CaptainSully
🤘🏻Master of Puppets🤘🏻
Kanto is a jewel just waiting to be explored...
Four decades ago Ash Ketchum the world renowned pokemon trainer called it a day and retired to a far off archipelago from the bright lights and cameras that began to swarm him at the end of his career. The world he left behind has changed somewhat but is for the most part entirely recognisable. Parents are no longer allowed to let their twelve year olds wander off on their own around the region of Kanto meaning the average age of a pokemon trainer has risen to eighteen. In addition to this, pokemon are no longer bound by the regions that they were back when Ash travelled the world. The Oak Institute, named after the late great professor of the same name, has led the way in pokemon conservation efforts for the last twenty years. Now headed by Oak's great grand daughter Arianna Oak, the Institute has seen to breeding programs of pokemon all around the world. This has meant pokemon not native to Kanto are now flourishing alongside the native species.
The infrastructure of the Kanto region is one of the biggest changes. Transport from city to city is quick with roads and train links making travel much easier than previously. Many cities are now directly linked to each other with even Cinnabar Island now being tied to the mainland by a direct bridge over the water to Pallet Town. Pokemarts are still around albeit with much more competition from independent stores and chains. Pokecentres are now all run by the Oak Institute and are able to provide any and all help a pokemon trainer needs.
Since the days of Ash, the Pokemon League has seen the introduction of a trainer license. Supported by the governments of the world, this license can only be claimed after a persons 18th person and can only be utilised once they have left school. Anyone found catching or training pokemon with a license can face huge fines and even jail time. This is a result of people leaving school at a young age without finishing their education and upon realising their dream to be the best wasn't going to happen, had no education to fall back on. The number of jobless and homeless as a result skyrocketed and so the Trainer License was put in place to stop this. Beyond the moral issues of a parent allowing their child to wander the world at thirteen, the league felt the license was a positive move in ensuring the safety of the young generation. Many young lives were ruined after being tricked to join the infamous Team Rocket. The group still exists but they no longer wear a uniform after realising it made the job of the police infinitely easier.
This is a Pokemon themed RP set in the Kanto region where things have changed since the days of Ash Ketchum. The idea is that it will follow a small group of young adults (18 to 21) who are setting off on their pokemon journey together. I'm thinking up to 3/4 other people and there is no real restriction on whether someone wants to be a trainer or not. If we end up with all players as trainers then so be it. It'll be pretty free form meaning I want you guys to try and take the lead with where you want to go and what you want to do. Each town will have an event that will take over but for the most part you can do as you wish. Stay as a group, split up, go off on your own, im happy either way.
I do want to take a bit of a darker approach with this so ideally I want people taking part to be 18+ (not just characters). It's not a killer by no means but you can just expect some more real world reactions to situations, particularly when Team Rocket decide to show up.
NPC Trainer battles and capturing pokemon will be RP'd out by the players themselves. In terms of Gym Battles I do intend to have this happen on Pokemon Showdown although that could change. PvP battles are allowed and again, I would prefer Showdown to be used (more just so I can see the highlights lol). That said, if two players agree to RP out the result, just please avoid arguments.
In terms of activity I would like at least one post a week.
So if you're interested just throw your interest down below and fill in the basic application (This isn't the complete CS, that will be PM'd to successful applicants to complete).
Name: (Simple)
Age: (Between 18/21)
Goal: (Do they want to be a trainer? Gym Leader? Beauty Contests?)
Personality: (Paragraph or bullet points are acceptable)
Backstory: (At least two paragraphs please. I'm not asking for a massive essay but just some details that can help give depth to their personality)
Age: (Between 18/21)
Goal: (Do they want to be a trainer? Gym Leader? Beauty Contests?)
Personality: (Paragraph or bullet points are acceptable)
Backstory: (At least two paragraphs please. I'm not asking for a massive essay but just some details that can help give depth to their personality)
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