Pokemon Chrome: The International League [Interest]

[Sho Minazuki]

Welcome to Chromis

"Welcome to the world of Pokemon, I am Champion Rylen of the Chromis League, and am here to proudly announce the commencement of the International League this year, which is being held in the Chromis Region. Every four or so years, trainers from all over the world converge onto a host region to compete in an extraordinarily competitive version of that league's Gym Challenge. However it's not a challenge just to find the best trainer in the region, no, it's a hot-blooded contest to find the world's strongest trainer, and it happens every four years! That means every trainer wishing to test their mettle is invited! From the trainer who has just obtained their first Pokemon, to another region's champion, all are invited!

So from henceforth I officially announce the beginning of the International League!"

GM
@Sho Minazuki

Cities, Towns, Routes, and Places of Interest

In-RP mechanics. Includes battling, evolving, training, capturing, Pokemon Contests, and more.

Character Sheet

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[Important, please read]: Your PLAYABLE character will be a new trainer starting out. You can however submit more seasoned trainers as NPCs, but remember that the majority of the RP will be playing your newer trainer.

Name:

Age: (10-20)

Gender: (If I had a hand for every gender there is)

Nationality: (where were you born?)

Personality:

Biography:

Trainer Bonus: (You may only have one at a time, each bonus has a different effect. The list is below. Please note that your Trainer Bonus can evolve or change depending on character development)
Items: (You will start with the following. Every time you visit a town or city, they refill completely. Getting a gym badge, or obtaining 3rd-1st place in a Pokemon Contest will allow you to upgrade your inventory.)
5 Potions
5 Pokeballs
1 Revive

Pokemon Team (You can start with anywhere between 1-3 Pokemon)

Name:
Species:
Gender:
Ability:
Battle Experience: (generally, how many battles have they been in? Some battles after training will count as 2 instead of 1. You can only start with 2 types, Baby Pokemon that are hatched freshly start with 0, while any other starter will start with 3. Eeveelutions uniquely start with 5 while Eevee itself starts with 3.)
Moves: (refer to Learning Moves. We will be using the SwSh dex where available)
Extra Notes: (Anything else to note about them)

TRAINER BONUS

A trainer bonus is simply a speciality. You can gain more as you go through the RP, and equip those in turn. They can only be changed while at a Pokemon Center. You will be given one of the following to start with.

<Type> Trainer: You specialize in a certain typing. Having this bonus makes it easier to catch Pokemon of that type, as well as train Pokemon of that type.
Professor’s Aide: You can carry double the amount of normal Pokeballs, and 50% more of special Pokeballs. In addition you will be given tools by the Professor once in awhile.
Breeder: As a Pokemon Breeder, it’s much easier for you to approach Pokemon and befriend them, especially baby Pokemon. This also allows you to evolve Pokemon without the need for battle.
Coordinator: As a Coordinator you possess a bit of extra charm, which can make Pokemon much easier to get along with and befriend.
Backpacker: You can carry more items besides Pokeballs, and have an added bonus of being able to camp in routes without needing to obtain supplies from a city.
Rival: Designate a player or npc as a rival. You will now encounter more Pokemon that are strong against their team, and increased catch rate. You can change who is designated if they become inactive. You will also be driven to encounter them more frequently.

The International League!

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For Trainers

Welcome to the International League. During this period, the Pokemon League will function as it always has, however with a few key differences.

• Gyms are now ordered, but they are also broadcast live to the world, not just the region. The actual order will not be revealed until each gym goes down.
• Trainers from all over the world have come. If they have already completed the Elite Four challenge or equivalent of their region, they are not required to earn gym badges to qualify for the Finals, but they are welcome to challenge the gyms. However new Trainers from a foreign region are allowed to participate using their foreign Trainer’s Card.
• The Finals will be different. Ordinarily here, it would be the match against the Champion. All new trainers who are going through the Gym Challenge simply need to beat the Elite Four, but once they do, they qualify for the International Finals.
• The International Finals is a 2-bracket elimination tournament. One bracket consists of foreign or local trainers who prior to the start of the International League have already qualified. The other bracket consists of all the new trainers who made their way from the bottom to beating the Elite Four in the duration of the League. Trainers in both brackets will fight their way through, and the winners of the two brackets will meet in the finals.
• Do note amongst the competitors is the region’s own Champion, as well as at times, Champions from other regions.
  Try your best as this is the most prestigious global event in the Pokemon world, where even Champions are hard-pressed to pull out on top.

