Amethyst

I hear this a lot; about every three or four years I think: "The new Pokémon suck." "The original 150 will always be the best" "All the new ones just look weird." And I never believe it. Now, we're getting a lot of that again with the fifth generation creeping up on us, despite saying that for the past three generations. ....Why? Are the designs really inferior? Can you show me how? Please? Or is it a nostalgia factor? New Pokémon crampin' your childhood style? Nearly all casual players side with the sentiment that the originals are always the best, but how about people around this site. What do you think? Are they really getting worse, or is it just in their heads? Or both?

So I recently "picked up" the Pokémon Special Manga, and I quickly noticed something- [url="http://www.mangafox.com/manga/pok_mon_adventures/v01/c001/6.html"]They're.... Translucent?[/url] You can see the Pokémon through the red part, and it's ingenious. I'd never stopped to question just how you knew who was in what ball, but this makes perfect sense. Despite that, you never ever seen any reference to this in the games and animé, and quite personally I would like to know why the hell not? I mean, really? Anyone? Thoughts?

I'm sure we've all tried them. Puzzle Challenge, Pinball, TCG4GBC, Mystery Dungeon, Ranger... Which ones do you like? Which ones made you scream in frustration as Ivysaur was just about to evolve when you got your second end of ball bonus after playing for like four hours and almost beating "NIN"'s high score? ...*cough* Me? Scream in frustration? Never. I kinda want to play Hey You, Pikachu again (not that I ever really played it before) to see what it was all about in retrospect. Pokémon Snap -NEEDS- to make a comeback. That game was so bomb, it made Electrode's explosion look like a splash attack. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon I was boring as hell, but the second series actually was very engaging. I recommend Explorerers of Sky. It has Vulpix. I like Vulpix.

OMG the movies. Which ones have you seen? More importantly, which is your favorite. Rhap and I are embarking on a quest to watch all the more recent Pokémon movies. We've both seen the first three a million times, so we skipped those and started with Pokémon 4ever, starring Celebii and Suicune. Having seen it before, I knew what I was in for, and quite frankly I didn't mind it that much. Maybe it was just late, but it was a very painful experience for him. The plot is paper-thin, I concede. And much of the movie seems like an excuse for them to quadruple their animation budget. They have some spiffy falling trees, but the giant twig demon Celebii morphs into is 3d-tastic, and it really just feels like all of their effort went into making special effects. It is saddneing. But it was very discouraging for Rhap... We'll try again soon enough. Anyway, I've seen all the movies through Destiny Deoxys and they do get less and less fulfilling after the third... 4ever may have been a black sheep though... However, I happen to be in love with the third movie, featuring Entei and the Unown. Rhap insists that the whole crystal fortress thing was creepy, but I think it was absolutely beautiful-- ....this comes as a surprise to no one who knows me.... --and in the end I basically really love everything about that movie for no reason whatsoever. So, how about you?

There's a site I really like. It's called [url="http://dragonflycave.com/pokesite.aspx"]Cave of the Dragonflies.[/url] Don't be fooled, it's a Pokémon site. The owner is Icelandic, and I admire her a lot. The site isn't much for competition though- rather the opposite, it's more about the franchise's flavor, or more accurately, whatever she feels like. However, I was reading an article on that site that was very relevant to competitive battling, and it's something I think the average trainer doesn't consider. Here it is- [url="http://dragonflycave.com/deoxyseffort.aspx"]The important part is the third section- "Why This Does Not Work In Practice"[/url] Do you think the problems she listed are legitimate problems? Or does their realization ultimately provide further insight, but change nothing? Basically, does this matter?

Underused tactics, and new strategies may perhaps be the strongest asset to a trainer in the constantly evolving meta-game. However, due to the accessibility of Smogon, any old chap can Google a Pokémon and instantly have the top-tried-and-true tactics for their team. No imagination necessary; in fact, please check it at the door. I don't like this. So, are there any strategies you know to work that have flown under-the-radar? An example would be [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=30"]ParAttraConFlincHax[/url] as I detail in that link. Without such a wordy explanation, hopefully, are there any other ideas you all have?

