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LTS: Lavender Town Syndrome. Basically, it was three small creepypastas in one IIRC. First one basically said that the early beta music was damaging to one's psyche, and those affected basically became antisocial and suicidal. The second one was a random encounter in the tower called the Ghost Hand, which is exactly what it sounds like. Apparently the animations for its two attacks, Fist and Brutal, were also mentally damaging. The third one was supposedly an encounter in the game that was replaced by Cubone's mother. At the top of the tower, there was a "trainer" named "Buried alive," that had a ghastly, a pokemon I can't remember, and two ghost hands. If you won, the game froze, as there was no script dictating its post-defeat behavior. If you lost, instead of the standard whiteout, it would say something along the lines of "Finally, fresh meat!" then a bunch of gibberish. Then, you were taken to a screen with an image of the "Buried alive" eating the player, with GAME OVER. It also supposedly overwrote the GBA's internal memory with something else. In short, zombies.

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Is there a list anywhere?

That gives me another idea... What if we did reverse Skarmory, kind of like reverse Absol? Red body, silver wings? (It'd need to be more than a simple palette swap; the wing colors as they are don't look very good on the body.)

So what did you guys think of my ideas? Good? Bad?

"Thanks. It's nice to meet you too," he stated, still a bit on edge. "Your -what was it you called him? Raito?- seems happy. Seems like a lot of people don't care about that any more." He wondered what she was doing here. Most people wouldn't stick around to watch this sort of thing, especially with what had happened to those unfortunate Church members. He realized that he hadn't even introduced himself. If she's some Church agent, I'm screwed anyway. It couldn't hurt to just tell her my name. "I'm Sarcus, by the way." He had already decided not to tell her anything else about him quite yet. I'm sure it wouldn't matter, but I don't need the Church coming down on my hometown because I opened my mouth at the wrong time. Absolution watched this all. He noticed the Jolteon sidling up next to him, but didn't mind. Despite what his Trainer might be thinking, it was pretty obvious that this girl wasn't trying to be deceitful. Her Jolteon was the same way. Sarcus trusted him, and if he saw that his partner didn't mind the presence of the two, he would relax. The Absol let out a small laugh, earning a quick glance from his trainer. The two were so similar, but both were being so standoffish that neither seemed to notice.

Anyone here remember the LTS creepypasta? Buried alive, anyone?

First thread is here. @ Leftovers Trait: Sturdy EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SDef Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Spikes - Roost - Toxic - Brave Bird Same wallmory as before. I'm not sure if I should drop something (Roost?) for stealth rock, but the goal here is pretty clear. Set up a couple layers of Spikes, Roost off any damage taken if you can, and Toxic things to force an eventual switch. Brave Bird is for a small amount of coverage and to avoid being Taunt bait. @ Choice Scarf Trait: Moxie EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def) - Fire Blast - Earthquake - Outrage - Hydro Pump Scarfmence, as recommended. Went for sheer power with most of its moves, along with using some advice from the previous turn. @ Choice Scarf Trait: Clear Body EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Lonely Nature (+Atk, -Def) - Earthquake - Meteor Mash - Brick Break - Zen Headbutt Metagross with a moveset that utilizes its amazing Attack stat, with a Choice Scarf and EVs to suit. A few people said that scarfing Metagross would throw people off, so I kept it on my team. I'm not sure if I should use an attack-boosting or speed-boosting nature, though. The moveset is mostly for again, power and coverage. @ 359ite Trait: Super Luck EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Detect - Swords Dance - Sucker Punch - Night Slash On the team because I want it there. Absolite was strongly recommended in the previous thread, but the moveset seemed pretty good. If the opportunity arises, Swords Dance can set up some nasty Night Slashes, and Sucker Punch can hurt or take out the opponents that outspeed it. However, I'm not sure about the EV spread on this one. Speed might not be necessary due to the reliance on priority and the fact that most sweepers will outspeed it anyway.I swapped Pressure for Super Luck, as Absol is too fragile to do a lot of stalling. @ Life Orb Trait: Volt Absorb EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spd Naughty Nature (+SpA, -Def) - Volt Switch - Signal Beam - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power [ice] Pretty much straight off of Smogon, honestly. Moveset for special sweeping and swapping out if I can properly anticipate a switch. @ Leftovers Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk) - Toxic - Heal Bell - Wish - Seismic Toss Another one straight off of Smogon. It was recommended to have something else to slow down enemy sweepers, so I picked Blissey. I'm not sure about the EVs, though; should I be focusing on Blissey's good Special Defense, or bolstering the weaker Defense? Threats:Alakazam-Blaziken-Breloom-Chandelure-Chansey-Cloyster-Conkeldurr-Ditto-Dragonite-Espeon-Ferrothorn-Garchomp-Genesect-Gengar-Gliscor-Gyarados-Haxorus-Heatran-Hydreigon-Jellicent-Jirachi-Jolteon-Latios-Lucario-Machamp-Metagross-Mienshao-Porygon2-Reuniclus-Rotom-W-Salamence-Scizor-Scrafty-Serperior-Skarmory-Slowbro-Tentacruel-Terrakion-Thundurus-Togekiss-Tyranitar-Volcarona-Whimsicott-Zapdos-Celebi-Darmanitan-Heracross-Mandibuzz-Wuagsire-Sableye-Sigilyph-Smeargle-Starmie-Suicune-Toxicroak-Virizion-Hippowdon+Excadrill-Tyranitar+Landorus-Ninetales+Venusaur-Abomasnow+Walrein-Politoed+Kingdra-Politoed+Ludicolo-Politoed+Vaporeon-Chansey+Skarmory-Scizor+Rotom-W-Ferrothorn+Jellicent-

