Role Playing Approval Center (Update 5-12-13)

Frosty · Dec 11, 2014

So...throwing an idea here.

Pokemon Battle Simulator

How about if we gave a chance for the players to relive famous scenarios/battles from pokemon games?

The idea is very simple actually: we create many scenarios for the player the challenge and assign a prize for the ones that manage to beat them. Once they beat it, they wouldn't be able to redo it for 2 months (to avoid using it to get insta counters). So for example a scenario would be something like:

Fight Miror B

Rules:
4vs4 Doubles
Switch = OK
Abilities = All
Megas = No
Item = Yes
Infinite Recoveries
Special Effects: Always raining. Air Lock doesn't affect it. Weather can't be changed.

Opponents's Team:

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Prize for victory: ----

Fight Fisherman

9vs3 Mixed
Switch = KO
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
No Recoveries
No Chills
Special Effects: Challenger sends out one pokemon. Fisherman sends out 3.

*insert profile

Prize: ---

B6P3vsB3P3 Singles
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = No
2 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects: Blue's team will be randomised from the three below. Challenger can only use pokemon and moves that already existed in Gen I. The power/acc/effects of the moves follow NDA.

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6vs6 Triples
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
0 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects:
- The Item "Light Ball" has its effects multiplied by 1.5 (so it triples stats instead of doubling) and can't affected (embargo, knock off, magic room etc) in any way.
- Pikachu costumes are banned.
- Rock Slide and Twister can't flinch.
- Positioning is ON

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B7P4vsB4P4 Doubles
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
0 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects: Ghetsis MUST use Kyurem and Hydreigon. Fairy Damaging moves fail (including pixilate). Ghetsis can choose to send out either Kyurem-W or Kyurem-B.

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The ref will then RPing as the character initiate a battle against the challenger and they fight normally. At the end, the player gets normal counters for the battle and the prize if win.

There would be easier and harder scenarios and to unlock the harder scenarios you would need to defeat the easier ones. Some scenarios are battles, there may be scenarios simulating a capture (YOU WOULDN'T GET THE POKEMON, ITS JUST A SIMULATION) etc. The idea is to simulate memorable moments of the games with some challenge and your own mons.

The fisherman would be necessary first match. If you defeat him, you get the option of facing Miror B or some random dude. If you manage to defeat both you get the option of trying Red, Blue, Ghetsis and other one. If you manage to defeat all of them you go up and up etc.

The ref would get 1.5x the counters of the match.

What do you guys think about it? It is as simple as it gets, has some nice flavor and the challenge aspect is something ASB lacks somewhat. The closest we have to it are Gyms (and many facilities that need you to overcome a series of small challenges and months of patience to get you somewhere), but they have limitations, while here we can make any scenario.

Gale Wing Srock · Dec 11, 2014

I like the idea Frosty, what are the scenarios that you have in mind?

RPing as the character seems like fun, and the cool down seems fair enough. I think prize's could be scenario specific too? Like if it is a capture simulation you get a pokeball (which ever type was used) and the same for battles? Like Giovanni could give an Amulet Coin?

Frosty · Dec 11, 2014

Prizes would be flexible yeah. UC or items or even a fresh pokemon/pokemon with some MC.

Scenarios would be like...
- Miror B duh. Gotta love that soundtrack.
- Red
- Blue
- Ghetsis
- Trying to capture Arceus
- Most Champions (Cinthia, Steven, Lance, N etc)
- Morimoto
- Giovanni
- Leader of Team Aqua/Magma
- Facing Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre
- Alder
- Evice from Pokemon Colosseum
- Greevil from Pokemon XD
- Dark Lugia

And so on. It has been a while since I played pokemon games, so I may be missing memorable battles somewhere. But those are the gist of it. Sure, the special effects will make most battles more than just a match vs a team of random mons.

I just don't intend to do Elite Four or Gyms because: a) We have our own Gyms; b) Elite Four would take fucking forever. Everything else is game. Even some...modified scenarios to spice up challenges.

Pallas Athena · Dec 11, 2014

I am very much a fan of this proposal. However, I'm not quite sure how some of the challenges (Primal Groudon/Kyogre, Arceus, Shadow Lugia) would work out. If you just make it 1 v 1, you've got a brutal challenge on your fight that will only last a couple rounds. Hardly "epic." If you give boosts to make it 6 v 1/2 or whatever, you're basically making the Raid Zone. I'm fine with the trainer battles but I kind of want to see how the Legend Battles would play out before I support those.

Also the guy with six Magikarp needs to be a challenge. Just saying.

Frosty · Dec 11, 2014

Magikarp? :|

Next you will ask for joey of comfy shorts

Anyway, legendary captures would have special effects that would make the battle longer. For Primal Groudon you would need to defeat Groudon and team magma for example. For Arceus you would need to handle the pokemon it creates. Other scenarios would follow the same route. It will be like a TLR boss arena on major crack.

Its_A_Random · Dec 11, 2014

I was contemplating that idea for the Battle Dome idea I have p much abandoned or even a PWT RP but yeah I did not follow through for effort and whatnot as well as not having any real motivation. The closest thing I have come to an NPC fight in a RP is an encounter with a certain Trainer in Tower of Ash (which will be kept in the revamp) haha.