What I'm about to detail is a move-set/strategy that those members more familiar with battling me know and fear, despite the fact that such a set, while violating no tiers, is almost completely unlisted on Smogon or other competitive sites. My question is- why? I've swept teams using this basic annoyer, and the lovely thing about it is that with just a little bit of luck, it can function as a sweeper or a wall, stalling out the end-game of a battle, or tearing through the the opponents' counters one by one. Luck -is- the problem, mind you, so as is the case with anything, it can't be perfect. The fact is, though, the odds are far in your favor, when you go for the 4-move combo that makes Parafusion look like child's play. Here's some numbers for you: A Paralyzed Pokémon attacks 75% of the time A Confused or Infatuated Pokémon attacks 50% of the time. So: Parafusion itself means 75% of a 50% rate, totalling a [b]37.5%[/b] chance of attack. Add attraction into that, and it drops to a measly [b]18.75%[/b] I'll be focusing on three Pokémon I know to use this set (though it is far from common- I've only seen it once besides myself) who's Flinching moves, come in a 20, 30 and 60% flinch rates, meaning, after factoring in their accuracies, their opposing Pokémon have an 80, 70, and 43% of attacking. Add this into the 18.75% from the three stacked status ailments, and the opposing Pokémon's chance of successfully launching an attack becomes [b]15%, 13.125%, or a whopping 8.0625%.[/b] Only eight out of every one hundred of your opponent's attacks work? I'll take it. Let's meet the candidates though- Now, most of you know my Mismagius. It runs: -Thunder Wave -Attract -Confuse Ray -Dark Pulse (20% flinch) Also surprisingly viable is a Stantler- -Thunder Wave -Attract -Confuse Ray -Stop (30% flinch) However, most appealing, dropping the attack rate to a single digit is the fearsome Serene Grace Togekiss- -Thunder Wave -Attract -Sweet Kiss -Air Slash (30% flinch, becoming 60% with Serene Grace ability) Notice that all three Pokémon come with at least one immunity. Switch in on a predicted immunity attack, or send it out after a KO for best results. In the former case, you have the added benefit from a potential retreat, allowing you to get an early first status on the opponent. Understandably, defensive but speedy EVs and Leftovers support maximize these set's performance. Let's assume those are used for all three. So, which Pokémon is the best choice? Mismagius comes with an impressive three resistances between its Levitate ability and Ghost typing, granting that advantage over its competition. Of the three, Mismagius also has a significantly higher speed, which means even if you fail to wall away the opponent's team, you can still have badly crippled one or several of your enemies with Thunder Wave, as there are surprisingly few things that will out-speed a max-speed Mismagius. Dark Pulse is used in place of Astonish despite the lower PP and flinch rate due to Mismagius' noticably higher Special attack, and the simple fact that Dark attacks, while having the same strengths as ghost, cannot be shut down by a normal type. Dark Pulse, however, has its drawback in having a lower PP and flinch rate compared to Stomp or Air Slash. Stantler, on the other hand, has better physical defenses, along with a bolstering Intimidate ability, further dropping the opponent's attack, meaning it does have that leg up over the comptetion (nevermind it's the only one of the three that really has legs...) It's Speed still beats Togekiss, however it has only one immunity, and overall average stats to back it up. Stomp's flinch rate is 33% higher than that of the preferred Mismagius, however, in the end, only a 2% difference is shown when the opponent is fully statused. Because of its average states, lacking immunities, and insignificant flinch rate advantage, Stantler is probably the least optimal of the three. Based on the flinch rates alone, Togekiss is the definite top choice here. In addition, it has two immunities, the highest base stats of the three, easily functioning as a special wall with this set, but at the cost of having the lowest speed of the three. In addition, while the move Air Slash is the only attack of these three to recieve STAB, it is also the only attack that does not have 100% accuracy. Indeed, Accuracy is one of Togekiss's faults, as unlike Mismagius or Stantler, Sweet Kiss only has a 75% chance to confuse the opponents, making this set riskier in that regard. In the end, however, the simple fact that its flinch rate doubles Stantler's and triples Mismagius may make Togekiss the highest preference between the three. Mismagius, however, may have more of a place on the average team, thanks to its multiple immunities, vastly superior speeds, and surefire accuracy So let's look at this a different way then- All statuses up and flinch moves are a-go, leaving you them with a 15% attack rate, or about 20% for the turns you have to renew Confusion (or 8 and 11% for Togekiss). This means that about four (two for Togekiss) out of twenty attacks will hit. With leftovers, you recover 1/16th of your health per turn. If the successful hits are evenly distributed throughout the attempts, this means about four out of every five turns (nine out of ten for Togekiss) will be free left-overs recovery, meaning 1/4th for Mismagius and Stantler, or 9/16ths for Togekiss. Togekiss will recover over half of its health before the next probably attack. Because of that simple fact alone, Togekiss is probably a much securer choice. As far as using the set, supposing you and an opponent switch in on equal footing, full health, etc, there is sometimes doubt as to which attack to start with. The number one rule is that you are not to use your Flinch attack until the opposing Pokémon has all three statuses already. So, which of the three do you start with, assuming its vulnerable to any of them? Consider that Confusion and Attract have higher attack-blocking rates. Your number one priority is to protect yourself. The difference between Confusion and Attraction, however, is that one hurts and fades away, while the other is permanent. If you're in a rush to KO the foe for some reason, Confusion is the way to go, but for your typical stall, Attraction is probably the most secure start, then followed by confusion. There are two exceptions in which you should use Thunder Wave first. Firstly, as Attract and Confusion will be erased if the opposing Pokémon switches out, Thunder Wave is the only permanent option. It should be used if you suspect an immediate switch, as some opponents will attempt to stall out your PP by switching out of the statuses. In such cases, the best course of action is to predict their switches, and get their surviving Pokémon paralyzed, and then start chipping away with your flinch attacks as they switch, statusing to force their switches. The second condition under which Thunder Wave should be used first is if the opposing Pokémon is speedy. Flinch does nothing if you can't strike first, and while at first it will only drop your opponent's attack rate from 100% to 75% it also means, with it's quartering of their speed, you're almost sure to go twice before their next attack, meaning after another Attract or Confuse Ray, their rate reaches 37.5% before they can do anything more. I believe that's about all I have to say on the subject. What I am curious as to is why this often effective strategy isn't far more popular. Anyone got any ideas?

