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Table of Contents

Updated Rules and Information
Current Plot Line
NPC List
Suggested Pokemon Encounters
Gym Leader Guide
Quick Recap
Bonus Encounters
Items in the RP
Pokemon Abilities and Natures
Factions
Pokemon Ribbon Contest

Our trainers have reached Oreburgh City and are competing for their first badges. Some have had some beginners luck while others are struggling along.

There is a new mysterious face however, as an old hag as been seen with a stand set up between the gym and Pokemon Center. She promises enlightenment and harmony with legendary Pokemon. Will you join the Followers of the Way? Who is she and what ever happened to that mysterious Valkyrie character?

There are currently no answers to these questions, so in the mean time nothing can be done except to continue on your adventures. But it might be wise to look out for more of these individuals in the future.

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New trainers are beginning their adventures while most of the older members have made a side trip to Alamos Town discovering many things. The location is definetely a learning experience for the trainers but no plot twists for the many storyline have been uncovered at this time

- Pre Badge
Aipom, Azurill (S=1), Budew, Bidoof, Buneary, Burmy, Caterpie, Cherubi, Dunsparce (S=4), Kricketot, Mankey, Nidoran, Oddish, Pidgy, Poocheyena, Rattata, Sentret, Spearow, Starly, Surskit, Taillow, Weedle, Wurple, Zigzagoon, Zubat

- First badge
Barboach, Corphish, Chinchou, Cleffa (S=1), Ekans, Gulpin, Hoothoot, Hoppip, Igglybuff (S=1), Illusmise, Jigglypuff, Kecleon*, Ledyba, Machop, Magikarp, Mareep, Meowth, Minun, Pachirisu, Paras, Pichu (S=2), Pikachu, Plusle, Sandshrew, Seedot, Shinx, Shroomish, Skitty, Slakoth, Smeargle, Spinarak, Sunkern, Tentacool (S=5), Venonat, Volbeat, Wingull

- Second Badge
Abra*, Beldum*, Bellsprout, Cacnea, Chingling, Cubone, Doduo, Drifloon, Electrike, Farfetch’d, Feebas(S=4), Geodude, Glameow, Goldeen, Horsea*, Koffing, Krabby, Lickitung, Lotad, Makuhita, Nosepass, Numel, Poliwag, Psyduck, Rhyhorn, Shellder*, Shellos, Shuckle, Spinda, Spoink, Stunky, Swinub, Whismur, Wooper, Wynaut, Yanma*, Zangoose

- Third Badge
Baltoy, Bonsly, Buizel, Bulbasaur, Carvanha, Charmander, Chikorita, Chimchar, Clefairy, Cyndaquil, Exeggcute, Gastly*, Grimer, Hitmontop, Lunatone*, Luvdisc, Mantyke, Mawhile, Mudkip, Natu, Nincada, Onix, Pinsir, Piplup, Qwilfish*, Ralts*, Remoraid (S=2), Sableye, Scyther*, Seel, Seviper, Shuppet, Slowpoke, Snorunt, Spheal, Sneasel, Solrock*, Squirtle, Staryu*, Swablu (S=6), Tangela, Torchic, Totodile, Trapinch, Treecko, Tropius, Turtwig

- Fourth Badge
Aron, Bagon, Clamperl*, Combee, Corsola, Croagunk, Diglett*, Dratini (S=15), Drowzee, Duskull*(S=5), Elekid (S=2), Finneon, Gible, Girafarig, Gligar, Growlithe, Happiny (S=1), Heracross, Magnemite, Miltank, Murkrow, Phanpy (S=2), Pineco, Ponyta (S=1), Skorupi, Smoochum (S=1), Stantler, Tauros (S=4), Teddiursa (S=1), Tyrogue, Unknown (S=26), Voltorb, Vulpix, Wailmer (S=2)

- Fifth Badge
Carnivine, Chatot, Delibird, Ditto, Eevee, Gyarados (S=7), Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Houndour (S=3), Kangaskhan (S=4), Larvitar*, Meditite, Misdreavus*, Slugma, Snover, Snubbull, Togepi

