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D Y L A N ([personal profile] elementalherodragonlord) wrote in [community profile] yarntails2021-04-18 01:01 pm

PokéMeme!

Johto Adventures Meme

Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokémon!
First, what is your name?
Welcome to Johto! Here are the rules:

☙ Post your characters
☙ Pick & choose or RNG your role/scenario/relationship! It's 1-6 three times!
☙ Pokémon are limited to Gens I-IV, #1-493 (List of Pokémon in Gen IV, and by Type)
Here are stills of the walking sprites, L and R views are on the side, and animated versions can be found in the image galleries on Bulbapedia entries (F for female, S for shiny)
Trainer card maker, just for funsies
Bulbapedia is a good resource for more information!

Who Are You?
☆ 1. Trainer:
Trainers! This is pretty straight-forward, Trainers raise Pokémon, battle Pokémon, and have a duty to keep their Pokémon safe and healthy. They can specialize in capturing, so they may know a lot more about things like which Apricots make which PokéBalls than you do. They arguably get the most attention from the Pokémon world, and for good reason! How flashy are Pokémon battles, have you seen one? So cool! Trainers often are travelers, going all around the region and beyond capturing and training their Pokémon, tackling other trainers and Gym Leaders, and some have the rumored PokéDex, a rare item given to only a few special Trainers. Are you one of those lucky few?
☆ 2. Coordinator:
Ever since Contests were brought over from Hoenn, Coordinators started popping up everywhere. Contests are the time to shine for your Pokémon in the five categories of Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness! You can feed them PokéBlocks made from Berries to help raise their condition. Accessories and outfits haven't caught on in Johto yet, but maybe someday they will! For now, the Goldenrod Contest Hall, once two empty buildings now converted into one, is the place to be for any aspiring Coordinator going for that Normal, Super, Hyper, or coveted Master Ribbon. Don't forget, though, you're fully capable of battling, too, if that floats your boat.
☆ 3. Breeder:
A Breeder's primary concern is the wellbeing of Pokémon. They study nutrition, behavior, and, of course, breeding habits. They're experts (or experts to-be) at breeding Egg Moves and Natures, and in some cases are working to preserve a species of Pokémon that may be facing population troubles. A secret group of Breeders have the task of breeding Starter Pokémon in a secret place, ooooo. Breeders will hatch, care for, and raise Pokémon as their life's passion. Some do battling and Contests on the side, too! You can find Breeders at the Goldenrod Daycare Center helping out the old couple who owns it, or just anywhere in Johto.
☆ 4. Ranger:
Rangers are employees of the Ranger Union, located in Blackthorn City, and are dedicated to protecting the lives of Pokémon and humans. They befriend Pokémon, either wild or captured, to aid them on their Ranger Missions. You'll meet with other Rangers at Ranger Bases, which is where your Missions will mostly come from. Bases are located in Violet City and Ecruteak City. There's also Ranger School, located in Goldenrod City, which you'll have to go through before become a Ranger. Thank you for your help!
☆ 5. Leader:
If anyone is more hyped than the Trainer, it's the Gym Leader. Gym Leaders are awesome, they're strong and tough, they have the best Pokémon around! Weird that they get tougher as you go along the map, or less tough if you go backwards, but that's not the point. Each Leader specializes in one type of Pokémon, but sometimes there's a curveball in there somewhere. Hm? There are already 8 Gym Leaders in Johto? Well they need a break sometimes, and new generations happen, don't they? Maybe you're a substitute, or you've taken up the mantle. Have you kept the traditional typing or did you change it up?
☆ 6. Rocket:
Something's happened here and a Rocket's at the root. Haven't you been forced into the shadows again and again enough? Team Rocket has had it rough the past decade, being defeated by Red and then again by the GSC trio. But it seems like parts of them struggle on, determined to do crime, no matter how petty. It's not usually the Ranger's duty to clean up after Rocket's, but maybe some trouble just crosses over. Are you stealing Pokémon again? Items? Cheating at the Game Corner? Or just causing a general ruckus? Whatever it is, you're up to no good or...are you?
 
