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[Prpl_Mage]

Alright fella's we'll start a new story right here right now.
Another fictional world.
Another 400-something familiar pokémon.
New gyms, more nostalgia.

Johto is the place. Home of Mt.silver, Lake of Rage, Whirlpool Island and the ancient ruins of alph.
Now a recovering country after the grip that Team Rocket once held on it, Gyms are reopening and the Elite Four is once more gaining its' position as a strong faction.

The region of Kanto is still being "cleaned" as the resistance group Sacred Ash is hunting down the remaining Rocket hideouts and facilities.
Hoenn is still in quite the chaos since the looming rivalry made it impossible to go about the common life while Sinnoh only has its' battle frontier open.

A lot of work needs to be done before the old elite four organization can he held there again which have made quite the tourism into Johto lately.
Unfortunately not everyone can travel since their Trainer ID's were stolen when Team Rocket still had power, but those with the ambition have been able to travel to this calm region of Johto and begin their adventure anew.


What about this for a setting?

A few years ago, Team Rocket managed to overtake most part of Kanto's assets and pretty much ruled the pokémon business.
They had all the strong pokés and the latest items. They took over gym after gym and made them teach kids that strength is the only thing you should rely on. That trust and care means nothing,
One of the members of Team rocket decided to defeat the Elite four and start the new "Rocket Tournament" in its' place.
The elite four fell and a team rocket was pronounced the winner and best trainer in Kanto(and Johto).
The leader didn't stop there but went to Hoenn and Sinnoh as well and all of a sudden was the best trainer in the world.


An island became the fortress of the Team rocket where they held the Rocket tournament. People travelled from around the world to participate but the rules and strength there was always in the favour of the rockets.

In the end Sacred Ash - a rebellious group, managed to hack into the Rocket box system and transfer most of the pokémon away from them with the help of a computer geek called [NAME].
When their supply of pokémon came to a halt the rocket leader challenged the Sacred Ash's trainers and their leader [NAME2] to a fight.
The trainers emerged victorious and the leader - ashamed to have lost to kids fled the island and was never seen again.

The Rocket tournament fell apart with the leadership of Team rocket gone and old gym leaders and elite four members found the guts to once again claim the right of titles such as "Emperor of Electric types" or "Strongest Rock user".
The old gym system was re-established and the Elite four managed to regain respect. Especially since some of the new leaders were part of the Sacred Ash back in the days.
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This day all regions but the Kanto region is completely free from Rocket control and the Sacred Ash is working hard and long to hunt and capture the remaining Rocket members and stop all rocket activities before they grow too strong again.
The Elite four of Jotho is finally admitted as a professional Elite four organisation and the old traditions and ways of life is slowly catching up. Most things are as they were but some rocket compounds and facilities still remain.
This is where you enter the world. A new beginning for all trainers.


NOTES: The rockets' rise to power happened directly after the events of Gold and Silver or such.
Which should - perhaps land us in a time somewhat earlier than when our last RP took place.
Also note that the last RP is in a different universe where Lucas is flying around on Articuno and catching every dragonite he sees.
BUT there could always be a nice time paradox that makes some of the members of the Sacred Ash be called and carrying the same pokémon as our last heroes. Also, there might be a slight chance that the team rocket leader who took on the Elite four was indeed called Saiar.
But I won't dwell too much on it.
It's just that making this take place 10 years after the last RP would make me expect hovercycles, mass produced master balls and teleportation system between towns.


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Use whatever pokémon you like, but please be consistent and don't be OP. No one wants to be nerfed after all.

Also avoid the B/W pokémon, they still don't have western names. I assume that most people know these 2nd generation pokémon and their habitats. But don't be afraid to find something rare. Just not too rare.

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• Trainer type, 'cuz I assume that people prefer to RP as trainers rather than pokés in a Mystery Dungeon-fashion.
• What your character is like and the classic RP introduction.
• Where you're from - speaks for itself, doesn't need to be detailed.
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Pokémon list:
Barry - Oddish, Lombre, Shroomish, Onix
Lucas - Pichu, Electabuzz, Parasect, Sentret
Joeseph - Chicorita, Teddiursa, Flaaffy
Lando - Umbreon, Flareon, Azumarill, Schyter
Corey - Girafarig, Wynut, Sableye
Rocko - Vulpix, Gulpin, Xatu, Porygon2
Basil - Mareep, Marril, Natu



Signed up people:
Prpl_Mage
Lucas
AFL
Dren
Corey
Ed
Sai

[Prpl_Mage]

Name: Barry
Trainer type: Pokémon Breeder
Description: Barry was born and raised at Lavender town, he quickly found out about pokémons' mortality and grieved them greatly as a kid. Later on he left town with his trusted Oddish ; Shiddo and lived in Celadon City were he became a gym trainer.
As the time went by trouble brewed and more and more pokémon went bad. Barry helped out with the Pokémon day care and the people in Celadon to take care of and raise their pokémon. As the battles between the rockets brewed Barry thought about joining the Sacred Ash but chickened out.
Now, a few years after the Rocket incidents his help as a pokémon shelter was no longer needed and he didn't have a gym to return to.
With little regret he left his town and took the first ferry towards Johto to find new challenges and raise pokémon.
Pokémon: Oddish, Lotad, Shroomish.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Name: Joseph
Type: Camper



Description: Now that Team Rocket is mostly gone from Johto, his family is allowing him to finally start his pokémon journey.  His dream is to catch and train some of the rarest pokémon he can find.  He almost was given the title of a Pokémaniac, but he thought it was a little too creepy.  He starts with the pokémon that his family has kept as pets for the past few years.
From: Cherrygrove City
Starting Pokémon:
            
Chikorita, Teddiursa, Flaaffy
Starting Inventory: Two potions, his pokédex, trainer card, a sun stone given to him by his grandmother from Blackthorn, three pokéballs, a great ball, and a dusk ball.

