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Post by Haunter on Sept 10, 2019 8:21:09 GMT
It had taken a little bit of searching for Godfrey to finally locate a group of these particular variation of the widely known butterfly pokemon, but he had in time finally succeeded in locating a poulation of these bugs before they decided to move on anywhere else. After all after having first hearing about them it had been a little harder to believe - having just assumed that it had been the typical option of someone having just maybe taken note of a significant group of shiny versions of the original Butterfree's, lucky then that this group had several of their pre-evolutions to show him that this had truly not been the case especially combined with their friendliness towards others.
After much searching in the various forests and grasslands it has been confirmed that this particular strain of Butterfree do exist and thrive well in Shula and after much study in close quarters - thanks to the friendliness - their typing change has also been confirmed.
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Post by Seeley Clive on Oct 31, 2019 6:43:46 GMT
-->34+ Level up knowing Scald--> Growlithe + Arcanine Fire/ WaterDescription of coloring/sighting ~ See above Sprite Reason for appearance ~Long long ago there was a large flood that caused many Pokemon to seek higher ground or perish amongst the waves. Growlithe and Arcanine of the time fled the rising tides by seeking refuge in a mountain range within the Shula Region finding themselves a basin completely surrounded by mountains protecting them like dams from the water the other side. The Fire Pokemon were forced to forgo their usual diet and instead feast on the only food source in the area, a massive lake within the basin. Eventually over generations the Fire Pokemon grew hardier and hardier as they fished in the water, now able to delve into deeper depths and fish for the larger more protein packed food sources, over time they even grew to prefer their food raw rather then cooked so the flames inside their bodies grew stiller and stiller until they were barely there at all. With no active flame inside them the young Growlithe instead concentrated on their swimming, perfecting the art of diving and hunting under water, increasing their breathing capabilities as the generations past until they could breathe underwater almost unencumbered, whether this fast paced evolution was down to a dormant water type gene or their adaptable bodies is unknown but this subspecies of Growlithe became suffered no ill effects from changing their DNA. Occasionally a young Growlithe will become strong enough to reignite the dormant flame inside its body and when combined with the water based abilities their kind now has at their disposal they trigger an evolution into their kins Arcanine, an incredibly strong swimmer who can see perfectly in the dark a trait picked up from the strongest of swimmers who venture down into the pitch black bottom of the basins lake. These Growlithe and Arcanine lived peacefully without predators and lived carefully on the limited fish based food source they had, completely unaware that the flood levels had fallen and throughout the region and many others the original strand of Growlithe lived and prospered until a few explorers ventured up the mountains and down into the basin for the first time in centuries and encountered this brand new forme... |
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Post by Gardeon on Oct 31, 2019 6:55:53 GMT
Godfrey read this report and found himself thinking that it was a good job he had learnt to dive when he was a boy else he was going to have a hard time finding these pokemon, so he handed his normal list of duties to his Snorlax as he left with his gear over one shoulder. As normal, he trekked long and hard to find the area and Snorlax ate his list. Upon coming across Tarvos Ridge the boy noted there were signs of a very old flood and so a little exploring of the close by volcano and moving on to the Strider Mountains and the boy found a few clusters of the pokemon around hot Geysers and cold lakes and even a few in a partly frozen river which was not fun to dive down deep in to... After some targeted searching of areas mentioned in the report and those like them, it has been confirmed this pokemon not only exist here but can be found wandering from place to place in search of more water, more fish or occasionally, new swimming spots
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 3:54:53 GMT
LaprasWater/Dragon Description of coloring/sighting ~ Not needed, Star made the sprite. Reason for appearance ~ On account of Shula being made of 4 islands, it both is and was very common to use these pokemon to get around between them. That being said, it also lead to a lot of them being bred or capture for these reasons and increasing their population. Over time, this lead to a lot of adaptation to aid the pokemon swim a little faster and survive the stormy seas which could whip up. However, a lapras is not a simple pokemon to raise and they are both smart and long lived so pretty soon there were a lot of these pokemon without trainer, homes or much else to do with their time. So what came next? Exploring. They went to the rushing river on one island and many of them there grew a little hardier, they went to the calm lake of another island and their color grew paler to hide in the water there and they learnt how to live out in the rough and stormy seas and became tougher. After some time, there was a whole new appearance to the pokemon and their time growing hardy have even given them another type. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 4:44:24 GMT
Once again, Godfrey's swimming skills were being put to the test! Only this time, there were many different bodies of water that needed to be checked. Saltwater and fresh, ocean or river, every body of water needed to be scoured in search of this new type of Pokemon!
