. He summoned the last of his strength to drag his feet next to the limp form of his greatest enemy, regretting that he gave tubby the berry instead of eating it himself. Enjoy servitude, it's all a weakling like you could ever amount to with a strong woman like Meloira.When Rodrigo moved to take another step his leg gave out beneath him and he hit the ground like a sack of potatoes, his final movement as his vision faded was lightly tapping the sphere against the Growlithe before giving in to the dreamless darkness, content that he might have another chance to battle the Captain.

Stinging Bea · May 22, 2015

Okay guys, sign-up period is now officially over. I've been looking over the sign-ups for the past hour, and I've made my decision on the cast! The following RPers and their characters are accepted!

Legend as Richard Baker with Arthur the Charmander!

Nagi as Aubrey Maclin with Hampton the Tepig!

Sir Bastian as Valerie Guillory with Lance the Oshawott!

Apotheosis as Lexandar Obalt with Soul the Squirtle!

Lord Sephear as Hector Botolf with Severan the Snivy!

Congrats to everyone who got in! And thanks for trying everyone who attempted to join! :3

[PKMN FULL] Legends of the Past: An Unova Journey [T][OOC/SU]

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Christina - Crossroads

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Christina - Crossroads

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