North American Myths and Folklore

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Choose your team based on the heroes and deities of North American tribal folklore! The North American continent is subdivided into ten regions. Each region is home to a number of tribes, and each region is also represented by three Pokemon types.

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THE BONDS OF KINSHIP
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You must choose one tribe to affiliate with. After that, you must choose a Pokemon to be your Spirit Guide.


Therefore, the Pokemon that are available to you are based on the following:
- Deities common to all of North America
- Deities common to the region that your tribe is in
- Pokemon that match your region's types
- Deities unique to your tribe
- Your Spirit Guide


You must use at least one Pokemon that represents a deity from your tribe.
Male deities must be represented by male Pokemon, and female deities by female Pokemon. Genderless Pokemon will work for deities of either gender.
Some deities have specific rules that must also be followed.
You may only have one of each deity, unless otherwise specified.

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GODS AND HEROES
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The following four deities are available to all challengers, regardless of tribal affiliation:


-: Horned Snake :-


The Horned Snake is a supernatural freshwater serpent, who can shape-shift, turn invisible, and hypnotize. It is often blamed for drowning deaths. It bestows powerful medicine upon people who defeat or help it, and it can control the weather.
Horned Snake must have a weather-altering move in its moveset.
* Ekans/Arbok
* Gyarados
* Dratini/Dragonair
* Onix/Steelix
* Dunsparce
* Seviper
* Milotic



-: Thunder-Bird :-


There are many varying descriptions of Thunder-Bird, but it is generally known as a giant raptor (bird of prey) responsible for creating thunderstorms. It is the sworn enemy of the Horned Snake.
Thunder Bird may not be in the party at the same time as Horned Snake. Thunder Bird must learn Thunder.
* Zapdos



-: Stiff-legged Bear :-


A "stiffly-walking bear", hairless, man-eating, and having a large head. Also called the Great Bear or Naked Monster Bear. It may have been inspired by mammoth or mastodon fossils.
* Piloswine/Mamoswine
* Donphan
* Bastiodon



-: Little People :-


These are child-sized nature spirits that appear in a variety of tribal stories. They are generally mischievous but benevolent, though there are some stories of warlike little people. They often have a variety of magical powers.
You catch any number of Pokémon to be Little People, and you may have up to two of them in your party at any time.
* Baby Pokemon
* Pokemon in the Fairy egg group
* Bipedal Pokemon that are no taller than 4' 3"



Listed next are the regions of North America, in which various tribes reside. You must choose a tribe, and use the Pokemon representative of that region and that tribe.

\\-|:| Northeast Woodlands |:|-//


The Northeast Woodlands are represented by the types of Ghost, Grass, and Fairy.



The following two deities are available to all Northeast Woodlands tribes:


-: White Owl :-


White Owl is the winter counterpart to Thunder-Bird.
White Owl may not be in the party at the same time as Horned Snake or Thunder-Bird. White Owl must learn Blizzard.
* Articuno



-: Hobbamock :-


An evil, destructive spirit being; literally, the spirit of death.
* Pokemon creepypastas (Darkrai, Phantump, Dusknoir, Drifloon, Hypno, Gengar, etc, etc, etc)



These are the tribes of the Northeast Woodlands:

\-: Algonquin -:/

Spoiler:

-: Nanabohzo :-


Nanabohzo is a benevolent but somtimes foolish hero deity. He helps shape the world and teach people. He can shape-shift. He is associated with rabbits and is sometimes called the Great Hare.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Rabbit Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Nokomis :-


The wise grandmother who raised Nanabohzo and taught him many things.
* Pokemon described as "highly intelligent" in the Pokedex (Alakazam, Slowking, Lucario, etc)



-: Memegwesi :-


A Memegwesi is a water spirit, often described as being short and hairy. They aren't evil, but they cause trouble for people who don't respect them.
* Azurill/Marill/Azumarill
* Lotad/Lombre/Ludicolo
* Buizel/Floatzel

\-: Mohican :-/

Spoiler:

-: Moskim (or, Rabbit) :-


Moskim is similar in many ways to Nanabohzo. He is said to have an evil younger brother named Flint who is his adversary, and who killed their mother.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Rabbit Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).


-: Bi-bon :-


Bi-bon personifies the North Wind. He is responsible for winter's onset.
Bi-bon must learn Hail.
* Ice-type Pokemon

\\-|:| Southeast Woodlands |:|-//


The Southeast Woodlands are represented by the types of Bug, Grass, and Poison.