What Will You Do?
☆ 1. Explore:
Forests! Caves! Ruins! There's so much to explore! There's also just the regular paths between cities and towns, nothing wrong with exploring those. You can cut down small trees, move and crush rocks, headbutt and shake trees, surf the waves, and ride your bike to get into every nook and cranny your heart desires! The world is an open place and you're welcome to explore the great outdoors. Oh, there's also the cities and towns themselves! There's tons of history within them, feel free to talk to the locals about it and ask about where the best place to eat is. Maybe there's something fun to do in each town, Goldenrod is definitely full, all you gotta do is look around.
☆ 2. Capture:
Whether you gotta catch 'em all or this is part of a conservation effort or something else, it's time to capture some Pokémon! Think carefully about where you are, what level your Pokémon is versus what you think (or know) the other Pokémon is, and you'll know which type of PokéBall to use! You have your many options made from Apricots by Kurt in Azalea Town, or your tried and true store-bought ones. Maybe you even have a legendary Master Ball, look at you! No matter how you're capturing, it's time to get ready for a battle! But, hey, maybe you're actually befriending a Pokémon and not even battling it.
☆ 3. Evolve:
Your Pokémon is evolving! Pokémon evolve in so many ways: leveling up, trading, evolution stones, convoluted "have to level up near a specific rock", level up during a certain time of day, with enough friendship, with enough affection--it's a lot! How is your Pokémon evolving? Is it exciting? Are you going to stop it? Was this expected or did it catch you completely off guard? Alternatively, you could have finally found that Everstone you've been looking for to give your Pokémon to hold to keep it from evolving for as long as it's carrying it. Up to you: will you take your Pokémon's evolution into your own hands or let nature take its course?
☆ 4. Compete:
Comp--etition! Comp-comp-etition! There are so many ways to compete! There are...two! But, honestly, there are probably smaller types of competitions that smaller groups have made up out there. One of the big two is the Gym Leader Challenge; while you don't directly compete with other trainers, you kind of do. There's a tension between trainers when they're showing off their badges to each other, and you can't even have above a certain level of Pokémon without certain badges, or use certain HMs. At then end of your journey you'll be hitting up the Pokémon League, but that's top tier stuff. The other competition is the most showy one--Contests! Get ready to train your Pokémon in the right moves and feed them PokéBlocks to up their Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness stats. You're aiming for those Normal, Super, Hyper and Master Ribbons, get to it!
☆ 5. Collect:
There's plenty of things to collect! Berries and Apricots can be collected and used to make other things, so be sure to keep an eye out for those as you're wandering around the route paths. You can collect PokéBalls if you want, they're pretty cool and it only takes one Apricot to make one Ball. Plus, there are some Balls that are super hard to find, so good luck getting those Premier Balls! There's of course collecting Pokémon to complete your PokéDex, good luck with that, too. And, finally, new to Johto: trading cards! The Pokémon Trading Card Game has finally come over from Kanto and has landed in Johto, what good news! Collect booster packs from any PokéMart, decks and individuals from one of the Goldenrod Department Store's floors, and battle or trade with your friends!
☆ 6. Call:
The old Pokégears looked like flip phones, but now they look more like smart phones. They still can't do much, though; they can call, use a detailed map (very detailed, down to the Goldenrod Department Store floors), catch the radio, tell the time...pretty basic stuff! However its new apps include pick-up order apps, so you can place your PokéMart orders for pick-up before you get there! But that's not the point of this block, I just wanted to include that. The point here is calling! Call your friends! You have all this memory space for phone numbers, why not save as many as you can? Save every PokéCenter just in case you need help, maybe every other trainer you meet who might want a rematch later in your journey or who has a knack for finding extra Water Stones and wants to give them away. And don't forget to call whoever you left behind in your hometown--they probably miss you.
 
