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The Magnificent and Majestic Tournament

Hello my PKMN.NET friends, and anyone else who falls out this category.   Sun and Moon have been for a month now and since I haven't done this for years how about a big tournament?

Yessir, a lovely tournament to bring out that rush of adrenaline and noradrenaline to the extent your body thinks it's staring down a massive bear.  What can be better?

Let's start with some questions I just know you have!

So let's begin..
A tournament is a structured contests where parties agree on terms their conduct is bound by ('the rules') sometimes for a prize both material and non-material.

Okay I have that..
Sweet.


What are the rules my good lady?

What are the rules, indeed.   For the time being, and because it's a cute novelty, let's only use Pokemon in the Aloha dex,  even if this tournament runs past Bank's update.  So basically, anything that is in the Aloha dex, expect, of course, uber, like that Bat thing and that Cat thing that looks like a fire type but it's not really a fire type but it should be a fire type.

(The Bat and the Cat? Oooooh I get it now.)

Single Battle.  The battle of kings (and queens.)

Item clause, species clause, all that stuff.

The number of participates will be decided once I gauge how much interest is in this, but I'll try to limit it down to an even number.    To enter, simply post your name, typically available times, a unique single or double digit number and I will do the rest.

How will match up times be decided?

I understand many of us live on the other side of the world from each other and obviously many of us are adults with jobs, and work and stuff and even younger people have school commitments.  So when the pair ups are revealed, the two will have a week to battle each other (can be extend if both parties agree,  you must make it observable though – post in this topic).  If one party fails to make a reasonable effort and fall out from the time limit they will be disqualified. If both, I may disqualify both, try to find a replacement or I dunno, I'll think of something.

To join this, you really must consider if you can spare at least half an hour once a week. 

What is the structure of the tournament?
In the word's of Pater Gabriel 'Games Without Frontiers'  It's a knock out.  One round, sudden death, can be best two out of three, post if you'd like to see that on your initial application and we can defiantly do that.

So Casual, competitive?
Not gonna lie.  Gonna have to probably use competitive Pokemon, I've certainly EV and IV bred mine.

What will the winner recive.
Same as the loser.

Which is..?
Nothing?

Really?
Oh alright.  You will be taken to an elevated plateau where crowds upon crowds will watch your majestic accession to the land's royalty.  In the winter low-hanging sun, you will gaze upon the endless frosty green under the cliff and proudly reflect, with a small tear in your eye, the struggles, the trials and the blood and sweat you went through to reach here.

OK that's-
Don't be silly x. you'll probably receive a good bred Pokemon If I ever get round to doing it.  Also you can tell your friends and family that you managed to win a video game tournament with probably less than 20 people. 

Besides, battling with other members is fun, right? .. Right..?

Voice chat?
If agreed by both parties.


Can I upload my battles to YouTube or livestream or something like that.
If agreed between both parties.  Agreement must be observable so post here.



I don't see my question here and I've read through at least once.  Promise.  Can I ask it.
Yes.

Oh Good because I wanted to kno-

OH GOD SHUTTUP.

Ah whatever.  Feel free.

Happy Battling!

uh..

From news no-one expected, GameFreak (game makers of Pokemon whatever that is) is releasing a 2D platformer for PS4, Xbox one and PC called Tembo the Badass Elephant, published by SEGA.

Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RusbvXV-g

I'm intrested! An elephant (which are lovely animals) dressed sort of like Rambo in a 2D platformer?  But this is the strangest news in gaming I've heard for a long time!

A re-release of a 12 year old game based on a 19 year old game, out on PS3/4 360, Xbox One and PC.    And it's wonderful.    I wasn't much into the old school RE games, my expreince started with Resident Evil 4 (which I total loved, still do love, and can go back to it any time and enjoy so much) so when fans complained that the series was out of touch with its roots,  I didn't really fully understand the compliants.