The following deity is available to all Southeast Woodlands tribes:

-: Jitsu (or, Rabbit) :-


This is the shape-shifting trickster of the Southeast.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Rabbit Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



These are the tribes of the Southeast Woodlands:


\-: Cherokee :-/

Spoiler:

-: Uktena :-


Uktena was once a human man who tried to assassinate the Sun. He was transformed into a dragonlike serpent. There are many Cherokee tales of slaying the Uktena.
* Dragon-type Pokemon
* Reptilian Pokémon



-: Tlanuwa :-


Giant copper raptors (birds of prey). Their metal feathers are impenetrable.
* Skarmory



-: Aniyvtiqualosgi (or, Thunder-Boys) :-


Human-form thunder spirits who live in a clan in the sky, where they command lightning and thunder.
* Thundurus
* Tornadus
* Landorus

\\-|:| Great Plains |:|-//


The Great Plains are represented by the types of Bug, Ground, and Flying.



The following deity is available to all Great Plains tribes:


-: White Owl :-


White Owl is the icy counterpart to Thunder-Bird. It is the bringer of winter and winter storms.
White Owl may not be in the party at the same time as Horned Snake or Thunder-Bird. White Owl must learn Blizzard.
* Articuno



These are the tribes of the Great Plains:


\-: Blackfoot :-/

Spoiler:

-: Napi (or, Old Man) :-


Napi is a shapeshifter, trickster, and a troublemaker, but he is a well-intentioned demigod who is partly responsible for shaping the world that the Blackfeet live in. He and his wife, Old Woman, were the first humans, and they created the world and its creatures. He would frequently help the people or teach them things. Old man is sometimes associated with Coyote.

Spoiler:

When Old Man made the bighorn sheep, he set it out on the prairie. But it was slow and awkward, so he put it up in the mountains, where it did well. When Old man created the antelope, he put it among the hills and mountains. But it could not keep its footing, so he moved it to the grasslands, where it could run swiftly.


One winter, when Old Man was hunting with Wolf, Wolf fell under the ice of the river. Old Man was afraid to be alone in the cold, and as he went downriver to the place where there was a hole in the ice, he was crying and wailing. Kingfisher was there, and laughed at the sight of a grown man crying like a baby. Old Man heard it, and threw his war club at Kingfisher, who ducked quickly. The war club grazed Kingfisher's head, and that is why the feathers on a Kingfisher's head always stick up straight.


Old Man saw some squirrels playing in hot ashes. They would cover each other up, and stay underneath for as long as they could bear it. Old Man went up to the squirrels and asked to play as well. The squirrels wanted to show him how, so Old Man said "Let me cover you all up at once, to save time." They agreed. When the squirrels cried to be taken out, Old Man just piled more ashes on top. He cooked the squirrels to a crisp and had himself a big meal.

* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Pineco/Forretress (Old Man was once turned into a pine tree when he snubbed a chieftaness)
* Canine Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Kipitaki (or, Old Lady) :-


Old Lady is much like her husband: She is a somewhat foolish, but benevolent, shape-shifting creator figure. She is also sometimes associated with Coyote.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Canine Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Naatosi :-


The Sun God, ruler of the Sky People. He is the principal deity of the Blackfeet, but not the creator of the universe. His wife is the Moon (Komorkis), and their son is the hero Morning Star (Apisirahts). Naatosi created the Sky People and their kindgdom, and he also created Old Man (I think).

Spoiler:

Naatosi had a pair of medicine pants that he used to catch deer. He would go into the brush, and the pants would produce flames, scaring the deer out of hiding. Old Man decided to take the pants while Naatosi was sleeping. Old Man ran as far as he could, until morning when the sun rose. Of course, the whole world is Naatosi's lodge, so Old Man was caught. But Naatosi told Old Man to keep the medicine pants. When Old Man got hungry, he used the pants to scare some deer out of hiding. But the pants stayed aflame, so he ran and jumped into the river nearby. The medicine pants were all burned up, and so were Old Man's legs. Perhaps that was Naatosi's punishment for the theft.

* Solrock
* Sunkern/Sunflora
* Fire-type Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn Morning Sun. The Pokemon must keep Morning Sun in its moveset.



-: Komorkis :-


She is the Moon Goddess, and the second eldest of the Sky People. She is the wife of Naatosi, the mother of Morning-Star, and the grandmother of Star Boy.

