Welcome, Trainer!
If you're seeing this message correctly, that means you're in the right section to get your team registered for the Redemption League!
Firstly, my apologies for getting your hopes up a month ago, but we gotta keep things a bit spicy, you know? Sorry!
Next, I'd like to briefly explain how things will work in terms of registration. This won't take long, but I have to emphasize that you read this carefully to avoid conflicts in the future.
Important note: Please do NOT submit your own "version" of OUR Trainer Cards. Sprites and moves will look inconsistent and you guys are not part of the card-creation staff. We appreciate the gesture, but you're only giving us more work by us having to re-make your cards to resemble ours.
Another note: To find your Trainer Card, click on this: http://www.pokemonreborn.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18099&page=3entry451552 to quickly get to the page & post where we currently have every single Trainer Card!
Basic rules & limitations:
- Your team must consist of 6 Pokémon. Obviously.
- You are not allowed to use Mega Stones/Mega Evolution in your League challenge.
- You are also not allowed to bring Pokémon that classify as "legendary", as can be found below:
Generation 1:
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew
Generation 2:
Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Celebi
Generation 3:
Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Latios, Latias, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys
Generation 4:
Mesprit, Azelf, Uxie, Heatran, Cresselia, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Regigigas, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus
Generation 5:
Victini, Cobalion, Virizion, Terrakion, Tornadus/Landorus/Thundurus and their Therian formes, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect
Generation 6:
Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion
- Speed Boost Blaziken is not allowed. Aegislash and Greninja are completely viable for usage. Upholding the Species Clause, we're changing it a little bit around to ensure "duplicate-species-mon" are also not allowed. So no Porygon2 and Porygon-Z for instance.
- Moves/Items that boost Evasion are not allowed.
- Moody is also not allowed when you battle, keep this in mind.
- The move Swagger is also not allowed. If people are trying to register a team with a Pokémon that knows Swagger (looking at all you "Swagkey" abusers from the past), they will get notified they have an illegal move.
- Make sure you include the Hidden Power type you want, if you're going to register this move with us.
Also, please use a spoiler tag when adding your registration, it'll make the thread look a bit less.. Big.
Spoiler tags are made by doing this; [ spoiler] and [/ spoiler] (without the spaces).
Additional rules for the Redemption League:
Speed Boost Blaziken is banned from use.
We will uphold the Species Clause, meaning you can only have one Pokémon of a certain species in your team.
The following battle clauses will be in effect for Gym Leader/Champion battles: Freeze Clause, Battle Timeout, Sleep Clause, Species Clause, Swagger Clause, Evasion Clause. To clarify these rules and clauses; Freeze Clause - Only 1 Pokémon per team can be Frozen. Battle Timeout - Battle Timeout has to be on at the start of the battle and may not be turned off. Stalling out the timer repeatedly will lead to you getting disqualified for that battle. If you disconnect, the Leader you will be battling (and vice versa, in terms of the gentleman's clause), will wait for their respective opponent to return while the timer is running. If they do not return, they are disqualified for that battle. Sleep Clause - Only one Pokémon can be asleep per team, however when a Pokémon uses Rest, it does not add up to the one Pokémon limit. Species Clause - You are only allowed to have one Pokémon of the same species (Evolution line) in your team. So you’re not allowed to have Eviolite Doublade and Aegislash or Porygon2 and Porygon-Z on the same team, for instance. Swagger Clause - Using the move Swagger is not allowed and when team registration takes place, we will notify whoever is trying to register Swagger on a Pokémon that this is not allowed. Evasion Clause - Moves that boost Evasion, like Double Team or Minimize are banned from usage. Moody Clause - Pokémon with the Ability Moody are not allowed.
To limit, but not have items be abused, you can have up to 3 of the same item on a Pokémon, meaning 3 Pokémon with Leftovers is a viable option. However, the use of Gems is prohibited. (Even though the Normal Gem is viable and legal, we’ve decided to ban every single Gem instead of allowing just one.)
EV spreads and Items can be changed, as long as the maximum restriction of 3-of-the-same item rule is followed.
