Insp: Digimon Tamers meets Pokemon
Style: Animorphs
Setting: Seattle, WA
Premise:
You were a fan of the games when you were young, some might even say a dedicated fan. Beloved as the game may be eventually you stopped playing, especially since the company went bankrupt. No one knows the details of how and why they became bankrupt, and even more mystery as to why they suddenly closed up shop even when all their properties were widely popular and marketable still. Like all things they were lost to time. As fond as the games were you moved on and forgot about the whole affair until you find yourself face to face with an actual Pokemon and an opportunity become and actual Pokemon tamer.
Plot:
No one knows how they got here, and how it works, but somehow they're here and they have to be dealt with. Your story will follow you and your fellow tamers in trying to keep peace when rouge, wild, and often very dangerous Pokemon start causing some real chaos to an unknowing public. You and a handful of others are based in Seattle and it's neighboring areas. Arguably the most established of the Pokemon underground. You and your peers are among a handful, and growing minority of people who are aware of the existence of Pokemon. In some capacity or other you are a member of this team, privy to your own goals and partner to a Pokemon of your own. How you play your part, and how you influence the world which may someday be filled with real life Pokemon is up to you. Whatever your long term goal and long term effects may be the day to day is all about keeping the world of Pokemon a secret and safe from itself and from humanity.
Format:
The story as stated prior will be a day to day action/comedy/drama type of story with a Monster of the Week format. The A-Plot involve the actual monster of the week fighting which will involve a Pokemon appearing in the wild, or going rouge. Pokemon encounters will begin with a Pokemon glitching in and out of the real world. If they are glitching they may simply disappear on their own or they must be engaged in combat, whereupon fainting will make them glitch out faster. Once permanence sets in they can't glitch out anymore which then requires either full termination or a way to keep the Pokemon safe and tame. The B-Plot will be you, and your Pokemon's daily life and what the life of a Pokemon tamer is really like. The B-Plot will also involve the comedy, drama, shenanigans, and dangers of what it means to take care of a real life Pokemon with actual animal needs such as feeding, bathing, enrichment, etc.
At the beginning of the story encounters will be limited to one off Pokemon causing chaos, but as the story progresses I will introduce the element of Pokemon encounters affecting the space of the world as well, aka reality getting somewhat distorted to cater the needs of the story, and the Pokemon of the week.
At the start of the story you have already encountered and tamed your first Pokemon, and have already established some sort of relationship. You have already understood the nature of Pokemon glitching in and out and the need for combat.
The RP will be episodic in nature. The premise of each episode will be provided, such as the setting, and Pokemon that can be encountered etc.
Pokemon:
The Pokemon in this RP will basically be real animals, ergo they will need to be fed, eat, be cleaned, act on instincts, and get hurt and die as is the nature of the animal world. Granted we won't be killing Pokemon for wham effect, but it should be mentioned anyway as it can or will be a possibility.
Pokemon's flavor text/descriptions, height and weight etc. is more literal and in full effect (albeit with some room for suspension of disbelief). For example if it says your Pokemon can melt steal beams because of it's fire then it can melt steal beams, but is also able to regulate it's temperature so they can be nearby people. Be mindful of how that interacts with real life physics and rules.
There won't be any Pokemon levels, but be mindful of how strong they are and how they behave. Special circumstance evolution such as trading, stones, locations, etc. will be discussed on a case by case basis.
You are allowed to use or have your Pokemon perform any moves that they can learn naturally by level. Any moves in the breeding, move tutor, and tm/hm category are to be discussed prior to be being used. Moves are going to be treated in the same way as the anime, in that there won't be a limit to them, and will require training and mastery occasionally for the mon to perform it successfully. Be mindful of how said moves interact with real world physics and structures as well.
Story Rules:
Small group, maximum 8 players (including me).
All characters must be adults with an life aka jobs, families, romantic life, etc.
You are to start with one (1) Pokemon with a relatively stable relationship and battle experience.
The Pokemon you start with must at least be in it's earliest/infant stage.
You may follow a theme typing or some sort of concept.
Pokemon up to generation 7 is allowed, but NO LEGENDARY, MYTHICAL, EVENT EXCLUSIVE POKEMON ALLOWED (This includes Meltan and Melmetal, and any Pokemon released in the future in the interim).
Pokemon Combat functions like how it is portrayed in the anime.
No Z-Moves, or Mega-Evolutions allowed.
There won't be any Pokedexes or any other Pokemon related items allowed, at least for now.
There wont be any Pokeballs yet, but will be in play later on. This means that your characters must have a reasonable method to keep their Pokemon whilst a Pokeball isn't available yet.