Spoiler:

When the world was young, there was only one Snake. He was very big, and was always dressed up in fancy clothes. He was in love with Komorkis, and he would watch her as she worked, while Naatosi was off hunting. Snake began to flirt with Komorkis, and one day Naatosi caught the two of them. He was so angry that he smashed Snake's beautiful body into a million tiny pieces, which is why snakes are so small now.

Komorkis may not be in the party at the same time as a snake-like Pokemon.
* Lunatone
* Staryu/Starmie
* Finneon/Lumineon
* Pokemon that can learn Moonlight. The Pokemon must keep Moonlight in its moveset.



-: Apisirahts (or, Morning-Star) :-


Morning-Star is a hero of the immortal Sky People. His bride is the human maiden Soatsaki (Feather-Woman), and his son is the mortal hero Poia (Scar-face, Star-Boy).

Spoiler:

Feather-Woman was sleeping outside on a hill one night. When she awoke, she saw the first morning star, and fell in love with its beauty. Her tribe made fun of her and called her names over this. But Feather-Woman was getting water from the creek when a handsome man came up to her. He was Morning-Star, and he asked Feather-Woman to be his bride up in the Sky Lands. She agreed, and he took her to the Sky Lands right away, where she lived for a while with Morning-Star and his parents, the Sun and the Moon.

* Jirachi
* Staryu/Starmie
* Pokemon that can learn Swift. The Pokemon must keep Swift in its moveset.



-: Soatsaki (or, Feather-Woman) :-


She is the bride of Morning-Star, and she is Poia's mother.

Spoiler:

When Apisirahts took Feather-Woman to the sky lands, his mother Komorkis showed Feather-Woman how to dig for roots and such. But there was a Great Turnip near Spider's house that she must never touch. Feather-Woman was very curious, of course, and pulled up the Great Turnip to see what the fuss was about. The turnip turned out to be a plug to fill the hole in the sky where Morning-Star had brought her to the Sky Lands. When Naatosi and Komorkis found out, they banished Feather-Woman from the Sky Lands, and she eventually died from grief.

Soatsaki may not be in the party at the same time as Naatosi, Komorkis, or Apisirahts.
* Pokemon with feathered or downy bodies (Archen, Piplup, etc.)
* Ghost-type Pokémon



-: Poia (or, Scar-Face, or Star-Boy) :-


Poia is a great hero of the Blackfoot people. He is the son of Morning-Star and Feather-Woman.

Spoiler:

Poia was a very sad and lonely boy when he was young. He was ridiculed for claiming to be the son of Apisirahts, and he had an ugly scar on his face, and they called him Scar-Face. Poia went to the medicine man and asked how he could get rid of the scar. He was told to take a difficult path to reach the Sky Lands. Poia made it there, and rested at the gates because he was weary. The Sun and Moon were angry at the intruder at first, but soon recognized him as their grandson. They took Poia in, healed his scar, and taught him the Sun Dance, which would bring healing to his tribe if they performed it once a year. Poia returned to his tribe and was called Star-Boy, and a great hero.

* Pokemon that can learn Sunny Day. The Pokemon must keep Sunny Day in its moveset.



-: Katoyis (or, Blood-Clot Boy) :-


This hero magically sprang forth from a clot of blood left over after a stingy hunter denied meat to his hungry parents-in-law. Katoyis pursues justice and stands up for the weak.
* Pokemon that can learn Helping Hand. The Pokemon must keep Helping Hand in its moveset.

\\-|:| Southwest |:|-//


The American Southwest is represented by the types of Ground, Fire, and Fighting.



These are the tribes of the American Southwest:


\-: Hopi :-/

Spoiler:

-: Tawa :-


Sun God, and the first being in existence.
* Solrock
* Sunkern/Sunflora
* Fire-type Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn Morning Sun. The Pokemon must keep Morning Sun in its moveset.



-: Koyangwuti (or, Old Spider Woman) :-


Old Spider Woman created humans out of clay, and led them to earth. She watches out for the Hopi people.
* Spinarak/Ariados
* Pokemon that can learn Earth Power



-: Kokopele :-


A fertility spirit associated with the robberfly, and represented in art by a man with a hunched back and "large equipment."
* Bug-type Pokemon
* Pokemon in the Bug egg group



-: Cheveyo :-


An ogre spirit, portrayed as a bogeyman with which to scare kids.
* Pokemon creepypastas (Darkrai, Phantump, Dusknoir, Drifloon, Hypno, Gengar, etc, etc, etc)

\\-|:| Great Basin |:|-//


The Great Basin is represented by the types of Rock, Fighting, Poison.



