Love in the Clouds!

Started by Sydian January 31st, 2013 10:48 PM
  • 19502 views
  • 200 replies

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Love in the Clouds



Hey everyone, and welcome to Love in the Clouds, the Valentine's Day event! Get it...love in the clouds...cause it's Valentine's...and Swablu and Altaria...are like...CLOUDS okay. This challenge is heavily based on gender and quite a personal challenge. Put your hearts up and let's do this, shall we? Like most events prior to this, each party member has to meet a certain criteria or fill a specific role. And yes, you must use all six party members.


♥ The Present!
Valentine's Day is a time to show the people you care that you, well, care! What better way to do that than by giving them a lovely gift! So yes, you must use a gift Pokemon as a team member. Starters count as gifts as well as eggs.

♥ The Valentine!
This party member must be a favorite of your irl partner, your best friend, or your pair! If you don't have any of those or you do, but none are into Pokemon therefore not having a favorite, never fear! I'll be your valentine. :) This Pokemon must be happy all the time. Don't give it herbs and always let it hold something, so it knows you love it lots. And don't forget to match the gender with the person this Pokemon is inspired from! And name it their name as well! If you don't want to share their name when you update, that's fine. But name it their name anyway... ;)
My favorites for each game:
Spoiler:
FRLG: Jolteon
GSC/HGSS: Umbreon
RSE: Altaria
DP: Luxray
Plat: Rotom
BW(2): Petilil


♥ The Attraction!
This Pokemon must learn Attract level up and be the same gender as you! If you're playing GSC or FRLG (which from what I've noticed, nothing learns it level up) you must teach Attract to a Pokemon of your gender. Even though it doesn't learn it level up, this still counts as a slot, so no, you're not exempt from using 6 Pokemon.

♥ The Duo!
Misleading name, as you're not using two Pokemon, but rather, you are using a Pokemon that has a male or female counterpart. However, you must use the one that is of the sex you're attracted to. If you're bisexual, you can pick either. If you're asexual, you must pick a non-legendary genderless Pokemon, regardless of if it has a counterpart. Also, I made a small list to add more variety, as some counterpart Pokemon aren't all male or female. Here's a list of counterparts for this challenge (males on left, females on right):
Spoiler:

















♥ The Pink!
Use a Pink Pokemon! Duh! But there's a catch.
FRLG/GSC: As soon as it's on your team, it must lead (as in start off) all gym battles
RSE/DPPt: Must win two Cute contests
HGSS: Must win two Pokethlon events
BW(2): Must win a Musical

♥ The Flower!
This Pokemon must be based on a lovely flower! Because doesn't your date like them? Maybe not. Anyway, it must know two Grass moves, one of which should be Petal Dance if at all possible.
Spoiler:
Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venusaur
Oddish/Gloom/Vileplume/Bellossom
Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium
Sunkern/Sunflora
Budew/Roselia/Roserade
Cherubi/Cherrim
Petilil/Lilligant
Maractus


Now for the rules!

1. HM slaves are allowed!
2. This challenge is for all main games except for RBY due to the necessity of genders.
3. No trading or hacking is allowed, except for your valentine Pokemon. It should be that person's favorite and I want you to be able to use what they like.
4. Emulators are most certainly allowed!
5. Final updates are due by February 28th 11:59 Central (GMT -6).
6. Challenge ends after defeating Blue (FRLG), Red(GSC/HGSS), Steven (RS), Wallace (E), Cynthia (DPPt), Ghetsis (BW), or Iris (BW2).

