(PG-16) Pokemon Starlight

[Kazooie 163]

To Applicant ___

Congratulations. You have been selected for our new Region Transfer Program, and are being offered a once in a life time opportunity to attend the prestigious Naranja Academy for this school semester. In addition, you will be allowed the chance to participate in the school’s treasure hunt, a time honored tradition.

If you applied, you no doubt already know what this means, but for the few who do not know, you’ll be given the opportunity to explore the Paldea region, participate in the Gym Challenge, make new friends… And as of this year, participate in Paldea’s first Pokemon Conference League, thanks to the aid of the Pokemon Activities Committee. For you aspiring Coordinators, this is the chance to earn a prestigious title as the Paldea Region’s first Top Coordinator.

With this all said, it is important to note that the school has one major rule you must follow: Always be searching for your next step. It is always easy to lose yourself, or lose your way. We here at the Academy are dedicated to making sure our students come out better than they entered, and that goes double for our students from far regions.

-Director Clavell

Students from non-Paldea are being accepted in a student transfer, you can be one of those lucky students! There will be an in universe three-five month time spam we skip over, that'll be classes and stuff, so I'll set up a list of teachers, but most of them are going to be straight from the game itself, so if you need a quick refresher check the database below!

Rules

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Don't be a dick, at this point, I think that goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway.

I'll take temporary control of characters to advance things if needed, but that's a last resort. Just lemme know if you're not in a spot to post.

Character interaction is the bread and butter of this, between you all especially! Be friendly friends.

I'd like to keep this around 4-6 characters, so just think about your character in a group of roughly that size.

Character Application

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Character Info

Name:

Gender:

Birthday & Age: (As far as age goes, things can be a bit flexible... It would be a good idea to kinda keep characters in a similar age group though, unless you wanna be a babysitter.)

Appearance: (I have banished the uniforms. The school does not have the power to force students to wear the uniform the entire time they wander around the region, I don't care what the game says.)

Personality:

Background: (Because of the premise, you have been opened up to being from outside of Paldea! Regions like the Sevii Islands, Orange Islands and stuff like that are also fine with me, just lemme know if that's what you want to do!)

Misc Info:

Pokemon Info

Species:

Nickname: (Not required, but I like them. )

Gender:

Personality: (It doesn't need to be long for this one, just a general idea of how it acts! You can use Nature as a guideline for it pretty easily.)

Ability:

Moves: (Keep it simple right now, give your Pokemon some room to grow! No Earthquake ya know.)

Obtained: (Just a brief overview of how the Pokemon was obtained. If you got it before reaching Paldea/the Academy. If you want an Academy approved starter, talk to me and we'll figure that out.)

Database

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School Staff

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• Clavell - Director
• Jacq - Biology teacher, and homeroom teacher for the general studies track
• Tyme - Math teacher, and homeroom teacher for the STEM track
• Salvatore - Languages teacher, and homeroom teacher for the humanities track
• Raifort - History teacher
• Dendra - Battle Studies teacher
• Hassel - Art teacher
• Saguaro - Home Economics teacher
• Miriam - School Nuse / Health Teacher

School Rules

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I

During class, Students will wear their academy-provided uniforms.

Students are no longer required to wear their uniform during their Independent Studies, but should keep themselves in a manner to not bring shame to the school.

Hair and accessories are left to the students' discretion.

II

Students should behave properly. Strive to uphold the academies standards, not becoming an inconvenience to others.

III

During your Independent Studies, the Great Crater of Paldea is strictly off-limits due to safety hazards.

IV

Bullying, in any form, is strictly forbidden. If discovered, there will be one opportunity to correct your behavior. Expulsion is the recommended treatment for repeat offenders.

V

Always take the next step to bettering yourself.

Contest Information

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Contests are split into two main phases. The Performance Stage and the Battle Stage.

The Performance Stage has individuals performing their routines with a single, or occasionally two, Pokemon. These routines are developed by the trainer themself, based on what their Pokemon are capable of doing, and are judged by a panel of judges. Based on a score of 1-10, the performers with the highest totals move onto the next stage...

The Battle Phase is a small mini-tournament of the remaining participants, where the goal is to deplete the opponent's points in a 5 minute battle. The judges decide point reductions as the battle occurs, and points can be deducted for a number of reasons. Points can be lost when a Trainer's Pokemon is hit by an attack, when their attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly appealing move, or when the opponent's Pokémon uses their Pokémon's attack to its own advantage.

