Pokémon Pro Circuit
Season One
Introduction
You've beaten the gym challenge. You've defeated the Elite Four. The Pokémon League is behind you. Where do you go from here? The answer seems clear enough: the Pro Circuit. This is the big leagues. This isn't a bunch of kids chasing badges; you'll find no pidgey or geodude here. This is the highest level of Pokémon battling that there is. This is fame, this is wealth, this is power... Do you have what it takes to come out on top?
Rules
Battles
Battles will be handled in separate topics, while this topic will serve as the OOC thread as well as the organization topic. The reason for this is because of the tournament-style of the game, multiple battles can be occuring at the same time, as the combatants fight in the ranks and two meet in a final.
How are the fights won? The audience judges. What does this mean? After a battle is over (after all three[six in the finals] Pokémon on each team are knocked out), other participants in the tournament are asked to vote on which trainer did a better job. There can be a number of reasons for judging: creativity, knowledge, writing ability, etc.
Does this mean that you can KO your opponent's Pokémon in your own post? You can KO one of your opponent's monsters in battle, leaving it up your opponent to decide when it would be best for his/her other two do be KOed. This dynamic adds an extra level of strategy to the game, I think. For now, iThis is going to be strictly monitored to see how it works out. Also remember, because the audience is determining the winner through votes, the KOs themselves may not count as much as how they were achieved.
Bracket
It has changed slightly with the inclusion of Injury, who is fighting me in the first round. I'll update eventually.
Character Template
Okay, trainers! This is the postcard that you've all received in the mail. Not much is needed, because this game is focused more on the monsters and the battles than character interaction. Fill this out and send it back to this thread if you want to enter the Pro Circuit!
Good luck, trainers!
Note: BULBAPEDIA or SMOGON might be a very useful resource for this. I'd suggest that if you're not confident in your knowledge you can brush up on things using those sites.
I'll be making a character myself later tonight, and once we have a good number of participants I am going to make up a tournament bracket.
Season One
Introduction
You've beaten the gym challenge. You've defeated the Elite Four. The Pokémon League is behind you. Where do you go from here? The answer seems clear enough: the Pro Circuit. This is the big leagues. This isn't a bunch of kids chasing badges; you'll find no pidgey or geodude here. This is the highest level of Pokémon battling that there is. This is fame, this is wealth, this is power... Do you have what it takes to come out on top?
Rules
- You need some knowledge of Pokémon. This game takes place with the most recent canon (fourth generation). You're not required to have experience with the newest games as long as you are willing to do the proper research if your opponent is using Pokémon you are unfamiliar with.
- This isn't a quest RP, this is high-level tournament battling. I don't want to see anything that I wouldn't expect to see in a serious matchup. ie. No "babies", no magikarp, luvdisc, pikachu, ditto, etc. It goes without saying that there will be no legendaries.
- Don't cheat. Game mechanics are real. This should be easy enough. Don't expect to hit a Skarmory with Earthquake; that just doesn't happen. Similarly, the "I've trained my Breloom to be resistant to your fire attacks...heh heh heh" line is certainly not going to be acceptable.
- This is a fiction-based Role Playing game. I expect entries to be written in prose and have a level of decency to them. You may write for your opponent's Pokémon as well as your own, but you may not write for your opponent's trainer. More on battles later.
- Pokémon are limited to four moves that they could legally acquire in the games. You are not required to reveal these moves to us from the beginning, but to keep things easier and more consistent, I'm going to suggest that you keep a list of the moves of each of your Pokémon on your end.
Battles
Battles will be handled in separate topics, while this topic will serve as the OOC thread as well as the organization topic. The reason for this is because of the tournament-style of the game, multiple battles can be occuring at the same time, as the combatants fight in the ranks and two meet in a final.
How are the fights won? The audience judges. What does this mean? After a battle is over (after all three[six in the finals] Pokémon on each team are knocked out), other participants in the tournament are asked to vote on which trainer did a better job. There can be a number of reasons for judging: creativity, knowledge, writing ability, etc.
Does this mean that you can KO your opponent's Pokémon in your own post? You can KO one of your opponent's monsters in battle, leaving it up your opponent to decide when it would be best for his/her other two do be KOed. This dynamic adds an extra level of strategy to the game, I think. For now, iThis is going to be strictly monitored to see how it works out. Also remember, because the audience is determining the winner through votes, the KOs themselves may not count as much as how they were achieved.
Bracket
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Character Template
Okay, trainers! This is the postcard that you've all received in the mail. Not much is needed, because this game is focused more on the monsters and the battles than character interaction. Fill this out and send it back to this thread if you want to enter the Pro Circuit!
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Physical Appearance:
Home Region:
Home Town:
Short Biography:
Pokémon (6):
Age:
Gender:
Physical Appearance:
Home Region:
Home Town:
Short Biography:
Pokémon (6):
Good luck, trainers!
Note: BULBAPEDIA or SMOGON might be a very useful resource for this. I'd suggest that if you're not confident in your knowledge you can brush up on things using those sites.
I'll be making a character myself later tonight, and once we have a good number of participants I am going to make up a tournament bracket.