But yeah I like the idea though, the offering legends for rewards is not something I would support unless under exceptional circumstances (like Gym League). And even then, I do not approve of offering Arceus or any of the other super uber legends (I guess the above is just an example but yeah you know what I mean).

Frosty · Dec 11, 2014

Just to be clear: I DON'T intend to offer legendaries as prizes. Under absolutely no circunstances. When I say "fresh pokemon" I mean like...if you defeat miror B you get a Ludicolo or Metagross for Steven. But no legendary mons.

Deck Knight · Jan 27, 2015

ASB SUPER CONTESTS (BETA)

So guys, I did a thing where I codified all of the Contest info for ORAS Super Contests.

I'd like to run this by you and Beta Test it. The data is basically ported straight from the game, with a few minor tweaks. The prize structure of this is to offer a pretty easy way to build up your Pokemon's MC counters early on in ASB, but also have a highly competitive and deep experience that builds off the in-game Contest model.

Here is the Database: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0N2AjAnqfHDR3BlWkt2MThkSjQ/view?usp=sharing

Here's the ruleset in the first sheet:

Document Pages:
Alpha Contest List: Moves Sorted by Alphabetical Order

Contest Sequences: Move that begin a combo.
Note: The Second Move of a combo earns double its base appeal points.

Excitement Effect (EE): Chart of how Move Contest Types Effect Excitement

Sort by Appeal Strength: Moves Sorted by Appeal Strength

Sort by Jamming Strength: Moves Sorted by Jamming Strength

Sort by Additional Effect: Moves Sorted by their Additional Effect.

General Rules:
Contests consist of a Condition Round and number of Appeal Rounds
When Enterring a Contest, a Player Selects Moves from their Pokemon's Movepool up to the Contest Limit
All Players Enter their Contest Pokemon, Selected Moves, and Contest Item via PM after being grouped together by the Contest Ref.
Contests consist of 4-6 Players, grouped by the Contest Ref.

Contest Limit:
Number of Moves that can be selected for use in the Appeal Rounds
Normal Limit: 6 | 5 Appeal Rounds
Super Limit: 8 | 5 Appeal Rounds
Hyper Limit: 10 | 8 Appeal Rounds
Master Limit: 16 | 8 Appeal Rounds

Condition Round:
Condition is determined by Selected Moves + Contest Item.
Moves with Positive EE grant +2 Condition.
Moves with Neutral EE Grant +1 Condition.
Moves with Negative EE Grant -1 Condition.

Contest Items:
[Rank] [Contest] Scarves Give 2 Condition * (1,2,3,4) for Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master Rank Respectively.
Cheri Berry Grants 2 Condition for Coolness Contests, and Subtracts 2 Condition in Cuteness and Cleverness Contests
Chesto Berry Grants 2 Condition for Beauty Contests, and Subtracts 2 Condition in Cleverness and Toughness Contests
Pecha Berry Grants 2 Condition for Cuteness Contests, and Subtracts 2 Condition in Coolness and Toughness Contests
Rawst Berry Grants 2 Condition for Cleverness Contests, and Subtracts 2 Condition in Coolness and Beauty Contests
Aspear Berry Grants 2 Condition for Toughness Contests, and Subtracts 2 Condition in Beauty and Cuteness Contests
Valid Mega Stones grant a +3 Appeal Bonus to a Pokemon that maxes Audience Excitement (AE) on their action. The Pokemon also Mega-Evolves.

Appeal Round:
Order is determined in the First Round by the Pokemon that won the Condition Round
Order in subsequent rounds is determined by move effects followed by the Best Appeals (in order) in the previous round.
Audience Excitement (AE) has a value from 0 to 5. When it reaches 5, the Pokemon gains 5 Additional Appeal Points
A move that increases AE that action gains +1 Appeal Points.
Pokemon that are Mega-Evolved at the start of an action when they make an Appeal gain an additional Appeal Point.
A Pokemon can end a round with a negative Appeal Score [Due to Jamming]. Negatives Scores are calculated into the Final Score.

Final Score:
The Final Score is determined by adding the Condition Score and all the Appeal Round scores together.
Pokemon receive placement (1st, 2nd, etc.) Based on their Final Scores.

Prizes:
1st Place: X (# of Players) MC for their Pokemon, a Ribbon for that Pokemon's Profile, and a Scarf of that Contest's type. Pokemon with Maxxed MC receive CC instead.
2nd Place: X (# of Players) -1 MC for their Pokemon. Pokemon with Maxxed MC receive CC instead.
3rd Place: X (# of Players) -2 MC for their Pokemon. Pokemon with Maxxed MC receive CC instead.
4th (and later) Place: X (# of Players) -3 MC for their Pokemon. Pokemon with Maxxed MC receive CC instead.

Frosty · Feb 25, 2015

Frosty said:
So...throwing an idea here.

Pokemon Battle Simulator

How about if we gave a chance for the players to relive famous scenarios/battles from pokemon games?

