Sign Up/Discussion Pokemon: Following the Pearl Road

Before throwing my hat in the ring, I wanna ask something: How's your stance on the in-game gimmicks (Mega Evolution, Z-moves, Terastal phenomenon, etc.) here?

 

Whelp, ended up revamping an old OC as a male dancer (he was originally a shiny Sylveon gijinka) with his "movepool" being a mix of some Pokemon dance moves and Penelo's dance attacks in FFTA2. Hope you don't mind some old OC cameos here, though.

Pepe Sylvan

Spoiler: Bio

Name: Pepe Sylvan (born: Pepe Coltheart)
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Malie Town, Ula'ula Island, Alola
Age: 12
Class: Dancer
Appearance: (This is the best image I can get from this site on mobile -- will try to get a better quality once I'm on my laptop)

Spoiler

• Pepe wears his slightly long-ish blue hair (imagine your typical male haircut left to grow for a year with no trims in-between) in a neat, low ponytail.
• As a human, his ears are less pointy than pictured.
• In lieu of the pictured set of armor, Pepe typically dons a red-and-black dancer garb evoking Oricorio Baile Style with a matching belt adorning it.
• His dagger and three small pouches (yellow for money, pink for the LA-style Pokeballs housing his current party, purple for his other belongings) are attached on the belt. The pouches themselves are enchanted to fit far more than their physical dimensions allowed.

Initial Inventory:

• A basic dagger
• A Z-Ring and a full set of type-specific Z-crystals (from Pepe's previous island challenge -- ain't got a chance to leave them at home)
• Several empty Pokeballs (again, LA-style)

Spoiler: Backstory

Pepe Coltheart was born into a family of warriors in Malie City Town, Ula'ula Island, Alola. Despite his interest and talent in dancing, his father persistently wanted him to follow the path of warriors instead. From the seemingly innocent stuff (e.g. gifting Pepe a Honedge for a "sparring partner", so to speak) to the downright nasty ones (e.g. bribing Pepe's dance teachers to harshly criticize him), many ways had been taken to ensure Pepe's smooth path to knighthood, never mind that it often backfired behind his back.

Like any other Alolan kids, Pepe took part on the island challenge at the age of 11. His father was against it at first only to reluctantly allow it after some, uh, convincing from the local kahuna ("You'd be a bad knight for stopping him from upholding traditions," the kahuna said). Still feeling rather peeved at the ordeal, Pepe's father planned to draft him into the local guard once the kid came home. Too bad it never happened, though.

Instead of going straight home, Pepe took a round of Mantine surfing to Akala and boarded a random ship from Heahea Kantai Harbor as soon as he finished the final trial. Turned out the first ship he came across was heading to Porto Marinada Harbor in Paldea. With the prospect of a new land to explore, Pepe took up his mother's maiden name (he's Pepe Sylvan now), sold the armor his father had forced him to bring along since the island challenge back home, and started his journey anew as a traveling dancer and occasional mercenary.

Spoiler: Pokémon

Current roster:

• Four Oricorio, one for each forms:
  • Oriole (he/him, Pom-Pom Style)
  • Plumeline (she/her, Pa'u Style)
  • Choreogel (he/him, Baile Style)
  • Odoriko (she/her, Sensu Style)

Potential members:

• Eevee / Sylveon
• Quaxly / Quaxwell / Quaquaval

Spoiler: Abilities

• Mincing Minuet
  • Non-elemental damage
• Blade Dance
  • Hits twice for a bladed weapon (or four times if dual-wielding)
  • Type highly depends on the weapon(s) used
• Slow Dance
  • Slows a target down
• Witch Hunt
  • Depletes target's MP/PP/whatever
  • The dance version of... Spite?
• Quiver Dance
  • Slightly boosts attack and defense on user's party
• Revelation Dance
  • Type differs between users (Pepe's version is flying-type)
• Teeter Dance
  • Confuses a target