But playing it now (with the new, updated controls,) I can see where their coming from.  Whilst in RE4 the combat was at the forefront, this game, with it's limited ammo almost encrouges avoiding your enemies unless it's aboustely necessery.  Come across a tight corridor in the mansion you think you'll be re-entering? Do you take out the Zombie or try to avoid, bare in mind if you do decide to take it down and leave it for a while.. well.

I love the carefully crafted camera angles, and whilst the scene changing can be confusing at first, I still loved the atmosphere they crafted, with their frame scenes combind with the sound and music (or most of the time, lack of any noise) really makes for a unsettling atmosphere.  Most of the time I've watched my girlfriend play it together, but I still felt as much involved as I do when playing it myself.


Anyone else playing?  What do you think?

Whilst playing the game I noticed a lot of references to the original RS, both small and large, have you? Let's see what we found!  For me:

+ The game's opening is RS' original, same sprites, background and text before it pulls away to show that it's being played on the character's PokeNav.
+ 11 years is refenced a lot, a nod to the RS's release date in the west of 2003.
+A NPC in the PokeCentre asked you if you're suprised by Mauville's size and is seemingly amused you would be, in RS Mauville was much, much smaller.  It was a single road with a handful of houses, a gym and other buildings.
+In Mauville Hills there's a character who's telling you his repeating his line for when he gives Rock Smash to a trainer, a character in a house used to in Mauville used to give you Rock Smash.
+ an NPC in Verdanturf Town tells you that the town used to be known as the gateway for contests.  in RS, whilst the first contest hall the player will come across is in Slateport, they could only compete in the Verdanturf Town hall because it was the only hall that would allow begginer ranks whilst other halls had different ranks praticed there.
+ A Pokeblock machine is in the halls and an NPC tells you how they used to blend berries in a group of four people 'years ago'.   
+ In the Safari Zone you'll find information that the owner used to charge enterance fees but after no-one would come he lifted the fees and made it free, in RS you was charged for enterance.
+ In Sea Mauville you can find a device on one of the shelves that has two screens and looks like what you're using now.  Somewhat breaking the fourth wall and refering to possibly the DS or Game and Watch.

Delta Epsiode:


Delta Episode seems to incoprate of a lot of Emerald elements, ones I've noticed:
+ Steven calls you up using an early version of PokeNav communication,  Emerald's PokeNav doubled as a phone.
+ Wallace's team when he rebattles you is the team he uses as Emerald Champion.
+ RS' Hoenn is referenced as a place where the Pokemon War never took place and some evoultions weren't discovered, some Pokemon in RS would be given future evoultions or mega evoultions and in ORAS are considered Hoenn Pokemon now. (Dusclopes, Dusknoir etc.)
+ The Battle at the Mossdeep rocket station is similar to the battle with Team Magma in Emerald.

[TRENDY SAYINGS]

(Well a month from a Europen-centric view, however, this is no reason why those who'll be receiving ORAS on the 21st cannot join in either!)

After years of speculation, debates, and examining anything that may be the slightest hint of oncoming remake of Ruby and Sapphire, ranging from NPCs from Hoenn to if you squint it kind of looks like it's saying RUBY AND SAPPHIRE REMAKING COMING, the games are almost upon us.

The purpose of this topic is to build hype to an awesome amount.  Everyday, I will post an element of RS, be it a scenario in the game, a Pokemon, an NPC, pre-release information, events, news or anything that relates to the game, and you can post your experience about it.  It can be as long or short as you like (as long as it follows rules of course.)

Come on, it'll be fun!

(NB: your definition of fun may differ massively from my own.)


TODAY IS...
TRENDY SAYINGS

on Dewford Island there was an interesting bunch of NPCs that would take obsessively about a phrase that could change yourself.  It was changed weekly automatically, and sometimes by trading records with friends you would also receive their 'trendy phrase'.  I was made from stock words such as Pokemon names, pronouns and move names.  I remember using the phase Cute Torchic, but when I went back this year with my girlfriend immaturity got the better of us and, well,  it was a lot less sweet than Cute Torchic.

