Trainer Specialty and Guidelines

[Keith Claymore]

Trainers

Pokemon trainers usually have the goal to be the best of the best and become a Pokemon master, but to do that they must prove their worth in Pokemon battles. Trainers start off in any town or city in the region and must go around catching and training their Pokemon to their full potential. To be the best can prove to be challenging when having to face off against each other, but winning and losing are both necessary for a trainer.

Trainers must go to each gym in the region to battle in hopes to win a pokemon badge. They must defeat all eight gyms to collect all the badges they will need in order to qualify their entry into the league, where they can challenge the Elite Four. Once they beat all Four of the most elite trainers of the Region, they will be considered as the Region Champion and must defend this title against others strong Trainers.


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Starting Guide

All beginning Pokemon trainers may freely choose a starting Pokemon as long as it falls under the categories below. The Pokemon will start at level 10 and know any of its respective moves up to that point, minus egg moves. From there on out it is up to the trainer to build a team of Pokemon to achieve their ultimate goal of becoming the region champion.


Pokemon Trainer Starters...

-- Must be the base form of a 3 stage evolutionary line. (e.g. Bulbasaur, Lotad, Starly.)

-- Cannot be part of a 3 stage evolutionary line which was originally 2 or 1 stage and was completed in a later game. This includes pre-evolutions and baby Pokemon. (e.g. Rhyhorn, Porygon, Duskull, Pichu.)

-- Must be cleared with our starter restriction list.



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Starting Inventory

All beginners will start off with the following items.


Starting Inventory

-- x5 Pokeballs
-- ¥3500

[Keith Claymore]

Coordinators

Pokémon Coordinator is someone who raises Pokémon to compete in Pokémon Contests. They raise their Pokémon much like Pokémon Trainers do, although with much more emphasis on beauty and appearances since they are major factors when it comes to points in Contests. They need to train their Pokémon to have influential moves, and be able to do well in battles at the same time.

Like Trainers, Coordinators travel throughout the region to catch and raise their Pokémon. However, unlike Trainers, their goal is to collect Ribbons instead of badges. But unlike badges, Coordinators only get a single shot of winning a particular ribbon from a particular contest. They also must compete with other Coordinators for that ribbon. They need to collect five ribbons by winning various Contests in the region in order to be able to participate in the Grand Festival. If they win the Grand Festival, they will be awarded the prestigious Ribbon Cup as a token of their skills.


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Starting Guide

All beginning Coordinators may freely choose a starting Pokemon as long as it falls under the categories below. The Pokemon will start at level 7 and know any of its respective moves up to that point, minus egg moves. From there on out it is up to the trainer to build a team of Pokemon to achieve their ultimate goal of winning Pokemon contests.


Coordinator Starters...

-- Must be the base form of a 3 stage evolutionary line. (e.g. Bulbasaur, Lotad, Starly.)

-- Cannot be part of a 3 stage evolutionary line which was originally 2 or 1 stage and was completed in a later game. This includes pre-evolutions and baby Pokemon. (e.g. Rhyhorn, Porygon, Duskull, Pichu.)

-- Must be cleared with our starter restriction list found HERE



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Starting Inventory

All beginners will start off with the following items.


Starting Inventory

-- x3 Pokeballs
-- x2 Greatballs
-- 1 evolutionary item from the Pokemart
-- ¥4000

[Keith Claymore]

Breeders

Pokemon breeders typically concern themselves with raising Pokemon for health and happiness, rather than for Pokémon battles. Many pokemon breeders will raise and mate selected Pokémon to reproduce specific improvements in future generations of Pokemon. They would also take an interest in pokemon grooming and nutrition.

Breeders will travel around the region to learn more about pokemon and better ways to care for them, but it's not uncommon to see some staying in one place instead. Often times, people will see breeders accompanying trainers and coordinators and take care of their pokemon as well as learn with them, but some breeders may ask for a fee to care for other pokemon.

For more information on breeding turn your attention HERE


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Starting Out

All beginning Pokemon Breeders may freely choose two starting Pokemon as long as it falls under the categories below. The Pokemon will start at level 5 and know all of its respective moves up to that point. From there on out it is up to the breeder to groom, breed, and keep the pokemon in their care healthy and happy.


Pokemon Breeder Starters...
Both starter pokemon must be of base evolution and in the same egg group.

May both start with one valid egg move as part of their beginning repertoire of moves. Egg moves that have a base power of OVER 50 cannot be used.

Must be clear of our starter restriction list, which can be found HERE



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Starting Inventory

All beginners will start off with the following items. More items can be bought or traded to you from the store and other trainers respectively.


Starting Inventory

-- x4 Pokeballs
-- x4 Greatballs
-- x1 Rare Candy
-- ¥4500

[Keith Claymore]

Gym Leaders

Gym Leaders are among the most skilled and respected trainers across the regions. It is a Gym Leaders duty to oversee and maintain their respective Pokemon Gyms. Some go out of their way to set a positive example for their town and take steps to maintain its order. Others can be dark secretive and may choose to waive any relations with their town or city. No matter the method or attitude however, Gym Leaders are considered experts in their fields and should not be taken lightly.

