The idea is basically humans or humanoids with Pokémon powers. Our characters enter the Battlemage League and collect badges from Battle Gyms scattered across different regions identical to the ones in Pokémon games. Once we have all the badges from a region, we can sign up for that region's annual tournament. As for Pokémon types, in this reality they will be referred to as Auras, and Battlemages switch which Aura they have active to call upon powers from that Aura. Strengths and weaknesses between the different types will be the same as the games. So, if you currently have your Water Aura active and your opponent has an Electric Aura up, their attacks will be super effective against you. And with experience, Battlemages can eventually learn to activate two or even three Auras at once. Below is an image showing all the types.



Each year in late Spring, the League Season opens and lasts for about three months. During that time, there are a variety of Challenges, Trainers/Mentors, and Boss Monsters scattered about within a semi-controlled environment. These help Contestants hone their powers on the journey between Gyms, and they each have an interactive Region Map within the League App on their smartphones that allows them to track the locations of these events.

As for the story, I'm thinking our characters start off as students of Uva Academy in the Paldea region, and our Summer vacation starts early so we can compete in the League Season. And once we complete the annual tournament, we could become foreign exchange students for one year at Blueberry Academy in the Unova region, and then we enroll in that League Season next. Then we can travel to other regions in the future. Feel free to ask any questions XD.

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Uva_Academy
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Blueberry_Academy

But are there actual Pokémon though?

But are there actual Pokémon though?

I was thinking we could have some as illusioms/artificial creatures that are created by League officials to serve as Boss Monsters, but if you're wanting to have Pokémon as pets or something, I'm fine with that. But my idea is that our characters don't force animals to fight each other, they fight as themselves. They are battlemages, magic-users specializing in combat.

I’m thinking of having a character with a specialty in Fairy auras that has a Sylveon as a familiar or something.

I’m thinking of having a character with a specialty in Fairy auras that has a Sylveon as a familiar or something.

Actually, that sounds really cool. I hadn't even thought of using Pokemon as familiars. Shit, I might do something similar with my character now LOL.

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Actually, that sounds really cool. I hadn't even thought of using Pokemon as familiars. Shit, I might do something similar with my character now LOL.

Do it.

I love the concept, and I love when unique things are done with the Pokémon lore. I just feel like the absence of actual Pokémon is a little weird.

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Do it.

I love the concept, and I love when unique things are done with the Pokémon lore. I just feel like the absence of actual Pokémon is a little weird.

Yeah, that makes sense. So, maybe what we could do is have each Battlemage have a single Pokémon as their familiar (maybe we each have one of Eevee's evolutions), and whatever Aura that Pokémon has, that's the one the battlemage is attuned to first. Then maybe the Gym Leaders and Mentors we meet along the way help us channel other Auras besides our primary one.

This looks cool, I'll keep an eye on it, I might join.

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Actually, that sounds really cool. I hadn't even thought of using Pokemon as familiars. Shit, I might do something similar with my character now LOL.

Now that I've read this, I can't get the image out of my head of a Pokémon acting as a stand for the trainer, it seems both cool and genuinely hilarious at the same time.

So I wrote a theme song a couple months back for a past project with the same name and used AI to generate a few different versions. Works well for this RP's theme too XD.

https://suno.com/song/87076184-7829-40e6-b723-c4848ac1aa7e
https://suno.com/song/2108d3fc-36c7-4026-98af-b659530c04db
https://suno.com/song/c28f3330-fe35-4cb0-bd7b-2964d9f2d6ca
https://suno.com/song/c0f0cff6-44db-452e-b7f7-0a0b8fe8054d
https://suno.com/song/8829123f-3167-4a37-9d3b-f7313ee9b9c9

The second one kinda has the same vibes as the Johto Journeys opening, lol.

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Now that I've read this, I can't get the image out of my head of a Pokémon acting as a stand for the trainer, it seems both cool and genuinely hilarious at the same time.

What is a stand?