@fer1323 There are pretty much only two rules. 1) Be reasonable. 2) Be creative.

Contests work more like they do in the anime than the games. Instead of going with the pre-set move combos, we make up our own as long as they make sense. There are no categories, but Poffins are a thing.

Heckno12 and I will judge posts based on creativity and how impressive the moves are. Don't worry, I won't favour my characters, Heckno will be judging my posts anyway.

Edit: Yeah, that post as Amber was short, but I wanted to have Yanma do something.

@LuckyBlackCat Can we have two pokemon and having do something that does not rely much on moves

@fer1323 Yeah, as long as they put on a good show.

Just going to say, the NPCs who will be teaching less experienced people the basics of contests and judging the shows have even higher standards than Oscar does. They're constructive about it, but Sophia isn't going to get along with them.

@LuckyBlackCat how hard is it to get a guitar? I have a plan brewing

I'd post, but I have both jobs today. Expect something within the next 12 hrs.

@fer1323 Well I'm sure there'll be a little music shop around somewhere in Vareena, it'd make sense for some people to incorporate music into contest performances after all.

@LuckyBlackCatSophia is going to be surprised at Oscar what I have in store. How long can we prepare for the contest?

@fer1323 It depends how long we stay in Vareena. Though we could find out about the contest hall early, I suppose. Some people will probably check out info about the next place just before we leave Mesalon.

I'll try to get a post up soon. Things are getting a bit hectic now

@OtomostheCrazy Take your time, Heckno12 is going to have something happen anyway.

@Heckno12 Going to call Gigalith for Amber, and would it be ok if I called another fossil Pokemon? I was thinking Armaldo. How do we get fossils, and which town is the fossil lab in?

@fer1323 Pic you wanted is finally done.


Sorry it took so long, there's been RL stuff going on. I'll be pretty busy for a while, but will still post as often as I can.

@LuckyBlackCatthanks. The changes are subtle but amazing. Do not forget the other request if you have time. RL always gets in the way of fun.

@fer1323 Thanks. Constructive criticism is welcome though.

I'm taking part in a craft fair in December, so I have a ton of jewellery to make, but should still be able to post fairly regularly and do the other drawing.

I swear, it's like I'm cursed to lose in online play

@OtomostheCrazy Seriously, I was just lucky then. That Froslass... I thought you were going to sweep through my entire team with just that one Pokemon. It looked that way at the start.

@LuckyBlackCat

One actual attack. 16 uses only. Ice beam can only do so much.

@OtomostheCrazy Combined with confuse status effect though...

Sorry for the brief absence folks, I'll have that post finished in a jiff.

Edit: If you're all wondering why Lan was able to shut Helium down so effectively, it was a surprise attack on an opponent that had already tired itself out fighting Mew.

@Heckno12@LuckyBlackCat

Two things:

1. I think I got Jumpluff to be a bit more of a threat. Still, any tips?

2. I might have to bring in my character from AbysmalDemon's RP. Apparently life got way too hectic for them, and they're taking a while to get back. Any objections?

@OtomostheCrazy

Never used Jumpluff before, but here's something I found:
Jumpluff @ No item/Life Orb
Trait: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Acrobatics/Aerial Ace
- Swords Dance
- Sleep Powder
- U-Turn

This is a good lead set. The plan here is for Jumpluff to go for the Sleep Powder first turn (and hope that it hits). Then, it is able to set up a Swords Dance on a switch/sleeping Pokemon. It can then go for Acrobatics or Aerial Ace. If you run no item on Jumpluff, definitely have it learn Acrobatics; it doubles the move's power from 55 to 110, then Flying STAB on top of that gives it a whopping 165 base power. That, plus the Attack boost, will be very effective. If you want to run Life Orb, then Aerial Ace is your best bet. Life Orb plus STAB gives it 117 base power - not as effective as the Acrobatics set but the never miss bonus is nice. U-Turn is just for escaping and allows for a switch in to take an expected Rock, Ice, or Fire type attack. The reason I don't recommend Bounce is because it's a two turn move, so your opponent has time to switch in order to take that.

It's funny you should mention bringing a character from that RP. Ian might be on his way as well. Go ahead.