The idea is very simple actually: we create many scenarios for the player the challenge and assign a prize for the ones that manage to beat them. Once they beat it, they wouldn't be able to redo it for 2 months (to avoid using it to get insta counters). So for example a scenario would be something like:

Fight Miror B

Rules:
4vs4 Doubles
Switch = OK
Abilities = All
Megas = No
Item = Yes
Infinite Recoveries
Special Effects: Always raining. Air Lock doesn't affect it. Weather can't be changed.

Opponents's Team:

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Prize for victory: ----

Fight Fisherman

9vs3 Mixed
Switch = KO
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
No Recoveries
No Chills
Special Effects: Challenger sends out one pokemon. Fisherman sends out 3.

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Prize: ---

B6P3vsB3P3 Singles
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = No
2 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects: Blue's team will be randomised from the three below. Challenger can only use pokemon and moves that already existed in Gen I. The power/acc/effects of the moves follow NDA.

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6vs6 Triples
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
0 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects:
- The Item "Light Ball" has its effects multiplied by 1.5 (so it triples stats instead of doubling) and can't affected (embargo, knock off, magic room etc) in any way.
- Pikachu costumes are banned.
- Rock Slide and Twister can't flinch.
- Positioning is ON

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B7P4vsB4P4 Doubles
Switch = OK
Abilities = One
Megas = No
Item = Yes
0 Recoveries
5 Chills
Special Effects: Ghetsis MUST use Kyurem and Hydreigon. Fairy Damaging moves fail (including pixilate). Ghetsis can choose to send out either Kyurem-W or Kyurem-B.

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*insert Kyurem-W profile*
*insert Kyurem-B profile*

The ref will then RPing as the character initiate a battle against the challenger and they fight normally. At the end, the player gets normal counters for the battle and the prize if win.

There would be easier and harder scenarios and to unlock the harder scenarios you would need to defeat the easier ones. Some scenarios are battles, there may be scenarios simulating a capture (YOU WOULDN'T GET THE POKEMON, ITS JUST A SIMULATION) etc. The idea is to simulate memorable moments of the games with some challenge and your own mons.

The fisherman would be necessary first match. If you defeat him, you get the option of facing Miror B or some random dude. If you manage to defeat both you get the option of trying Red, Blue, Ghetsis and other one. If you manage to defeat all of them you go up and up etc.

The ref would get 1.5x the counters of the match.

What do you guys think about it? It is as simple as it gets, has some nice flavor and the challenge aspect is something ASB lacks somewhat. The closest we have to it are Gyms (and many facilities that need you to overcome a series of small challenges and months of patience to get you somewhere), but they have limitations, while here we can make any scenario.

I barely have time to run Pike, let alone move this forward, so if anyone wants to develop/own the concept above, feel free.

If no one picks this in like 2 months I may try to resume it. But I wouldn't count on it. At all.

tavok · Mar 4, 2015

I have a concept similiar to the above.

Basically, you enter the facility with a team of 3 mons, and then you get thrown random events at you, which can range from regular, run of the mill battles to things like "protect a certain Pokémon for x actions/rounds" or "ko such Pokémon in less than x actions/rounds."

... I will obviously elaborate further, but since as everyone might have seen my activity just kind of died recently. It should get better soonish, at chich time I will give this more time (and do other things I have to do, like things related to tourney and gym...).

So, consider this a placeholder, pretty much.

Frosty · Mar 26, 2015

FYI:

I intend to step back from the RP Committee in the near future. I need to put my focus elsewhere in the community and ASB is taking enough of my time as it is. While the RP Committee is hardly much work (or work at all), I am not capable of checking the Pokestar studios proposals that come in every now and then (if you are waiting on me, please bump the convo, k?) and I feel somewhat responsible of supporting the RP Facilities (looking at Subway to be more specific) and unable to do so.

I also intend to step back from the Pike. At least as manager. The fact that the revamp has stalled for 3 months now and I am not capable of finishing it says enough.

The reason why I am posting here is: I will only move forward with this if I find proper replacements. By "proper" I mean: not bound to do the same after a short while. The Committee I may step down without a replacement (in which case Dogfish44 will probably step in as ref mod. Sorry about that´in advance, btw ._.). But the Pike I intend to "manage" until I get a replacement. Or until Earth explodes. whatever comes first.

So if you are interested and considers yourself qualified, shoot me a PM. If you are already reffing or doing a shitload of stuff, then disregard this, as busy for busy I'd better do this myself.

Its_A_Random · May 7, 2015

I guess I could take on the in game simulator rp job if people wish. I will probably make things a bit similar to TLR in the way that it uses capture mechanics, item mechanics and whatnot. I guess I also have a scenario that we could use as a default. There are a few things that need to be done however. Here is what I am thinking of:

The Mystery of Lostlorn Forest
Difficulty: Medium
Team Restrictions: Players can bring three Pokémon with them.
Item Restrictions: Can bring up to 33 CC worth of non-held items, can bring up to two "rare items", can only bring three held items.