How Do You Know Each Other?
☆ 1. Hometown:
You two go way back! Or maybe not that far back, but you're from the same hometown! Did one of you leave and come back? Or did both of you leave and run into each other out there? There's probably a lot to catch up on, whatever your situation is!
☆ 2. Traveling:
Meeting new friends on the road is always fun, and not just Pokémon ones! You've decided to travel together, how's that going for you? Are you sharing a tent along the way or keeping to yourselves? Are you both trainers or do you both have different courses in life? Do your Pokémon get along?
☆ 3. Strangers:
You've never met this person before in your life! What are they doing here? Where are you? What's going on?
☆ 4. Rivals:
Competing against others is fun and all, but what about against just one specific person? Yeah, that's right, your rival. It can be a friendly rivalry, a bitter rivalry, a hateful rivalry, or something between the lines. You two have it out for each other in the best or worst way possible, have fun!
☆ 5. Teammates:
Team Rocket is the obvious team here, but Rangers can work in teams sometimes, too! But mostly it's Rockets. There aren't many of you left, so you have to stick together! Hopefully. Ideally.
☆ 6. Co-Workers:
Rangers, Breeders, PokéMart and Game Corner employees--there are tons of jobs out there in Johto and everyone has a co-worker! Are missions coming in faster than you can keep up with? Are trainers making ridiculous Egg Move demands of you? Are customers just...like that? Really though, even in Pokémon world customers are just gonna be Like That, unfortunately for the regular employees of Johto, except now they have creatures going along with it.
Your very own Pokémon legend is about to unfold!
A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits!
Let's go!

panthermauling: (Default)

Ann

[personal profile] panthermauling 2021-04-19 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Ann is absolutely both a trainer and a coordinator. She will beat your ass and she will beat it with STYLE.

Minty ♀ Ann's tiny adorable Chikorita starter evolved and now her only goal in life is to whip everyone within line of sight. I see nothing wrong with this.

Carmen ♀ Please do not touch the Lopunny, folks. She looks very soft but just don't do it. She will kick the shit out of you.

Strawberry ♂ Commonly referred to as 'the only man Ann will ever love', her Flareon is a Good Boy, okay? Yes, he ate one of Ryuji's shoes, but he probably deserved that.
Edited 2021-04-19 01:30 (UTC)
volleyballgirlfriend: (sparkle sparkle)

1 - rng wants these babies to explore

[personal profile] volleyballgirlfriend 2021-04-22 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a beautiful day in Johto, and a perfect day to explore and maybe train? These two 10-year-olds are not that far into Route 29 yet but it already feels like being a world away from home. There are no parents here! Also no boys, which is great because boys are gross.

Shiho is walking next to her poliwag, which is about half her height and definitely looks like it's struggling to keep up, and holding on to the straps on her bright blue and red backpack. She's wearing a graphic t-shirt (with a picture of a cartoon growlithe on it) and shorts combo with her hair up in a simple ponytail. Shiho looks over at Ann with a delighted smile on her face.
]

I still can't believe we get to do this all by ourselves.
panthermauling: (excited)

this is going to be so sweet it'll give me 11 additional cavities

[personal profile] panthermauling 2021-04-26 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ann was absolutely one of those kids who didn't sleep the night before starting her pokemon journey. She'll probably crash sometime in the afternoon, but for now she's got her Buneary in her arms and her best friend by her side, which is perfect and exactly what she's been daydreaming about since she was little.]

I know!! I keep expecting one of the teachers to pop up and lecture me about berry effects or my shoes.

[She wore tennis shoes to one field trip and they just never let it go. She's got brand new hiking boots for her gym challenge, if only so Ryuji won't make fun of her if they run into him on the way.]
volleyballgirlfriend: (^^)

make sure to floss after reading

[personal profile] volleyballgirlfriend 2021-04-26 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shiho giggles.]

Well, you are pretty bad at berry effects. It's a good thing we're traveling together so I can help you out.

[She sticks out her tongue playfully at Ann. Shiho is 10 and hasn't been traumatized so she gets to have a little joyful 10 year-old energy, as a treat.

Shiho pauses to look at a sign on the road and then at the map on her pokegear. She puts her hand on her Poliwag's head to get her to stop walking and then points towards some tall grass and woods.
]

It looks like we're supposed to go this way. There's probably going to be some pokemon in there.
meowsperhour: (GOT IT)

i like how i wrote prompts and i, personally, am ignoring them

[personal profile] meowsperhour 2021-05-11 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Morgana doesn't often have his Scyther out and about with him. It's usually his Meowth or Murkrow, who are both small and can be kept on his person if he wanted--Meowth is carryable and Murkrow likes to perch on him. His Scyther is just an inch shorter than him but is still bigger than him and has, y'know, sword arms.]

[But if anything is going to impress Ann, it's going to be Diego. Right?]

Lady Ann! Look what I caught!

[It's been a while since he's run into her, and he definitely didn't have his lucky catch when he did. Diego trails a few steps behind him, wary of new people and also of Morgana's enthusiasm; he's still getting used to his new trainer.]

Isn't he the coolest?