The following two deities are available to all Great Basin tribes:


-: Isa (or, Wolf) :-


Isa helps to create and shape the world. He has a human form, but sometimes takes the shape of a wolf.
* Canine pokemon
* Kyogre
* Groudon
* Rayquaza



-: Coyote :-


Wolf's younger brother. Coyote is the shape-shifting trickster, as usual. He sometimes does nice things but gets into a lot of trouble, even ending up dead or dismembered in some stories. Good thing for him that he's immortal.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Canine Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



These are the tribes of the Great Basin:

\-: Ute :-/

Spoiler:

-: Blood-Clot Boy :-


A mythic figure vaguely similar to the Blood-Clot Boy of the Blackfoot stories.

Spoiler:

In Ute folklore, an old couple followed the trail of buffalo tracks looking for food, but found only a large blood clot. The old man took it home to cook it, but when they boiled the blood clot it formed into a little boy. The boy grew up and became skilled with the bow and arrow, and brought much buffalo meat to his parents and a neighboring tribe, though no one knew how he did it. Blood-clot boy took a wife and lived in an adopted tribe for awhile, but eventually he decided to turn into a buffalo and run with the wild herds.

* Tauros
* Miltank
* Bouffalant

\-: Mono :-/

Spoiler:

-: Walking Skeleton :-


This frightening creature was once a woman who ate her own flesh off during a famine. Now she is an undead who searches for humans to eat.
* Pokemon creepypastas (Darkrai, Phantump, Dusknoir, Drifloon, Hypno, Gengar, etc, etc, etc)

\\-|:| Northwest Plateau |:|-//


The Northwest Plateau is represented by the types of Rock, Steel, and Fairy.



These are the tribes of the Northwest Plateau:


\-: Nez Perce :-/

Spoiler:

-: Coyote :-


Coyote is the shape-shifting trickster, as usual. He sometimes does nice things but gets into a lot of trouble, even ending up dead or dismembered in some stories. Good thing for him that he's immortal.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Canine Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Beaver :-


Beaver stole the secret of making fire from the pine trees, who kept it to themselves so that they could stay warm.
* Rodent Pokemon

\-: Mohawk :-/

Spoiler:

-: Sky Woman :-


A goddess who is the mother of all of the Iriqouis. She fell through a hole in the sky.
* Flying-type pokemon



-: Okwiraseh (or, Maple Sapling) :-


Sky Woman's grandson, and the twin brother of Flint. Maple Sapling is the god of life and creation.
* Grass- or Water-type Pokemon
* Pokemon that learn a self-healing move
* Dialga
* Palkia
* Kyogre
* Groudon
* Rayquaza
* Xerneas



-: Tawakiskaron (or, Flint) :-


Maple Sapling's twin brother. Flint is the god of death and destruction.
* Ghost-, Dark-, or Poison-type Pokemon
* Pokemon that learn a status-changing move
* Pokemon in the Mineral egg group
* Giratina
* Yveltal



-: Onatah :-


A fertility Goddess who is the spirit of corn.
* Grass-type Pokémon



-: Atenenyarhu (or, Stonecoat) :-


A giant with skin as tough as rock.
* Golem
* Tyranitar
* Regirock
* Golurk
* Tyrantrum

\\-|:| California |:|-//


The California tribes are represented by the types of Flying, Water, and Fire.



These are the tribes of the California region:


\-: Mojave :-/

Spoiler:

-: Matevilya :-


The first creator God, who made the earth and its people. His daughter, the frog, killed him with witchcraft.
* Pokemon whose Pokedex entries describe them as mean, selfish, or ill-tempered (Tyranitar, Sneasel, etc.)
* Pokemon who can learn Submission. The Pokemon must keep Submission in its moveset.
* Pokémon weak to Psychic-type attacks



-: Mustamho :-


The younger brother of Matevilya. He took over his brother's job, and made the animals of the earth.
* Pokemon who can learn Helping Hand. The Pokemon must keep Helping Hand in its moveset.
* Pokemon whose Pokedex entries describe them as helpful or kind (Ampharos, Blissey, etc)

\-: Serrano :-/

Spoiler:

-: Wiyot :-


The first ruler of humanity. When he became cruel, he was poisoned by Frog.
* Pokemon whose Pokedex entries describe them as mean, selfish, or ill-tempered (Tyranitar, Sneasel, etc.)
* Pokemon who can learn Submission. The Pokemon must keep Submission in its moveset.
* Pokémon weak to Poison-type attacks



-: Water-Babies :-


Water spirits that live in springs and ponds. To see or hear one is a bad omen of the worst kind.
* Tentacruel
* Golduck
* Kabutops
* Qwilfish
* Huntail/Gorebyss
* Crawdaunt
* Carvahna/Sharpedo
* Frillish/Jellicent

\-: Hupa :-/

Spoiler:

-: Yimantuwinyai :-


Sometimes called "Old-man-across-the-ocean", he is the culture hero of the Hupa, and fits the common mold: trickster, transformer, troublemaker who helps out or slays monsters or just engages in shenanigans.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Dug-from-Ground :-


A mythic figure with an unusual birth circumstance.

Spoiler:

Dug-from-Ground was born when a young woman who was a virgin went out to dig up roots one day. Her grandmother, who she lived with, had told her never to dig up a root with two stocks. The girl wanted to know why, so she dug one up, and right away she heard a baby cry. She ran home, and the baby followed her all the way. There is a story of Dug-from-Ground becoming a man, leaving home to see the gods, and eventually returning, but it's too long to summarize here.

* Ground-type Pokemon
* Pokemon in the Grass egg group

\\-|:| Northwest Coast |:|-//


The Northwest Coast is represented by the types of Ghost, Water, and Dragon.



These are the tribes of the Pacific Northwest:


\-: Chinook :-/

Spoiler:

-: Blue-Jay :-


The trickster hero of the Chinook people. He's a bit careless and slapstick.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Bird Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Shikla :-


A deity who brings balance to the world by changing the forms of people, animals, and the land.
* A Pokemon that can learn a stat-changing move, a status-altering move, or a weather-changing move

\-: Haida :-/

Spoiler:

-: Raven :-


The trickster God of the Haida and the Tlingit. His poorly thought out behavior gets him into trouble, but he is benevolent and helpful to people nonetheless.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Bird Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Property Woman :-


A curly-haired spirit woman known to Tlingit and Haida tribes. She brings prosperity to anyone that can manage to get a glimpse of her.
* Happiny/Chansey/Blissey



-: Frog-Woman :-


[A very vain woman who was turned in to a frog, to teach her a lesson.
* Frog Pokémon

\-: Tlingit :-/

Spoiler:

-: Raven :-


The trickster God of the Haida and the Tlingit. His poorly thought out behavior gets him into trouble, but he is benevolent and helpful to people nonetheless.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Bird Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Property Woman :-


A curly-haired spirit woman known to Tlingit and Haida tribes. She brings prosperity to anyone that can manage to get a glimpse of her.
* Happiny/Chansey/Blissey



-: Salmon Boy :-


Haida myth of a boy who was turned into a salmon. It slightly resembles the Inuit tale of Anarteq, in that the transformation is a punishment for being disrepectful to nature.

Spoiler:

Salmon Boy was always disrepectful to the salmon, and showed disgust when his mother tried to give him cooked salmon. One day this boy slipped into the river, and was carried off by salmon. He lived there with them for a while, he learned their ways and learned to respect them. Eventually he returned home, but only for a short while. He taught his family what he had learned, and then he had to return to the salmon people.

* Fish Pokémon



-: Beaver Woman :-


A woman who became the first beaver.

Spoiler:

The woman married a strong hunter, who would go away on long hunting trips. She dammed up a stream while he was away, so she could have a lake to swim in. She spent more and more time in the lake while her husband was away. She made more dams, and built a little lodge in the center of the first one, whose entrance was eventually submerged. The hunter came home after one very long trip, and found that his wife had become a strange creature that gnawed on sticks. This is the origin of the beavers.

* Rodent Pokemon

\\-|:| Subarctic |:|-//


The Subarctic region is represented by the types of Ice, Psychic, and Dragon.



These are the tribes of the Subarctic:


\-: Cree :-/

Spoiler:

-: Wesakechak :-


The culture hero of the Cree. He is the typical shape-shifting trickster. He is a friend of mankind.
* Purrloin/Liepard
* Meowth/Persian
* Pokemon that can learn any of these moves: Trick, Transform, Psycho Shift, Spite. The Pokemon must keep at least one of these moves (the more, the better).



