The region:
* Has the standard eight gyms, elite four, contests, ext
* The main 'attraction' of the region is the shiny sanctuary
* Largest city is half a day walk or quick train ride from the sanctuary-Called (Name of city here because I am bad at names still)
* The pokemon professor is located on the other side of the bay from the sanctuary, they help with the research of the sanctuary. Own research is on pokemon behavior and the links to their abilities
* The elite four is located where two rivers meet
The Sanctuary: Better name in progress
* It is located on the coast so part of it could be in the water to provide a better environment for the pokemon
* It was built after a scientist traveled to alola and saw the refuge. (basically that is where I got the idea for this in the first place
just this one isn't run by an insane person)
* A very popular tourist spot, most of the money made goes into the sanctuary, but excess goes into the region economy
* Holds teaching sessions for any visitors, is on anything shiny pokemon. Mon-Sat is the minis and Sun is the larger teaching sessions
* They enlist the help of trainers who assist in the capture and care of the shiny pokemon
* The sanctuary will sometimes give the shiny pokemon to travelers
* Will sometimes give shiny pokemon to the professor to give to new trainers
* There are questions on if this is the right way to protect shiny pokemon.
Largest City:
* Another popular tourist spot and where most people who come to see the sanctuary stay
* Has game corners, libraries, has the second largest contest hall in the region.
* The sixth gym is located here
* Every year a carnival is held, this is a time where a lot of shiny pokemon are given away by the sanctuary. (There is a method to this, gonna figure out the festival a bit more)
Shiny Odds:
* As said before, shiny pokemon can be a random happening in this region.
* I will spare the math of how shiny pokemon are picked in game.
* Odds are about 1 in a 1000 in rp, at least that is the beta idea
* Slightly higher chance of encountering a shiny pokemon around the sanctuary, around 1 in 750
* Rolling for shinies will be guess based. Pick a number from 1 to 1000, and I will roll. If the numbers match, the pokemon will be shiny.
* Once a month, I will secretly pick a number, and if someone lands that number while I am online, that pokemon will automatically be shiny. I won't share the number and it will only work once.
* Rerolling is based on the role you have in the rp. I haven't tweeked this, I might do everyone gets a set number of rerolls at the beginning and gains them as certain things happen.
The Characters (general roles):
* The same standard roles apply here
* Includes Shiny Speicalist: someone who focueses their research on shiny pokemon. The primarially do research on the pigmintation of shiny pokemon, their habitats, making sure the environment is good. General stuff. They go out with the Shiny hunters sometimes to see shiny pokemon in the wild. They care for eggs, they teach and generally take care of the sanctuary
* Includes Shiny Hunters: Someone who focuses their efforts in catching and caring for shiny pokemon. New shiny hunters hunt near the sanctuary while older shiny hunters will travel into the region, some traveling to other regions. Newer ones are voluteers, the older ones who venture to different regions are paid for their efforts. Some older shiny hunters will teach new shiny hunters and teach in the sessions.
The Characters (Special roles):
* Includes the gym leaders and elite four.
* The Champion will be out for the first part of this rp
* The Professor
* The person who runs the sanctuary
* These don't need to be taken right away, or at all even. Just know that a few things will be locked by the first person who rps 'with' these characters. 1) Name. 2) Gender. 3) General Age (young adult, adult, elder, ext). 4) If a gym leader or elite four, their pokemon type.
* For the gym leaders and elite four, we will decide as a group the pokemon they have if someone needs them for rping.
The Evil Team:
* Having trouble figuring this out. We need conflict, but I don't know exactly what to do
* Probably will have something to do with the sanctuary