In rare cases, a Pokemon being knocked out does occur during the five minute timer. When this occurs, that Trainer is automatically declared out, and the opponent moves to the next round. The last trainer standing wins the Contest and obtains a Contest Ribbon.

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2022 by Kazooie

[Blake 310]

Interested, of course.

[Chaos Sonic 411]

A new PKMN RP? ....interest is noted....

[Blake 310]

Wistful One

 

Helena Sofonea

Birthday & Age
17 years old, born on April 30

Appearance

Personality
Helena is a sassy and playful person, with a sense of humor to match. She tends to go with the flow, keeping her eyes wide open to take in everything she can... and maybe to take the piss out of it at times. But hey, what's a life where you can't laugh at the absurd?

Background
Born in a region to the east of Kalos, Helena grew up with her twin brother, Douglas, mother, and father. Running a specialty shop in one of the many gym cities of the region, Helena watched lots of trainers come and go, alongside her brother, but she never really... understood it. Having Pokemon to journey and have fun with made sense, but fighting? Not so much. There were such exciting things, like the contests from other regions!

Of course, she was an odd child who... wouldn't likely perform well in contests, and even she knew that. But a girl can dream, right? Surely, she just had to show people the potential! She dragged her brother along into her misadventures in these attempts, even picking up resources from the store to assist in her plans, even though Doug himself didn't really get her weird mix of styles.

When the twins were 10, they received their first Pokemon from their grandparents, visiting from Paldea: A Klefki for Helena, and Honedge for Doug. While the boy was nervous that his sister would be upset, he only found Helena overjoyed with her new friend, having dubbed it 'Lockpick' instantly. That same visit led to Helena learning of the programs that Paldea offered, but it lacked a major draw to her. Wasn't every place the same as here, albeit with different Pokemon?

Years later, when the twins were older, Doug set off on his own journey around the region, leaving Helena alone at home. Life felt wrong without her brother, incomplete. She had Lockpick and the Pumpkaboo she caught, Jackie, but she wanted more. That was when the information about Paldea having a conference league coming about came to her ears, and she knew what she had to do. Working hard and pleading with her parents, she managed to make it into Naranja Academy, a wide, wicked grin on her face. What on earth could she have in store?

Misc Info
-Helena's Theme-
 

 

Pokemon

 

 

 

Lockpick

Gender
Male

Ability
Prankster

Personality
Mischievous, eager to lock things before people can open them. Likes praise.

Moves
Fairy Lock
Torment
Fairy Wind
Astonish

Obtained
Gift from a grandparent.

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Jackie

(Small Size)

Gender
Female

Ability
Insomnia

Personality
Timid, clingy, sticks to Helena like glue.

Moves
Trick-Or-Treat
Flash
Shadow Sneak
Confuse Ray

Obtained
First Pokemon caught by herself, back in her home region.

 

 

 

[Chaos Sonic 411]

REALxEYEZ

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"This is going to be fun...let's kick this into high gear!!"

Character Info
Name: Aruto Takeshi
Gender: Male
Birthday & Age: January 30th | 17
Appearance:

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Personality:

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Aruto is extremely high energy and impulsive in most situations. It's namely due to his ADHD, which makes him restless, even where he starts to fidget, rock his knee back and forth and even just having a hard time focusing. It does play a huge role in his school life, in where his grades have slipped some (not to the point of failing), but it will take some major help in focusing on doing things. In all actuality, he'd much rather not be dealing with any school related stuff while at the academy and only deal with the Pokémon side of things.

Pokémon battles and Contests are the one thing he can actually focus with properly, adopting a sort of "Hero of Justice" vibe when he does it. It may be imitation back to his days as a child watching the Mighty Accelguard, but at the same time, he makes it more of a fun thing for him to do in these to both focus more and even get some smiles and laughs from the audiences watching.

Background:

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Originally born and raised in the Unova region's Driftveil City, Aruto was fascinated with Pokémon (because what child wouldn't be), but it was also something else that held his fascination too...it was superheroes, namely the heroes of Driftveil City: the Mighty Accelguard. It was something about the costume, the motorcycle and even the Accelgor that this mystery individual had with him. It all seemed to just click in his mind and just have him be enthralled by it. Did he want to be a superhero too? Well, he was young at the time, what child doesn't want to be a superhero and a defender of justice?

