Hey everyone! ShokugekiMaster here! This Pokemon fic will be my first on FFN. I've been thinking about it for quite a while now actually, but wasn't able to get started with it.
It's a pokemon academy fic in which I will be accepting OCs as the story progresses. Academy fics are fun to read and it's kind of relatable if you're in school too (although there's no pokemon in real life). Plus writing about other people's characters who have different personalities, pasts, habits, etc. is fun.
Currently I will be accepting only about 10-12 OCs. I will accept the first 12 OCs that are submitted if they are according to the template given below. I will accept more as the story goes on.
If I accept too many right now then it would be confusing for me and readers to take in so many characters at once. I learned that through reading other fics. When there's too many people introduced at once then it's hard to remember them and their pokemon.
So here's the template/guidelines for SYOC:
Name:
Age: 16-18 (16 is first year, 17 is second year, 18 is third and final year)
Gender:
Birthday:
Home Region:
Physical Features: How tall are they? Eye color? Hair color? What kind of a build do they have? Any prominent features? (Don't make them ripped or super bulky. They're high school kids.)
Clothing: What do they normally wear, what kind of clothes and shoes do they feel habituated to wear?
Relationships: How is their relation with family and other people? What do they look for in a crush? (High school romance is always there, and it should be, it makes the story more fun to read)
Skills/Talents: What are their skills or talents?
Hobbies and Interests: what do they like to do? Maybe biking, skating, drawing, sleeping, exercising, etc.
Preferred Course: Battle, Coordinator, Breeder, Researcher, Ranger, or Nurse/Doctor?
Personality: What is your characters normal behavior? What do they like to do during free time? How do they interact with other people around them? Are they shy? Reserved? Outgoing? Boisterous? Fears? How are they around friends? DETAILED EXPLANATION AND BE SPECIFIC.
Backstory: What is your OCs past like? How was their life before the academy? Why were they invited? Any traumatic moments or life changing moments?
POKEMON:
First, the things that aren't allowed: NO legendaries, NO mega-evolutions (at least at the moment), NO shinies. NO team full of pseudo-legendaries either. That's totally unfair, and not really possible for a high school student.
You can submit 4 pokemon if your character is a first year, 5 if he/she is a second year, and 6 if he/she is a third year. Catching new pokemon is possible and alright.
NO more than one pseudo-legendary. Eeveelutions are ok but no more than two, stick to one if possible.
I won't follow the 4 move rule like in the games.
Pokemon/Nickname:
Level: Just for evolution references at times.
Gender:
Ability:
Moves: TM or HM moves? Moves learned from tutors? I'll go with the standard acquired moveset.
Personality: Just like the trainers, give me a detailed explanation about their behavior and quirks. Don't make it too long though.
Backstory: How did they meet their trainers? How was their life and where did they live before that?
OTHER: Mention anything that I haven't covered or you want to add.
I'm sure you don't need an example because you might have already done something like this before or at least have seen how it's done before. But still at the end of the 1st chapter I will add the example of my OCs so you know more about them.
Some things to keep in mind. Updates won't be regular, but I will try my best to have fast uploads. I have a busy student life, so this is a good way to loosen up along with have fun. Don't leave this story just because updates are not regular, it's disheartening to know you quit reading for such reasons. Also don't judge the story as bad after reading only the summary or a few chapters. Support is important to keep going. I hope this becomes a story that hooks you. I will try my best to keep it gripping and enjoyable.
PM me if you have any other questions.
Once again a reminder, I will currently only accept the first 12 OCs that are submitted to me. Submission for more OCs will once again open later again.
Have a nice day! :D