I only really played R/S back in the day with my brother and my evetual-girlfriend Milia Maxwell as she's called on here so it was intresting to have phrases traded between us.

I hope this returns to ORAS, it made the world feel a bit more alive.

Post them here!  Here's mine summerised up!

The Good!
+ Graphics are charmful, the expressions are cute, and gives it a lot of personallity, the Magma/Aqua look really good as well.
+ Music is good and faithful
+ Lots of easter eggs!  A small nod for old fans and a forshadowing for newer ones, raised a smile when one NPC was telling me about his Bike stamped with RYDLE RYDLE RYDLE RDLYE and the apperance of Gabby and Ty.
+ Really captures the feel of RS.
+  I really like the art work of the trainers you fight, a lot of them are very similar poses to their RS sprites.

The Bad
+ Mossdeep City turned into Lumiose City during the Magma/Aqua battle.  As in the background was clearly of the busy city of Lumiose City rather than the Island city of Mossdeep.  I hope that's a demo only thing because that really jarring.

But besides that, loved it!

At first I took a bit of a cautious view to Mega Evolutions, although now using a vairty of them in X/Y, I've come to appricate them as a sort of 'up grade' to current Pokemon without changing them too much.  There were a few Pokemon that seemed odd they weren't given mega evos, like Metagross, but it seems they were being saved for ORAS.

But what new Mega Evos would you like to see, or expect?

For one I think we'd see a Mega Camrupt and Sharpedo, X & Y used a Mega Evo on the Big Bad Team Leader's Pokemon team and within the game's theme of Mega Pokemon, it gave it an epic feel.  These two were Archie's and Maxie's signature Pokemon back in RSE, I'd be suprised if they didn't.    Although GameFreak could give them different Pokemon, I'd think a mega evo would be sutiable for these Pokemon.  On a personal note, I would love to see it.

Rayquaza  seems obivous, it's usually in the same bracket as Kyroge/Groudon.

Mega Dusknoir, maybe, it was always paired with Banette when it was Dusclops, but I felt Banette giving an Mega Evo was to make up for it not having an evolution whilst Dusclops did.

A few ones I'd like to see: Mega Salamence, Mega Dragonite, Mega Armaldo, Mega Wailord (oh please this would be so fantastic, please make it twice the size of reguler Wailord or something.)

One of the more overlooked things that RS did that other games haven't copied was to have bigger Pokedex entries for their Pokemon.  Because of the amount of text entries spanned two 'dex pages.  For example Metagross' entries in Ruby and Sapphire were:

Metagross has four brains in total. Combined, the four brains can breeze through difficult calculations faster than a supercomputer. This Pokémon can float in the air by tucking in its four legs.

Metagross is the result of two Metang achieving fusion. When hunting, this Pokémon pins the prey to the ground under its massive body. It then eats the helpless victim using the large mouth on its stomach.

Later entries were more condensed and read more like linked bullet points.   Imo don't flow as well. 

Do you think they'd return, or would you like them to return?

I'm a bit lazy when EV training sweepers &  usually do 255/255 instead of 252/252/6 for an extra stat point,  so I noticed when trasferring my Heracross in the said manner & going to Super training that it wasn't fully trained & had attack & speed maxed out,  did a bit of HP and yay fully EV trained.

Am I right in thinking stats are maxed out at 252 rather then 255?  if so that is so useful.

(not Steven Stone,  that's Claire's area)

Hello PKMN.NET!  So I'm enjoying X for the first time & have caught a cool sword looking thing.  But I found cool looking sword thing will eventually need a dusk stone to evolve.  I don't mind,  but if they are a limited amount then I might have to reconsider my in game team, as I would like to keep my stones for my EV'd mon.   So  basically, are the evoultion stones limited, or is thefe a reliable way to get more.

