pretzel987, everybody, King Arthur has arisen once more in our time of need! However, the time streams have been crossed at some point, and the once human Arthur now takes the form of a Pokemon.
Take KingArthur, the Honedge. Arthur is as brave as he always was, but his untimely death to the blade of a great foe has taught him much about discretion in combat, so whenever possible, KingArthur may not be the first Pokemon sent out in a battle. Any further failure tempers his fighting spirit further, and so if KingArthur ever faints, he may no longer use Swords Dance from then on. However, he still fights with honour and always seeks to avenge his fallen comrades.KingArthur may not learn Shadow Sneak or Shadow Claw. Furthermore, KingArthur must learn and keep Retaliate. Whenever a teammate faints, KingArthur must switch in and use Retaliate against the Pokemon that caused the faint.
Of course, while sword-based revenge worked well in 6th century Britain, in the world of Pokemon it's not always as effective. After being embarrassed in a fight in which his blade had no effect, Arthur goes into training. To evolve into Doublade, KingArthur must use Retaliate against a Ghost type Pokemon while attempting to avenge a fallen teammate.
As a Doublade, KingArthur regains his fighting spirit, and may use Swords Dance again. Once again, if KingArthur ever faints, he may no longer use Swords Dance.
Things move along uneventfully from then on. That is, until you reach the Elite Four. KingArthur could swear he recognises somebody... that Aegislash owned by Wikstrom is the soldier that killed him all those centuries ago! Screw discretion - KingArthur evolves into Aegislash upon reaching the Pokemon League and loses the "first Pokemon" and Swords Dance restrictions. KingArthur must solo Wikstrom's Aegislash.
In summary:
- KingArthur cannot be among the first Pokemon sent out in a battle, where possible. This includes alternate formats such as Doubles, Triples, etc.
- If KingArthur ever faints, he may no longer use Swords Dance.
- KingArthur may not learn Shadow Sneak or Shadow Claw.
- KingArthur must learn and keep Retaliate. Whenever a teammate faints, KingArthur must switch in and use Retaliate against the Pokemon causing the faint.
- To evolve into Doublade, use Retaliate against a Ghost type while avenging a teammate according to the above rule.
- As a Doublade, may regain the use of Swords Dance. But, he can still lose access to it again if he faints after evolving.
- To evolve into Aegislash, reach the Pokemon League.
- As an Aegislash, lose the "first Pokemon" and Swords Dance restrictions.
- Solo Wikstrom's Aegislash.
Optional extras (in case the above is just too easy!):
- Must always keep Swords Dance, even if KingArthur can't use it.
- KingArthur may not learn any Ghost-type moves.
- Evolving into Doublade also requires the Ghost-type Pokemon to be owned by a Trainer.
- Evolving into Doublade also requires KingArthur to be fainted by the Ghost-type Pokemon.
- Keep the Swords Dance restriction upon evolving into Aegislash (not for the faint-hearted)(pun semi-intended). (Maybe)