-: Witiko :-


A Witiko is portrayed either as a bogeyman or as a human who was transformed into the monster as punishment for their sins. It is essentially the same as the better-known Wendigo.
* Pokemon creepypastas (Darkrai, Phantump, Dusknoir, Drifloon, Hypno, Gengar, etc, etc, etc)



-: Memekwesiw :-


A Memekwesiw is a water spirit, often described as being short and hairy. They aren't evil, but they cause trouble for people who don't respect them.
* Azurill/Marill/Azumarill
* Lotad/Lombre/Ludicolo
* Buizel/Floatzel



-: Chahkabesh :-


A Cree folk hero, often depicted as a dwarf, who can be foolish but is very brave. He's sometimes called the "Man-in-the-Moon."
* Pokemon that are no taller than 4' 3"



-: Grandmother Fox :-


A wise animal spirit who appears either as an old lady or as a fox.
* Canine Pokemon
* Pokemon whose Pokedex entries describe it as being very intelligent (Alakazam, Slowking, Lucario, etc.)

\\-|:| Arctic |:|-//


The Arctic region is represented by the types of Ice, Dark, and Steel.



These are the tribes of the Arctic:

\-: Inuit :-/

Spoiler:

-: Sedna :-


Sedna is the Inuit Sea Goddess. Her father threw her overboard from his fishing vessel, to drown her. Sedna's severed fingers became the sea mammals.
* Froslass
* Water- or Ghost-type Pokémon



-: Moon Brother :-


The personification of the Moon.

Spoiler:

Before he was the moon, he was a man. One day, he put out the lights in his sister's lodge and harassed her in the dark. The sister relit a torch and ran out. The brother lit a torch and followed, but he tripped and his torch became dim. They were taken into the sky, to become sun and moon, and they chase each other still.

Must be in the party at the same time as Sun Sister.
* Lunatone
* Staryu/Starmie
* Finneon/Lumineon
* Pokemon that can learn Moonlight. The Pokemon must keep Moonlight in its moveset.



-: Sun Sister :-


The personification of the Sun.
Must be in the party at the same time as Moon Brother.
* Solrock
* Sunkern/Sunflora
* Fire-type Pokemon
* Pokemon that can learn Morning Sun. The Pokemon must keep Morning Sun in its moveset.



-: Anarteq :-


A man who became a salmon.

Spoiler:

Anarteq was hunting reindeer with his sisters. He saw a reindeer calf and began to play with it, which caused his canoe to capsize. His belly was eaten by fish, and when he sank under the water, he became a salmon. Years later, his father finally returned to the old hunting grounds. Anarteq bit onto his father's paddle, was pulled up out of the water, and became a man again.

* Fish Pokemon

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THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND
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When the credits roll for the first time, you've beaten the challenge. You will be added to the list of champions, and in the tradition of the Native Americans, you will be given a new name based on the details of your journey.


Note that the only completion requirement is that you build your team according to the guidelines above, and get to "The End" with that team. It is up to you to set the difficulty from there. Here are some suggested additional rules:


"Warrior's Strength"
-No HM Buddies.


"The Outlanders"
-Up to three Pokemon may be traded/hacked in at a reasonable level relative to your progress. Movesets must be legal, hacked Pokemon should have reasonable IVs.


"Nature's Bounty"
-Held items may be traded/hacked, but only one of each. You may also trade or hack for fossils and evolutionary items. No other items can be traded/hacked.



\\-|:| Challengers |:|-//

Spoiler:

\-: Tek :-/
~ Spirit Guide: ? (this wasn't a thing when I signed up)
~ Tribe: Inuit
~ Game: Diamond

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The specific information on tribal lore comes from the collection of stories at www.native-languages.org/legends.htm. I also used Wikipedia to help me organize the tribes by region.

 

[Tek]

First update:

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I began with a Turtwig (still need the dex entry for for my
HG). After I caught a Starly, I traded over a Lunatone egg and a Solrock egg that I bred up on HG. I named them Brother and Sis', respectively. Brother hatched with Reflect, Embargo, and Psychic, while Sis' hatched with Light Screen, Embargo, and Rock Slide.

I wasted no time proceeding to the first Gym. Sis' took down Roark's Geodude using Fire Spin and Rock Slide (with the help of a couple Potions), but lost to Cranidos. Brother did some setting up with Hypnosis and Reflect, which was unnecessary since Roark's Cranidos and Onix both went down with a single Psychic.