Abiding Smogon rules, we have also decided to limit the use of Baton Pass to 1 Pokémon. This also means that the following Pokémon are not allowed to have a combination of Baton Pass & Swords Dance & Speed Boost: Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Ninjask, Scolipede. Agility & Swords Dance however, is allowed.
On request, we have come to the conclusion that you may have one Pokémon in rotation only after you have defeated all 18 Gym Leaders. If you want to earn that 7th Pokémon, you have to prove to us, and yourself, that you're worthy of having a 7th Pokémon to face the Champion.
I think that's the basics covered, let's actually get to how you register your team with us in the next step.
Team/Trainer Registration:
Registering your team with us will work as follows; Once you've picked 6 Pokémon to be on your team, you will post exactly which Pokémon you will be using in the League as well as the movesets you will be using for each Pokémon. That is all you need to post. We don't need to know your EV/IV spread, happiness, gender or anything else. Only your Pokémon and their respective movesets. Once you have made these movesets, you cannot change them mid-League.
Our supervision team will be monitoring every battle and are well-informed on what needs to be checked. If something isn't right, you will immediately get disqualified for that battle, and the usual Redemption League rules apply.
If you want to register under a different name (that isn't your forum name, but your Showdown name for example), please make sure you make note of this.
This is what you have to post your team to be like in this thread when we open up:
[Pokémon Name]
[shiny: Yes/No]
[Move 1]
[Move 2]
[Move 3]
[Move 4]
All sprites used are the ones used in the Reborn game, because Gen 6 sprites looked awkward when we resized them to fit Trainer Cards. >>;
Speaking of sprites, we have a small variety of sprites you can choose from for your personal Trainer Card, open up the spoilers below for your favorite!
PS: If you really want your current Trainer Card's sprite, we can do so for a minor.. "fee" of 250 rupees, to be sent to Grapevine Gallade. Please make sure your current Trainer Card is showing in your signature, or seperately upload it onto an image sharing website and provide us with the link to it.
Trainer Card Sprites:
Hotshot (M):
Decibel (Non-Binary):
Kuro (M):
Lucia (F):
Vero (M):
Alice (F):
Ari (Non-Binary):
Cynthia (F):
Ace Trainer (F):
Ace Trainer (M):
On top of these sprites, you can pick any of the following Trainer Card designs you like! Credit is given where credit is due, and we most definitely owe Alicirno a lot for helping us with these wonderful designs. She's created all the type-themed Trainer Cards, and they look absolutely amazing!
Pokémon Type-themes:
Flying:
Ghost:
Grass:
Ground:
Ice:
Normal:
Poison:
Psychic:
Rock:
Steel:
Water:
Fire:
Fairy:
Dark:
Fighting:
Electric:
Dragon:
Bug:
Special Themes:
Christmas:
Rainbow:
Team RWBY:
Team CFVY:
Heart Gold:
Soul Silver:
Chikorita (best starter n/a):
Burning flames:
Grass Theme with Whimsicott/Lilligant:
Basic League Themes:
Yellow:
Purple:
OR
Orange:
Green:
Light Blue:
Brown:
Pink:
Navy Blue:
OR
Red:
OR
Blue:
Turquoise:
The color schemes on some of these may look weird- But that's an issue I've had to deal with and couldn't find a way to resolve. When the creation takes place, you'll most likely not notice the difference.
Be patient when you register. We have to create these Trainer Cards manually until we're able to get some sort of system going, so it might take a day or two to get these registrations done. When you've registered your team, you're pretty much set for the League!
I- Think that's pretty much all you need to know in preparation for the League. I've seen that the "Redemption RMT" thread has been getting a lot of attention, so it might be wise to check up that thread and learn a thing or two. Be warned, our leaders are set to battle in either singles, doubles or even triples! It's all to their liking, honestly.
What're you waiting for?! Get to registering! We hope to see you participate in the League fairly soon!
- Dashie
To clarify, you are allowed to change up to two moves if you still have 1 badge. Post it in the thread as a comment, send payment over to Grapevine Gallade and wait for us to confirm the changes for the next card update. Thank you.