Design-A-Pokémon: X/Y Edition

[a id]guidelines[/a id]With a new generation comes new Pokémon. Pretend for a moment that you are a part of GameFreak's design team, and you've been assigned a task to design one of the many new Pokémon to be put into their upcoming titles Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Sound interesting enough for you? Alright then, let's get down to the finer details of your new task. First off, your time frame. We can't keep the game developers waiting. Your timeline will be from Tuesday, March 26th 2013 ─ Tuesday, April 9th 2013. That's a total of two weeks to start and finish and you can join in at any time between these dates. Any later than that, and you're fired! Sorry, the boss' words, not mine. Can't draw? No problem! What are you doing on the design team? The boss is open to accepting all different mediums of art. If you can't draw it, you can create a pixel artwork, you can design it from a tablet, you can paint it, or you can describe its physical appearance using your own words. Whatever works best for you so long as a visualization of your Pokémon can be pictured. But wait, there's more. Other than designing your own Pokémon, there are some extra details you'll have to include in your submission. I'll break it down for you below:

• Pokémon Design or Physique Description
• Name
• Type
• Ability
  • You can use an existing ability or make one of your own. New abilities must include a brief explanation.
• Classification
• Gender Ratio:
  
  --%
  
  --%
• Brief PokéDex Entry
  • If you've opted to make an evolution or pre-evolution of an already existing Pokémon, please mention so here and for which Pokémon and at what stage of evolution it is.
• Base Stats
  • HP:
  • Attack:
  • Defense:
  • Special Attack:
  • Special Defense:
  • Speed:

(Sidenote: For the sake of organization and simplicity, it's probably best to follow this format as closely as possible when submitting your entry.) No plagiarism or stealing. If the boss finds out you've stolen the idea or artwork from someone else, there will be an infraction issued. Possibly worse depending on what sort of mood the boss is in. As a company we're not looking for any law suits, so make sure your work is your own and not anyone else's. This sounds great, but what's the catch? Alright, alright. I guess it's important you know that the boss enjoys a bit of competition between the staff. He thinks it brings out the best in their abilities. So while there will be a number of you creating your own Pokémon designs, the boss will only choose one of them to be included in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. So I hope you enjoy a little bit of competition. The rest of you will likely receive a slight bump in your next pay check. [a id]judging[/a id]

Judging

All entries will ultimately be judged based on creativity, originality, and believability. For example, if your Pokémon has base stats of 500/500/500/500/500/500, the boss is going to roll his eyes. Furthermore, your designs / descriptions will not be judged by how "good" your Pokémon appears or if you have excellent grammar (although, that would help). The boss isn't an art critic and he's not looking for the next Leonardo da Vinci. Hard work shows, and that' is what's going to count the most on your part. The more effort you put into your submission and the more detail, the better. A point system will also be used to judge each category (Design, Name, Type, etc., etc.) of your entry. It is important to note that some categories are worth more points than others. You can see what each category is worth below:

• Pokémon Design / Description (50 / 50 points)
• Name (10 /10 points)
• Type (5 /5 points)
• Ability (5 /5 points)
• Classification (5 / 5 points)
• Gender Ratio (5 /5 points)
• PokéDex Entry (10 / 10 points)
• Base Stats (10 / 10 points)

It's more than likely that many of you will reach the 100 point value. However, as mentioned earlier your entries will also be judged based on your level of creativity, originality, and believability. This is how the boss will determine the final winner (...or winners?). [a id]faq[/a id]

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I submit my entry? Right here in this very thread! How many Pokémon designs can I enter? Just one per person. I have a bunch of old fakemon designs I've made in the past. Can I enter one of those? In fairness to others, it would be preferred if you create an entire new Pokémon. Also, using something created before that may have been used for other intents or purposes defeats the idea of the competition. Which is creating an entirely new Pokémon for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Oh no! I want to change my entry, but I've already submitted it. What do I do? From anywhere between Tuesday, March 26th ─ Tuesday, April 9th, you are free to edit and/or alter your submission as many times as you need. Rather than resubmit your entry again, just edit it from your original submission (in this case, your post). No entries will be judged until the end of the competition. I can't draw a Pokémon, so I'm going to describe it instead. What is an acceptable description? Description Examples:

Unacceptable Description said:

Pikachu is a small, yellow rodent. It has red spots on cheeks, long ears, and a long zigzag tail.

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Acceptable Description said:

Pikachu is a short, chubby, rodent-like Pokémon with yellow fur all over its body. Pikachu's ears are long and come to a point with black tips. It has a small mouth, which resembles a sideways 3, it has black eyes with white pupils and two red circles on its cheeks. Its forearms are short and somewhat stubby, with 5 digits on each "hand" and its feet have three digits. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail is in the shape of Zigzag-styled lightning bolt, with a patch of brown fur at the base of the tail. Although it is technically a quadruped, on multiple occasions it has been shown to be able to stand and walk upright on its hind legs. ─ Bulbapedia

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May I design a new pre-evolution or evolution for any of the preexisting Pokémon, including the already released Gen VI Pokémon? Yes, yes you may. Remember to keep it believable though. Sylveon is already an evolution of Eevee and likely won't have its own evolution. While Xerneas and Yveltal are Legendary Pokémon, so they likely won't have any evolutionary stages. Can I create a Pokémon of a new type? No word on whether we'll be getting a new type this generation, so let's just stick with the current seventeen we have now. How long after the competition is over will the winner be announced? Depending on how busy the boss may be, he'll try and have the winner of the Design-A-Pokémon: X/Y Edition selected no later than three days after the event is over. If longer, a notice will be posted. Let's cut to the case. What are the prizes!? Is the satisfaction of winning and making your own Pokémon not enough? No? Okay, well how about a shiny new emblem then? The winner will have his or her name announced in the forum splash for a week as well as receive a first place winning emblem. There will also be an emblem for the runner up as well as participant emblems for everyone who took their time to participate in this event here. I promise they'll be really pretty emblems (or at least I'll try!). Who's this boss you keep referring to? Is it you? You'll never know...