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Setting off larger-than-life, breathtaking forms with equal majesty and miniature—the world of Pokémon truly is a world of wonder and awe! A wealth of creatures grace every nook and cranny: they fill the oceans; thrive in the mountains; soar high over the horizons and share sparkling landscapes and cities!
Some are masters of the heavens above; others, caretakers & helpmates of the earth below—watchful eyes and ears throughout recorded history and beyond! Over the years, countless varieties of Pokémon have developed, and researchers have discovered hundreds of different types, but many more are yet to be discovered! Try and count them if you dare, but then—try and count the grains of sand on your favorite beach. We may never truly know their full extent, but one thing is certain—every Pokémon expresses life uniquely!
Today, there are people who collect Pokémon and train hard, striving for their dreams and ambitions. They embark on grand journeys, full of excitement, but full of challenges too. Being a trainer requires dedication and spirit! It is a long and difficult road, but those who travel it oft find friends along the way.
Together humans and Pokémon carry on, facing new challenges and sharing new adventures that will become the tales of tomorrow—but even tomorrow’s stories may have started long ago…

Hello! And welcome to our RP! We're a group of RPers who've recently migrated onto RPNation and are looking to open the doors to some new members!
This RP draws from the extended Poké-Verse. What does that mean? It means we use a combination of canons: Main Series Games, side games, Anime, Manga, etc. Now, among all these canons we use the
Main Series Games
primarily, so we're game-primacy and the events of the main series games are considered to have been historical for the purposes of the RP, and all other canons are used in a supplementary fashion; they provide extensive world-building, locations, technology, etc.
The RP is designed to be a sandbox where characters can explore all the wonders of pokémon and RPers can nerd out over our beloved franchise.




Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokémon!









Setting off larger-than-life, breathtaking forms with equal majesty and miniature—the world of Pokémon truly is a world of wonder and awe! A wealth of creatures grace every nook and cranny: they fill the oceans; thrive in the mountains; soar high over the horizons and share sparkling landscapes and cities!


Some are masters of the heavens above; others, caretakers & helpmates of the earth below—watchful eyes and ears throughout recorded history and beyond! Over the years, countless varieties of Pokémon have developed, and researchers have discovered hundreds of different types, but many more are yet to be discovered! Try and count them if you dare, but then—try and count the grains of sand on your favorite beach. We may never truly know their full extent, but one thing is certain—every Pokémon expresses life uniquely!


Today, there are people who collect Pokémon and train hard, striving for their dreams and ambitions. They embark on grand journeys, full of excitement, but full of challenges too. Being a trainer requires dedication and spirit! It is a long and difficult road, but those who travel it oft find friends along the way.


Together humans and Pokémon carry on, facing new challenges and sharing new adventures that will become the tales of tomorrow—but even tomorrow’s stories may have started long ago…




Hello! And welcome to our RP! We're a group of RPers who've recently migrated onto RPNation and are looking to open the doors to some new members!


This RP draws from the extended Poké-Verse. What does that mean? It means we use a combination of canons: Main Series Games, side games, Anime, Manga, etc. Now, among all these canons we use the
Main Series Games
primarily, so we're game-primacy and the events of the main series games are considered to have been historical for the purposes of the RP, and all other canons are used in a supplementary fashion; they provide extensive world-building, locations, technology, etc.


The RP is designed to be a sandbox where characters can explore all the wonders of pokémon and RPers can nerd out over our beloved franchise.


 
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Setting




The Setting




This RP is takes place eight (8) years after the events of Sword & Shield and we follow a 'custom' timeline. The timeline is as follows:


FRLG/ORAS > 3 years > HGSS/Platinum > 2 years > BW > 2 years > BW2/XY > 2 years > USUM/SwSh > 2 years > SV > 6 Years > RP Start



The settings is, well—the entire pokémon world! Want to do Pokémon Showcases in Kalos? Go right ahead. The Island Trials of Alola? Sure! A classic Gym challenge in Sinnoh? Knock yourself out! Some custom plot designed for your OC but set in Almia? Be my guest.


The World is your oyster, explore to your heart's content!


There's SO...SOO much to the Pokémon World that's just lighly brushed on—Islands of Giant Pokémon; lost Civilizations sunk just off the coast of Kanto; there is a literal FREAKING portal to the Spirit World just sitting there in Sinnoh!


This is a Sandbox-styled Rp after all, so you're encouraged you 'chart your own journey'!


Of course, with such an extensive world and many freedoms comes the rules needed to ensure everyone involved can enjoy those freedoms...


This is the timeline as taken from Bulbupedia's page on the history of the Pokémon World. The period between Gen 4 & Gen 5 is taken to be roughly 12-13 years because of the following:


Porygon's Pokédex entries in Pokémon Sun, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon state that it was created 20 years ago. Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia states that Porygon was created in 1995, as well as stating that 150 species of Pokémon have been discovered as of 1996, alluding to the player having completed their Pokédex in Pokémon Red and Green, thus implying that Pokémon Red and Green take place in either 1995 or 1996. This would mean that Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon take place 19-20 years after Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow; from this information and the time lengths between other games in the series, it can be calculated that the time period between Generation II/IV and Pokémon Black and White is 12-13 years long. However, the length of this time gap has never been explicitly confirmed in any official material.