- Sixth Badge
Bronzor, Hippopotas, Jinx, Lapras (S=7), Magby (S=2), Mr. Mime Jr. (S=2), Munchlax*, Riolu, Rotom, Torkoal

- Seventh Badge
Absol*, Castform*, Electrobuzz, Mr. Mime, Porygon*, Spiritomb*

- Eighth Badge
Espeon, Flareon, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Magmar, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Umbreon, Vaporeon

-While Victoria originally lost the the gym leader, she later met up with Cal who inspired her to try again. After obtaining her Coal Badge at the second attempt, she saw a flier to be a Pokemon Coordinator and decided to head to Alamos town. She joined the Followers of the Way. After an embarrassing incident with Cal in a cave, they shared a room upon reaching Alamos town. The next morning she submitted Ekans to the Tough competition.

-Cerebus traveled down an unknown trail after winning his Coal Badge. It led him to Alamos Town. Cerebus adamantly declined to the Followers of the Way.

-Cal meet with Victoria in Oreburgh Mine and they became traveling companions. He decided not to challenge the gym leader. Tensions were raised between them during an incident in a cave and they shared a room together once reaching Alamos town. He expressed interest but turned down the Followers of the way.

-Almus won a victory against his rival in Oreburgh before also winning his first badge. He adamantly declined to the Followers of the Way. Almus traveled to Alamos town, meeting Cerebus for the first time. He also watched an exhibitional challenge at the gym. The next morning he submited Scyther to a cool competition.

-Jorgevy returned to Oreburgh City just in time to witness an out of control Pokemon rampaging through town. This led him to meet an unnamed girl and a boy named Josh Parker. After that he met the Followers of the Way but turned down their offer. Finally he reached the Oreburgh Museum and was told he could join the International Pokemon Archaeological Society faction if he got an Oreburgh Badge.

Timothy decided to lend a helping hand and joined the construction crew in Jublife City to help clean up after the disaster.

Nephele started her journey, adopting the overlooked Ralts for being a psychic pokemon with poor psychic prowess. She and her pokemon because very attached at first sight of each other though. She named him Gareth after a fabled knight in a romantic hystorical tale.

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Missing Person's bulletin: Marceline, Amalthea, Chester, Alex, Ivy

Item use in this RP is done very differently than in the Pokemon games. This refers to all items such as potions, bicycles, TMs, hold items, etc.

-Healing Items
Items such as potions can be used to heal Pokemon but this can only be done out of battle. A Pokemon is allowed to carry one small item such as a berry, in their mouth behind their jaw, but this is a technique that must be taught to the Pokemon if used.

-Backpack Items
You can only carry as many items in your backpack as makes sense. Please carry no more than a dozen poke balls and half a dozen healing medicine at a time. Items like bicycles cannot be put inside of a backpack but items like maps etc can. The rest of your backpack is used for essentials like clothes and food and sleeping gear, etc.

-Pokéblock
Pokéblock are colorful candy blocks made for Pokémon and are primarily used to increase a Pokémon's condition in one of five areas: Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and/or Tough, for Pokémon Contests. Pokéblocks are used to prepare a Pokémon for Pokémon Contests by raising its condition in the category it will participate in. Pokéblock are normally made from berries collected throughout the regions and made/stored in a Pokéblock, however, this RP is not including the hassle of berries so Pokéblock will be dealt with a little differently. Pokéblock is not made by Coordinators but instead is available for sale at any contest hall. Contest Halls now harvest berries and create the Pokéblock themselves so that Coordinators can focus more on actually training their Pokémon. The Pokéblock is then up for sale on the scale seen below.
Red PokéBlock. A spicy Pokéblock that raises Coolness. Costs one job payment.
Blue PokéBlock. A dry Pokéblock that raises Beauty. Costs one job payment.
Pink PokéBlock. A sweet Pokéblock that which raises Cuteness. Costs one job payment.
Green PokéBlock. A bitter Pokéblock which raises Smartness. Costs one job payment.
Yellow PokéBlock. A sour Pokéblock that raises Toughness. Costs one job payment.
Purple PokéBlock. A mostly spicy Pokéblock that raises Coolness and another attribute. Costs two job payments.
Indigo PokéBlock. A mostly dry Pokéblock which raises Beauty and another attribute.Costs two job payments.
Brown PokéBlock. A mostly sweet Pokéblock that raises Cuteness and another attribute.Costs two job payments.
LiteBlue PokéBlock. A mostly bitter Pokéblock which raises Smartness and another attribute. Costs two job payments.
Olive PokéBlock. A mostly sour Pokéblock that raises Toughness and another attribute. Costs two job payments.
Each Coordinator is only allowed to purchase one of the available Pokéblock per each Contest Hall to feed to their Pokemon just before a Contest. As a Pokémon eats PokéBlock, their appeal slowly increases in the targeted field of Cool, Beauty, Cute, Smart, and Tough according to a scale as follows. A Pokémon eating PokéBlock once gives your Pokemon one increase, eating two more gives the second increase, eating three more gives the third increase, four more the fourth increase, and finally five more gives the final fifth increase. Mathematically is is 1/1, 3/2, 6/3, 10/4, 15/5