Sign up:
Username: Sydian
Game: Ruby

Lovebirds
Spoiler:
Sydian - Ruby
jdthebud - Sapphire
WarriorCat - White
Rainbow Arcanine - Platinum
BlueShellBeast - Gold
[supporter]NecrumWarrior[/supporter] - LeafGreen
Rewy - HeartGold
Honeyman - Platinum
diamondmutt1111 - LeafGreen
[supporter]Leaf Storm[/supporter] - Silver
BinaryPeaches - Crystal
[supporter]vaporeon7[/supporter] - Emerald
waters_echo - Crystal
WeightyWillBill - FireRed
Griffinbane - LeafGreen
[supporter]Toshiro.[/supporter] - FireRed
LilJz1234 - FireRed
Cirno - Emerald
Luke - Platinum
kirax7 - LeafGreen, Crystal, RS
[supporter]Roswell[/supporter] - Emerald
Fenneking - Ruby
Oshamaru - SoulSilver
atie - Silver
Inkblots - Sapphire
KoboraX - LeafGreen
ShaggyCharmander - FireRed
The Sceptile King - RSE
Breezy. - SoulSilver
11wildy - Crystal
TrollyShammy80 - Yin Black
[supporter]Luigi-san[/supporter] - FireRed
[supporter]Jake♫[/supporter] - FireRed
Bounce - Silver
Eeveelution Co-Ordinator - White
waveguidebuizel - White
Espeon EX - Sapphire


Luvdiscs
Spoiler:
WarriorCat - White
kirax7 - LeafGreen, Crystal, Ruby
Sydian - Ruby
[supporter]Toshiro.[/supporter] - FireRed
11wildy - Crystal
Cirno - Emerald
Griffinbane - LeafGreen
[supporter]Luigi-san[/supporter] - FireRed
[supporter]NecrumWarrior[/supporter] - LeafGreen
jdthebud - Sapphire
[supporter]Jake♫[/supporter] - FireRed
Rewy - HeartGold
Fenneking - Ruby
Eeveelution Co-Ordinator - White
LilJz1234 - FireRed
waters_echo
BlueShellBeast
BinaryPeaches
[mod[Derozio[/mod] - Honorary

BURY ME SIX FEET DEEP COVER ME IN CONCRETE
twitter | twitch | youtube

jdthebud

Engineering Solutions

Male
Washington, USA
Seen January 13th, 2022
Posted July 11th, 2021
4,195 posts
12.6 Years
First sign up, yay!

Username: jdthebud
Game: Sapphire

I'm a bit confused on the Duo thing. So I can't use Glalie since it's a male counterpart, and I need to use females, right?
Age 32
Female
Seen July 30th, 2014
Posted March 20th, 2014
242 posts
10.6 Years
Username: WarriorCat
Game: White

If I'm doing this right, my final team would be
The Present: Samurott
The Valentine: Bisharp - Nickname: Tybor (Yes, that's his birth name :P)
The Attraction: Swoobat - Learned level 25
The Duo: Braviary - Counterpart to Mandibuzz
The Pink: Musharna
The Flower: Petilil (I'll name her Sydian and won't evolve her)
Age 26
Male
Michigan
Seen August 5th, 2014
Posted August 1st, 2014
144 posts
12.8 Years
Username:BlueShellBeast
Game: Gold

The Present: Togepi/Togetic
The Valentine: Murkrow
The Attraction: Typhlosion
The Duo: Nidorina
The Pink: Flaaffy
The Flower: Sunflora
Avatar by DemonHollow of Dragonadopters.
Current Challenges
Pokemon Bingo Challenge: 5 Blocks Cleared. 5/6 for the Kanto Region. Currently Playing: Green "What's Your Sign?"

Necrum

I AM THE REAL SONIC

Male
Portland, OR
Seen August 20th, 2019
Posted July 13th, 2017
5,080 posts
10.9 Years
Name: NecrumWarrior
Game: LeafGreen

From what I can tell, there are no pokemon with attract by level up in frlg either. So i assume I will get to use the tm. I'll post my chosen team when i get off from work later.

Rewy

untitled follower

Female
Finland
Seen January 29th, 2022
Posted April 22nd, 2016
113 posts
10.4 Years
Username: rewy
Game: HeartGold (I'd love to use Emerald, but I have a Wedlocke there...)

Present: Vaporeon (Bill's gift eevee ?)
Valentine:
Spoiler:
I asked him about his favorites -
Kanto: Golduck
Johto: Sudowoodo
Hoenn: Tropius
Sinnoh: Luxray
Unova: Bouffalant

Attraction: Delcatty (if we're allowed to use PokeWalker, Hoenn field requires only 5000 Watts)
Duo: Nidoking
Pink: Flaaffy (...I seem to be using this a lot...)
Flower: Meganium (Never used before <3 )

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
I'm a bit confused on the Duo thing. So I can't use Glalie since it's a male counterpart, and I need to use females, right?
Right. You might have to go with Illumise. I just thought of another to add to the list as well, which is Gorebyss is female only and Huntail is male only.