 
Rules




Rules







  • General Rules











    This should go without saying, but all the Site Rules of RPNation apply.











    Cross-regional travel is permitted and strongly encouraged.











    This RP uses a soft move limit. Under the soft move limit, Pokémon are able to use up to eight (8) moves at maximum efficiency. These eight moves are referred to as 'Battle Ready' moves. While your pokémon still knows all other moves it might've learned throughout its life, these other moves, non-Battle Ready moves, take a 50% penalty in effectiveness because your pokémon will be considered 'rusty' with them.











    Fake/Fan-made regions and Pokemon are allowed, so long as they're well-created. They will need to be reviewed before being accepted. I'd like to see maps, base stats, move pools, etc. the whole 9 yards before I approve any Fakemon/regions.











    Since we're going to need to keep track of the Region, Town, and Date, please include those in the header of your post. Eg. Mondy, Jan 9th – 12:30 p.m. — Wyndon, Galar Region











    Now the question some of you have been waiting for: Legendary Pokémon.

    Short Answer, Ocs are allowed to catch/have legendary pokémon; however, you cannot start with them, please earn them in RP. They are considered Restricted Pokémon, more on that later.





 
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F.A.Q.

Frequently Asked Questions​

Frequent questions will have their answers placed here ^^


Q1. Do you have a Discord Server?​

We do ^^. Feel free to join:

Join the Pokémon Server Discord Server!


Q2. You mentioned this is a migration, so what are the existing OCs doing?​


Johto – July 25th​

Characters
Roleplayer
Esther Sophys CloudySkyLoftyMoon CloudySkyLoftyMoon
Desmond Andrews godjacob godjacob
Naka Saito Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Emma Argentson Cmeriwether6 Cmeriwether6
William Jerome Carmichael – 'Billy' Cmeriwether6 Cmeriwether6
Theo Hightower Theo713 Theo713
Johnathon Grayson Red Guy Red Guy
Aldon Charlton ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101
Pickle Rick R Rydge

A mix of characters, trainers of different walks, some new, some seasoned, and each with different ambitions. Recently caused a mess visited the Johto Safari Zone and are now headed to Olivine City.

Kalos - July 6th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Esther Sophys CloudySkyLoftyMoon CloudySkyLoftyMoon
Montagne Khastil – 'Monty' Patriot Patriot
Celia Besnard ThePlayfulFox ThePlayfulFox
Beatrice Grand Overlord Koop Grand Overlord Koop
Azumi Towers Hecotoro Hecotoro

A group of mostly new trainers headed towards Route 10. They're currently held up on Route 7 due to a sudden mega-swarm of Yanma & Yanmega.

Orange Islands – June 2nd

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Adrienne Silvers godjacob godjacob
Reginald Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Briar Hightower ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101
Elsie Titanlia ThePlayfulFox ThePlayfulFox

A mixed bag of trainers, following the Orange Island League challenge.

Paldea – July 25th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Jayden Jones Hecotoro Hecotoro
Hubert Lee OmnipotentOnion OmnipotentOnion
Joyce Blake Grand Overlord Koop Grand Overlord Koop

New(?) trainers who've just arrived in Cabo Poco.

Galar – August 2nd

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Cole Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Wilford Pine sSoul sSoul
Kurashiki Ki Hecotoro Hecotoro
Laura Argentson - 'Lana' Cmeriwether6 Cmeriwether6

Three Groups—Cole & Wilford, Kurashiki by herself, and Lana by herself—independently doing the Galar Gym Challenge.

Unova – Lost in Time

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Buck Gamble ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101

One man and his donkey against all of Unova.

Sinnoh – ???

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Ron Towers Hecotoro Hecotoro
Nakano Saito Merciless Medic Merciless Medic

Team Rocket focused-plotline. Ask Hecotoro Hecotoro or Merciless Medic Merciless Medic for more details.

Alola – July 27th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Reina Cortez Hecotoro Hecotoro

Training arc on Melemele island.

Q3. Are you committed to any one version of the entire pokémon world? Or how is the entire pokémon world handled in RP?​

Good Question! Our stance is that all the pokémon regions are roughly in the same position as their real-world counterparts. So Galar is where the UK is and Kalos is where France is, etc. This allows us to fill in the gaps in the pokémon world by supplementing it with real-world locations and points of interest in the real world.


Important!​

This RP uses an on-and-off season for Pokémon Leagues, much like real-life sports. So please be aware of them when creating your character.

