The Crystalline Guard

[The Mysterious Stranger]

Nah, I think we best stick with just 2 (sorry Sieste!). It works better for what I have planned anyway

I'll post back this evening with Mission Narratives and also with what will be the long-awaited rewards for Season 1 of the FRPL. Which teams will get them...?

Oh, does that mean we can finally start a world cup?

[Sietse23]

(sorry Sieste!)

Sieste... Sieste... Sieste... Sieste... Sieste... Sieste...
Sieste... Sieste... Sieste...Sieste... Sieste... Sieste...

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From now on, you shall call me Sexyman23, or sietse if you spell it right (:
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And I think getting RP on anyone's birthday should be nice (;

[Soperman]

I'll post back this evening with Mission Narratives and also with what will be the long-awaited rewards for Season 1 of the FRPL. Which teams will get them...?

Magic will, cuz he's awesome.

And I think getting RP on anyone's birthday should be nice (;

That's not what RP is for.
Although, maybe people should get double RP on their birthdays. That would be nice.

[Sietse23]

Magic will, cuz he's awesome.


That's not what RP is for.
Although, maybe people should get double RP on their birthdays. That would be nice.

Well at least when on somebody's birthday, you can't let nothing happen...

[Rhonder]

Forum Name: M*Z
PO Name*: M*Z
5th Gen Friend Code(s): I don't really do wifi
Timezone (in GMT)***: GMT+8
Your preference of Divisions (descending)**: citrine pls, if I can't be in citrine then i don't care which one I'm in
Rate your battling out of 10, be honest!: at the moment probably a 6/10
A brief description of yourself, along with anything else you'd like to mention: I used to battle a ton and I was pretty good at one point, then I pretty much decided to drop pokemon altogether so I'm really rusty xD
I'm hoping that someone can teach me BW2 OU.
Oh and I have terrible taste in music :T

Hey, welcome on board Enjoy your stay~

Maybe three days, for... was it sietse? and to celebrate the arrival of the vanilla flotilla, guess what guys! There's an event next weekend! I'll edit this post with details in a sec.

Running Time: 13/10/12 12:00 AM GMT - 14/10/12 11:59 PM GMT



This is an event where you can use Mono-Type/Gen/Color teams. Double RP will be given out to winners. Just mention you did these battles in the logs. I believe this event was suggested by our very own Sietse, so thanks.

See ya all next weekend for the event!

... Did you say Mono-color? YESSSSSSS I love mono color xD

[Jazz Hands]

i wish i had money to get BW2, you guys have to tell me how good it is

Woo! High five for not having enough money for BW2 on launch day!
Just got my Keldeo from game, SR'd 3 times and got modest. not bad... It took me about 40 to get a modest mewtwo.
Oh, and SEXYMAN23 how's my team going

[superstar]

Your House: tourmaline
Opponent's House: zircon
Opponent's Name: SuperpowerEmboar
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 4-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 40
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 30
Any improvements for opponent: You either need A) A fast electric type like Jolteon or Scarf Thunderus or maybe even Gar with thunderbolt or B) Something that can take Specs water attacks like Gastrodon, Rotom-W, or Amoonguss
Any thing else worth mentioning?: GG

Your House: Tourmaline
Opponent's House: Amethyst
Opponent's Name: BLUES/ charizard78
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 4-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 45
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 35
Any improvements for opponent: Naw, I know that team can be effective
Any thing else worth mentioning?: Watch out for Keldeo -- also I think you would've had a better chance against him by sending in your electric type before he killed off the rest of your team
FYI: Specs Keldeo Hydro Pump is a OHKO against your Grass-type 100% of the time in rain, unless it runs max HP and a certain number of SpDef EVs I'm sure you can figure out

[Superpower Emboar]

Your House: tourmaline
Opponent's House: zircon
Opponent's Name: SuperpowerEmboar
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 4-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 40
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 30
Any improvements for opponent: You either need A) A fast electric type like Jolteon or Scarf Thunderus or maybe even Gar with thunderbolt or B) Something that can take Specs water attacks like Gastrodon, Rotom-W, or Amoonguss
Any thing else worth mentioning?: GG

Lol, I do have T-bolt on Gar, I never said I make good decisions though. . .

[Avicii]

So to my understanding I am doing this correctly. I am to choose five different Strategems. They are as followed: Time Travel (x3) and Whim of Arceus (x2).

Round 2 Group B USAToday will be using Time Travel against MagicMonkey.

Round 2 Group C Avicii will be using Whim of Arceus against Prohawk.

Round 2 Group D Gigaboost will be using Whim of Arceus against Blues.

Round 4 Group A Jonah will be using Time Travel against Ninja Dewott.

Round 4 Group C Avicii will be using Time Travel against ShowMeTheMankey.



I think that if you have gotten Time Travel, you should choose Gen 5 Pokémon, unless you know that person does not use them. Gen 5 Pokémon are rampent and have all of the best sweepers. Genesect, Volcarona, Landorus, Tornadus, etc.

@Giga. I think we know Blues well enough that he will bring Gengar and Scizor or something along Gengar and ____.

[The Mysterious Stranger]

So, by mono-type does that mean 6-0 or 3-3

It means it has to qualify as a mono-type team on PO, so 6-0. I'll edit that in.

[Jonah the Slaking]

RANDOM MOVESET OF THE WEEK

This week's mon is dat Queen Bee, Vespiquen! (seriously, it's tanked like 5 Rock attacks now)

Vespiquen @Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
Ability: Pressure
-Attack Order
-Defend Order
-Toxic
-Roost

Vesiquen would make a pretty decent wall if it didn't have so many weaknesses to common types like Fire, Ice, and Rock. These weaknesses make it harder to set up and that's what this moveset is all about. Boost your defenses with Defend Order and use Toxic to weaken the opponent. Roost keeps you healthy and is better than Heal Order because it will temporarily remove some of your weaknesses during the turn you use it. Attack Order is a strong Bug move and is your best bet for an offensive attack.