RP Flow

Scenario 1: Route 16

-Player finds them self just outside of Lostlorn Forest.
-Three beasts (Raikou/Entei/Suicune) descend on the player and a passerby trainer. Sensing danger in the forest, the beasts wish to assist you on your journey. The player must choose one beast to use for the duration of their journey. Whichever one you pick, the other trainer picks the remaining one that performs the best against you and the other beast waltzes off into the distance. The trainer then challenges you to a fight at this point.

Battle Info
Format: Singles
# Allowed Subs: 2
# Allowed Mega Evolutions: 1
Switch = OK
All Abilities
Items = ON
Player sends out first R1. Opponent orders first R1 then alternates.

Arena: Route 16

Just a typical route. No real restrictions here save a lack of water.

Arena Type: Tall Grass
No External Water Source.
Trainer Pokémon cannot be captured.

-After the battle the player manages their team and moves on into the forest.

Scenario 2: Lostlorn Forest

-Player must take a route either through the forest or a route along the water. Either way leads to an encounter.
--If forest route: 50% Cottonnee/Swadloon/Whirlipede, 50% Petilil/Swadloon/Whirlipede
--If water route: 50% Emolga/Whimsicott, 50% Emolga/Lilligant

Battle Info
Format: Triples
# Allowed Subs: 2
# Allowed Mega Evolutions: 1
Switch = OK
All Abilities
Items = ON
The wild Pokémon order first R1 after the player sends out.

Arena: Lostlorn Forest

An archetypal forest setting with water alongside it.

Arena Type: Forest.

-After the battle the player manages their team and moves on deeper into the forest.

Scenario 3: Deep Lostlorn Forest

-Player reaches the deepest part of the forest and find what appears to be the beast that the crown trainer used (Actually Zoroark). The beast is hostile and attacks the player. An illusion then appears that forces the player to only send out one Pokémon at once.

Battle Info
Format: Singles
# Allowed Subs: 2
# Allowed Mega Evolutions: 1
Switch = OK
All Abilities
Items = ON
Zoroark orders second every round.

Arena: Deep Lostlorn Forest

An archetypal forest setting with water alongside it. There is however, illusions galore and the player must counter these illusions to win.

Arena Type: Forest.
Zoroark's Illusion ability is altered for this match. Illusion will shield the Pokémon from taking damage while the illusion will assume the type and abilities of the Pokémon it is assuming. The illusion will absorb damage equal to the Pokémon Zoroark is assuming before faltering. If an illusion falters, Zoroark will recover 20 Energy. If Zoroark has no illusion at the end of the round, it will assume a new illusion. Zoroark cannot be captured while assuming an illusion.
Zoroark will start the battle assuming the guise of the beast the crown trainer used, before assuming the guise of the beast the player used, and then the beast that was not used altogether. Once all three illusions falter, then Zoroark will no longer assume any illusions.
Zoroark is immune to Skill Swap, Role Play, Entrainment, Worry Seed, Gastro Acid, and any other move or ability that can alter its ability. Zoroark is also immune to item removal.
If Zoroark's Energy hits 0 or less at any point, instead of being KOed, it will gain the "Regroup" debuff for one action, forcing it to use Chill as its only action—which is unpreventable—for the duration of the debuff.

-After the battle, the simulation is over and the player will get a prize depending on if they captured or defeated the Zoroark. I am thinking of something like an "event" Zorua with a held item, fixed nature and several MC attached if you catch it, and something less than that for defeating the Zoroark.

Pokémon

Crown Legends

TBD

Crown Trainer

TBD

Lostlorn Forest

TBD

Boss

TBD

So yeah. This is meant to somewhat recreate the BW Zoroark event triggered by transferring a "Crown" legend with a Trainer Battle thrown in the mix. If people like it, I can go and develop the RP to be ready to go into alpha/beta mode using this RP for the test runs. This would be what would be called a scenario simulation where we simulate an in-game event that does not just include trainer battles. There would also be single Trainer Battle simulations that would simply simulate trainer battles, an example I will get ready before beta testing. Thoughts on this?

EDIT: A Beta Battle we can use:

Fight Fisherman
Difficulty: Easy
Team Restrictions: Players can bring four Pokémon with them.
Item Restrictions: Can bring up to 10 CC worth of non-held items, can bring up to one "rare items", can only bring three held items.

Battle Info
Format: 6v4 Mixed
# Allowed Subs: 2
# Allowed Mega Evolutions: 1
Switch = OK
All Abilities
Items = ON
Player orders first R1.
Special Effects: Challenger sends out one Pokémon at a time. Fisherman sends out three Pokémon at a time.

Arena: Magikarp Beach

A beach with a load of Magikarp in the water. Be careful about all the Magikarp splashing though.

Arena Type: Water's Edge (Nature Power Bubble Beam)
Restrictions: No external grass source.
If three Magikarp use Splash at the same time, it will cause an attack called Tidal Wave. This is a 20 BAP Water-type Special Attack coming off the aggregate Sp. Attack Rank of the three Pokémon and hits all opponents. The move also causes the weather to change to Rain for the next four rounds.