I'll start us off with a battle I saved a few months ago. I had first conceived my new team, a rain dance team that still fit my normal themes... Incidentally, due to that combination, I've labeled the team Black Haze, after the former member of this site. so I sketched it up on the now-arcane Shoddy, and started watching some battles at random. There was one person on there by the name of ArtemisChant who I noticed was using several Pokemon that I adore, and we got to talking. As is often the case with trainers, talking ended in battling, and so, this was my first battle as I was trying to learn how to use a rain dance team decently: [quote]isshiko sent out Engarde (lvl 100 Gallade ?). AmethystDream sent out Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?). isshiko: Hey there AmethystDream: My home wifi was killed for the night so I'm pirating. Because of this, it's kind of unstable. Sorry if I vanish. isshiko: It's okay ^^ AmethystDream: I've got a small amount of lag. Let's ope it doesn't grow. New team, we'll see how it goes. Crobat used Brave Bird. It's super effective! A critical hit! Engarde lost 234% of its health. Engarde hung on using its Focus Sash! Crobat was hit by recoil! Crobat lost 26% of its health. Engarde used Taunt. Crobat fell for the taunt! --- Crobat used U-turn. A critical hit! Engarde lost 54% of its health. isshiko's Engarde fainted. AmethystDream switched in Bronzong (lvl 100 Bronzong). --- isshiko switched in Sartharion (lvl 100 Charizard ?). Sartharion used Sunny Day. The sun began to shine! Bronzong used Rain Dance. The sun faded. Rain began to fall! The rain continues to fall. --- AmethystDream: ...Haha isshiko: Meanwhile, other residents just wondered wtf happened to the weather. Sartharion used Sunny Day. The rain stopped. The sun began to shine! Bronzong used Stealth Rock. Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team! The sun continues to shine. --- Sartharion used Heat Wave. It's super effective! Bronzong lost 98% of its health. Bronzong used Rain Dance. The sun faded. Rain began to fall! The rain continues to fall. --- Bronzong makes ground moves miss with Levitate! Sartharion used Earthquake. Sartharion's attack missed! Bronzong used Explosion. Sartharion lost 157% of its health. isshiko's Sartharion fainted. AmethystDream's Bronzong fainted. The rain continues to fall. --- isshiko: Ah, darn, was expecting Heatproof. AmethystDream: I considered it... isshiko switched in Lazul (lvl 100 Feraligatr ?). AmethystDream switched in Kingdra (lvl 100 Kingdra ?). Pointed stones dug into Lazul. Lazul lost 12% of its health. AmethystDream switched in Starmie (lvl 100 Starmie). Lazul used Swords Dance. Lazul's attack was sharply raised. The rain continues to fall. --- Lazul used Protect. Lazul protected itself! Starmie used Thunder. It's super effective! Lazul lost 89% of its health. isshiko's Lazul fainted. The rain continues to fall. --- isshiko: ... isshiko: What? isshiko: o.o AmethystDream: ...Interesting. Apparently, in rain, Thunder hits no matter what. isshiko: That's... um... odd. isshiko switched in Jardin (lvl 100 Tangrowth ?). Pointed stones dug into Jardin. Jardin lost 12% of its health. AmethystDream switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?). Jardin used Substitute. Jardin lost 25% of its health. Jardin made a substitute! The rain continues to fall. Jardin's leftovers restored its health a little! Jardin restored 6% of its health. --- Crobat used Roost. Crobat restored 50% of its health. Jardin used Stun Spore. Crobat is paralysed! It may be unable to move! The rain continues to fall. Jardin's leftovers restored its health a little! Jardin restored 6% of its health. --- Jardin used Energy Ball. It's not very effective... Crobat lost 11% of its health. Crobat used U-turn. It's super effective! The substitute took damage for Jardin! AmethystDream switched in Starmie (lvl 100 Starmie). The rain continues to fall. Jardin's leftovers restored its health a little! Jardin restored 6% of its health. --- AmethystDream switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?). Jardin used Giga Drain. It's not very effective... Crobat lost 8% of its health. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 4% of its health. The rain stopped. Jardin's leftovers restored its health a little! Jardin restored 6% of its health. --- Jardin used Energy Ball. It's not very effective... Crobat lost 10% of its health. Crobat used U-turn. It's super effective! The substitute took damage for Jardin! Jardin's substitute faded! AmethystDream switched in Rotom-w (lvl 100 Rotom-w). Jardin's leftovers restored its health a little! Jardin restored 6% of its health. --- Rotom-w used Trick. Rotom-w obtained Leftovers! Jardin obtained Choice Specs! Jardin used Stun Spore. Rotom-w is paralysed! It may be unable to move! --- isshiko switched in Ilarra (lvl 100 Gardevoir ?). Ilarra traced Rotom-w's Levitate! Pointed stones dug into Ilarra. Ilarra lost 12% of its health. AmethystDream switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?). Ilarra's leftovers restored its health a little! Ilarra restored 6% of its health. --- Ilarra used Psychic. It's super effective! Crobat lost 93% of its health. AmethystDream's Crobat fainted. Ilarra's leftovers restored its health a little! Ilarra restored 6% of its health. --- AmethystDream switched in Sharpedo (lvl 100 Sharpedo ?). Sharpedo used Crunch. It's super effective! Ilarra lost 208% of its health. isshiko's Ilarra fainted. --- isshiko switched in Jardin (lvl 100 Tangrowth ?). Pointed stones dug into Jardin. Jardin lost 12% of its health. AmethystDream switched in Starmie (lvl 100 Starmie). Jardin used Giga Drain. It's super effective! Starmie lost 121% of its health. AmethystDream's Starmie fainted. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 38% of its health. --- AmethystDream switched in Sharpedo (lvl 100 Sharpedo ?). Sharpedo used Ice Fang. It's super effective! Jardin lost 56% of its health. Jardin used Giga Drain. It's super effective! Sharpedo lost 234% of its health. AmethystDream's Sharpedo fainted. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 41% of its health. --- AmethystDream: ....Well then. isshiko: Thanks for the Choice Specs? xD AmethystDream: Yeeeeahhh anytime isshiko: lol AmethystDream switched in Rotom-w (lvl 100 Rotom-w). Jardin used Giga Drain. Rotom-w lost 57% of its health. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 20% of its health. Rotom-w used Shadow Ball. Jardin lost 61% of its health. Rotom-w's leftovers restored its health a little! Rotom-w restored 6% of its health. --- Jardin used Giga Drain. Rotom-w lost 64% of its health. AmethystDream's Rotom-w fainted. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 17% of its health. --- AmethystDream switched in Kingdra (lvl 100 Kingdra ?). Kingdra used Dragon Dance. Kingdra's attack was raised. Kingdra's speed was raised. Jardin used Giga Drain. Kingdra lost 49% of its health. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 23% of its health. Kingdra's leftovers restored its health a little! Kingdra restored 6% of its health. --- Kingdra used Outrage. Kingdra went on a rampage! Jardin lost 57% of its health. Jardin used Giga Drain. Kingdra lost 51% of its health. Jardin absorbed health! Jardin restored 24% of its health. Kingdra's leftovers restored its health a little! Kingdra restored 6% of its health. --- Kingdra used Outrage. Jardin lost 65% of its health. isshiko's Jardin fainted. Kingdra's leftovers restored its health a little! Kingdra restored 6% of its health. --- isshiko switched in Vionoir (lvl 100 Drapion ?). Pointed stones dug into Vionoir. Vionoir lost 12% of its health. Kingdra used Outrage. Vionoir lost 94% of its health. isshiko's Vionoir fainted. AmethystDream wins! isshiko: Good match ^^ AmethystDream: .....Wowww. That was ridiculously close. I'm imprssed. isshiko: It was! I love the close battles. AmethystDream: Haha, of course. And in fact, mind if I warstory this? isshiko: Go ahead. xD[/quote] And that's how that got here. Another reason I'm posting this, however, is that if anyone happens to still be on Shoddy, and sees a person by the name of ArtemisChant or Isshiko, ask them to join; show them to this log or something~

