Pokémon Academy: Ymora Region [OOC / Registrations Closed]

[Sutoratosu]

To be brutally honest here, I got no freaking idea what's actually in that letter aside from the raw basics of it... guess I should probably go and fix that issue. XD

Or I could just skip over it like I did earlier... though that would be a bit boring in my opinion... and pace the scene faster than I think it should go.

And I don't know what the hell I'm even doing with Galen in this situation anymore... so I think I'll just let him disappear until the semi finals. But eh, at least this way, he might have something to be legit pissed off about (or at least stemming from it) So guess it still works out in the end on that front...

Oh, and don't bother asking me why he needs to be pissed off.

EDIT: and I just now noticed this, but where is everyone getting this thing about the Porygon line being notoriously resilient or whatever? Is it because of the whole virtual thing?

Though lols, I probably shouldn't even be asking this question; afterall it took a Critical Hit Thunder Punch and parahax followed by five Crit-hit Super Effective bone rush strikes to do him in... and even then, it would've been able to recover had he have not been taken by absolute surprise seeing as how he surrendered the damn fight...and pretty much went into stand by and dropped all defenses... and got back attacked.

so guess I probably started it without even noticing XD

[Felicity]

Bear in mind Porygon is normally ran competitively as bulky, even before Eviolite. It was a Final Evo before gen 4, which meant it ad to have something it could do. GF made it bulky. Plus there's the natural normal typing which consists of pretty resilient mons anyway, Snorlax, Slaking, Blissey etc

[Sutoratosu]

Bear in mind Porygon is normally ran competitively as bulky, even before Eviolite. It was a Final Evo before gen 4, which meant it ad to have something it could do. GF made it bulky. Plus there's the natural normal typing which consists of pretty resilient mons anyway, Snorlax, Slaking, Blissey etc

Ah... right didn't think about that. but then again, I've kinda just abandoned competitive altogether anyway, so I probably wouldn't know. XD

[Azeria]

One does not simply underestimate a Porygon-2's bulk...I have done so on many occassions and payed the Price for it.....all my precious Garchomps...frozen into defeat :[

But yeah,Pory-2's are bulky as fuck and Java would be able to take Nemo's hits if not for the surprise and maybe the potential paralysis from the Initial Thunder Punch....

I'm younger then u by 17 days Azery, from my perspective you're just an old coot

Um,it's 12 get it right you scrub XD I'M A YOUNG AND WISE DUCK!

Wise who the fuck am I kidding am 2 scrubby for my own damn good XD

[Chevaleresse]

252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 204-240 (54.5 - 64.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

0 Atk Cubone Bone Rush (5 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Porygon2 on a critical hit: 270-330 (86.8 - 106.1%) -- approx. 6.3% chance to OHKO

Just to give you an idea. This accounts for the Steel typing.

[Felicity]

Ah... right didn't think about that. but then again, I've kinda just abandoned competitive altogether anyway, so I probably wouldn't know. XD

Fun fact, Porygons defenses go from 90D/95SpD (Which are very respectable for a 2nd evo)to 70/70 in exchange for a big boost to speed and SpAtt.

Obviously straight competitive builds aren't too important but it's good to know the base stats as a guideline, ya know?

[Sutoratosu]

Fun fact, Porygons defenses go from 90D/95SpD (Which are very respectable for a 2nd evo)to 70/70 in exchange for a big boost to speed and SpAtt.

Obviously straight competitive builds aren't too important but it's good to know the base stats as a guideline, ya know?

Oh trust me, I know the base stats for every member of that planned team. Some of you had to even tell me to shut up about base stats in the beginning couple of battles and such when I went around citing them and what not, remember? XD

But yeah... that drop though...the one reason why I hesitate to decide when Juno should (If at all) evolve. But... given that Ampharos has similiar defenses- 85D/90SpD... (And other dangerous stuff...If one thouroughly examines a few things in the movepool for it...) that issue has kinda been eliminated now since their would still be a tank around even after she evolved... and then there's still conversion2 and everything.