Since I got my first badge, I allowed myself to trade in the Snorunt egg I bred on HG. Her mother was bred with a German Castform, and hatched with Disable, Hail, Weather Ball, and Shadow Ball. I spent some time trying to MM a shiny one, but no luck. Once I beat the second Gym, I'll trade in a Dawn Stone and evolve Sedna into a Froslass.

Commander Mars gave me a tough time at the Valley Windworks. Her Purugly took down both Sedna and Sis', but fell to a single Psychic from Brother.

I skipped the fishermen after Eterna Forest to keep Sedna from becoming overleveled. When I reached Eterna City, I headed straight for Gardenia.

At the Eterna Gym, Sedna reached Lv 20 after soloing all the trainers. After healing up, I challenged the leader. Sedna prepped with a Hail, and the battle was over four Weather Balls later. And after a trip to the Poké Center, Sedna became a Froslass with the help of a Dawn Stone. Used the TM I won to teach Grass Knot to Brother.

Caught a Pachirisu, named her Nuts, taught her Cut.

The stone pair gave Team Galactic a thumping, but Commander Jupiter took them both down with Skuntank. Sedna would have been toast too, if not for Disable.

Caught a male Cleffa to be a Little People, named him Astro. Got the Good Rod from a fisherman, so I grabbed my Nuts and headed over to the Valley Windworks. Got me a Finneon to be Anarteq. Boxed Astro. Gave Sis' a Hard Stone I found while digging. Gave Sedna a Spooky Plate. Gave Anarteq a Shell Bell.

Lost at the Fighting-type gym, so I took Anarteq out for some grindage. I KO'd about 60 Geodude, and battled trainers on Route 214 until he evolved into a Lumineon.

Brother took down the Meditite with ease. I sent out Anarteq against Lucario. It was a difficult fight, but I got the opening I needed when Water Pulse induced confusion. Sedna stomped Machoke's face with Shadow Ball and I got my third badge.

After a brief tussle with Team Galactic, I over on to Pastoria. I trained the rock pair on the way down. The two of them worked well together at the lakefront restaurant.

Used TMs to teach Flash to Anarteq (which I totally should have done before challenging Hearthome's Gym), and Sunny Day and Secret Power to Sis'. Found a Meadow Plate while underground, Brother is holding it for the time being. Caught a Bibarel HM buddy, named him Barton. Caught a Staravia HM buddy, named him Skyy.

I stomped face all over Wake Crasher Wake's gym with Brother. Didn't even step out to heal.

When I made it to Hearthome, I skipped straight to the leader and pummeled her Ghost-types. Sedna's work was done in four Shadow Balls I think. She even outran Gengar.

Anarteq cleared the way to the next leader, no problem at all. The fight with the leader, however, was tricky. Bronzor went down after Sis' set up Sedna with Sunny Day. Bastiodon was tough, but after Anarteq blinded it with Flash and called down the rain, Sedna knocked it down as well. Anarteq put the Steelix down without a fuss.

 

[Tek]

Progress has been slow for me. I've nearly made it to Snowpoint City to catch up with Markus and get my seventh badge. I think I burned myself out on challenges '-_-

Be on the lookout for some a couple of changes to this challenge! I'm going to take a page out of LilJz's book and assign each region 2-3 types. Challengers will be able to use any Pokemon of those types, in addition to the specific deities of whichever tribe/region was chosen. I may also change the way in which your Spirit Guide is chosen, to give a wider variety and imitate the way in which tribe members would receive their spirit guides.

 

[NyxShooter]

I think this might need to be simplified, just as friendly advice. I had a decent amount of trouble comprehending it, as it is overly-complex. Or maybe that's just me, who knows.

 

[Tek]

I think this might need to be simplified, just as friendly advice. I had a decent amount of trouble comprehending it, as it is overly-complex. Or maybe that's just me, who knows.

I think you're on to something there. I seem to recall hearing that before.

The basic idea is to imagine that you are in one of these tribes. The Pokemon you can use consist of:
- Deities common to all of North America
- Deities common to the region your tribe is in
- Pokemon that match your region's types
- Deities unique to your tribe
- Your Spirit Guide

Other than that, there are some deities that can't be in the team at the same time, and other little things specific to certain deities. All of the other "general rules" are pretty much unnecessary.