Sadly, Aruto's family ended up moving from Driftveil due to some family member passing, therefore was inheriting a small plot of land and a house in a region known as Paldea in a city called Cortondo. His friends were all gone at this point, now being thrust into a new region and new way of life for him...he wasn't too thrilled about it at all. But perhaps what some call destiny was at play here...for this was the region he found his partner. While out and about just playing, Aruto noticed something watching him intently...not shaken, unwavering by the boy's presence...it was here he met Nymble. Their first meeting was...unpleasant, namely due to the Nymble kicking the boy back and running him off. But like this Pokémon, Aruto wasn't going to be shaken by this...this Pokémon was an incredible one to him, and he wanted him as a friend and partner.

Over the months and even years that followed, Aruto and the Nymble fought and even got to the point of becoming friendly rivals. It was simply fun for the both of them. Eventually, however, Aruto asked the Nymble if he would like to become his partner and starter. Oh sure, he could be like the others and just get a starter Pokémon from this region's professor...or in the case here, the director of the academy...but there was just something about this Nymble that he couldn't ignore. To his surprise, the Nymble accepted and the two become partners from that very moment...with Aruto giving him the name Hongo.

Now taking the chance to apply for Naranja Academy and is looking in trying to aim to be the next Paladean Champion with the Gym Challenge, but also take the slot of Top Coordinator with Pokémon Contests. At first he wasn't going to, but he figured this would be another stage he could potentially get his name out in...and it's something he loved...especially if he tried to do things similar to Accelguard in these Contests.

Pokemon Info

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Hongo the Nymble

Gender: Male
Personality: Hongo is quite the adamant Nymble.

Moves:
-Tackle
-Struggle Bug
-Skitter Smack [Egg Move]
-Assurance

Ability:
Swarm
When HP is below 1/3rd its maximum, power of Bug-type moves is increased by 50%.

Obtained:
Hongo was the first Pokémon that Aruto caught/befriended.

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Gapu the Carvanha

Gender: Male
Personality: Gapu seems to be a bit naughty at times.

Moves:
-Aqua Jet
-Poison Fang
-Leer
-Focus Energy

Ability:
Rough Skin
The opponent is hurt by 1/8th of his maxium Hit Points of recoil when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.

Obtained:
Gapu was obtained during a fishing trip with his father, although his father caught it and just gave it to Aruto as a gift.

Miscellaneous Info
Aruto's Theme | Battle Theme | Contest Theme

• Aruto's name is comprised of two different names of two Kamen Riders: Aruto - From Kamen Rider Zero One, Aruto Hiden is the titular Zero One Rider. Takeshi - From the 1971 series Kamen Rider, Hongo Takeshi was the first Rider to step forth.
  • Aruto's starter, Hongo the Nymble, is also a reference to the first Kamen Rider with his name.
• His catchphrase is "Let's kick this into high gear!".
• Aruto's Pokémon have been hand selected to fit a general theme, which happens to be centered around Kamen Rider Zero One, in which they are based on either certain Riders or their various form changes. As they're obtained, I'll provide their inspiration:
  • Nymble -> Lokix: Kamen Rider Zero One | Rising Hopper
  • Carvanha -> Sharpedo: Biting Shark
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Edited January 19 by Chaos Sonic

[Saikazo 232]

[Faytl 83]

Learn from the Past to Make a Brighter Future

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Character Info

Name: Scully Wilcox

Gender: Male

Birthday & Age: Age 16, born January 27th

Appearance: 

Personality: Scully is using his schooling in Paldea to get a fresh start. While outwardly he is very cheerful and clever, he is painfully aware of his social shortcomings, often unsure how to interact in any conversation and very self-conscious about it. He defaults to humor and self-deprecating jokes, setting himself up as the class clown. That aside he is very intelligent and has a large knowledge base about world history and Pokemon, and has a very curious mind. The Great Crater of Paldea in particular is something he's fascinated by the concept of.