252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 204-240 (54.5 - 64.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

0 Atk Cubone Bone Rush (5 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Porygon2 on a critical hit: 270-330 (86.8 - 106.1%) -- approx. 6.3% chance to OHKO

Just to give you an idea. This accounts for the Steel typing.

Did you factor in the fact that the Marowak evo line has double the Atk stat in this setting?

And either way, if anyone had issues with the realistic plausibility of how it went down, now is honestly a bit too late to be speaking up about it... seeing as how the deed is done and the consequences already implemented and in full swing

EDIT: and this is the calculations I got when I did it myself, factoring in the attack boost

http://prntscr.com/78z7n0

Bone rush wasn't an option in the move menu so I just selected rock blast and changed it's typing to ground

EDIT2: Annnnnnnnd I have destroyed any possibility for a brutal and bloody clash of brother against brother in their futures... but ya know what? I'm just gonna see where this whole path takes me. It's going to take a while for the entirety of the letter's message to actually sink in though, since... he's only focused on one part of it at the moment.

[Commander]

EDIT2: Annnnnnnnd I have destroyed any possibility for a brutal and bloody clash of brother against brother in their futures... but ya know what? I'm just gonna see where this whole path takes me. It's going to take a while for the entirety of the letter's message to actually sink in though, since... he's only focused on one part of it at the moment.

That's not entirely true. Even when the two can understand one another, pride and loyalty can get in their way. Then again, there's Henry who is basically Mareek's opposite at this point. Speaking of which, I finally decided to divide the reserves into two branches depending on what Henry becomes in the future.

[Sutoratosu]

@Dobbs: I'm guessing you want me to respond for the nurse, right?

Eh...guess It's time I find a name for her... seeing as how this probably isn't going to be the last time I'll use her anyway in this chapter (Considering the cripple and all...)

[Felicity]

actually no, it was just to top off where Redwood would be

[Sutoratosu]

Ah, k then, nevermind

[Chim]

What's going on with the battles? We reached the same point in the IC so I can't really move things forward.

And I haven't seen Tacos around lately. Or is it still exam period?

[Felicity]

Still Exam period for him, I've only seen him around in the nightclub recently.

[Sutoratosu]

Exams and standardized testing= The unholy bane of all students. And so does major work handed out at the end of the year without any warning even though you've freaking passed all the damn tests and done what your instructors have already asked...but enough, in my personal anger, I digress.

regarding this whole Nemo situation, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to go through with this afterall... I know what I said before and all, but honestly, how I planned it turning out and how the events ended up unfolding as I wrote them... well, it's kinda deviated to beyond a certain point of reason...

I mean, if he stays, that in and of itself could be used for a crap ton of development thanks to how things are looking to be going right now... what with one of them having to build back there trust for the other and the other struggling to come to terms with their own actions...

but if he goes, then my argument from earlier of not being able to do anything planned for his development down the road still holds some validity...

screw it. I'll just let this all fold out as it will from this point. maybe I'll be able to come to some compromise that may involve Erce evolving for it, maybe not, IDK what's gonna happen anymore...just gonna let it happen

[Felicity]

I might suggest holding off for a while and seeing how some PC opinions affect Mareeks judgement. In the end you just have to consider what he would and I imagine, smart lad that he is, that he might value some other opinions. You kinda have a habit of running your own little sub-plot independent of the story on the whole. Not really an issue though, seeing as the story is revolving around Evan and the tournament and you haven't even really approached any boundaries in regards to what Chim has set out.

[Sutoratosu]

I might suggest holding off for a while and seeing how some PC opinions affect Mareeks judgement. In the end you just have to consider what he would and I imagine, smart lad that he is, that he might value some other opinions. You kinda have a habit of running your own little sub-plot independent of the story on the whole. Not really an issue though, seeing as the story is revolving around Evan and the tournament and you haven't even really approached any boundaries in regards to what Chim has set out.

