

Once upon a time, there was a Challenge mod who devised a system of random, stacking rules to bring pain and frustration down onto the lives of so many innocent challengers. He soon disappeared behind the curtains, but his dreadful legacy lived on and on... until a newcomer with a pure heart stepped in, fighting valiantly for freedom, acuity and peace of mind.
Then came the other mod and said: "Not so soon, kiddo."
General Rules:
♥ This Challenge can be completed on almost any main series Pokémon game. Additionally, any ROM hack or fan game completed through 8 gym badges and an Elite Four counts as well. It is, however, more geared towards newer games - you may want to keep that in mind!
♥ The Challenge is completed once you beat the region's Elite Four and the credits fully roll. Yes, that means beating AZ or running from Koko if that's the type of thing your game makes you do.
♥ This Challenge runs from February 14th to March 14th, 2021 (so from St. Valentine's Day to White Day!)
♥ To make sure you've read the rules, your favorite ship is... see down below.
♥ Legendary and Mythical Pokémon are banned from this challenge. Pokémon Amie, Refresh, and the EXP Share are allowed in all games in which they exist.
♥ If you need to evolve a Pokémon through trading, feel free to do so. Otherwise, no trading is allowed. Similarly, hacking or trading in items is allowed for evolutions, provided it is unavailable before the Elite Four in your game.
Ok, now how does this work?
Well, glad you asked! During this journey across your favorite Pokémon region, you'll be able to meet many other traveling trainers. You can spend time with them, get to know them, and of course, go out on dates with them! Actually, that should be the very first reason why you're here in this moment of the year.
♥ You'll start the game by dating someone right away! Then, at each badge you obtain, you will have the opportunity to date another trainer from the Contact List, or keep dating the same person you already got to know.
♥ Every time a trainer goes out on a date, they will show more sides of their personality... that is, more rules that you'll have to follow if you want to win their heart! One date is one more rule, up to a total of 6. In addition to that, you will also get to know their Trainer Class and Favorite Pokémon. This is going to become public information quite soon, though - rumors spread fast here! Btw everyone knows you like
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♥ Your objective is obviously to win the heart of the trainers you'll date! To do that and get some sweet Sweet Hearts, though, you'll have to follow all of their indications! Just one broken rule, and the amount of Love Points you get from your date is... zero! Since these trainers will essentially become more and more picky as time goes on, you will need to be very careful about who you date! And that's really the gist of it.
Zero points? Oh no... what do I do now?
♥ Don't worry! There are other ways to get some Love Points. The easiest way is to date a trainer with the same Trainer Class as you. And the second is... to use the Pokémon they like the most! You'll get some points if your team includes at least one of the Pokémon your date has listed, but you'll get even more if your team includes only Pokémon from said list!
♥ Oh, you should also know that for each date, some more special, random things could happen... :)
O-ok, I like this! How do I play?
♥ First of all, time to sign up! The information you need to provide is the usual:
✨ Your name:
✨ Your Trainer Class:
✨ Your game of choice:
✨ Your favorite ship:
✨ Your challenge mode:
✨ Your first date:
✨ Your Trainer Class:
✨ Your game of choice:
✨ Your favorite ship:
✨ Your challenge mode:
✨ Your first date:
♥ The points are... oh, this is going to be complicated...
• Rules: if you manage to follow all of them during your date, you'll get 1 point for the first rule, 2 for the second, and so on! With 6 rules, for example, you would get 21 points all in once... provided you can actually do that. Good luck!
• Pokémon: 1 point for each Pokémon in your team that your date also likes... but you will have to keep said Pokémon in your team for the whole date, or for as long as it's available to you, no exceptions! As said before, if your team is entirely made out of Pokémon your date likes, these points are tripled! Furthermore, these points will apply to both the Pokémon listed, and all its pre-evolutions, but not its evolutions or branching evolutions. So if a trainer uses a Roselia, you'll get points for using a Budew, but not for Roserade. And if a trainer uses a Vileplume, then no points for Bellossom!
You can still keep Pokémon that don't fit the rules you're given in your team (for example, a Normal type Pokémon in a Bug monotype) only if said Pokémon do not participate in battle. Otherwise, the rule will be considered failed!
• Trainer Class: that's 3 points, but it only happens once for each trainer! And just so you know, picking Gym Leader or Rival as a trainer class for yourself is... not advised.
• Pokémon: 1 point for each Pokémon in your team that your date also likes... but you will have to keep said Pokémon in your team for the whole date, or for as long as it's available to you, no exceptions! As said before, if your team is entirely made out of Pokémon your date likes, these points are tripled! Furthermore, these points will apply to both the Pokémon listed, and all its pre-evolutions, but not its evolutions or branching evolutions. So if a trainer uses a Roselia, you'll get points for using a Budew, but not for Roserade. And if a trainer uses a Vileplume, then no points for Bellossom!
You can still keep Pokémon that don't fit the rules you're given in your team (for example, a Normal type Pokémon in a Bug monotype) only if said Pokémon do not participate in battle. Otherwise, the rule will be considered failed!
• Trainer Class: that's 3 points, but it only happens once for each trainer! And just so you know, picking Gym Leader or Rival as a trainer class for yourself is... not advised.
♥ Oh right, the "challenge mode" part in the sign up form? See, there's a special way to play this challenge, that involves choosing each date randomly instead of doing so the usual way. So, just specify "normal" or "random" to let everyone know how you're deciding who to go out on a date with!
♥ Usually a like on your post will be my way of saying... "ok, I've read your update and made it so that all the info you need to continue shows up in the Contact List!" Make sure to keep an eye on it regardless though, to see what the other players may be up to...
Contact Lists:
♥ Contact list 1 - Gym Leaders and Rivals!
♥ Contact list 2
♥ Contact list 3 - NEW!
More trainers coming in the following days, stay tuned to find more potential partners!
List of players and Scoreboard:
RANDOM MODE:
• Janp - Pokémon X - Champion - 82 points
• PokéGuy1238 - Pokémon Black - 0 points - currently dating Skyla
• Kostucha - Pokémon Shield - Champion - 92 points
• Eleanor - Pokémon Sword - Champion - 47 points
NORMAL MODE:
• Cubeth - Pokémon Emerald - Champion - 68 points
• Hyzenthlay - Pokémon Platinum - 5 badges - 18 points - currently dating Luke
RANDOM MODE:
• Janp - Pokémon X - Champion - 82 points
• PokéGuy1238 - Pokémon Black - 0 points - currently dating Skyla
• Kostucha - Pokémon Shield - Champion - 92 points
• Eleanor - Pokémon Sword - Champion - 47 points
NORMAL MODE:
• Cubeth - Pokémon Emerald - Champion - 68 points
• Hyzenthlay - Pokémon Platinum - 5 badges - 18 points - currently dating Luke
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