[drenrin2120]

Name: Lando
Type: Sage
Age: 46
Description: Grew up in Johto, was a strong, young trainer years ago. Now, he resides in Ecruteak City and helps to maintain the dance studio for the Kimono Girls as well as the Bell Tower. Has tried for years to organize an effort to rebuild the Brass Tower. While some progress has been made; clearing out the burnt wood and creating a foundation, when Team Rocket took control, they seized his assets and thus, all the funding for his project. Lando spent the time under Team Rocket's rule with a small group of other sages, protecting the Bell Tower and providing a place for the Kimono Girls to practice without Team Rocket interfering or heckling them. Lando is a young for a sage and has a 16 year old daughter who doesn't want to be a Kimono Girl. Lando dislikes this, as it's sort of a time honored tradition in his family.
Pokemon: Umbreon(male), Azumarill(female), Scyther(female), and Flareon(male).

Name: Gwendolyn
Likes to be called, Gwen.
Type: Undecided
Age: 16
Description: Is Lando's daughter. Wants to travel the countryside and take the pokemon league challenge. While she has a lot of respect for her father, she strongly rejects the family tradition of becoming a Kimono Girl. She is a skilled dancer, as she was trained to be since she was young. Gwen has no relation with her mother. She disappeared during the Rocket Takeover. Lando never wants to talk about it and simply insists that her mother "abandoned them".
Pokemon: Eevee (female) and Growlithe (male).

Also, no promises that I'll play a huge role in this RP.

[drenrin2120]

Whoops, not sure why I didn't think of that.

fix'd

[drenrin2120]

Suuuure. Also, added another sub-character. Your characters can come up with whatever wacky nicknames they want to.

[coreystranick]

    * Name: Corey
    * Trainer type: Artist
    * Age: 21
    * Desc.: Travels the world studying Pokemon and drawing them. Or rather he had until the Rocket takeover. He is a normally calm guy and tends to not express much feeling. He lives in Ecruteak and had always watched as a local Sage tried to rebuild Brass Tower. He planned on doing an art piece on it when it was done. But now it cannot happen. He plans to compete and start his own gym to fund the rebuild. His team is made up of Pokemon he thinks are beautiful and artistic in their own way. Others may say ugly.
    *Pokemon: Girafarig (male) wynaut (male) Sableye (shiny/male)

(dren hope you dont mind me linking mine to yours)

[drenrin2120]

I don't mind at all. That works perfectly.

[coreystranick]

Just notcied part of my description was cut off fixed that.

[X_marks_the_ed]

Name: Rocko
Age: 15
Trainer Type: Pokemaniac
After hearing that the gyms were once again open, Rocko decided to put his hobby of collecting strange Pokemon on hold. As he had just started out only a few months ago, he was having trouble earning the respect of his fellow trainers without something to confirm his talents. These badges would be the key to finally earning the respect he deserves, and will finally stop the others from treating him like fresh meat.
Pokemon: Porygon2, Vulpix, Xatu, Gulpin

[SaiKar]

Name: Basil the 3rd
Age: 16
Trainer Type: Rich Kid
Description: Rich, bored, and ambition-less. Basil's family weathered the Rocket takeover with most of their wealth intact; the rumors that they were secretly supporting the Rockets are largely unproven. Being set for life and not needing to do anything for himself has caused him to become extremely listless, so he sets out with a few Pokemon mostly to relieve the tedium, even though he knows next to nothing about them.
Pokemon: Mareep, Marill, Natu

Richard
Age: 52
Description: Basil's teacher, bodyguard, and overall instructor. Richard has devoted his life to serving Basil and his family and rarely speaks of his personal past. He accompanies Basil on his parent's command.
Pokemon: Primeape, Hitmontop


Hey, look at me; NOT having a single girl character! It's a bloody Christmas miracle!

[Prpl_Mage]

Gonna wait some more days before starting this. I hope that's allright with everyone.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Just finished my edit for my trainer sprite.  Whoo.

[RockJohnAxe]

alright sweet!! Can i join again?

I would like to be the same guy (Rockjohn Axe) with an updated story. basically from when the last one ended, he would have 6 badges and 4 dojos.

Learning of the new Jotho region, he hopped a boat over for adventure.

his Party is mostly the same, plus or minus 1

also i wont be able to post that frequently, so i wont stick directly with the party much.

[Prpl_Mage]

The last story didn't really happen. Although some parts are the same.
But the Kanto gyms closed down and the Elite four was blasted into pieces so I doubt that he was able to gain all those badges or gain the permission to open dojos in Kanto. Seeing how team rocket took over the role.

So shrink the numbers down a bit and you're free to join!