The Species Challenge! [revived]

Liberal Army · Apr 9, 2014

THE SPECIES CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome! This challenge is all about the real-life animal classes Pokémon are based on. This thread was formerly known as the Orgnanism Challenge, but since I have revived this thread, I decided to change the name.

Below are several classes with extra challenging rules to play your game with this new challenge.

Main Rules

*You must choose one of the 7 classes below to make a team.

*Duplicate Pokémon are allowed, however, it is reccomended not to.

*Legendaries are NOT allowed.

*HM Slaves are allowed.

*You must have at least 3 Pokémon in your party.

*Hacking is only allowed if you can't have 3 Pokémon before the 3th Gym.

Challenge ends when you defeat:

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BIRDS

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life birds. (Pigeons, penguins etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

Berries are the only held items that are allowed.
You must have 6 Pokémon in your team, with one of them always in the lead when you're about to face a Gym Leader or E4 member.

Extra Rules:

Flyer Rule: At least 2 Pokémon must learn Fly.

Pluck Rule: All Pokémon that can learn Pluck must learn it.

Examples:

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FISH

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life fish. (Sharks, lure fish etc.)
NOTE: Frillish and Jellicent are not fish.
Below are some examples.

General Rules:

All the Pokémon capable of learning Surf must know it.
Your fishes can't stay long out of the water. Switch your Pokémon after 5 turns. You can double this amount if Water Sport is used.

Extra Rules:

Aquatic Rule: All your Pokémon must learn at least one Water-type TM/HM Move.
Underwater Rule: Half of your team must know Dive.

Examples:

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ARTHOPODS

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life arthopod creatures. (Crabs, beetles etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

Caterpillar, cocoon and bagworm-based Pokémon are banned.

All of your Pokémon must know a Poison-type move. (Only level-up moves.)

Extra Rules:

Queen Rule: You must have a female Pokémon leading your team, this one is the only one who may hold items and must be at least +2 levels above the rest.

Variety Rule: You must have at least 1 non-Bug Type.

Examples:

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REPTILES

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life reptiles. (Dinosaurs, turtles etc.)
NOTE: Dragons are not counted as reptiles, however, some Dragon-type Pokémon are based on Dinosaurs and not on mythological dragon-creatures. (i.e. Bagon)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

You must have at least one NFE Pokémon.

If you obtain a Skull, Armor, Cover Fossil, Jaw Fossil or Sail Fossil, you must recover it and put the revived Pokémon in your team.

Extra Rules:

Jurassic Rule: You must have at least 1 Dinosaur-based Pokémon.

Starter Rule: You must choose the Reptile-based starter.

Examples:

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CANINE & FELINE

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life cat-like and dog-like animals. (Foxes, Wolfs etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

You may choose either Feline or Canine Pokémon, or both. (i.e. Canine class is with only dog-like Pokémon and Feline is with only cat-like Pokémon but with the same rules used.)

You must nickname your Pokémon like you would name your pet.

Extra Rules:

Diet Rule: Your Pokémon may not use food-items, instead, only Potion items are allowed.

Playfull rule: Teach all your Pokémon a Scratch-like move, if they can of course. (Only level-up moves.)

Examples:

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PRIMATE

You may only choose Pokémon based on real-life monkeys (Chimps, Babboons etc.)

Below are some examples.

General Rules:

All of your Pokémon must know at least 1 Dark-type move.
Your Pokémon can only use Berries as hold items.

Extra Rules:

Alpha Rule: You must have a male Pokémon leading your team, this one is the only one who may hold items, the only male and must be at least +2 levels above the rest.

Examples:

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SIGN-UP FORM

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CHALLENGERS

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CHAMPIONS

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Remember; Only pick Pokémon that are clearly based on the class you chose.If you have any questions, VM, PM or ask in this thread.
Ideas are welcome!

Good Luck!

The Species Challenge! [revived]

Liberal Army