ChibaMasato
Well-Known Member
Welcome, my fellow T9kers and Pokemon Trainers, to the official thread for the Pokemon League!
Do you have what it takes to climb the ranks and become a Pokemon master? Or maybe you'd rather be an official member of the League itself? Regardless, the road is long, and won't be an easy task. Are you up for the challenge?
If you said yes, you've already passed the first test. Well done!
Clearly, there are multiple sections for those that certain people are looking for in this post, so I'm going to break down the regulations official League members must follow.
LEAGUE REGULATIONS (MEMBERS):
1. SINGLE TYPE CLAUSE: Your team MUST all share one common type. If you specialize in, say, Rock Pokemon, all of your Pokemon need to have the Rock-type. Pulling a 'Lance' is unacceptable. (I.E. No Pokemon that 'look' like they should be that type, but aren't.)
2. You are allowed to exchange Pokemon in your party for others as long as they still obey the Single Type Clause, but should you do so, you need to inform the Administrator (Me) as your team has to be registered. This is to prevent cheating, as neither combatant will know of the others' Pokemon until the match. Should someone blow the whistle on someone's team, all guilty parties involved will be punished, based on the severity of the offense.
3. You are free to resign from your position whenever you'd like. Don't not get the idea that you are forever anchored to that position.
4. Continuing from that, you can challenge the rank above you on the ladder at any given time for their position. You have 2 tries to beat them. If you fail both, you remain where you are. Should you succeed, the positions will be switched, and the challenge numbers reset. Note that if a challenger has beaten one, but the order switches, the challenger still has to defeat the defeated member, despite them being lower on the ranking list now.
5. Once you are set in position, you can choose any battle style you wish. Single, double, triple, rotation, it's all up to you.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Name (Duh.)
2. Type (NOTE: If someone else wants the type, it will be a best-of-three match using the teams you planned to be a member with.)
3. Why you want to be a member. (Give some thought to this. I'm serious.)'
4. For kicks (and potential prizes in future), Design a badge/emblem. Make it no bigger than 100x100 pixels. Get creative. Name it. Be proud of it. I'm not looking for super details, nor something that is legit 100x100. Take your time with it. Or have someone else do it for you. There are plenty of art-y people here in T9k who I'm sure would be happy to help.
NOTE: Any bit of trolling in the applications will immediately make it dismissed and unconsidered.
CHALLENGER REGULATIONS:
1. In order to start the challenge, your team must be registered with the Administrator. You are NOT allowed to exchange your Pokemon mid-challenge. Go in prepared for anything.
2. The only information you will get of your next opponent will be their type. Devise a strategy before challenging them.
3. Should you lose 3 times to the same member, you are given the option of backing out of the challenge. Doing so resets your progress.
4. Should you lose to ANY member of the Elite Four, you have to re-battle all of them again, just like the games.
5. Should you reveal any information to other challengers of the League members' teams, you WILL be forcefully removed from the challenge, and prohibited from ever entering the League again. Cheating is not tolerated.
6. There is no Champion status.
GENERAL REGULATIONS:
1. All teams are permitted EITHER 1 Legendary Pokemon OR 1 Mega-Evolution. Your Mega-Evo must be registered as your Mega-Evo when registering you team in order for you to use it. Should a team contain more than one Pokemon who can, only the registered one can use its Mega form. If you are caught using another Pokemon as your Mega-Evo, you will be removed from the League, regardless of your position. The Mega-Evo must also abide by the Single Type Clause for members, but the Pokemon itself before the Mega-Evo does not. You must evolve it immediately if you plan to use it, should that be the case. Legendary Pokemon that can Mega-Evolve are prohibited from doing so.
2. Be sportsmanlike. If you lose, take it with grace, and don't make a fool of yourself, or complain about how it was 'unfair'. It's a strategy game.
3. Tiers are not a thing. Never were, and never will be. Feel free to enjoy yourself while making your team. Creativity rewards those willing to put forth the effort.
4. No offensive nicknames, please. I'd like to think we're mature enough to not name a Steelix Dildo, or a Cloyster Vagina, or a Jynx Blackface. Be respectful.
5. Don't be a dick. Seriously. Just don't be.
APPLIED :
Zennai - Steel
Kitty_Bojingles - Fire
Neighslayer - Ghost
Thee_pro - Flying
ConcietedCupcakes - Water
ABarbeau - Dark
RedBox - Electric
Moondoggy23 - Rock
StTheo - Ice
NewspaperCrane - Bidoof
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With all that out of the way, the official start date for the League is still unknown, but will likely be after the release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. For now, prepare your minds, plan your applications, design your badges/emblems, design your teams. I'll reveal more on the registration process when we're closer to launch date.