He wants very much to be the kind of person that other people don't have to worry about, often feeling like a burden. He has a long way to go, as he lacks world experience and in particular is a poor improviser. He cushions this with a cheerful attitude, having joked before that he would literally rather die than inconvenience anyone. He in particular wants to be a strong battler, having grown up around Canalave's larger-than-life Byron, the Steel-type Gym Leader, all his life. He has the theory down, but he lacks flexibility in battle, and so far has captured Pokemon that are similar to him in that they are not very strong, just yet.

Background: Born in the Sinnoh Region's Canalave City, Scully felt very useless growing up. He was poor at making friends and while he was an extremely quick study he couldn't force his brain to easily retain things he wasn't interested in, and none of the things that he was interested in seemed to be all that useful in day-to-day life. An excitable, bookish boy, Scully loved reading and studying old dusty tomes in the Canalave City Library, and wasn't very good at identifying with the other kids in his neighborhood. He hated swimming while he lived in a seaside location, and places like the abandoned Harbor Inn fascinated him while they made his peers exceedingly nervous. Skully was poor at socializing and was often left to his own devices, spending hours by the day in the Canalave City Library.

One day, when Scully was 14, he saw several other children enter the Library, a group who picked on him often. With his knowledge of the Library he knew how to reach Roof Access, and went up there to hide while the children caused trouble down below. While he was up there, he saw a Pokemon caught in the strong sea winds: A Gligar. From where he was on the roof, he was able to catch Gligar and bring it down to the local Pokemon Center to rest. When he came by the next day to check on it, Gligar was extremely grateful, and kept pointing to a rack of nearby Poke Balls. While Scully was mystified, Nurse Joy figured out that Gligar wanted Scully to capture him. Ecstatic to have a new friend, Scully agreed, and he and Gligar have been inseperable ever since.

His new Pokemon gave him the desire to learn more about Pokemon, and he and Gligar wanted to be seen as strong and capable by everyone they knew. They took to learning how to battle, though Scully was not very good at it, and Gligar was clumsy and uncoordinated. His interest in battling and his strong grades at school eventually earned him a ticket to Paldea to Naranja Academy, and he excitedly went alongside Gligar. He's not left Mezagoza much just yet, but he's shown strong grades and is overly confident that he will manage amazingly.

Pokemon Info

Species: Gligar

Gender: Male

Personality: Naive, impetuous and silly

Moves: X-Scissor, Slash, Poison Sting, Quick Attack

Ability: Hyper Cutter

Obtained: Was blown into Canalave City on a strong wind, with Scully grabbing him to bring him down to earth.

 

Species: Charcadet

Gender: Male

Personality: Brave, hates to lose

Moves: Ember, Clear Smog, Astonish

Ability: Weak Armor

Obtained: Given to him by the Academy.

 

Edited December 27, 2022 by Faytl

[yui 536]

She's Just In It For The Science

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Name: Wendy
Gender: Female
Birthday & Age: May 31st, 18
Appearance: 

Appearance:

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made using Picrew

Due to personal concerns and interests with Paldea's weather patterns, Wendy is never seen without the raincoat & boots displayed here. (art by this incredibly skilled and sexy person)
additional reference by me

Personality:

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Wendy is extremely intelligent, but what she makes up for in brainpower, she greatly lacks in social graces. It's not that she dislikes people, she just has trouble conversing in what she'd consider a normal manner. A lot of social rules & cues people may take for granted tend to go right over Wendy's head, making her prone to speaking out of line or saying things people just aren't supposed to say. This is complemented by a stoic, world-class poker face born from a general difficulty expressing herself, and an apparent inability to consider the feelings of others. Despite her overall amicable nature, these traits can make Wendy's attempts at socializing not go very well. There is, however, one social aspect in which Wendy excels.

If asked to do someone a favor, Wendy's generally not one to say no, and is extremely capable of handling most tasks one might ask of her. In fact, her only real weakness in average day-to-day activities is that her cooking might taste a bit bland, which she doesn't seem to mind. Wendy handles these tasks set upon her with a cool-headed sense of confidence and an incredible stubbornness to not stop until the job is done.

Biography:

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Born in the Hoenn Region, Wendy was raised somewhat isolated from society. Raised in the tropical rainforests of Route 119, her parents both worked at the nearby Weather Institute, and had little time to afford for a bustling family life. So, left largely to her own devices, she'd read. And simply put, Wendy was gifted. From novels meant for audiences far beyond her age, to peer studies from the Weather Institute itself, to research papers written by foreign professors, Wendy consumed knowledge as if it were just as important as food. Perhaps to spend more time with her family, Wendy chose to gear her studies toward subjects the Weather Institute would be interested in, hoping to become a functional member of society with gainful employment.