Pokemon League On & Off Seasons

Leagues have a 9-month season*
  1. Indigo Conference: Jan - Sept
  2. Silver Conference: Feb - Oct
  3. Ever Grande Conference: March - Nov
  4. Lily of the Valley Conference: April - Dec
  5. Ventress Conference: May - Jan
  6. Lumiose Conference: June - Feb
  7. Manalo Conference: July - Mar
  8. Galar League: Aug - April
  9. Paldea League: May–Sept

Grand Festival has a 9-month season
  1. Kanto Grand Festival: Feb - Oct
  2. Johto Grand Festival: Mar - Nov
  3. Hoenn Grand Festival: April - Dec
  4. Sinnoh Grand Festival: May - Jan
  5. Unova Grand Festival: June - Feb
  6. Kalos Princess Showcase: July - Mar
  7. Alola Grand Festival: Aug – Apr


WCS has a 10-month season
  1. World Coronation Series: Oct - July
 
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specters specters totally depends on the group you're with. The idea is to separate regions by threads so you guys can progress comfortably without having to worry about being left behind or posting too much. You could even go solo for a while if you want, making postings speed entirely up to you. Even events will be accessible despite your current progress, as long as you keep your headed updated you can be in several places in different times, just make sure to follow continuity when doing so.
 
Tentatively interested! What are expectations on post frequency/activity?
As long as you can post once every week or so then we should be good. Sometimes the frequency will increase, for example during Gym battles where a lot of shorter back-to-back posts can happen.

I will note that some RPers and their group like to post faster, but if you avoid those then you'll be fine.
 
Awesome, well then consider my tentative interest now full interest ~ do you all have a discord for OOC or is that planned to be done here on RPN?
 

Q2. You mentioned this is a migration, so what are the existing OCs doing?​


Johto – July 25th​

Characters
Roleplayer
Esther Sophys CloudySkyLoftyMoon CloudySkyLoftyMoon
Desmond Andrews godjacob godjacob
Naka Saito Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Emma Argentson Cmeriwether6 Cmeriwether6
William Jerome Carmichael – 'Billy' Cmeriwether6 Cmeriwether6
Theo Hightower Theo713 Theo713
Johnathon Grayson Red Guy Red Guy
Aldon Charlton ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101
Pickle Rick R Rydge

A mix of characters, trainers of different walks, some new, some seasoned, and each with different ambitions. Recently caused a mess visited the Johto Safari Zone and are now headed to Olivine City.

Kalos - July 6th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Esther Sophys CloudySkyLoftyMoon CloudySkyLoftyMoon
Montagne Khastil – 'Monty' Patriot Patriot
Celia Besnard ThePlayfulFox ThePlayfulFox
Beatrice Grand Overlord Koop Grand Overlord Koop
Azumi Towers Hecotoro Hecotoro

A group of mostly new trainers headed towards Route 10. They're currently held up on Route 7 due to a sudden mega-swarm of Yanma & Yanmega.

Orange Islands – June 2nd

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Adrienne Silvers godjacob godjacob
Reginald Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Briar Hightower ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101
Elsie Titanlia ThePlayfulFox ThePlayfulFox

A mixed bag of trainers, following the Orange Island League challenge.

Paldea – July 25th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Jayden Jones Hecotoro Hecotoro
Hubert Lee OmnipotentOnion OmnipotentOnion
Joyce Blake Grand Overlord Koop Grand Overlord Koop

New(?) trainers who've just arrived in Cabo Poco.

Galar – August 2nd

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Cole Merciless Medic Merciless Medic
Wilford Pine sSoul sSoul
Kurashiki Ki Hecotoro Hecotoro

Two Groups—Cole & Wilford and Kurashiki by herself—independently doing the Galar Gym Challenge.

Unova – Lost in Time

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Buck Gamble ThAtGuY101 ThAtGuY101

One man and his donkey against all of Unova.

Sinnoh – ???

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Ron Towers Hecotoro Hecotoro
Nakano Saito Merciless Medic Merciless Medic

Team Rocket focused-plotline. Ask Hecotoro Hecotoro or Merciless Medic Merciless Medic for more details.

Alola – July 27th

Characters​
Roleplayer​
Reina Cortez Hecotoro Hecotoro

Training arc on Melemele island.

A very brief summary of where characters currently are has been added to the FAQ, please use this to eyeball where you'd like your character to be when you join. Please do communicate with the existing groups if you'd like to join them, some groups are not accepting additions at this time.
 
The events thread has been added to our little Navbar. The events thread is purely for lore/exposition, it will outline future events (not character arcs, but in-universe events) via a Calendar and provide more information and explanation on said events.

Please do not post in the events thread, if there are questions to ask people do so via the interest check, PM, or Discord ^^

Feel free to suggest events at any time.

 
I'm all for a nice Pokemon adventure if this is still open! (Even if I joined the discord first oops :hornswhistle: )
 
I have a question: Can we make like restricted pokemon interested in our OCs?
We allow people to interact with restricted pokemon so that's a yes; however, you'll need to give us a run-down of what you plan to do and justify why the pokémon would take interest in your OC. Arceus doesn't descend for any old trainer, ya know?
 

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