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→ GYM BATTLES

There are 8 gyms scattered around Cassava, one for each of the eight major towns outside of the central island. Each gym is headed by a gym leader who will test a trainer's strength against a Pokemon team of a type specific to their gym. Upon defeating the gym leader, trainers receive a gym badge symbolizing their victory and proving their strength and capabilities for training Pokemon. The more badges a trainer has, the more willing Pokemon are to listen to their commands, and upon collecting a full set of eight badges, that trainer is eligible to compete in the Pokemon League.

NOTE: The level of a gym leader's Pokemon is dependent on the challenging trainer's. For example, if your team's level is from 18 to 20, the leader's team will be from levels 20 to 23. This is also the same for any Pokemon or trainers who are stationed inside the gym. This allows for characters to challenge the gyms in any order that they want.

At the Pokemon League, eligible trainers from all over the region battle one another, and the winner proceeds to challenge the Elite Four, the strongest four trainers of the region, as well as the current Pokemon Champion. Upon victory against the Champion, the trainer claims the title as the region's Pokemon Champion.

MARY MANGO - STEEL-TYPE GYM LEADER "O-Oh, h... hello... I'm... Mary. I'm the Steel-type Gym Leader... Um, l-let's battle!" Despite being a Steel-type, The Mango City Gym is filled with trees. The dense indoor forest makes it difficult for the directionally challenged to properly navigate to the door that guides to the leader. Luckily, the room is devoid of trainers trying to battle any newcomers. In their place, however, are an abundance of Magnemites and Skarmory; the former acting as tripping hazards while the latter nips at heads. They must be defeated in order to proceed. When you finally reach the gym leader's main room, Mary, a small girl with overflowing hair, looks almost scared at the new arrival. She was in the middle of drinking a nice cup of tea; she nearly spills it all over the grassy and flower-covered ground, but she composes herself just enough to greet the challenger. Although timid, her Pokemon are not: Steelix Steelix Steelix Steelix Steelix Steelix Upon her defeat, she congratulates the trainer and meekly hands over a badge. She explains that Pokemon up to a certain level will listen if they see how many badges or ribbons a trainer has. She then gives TR46 (Iron Defense) before she rushes people out, being more than eager to go back to being by herself. Goodbye!
KONOHA MELONA - PSYCHIC-TYPE GYM LEADER "Huh...? Oh. Hi." Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Melona City Gym is dusty and void of... well, anything. It's not uncommon for its leader to wander off and only appear when someone drags him back. As a result, it's far too much of an effort to get any type of furnishing and it's probably illegal to lock the gym trainers inside for days at a time so this is nothing but a sad and empty building. Even the lights licker, but that's just because no one has changed them for some time - not because of some ~atmosphere~ or whatnot. Wandering to the very back of the gym for the leader's main room, Konoha is just getting up from a nap, yawning loudly. He appears to still be half-asleep when he asks who you are and what's happening. A gym battle? What? Oh. Okay, sure. Then, without much fanfare, he goes through his team: Hypno Musharna Slowbro Gallade Medicham Metagross Upon his defeat, he congratulates the trainer and hands over a badge, though it takes him a minute to remember where he put it (under the mattress). He will briefly explain how the number of badges or ribbons a trainer can have could control Pokemon up to a certain level. Then, after another minute to search around, he gives TR49 (Calm Mind) and silently stands there until you eventually leave. Bye.
TSUBOMI HAMI - FIRE/FIGHTING-TYPE GYM LEADER "Ha. Do you think you can defeat me?" Having lost the Hami Gym in the volcano, challenges are instead conducted wherever the leader is found, although there is rumor that if you interrupt her in the middle of preparing a meal or trying to relax in the hot springs, she will break your spine. It might be better that the challenges are done outside, seeing as both the gym leader and her Pokemon have trouble holding back and tend to go all out against both their opponent and the terrain they battle on. Flareon ♂ Mienshao ♀ Breloom ♂ Ninetales ♂ Blaziken ♂ Arcanine ♀ Upon her defeat, she congratulates the trainer and hands over the badge and TR41 (Blaze Kick) after giving a brief explanation of how the number of badges or ribbons a trainer has can control Pokemon up to a certain level. She looks really mad. Better leave...

Battles may either be played out or handwaved. Please submit victories to the form below for mod review.

→ CONTESTS

Similar to gyms, there are also 8 contest halls in Cassava, one for each of the major towns outside of the central island. At each contest hall, trainers— also called coordinators, trainers who focus on raising Pokemon for contests instead of gym battles— show off their Pokemon in a two part performance in front of a panel of judges. Contests fall into one of five categories (cool, beauty, cute, clever, tough) upon which the Pokemon are judged, and come in four levels (normal, super, hyper, master) upon which Pokemon may earn ribbons of a higher level once winning the previous level contest in the same category.

In the first part of the performance, Pokemon show off their condition, which relates to their health and physical appearance. Pokemon may be fed on a special diet and/or may be dressed up with accessories to improve their condition. In the second part, Pokemon battle one another to show off their move appeal, which relates to the strength and creativity of their moveset. Certain combinations of moves score greater points with the judges, while other moves may lose points.

Only one Pokemon at a time may be entered into a contest, but there are no limits to how many Pokemon may earn ribbons. The more unique ribbons (eg. two Pokemon earning a normal rank cute ribbon only counts as one) a trainer has, the more willing Pokemon are to listen to their commands, and upon collecting 8 unique ribbons, that trainer is eligible to compete in the Ribbon Cup. At the Ribbon Cup, eligible trainers from all over the region compete against one another, and the winner claims the title as the region's Top Coordinator. Contests may either be played out or handwaved. Please submit victories to the form below for mod review.

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Player: Blair
Character: Itaru Chigasaki
Info page: boop
Gym: Mango City
Pokemon team: Dartrix (lvl20), Marshtomp (lvl20), Scraggy (lvl22)
Battle details: Scraggy and Marshtomp are going to be MVPs this round. Being a seasoned Trainer in the mainline videogames will give him a bit more advantage, even if his Scraggy wouldn't follow his instructions most of the time. But he does keep Headbutting into the Steelix so maybe that would work?? Otherwise when it feels like following Itaru's commands, it'll use Low Kick pretty often, and would even use Protect or Sand Attack in a pinch before it hits back (usually with another Headbutt because he's stupid). It can even use Facade if the Steelix end up using a status move.

Of course, Marshtomp is there as backup in case Scraggy goes down later on in the battle. It also knows Protect to buy itself some time, and can even use Supersonic to confuse the Steelix. Lastly as a Ground-type, it can dish out the powerful Earthquake as a very last resort. Itaru has also stocked up on enough potions to keep their HP up, so he is def not leaving here until he gets that Badge.

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Your gym battle has been approved!

Itaru's experience in virtual Pokemon battles really pulls through for him here, especially with type advantages and the calculated risk of using an overleveled Pokemon. While Scraggy doesn't obey commands 100% of the time, it makes up for it in several critical hits, turning the tide at key moments. When Marshtomp is switched in, its Earthquake overwhelms Mari's Steelixes, and wins Itaru the battle.

Mari makes zero eye contact at all when handing over the gym badge and TR for Iron Tail. If he looks closely, though, he might see that she is maybe... blushing... just a little. The moment he gets his badge and TR, she turns around and flees.