First the ocean, where indeed a few of the Lapras variations were found. They were spotted near the surface before diving deep. It didn't matter the island as Godfrey found. Many lakes and rivers were checked as well, but only the very large, and very deep ones were the lighter Lapras found. Warm or cold water, that didn't seem to matter. As for the type, that could not be determined without getting closer.
After searching every suitable body of water that could be reached, it has been confirmed that this variation of Lapras can be found at any island, in any body of water as long as it is deep enough for the Pokemonto swim in.
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Post by Seeley Clive on Jan 28, 2020 9:09:08 GMT
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Post by Haunter on Jan 28, 2020 11:44:33 GMT
Now this were indeed an interesting case indeed! Godfrey had to read through the report several times just to be sure that he were reading it right in regards to the information provided and to gleam whatever information in regards to a possible location of these unique beings, failing that there were indeed enough within the paper itself to get enough of an idea of where his investigations would start. There could only be a small handful of places that this particular fire types could live and find sufficient supplies of both heavy metals and static build up were located so these would certainly be the main port of call for him to be looking for. With that would Godfrey set out on his search and leave his trusty companion behind to do what he did best.
After much searching and investigations in the area's deemed most suitable for the successful survival of this unique beings it has been confirmed that there are various groups of these particular pokemon living in the wild though only in certain area's and islands that are most suited for their needs.
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Post by Nix Night on Feb 18, 2020 5:15:07 GMT
--> Water Stone in "Damp" Place --> Blitzle / Zebstrika Water/ElectricDescription of coloring/sighting ~ Not needed, Hunts Gadabout made the sprite. However, the pattern of the "ripples" can be different depending on the region of the herd, "rushing water" for rivers,Waves for the ocean and "still waters" for ponds or small bodies of water Reason for appearance ~ As lapras took to the sea to ferry people across, a small group of zebstrika found that there was a way to get better food beside the water. Over many years, this progressed to some of their kind using shocks and quick jolts to zap small fish pokemon and within a few generations, some of the kind were swimming. The long hair of these pokemon works as both a way to breath under water as a sort of external gill fulfillment as as a way to hide, the markings over the body being the second aid in this as in every area where these pokemon gather, the markings change to fit. They gather in small herds beside areas of water, beaches or lakes or river sides, and prefer to be in the water if they can while small but as they grow larger it can become a hassle. Their diet is made up of everything they can catch, seaweed or marsh weeds and just about anything they can get their hooves on. This has lead them to become the butt of many a scary story as not the most looking pokemon, add this to a fear of the unknown which all humans have and you start to find why the pokemon hide from most. They are hard to find as a result of all this, however, unlike the stories suggest, they are actually somewhat freindly but over all very family/herd focused and independent creatures. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 6:48:16 GMT
Now this was odd, but jo less interesting! What appeared to be a new kind of Pokemon had been spotted along beaches, oceans and even around the lakes! It surely seemed like there were many new water types getting found lately, which for Godfrey meant another boat rental. As much of a hassle as that was. And his snorkeling gear was getting some use again.
He was getting too old for this. But eh did figure out what the Pokemon was! While the herds were very distinct, he got to see the very rare occurence of a herd of Blitzle and Zebstrika meeting a herd of these new Pokemon. How they interacted was very similar, and their bodies looked quite similar when compared side by side. What really confirmed it, was the electrical communications that electric types were known for! This was indeed, some Shula adapted Blitzle and Zebstrika.
After searching all the larger bodies of water that Godfrey could recall, the new species of Pokemon was identified. It is also confirmed, that depending on the water source they were born in presents different markings upon their bodies. And once evoled, they are more prone to travel inland where they may join their pure electric type cousins.