Is that a bit more clear?

 

[NyxShooter]

Yes I think that is much more clear. I would also like to suggest that maybe you should list all the Pokemon in one group like this


Cherokee ~Snip Snip~
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon

Red Cloud
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon

and have a whole list of them in one spoiler rather than have a bunch of them seperated into multiple spoilers. This doesn't mean that you should follow my recommendation though.

 

[Tek]

Yes I think that is much more clear. I would also like to suggest that maybe you should list all the Pokemon in one group like this


Cherokee ~Snip Snip~
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon

Red Cloud
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon
XXX Pokemon

and have a whole list of them in one spoiler rather than have a bunch of them seperated into multiple spoilers. This doesn't mean that you should follow my recommendation though.

Yeah I guess I'm the weird one in that I prefer all the spoilers. Without them, you'd have a huuuge list of stuff to scroll through. They're sort of functioning like a list of hyperlinks on a web page as opposed to a wall of text.


I may have to come up with something like what you've suggested, but we'll see.

 

[stp]

Honestly, you might just want to format it a bit better. Right now, it just looks like a huge block of text.

 

[Tek]

Honestly, you might just want to format it a bit better. Right now, it just looks like a huge block of text.

With the insane spacing and text size glitches I keep having, this is the best I can possibly do... without CSS. Which is why I'll be formatting it with CSS this weekend :]

For now, I suppose you'll just have to read slowly and look at the section headers.




EDIT: CSS is finished. Sorry for the massive amounts of extra spaces, but wherever I put one blank line, I end up with four. I'm at a loss.

 

[Tek]

Update:

Spoiler:

Wrangled with Team Galactic a bit and headed to Snowpoint City.

After what seemed like a long time, I made it to Snowpoint and took down the Ice-type trainers there. Abomasnow was a bit tricky to deal with.

The next day, I had the final confrontation with Team Galactic. Their boss was a tough cookie, but of course I won in the end. I added Dialga to my team after naming it Time Lord. I have a tough time against dark-type moves, so Dialga should be a real boon.

Next I went out to Sunyshore and nabbed my eighth and final badge. After randomly running into Jasmine, I set out towards Victory Road.

If anyone's thinking about taking this challenge... do it! Don't be shy! You can always impose additional rules to increase the difficulty, like using only one of the regional types, not using legendaries, or even combining this with a Nuzlocke.

If you don't want to start a new game, you could do an Around the World variant: pick a Lv 5 Pokémon to be your spirit guide, go to the starting town, and journey to all parts of the region using Pokémon you catch along the way. You should partake in re-battles and battle facilities often, and challenge the E4 to finish up!

I should also mention that you've gotta use at least one of the deities unique to your tribe. This isn't directly stated in the rules, so I'll amend them soon-ish. rules updated :]

 

[BoltThief]

Names: BoltThief
Spirit guide dragonite deity alakazam others mamoswine salamance frosslass hypno
Game:pearl
Tribe Cree
Note it may take me a while to get started and I will hack these pokemon in at level 5
I will start with dragonite then add a pokemon each gym in the order listed they will be added in at the approximate gym level.

 

[Tek]

Names: BoltThief
Spirit guide dragonite deity alakazam others mamoswine salamance frosslass hypno
Game:pearl
Tribe Cree
Note it may take me a while to get started and I will hack these pokemon in at level 5

Okay, your sign-up looks good. Which deity is Alakazam? The witiko? o_O


I think starting with just your spirit guide and adding new members as you get badges would be a good additional rule for your challenge. It worked pretty well for my Sinnoh run. Up to you, though.




Inuit challenge update


I'm really dreading Victory Road and the E4 for some unknown reason On hold.




new sign-up


Tribe: Blackfoot
Spirit guide: Beldum


Since I'm from the Midwest, I've been wanting to do a Great Plains run. And I ended up getting OR even though I was planning on *not* adding another plate to the pile, so, now this is happening.


A lot of the Blackfoot deities will work for legendaries, so I'm adopting a rule; I will only have one deity in my party at a time.

 

[BoltThief]

Alakazam is grandmother fox and sure I will try it that way.
They will be added in at the approximate level of the gym just beaten

 

[Tek]

I've finished both of my runs. I'll edit this post later to add pics/teams.

I'm slowing down on challenges, so I won't be able to keep this going by myself anymore. It's up to you, BoltThief, and anyone else who takes the challenge.