A plan that worked to great success. Wendy was brought on board as a young intern at first, before eventually being granted full employment. Being far younger and more able-bodied than most researchers, Wendy's job mostly pertained to matters further across Hoenn, and occasionally into other nearby regions as well. For protection, she was given the Pokémon Castform. It wasn't particularly powerful, but it was certainly better than nothing. As she improved at the jobs given to her, soon reaching the point where she would settle external tasks faster than they came up, Wendy found herself with time to pursue some personal goals. Which brought her to a key question.

"What do I want to do?"

Perhaps it's no mere coincidence, but the hand of fate, that brought her a letter of acceptance from Paldea's one and only Naranja Academy. A school she did not apply to, yet had told her she was accepted? Upon making some inquiries, she found that the Weather Institute had applied her for the Region Transfer Program themselves, for one simple reason. Paldean weather made no sense.

One minute, it would be perfectly warm and sunny, ideal weather for a picnic. The next, rain could pour down and small Pokémon could be blown away. And this could happen seemingly anywhere in the region, at any time. The only reason this even got brought to the Institute's attention was because one of the researchers had just returned from a vacation to Paldea, and brought with them word of this abnormal weather phenomenon. So, the decision had been made to send Wendy to investigate, in an attempt to at least work out an educated guess on why this happens. While a bit put off by them not consulting her first, she ultimately accepted the job.

She hopes to find a more personal ambition along the way.

Pokemon Info:

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#1

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Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Personality: Jolly. Somewhat of a clown.
Moves: Weather Ball, Ember, Water Gun, Powder Snow
Ability: Forecast
Obtained: Supplied by the Weather Institute

#2

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Nickname: N/A
Gender: Male
Personality: Lax. Often dozes off.
Moves: Harden, Rock Throw, Mud Shot, Smack Down
Ability: Purifying Salt
Obtained: Entry gift from Naranja Academy

 

Misc:

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Impressively talented painter, but she only does still life paintings and doesn't really pursue art as a hobby.

 

 

Edited January 18 by yui

[Saikazo 232]

Lost Wanderer

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Character Info

Name: Ryu Musashi

Gender: Male

Birthday & Age: June 13th, 18

Appearance:

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Personality:

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Ryu is a dreaded type. The type that people avoid, the type people bully. He is... a theater kid. A theater kid who lived his life in the sticks. He seems to not understand modern day slang, taking a lot of that slang literally. Not helping that is his awe at seemingly everything around him.

He seems to try to keep a small amount of distance between him and the rest of the group. He won't ignore them or not spend time with them, but an observant person can see his heart isn't in it. This even extends to his Pokemon. He seems to be hesitant to catch new ones, and even seems... a little afraid of them.

Background:

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Ryu grew up in Sinnoh, far away from modern civilization. Life wasn't the easiest there, but he was happy. However, everything around him seemed to have other plans for his life. He wasn't sure exactly how it happened, but he was applied to Naranja Academy's Transfer Program without his knowledge or consent. By the time he found out, it was too late. The boy was thrust into a new region, on to a new adventure.

He decided he would try his best to not be bitter about it, despite not liking how it all happened. However, things got worse. On his way to Paldea, one of his Pokemon, his precious partner, was stolen was from him. He does not know where it ended up, but he has a good idea (or at least, a hope) that it is still in Paldea. He has made it his mission to find his Pokemon somewhere in this vast land.

Misc Info:

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Has the nickname of Mushi back home. He has no strong feelings about it.

Pokemon Info

 

  Nymble

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Nickname: Z1

Gender: Male

Personality: Z1 is a stubbron pokemon. It will disobey orders to do what it thinks is the best move in the situation, and sadly, he doesn't believe in status moves. It seems to feel like it is out of place, and decided that the best way to deal with that is to not get close to others.

Nature: Adamant

Ability: Tinted Lens

Moves: Tackle, Leer, Struggle Bug

Obtained: Entry gift from Naranja Academy

 

 

[Kazooie 163]

Test post oops

Edited January 13 by Kazooie