Gym Leaders specialize and train in one certain Pokemon type (or two closely related types) and their respective gyms and battling styles must reflect this. While it is the Leader's job to accept challenges and hand out badges, they are not confined to their Gym. Gym Leaders may leave to travel, train, and even challenge other Gyms any time they please. In such cases it is up to the challenger to either wait for the Gym Leader's return or seek them out themselves.


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Being a Gym Leader

Gym Leaders , unlike the other types of trainers, have unique guidelines to building and managing their Pokemon teams. In order to ensure that trainers attempting to win a badge will have fair fights without having to worry about the Leader becoming too strong at a certain point, Gym Leaders will have a team set up specifically for Gym Battles. These Gym teams will have a preset amount of Pokemon and an unchanging set of levels. Gym Leaders may edit this team between battles at will as long as it still adheres to the below chart.

Due to the fact that Gym Teams cannot gain levels and are therefore useless outside of Gym battles, Gym Leaders will be allowed to keep a second team with which they travel, train and battle with outside of their Gym. This is essentially can be thought of as their "personal" team as opposed to the Gym Pokemon they will use in Gym battles. Personal teams may begin with a maximum of six Pokemon on hand, and two in storage, that are clear of the banned/restricted list. These Pokemon must follow the below starting level constraint but can be trained and leveled up normally from there. Gym leader's personal teams can have any pokemon, but because they specialize in a certain type they are expected to be of similar typing.

Finally, Gym Leaders create their own battle rules. It is up to the Gym Leader to maintain a thread in their Gym listing the current rules of the Gym. The type of battle (single or double) and the amount of Pokemon that may be used are examples of rules.


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Team Guide

Poison Type| Pollux Badge
No. of Gym Pokemon: 2
Level Limit (Gym): 13 - 16
Starting Level Limit (Personal): 29
Initial Money: ¥8000

Fighting Type|Punch Badge
No. of Pokemon: 2 - 3
Level Limit (Gym): 18 - 21
Starting Level Limit (Personal): 32
Initial Money: ¥8000

Grass Type|Dew Badge
No. of Pokemon: 2 - 4
Level Limit (Gym): 21 - 25
Starting Level Limit (Personal): 35
Initial Money: ¥8000

Fire Type|Blaze Badge
No. of Pokemon: 2 - 4
Level Limit (Gym): 24 - 28
Starting Level Limit (Personal): 38
Initial Money: ¥8000

Steel Type|Stainless Badge
No. of Pokemon: 2 - 4
Level Limit (Gym): 30 - 34
Starting Level Limit (Personal): 41
Initial Money: ¥8000

Dark Type|Darkness Badge
No. of Pokemon: 3 - 5
Level Limit (Gym): 40 - 44
Initial Level Limit (Personal): 47
Initial Money: ¥8000

Dragon Type|Scale Badge
No. of Pokemon: 2 - 6
Level Limit (Gym): 43 - 45
Initial Level Limit (Personal): 50
Initial Money: ¥8000

Starting Inventory:

-- Any combination of 10 items from the pokeball section of the pokemart.
-- Your Gym's TM that you give out to the winners of your gym challenge.

[Keith Claymore]

Elite Four

As their name suggests, the Elite Four is comprised of the Four most powerful trainers in the region. These trainers display their honed abilities in all aspects of Pokemon that far surpass even Gym Leaders. The Efinea Elite Four are based at Crestfall City, past The Plain of Scales. They are responsible for accepting the challenges of those trainers who have braved all eight gyms and have presented all eight badges of the region.


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Being an Elite

While members of the Elite Four tend to gravitate toward a single type, they are not as restricted as their Gym Leader counterparts. Each member of the Elite Four must have a specific theme of battle. This theme MUST transcend past a single type and use up to 2, as long as they have some logical or well devised connection to each other. The listed 2 types of Pokemon which you choose cannot overlap with any other Elite Four member, however subtypes of those Pokemon can. For example if one Elite 4 member has Steel listed and another has Bug, The bug one can still use Scizor. Pokemon within the on hand teams of the Elite 4 should be highly varied and you must attempt to set yourself apart from the Gym Leaders' teams as well.

All Elite Four members must start with a full team of Six Pokemon on hand and can have up to 5 other Pokemon in storage. Unlike Gym Leaders, the members of the Elite Four have no limitations attached with their Pokemon. They may use any Pokemon they wish to battle challengers and their teams may constantly become more powerful, forcing would-be challengers to strive to keep up. Challengers do not have to face the Elite Four consecutively and can take as much time as they need to rest and train between battles.


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Elite Four 1
Starting Levels: 50 - 55

Elite Four 2
Starting Levels: 55 - 60

Elite Four 3
Starting Levels: 60 - 65

Elite Four 4
Starting Levels: 65 - 70

Starting Inventory:

-- Any combination of 15 items from the pokeball section of the pokemart.
-- The TMs you give out to the victor of the match.
-- ¥12000