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A while back, a friend and I came up with a great idea- naming and making our own "mini-league" for our pokemon battles. It hasn't been fully created, but we have a good idea of the structure. In a league like this, there are:
-A number of gym leaders equal to 1/4 the number of trainers (maximum of 8), each with their own gym, chosen type, and ranking. As such, the first league gym would have to be battled first, then the second, and so on. If a league has 8 players or under, there is one gym. If the league is larger, gyms only contain a leader, although there are more of them.
-Up to four elite four members (duh) just called "The Elites". There CAN (but doesn't have to be) be one per two gyms, which means that a large league with 32+ members would have a full set of 4 elites, while a small league with one gym leader wouldn't have an elite.
-ONE champion. This champion is a strong, proven-powerful member of the league. They have either a dragon-themed team or team of mixed pokemon, and they also control the league. A champion would choose who becomes a gym leader or elite, and organizes meetings, etc. Everyone goes with a champion's orders in a league.
Rule 1: Gym leaders have to pick a type and stay with it, and pokemon have to be themed. A poison gym could have pokemon such as Muk, Crobat, and Vileplume. If they want to have non-poison pokemon in the gym, then pokemon that are themed to fit the gym can enter. A Sableye might be able to join the poison gym, but not a Typhlosion.
Rule 2: Gyms must also have pokemon appropriately leveled to their rank, with higher-ranked gyms having high-leveled pokemon. The first gym may have level-15 or so pokemon, and an eighth gym or elite may have level-60 pokemon. Champions have no level limit
Rule 3: When choosing a type, a gym leader or elite cannot choose dragon or fairy
There are a few problems with this system though.
1: Ranks aren't in high demand- up to roughly 25% or more of trainers in a league have a rank as a gym leader or elite.
2: The rules here are for the use of everyone in a league, but a champion most of all. Maintaining a league requires commitment.
3. People like playing on different systems. Lots of people don't have a 3ds or copy of pokemon oras, so a gym leader may have to have, for example, a pokemon gen 4 team, a gen 5 team, etc. and use each of those. Gym leader may have to be selected for just simply having a 3ds and nds lite.
4: The champion needs to be elected by the league, and people may choose the wrong champion because they want a rank from their friend, etc.
5: It may be hard for someone wanting to start a league to find people needed to create it
6: No set amount of pokemon for elites/champions.
7: Gym leaders have to have a spare set of pokemon in the PC, perhaps high-leveled
Benefits:
1: It provides clear out of game goals and checkpoints for competitive trainers. Some people want to know how good they would be if that annoying gym leader stopped spamming full restores, used a better spread of moves, or actually was human
2: Trainers can connect more. Maybe people in this big group don't trade much or talk, but they have to trade that level-44 Lapras around and work together to all beat the flying gym.
3: Maybe someone wants to be a gym leader. Ever see your mainly-rock and ground team fighting back rookie trainers as they all clamor for that Gravel badge? Me too.
4: You get to really test out your team, and also see how it would do, with, perhaps, the main pokemon or half the pokemon in your team at a type disadvantage.
5: It gives a structure for after-game and out-of-game battles with a group of friends
6: The system is open to a lot of change. It can be modified by the champion. Players can become bug catchers in they like Scizor, or fans of Dewgong can ask to join, or even start, the Ice gym. You too can find out how to improve, or even become the very best in your own league.
P.E.A.C.H (Please evaluate and critique honestly)
Thanks, NidoranMail/darkscizor
-A number of gym leaders equal to 1/4 the number of trainers (maximum of 8), each with their own gym, chosen type, and ranking. As such, the first league gym would have to be battled first, then the second, and so on. If a league has 8 players or under, there is one gym. If the league is larger, gyms only contain a leader, although there are more of them.
-Up to four elite four members (duh) just called "The Elites". There CAN (but doesn't have to be) be one per two gyms, which means that a large league with 32+ members would have a full set of 4 elites, while a small league with one gym leader wouldn't have an elite.
-ONE champion. This champion is a strong, proven-powerful member of the league. They have either a dragon-themed team or team of mixed pokemon, and they also control the league. A champion would choose who becomes a gym leader or elite, and organizes meetings, etc. Everyone goes with a champion's orders in a league.
Rule 1: Gym leaders have to pick a type and stay with it, and pokemon have to be themed. A poison gym could have pokemon such as Muk, Crobat, and Vileplume. If they want to have non-poison pokemon in the gym, then pokemon that are themed to fit the gym can enter. A Sableye might be able to join the poison gym, but not a Typhlosion.
Rule 2: Gyms must also have pokemon appropriately leveled to their rank, with higher-ranked gyms having high-leveled pokemon. The first gym may have level-15 or so pokemon, and an eighth gym or elite may have level-60 pokemon. Champions have no level limit
Rule 3: When choosing a type, a gym leader or elite cannot choose dragon or fairy
There are a few problems with this system though.
1: Ranks aren't in high demand- up to roughly 25% or more of trainers in a league have a rank as a gym leader or elite.
2: The rules here are for the use of everyone in a league, but a champion most of all. Maintaining a league requires commitment.
3. People like playing on different systems. Lots of people don't have a 3ds or copy of pokemon oras, so a gym leader may have to have, for example, a pokemon gen 4 team, a gen 5 team, etc. and use each of those. Gym leader may have to be selected for just simply having a 3ds and nds lite.
4: The champion needs to be elected by the league, and people may choose the wrong champion because they want a rank from their friend, etc.
5: It may be hard for someone wanting to start a league to find people needed to create it
6: No set amount of pokemon for elites/champions.
7: Gym leaders have to have a spare set of pokemon in the PC, perhaps high-leveled
Benefits:
1: It provides clear out of game goals and checkpoints for competitive trainers. Some people want to know how good they would be if that annoying gym leader stopped spamming full restores, used a better spread of moves, or actually was human
2: Trainers can connect more. Maybe people in this big group don't trade much or talk, but they have to trade that level-44 Lapras around and work together to all beat the flying gym.
3: Maybe someone wants to be a gym leader. Ever see your mainly-rock and ground team fighting back rookie trainers as they all clamor for that Gravel badge? Me too.
4: You get to really test out your team, and also see how it would do, with, perhaps, the main pokemon or half the pokemon in your team at a type disadvantage.
5: It gives a structure for after-game and out-of-game battles with a group of friends
6: The system is open to a lot of change. It can be modified by the champion. Players can become bug catchers in they like Scizor, or fans of Dewgong can ask to join, or even start, the Ice gym. You too can find out how to improve, or even become the very best in your own league.
P.E.A.C.H (Please evaluate and critique honestly)
Thanks, NidoranMail/darkscizor