-Ball Capsules
A Ball Capsule is a special item in Generation IV that can be attached to a Pokémon's Poké Ball to add special effects when the Pokémon is sent out in a battle or contest. Their appearance can be altered by adding Seals to their exteriors, creating the aforementioned special effects. Most seals can be purchased in the Sunyshore Market at Sunyshore City. Eight Seals can be attached to any Capsule at one time. Ball Capsules individually cost about as much as a basic potion.

-Seals
Seals are small stickers that are able to be attached to Ball Capsules, which can in turn be attached to Poké Balls, to attain a special effect when a Pokémon comes out of them, instead of the usual flash of light. Seals are able to both change the color of a pokeball's light beam but also create dazzling shapes to appear when a Pokemon is release from its ball. The shapes created are dictated by the design on the sticker. Seals individually cost about as much as a basic potion.

-Pokemon Technology
Over the generations there have been a lot of technical inventions created in the Pokemon world. However only three are going to be included in this RP. The Pokedex, the PokeGear, and the Poketch. The Pokedex is your already complete Pokemon encyclopedia. The PokeGear is your cell phone and can do anything any modern day cell phone can in real life. The Poketch is a watch you wear on your wrist but it has many different features. it is like a computer on your arm that covers almost any technical device that you could need.

-Pokeballs
There are many different kinds of pokeballs in the poke-universe but not all of them will be included in this RP. The list of pokeballs that are available for you to recieve as as follows: Diveball- catches underwater pokemon, Fastball- catches pokemon who like to run away, Greatball- 50% higher catch rate than pokeball, Heavyball- catches heavy pokemon, Lureball- helps catch pokemon while fishing, Luxuryball- just a fancy pokeball that makes the pokemon happy, Netball- helps catch bug and water pokemon, Premium- just a fancy white pokeball, Safariball- used in Safari zones, and Ultraball- 100% higher catch rate than pokeball. Now, the rule for special pokeballs is that you cannot make them or have them made like in the games. All of these pokeballs can only be bought from a PokeMart. There will be other unique balls that you can only get from certain factions or from Jeff, but those take special circumstances in the RP to get.

-TMs & HMs
First thing, there is no difference between a TM or HM in this RP. Now onto what they mean... In this RP, TM does not stand for Technical Machine like in the games. Here TM stands for Trainer Method, as in a Pokemon move that is taught to a Pokemon through a trainer's method of teaching. Therefore, TM's are not an item that you can just touch to your Pokemon and it learns a new move. You have to take the time to write out you teaching the Pokemon the TM.

You can still buy TMs though. If you do not know what to do to teach a Pokemon a move it learns via TM then you can go to any PokeMart, passed Sandgem Town, and pay to have the store owner teach you how to teach Pokemon that move. If you buy a TM, you do not have to write out how you taught your Pokemon the move because you wrote how you bought it instead. Just add in after that you did teach the Pokemon the move but you won't have to say how.

