bakerstreet | Pokemon AU Meme!

Back by (a year late) request!
Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? Well, what do you even want to be the best at? There's so much to do in the beautiful Pokémon world... where do you begin? Which Pokémon world do you begin in?

RULES:

◓Tag the post with your character, defining what they are. Use RNG or select what you like. (It is okay to select several options for anyone replying to chose, simply clarify in your comment)
◓Reply to someone else! If they're a trainer, perhaps be their rival or a gym leader they have to face. If they're a breeder, be a customer interested in leveling up your Pokémon. Cross the streams, interract within the world of Pokémon!
◓Don't be afraid to list what Pokémon you own... or what Pokémon you have become.
◓Don't forget the Golden Rule, and of course, have fun!

Prompts

A: Core Universe

01. Trainer's Journey: You're roaming the land, seeing the sights, and raising a team of Pokémon! Are you going for the championship? Or are you someone's extremely obnoxious rival? (Or both?)
02. Team ___: You're going to rule the world, one way or another - might as well beat up this punk and take their Pokémon, right?
03. Gym Leader/Elite Four: You're a stepping stone on every trainer's pursuit of the championship, and a representative for your Gym's town/city/etc.
04. Professor: What are you researching? And are you taking another professor to go along, being heckled by some ruffians, or did you bring a young trainer to escort you?
05. Breeder: You raise other trainers' Pokémon with love and attention. You also have to tell a bunch of kids about the eggs that appear when they leave a compatible pair of Pokémon behind...
06. Battle Facilities: The Frontier, the Subway, the Institute... you are a major trainer in one of these facilities, and you organize a great challenge for only the strongest trainers.
07. Coordinator: Contests! Dressing up Pokémon, raising them to use their attacks beautifully or toughly or cutely. I hear that wimpy ol' Unova just has them dance, the silly westerners.
08. Underground: Dig, dig, dig! Set those traps! Make a base! It's a competitive game, one you can do without Pokémon. You just have to be willing to get a little dirty!
09. PokéAthlon: Train hard! Get your Pokémon team set up for speed, for strength, for competition!! And get in there yourself, time's wasting!
10. Dream World: Whoa, this place is... strange. Wait, of course, it's a dream! So why did you wake up with a few less berries and a new Pokémon waiting for you...?
11. PokéStar Studios: Film a movie, with you and your Pokémon! Although, be willing to accept that your film is probably going to be rather Bollywood... but hey, maybe you'll sign some autographs!
12. Sightseeing: Going to the Ruins of Alph? Hiking through Mt. Coronet? Looking at the strange rocks in Geosenge Town? There's a lot of beautiful landmarks in the Pokémon world to see with friends, family, and loved ones! Don't forget to take pictures!

B: Side Titles

01. Mystery Dungeon: Suddenly, you are a Pokémon! But... that's okay, right? Now you can go help (or harm) your fellow Pokémon as explorers or rescuers.
02. Snap: You don't actually own any Pokémon, you take professional photography. Maybe you'll sneak some pictures of a trainer's Pokémon, or hire a buddy to take pictures with you on the track at Pokémon Island.
03. Hey You, Pikachu!: Pick up the apple! ...Pick up the apple. The apple-- PICK UP THE GOD DAMN APPLE
04. Conquest: Why stick to just Pokémon when you could also be a Samurai Warlord?
05. Ranger: No need to catch Pokémon. You just need to enlist them briefly to help you patrol for poachers and protect nature and wild Pokémon!
06. Adventures: Where being a Pokédex Holder is a huge deal, Legendary Pokémon often threaten the apocalypse, and the shounen power of the world is turned up to 11.
07. Trading Cards: Wait, you think Pokémon are real creatures? Hahah, that's silly! Now come play this Children's Card Game!
08. Detective Pikachu: Just because you're not a trainer doesn't mean you can't be friends.

C: Unofficial

01. Nuzlocke: You come from a world where Pokémon are very likely to die in battle. There's no fainting.
02. ROM Hacks: There are countless fan-made Pokémon games, with their own stories and even their own Pokémon, sometimes.
03. Alternate Universe: Nothing captures the imagination like a Pokémon AU. Give a brief synopsis if you can.
04. Victory Road / Brave New World: Or any of the other Dreamwidth RP games! Might as well, right?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Oscar is a young trainer who is just starting his journey. Having grown up in a small, rural town, he is starting with a single Lilipup that helps him and keeps him company.

He's up for adventure!]

((Right age at least?))

[Just your average definitely-not-a-member of Team Rocket, running a definitely-not-sketchy game corner with his Liepard.]

{ Lydia as an aspiring ghost+dark type trainer newly setting out on her journey; the parental absence fits! she's likely traveling the region to photograph interesting and weird phenomenon concerning pokémon and the region, probably feeling more inclined toward pokémon given her reclusivity towards other people. encountering strange things and places, edging danger, meeting other trainers out in the wilderness, or running into some rocket grunts are some off-the-bat ideas. (core universe 1 + 12.) bonus points to finding figures to find some sense of mentorship from! (anywhere from trainers to gym leaders, to professors.) no real preference on region (one can be completely made up) but i am such a fan of Johto, the setting would be fun, but hardly necessary. Kanto for the classically obvious spooky setting is also happily accepted...but i'll work with anything.

she has a Gastly (Dahlia), a Murkrow (Vlad), a Tangela (Ophelia), and a starter Eevee (Orion.) PM for questions or discussing ideas; open to canon, original, LA, and/or drawn characters. }

[ A Pokémon professor widely regarded as the world’s leading expert on Fire types. Always has a Litten with him. ]

[ fuyuko is a fairy and dark type trainer/coordinator! she prefers to train her pokemon for contests rather than battles, but she's decent at both. she's always seen with her mawile. ]

[spoiled for choice here! Likely either a Trainer on an adventure, someone who had their adventure as a kid and is now an established trainer doing some traveling for fun, or even a Ranger. I think being a photographer would be fun too

I haven't played since gen 2 and now pokemon go, so im not as aware of all the cool new features pokemon has.]

Edited 2020-05-29 01:27 (UTC)

[Since no one dies in this G-rated universe, rather than a soldier Henry's just your typical ghost- and dark-type weirdo! Except a lot more chipper and loves how creepy those types tend to be, but still loves scaring people! Probably more of a breeder or a ranger than the typical adventurer, but a battling npc at a spooky locale works too!

Henry definitely still has a rapport with all living things, and can talk to pokemon too.]

( definitely a trainer. )

( technically a pokemon trainer, though she's not particularly interested in fighting gym battles and winning titles. likes collecting pichu/pikachu for some reason. )

( trainer, doing his best to collect all the gym badges! )

Pokemon AU Meme!

Oscar Pine | RWBY | OTA

Gaius Octavius | Rome

Chikai Kuji | Sarazanmai | OTA

lydia deetz — beetlejuice (film) — ota

Caleb Widogast | Critical Role

fuyuko mayuzumi, im@s.

Link | Legend of Zelda | OTA

Henry | Fire Emblem: Awakening | OTA

chiaki nanami | super dangan ronpa 2

machi kuragi | fruits basket

junpei tenmyouji | zero escape