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Prize: 10 UC + 1× Mystic Water (First Time), 1× Mystic Water (All future victories)

Now to work on core mechanics.

Its_A_Random · May 8, 2015

Okay I fleshed out some mechanics and will now throw out a formal proposal ready for approval/veto by the RP committee... If they can ever get together, but that is another story. TL;DR warning.

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Anime-Style Simulator

Ever wanted to kick the stuffing out of the Magikarp Trainer? Ever wanted to go through the Distortion World to try and catch that Giratina like you did in-game? Ever wanted to traverse Mt. Moon with weak Pokémon? Well wait no more. Introducing the Anime-Style Simulator, a Roleplaying facility where you get to simulate* classic events from the cartridge games with ASB Mechanics. While you do not get to actually keep the things you can catch, you do however, get to relieve the moments and get a prize if you win.

*: Not necessarily a 100% Accurate simulation but you get the idea.

Basics

In this RP, there are generally two types of Simulations you can face:

Battle Simulations: These are the simplest kind of simulations. These usually pit you against one trainer or even more, typically from in-game. Each battle has special conditions attached to it and an arena that is generally made to suit the trainer. These battles tend to have a heavily restricted backpack and trainers may have items to use on their own Pokémon.
Event Simulations: These are generally more complex and longer simulations that simulate specific events from in-game, whether it be capturing a Legendary Pokémon or traversing a dungeon. These simulations tend to have more than one battle and allow captures to happen. These scenarios tend to allow larger backpacks and may have trainer battles in addition to wild encounters.

Each battle in this RP will have its own rules associated with it though the general rules are Switch = OK, All Abilities, Items = ON, One Mega Evolution permitted, Infinite Recoveries/Chills, and Two non-KO Substitutions. Turn Orders are codified in the battles themselves.

Simulations have four difficulty levels:

Easy: The easiest of the simulations. Not much thought process needed to win. Tend to have the lowest prizes.
Medium: Average difficulty. Some thought process is needed to win and the simulation can pose a challenge but not too difficult. Better prizes than Easy.
Hard: These simulations are hard to win. Strategy is generally needed to win and these are not for the inexperienced. The prizes here tend to be very good.
Uber: Brutal. You will need to be an ASB god to win these simulations. Some of the most valuable prizes will come from these simulations.

Some simulations will need to have pre-requisites to be filled in order to challenge them.

Gameplay

Battles

There are two distinct types of battles in Anime-Style Simulator:

Wild Battles: You fight against Wild Pokémon. These are generally exclusive to Event Simulations and Pokémon found in the wild generally can be captured.
Trainer Battles: You fight against trainers with Pokémon of their own. These type of battles appear in both types of simulations and Pokémon owned by trainers cannot be captured. Trainers may carry their own stash of items to use in battle.

Backpack

Trainers can bring a backpack full of items into a simulation. Backpacks allow you to carry an inifinte amount of any item up to the bounded CC cap for that simulation; that is, the total cost of your backpack cannot exceed the total CC cost upon entering the simulation. Held Items and Rare Items cost no CC towards the limit, but you are limited in terms of the Held and Rare Items you bring; generally one Held Item per Pokémon and an arbitrary number of Rare Items. The limits are mentioned in the simulation itself. Healing items that are used during a simulation are lost forever at the end of a simulation.

During this RP, you can use items at any time during your run. There are two different modes for this: Items outside of combat, and Items during combat.

Outside of Combat

Players can use items except for Poké Balls, swap hold items, and toss items away at any time outside of combat. The player can do an unlimited amount of these actions during a non-combat update and have the highest priority, occurring before the outcome of an update.

During Combat

During the middle of combat, with the exception of a trapping phase, the player can either initiate a Capture Phase by throwing Poké Balls or use a consumable item. The capture phase is mentioned elsewhere so only the latter will be explained in detail here.

During combat, the player can forfeit one of their Pokémon's actions to use one item on any Pokémon in their party, active, reserve, or fainted, as a command:

Command said:
Use Item (Command): The player gives up the Pokémon's action to use an item on the appropriate Pokémon. This command, being performed by the player, cannot be restricted by any means and can be used at any time without penalty irrespective of the conditions. If a Revive, Max Revive, or a Sacred Ash is used, the item's revival effect takes place at the end of the round as opposed to immediately.

Command Syntax: Use <Item> (<Target(s)>)

Type: N/A | Command Type: Universal | Target: Any appropriate Pokémon in your party | -- BAP | -- Acc | 0 EN Cost | -- Eff% | Contact: No | 100 Prio | Combo Type: None | Snatch: No | Magic Coat: No

This command can be substituted for and can be used as part of a substitution when the conditions are met, though chance and KO substitutions can only be done the next action due to priority.

Capture Mechanics

This roleplay uses the same capture mechanics as other RP's. To rehash:

Capture HP:

Rather than relying on a chance-based system, ASB Capture Mechanics use a system called Capture HP—which is a stat all Pokémon have—found in the NDA. It is equal to 300 minus the in-game capture rate of the given Pokémon. Capture HP is damaged by Poké Balls and when it reaches zero or less, the Pokémon in question is captured.