Thank you for the help.

(New topic because I context is wider than just Nintendo's now.)

I was with those annoyed that Nintendo's servers for games were being shut down - but there seems to be another reason for it.  Gamespy who hosted these games as well as many others are closing down their servers in May.

Goodbye online GTA IV & RDR.

I probably should attempt to get that online stuff in Dragon Quest IX.  Bleh.

Real life has taken it's heavy toll over the year, so I'm reguleted to semi-lurking statues on pkmn.net, and I notice a lot of new people.  that's a good thing so I'm not critising but I can't help feel this quote from the wise Grampa Simpson

I used to be with it.  Then they changed what 'it' was, now what I'm with isn't it and what 'it' is seems weird and scary to me.

The times -- they are changing!

(Not nescessey a bad thing of course.)

Its like Saved by the Bell the New Class, which had elements from the previoius series.

It's Claire[fable]'s birthday today! probably best to avoid saying how old she is exactly, but nevertheless lets wish her a happy birthday!

Happy Birthday! as stated above.  Hope it's a good one.

..is that we don't have to learn two sets of names for Pokemon, names, and moves for conversation and stuff.   I love you Nintendo!

y'know, speculation!

What do you think? probably plot wise, or even just a simple refer to the pokemo's shapes, but it's probably got story with that.

i dunno, maybe image people know this more about me, but isn't 3D on a X pitch or a Y pitch or something, if I haven't just dreamed this maybe it's just a refer to it being 3D.

i mean the logo colours are red and blue what 3D usually associated with.

WHAT WE KNOW
+ Spring 2013 release 17/09/2013 release
+ GTA SA had a massive map, GTA IV had a smaller, but more detialed map, RDR had a massive map.  This map supposdly, taking in account of both inside and outside locations is bigger than those COMBINED.  With a working water part and everything. 
+ Three characters, contrast socially and hobbies.  Michael, an ex bank robber, 40s, has a family, deal with the feds lives the high life.  Trevor, 40s,  Michael's parnter when they did bank robbers, drugged up, ex soilder. Franklin, younger than the two,  car repo man. Can change when not a mission but they can take part in missions together.  Changing will enter a supposde google map style zoom out zoom in. 
+ Phone has changed  a bit, no longer get friend calls requesting acticvies (though they are still in) can access internet from it.
+ Planes. Jets.  BMXs. and stuff


wow, just wow. the map sounds intense and three main characters? What I liked most from GTA IV and it's dlc is that for the most part, the characters were running around in the same city, that felt, even though it's the same place it allowed for different expereinces with only a  reletetive few small changes.

i r so exicted.

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/blog/disney-acquire-lucasfilm

ep 7 out 2015.

The internet has entered fanboy EXPLOSION.

I'm optimistic, maybe some fresh ideas and creative injections would be a good thing!

Maybe we'll see the unedited originals out.  There's demand for it heh.

As you may or may not know, our site is part of the European Wide - Pokemon Networking side - UEPC.  Their latest tournament sign up is at foot right now, and we at PKMN.NET encourage you to do the side proud (us!) and go kick  butt.  (Not the real kind, that would be battery or assault depending on your laws of the land)

Tourmanet Sign up Here.

Just a brief summary:

* Prizes are described in the thread, including a copy of Black or White.
* Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver games only. 
* European Players Only.
* Rules explained.
* Sign ups end 11th May

So Why not. All you have to do is sign up to the forum and then await your battles .

[Hang on, design my own Pokémon?]

Hello you.  You like Pokémon? Great.  You like creativity,..uh sorta?  Still, great, here at PKMN.NET we're hosting a competition when you combine the two loves and not come out with something creepy with other fusion concepts such as The Fly.


To celebrate Pokémon Black and White and our the launch of the brand new Donation Member System (more can be found here)  we're launching this competition, where you may have guessed it, to design your own Pokémon

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.  The winner of this competition will receive a Brand New Copy of either Pokémon Black or White.

