Kanto Rewinded (K+)

"In the world which you are about to enter, you will embark on a grand adventure, with you as the hero. Speak to people and check things wherever you go, be it towns, roads or caves. Gather information and hints from every source.

New paths will open to you by helping people in need, overcoming challenges or solving mysteries. At times, you will be challenged by others and attacked by wild creatures. Be brave and keep pushing on.

Through your adventure, we hope that you will interact with all sorts of people and achieve personal growth. That is our biggest objective.

You have received a package with your starting pokémon, a few pokéballs, a pokédex of your own and the camera. Monday at 10 AM we expect to see you fully loaded outside professor Oak's laboratory in Pallet Town, to start your journey off. Let your adventure begin!"


That was what the letter said. You had known for some while that you would get it. Many kids got it nowadays, and always their parents panicked. But what could they do? The greatest TV company in Kanto was working together with the most well known pokémon professor alive and were offering their kid a rare pokémon of their own, as well as money and company on a journey across the country. How could they refuse? It could be mentioned that the parents also got paid. A lot.

This was all because somebody had gotten an idea a while back. Trainers were common across Kanto, but they were all so harsh and serious. Professor Oak wanted a way to show the world that pokémon training shouldn't have to be all serious and dangerous. And the TV company, Pokémon Entertainment Network (PEN) wanted a new show. 1+1=2. "Kanto Rewinded" was born.

Every month, new kids around Kanto got picked out for the show. Everybody followed it on TV. All children between ages 12-14 had the chance to get picked. Now, you have been chosen. Welcome to "Kanto Rewinded".



- You will team up and travel together with another trainer, because after all, kids shouldn't go alone on the roads or in the forests. Stay together. You are allowed to create one additional character, a sort of "NPC", to join you somewhere on the journey, which means a team can consist of 4 people at the most. The additional characters shouldn't own any pokémon and don't need SUs.

- Post length can vary, meaning, you can write either short posts or long posts, this is not a "chaptered" RP. Travel at any pace you'd like.

- Wild pokémon, if you want to encounter one and catch it, state so in the OOC thread and I will approve or deny it beforehand. I will approve of it if it's a pokémon that could likely be found in your area, but I will deny it if it's a too rare, strong or unlikely pokémon. If there's a special pokémon you know you want to capture, you can ask me in the OOC thread where you should travel to encounter it.

- Levels aren't important, but attacks are. Whenever you reach a new town, go to the pokémon center and find the representative from PEN. They will evaluate the tape in your camera. (meaning I, the GM, will give your pokémon new attacks and give you new items if you've done well on the last route) Normally, I will follow the level-up list of attacks from serebi, so it will be as if your pokémon level up. Sometimes, you can get a TM or egg move.

- Catch pokémon and fill up your pokédex,because at every pokémon gym, you will find an assistant from professor Oak's lab. Show your pokédex to him or her and if you've caught a good number of pokémon depending on how far you are on your journey, you will get nice items. When you have more than 6 pokémon, new ones get teleported into professor Oak's PC.



Now, this isn't exactly all there is to it... This whole show isn't just a nice story about two kids traveling. It is first and foremost a race.

You have to bring good videos to the PEN representative in order for your pokémon to grow and learn more moves, which means that you have to experience and write about many things on the roads, in the forests and caves and all. But it's a race, meaning the first trainer who conquers all the gyms in Kanto will win the show. Balance it well. You can't conquer the gyms if you rush through the routes without growing your pokémon. But you can't stay on fun routes forever and grow your pokémon, because you'll get left behind...

Be nice to your partner. You two, as a team, will participate in the race. But in the end, only one of you can win. But that's for later.

You should interact with your partner player a lot, of course. Either with normal posts (but make them decent length then) or by creating joint posts.



Aaand of course there's another catch. Some people around Kanto think this TV show is outrageous and have formed an organisation to protest. They are calling themselves the Protectors, and they consist of both women and men, young and old, undercover or openly showing. The TV team haven't told you or your parents this beforehand... not even professor Oak knows that the Protectors are getting more and more members. People who think young kids shouldn't be allowed to train pokémon since they are too young and would harm the pokémon with their battles. People who will try to stop you in any way they can...

At some point, you will have your first encounter with the Protectors. From then, you won't know whom to trust when you meet new people... how will this affect your journey and chances to win the race? But in the beginning, you won't know that the Protectors exist.




Certain Rules

~ The rating K+ means that violence in battles should be kept to the level seen in the anime. Heavy cursing isn't really necessary. Romance is allowed on the "cute" level.

~ Be active. If you only hang around PC for one week at a time or so, don't sign up.

~ Godmodding should be avoided as much as possible, but a pair of players on a team should discuss and decide between themselves to what extent it can be allowed. Sometimes it can be difficult to not move the story onward otherwise, since you must stick together. Try to use your additional character (if you have one) to get around tricky situations like these.

~ I play some NPCs, including the assistants at the gyms, gym leaders, PEN representatives at pokémon centers and professor Oak. Whenever you want to talk to them, treat them as if you would speak to any other player in the RP.


Sign Up Sheet

Name: (first and last)
Age: (12-14)
Gender: (boy or girl)

Appearance: (body build, hair, face, clothes, accessories)

Personality: (dislikes, likes, reactions to different things, fears, how they treat people and pokémon)

History: (brief, about how and where you grew up and if anything special has happened)

Starter choice: (one that's not taken)