When Cumulative Capture Damage > Target Capture HP (CHP), Capture occurs. Poké Ball Damage is always rounded.
Capture Damage (per attempt) = (Ball Strength - FLOOR(Target Current HP / 10 + Max EN Modifier)) * Major Status Modifier - Outside Capture Resistance

Formula Legend:
Ball Strength = Strength of Pokéball Used
Target Current HP = Target's Current HP
Max EN Modifier = 10 (flat) if Target EN = 100, Otherwise 0.
Major Status Modifier is derived by the following table:
(Stronger status modifiers will override weaker ones.)
No Status: x1
Burn: x1.5
Poison: x1.5
Paralysis x1.5
Sleep x2.0
Freeze x2.5

Outside Capture Resistance = (Calculate per target ally individually and sum) FLOOR(Target Allied Pokémon Current HP / 10) + Target Allied Pokémon Max EN Modifier.

Capture Round:

A Player can declare a capture round whenever they would issue orders instead. Within a Capture Round, the trainer throws one or more Poké Balls at the target. If a capture fails to reduce the target's CHP to 0, the targeted Pokémon breaks free and uses a Chill, increasing their energy by 12. If the Pokémon gets back to 100 Energy, they will have a free round to Attack your Pokémon. Rounds do not pass and end of action/round effects do not occur during a Capture Round with the exception of the free round.

Poké Balls that are used during a simulation are lost forever at the end of a simulation.

Shops

Potion: Heals 20 HP.
CC Cost: 1

Super Potion: Heals 40 HP.
CC Cost: 2

Ether: Heals 20 EN
CC Cost: 1

Elixir: Heals 20 EN on three (3) Selected Pokémon (A Pokémon cannot be selected more than once).
CC Cost: 4

Revive: Restores a fainted Pokémon to 50 HP and 30 EN.
CC Cost: 4

Antidote: Cures Poison and Toxic status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 1

Awakening: Cures Sleep status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 1

Burn Heal: Cures Burn status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 1

Ice Heal: Cures Freeze status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 1

Parlyz Heal: Cures Paralysis status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 1

Full Heal: Cures Poison, Toxic, Sleep, Burn, Freeze, and Paralysis status on one Pokémon.
CC Cost: 2

Dire Hit: Makes the Pokémon's attacks always score a critical hit until the battle ends or the Pokémon is switched out.
CC Cost: 2

Guard Spec.: Prevents the opponent from lowering your Pokémon's stats for four (4) rounds.
CC Cost: 2

X Accuracy: Increases the Pokémon's natural Accuracy stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

X Attack: Increases the Pokémon's natural Attack stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

X Defend: Increases the Pokémon's natural Defense stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

X Sp. Def: Increases the Pokémon's natural Special Defense stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

X Special: Increases the Pokémon's natural Special Attack stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

X Speed: Increases the Pokémon's natural Speed stat by two (2) stages.
CC Cost: 2

Hyper Potion: Heals 60 HP.
Sell For: 3 CC

Max Potion: Heals 20 HP for each of the Trainer's Pokémon, active and reserve.
Sell For: 5 CC

Full Restore: Heals 40 HP for three (3) selected Pokémon and all status ailments.
Sell For: 8 CC

Max Ether: Heals 40 EN.
Sell For: 4 CC

Max Elixir: Heals 30 EN for each of the Trainer's Pokémon, active and reserve.
Sell For: 8 CC

Max Revive: Restores a fainted Pokémon to 70 HP and 50 EN.
Sell For: 5 CC

Lava Cookie / Old Gateau / Casteliacone / Lumiose Galette: Cures Poison, Toxic, Sleep, Burn, Freeze, and Paralysis status on one Pokémon.
Sell For: 3 CC

Sacred Ash: Restores all currently fainted Pokémon to 70 HP and 50 EN, active and reserve. Furthermore, it heals 50 HP and 50 EN for all Pokémon currently active. Only one Sacred Ash can be brought into a simulation.
Sell For: 15 CC

Cost Information: Cost is for four of the selected ball type.

Standard Balls:

Poké Ball: A Poké Ball used to capture Pokémon.

Cost: 2 | Ball Strength: 18

Great Ball: A great Poké Ball used to capture Pokémon.

Cost: 3 | Ball Strength: 24

Ultra Ball: An ultra Poké Ball used to capture Pokémon.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 30

Premier Ball: An elaborate Poké Ball that grants the captured Pokémon one (1) EC, MC, or AC of the trainer's choice when captured.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15

Luxury Ball: An extravagant Poké Ball with a reduced catch rate, but that grants the captured Pokémon two (2) EC, MC, or AC of the trainer's choice when captured.

Cost: 6 | Ball Strength: 12

Master Ball: A legendary Poké Ball that will capture any Pokémon without fail. Master Ball ignores the Max EN Modifier and Outside Capture Resistance variables.

Cost: — | Ball Strength: 310

Low-Cost Balls:

Cherish Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against legendary Pokémon.