For Coordinators

Coordinators play a very different role and game from their normal Contest qualifications towards Master Rank. They instead do the shows between large matches or sets in the gyms.

• The beginning of a Gym being opened for the International League participants will always have a show by a pre-chosen Master Rank Coordinator. In the duration of the Gym Battles however, Coordinators can compete to be the 3 shows that are played in the Closing Ceremony for a gym. This will rinse and repeat with each Gym.
• The rules for a Coordinator Contest still apply, the only thing that has changed is the structure.
• Winning one of these and being one of the 3 to present is equal to winning a Contest, and actually count towards a Master Rank.
• It takes approximately 3-8 contest wins in 3rd, 2nd, or 1st place to reach Master Rank. This is the easiest way to reach Master Rank, and the quickest, but it is also the most competitive.
• Coordinators of any rank are free to compete. Furthermore, despite rank, you may submit up to 3 Pokemon, whereas normally the amount you can submit is limited at lower ranks.
• Another note is that the Appeal stage is much more brutal than normal to weed out competitors, as the pool is normally very big.

Regarding Mega Evolutions

If there is a new Mega Evolution you want to bring in, it must first come to me, and we will talk about the details surrounding it, such as Ability and so on. They are allowed to gain new abilities, but this will be rare, as there are so many good abilities in the game already. If said Mega Evolution is already added to the RP, then you must use that version, or not at all. X and Y Charizard and Mewtwo were a very unique case, so having more than one Mega Evolution for a Pokemon is not acceptable here.

Mega Evolutions can be checked in the Characters tab.

[Sunbather]

This looks really indepth and I adore that region artwork! I'll read through the information regarding battles etc. first, but I'm strongly interested!

Edit: Okay, having read the doc, I will probably have to ask if this or that works at times, but other than that it sounds pretty managable and very well thought out! One thing confused me though: The fakemon rule in regards to new megas. I assume fanmade megas are an exception then?

[Sho Minazuki]

@Sunbather Fanmade megas are an exception indeed. Although only one can be chosen. So if we decide on a mega for say, Nidoking, everyone using a mega Nidoking must use the same one.

[Sunbather]

Excellent! (although I'd hope that everyone's got the decency to leave one's ace alone *swings fist*) In that case, solidifying interest.

[ShepherdOfHope]

Hey. Definitely interested!

[King Cosmos]

I'm interested in joining.

[Sho Minazuki]

Just a note that character sheet is there and you can start making your characters now, while I wrap background stuff up.

[KiwiHalcyon]

This looks amazing! I’ll definitely start working on an app once I can think of a good character.

[Ryik]

Hi, I have tentative interest in this, though I'm not sure what kind of character I'd play as. A few questions:
-Is there/can there be any point to accumulating wealth under this system, or is money considered unimportant?
-Can gym challenges or contests be conducted under double battle format, or is it strictly single-battle?
-What about moveset limitations? Will anime logic apply and >4 moves be allowed in complex battles?
-Can some liberties be taken with learnsets, particularly with training, or are we strictly restricted to their in-game learnsets?

[Crimson Flame]

I might be interested

[Keyblade87]

I would really be interested! I do have a question for you though. are gen 8 pokemon included?

[Sho Minazuki]

@Keyblade87 Gen 8 is included.