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Post by Seeley Clive on Feb 18, 2020 10:09:04 GMT
-->Lvl 22+Holding a Dragon Scale-->Ekans Arbok Poison/Psychic Dragon/PsychicDescription of colouring/sighting: As sprite indicates. Reason for appearance: Long long ago Ekans was a Pokemon with a thousand different variants throughout the regions of the world. Colours and shapes indicated what variety of poisons were housed within their venom sacks and their shapes were usually environment reliant with the larger snakes of the planes ruling roost over other mammals and mid sized Pokemon. Among these Species of Ekans there was one alone that seemed to tower above all else with its young Ekans form the same size as most Arbok variants. This prehistoric variety of the Ekans Genus was mutated over time to grow a second head, in much the same way that Doduos and Girafarigs have a duel headed brain system. This Ekans grew the second head as a way of searching for prey as its larger size hindered its speed to a point where it needed to launch sneak attacks to catch smaller Pokemon rather then chasing them down on the plains. Once this variety of Ekans evolved the second head merged into its body. Whereas the usual Arbok form of modern day Kanto has its markings to confuse and intimidate prey, this prehistoric variant has working eyes and a secondary thought process that runs through its breast and neck. This two tone thought process allows it to pre-emptively strike enemies and read enemy movements. The Evolution triggered the huge Ekans to mutate its DNA into its ancient base, enlarging its Draconic origins and causing its skin to toughen like Dragon Scale, horns to erupt from its head and its tail to become hard like rock. These Draconic beasts were the true rulers of prehistoric times. The fossilised Pokemon of today were able to survive because they were smaller and had durable skeleton structures. When larger Pokemon gradually became extinct these larger Arbok found it harder and harder to find enough food to hunt and survive when eventually the only prey large enough to sustain them were eachother. Over generations the population of Arbok disappeared and eventually only a few Ekans remained. In Modern day Shula a random breeding near Mossrock Forest seemed to trigger this older mutation and an Ekans was born with two heads. This Ekans was seen as a freak mutation and was thrown out into the wild, the breeders expecting it to be hunted quickly assuming it was an inferior breed. This thrown out Ekans was lucky enough to make it through its youngest stages of life and grew up to adolescence, being incredibly adept at hunting small Caterpie and Pidgey, he eventually found a mate and over decades several duel headed Ekans began to be born although there has never been a sighting of its evolved kin, mainly due to the more common Draconic scales of yesteryear being a much rarer item nowadays.
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Post by Gardeon on Feb 18, 2020 10:17:25 GMT
This one had to be a trick or something, there was no way that a pokemon that should have really been a fossil had been out there in the world hidden away due to recessive genes and good luck. The boy was glad it wasnt going to be hard to find though, all he needed to do was to find somewhere with a lot of rattata's nesting or a large flock of pidey and one of these smart snakes was meant to be there, waiting and watching.
After finding several large "bait" nests and a lot of stake outs, a couple of bites later, godfrey can confirm there are indeed these smart snakes out there but they are very hard to find due to their two heads being able to sense dangers very well!
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Post by Nix Night on Mar 10, 2020 11:40:36 GMT
--> level 32 --> Leaf stone within Water Horsea / Seadra / Kingdra Water/Fairy --> Water/Fairy --> Dragon/FairyDescription of coloring/sighting ~ ^^ Reason for appearance ~ Shula is well know as a region of islands and as such, when pokemon who are well known for swimming a lot and being powerful dragons in the water came to settle here, they did very well. The change in the diet these pokemon had is believed to be the reason they changed colors at first, to hide in the coral and be able to hunt their food. The change in typing is believed to have come from crossbreeding with other species, though when it became apparent how well the new seahorses were doing and how they seemed to begin to form shoals, people started to learn that they were maybe not to be messed with. The Kingdra tend to have small shoals of horsea with them as charges or to care for while upon evolution, the seadra have a habit of striking off on their own but over all they are a independent and quiet species now. |
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Post by Nix Night on Mar 10, 2020 11:48:39 GMT
--> Fire Stone in The desert --> Sentret / Furret Fire/NormalDescription of coloring/sighting ~ ^^ Reason for appearance ~ Being small, cute and easy to train make normal sentret very common as pokemon given to children or used around them and as such they are somewhat common inn Shula. However, these sentret seem to have be descendants of such pokemon who were bred with fire types for protection. No one quite knows how or why the habit started, some believe it was a nasty winter and a need for warmth while others think that considering the amount of people who go on journeys, those left behind wanted pokemon a little more powerful to keep them safe even though they still wanted that cute and freindly side too. This is reflected in the personality of these pokemon, they are protective of their trainers and they are known locally and jokingly as "Furry Heroes" as they have a habit of being a little reckless and rushing in to trouble. They also tend to be quick to use their new fire moves and sides, though, this is only in those seen so far so could be just the habits of many. |
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Post by Nix Night on Mar 10, 2020 12:01:53 GMT