Cost: 3 | Ball Strength: 12, 36 (Against legendary Pokémon)

Level Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate if your Pokémon are more evolved than the target Pokémon. (Single Stage Pokémon are considered Second Stage, First Stage Pokémon out of Two or Three Stage Pokémon are still considered First Stage.)

Cost: 3 | Ball Strength: 36 (One Pokémon Two Stages Greater than Target), 21 (One Pokémon One Stage Greater than Target), 15 (Target Stage Equal)

Nest Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against weaker opponents.

Cost: 3 | Ball Strength: 36 (First Stage or Baby Pokémon), 18 (Second of Two Stages or Single Stage Pokémon), 15 (Third of Three Stages)

Mid-Cost Balls:

Dive Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon in the Water 3 Egg Group.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Against Water 3 Egg Group)

Dream Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon that are asleep.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Against sleeping Pokémon)

Dusk Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon encountered in dark environments such as caves or at night time.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (In Cave and Underground Arenas)

Fast Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against particularly fast Pokémon.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Base Speed Stat (before Natures) >=100)

Friend Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon that evolve via happiness

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Pokémon Species that evolve by or evolved from Happiness.)

Heavy Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against particularly heavy Pokémon.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: Target Weight Class * 6 (Max Value 36)

Love Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon that are affected by an attraction to one of your Pokémon.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Attracted Target)

Lure Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon in the Water 2 Egg Group)

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Water 2 Egg Group)

Moon Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against any Pokémon that evolve by or from Moon Stone, or are in the Fairy Egg Group

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Pokémon that evolve from or by Moon Stone, Fairy Egg Group)

Net Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon in the Bug or Water-1 Egg Groups.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (Bug or Water 1 Egg Groups)

Park Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon found in City or Industrial Arena.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (In City or Industrial Arenas)

Safari Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon fought in tall grass.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (In tall grass)

Sport Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon fought in desert areas.

Cost: 4 | Ball Strength: 15, 36 (In Desert areas)

Premium Balls:

Heal Ball: A Poké Ball that heals its target for 50 HP and 50 EN when successful.

Cost: 8 | Ball Strength: 10

Quick Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased ball strength against Pokémon when thrown earlier in combat. Quick Ball ignores the Outside Capture Resistance variable.

Cost: 10 | Ball Strength: 50, diminishes by 10 for each round of combat to a minimum of 5 (e.g. it's 40 at the start of Round 2, 30 at the start of round 3, etc.)

Repeat Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate against Pokémon you have captured at some point in the past, including those species that you used to have but either traded or evolved. Repeat Ball ignores the Max EN Modifier variable.

Cost: 8 | Ball Strength: 15, 40 (Owned Pokémon species)

Timer Ball: A Poké Ball that has an increased catch rate based on the duration of the battle. Timer Ball ignores the Max EN Modifier variable.

Cost: 10 | Ball Strength: 5, increases by 5 for each round of combat to a maximum of 40 (e.g it's 10 at the start of Round 2, 15 at the start of Round 3, etc.)

Rewards

Players

As each battle in Anime-Style Simulator is commensurate with a regular ASB Battle—1 EC, 2 MC, 1 AC or 3 MC—and the standard amount of CC for each battle will be rewarded in each battle during the course of the challenge. The only difference in these battles tends to be turn order. The player does not keep any items or Pokémon they gain during a simulation, but they will gain the prize for that simulation when they win.

If a player forfeits a simulation, then they will forfeit all counters gained in the current battle. Any counters obtained prior to the forfeited battle are retained.

Referees

For battle simulations, the UC payout is 1.5 × Standard counters. For battles with an asymmetric amount of Pokémon per team, assume half the total Pokémon sent out for the format. For battles with an asymmetric number of Pokémon on the field at one time, take the side with the higher amount of Pokémon on the field and assume that format for the bonus payout (e.g. 3v1 is considered Triples). The global UC cap and the Brawl/Melee UC cap does not apply here.

For event simulations, the UC payout is update-based. The amount paid is the exact same as the TLR payout. Specifically:
-2 UC Base
-0.5 UC per Poké Ball thrown
-1 UC per Non-Combat Update / "Free Round" following a capture attempt
-1.5 UC per Combat Update with three or less active Pokémon on the field.
-2 UC per Combat Update with four to six active Pokémon on the field.
-2.5 UC per Combat Update with seven or more active Pokémon on the field.

Available Simulations

Battle Simulations

Magikarp Fisherman Fight

Event Simulations

The Mystery of Lostlorn Forest

Rulings

Players can only partake in one simulation at a time.
To sign up, post indicating which simulation you are taking on, the backpack you are taking in, which Pokémon you are taking in, and what items they are holding if necessary.
If a player wins a simulation, then they will be listed as winning that simulation and will not be able to challenge that simulation for two months. They are however, free to challenge other simulations immediately.
If a player loses a simulation, then they must wait five days before signing up again. If a player is DQed from a simulation (The Player DQ time is two weeks), then they must wait two weeks before signing up again.
Sketch is banned from use unless the encounter specifically allows it.

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yes i get that the acronym is ass though i might revert to the original idk

Basically this provides another out to healing items and capture mechanics and simulates in-game events. The two scenarios in my previous post will be the beta challenges.

