Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-36455278-20181216155929/@comment-31322722-20181216225954

SirGawain8 wrote: Me: Yay, I can't wait to get a pokemon! If I can figure out what they do again.. Pokémon are creatures with powers that you can train. There are different types of Pokémon: Water, Grass, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Ghost, Psychic, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Normal, Bug, Flying, Dragon, Ground, Ice, and Poison. There are also weakness and resistance rules, but no one can memorize them unless they follow the franchise religiously, so just look them up.

You can capture Pokémon by weakening them with your starter Pokémon (you can choose from three; the three depend on what region you’re in) and throwing a Pokeball at them. If the capture is successful, you can now use that Pokémon in battle! Most battles are friendly though. Pokémon always get healed up at the Pokémon Center. Or, if you don’t want to be a Trainer, you can also be a Performer. There are quite a few jobs that involve Pokémon.

Also, some Pokémon don’t like hanging out in their Pokeballs. If that’s the case, you don’t have to keep them in one.

There are different attacks and abilities... no one remembers them. Just look them up.

ALSO, when your Pokémon levels up enough, it can evolve! For example, if you caught a Pichu, it would eventually evolve into a Pikachu, and then Raichu. Occasionally though, Pokémon will refuse to evolve. If this happens, there’s no need to worry! You should put their comfort before their status in battle. Although, it doesn’t matter anyway, because if they refuse to evolve, then they’re probably REALLY OP ANYWAY.

The bond between Trainer and Pokémon is really important, especially in battle. Remember this, and you can become a Pokémon Master!

Also be on the lookout for legendary Pokémon! They’re legendary and don’t evolve, because they have super strong attacks from the get-go.

(Also you can’t capture other people’s Pokémon. Obviously.)