--> Thunder Stone OR Happiness in Stormy Weather --> Swablu / Altaria Flying/ElectricDescription of coloring/sighting ~ ^^ Reason for appearance ~ Swablu are well known for being clean pokemon, so quite how this pokemon came to become all but a flying storm cloud was a funny story. The story goes that there was a man who wanted to have a aviary of birds but didnt have a pokemon to keep them safe, as such, he started to notice that some of the swablu were being a little more aggressive and he started to ask these pokemon to protect their home. The missing part of this story is this home was based around Faraday plains, and so, somehow, this started to effect the birds. Over time, the birds started to show less damage to moves which once would have been dangerous to them and so the breeder began to focus on this. The fact their wings were all but cotton wool meant they started to build a charge from the weather around them and used these shocks to repel predators and also to shock some bugs for food. Before long, the birds were being sold as a new type and they were as such becoming more and more common. They are not exactly easy to come by, as all of them stem from the same original bloodline and location, however they have spread out from the faraday plains and have begun to settle and mix lines with other flying types. As such, these birds are known to be somewhat flighty, nervous and seem to stick to open and wide areas as a home but since there seem to be so few out there in the region, this had not been confirmed as part of the species for sure yet. |
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Post by Nix Night on Mar 10, 2020 12:18:15 GMT
--> Happiness --> (f) / (m) Espurr/ Meowstic Psychic/NormalDescription of coloring/sighting ~ ^^ Reason for appearance ~ Espurr have been strong psychic pokemon for as long as anyone has ever known them and somewhat popular pets, however never quite as popular or common as some rodent pokemon. These pokemon are easy to find, easy to train and rather agreeable, things espurr hasnt always been known for. However, somewhere along the line espurr clearly got in to shula, got out from trainers and out in to the world. It seems they found some of these pokemon, professor Auxin thinks the main crossed lines are Zigzagoon and Furret but this is only down to the new typing and colors of the pokemon. It seems these crosses and the change in the way the pokemon now hunt and feed, these pokemon have changed a little in their temperament. They are more freindly, keener to bond with others and make freinds and a little slower to default to their psychic powers than their non-regional counterparts. As such, they have made their way in to homes all over Shula as small kittens and commons pets. However, they have kept the change in appearance down to gender evolution, it just seems the females have a little more color and flamboyance to aid with being popular pets and somewhat well known contest pokemon over the males who seem to have their darker colors to help in hunting and are a little less the showy pet than their counterparts. |
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Important Info
Season
Summer has arrived in the region and it's hot, sadly, sticky hot. The warmth from spring has rolled over into this season and it's muggy, humid, and a short walk down to the Pokemon Center will leave you in a mess. This means there's a lot of grumpy and annoyed pokemon out, and trainers similarly looking to work off steam.
Next season change ~ April 8th
Swarming Pokemon!
Encouraged Characters
Currently, our character numbers are pretty even, so aside from us gently encouraging more civilians and breeders...go nuts!
Numbers of Gijinka on site have dropped, too, so they're open to be applied for at the moment- though, if you're interested, go check out the adoptable threads for many wanted ones! They could always use players! ;-)
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Trainers
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♂ 04
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♀ 02
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Police
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♂ 03
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♀ 02
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Civilians
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♂ 02
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♀ 02
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Team Rocket Members
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♂ 06
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♀ 06
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Coordinators
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♂ 03
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♀ 02
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Rangers
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♂ 03
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♀ 06
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Breeders
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♂ 01
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♀ 03
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Gijinka
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♂ 06
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♀ 07
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Humans
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♂ 16
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♀ 16
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♂ 22
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♀ 23
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Credits
Shula was created by Gardeon. Content is copyrighted to Shula unless otherwise stated. The skin is created by Wolf of Adoxography and Gangnam Style. Board Remodel is by Kagney and has been heavily edited.
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Egg Sprites made by Gardeon. Sprites beyond gen 5 are made by these guys and this lot. Pokemon stated as "Shulian Pokemon" were made by Pokemon Sage and we have permission to use them!
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