"Oh, uhh, alright then," Sarcus replies, still unsettled. "Hey buddy," he said gently to the girl's Jolteon. "What's up?" He leaned over and extended his hand out to the eeveelution to let it sniff his hand. "I guess there's no problem with you guys staying here." With that, he retreated away from her a bit before leaning against the wall a bit stiffly. Being around unfamiliar people made him anxious. His Absol, sensing his nervousness, looked at the girl, her Jolteon, then him, and proceeded to settle down on the pavement between the three. Belatedly, Sarcus realized he had been complimented. "Thank you, by the way. Absolution and I have been together for a long time." He noted that she seemed to be just as nervous as he was, especially since her Jolteon showed it. He tried to focus on the battle once again, interested to see how it turned out.

My point is that the defining characteristic of chrome is its reflectiveness, which, as you already know, can't really be done (unless Ame has some tricks up her sleeve). Making Aggron silver or white won't really be a significant change, unless you make the dark parts of his body that way too. I guess it would be an interesting idea, but I don't know how it would look on a 128x128 (?) sprite.

Sarcus, absorbed in watching the battle, nearly jumped out of his skin when a girl nearly his own age came crashing (quite literally) into him. "What the fu- Who the h- What do you want?" he stammered out in shock, instantly on edge. She just happened to bump into him as he was watching Church acolytes battle against Team Dusk? Then again, Absolution, while not looking happy at all to see her (she may have messed up his finely groomed mane with the collision), didn't seem anxious about meeting her. She couldn't be TOO dangerous, otherwise his Absol likely would have struck immediately. She doesn't look like the type to associate with the Church, though. Perhaps she's here for the same reason I am. . . ((Typically I would write more, but this RP operates differently than the ones I have experience with.))

((Come on man. One sentence? Text roleplays rely on active participation and posts that progress the plot, not single-line responses that contribute nothing.))

Speaking of that, wasn't there an explicit prohibition against killing? (Or at least leaving a "trail of bodies," which two of three squads have done.)

What are all of the titles obtained by posting, and when are they obtained? (You know, like Bug Catcher is 10+, Hiker is 30+, I just got Swimmer, etc.)

Y'know, for a secret operation, you guys are causing an awful lot of commotion.

How would that look different from the current one?

Sarcus stood, realizing where he was. This probably isn't the best place to loiter around. He checked the street before walking out of the alley, folding his arms out of habit. Still lost in thought, he started to walk aimlessly into the city. He had gotten here early, so his meeting with his correspondent was still a few hours away. He hardly noticed the people being arrested and brought into one of the other conclaves. People being taken away by the Church was a distressingly common sight in most cities, and the wise man kept his head down when it happened. Sarcus tried not to think about them too much, simply filing them away into the back of his mind. It was just another crime atop the thousands that the Church of Dawn had committed. He ended up at Eterna's famous statue after some walking. He looked up at it, wondering how it was still here. It had seen better days, but it appeared someone was still taking care of it. I would think that the Church of Dawn wouldn't appreciate a statue of someone else's deity. Then again, why would they worry about it? Dawn is secure in her power. Continuing that train of thought, he realized that while the Church hadn't bothered to tear the statue down, it made for an awfully convenient excuse to "reeducate" someone caught observing it for too long. He started away from the statue, glancing back at it once more before descending the stairs. What he saw after he turned around shocked him. There was a crowd gathered in front of the nearby conclave. A vicious-looking Drapion and many other Pokemon were standing there, along with a veritable crowd of acolytes, and four people who most surely were not acolytes. Three of them seemed to be facing off against the Church, and the fourth. . . Is that really the Mother? What in Arc- Mew's name is she doing out here? He also noted the bloody corpses of Church members on the ground, their bodies pierced with sharp barbs. More killing. What's happened to this world? He quickly ducked into a nearby alley and sent out his partner. "Watch my back." The Absol nodded, but was definitely on edge. He crouched down to watch what was about to ensue between the Church and the people who must be Team Dusk members. I don't agree with their methods, but if their goal was to pull out the Mother, they got what they wanted. As evil as these people seem to be, the Church is more so, and very powerful. I hope they know what they just brought down atop their heads. . .

That sounds awesome to me. Shall I wait for you, or post something in the meantime?

I don't see any issues with your post. That was pretty good.