This is a topic for people to post their extraneous war-stories and other battle logs in. Personally, I say use quote boxes; they're prettier. But it doesn't totally matter.

For easy access, I'll index everybody's friend codes here- Amethyst (SS)- 1161 9137 3674 Stars (D)- 3995 7532 4253 Miss Kitty (P)- 4813 0923 5935 Will (W) - 2709 1161 0155 Maelstrom (- 0218 1683 6421

What are you hoping to see from the new games? We've already got super3d environments, greater animations, and a host of new Pokémon, but are there any features, or perhaps Pokémon ideas that your fingers are crossed for? Personally, I'm still holding out for some sort of Wolfie, Pokémon, and as I detailed elsewhere, I still think it'd be cool if they incorporated the environment into battles more... Also, personally, I'm loving the sound of that Illusion ability, but I do hope that they allow it to be strategically and effectively used... unlike, say, Ditto. Basically, I just really hope Zoroark doesn't become a throwaway gimmick.

So, as anybody who knows me should expect, I will be getting the new games imported from Japan, which means I'll be exploring Isshun months before the rest of you- and I would like to put that fact to use and provide something for the site from that. Here's my dilemma- I know that I can't measure up to Serebii or Smogon in terms of facts on the cutting edge- I don't have the support, the people to relay it to me, and quite frankly, I can't play that fast- actually, I'm the slowest player I know. On top of that, with it coming out as school starts, I can't devote every hour of my life to rushing through the game and finding everything before anyone else. The truth is, the most I have to offer is my own opinion, which may or not be of any value to anyone. We'll see. My question is, what do you think I should focus on, and how should I present it? Should I find a way to do a let's play? I'm sure that I can do battle logs with the gym leaders as normal, or hilight the newer Pokémon in just a blog type of coverage. How often do you want to see updates? Only at key moments, or every step of the way? And how far should I go to avoid Spoilers? Basically, the question is, what, if anything from me, will you want to see when Black and White roll around?

A natural topic at this stage- with the designs and info just barely trickling out from Japan, there are a flurry of mixed opinions on the new crew. So far- Zorua Zoroark Tsutarja Mijumaru Pokabu Reshiram Zekrom Chiramii Munna Gear Mamepato Hihidaruma Shimama Meguroko So, what do you think of them all? Many people so far have given their thumbs down on the designs- do you disagree?

The first official Pokémon tournament, incidentally was not held at PokéPlace, but at [url="http://www.monkeypro.net/"]http://www.monkeypro.net/[/url] However, it will henceforth be considered the first official PokéPlace, and its details will be recounted- right here. Directly from its topic, this includes just about everything that needs to be known about the tournament: [quote]Rules: [list=1] [*]The tournament will take place round-robin style. [*]Participants tied for a place will have a mini-tournament to determine the final victor for that place. [*]Battles will take place using the "Flat Level" feature. [*]You must join [url="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#MonkeyPro"]MP's IRC channel[/url] for chatting and tournament status updates. [*]Teams will be registered with five pokemon each. [*]Battles will be with three of your five registered pokemon. [*]Registered teams will be revealed the day of the event. [/list] Disallowed Pokemon: [list=1] [*]All legendaries. [*]Wobbuffet [*]Wynaut [/list] Clauses: [list=1] [*][url="http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:Metagame_terminology#Sleep_clause"]Sleep Clause[/url] [*][url="http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:Metagame_terminology#Evasion_clause"]Evasion Clause[/url]. (Reducing an opponents accuracy is ok.) [*][url="http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:Metagame_terminology#Species_clause"]Species Clause[/url] [*]Item Clause. (Apparently Bulbapedia doesn't have this >.> All pokemon must hold different items.) [/list] Prizes: [list=1] [*]Any pokemon you wish. (May be shiny or an [url="http://www.pkmdb.com/"]event pokemon[/url].) [*]Any non-event pokemon you wish. (May be shiny) [*]Any non-event, non-shiny pokemon you wish. [/list] Date: The tournament will take place on May 23rd. This gives you a solid month to train your pokemon if you start today (Or have already started ). Registration: To register, just PM me your five pokemon team, with movesets and your friend code. [color="red"]You must register your team AT LEAST THREE DAYS before the tournament date.[/color] Please use this topic for discussion and any problems with the rules. Teams: Hyperlisk: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a8/Spr_4p_359.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/00/Spr_4d_365_s.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6c/Spr_4d_297_s.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d6/Spr_4h_089.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a1/Spr_4h_006.png[/img] Stars: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_4h_121.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e5/Spr_4h_141.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/55/Spr_4h_230.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/73/Spr_4p_437.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9d/Spr_4p_466.png[/img] Monkey: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/91/Spr_4h_065_m.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1e/Spr_4h_212_m.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/95/Spr_4h_130_m.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a1/Spr_4h_006.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ae/Spr_4h_181.png[/img] Amethyst Storm: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5a/Spr_4h_169.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/73/Spr_4d_319.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/55/Spr_4h_230.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Spr_4p_479W.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/58/Spr_4h_121.png[/img] Uxie: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/e/e7/Spr_4p_395.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c8/Spr_4h_094.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8a/Spr_4h_248.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cc/Spr_4d_330.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a1/Spr_4h_149.png[/img] Kamau: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/09/Spr_4h_157.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a5/Spr_4h_176.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/d/d0/Spr_4h_125.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/68/Spr_4h_055.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/95/Spr_4h_130_m.png[/img] BottomGuy: [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cd/Spr_4h_132.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/83/Spr_4h_213.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/82/Spr_4h_225.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/c0/Spr_4h_241.png[/img] [img]http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5c/Spr_4d_292.png[/img] Scoreboard: [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/sb/1.png[/img][/quote] Credit for organization of the tournament goes to Hyperlisk, as well as the distribution of the prizes. And the winners- 1st Place~ StarstormVGN [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/p/TI1.png[/img] 2nd Place~ AmethystStorm [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/p/TI2.png[/img] 3rd Place~ Monkedyog [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/p/TI3.png[/img] Duplica's select, honorary underused underdog award~ BottomGuy [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/p/TIX.png[/img] ...And for everybody who participated, here's commemorative pin-- [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/t/p/TIP.png[/img] I recommend you collect these in your About Me section or Signature.