Basics:

Hang on, design my own Pokémon?
Yep.  Although, mind, it can be a single Pokémon or a Pokémon evo line, it doesn't matter, as long as you:

• Keep within the rules of the franchise (no 12 line evo chain, thank you.)
• Don't copy older Pokémon or Monsters from other series (This writer being a huge fan of Pokémon and YuGiOh will see right throw that..! we're watching.) Of course you can take broad influences (Hey a dragon that lives in a cave -- I'll make one too! With my own unique touches) but don't go the hole hog and grab a Salamence and paint in orange.
• One entry per person – we're not supermen, unfortunately, so we can't do 500 of yours in a single night.
• Keep in the rules of PKMN.NET (don't know how you'd break these, but as a standard clause, its here, although I suppose you can break them by calling your Pokémon something sweary..)

Hang on a moment, in what manner are we doing this? I have the drawing ability of a cow, am I expected to draw/sprite?

Take it from someone who's drawing ability is yet to pass a three year old level, we don't want to exclude people by this.  Sure, you can sprite.  Or you can do art.  Or you can write.  Your limit is your imagination! If you don't feel confident with drawing, you can describe it lucid terms! As long as you express what your Pokémon is about!

Although everyone is expected to take some writing for concerning lore/location and such.

Your Pokémon will be designed on based of the games.  That's to say, you'll have to:

• Give it a name! Clearly, make it witty or clever, based on a pun or such, or just sounding good! For example, my Pokémon would be called Cleggeg.
• Concept! All Pokémon are based on concepts, some paralleling real life, some of someones imagination, from Bulbasaur (a plant/repetile hybrid that absorbs sunlight to power itself) to Mewtwo (failed clone) and to simple things like Magicarp (Weak fish Pokémon with fantastic potential) or Bagon (Simple cave dwelling Pokémon that wishes to fly) your appearance, lore, stats and such should all reflect this.  For example, my Cleggeg is the Colour Changing Pokémon, that turns a shade of Blue and Yellow all the time.

Oh and you can't design pre-evo/evos of real Pokémon.  C'mon, be fresh .

• Looks! Written or drawn, or both, what does your Pokémon look like? Does it look cool? Does it fit with the current Pokémon, does it reflect its core concept? (Giving Magikarp biceps would defiantly go against that don't ya think?) 
• Stats! All 'mon have these, even if you're not competitively battle minded, its useful to keep this in mind because it is integral to a Pokémon's character.  For example, Magikarp is meant to be weak, so his stats reflect this, why Gyarados is supposed to be a brute, and such he has high attack.  Gardivour is a protector of its trainer, hence high Special Defence whilst Slowpoke -- ah you get the idea. 
• Moves! Again, on the Gameside this is important.  And you have to remember your Pokémons character when decided moves.  You might find it odd Octillery learns Flamethrower, but it fits in his character of a Octopus Tank (its Japanese name has 'tank' in it.) so don't be thrown off by giving your Pokémon attacks you wouldn't normally associate its type with. To make it easier for everyone, stick to known current moves.  Do not make up your own. Same with abilities on that note, unless, unless the ability is central to the pokemon's concept (Think Sheddy)
• Pokedex Entry! This is what really ties it all together. The limit doesn't matter as long as you sufficiently give the Pokémon some story and its context, but this is the explanation we're hoping.

WHAT DO I WIN. WHATDOIWINWHATDOIWIN

Woah, calm down there. As much as we'd like to send you on a cruise around Europe we couldn't do that.  (And if we could I'd by typing this on the deck of the SS SUPERcow) The Prizes are nearly as good! In First Place will win a Full Year's Donation account aaaaand best of all.. a copy of either Pokémon Black or White!

Runners up (the number depending on the number of people who've entered) will recive a Donation package depending on their final postion.

