Before the Pokedex, before trainers, before the pokeball, before the pokemon world as we know it today...there was another world in its place. A hostile, vicious, prehistoric world inhabited by pokemon and scattered groups of early humans. This land, ruthless as it was, was home to every pokemon and every person, just as it is today. Pokemon rule the skies, land, and sea. They fill the jungles and oceans with their cries, and they roam proudly over every inch, every mile, living far and wide. People are at the bottom of the food chain in this world. A few have trained pokemon to help them hunt or just to be simple companions, but the concept of the pokemon battle has not yet been conceived. Here, we take a look at some of the wild pokemons' lives; their triumphs and tragedies, their victories and their losses...
Here, we take a look back. Into the Land Before Pokemon.
Ah, that cliche opener. Anyways, welcome to my first RP! Pretty simple concept, but let me lay down the rules (READ THEM!!) just in case~
..:Rules:..
1. Anyone is allowed to join! HOWEVER: I must accept your character application before you're allowed to start RPing.
2. Please use decent grammar. I know, I know, this is the internet; there are bound to be plenty of mistakes. But please, try to be mature and use correct capitalization, grammar, & punctuation (just Google it if you aren't sure). Swearing is allowed, uncensored or otherwise; whatever you're comfortable posting is fine by me. To sum it up: don't use texting language.
3. ABSOLUTELY NO GODMODDING. I cannot stress this enough. It's completely lame of you to do in the first place, plus it makes the RP way less fun for everyone else. DON'T DO IT OR YOU SHALL TASTE MY MIGHTY BANHAMMER!!
4. NO. MARY. SUES. If you didn't already know, a Mary-Sue is, in short, an overpowered (usually female) character that completely trumps everyone else's characters. They're annoying to deal with and are usually owned by underage kids who don't know the meaning of the word 'balance.' The male version is called a Gary-Stu. CREATING A MARY-SUE/GARY-STU WILL EARN YOU ONE FREE TICKET ON THE BANHAMMER EXPRESS!!
5. Please keep the amount of OOC posts to a minimum. This is a roleplay, after all, not a private messaging system. dS has a seperate system for that. Just use OOC posts for quick notes between you and the other RPers, 'kay?
6. You can have up to 3 wild pokemon characters and 2 prehistoric human characters. Each human can (but doesn't have to) have 1 companion pokemon, meaning you can have up to 2 companion pokemon. This makes for a grand total of 7 characters max.
7. Although this is a prehistoric pokemon RP and fossil pokemon are preferred, I am not against you using others, as the canon universe does specify that modern-day pokemon did exist in prehistoric times. I also don't care about which generation it's from; if it's a non-legendary pokemon, you can use it. Shiny pokemon are fine too, but you can only have 1 shiny, since they are very rare, so choose carefully! LEGENDARY POKEMON ARE COMPLETELY OFF-LIMITS, NO EXCEPTIONS. Pseudo-legendaries are fine.
I should also specify; on real Earth, the dinosaurs were so big because the atmosphere had a much higher amount of oxygen than it does today, making most creatures enormous. From this we can assume that the prehistoric pokemon world was the same way. This means that the pokemon, especially the fossil pokemon, will be much bigger than normal. My character, Frigid the Aurorus, is the same size as a small brachiosaurus. The same should apply to you; all of your pokemon characters should be bigger than the numbers in the pokedex and on Bulbapedia. In the same way, all humans should be somewhat tall and muscular.
..:Character Application:..
Name:
Gender:
Level: (This does not apply to humans.)
Species: (If your char is a pokemon, list their species here, ex. Pikachu, Squirtle, etc. If they are a human, simply put "Human.")
Height:
Weight:
Length: (Give an estimate. From nose to tail. This doesn't apply to humans and bipedal pokemon.)
Type: (This does not apply to humans.)
Ability: (Yes, you can have hidden abilities. This does not apply to humans.)
Held Item: (Wild pokemon CANNOT have held items. Only companion pokemon can. This does not apply to humans.)
Moveset: (This does not apply to humans.)
Move #1
Move #2
Move #3
Move #4
Backstory: (Try to keep this brief, but deliver your point well!)
Status: (Caught or Wild; companion pokemon will have the status of Caught, wild pokemon will, obviously, have the status of Wild. This does not apply to humans.)
Appearance: (Insert a link to a picture or directly insert the picture of your character here. I prefer directly inserted pictures, but if you have to use a link, go ahead.)
Combat/Hunting Abilities: (These are special skills your char will have that distinguishes them from other characters. Try to keep to the status quo with pokemon; base abilities on their stats. For humans, prettymuch anything goes.)
Personality: (Again, try to keep this short. Describe your character realistically; beware of Mary-Sue-ness!)
Name: Frigid
Gender: Female
Level: 42
Species: Aurorus
Height: 40 ft
Weight: 30 tons
Length: 75 ft
Type: Rock/Ice
Ability: Snow Warning
Held Item: N/A
Moveset:
Ice Beam
Freeze-Dry
AncientPower
Calm Mind
Backstory: Frigid was born in an icy cave on Mt. Snowdrift, the tallest mountain in a mountain range that borders the Kalos region. Her parents were killed when she was a young Amaura; they had traveled down from their cave home on the summit to collect food. A storm rolled in and lightning quickly set fire to the jungle they were traversing through. Many other pokemon ran, however, being sauropods, Frigid and her parents were slower than most and got caught in the flames. A pair of Tyrantrum with their child, a young male Tyrunt, watched from the shadows. They had been stalking Frigid and her parents ever since they descended from the mountain. With fire blocking the ice pokemons' path one way and a pair of hungry Tyrantrum the other, the family quickly found themselves between a rock and a hard place. Frigid's father defended them whilst her mother spotted an exit and shepherded Frigid to it. Smaller and more agile than her parents, Frigid took off, not daring to look back when she heard the ear-splitting cries of her helpless parents.
Some time passed, and Frigid quickly learned how to battle efficiently. She survived and evolved, eventually returning to her home on Mt. Snowdrift, where she currently lives. Over the course of her relatively short life, Frigid has run into the Tyrunt she saw that fateful night, who has since evolved as well. She frequently travels down from the mountain to the plains, but rarely risks going into the jungle or the forest, as many hungry jaws lie in wait for her there.
Status: Wild
Appearance:
![[User Posted Image]](http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/9e/699Aurorus.png)
Credit goes to Ken Sugimori
Combat/Hunting Abilities: Though slow-moving, Frigid has a lot of stamina and can travel for long distances without getting tired. Typically, she is a slow runner, but can run very fast if threatened. She is a strict herbivore and an expert at gathering fruit, a skill her mother taught her when she was very young. When fighting, aside from her moveset, Frigid can crush things with her feet and use both her long neck and tail as weapons. Her neck is very muscular and can shatter bone; her tail acts more like a whip.
Personality: Frigid is very quiet and shy. She prefers to be approached by others rather to initiate conversation herself, though, around friends, she opens up slightly. True to her type, she can be known to be very cold-hearted, often acting selfishly in most situations. She is very intelligent and can solve problems with rational thinking. Beneath her icy, unapproachable personality, Frigid knows that everyone is good in some way and tries not to judge them.
Now go forth and MAKE SOME RP MAGIC!!