As Pokémon sites, often do, PokéPlace will be hosting tournaments, and as tournaments often do, there will be winners, and as winners often receive, we will have honorary little prizes. However, as prizes seldom allow, one should be able to tell the basics of the tournament from the small little icons that honor our winners. In this topic will be a quick detailing of what each prize means. To start, the type of prize icon indicates how many people total participated in the tournament. If the icon is a............ then............ people fought in the tournament. ......................Ribbon............under 8............................................... ......................Medal..............8 t0 17................................................ ......................Trophy............over 17............................................... Commemorative Pins will be given to all competitors, no matter their placing. The number of Pokémon used in each battle is represented on a............ by the number of................ ....................................................... ......................................... .......Pin.................................Notches..... ....................................................... ........................................... .....Ribbon............................Laces........ ....................................................... ............................................ .....Medal..............................Outer Ribs. ....................................................... .......................................... ......Trophy............................Handles..... For placing competitors, their place is indicated by the color of the prize icon, as well as inscribed on its body. For..... place, the icon will be...................... .....1st....................................Gold/Blue....... .....2nd...................................Silver/Red...... .....3rd....................................Bronze/Green. The Month and Year of the tournament is noted on a............ on its............. ............................................................................. .....Pin....................Body.... .............................................................................. ....Ribbon...............Lace.... ............................................................................... ...Medal................Ribbon. ................................................................................ ..Trophy...............Base.... The tournament ID will also be listed on the body of each piece. A tournament of double battles will be indicated by an identical silhouette behind the icon. Tiered tournaments will be indicated by a listing of the tier in the icon's shadow. Monotype tournaments can be differentiated by a rainbow shadow. Other tournament features will be will be shown by more drastic tournament-unique differences.

As of this time, there are eleven skins that users may choose from. This sounds impressive at first, but the truth is, they're all basically the same; only with difference in the banner and accent color on the index. However, this does make it simple for you to choose now, doesn't it? Here's a quick rundown of all the skins- ...Foreshadowing... Default Absol and Lugia <-Bloody Nightmares-> Red Darkrai and Honchkrow __Strength of the Sea__ Blue Poliwrath and Dragonair Divinity//Moonlight Yellow Umbreon and Arceus Indigo [[illusion/Destiny]] Purple Mewtwo and Mismagius Halloween Terror-cotta Orange Houndoom and Rhyperior ---Viridian Rush~~~ Green Scyther and Gardevoir ~~Sweet Pink~~ Pink Blissey =//Violent Magenta//= Pink Weaville --X-Teal Steel-X-- Cyan Aggron .:Innocent in Turquoise:. Cyan Pachirisu Overtime, their differences may grow. This is basically it for now though- a small bit of variety for a currently small site.