Everyone starts off being able to buy one TM. Additionally, you get to buy one more TM every time you defeat a Gym Leader. Gym Leaders do not give you TMs when you defeat them, they just give you what you need to afford another one of your choice. That means you can only buy a total of nine TMs for free. As for buying more TMs, your character would need to work in order to make enough money to buy one more per job. See the Bonus Encounters section for great ideas on jobs and more information on the matter.

Also, please remember that buying a TM and just using your own TM are different things. Buying a TM means you have to write out buying it and you don't have to write out using it. Using a TM you didn't buy means you have to write out what you did to teach your Pokemon that move.

-Hold Items
Items such as plates can be used like evolution stones by touching the Pokemon with it once to activate the effects and touching the Pokemon again to remove it.

Pokemon Incense are not held by the Pokemon. They are held by the trainer and the effects blow across the battle field to effect both Pokemon, not just the target. Incense are effected by weather.

Pokemon cannot just hold any item at all in this RP. A Pokemon must have hands to hold a stick, must have a nose/face to hear glasses, etc. Also, not all hold items are allowed in this RP. Below is a list of all the accepted hold items, their descriptions, and their restrictions.

Factions are the social, governmental, and criminal groups of the world. Here you can find out who is who, who wants what, and who has joined who? The factions can range from being dull jobs to being extremely plot related. Do you wish to unravel the mysteries of the world? Are you seeking a career in your life? Do you aspire to live life on the run? You can find it all here!

Pokemon Trainers
Yes I mean that person you see when you look into a mirror! That's you! Well when you begin anyway. Every RPer starts off as a Pokemon Trainer. These people travel around the world in search of adventure. During these journeys trainers learn about the world, catch Pokemon to acquire body guards and friends on their journey, and battle with them in competitions which make both the Pokemon and trainer mature into who they are destined to be.

Pokemon Coordinators
Do you have a flare for style? Are training Pokemon normal moves just not enough for you? Are you eager for even more challenge than the Pokemon gyms or league can give you? Then maybe you have the makings of a Pokemon Coordinator. A Pokémon Coordinator is someone who raises Pokémon to compete in Pokémon Contests. They raise their Pokémon much like Pokémon Trainers do, although with much more emphasis on beauty and appearances since they are major factors when it comes to points in Contests. They need to train their Pokémon to have beautiful moves, and be able to do well in battles, as a battle tournament is the second round of a Contest.

Pokemon League Champions
This is an elite circle of people who have come out victorious in any elite competition, with the requirement of collecting gym badges, of any region. They approach you. You cannot find them.

Pokemon Millionaire Club
Have you found yourself to be filthy rich? Well then join this very exclusive faction open only to the most wealthy of individuals. Led by Madam Esquete, she showers her members in perks that only money can buy. You do not have to be a contender but you must be present at a Pokemon League competition for this faction to take notice of you.

The International Police Force
No you aren't Officer Jenny but if you are a girl you do get her cute little outfit should you want it. The police forces of each town are a busy place full of filling reports and securing criminals. Even with as many officers as they have, there just isn't enough man power to perform road side patrols from city to city. This is where you come in as an under cover police agent. -Warning- To be in this faction, you are not allowed to be in any other faction below this one. This faction presents you with LOTS of random encounters. In every town there is at least one lowly pick pocket to battle and arrest. On every route there is at least one Pokemon thief to battle and arrest. Whenever a criminal faction appears it is your duty to confront them. However, sometimes criminals get away. A perk of this is that every members is given a free newly born Growlithe. Another perk is that for every criminal you bring in, you are awarded a job's full pay. You can sign up at any Police Station