Whoever asked about Attract in FRLG, yes forgot about that, but you do get the TM so just make sure you teach it to a Pokemon of your gender.

I gotta get ready for school, so I'll have to add that in later as well as the sign ups. ahhh so tired :( I'll post my team when I get online in a few hours.
BURY ME SIX FEET DEEP COVER ME IN CONCRETE
twitter | twitch | youtube

diamondmutt1111

A wild summer appeared!

Male
Phenac City, Orre
Seen December 28th, 2017
Posted September 9th, 2013
114 posts
12.7 Years
Literally 15 minutes after i went to bed...you post this challenge...oh well

Username: diamondmutt1111
Game: Leaf Green

Will post team later as I am posting this in school like a hooligan :P

EDIT: question....do Victreebel or Exeggutor count as flowers? And Nidoqueen is a counterpart right?

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
#swablunest/Youtube/Blogger

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
EDIT: question....do Victreebel or Exeggutor count as flowers? And Nidoqueen is a counterpart right?
Sorry, Victreebel is a flytrap and Exggutor is a coconut tree. :( Not a flower. Venusaur is a flower though. And yes, Nidoqueen is definitely a counterpart Pokemon.

Edit: I made a list of flower Pokemon, so that'll help. Would anyone like me to make a list of the counterparts? So far no one seems to have had any trouble picking them, but if you guys want a list, I will definitely make one.

Now here's what I'll be using:

Gift:

There is no better gift in Ruby than the gift of a Torchic!

Valentine:

For this one, I chose my pair, Nick. One of his favorites is Alakazam. :)

Attraction:

It learns Attract, and what kind of Valentine's challenge would it be without a heart shaped Pokemon?

Duo:

Not a ton of duos in this game, so I went with Volbeat, as I like males and Volbeat is male. I've used it before and it's not too shabby.

Pink:

Wigglytuff is pink and cute and a total BOSS. This will be fun.

Flower:

It's pretty and flowery and I've always wanted to use one!
BURY ME SIX FEET DEEP COVER ME IN CONCRETE
twitter | twitch | youtube

Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
SIGNING UP. YUP.

Username: Leaf Storm
Game: Silver

I've ultimately decided to use Cyndaquil as my starter because quilzel's favorite pokemon is Typhlosion. Was going to use Meganium but well...it was hard to decide! xD Guess I'll be using Gloom or Sunkern!

Necrum

I AM THE REAL SONIC

Male
Portland, OR
Seen August 20th, 2019
Posted July 13th, 2017
5,080 posts
10.9 Years
You should consider bellossom a female counterpart to vileplume. Not that I'm using either, but they do fit the bill.

Edit: could I get a little clarification on what you mean by the pink leading gyn battles?

jdthebud

Engineering Solutions

Male
Washington, USA
Seen January 13th, 2022
Posted July 11th, 2021
4,195 posts
12.6 Years
Okay, here's my team I think for Sapphire:

Gift: Mudkip or Torchic
Favorite: I'll get back to you on that one, but I might just use Altaria anyway
Attraction: Beautifly (L31)
Duo: Gorebyss
Pink: Wigglytuff (those contests are going to be interesting)
Flower: Vileplume

alisaie

they/them
Seen March 14th, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2022
13,598 posts
14.8 Years
Now that I finally can, I will participate!

Name: BinaryPeaches
Game: Crystal

Gift: Whatever comes from the Odd Egg
Valentine: Sneasel ( Thom. A favorite of one of my pairs and the person I speak to the most online. ♥ )
Attraction: Miltank ( Copying Whitney? lmao idk but why not )
Duo: Nidoking (Not very many choices in GSC ... fact this one is like the only one )
Pink: Corsola ( I've always wanted to use Corsola and now is my chance! )
Flower: Sunflora ( I've used Meganium, Vileplume, and Bellossom before. And since I can't get Venusaur, Sunflora will make due )

Corsola and Miltank may or may not swap places. Since I can get them around the same time I guess I'll figure it out around then.