Here are honored the greatest trainers of PokéPlace- those who have successfully passed through all the leaders of the Reborn League, who have earned every badge. They and their Pokémon will be eternally etched into fame below: [quote]1~ Saya Monoke (Uxie) [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/uxie.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/5/saya.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/9.png[/img] Registration date: 02/21/10 Victory date: 02/07/11 [indent][i]~"Look how far I've gotten. Look at all the friend's I've made... It was all worth the journey."[/i][/indent][/quote] [quote]2~ Ikaru [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/ikaru.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/5/ikaru.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/129.png[/img] Registration date: 09/21/10 Victory date: 02/11/11 [indent][i]~"No one is as lucky as us; We're not at the end, but, oh we've already won! ♪"[/i][/indent][/quote] [quote]3~ Bullet [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/bullet.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/5/bullet.png[/img] Registration date: 06/26/10 Victory date: 02/18/11 [indent][i]~"(23:07:25) Tenshi: Yay I can gtfo from this league now "[/i][/indent][/quote] [quote]4~ N8theGr8 [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/5/n8.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/63.png[/img] League entry d8: 06/16/10 Re-registration d8: 12/30/10 Victory d8: 03/04/11 ...Really, you guys? ~N8 [color="#800080"]Yes N8. ~Ikaru[/color] [indent][i]~"You can't always get what you want...but if you try sometimes, well you just might find...you get what you need~ ♪"[/i][/indent][/quote] [quote] 5~ Savage [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/pc/5/savage.png[/img] [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/156.png[/img] Registration Date: 10/06/10 Re-registration Date: 12/16/10 Victory Date: 03/18/11 [indent][i]~ "..."[/i][/indent] [/quote] [quote] 6~ Icey-kun [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/10.png[/img] Registration Date: 11/30/10 Victory Date: 4/25/11 [/quote] [quote] 7~ Taro-kun [img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/tc/219.png[/img] Registration Date: 11/30/10 Re-Registration Date: 2/7/11 Victory Date: 4/25/11 [indent][i]~ "Reborn was an easier puzzle then i had anticipated perhaps This "X-League" Can provide me with a worthy Challenge""[/i][/indent] [/quote]

Welcome PokéPlace's Gym Challenge- the Reborn League. Trainers set up their team online, and attempt to sweep through all 17 gym leaders, each with a different type team. Do you have what it takes to make it to the [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=20"]Hall of Fame[/url]? Good! Then there are some things you have to know first, like the- [b]Rules of the League:[/b] 1. All battles will take place over the the [url="http://pokemon-online.eu/"]Pokémon Online battle simulation client[/url]. 2. Each challenger is allowed to use six, and only six Pokémon through the duration of the challenge. Their moves (including type of Hidden Power) may not change during the course of the challenge. All other aspects, however, may. 3. Challengers may not use Legendary Pokémon* or two Pokémon of the same species. 4. Trainers may only challenge each leader once per day, up to a maximum of three leaders per day during the summer, or one during the school year 5. In order to challenge a leader, a trainer must have all badges more than four positions under that leader (i.e. you may not challenge the sixth leader unless you already have the first two badges) *Legendary Pokémon include: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebii, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Kyogre, Groudon, Latios, Latias, Rayquaza, Deoxys, Jirachi, Uxie, Mespirit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Regigigas, Manaphy, Phione, Heatran, Cresselia, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Cobalon, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornelos, Voltolos, Reshiram, Zekrom, Landlos, Kyurem, Keruido, Meloetta, Genosect Gym leader teams reserve the right to use any non-legendary Pokemon on their team, provided it is of their given type. Legendary Pokemon may be included in X Challenges. Sometimes a technical difficulty will occur- a glitch, disconnection, or other battle-terminating error. Default victories will NOT be awarded. Circumstantially, a rematch may be granted on the same day, however this is entirely up to the leaders' discretion. In order to carry out your challenge, sign on to the Reborn Server on Pokemon Online during league hours (10:30 PM- 12:00 AM Mon-Fri). Your name will be added to the challenger list. The order of battles is determined randomly. When it is your turn, you will tell me which leader you wish to face, and that leader will sign on for the battle. Please allow them to issue the actual physical challenge. Challengers will be issued trainer cards with their teams and badges on them upon winning their first badge. Their registered teams may be changed before then without penalty. Trainer cards may be any color, with a gold, silver, black, or white frame. Once a player has been qualified for a trainer card, a topic will be created in this forum for that challenger, wherein all further challenges with that team will be posted. All challenges, by qualified and unqualified teams alike will also be posted within the league leaders' topics. Once the required number of trainers have defeated the newest leader, the following leader will be revealed on the next day. As of this topic, fourteen leaders have already been revealed from the previous incarnation of this challenge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself or another staff member. You may also ask for clarification in this topic, but your post will be deleted once the issue has been resolved. [b]So, let's sum it all up. To get started:[/b] 1. Install [url="http://pokemon-online.eu/"]Pokemon Online[/url] 2. Download and install the [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=17"]Reborn League PO Theme[/url] 3. Create your team in Pokemon Online's Team Builder 4. [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=351"]Register your team in this topic.[/url] And that's it! Good luck to all participants.