Spoiler: Potential movesets

• Forbidden Dance
  • Random debuff on a target
• Polka
  • Slightly lowers attack on a target
• Heathen Frolic
  • Slightly lowers defense on a target
• Jitterbug
  • Steals HP from a target
• Fiery Dance
  • Fire-type damage
• Aqua Step
  • Water-type damage
• Petal Dance
  • Grass-type damage

Spoiler: Inventory

Money: 1000 monedas

Spoiler: Equipments

• A basic dagger
• Oricorio Baile dancer garb

Spoiler: Other weapons

None at the moment

Spoiler: Other armors

None at the moment

Spoiler: Medicines

None at the moment

Spoiler: Other items

• Map
• 5 Pokeballs
• A Z-Ring
• 18 type-specific Z-crystals

 

Offensive dances, huh? Pepe already has some: Mincing Minuet, Blade Dance (unless you're confusing it with Pokémon's Swords Dance?), and Revelation Dance (Pepe shares this one with all his Oricorio). Plus, I'm planning to have him learn Fiery Dance (his version of a Firedance), Aqua Step, Petal Dance, and Jitterbug later on, all of which are offensive dances. Does it sound good?

 

Oooh, noice. Just don't be surprised when Pepe starts dancing to Juliana's (and random bards') songs~

 

Oooh, imagine how powerful those can get when coupled with Pepe's corresponding dances~

Speaking of old OC cameos, have some potential ones that I can think of:

Spoiler: Old OC potential cameos

• Marissa and Alvin Dee, the Galarian redhead twins. Here, Marissa is an archer and Alvin is a bare-handed fighter (or, perhaps, white monk?) but they both do bardic stuff just for fun. I'd imagine Pepe's intro in this RP would be him dancing to their ongoing song in our starting town -- whatever it is.
• Fiorello Volta, a young man (his enby part hasn't fully explored yet at this point) whose family runs an Eevee daycare. I'd imagine Pepe's gonna meet this guy in Los Platos Pratolido and Fiore's family daycare will play a part on the dancer's first meeting with (and eventually acquiring) his Eevee.
• Nora and Kai Hansen, a pair of siblings hailing from what would be Cinnabar Island, Kanto today. Nora is a full-fledged bard who plays a fiddle with Ava the Eevee returning as her partner, while Kai is a swordsman with Blacky the shiny Umbreon as his partner (and yes, Kai's taking on Blacky's role in Evo Quest here). Still not sure how or when their cameos are gonna be tho.

That, of course, is subject to change once we get there IC.

 

Ready when you are, I think. Just leave the RP open, please.

 

Aight.

For the record, my first IC post features Marissa and Alvin Dee with both of their Toxtricity, Rockman (Alvin's Amped one) and Blues (Marissa's Low Key one). The latter two are the only way I can think of to throw electric guitar and bass sounds in without involving isekai shenanigans.

 

@WavePearl

Which Oricorio do you think would dance better to a mellow song: Pa'u or Sensu?

Spoiler: Pa'u

Pa'u Style Oricorio can be difficult to deal with due to its laid-back nature. It uses its dance to focus its mind and increase its psychic power. The dance is also said to be an offering of thanks to its guardian deity. It gets caught up in dancing that it sometimes ignores its Trainer's orders. In Paldea, Pa'u Style Oricorio is popular due to being used to maintain health. However, it is hard to find in said region.

- excerpts from Bulbapedia

Spoiler: Sensu

Sensu Style Oricorio is a calm and collected Pokémon. Through its dance, it draws in nearby spirits and borrows their power to fight. Its dance reminds people who migrated from Kanto of their homeland. In Paldea, Sensu Style Oricorio is popular with adults due to its elegant, attractive dance. However, it is hard to find in said region.

- excerpts from Bulbapedia

 

I prolly should dump a Paldea map here for my reference...

Spoiler: Overall

Spoiler: North Province

Spoiler: South Province

Spoiler: West Province

Spoiler: East Province

(Images source)

 

Duly noted. Haven't played SV before, so I will need the maps to get a rough gist on which town is where like I did with Evo Quest's Galar/Ardamore, hence "for my reference".