Also, the best of the rest will have their Pokémon proudly shown on a our Competition Page!

Excellent.  I'll devote every working hour to it - although how is it judged?

I'm very glad you asked me this.  The admins's decision will be based on three things:

Looks: How well does it look by your drawing/writing? We won't judge it on the quality, rather the content.  Does it look great? Does it fit in the concept?
Moves and Stats:  We'll decide if the stats you have given it fit the Pokémon, and if the movepool is appropriate this doesn't necessary mean about size (but if you're decided a Pokémon Margikap-esque, we might put that as a factor).
Consistency with the Pokémon world. You might have read we're designing a Pokémon.  Not a toaster for ASDA to showcase! So we;'d have to consider the factors such as above, as if this was released next year with a bunch of new Pokémon, would we consider it to be part of them? It would it feel the odd one out..? does its Lore fit in the Pokémon world? does it 'glue' together, we'd be thinking about this.

You'll receive a score out of 10 per admin, which will factor your over all score of 50.

How do I send it in?
Easy, just email your writing, images whatever to  seniorstaff <at> pkmn{dot}net.

Couplize people for a thought-proviking thought or out of sheer childishness.  It may be because they share characterstics, intrest, and would make a good couple if together, or simply because.

Touchy subject, so lets make sure we're not doing it to insult peeps.  For example,  RexClaire, would undoubtedly be insulting to me.  (<3)

DO IT MEN.  And women.  And those in between, wome.

[Edit by Dragonpika: Remember, guys, this topic was created before the rules changed from 3+ to PG. Rex's post is still relevant, but some stuff in here may be out-of-date. Read this post, though, it's super cool and has some good ideas in.]

Edit by Dragonpika: Remember, guys, this topic was created before the rules changed from 3+ to PG. Rex's post is still relevant, but some stuff in here may be out-of-date. Read this post, though, it's super cool and has some good ideas in.

I know there has been some debate about the 3+ rule, with some people considering it a creative limitation.

The point of the three plus rule isn't to limit you in your fun, but rather keep the site friendly for all audience.  Of course, the age old argument is "How many 3 year olds are on this site?" Because the next up from 3+ is 12+, and we have people younger than that.

So because of this we do not want to have places on the site, be it Role Play, or such off-limits.

The 3+ rule isn't as restrictive you might think.   Firstly, it is important to know we're not aiming for concept of a Role Play, but rather execution.

For example, a Role Play on Grand Theft Auto may be very well in the limits of accessibility.  You may ask, how can GTA, a game rated 18+/M be compatable?  Simply because of again, execution. 

If you were to remove, or find alternative to the elements that warrent it an 18+.  This is, swearing, drugs (perhaps), excessive violence, details in gore.  Just use your wits.

In fact, it might encrouge you to use more creativity.  One example Joeno gives is if you want to refer to drugs for your gritty crime guy, instead, use chocolate that's been outlawed by the government because of its addictive propreties and dubious deaths too.  There's no creativity taken away, but certainly some added.

Although, there are some concepts we probably wouldn't allow:  for example, I'd argue that a Role Play based on Hannibal Lector is probably not a good idea, because of the elements we disallow are so embedded into it.

Really though, the rule isn't applied as strictly as you might think - while we will be checking Role Plays and making sure we stop anything we find unacceptable, we won't be doing it without issuing a warning soon.    Alternatively, you can always PM your idea to an mod or admin to see if its acceptable by standards.  However, if you think its acceptable after careful consideration, its most likely, it is.

Our bottom line is not to stop creative endeavours, but make them so that anyone can join it, just like the rest of the site.  So keep this in mind when creating your Role Play - just take a look at the Black Poppy Saga, with some editing and changes, it was allowed.

Aslo, for the love that's green and good on Farmer John's Farm, report posts you think aren't following this.  We can't do anything if you don't report it and if we come across it anyway, it makes us a little bit more annoyed that no-one has done.