The International Pokemon Health Care Association
Other wise known as Pokemon doctors and nurses. No you cannot morph yourself into a Nurse Joy and no you cannot put on a Nurse Joy costume. However, there are many other people who work behind the scenes for the Pokemon Centers. -Warning- If you take up the life as a medical associate you cannot be a criminal and you are no longer a Pokemon Trainer. Instead of traveling the world to collecting gym badges you travel the world to learn new techniques of healing. You can still catch and train Pokemon but you do not compete in gym battles because that would be unbecoming of someone who aspires to heal. Instead you go from town to town to visit Pokemon Centers and your challenge is to heal Pokemon there. Pokemon might be scared and defensive while in a hospital or be too injured to know who not to attack. Therefore, you must battle Pokemon using moves that do not injure only. In each town you must heal the gym leader's Pokemon plus any other two you can think of. If a town has no gym you only need to heal two Pokemon. At the end of it all you get to heal Pokemon at the Pokemon League, etc. This quest begins in Jubilife, ignoring Twinleaf and Sandgem. Remember, sometimes to be defeated. A perk of this is that every member is given a free newly born Chansey. Another perk is that every time you succeed in healing all the Pokemon of a Poke Center, you are awarded a job's full pay. You can sign up at any Pokemon Center but must surrender any badges you own.

International Pokemon Archeology Society
This is an organization owned and funded by the Devon Cooperation. Devon is a large company based in Rustboro City that manufacturers products geared towards Pokémon training. One of these products is the Pokémon Producer, which this machine allows to bring a extinct Pokémon back to life. Members of this faction are dedicated to the collection of Pokemon fossils and their revival. During your adventures, if you come across a likely place to find Pokemon fossils, you can mine for one in exchange for one full day of your adventure dedicated to the mining. You do not necessarily get the Pokemon of the fossil you recovered but you can trade in a fossil to any Devon Coorp location in exchange for enough money to cover three days of food, supplies, and one TM, plus reputation in Devon. Devon Coorp locations can be found in the Oreburgh Mining Museum, Eterna Museum, Celestic Town Historical Research Center, Rustboro City, Ruins of Alph, Pewter Museum of Science and Cinnabar Island.

Members of the Performing Arts
Do you have a taste for beauty and theater? Does the heart of an artist beat through your chest? Or are you just desperate enough for money to show a little public humiliation for cash? Then the performing arts might be for you. You can perform in a play, or maybe take up a hobby of selling your paintings for the rest of your adventure. There is always becoming a juggler of course, which can earn you some tips from either being skilled or comically bad. This is not a faction that you 'join' so much as it is just a lifestyle for you to choose for yourselves should you find the need. Just make sure you account for time in your adventure and also the cost of any materials you might need. Sometimes you need to spend money to make money.

Team Rocket
World Domination through powerful Pokemon! Cheesy motto's and theme songs! The back up of an international criminal organization! What more could you ask for? Battle other RPers and if you win you get to take their money and run! Attack Pokemon Centers, parties, festivals, etc. Battle npc Pokemon trainers and if you win you get to steal a single Pokemon to turn it in to your boss. Make your boss like you enough and you might be promoted (by the forum OoC Mod) to the exclusive Rocket Elite. -Warning- You are attacked by police soon after every criminal act you do. If you lose, you get arrested for two RP days. A perk of Team Rocket is every four days you aren't arrested you receive one job's worth of pay and any one non shinny Pokemon that is two badge levels or more below your current badge. There are two ways to join. Every criminal organization will eventually give invitations to all in the main plot line. The faster way is to find a Team Rocket grunt who is cornered by Police and help them escape. This makes you a wanted criminal as well and the grunt leads you to the local Rocket hideout for enrollment.

The Followers of the Way
This is a very secretive and mysterious group. They preach about peace and happiness and equality between man and Pokemon, power, success and glory. Their ideology is that they are close to legendary Pokemon, serving the needs of those rare beasts for some unknown sort of blessings in return. They offer promise that you too can be close to legendary Pokemon if you follow their path to enlightenment. If you are willing to follow their 'way' then there are many perks to this faction. Everyone who joins will receive an initial free Pokemon in a Luxuryball as well as one day's worth of food money. The Pokemon that can be received are Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup. Every Follower of the Way Officer you encounter afterward will give you your choice of pokeball that is not an Ultra or Masterball, any one poke-medicine, or any Pokemon that is at least three badge levels under your current badge. You also receive another full day's worth of food money to go with whatever you decide to take. There is one Follower of the Way Officer in every town with a gym and you can only get rewards from each officer once.

There are many many more factions in the world that have yet to be uncovered. Keep the RP going and soon we will find them all!