Looking to take on the Reborn League? Then you'll need to register a team- right here. Chances are you'll want to do this [i]after[/i] you actually create the team in Pokémon Online's Teambuilder. If you need help getting that far, look into [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=17"]this topic.[/url] You've got your six Pokémon ready to go now? Good. Now all you need to tell me is their species and their attacks. The order in which you list your team doesn't matter, and you can change your lead at any time just by dragging the Pokémon up to the lead position in the Team tab of the Teambuilder. Remember that you can only have one of each kind of Pokémon, and no legendaries. Got it? Good, then all you need to do is copy the form below, fill it out and post it in this topic. [code][quote] [b]First Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [b]Second Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [b]Third Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [b]Fourth Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [b]Fifth Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [b]Sixth Pokemon[/b] Move 1 Move 2 Move 3 Move 4 [/quote][/code] Your team is considered registered after you post that completed form, however, a trainer card will not be created for you until you qualify your team by earning your first badge. Each player may only register one team at a time. If you wish to change your registered team, please delete your previous posted team (or ask a staff member to do that for you) and make a new post with the new team in this topic. Note: Upon registering a new team, you will NOT keep any badges you have previously earned, nor will your new team already be qualified for a trainer card. If you have any questions, please contact myself or another staff member directly. Any non-registration replies in this topic will be deleted.

[b]UPDATED: 03/25/11[/b] For the full experience, you can download the Reborn Theme, and unzip it into Pokemon Online > Themes so that you can see the leaders in PO as you fight them. This is not mandatory, but is pretty spiffing, if I do say so myself. The Default Reborn theme is just a black and grey re-color of PO's default theme. If others have their own themes they would like to have the graphics inserted into, please post a link to those themes in this topic, and they will be modified for Reborn League use. Download the Reborn Theme: [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/reborn1.zip"]Reborn Theme- Clean (Gym Leader Sprites Only)[/url] [url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/reborn2.zip"]Reborn Theme- Custom (User Custom Sprites Included)[/url] ______________ EDIT: I'm in Ame's posts, editin' with some screencaps. [img]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/Ikaru_Kazuna/Everything%20Else/RebornTheme3.png[/img] Purple text was my own doing, that isn't a part of the theme so ignore that. [img]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/Ikaru_Kazuna/Everything%20Else/RebornTheme2.png[/img] As of the latest update, there's now a new background image... seen here: [img]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/Ikaru_Kazuna/Everything%20Else/RebornTheme4.png[/img] The blue was liveable, but I love the black; great job, Ame! ~Ikaru ______________ If you have a sprite you would like to submit to the Theme, just post it in this topic, and it will be included at the next update!

[url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=4"][img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/intro/terrai.png[/img][/url] [b]Name:[/b] Terra [b]Type:[/b] Ground [b]Position:[/b] 15 [b]Badge:[/b] Gravity Badge [b]Days available:[/b] Wed, Thur, Fri.

[url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=4"][img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/intro/heatheri.png[/img][/url] [b]Name:[/b] Heather [b]Type:[/b] Flying [b]Position:[/b] 12 [b]Badge:[/b] Glide [b]Days available:[/b] Wed, Thurs, Fri.

[url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=4"][img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/intro/juliai.png[/img][/url] [b]Name:[/b] Julia [b]Type:[/b] Electric [b]Position:[/b] 1 [b]Badge:[/b] Volt Badge [b]Days available:[/b] Mon, Tues, Thurs.

[url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=4"][img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/intro/kikii.png[/img][/url] [b]Name:[/b] Kiki [b]Type:[/b] Fighting [b]Position:[/b] 9 [b]Badge:[/b] Fury Badge [b]Days available:[/b] Mon, Tue, Wed.

[url="http://www.pokemonreborn.com/index.php?showtopic=4"][img]http://www.pokemonreborn.com/images/intro/caini.png[/img][/url] [b]Name:[/b] Cain [b]Type:[/b] Poison [b]Position:[/b] 3 [b]Badge:[/b] Venom Badge [b]Days available:[/b] Tue, Thu, Fri