[b]Name:[/b] I'd rather not say. [b]Age:[/b] 16 [b]Birthday:[/b] March 18 [b]Location:[/b] Minnesota, USA [b]Height: [/b] About 5'11". [b]Hair Color:[/b] Dark blonde. [b]Eye Color:[/b] Hazel. [b]Live With:[/b] Rather complicated. [b]Pets?:[/b] 2 cats. [b]Relationships?:[/b] A potential one. [b]Crushes lately?:[/b] Captain of the dance team. [b]Dream Job:[/b] Either fighter pilot, author, or physicist. [b]Currently Playing:[/b] Pokemon Reborn, Firefall. DotA 2 [b]Favourite Food:[/b] Tough one. Angel food cake is up there. [b]Favourite Drink: [/b] Italian cream soda. [b]Favourite Color: [/b] Varies, but usually StarCraft teal. [b]Favourite kind of Music: [/b] Power and symphonic metal. [b]Favourite Band:[/b] Blind Guardian [b]Favourite Album: [/b] Either A Night at the Opera or Imaginations from the Other Side [b]Favourite Game: [/b] Really difficult to answer. [b]Favourite Genre of Game:[/b] Real time strategy. [b]Favourite Hobbies:[/b] Fencing. [b]Favourite Movies:[/b] None in particular. [b]Favourite Shows:[/b] Doctor Who

I hope you like walls of text....

Sarcus peered both ways down the street before stepping out of an alleyway. He had seen a few Church of Dawn acolytes wandering about earlier, and while they probably wouldn't know who he was, he was deeply suspicious of the organization and avoided contact with them whenever possible. As he looked around, he quickly checked himself. A simple great ball hung at his belt, securely clipped there. He patted it reassuringly, more for his own benefit than his partner's. He was only in town because he was meeting up with a correspondent, and he didn't feel like having this particular conversation recorded and analyzed by Dawn's regime. He had heard rumors of a new Team, Team Dusk, one that, for once, was interested in doing some good - not that Dawn saw it that way. Otherwise, he tended to stay out of larger cities. He folded his arms in a seemingly innocuous gesture as he leaned against a building, checking the knives sheathed under each arm. He deplored killing, but after the Church showed up to "reeducate" his family, he wasn't taking chances. He checked the note he had written for himself, with his correspondent's address written on it. Before he could continue on toward his destination, however, he heard quite a bit of noise coming from the nearby Church conclave. Curiosity defeating caution, he started to approach the imposing building, sticking to the walls of the nearby structures. He stopped momentarily to release his partner. "Abs... ol," his Absolution said as it stretched, unused to confinement. "Shh," he hushed the Absol. "Don't draw any attention to us." The Pokemon gave him a slight glare. "I'm just being careful, no need to be like that." The Pokemon rolled its eyes. Ignoring it, Sarcus crept forward toward the building, taking his time. Absolution continued to stretch out his legs behind him. He eventually made it up to the conclave's doors. He glanced back at Absolution, and seeing that the pokemon was calm, he straightened up and nudged the door open, wondering why there was no one there. The answer to that particular question was fairly obvious. The interior of the building was a complete disaster area, as if a tornado had swept through it. What happened here? he thought. He stepped inside, alert for any dangers that might appear. He noticed a few things. One, none of the acolytes noticed that an unknown individual had just stepped into their conclave. Two, there was sand everywhere, along with furniture in all sorts of improbable positions. Third, several of the acolytes weren't moving, and the rest didn't seem much better off. He noticed one acolyte sitting up with a cloth tied around her eyes. He was fairly sure he knew why, so he mustered up some courage, and strode up to her. He asked in what he hoped was a commanding voice, "What happened here?" The acolyte coughed, then, in a voice raspy from the dry air, answered, "Tyranitar. A group of people attacked us out of nowhere. Probably those Team Dusk bastards. . ." she trailed off as she lapsed into a coughing fit. He quickly turned around and headed out of the building eagerly, Absolution following him. He noted with disgust the several acolytes with bloody gashes across their chests. As he walked out, he nearly stepped on what appeared to be a severed hand clutching a Pokeball. He shivered, then exited the building. He ducked into a nearby alleyway, then slumped against the wall. Team Dusk did that? I know what the Church of Dawn says about them, but I hadn't realized that there was truth to it. He straightened and stared at his Great Ball, now in his hand. Can I really side with these people? People willing to murder teenagers? He sighed, and clipped the Great Ball back onto his belt. Sarcus sat down, and continued to think, oblivious of the world around him. Absolution settled down next to him, and he unconsciously began to stroke his partner's pristine white fur. I have to. It's the only way to bring down this travesty of a government. But will I be able to live with myself...? He had a lot of thinking to do.

Yay! Alright, just give me a bit to go over the RP one more time. It gets rather difficult to follow what amounts to three different stories from three or four different perspectives each in one thread. (Maybe make separate threads for separate squads next time?)

Better? By the way, I had a question. Would it be possible to have multiple shiny variations of one pokemon without jumping through a ton of hoops? EDIT 2: Did a Skarmory recolor, it was much easier than Aggron. I'm not sure if I like red wings (like normal Skarmory) or purple wings better. Lairon done. Eh, I could probably touch it up a bit. But you get the idea.

There's plenty of contrast on my screen... But, I'll try to increase the contrast. Shouldn't be too difficult.