Roaring Moon

Age 32
Male
Buffalo, NY
Seen 2 Days Ago
Posted January 17th, 2023
857 posts
19.7 Years
Yay for a new event challenge!

Username: Luigi-San
Game: FireRed

And my team:

The Present:
The Valentine:
The Attraction:
The Duo:
The Pink:
The Flower:

vaporeon7

My life would suck without you

Male
Preparing for trouble and making it double.
Seen September 6th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2014
5,143 posts
12.7 Years
Yay Syd~

Username: vaporeon7
Game: Emerald
Team:
♥ The Present!
Blaziken

♥ The Valentine!
Altaria (Touko's favourite, same as Syd's ikr)

♥ The Attraction!
Luvdisc

♥ The Duo!
Beautifly

♥ The Pink!
Wigglytuff

♥ The Flower!
Bellossom

Necrum

I AM THE REAL SONIC

Male
Portland, OR
Seen August 20th, 2019
Posted July 13th, 2017
5,080 posts
10.9 Years
I tried to convince Griffinbane to play this challenge with me, but she refused several times. But, she did agree to be my Valentine for the sake of this challenge.

The Gift:
Jolteon - Eevee is a great gift, and I've never used a Jolteon, and gives me the best type coverage to fill out my team.

The Valentine:
Lapras - Griffy's favorite Pokemon in LeafGreen. Would have been Arcanine, but that's exclusive to FireRed and I have no way to hack or trade on my 3rd gen carts.

The Attraction:
Ninetales - I'm more or less exploiting this one to add another type coverage to the team. :P

The Duo:
Nidoqueen - I have only used Nidoqueen one time. In a Nuzlocke... with a horrible nature... and it died... at Agatha... So hopefully this time goes better!

The Pink:
Slowbro - Standing out with my choice. He is not fluffy, but who could possibly hate that blank stare?

The Flower:
Veusaur - Sadly, this is the only option in LeafGreen, even though it was the one I was going to use anyway, so this is what I'm using.

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Well thats sucks...cant trade and the favorite is charizard....hum....
You're allowed to trade or hack in the valentine Pokemon, but not the others.

You should consider bellossom a female counterpart to vileplume. Not that I'm using either, but they do fit the bill.

Edit: could I get a little clarification on what you mean by the pink leading gyn battles?
Eh, not really. And as soon as you get your pink Pokemon, it has to lead all the gym battles after obtaining it.

Also, something concerning Rotom. It's genderless, so I can't have it be female.
That's okay!
BURY ME SIX FEET DEEP COVER ME IN CONCRETE
twitter | twitch | youtube

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
That's... still pretty vague. Do you want me to have it at the front of the party? Or use it against all the leader's mons? Or what? Leading the battle has several different meanings.
Lead as in start. I'll edit the first post to clarify. I thought "lead" was pretty straightforward but oh well.
BURY ME SIX FEET DEEP COVER ME IN CONCRETE
twitter | twitch | youtube

diamondmutt1111

A wild summer appeared!

Male
Phenac City, Orre
Seen December 28th, 2017
Posted September 9th, 2013
114 posts
12.7 Years
You're allowed to trade or hack in the valentine Pokemon, but not the others.
It's good now...my best friend has many favorites, so my team is good now :)

The Present: Hitmonlee (Kicking stuff FTW...the ULTIMATE GIFT!!!)

The Valentine: Raichu (Hope it's a female...this MIGHT be useful, not a Pikachu, lol.)

The Attraction: Vaporeon (To me, Eevee and it's evolutions are supposed to Attract and I wanna use one!)

The Duo: Nidoqueen (Using Nidoking in a Red Nuzlocke...why not use her? Besides, it's the only duo I know of in FR/LG and I'm attracted to females, so yeah.)

The Pink: Clefable (It's pink...and kinda wanted to use one.)

The Flower: Venusaur (Haven't used this guy in a LONG time.)


I might also pair up these guys into couples just because it's a love challenge

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
#swablunest/Youtube/Blogger