[Avicii]

Your House: Citrine
Opponent's House: Amethyst
Opponent's Name: Blues
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Loss 1-0
Rate your performance out of 50:
Rate opponent's performance out of 50:
Any improvements for opponent:
Any thing else worth mentioning?: Close game. (:

[superstar]

Your House: tourmaline
Opponent's House: citrine
Opponent's Name: Avicii
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 5-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 40
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 30
Any improvements for opponent: I really wouldn't worry too much about the score, which I often find irrelevant. My team is all about waiting for an opportunity for DNite set-up, and capitalizing. One or two different plays by you and you end up winning
Any thing else worth mentioning?: Like I said, closer than the score makes it look. HP Ice on that poke we discussed may help, or maybe add a Jirachi or another steel type

[Psycho Cut]

Oh, does that mean we can finally start a world cup?

I was talking to Jhen about this the other day. We decided that what we'd do was, wait till Season 1 of the FRPL ends. Then we'll get on with the Mission and Magic's tournament. Hopefully, these should finish at roughly the same time, after which, yes, we can finally do a World Cup. If the Mission and/or Tournament start to drag on, we'll start Season 2 of the FRPL, but pause it when the Mission and Tournament finish, so we can focus on doing the World Cup. At any rate, the World Cup post needs a going-over. I think there are still instructions to PM Zachmac in some cases, and I want to re-do some of the Stratagems, mostly the Zircon ones.

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Anyway, FRPL rewards! These are the rewards for finishing in various places when the FRPL Season 1 ends (just 1 more round to go).

Team Awards

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Each Team will have the following amounts added to its budget from finishing in the following positions:

1st - 300
2nd - 230
3rd - 170
4th - 125
5th - 75
6th - 50
7th - 25
8th - 10
 

Manager Awards

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The Managers whose teams finish in the following positions will earn the following amount of Crystals and RP and Extra Crystals which they may award to their players as they see fit

1st - 100C 50RP 25 ExtraC
2nd - 75C 35RP 18 ExtraC
3rd - 55C 25 RP 12 ExtraC
4th - 40C 20RP 8 ExtraC
5th - 30C 15RP 5 ExtraC
6th - 20C 10RP
7th - 10C 5RP
8th - 10C
 

Player Awards

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Players in teams finishing in the following positions will earn the following amounts of RP. Note that I reserve the right to refuse RP rewards to anyone, usually in the case of that person not being active for large parts of the Season

1st - 100RP
2nd - 80RP
3rd - 65RP
4th - 40RP
5th - 30RP
6th - 20 RP
7th - 10RP
8th - 7RP
 

Note these rewards will NOT be the same for following Seasons, most notably because there'll be 2 extra teams.

SPEAKING OF WHICH: If anyone thinks they'd like to give it a shot at being a manager, the manager position for Castelia City is still available. PM me if interested.

Any queries about the rewards, feel free to PM me.

[Avicii]

If offerings for the FRLP are still open, I'm willing to be bought or something. Not sure what it's called.

[Jonah the Slaking]

Your House: Citrine
Opponent's House: Citrine (aka the only house whose denizens I ever fight anymore)
Opponent's Name: Avicii
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 2-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 35
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 35
Any improvements for opponent: I dunno...stuff
Any thing else worth mentioning?: I MADE A MISCLICK AND THAT MAKES ME SAD

[Soperman]

RANDOM MOVESET OF THE WEEK

This week's mon is dat Queen Bee, Vespiquen! (seriously, it's tanked like 5 Rock attacks now)

Vespiquen @Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
Ability: Pressure
-Attack Order
-Defend Order
-Toxic
-Roost

Vesiquen would make a pretty decent wall if it didn't have so many weaknesses to common types like Fire, Ice, and Rock. These weaknesses make it harder to set up and that's what this moveset is all about. Boost your defenses with Defend Order and use Toxic to weaken the opponent. Roost keeps you healthy and is better than Heal Order because it will temporarily remove some of your weaknesses during the turn you use it. Attack Order is a strong Bug move and is your best bet for an offensive attack.

Don't know about Toxic...
You see, the only real problem with this set is once you switch out, you have to re-set up and that just stinks. You'll definitely need a spinner with this tho

Your House: Citrine
Opponent's House: Emerald
Opponent's Name: Shepards High
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 4-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 37
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 34
Any improvements for opponent: Don't stay in on Gyarados with a _______
Any thing else worth mentioning?: Gyarados SWEEP

[Sheps]

Don't know about Toxic...
You see, the only real problem with this set is once you switch out, you have to re-set up and that just stinks. You'll definitely need a spinner with this tho

Your House: Citrine
Opponent's House: Emerald
Opponent's Name: Shepards High
Win/Loss/Draw + Score: Win 4-0
Rate your performance out of 50: 37
Rate opponent's performance out of 50: 34
Any improvements for opponent: Don't stay in on Gyarados with a _______
Any thing else worth mentioning?: Gyarados SWEEP

Lol, it was a gyarados. everyone knows everything about my team at this point that it doesnt matter. Also, I don't need to be told to not do that. Im just a lazy person.

[Voice Of The Forest]

K guys synergy time going up tell me what you want

[Jonah the Slaking]

K guys synergy time going up tell me what you want

Vespiquen

How about a core based around trappers?