One thing to note is that by approving this, I will also implement a bunch of new items in the process, mainly status curing items, Sacred Ash, and the X-Items. If implemented I will also probably go and implement the new items for TLR. Sacred Ash will probably be limited for balance reasons as well, possibly even outright banned from TLR or cannot be purchased in the non-purchasable list.

This will also test the items in-battle mechanic before I go ahead with it in TLR.

For justification, check Frosty's post at the top of this page.

But yeah. Thoughts RP Committee or in general? Good enough for Beta testing at least or flat out approval or something?

Frosty · May 29, 2015

So...feedback regarding ASS, aside from the marvelous name:

For Battle Simulator, we decided to move it to beta testing. Its new, developed enough and interested and the prizes are adequate.

For Event Simulator, we are concerned that it ends up being a poor version of TLR and/or Adventure Battles. Do trainers get to keep the mons they capture? Is this open-source or close-source? Will the prizes compensate for the big investment in CCs (for balls or X-stuff or healing items)? Since its prizes won't be nowhere near the level of legendaries, we fear that it ends up being too much for too little, even if it ends up being shorter than TLRs.

Basically we feel Event Simulator to be more differentiated from TLRs and Adventure Battles, so it fills in an unique niche. It was suggested that you either shorten it greatly and make it like Battle Simulator (make it one big scenario), being careful to not make it too similar to Raids; or you make it similar to Labyrinth (which isn't an active RP anymore). Right it just seems like a small more intense TLR.

It other words it needs tweaks.

If you want you can test Battle Simulator right away while Event Simulator is handled.

Its_A_Random · Oct 5, 2015

Okay so Frosty @whoever else I need to tag I have finally decided to throw this RP together and get it ready for final approval.

Anime-Style Simulator

Ever wanted to kick the stuffing out of the Magikarp Trainer? Ever wanted to go through the Distortion World to try and catch that Giratina like you did in-game? Ever wanted to traverse Mt. Moon with weak Pokémon? Well wait no more. Introducing the Anime-Style Simulator, a Roleplaying facility where you get to simulate* classic events from the cartridge games with ASB Mechanics. While you do not get to actually keep the things you can catch, you do however, get to relieve the moments and get a prize if you win.

*: Not necessarily a 100% Accurate simulation but you get the idea.

Basics

In this RP, you will usually be pitted you against one trainer or even more, typically from in-game. Each battle has special conditions attached to it and an arena that is generally made to suit the trainer. These battles tend to have a heavily restricted backpack and trainers may have items to use on their own Pokémon.

Each battle in this RP will have its own rules associated with it though the general rules are Switch = OK, All Abilities, Items = ON, One Mega Evolution permitted, Infinite Recoveries/Chills, and Two non-KO Substitutions. Turn Orders are codified in the battles themselves.

Simulations have four difficulty levels:

Easy: The easiest of the simulations. Not much thought process needed to win. Tend to have the lowest prizes.
Medium: Average difficulty. Some thought process is needed to win and the simulation can pose a challenge but not too difficult. Better prizes than Easy.
Hard: These simulations are hard to win. Strategy is generally needed to win and these are not for the inexperienced. The prizes here tend to be very good.
Uber: Brutal. You will need to be an ASB god to win these simulations. Some of the most valuable prizes will come from these simulations.

Some simulations will need to have pre-requisites to be filled in order to challenge them.

Gameplay

Battles

In this RP, you fight against mainly trainers with Pokémon of their own. These type of battles appear in both types of simulations and Pokémon owned by trainers cannot be captured. Trainers may carry their own stash of items to use in battle.

Backpack

Trainers can bring a backpack full of items into a simulation. Backpacks allow you to carry an inifinte amount of any item up to the bounded CC cap for that simulation; that is, the total cost of your backpack cannot exceed the total CC cost upon entering the simulation. Held Items and Rare Items cost no CC towards the limit, but you are limited in terms of the Held and Rare Items you bring; generally one Held Item per Pokémon and an arbitrary number of Rare Items. The limits are mentioned in the simulation itself. Healing items that are used during a simulation are lost forever at the end of a simulation.

During combat, the player can forfeit one of their Pokémon's actions to use one item on any Pokémon in their party, active, reserve, or fainted, as a command:

Command said:
Use Item (Command): The player gives up the Pokémon's action to use an item on the appropriate Pokémon. This command, being performed by the player, cannot be restricted by any means and can be used at any time without penalty irrespective of the conditions. If a Revive, Max Revive, or a Sacred Ash is used, the item's revival effect takes place at the end of the round as opposed to immediately. This command can only be used once per round across the entire team.

Command Syntax: Use <Item> (<Target(s)>)

Type: N/A | Command Type: Universal | Target: Any appropriate Pokémon in your party | -- BAP | -- Acc | 0 EN Cost | -- Eff% | Contact: No | 100 Prio | Combo Type: None | Snatch: No | Magic Coat: No

This command can be substituted for and can be used as part of a substitution when the conditions are met, though chance and KO substitutions can only be done the next action due to priority.

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