Yeah, think I'l probably just do that. Geuss where it is in my last post is as good a place as any to stop for the time being

[Chim]

I might do another RoG update tomorrow. I might include a character overview each time I use them to avoid confusion.

[Tacos]

I'd be lying if I said that this completely slipped my mind with exams and family drama. Major apologies to everyone I may have held back in my absence. I plan on hopping back on in a few hours.

[Commander]

I'd be lying if I said that this completely slipped my mind with exams and family drama. Major apologies to everyone I may have held back in my absence. I plan on hopping back on in a few hours.

Don't worry about me. I have plenty of things I could be doing at my house. I mean my parents had me clean my room. And I'm also taking summer classes so I do get tied up a lot more than I used to. Still, I'm not sure what position the others are in.

[TurboAura]

I'd be lying if I said that this completely slipped my mind with exams and family drama. Major apologies to everyone I may have held back in my absence. I plan on hopping back on in a few hours.

Well, it's fine personally, though even it mattered personally I'd be a hypocrite with what tends to happen on my end. 😅

Speaking of which, I myself will try and figure out another response in the little group.

[Chim]

And I failed to get something up. Again.

I also noticed a huge gap in the storyline when it comes to year 2 (so I will try to fix that issue first) and when I look back I feel like I haven't reached the full potential of this story...

[Felicity]

Chim, it's fine. We can afford to take it slow with this, people evidently need time to get battles sorted anyway.

[Chim]

Actually it's not. I didn't expect this to be so hard but I really have no other choice. These past few weeks / months I haven't been in the right mindset to host (or write in general) which resulted in the point we are at now. I have thought this through and I made a decision: I quit this story.

I've made too many mistakes by forcing things while I should've taken a step back a long time ago when I felt pressured. I didn't do it because I felt responsible (I still do) but I really lost the motivation to continue. Every time I tried to write I forced myself to get something up. Not only in this RP but in the others as well (YGO RP for example). This resulted in me not portraying some NPCs as I should have or they turned out completely different. And some of them received the short end of the stick and never got the attention they deserved (Alvin / Redwood). The biggest problem is that I may have started this before I was ready. The plot wasn't completely set and with RoG failing as playable I had to rework over and over again and messed up. Now, considering all the BS that already happened, I don't feel the motivation to fix it.

All of this isn't fair towards the players so that's why I finally decided to just say it. I really need to take a break because a part of me is exhausted. I do get ideas but I can't seem to write them down or work them out.

I already messaged Dobby and Jory and gave them the option to continue this. If they want to I will help them get started. If not I might do the same as Hukuna and Stratos did and give this another go in the future when I feel like it's ready.

So I'm just going to take a break while I do something else. Like I already mentioned I still have ideas so in a few days I might open up an interest check with new projects that I'm interested in. That way I can start world building / reworking Ymora (which works refreshing for me) so I can actually do a decent job as a host. But for now I'm taking a break. I don't want to make the same mistake and rush into it again.

[DarkLight]

You are doing a decent job all things considered. But, I understand your decision ^^

I have to apologize for a lack of activity here on the forums in general. I'm just not motivated to RP as much as a used to. Call it a writer's block if you want to, but I'm also having more fun breeding for competitive battling and other things. D:

[Jory]

Alright everyone, since Dobby and Chim are lazy shits (jk ily both vm) this is looking more and more like my ship to steer, at least until Chim is able to pick this up again. Over the past couple of weeks I've created my own plotline that strays away from RoG, which is Chim's territory, and toward a completely different evil organization.

Among ourselves the co-hosts have determined that if RoG happens, it will be if this RP ever makes it to Year Two.

My question is basically this: Who here is still interested in this RP? Ideally we'd wrap up the earlier tournament rounds almost immediately after starting back up. That way, the final round of the tournament can be the setting for the reveal of a brand new team, a brand new plotline, and hopefully brand new interest.

For all you homies still out there willing to put up a post every so often, can I get a what what?