[Sho Minazuki]

@Ryik

Accumulating wealth is not important. There's no shop system. If you want something you make a request in the discord and a chance to get it will be given at an unspecified time. More on that when I completely figure out how to use the discord for this rp. If you want your character to be wealthy or poor there are other ways to play that out.

Almost all battles are single unless double is desired or the encounter requires it. Only one gym is double battle but the rest are singles. Meanwhile contests are always double or even triple at higher ranks.

At all times only 4 moves will be allowed even in complex format. The anime does for the most part stick to 4 moves too.

You're stuck to learnset for the most part, however egg moves can be started with in your opening team. Tutor and event moves can be taught later by npcs if you desire it. TMs are the standard fare, you'll need to earn them, or be given one from a gym.

For the most part the rp focuses on the role playing, don't forget that. In complex format even the least meta team can come out on top.

[Sunbather]

So, I'm currently conceptualizing my character, and in the process of mapping out potential Pokemon I was wondering if you'd be open to player-made regional variants? I completely understand if not, but since they sorta/kinda/maybe fall into the same spectrum as Megas (as in, adding to an existing Pokemon), I thought I'd ask!

Would also be happy to discuss this in PM to explain why I'd like to use one etc. :) Again, totally understand if you decline, but I really like the idea I got and I wanted to at least ask.

[Sho Minazuki]

@Sunbather I'm not entirely on board with regional variants. The reason I allow megas is there's a personal factor to it, some people may identify a certain Pokemon as their favorite.

We already have upwards 800 to choose from, adding megas doesn't really "increase" that number. Basically, we got plenty already.

[Ryik]

Few more quick questions:
Are you allowed to start with any non-legendary pokemon? Are there restrictions on their stage of evolution or bst?
Are held items still a thing, and if so, how are they obtained?
How difficult is it to obtain Alolan and Galarian forms in Chromis? Ultra Beasts?

[Sho Minazuki]

@Ryik Any non-legendary, however for stages it'd be first stage. There is an exception for Eeveelutions where you can start with them evolved though. If it's a Pokemon like Absol, iffy. It'd be fine if you only had one, but if you suddenly start with Absol, Heatmor, and Tropius, we gotta talk.

There are no held items, but there are still special items like evolution stones. For Simple format though you can use held items if you'd like, but for complex, the focus is all on roleplaying.

Ultra Beasts are in the legendary category, but for Alolan the island in the south is full of Alolan Pokemon. For Galar forms, there's a mix of them in certain regions, but some like Galar Weezing can't be encountered normally. In any case we'll figure it out as we go along, as we don't have an encounter list, instead you make an encounter request and we work to make a scenario for it.

[Ryik]

There are no held items, but there are still special items like evolution stones. For Simple format though you can use held items if you'd like, but for complex, the focus is all on roleplaying.

@Sho Minazuki

Hrmmm

I was gonna put a King's Rock on a Charizard and name it King Crimson, then have it summon Jojo stands through the move Beat Up.

No exceptions?

By the way, it just occurred to me that Charizard has two mega evolutions, so why not allow multiple different custom mega evolutions?

[Sho Minazuki]

By the way, it just occurred to me that Charizard has two mega evolutions, so why not allow multiple different custom mega evolutions?

@Ryik

I have a passage about that at the bottom of the first post.

Regarding Mega Evolutions

If there is a new Mega Evolution you want to bring in, it must first come to me, and we will talk about the details surrounding it, such as Ability and so on. They are allowed to gain new abilities, but this will be rare, as there are so many good abilities in the game already. If said Mega Evolution is already added to the RP, then you must use that version, or not at all. X and Y Charizard and Mewtwo were a very unique case, so having more than one Mega Evolution for a Pokemon is not acceptable here.

Mega Evolutions can be checked in the Characters tab.

@Sho Minazuki

They're unique and Game Freak is basically milking them for all it's worth.

But unfortunately no one's getting held items. Only exception is mega stones.

[Ryik]

Ah, my bad, forgot that part.

Might have to rethink some strategies to be less reliant on certain items in this case.