Pokemon: Orange, Brown, Teal

by 16Doobop13

The Roqoi region, a day's drive from Unova, has finally had its regional league recognized as Official Pokemon League. Throughout the past decade, a former champion of that league has worked to create a school to educate the next generation of trainers, Academy Park, which is now finally opening. However, a sinister Team Plasma plot is unfolding in the background. SYOC OPEN (7/20)

Headmaster Hemlock neatly stacked the pile of blank files on his desk and looked out the window at the campus of Academy Park. The leaves on the trees were starting to brown and the Fletchling flew swiftly upon the crisp autumn air.

"Bun!" A Bunnelby dug up from The Circle, a patch of greenery in between the paved pathways to various buildings of the campus. The Bunnelby rushed to meet others of its kind before they all disappeared down the same hole.

"Headmaster?" one of the professors knocked on the door to his office. That dark afro that preceded the man who entered clued Headmaster Hemlock into who it was before he saw the professor's face. "Ah, Professor Spruce! Sorry for the delay, just basking in the last morning of quiet. The students arrive later this evening after all."

"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about, Headmaster." Professor Spruce explained. "Maple, Hornbeam, Fir, Dogwood, and I have all been talking and…well don't you think we should hold off on opening for just a little bit? You must have seen the news."

Headmaster Hemlock frowned. "I have." He replied quite seriously. "It's a terrible shame, but I'd much rather open and give our students somewhere safe to return to than to stay closed and drive them somewhere unsafe."

"I guess we're just worried it might be seen as invitation to target our school. We aren't more than a day's drive away from Unova, so…"

"Professor Spruce, have some faith in your own skills. I would not have hired faculty who couldn't protect the students if it came to that." Hemlock stood up. "And if all else fails, I still have my own team from back in the day."

"Very well then." Professor Spruce sighed. "And you have the introductory speech prepared for orientation?"

"Of course." Headmaster Hemlock smiled. "The standard welcome to the world of pokemon generics, a little bit about the history of the Roqoi Region, how our Pokemon League is different from the others, and of course, the major rules of the academy. They'll hear it in full when I give the speech to them in the auditorium."

"Then I guess there's nothing left for the two of us to go over except the applications." Professor Spruce made himself comfortable in a separate chair. "Split the stack in half and we'll get it done faster. Then we can do the rounds in the forest and marsh and make sure no one's tried to sneak onto campus."

"A sound plan, I'd say." Headmaster Hemlock nodded. He cut the application stack in half, him taking the top, and Professor Spruce taking the bottom. "Oh, yes, this one would be a good fit."

"Oh dear…this one…" Professor Spruce frowned. "Why even apply to this school? We've made it clear that we're a pokemon-focused institution in our commercials, haven't we?"

"Of course, we have." Headmaster Hemlock rose a brow. "I looked over Professor Fir's finished product myself. Some people just don't listen it seems."

"Or read." Professor Spruce noted. "How can they expect us to accept them if they don't even fill out the form correctly?"

"Just keep looking through them." Headmaster Hemlock recommended. "The sooner you find a good one the sooner you'll feel better."

The two continued to work on applications throughout the morning, and by the time the afternoon rolled around, they had it, Academy Park's very first class of 20 students.

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Meanwhile, in a misty cave somewhere in the Roqoi region…

"Heh." A grunt removed their chainmail helmet. "And no one spotted us."

"Good." A separate grunt removed a black cowl. "We can start operations almost immediately."

"We can, but first I need to make sure that this isn't about world domination like it was with you last time."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. But it also better not be about classism under a veneer of liberation like it was with you last time."

"Of course not! We're both in agreement here. This is about washing everything away and starting over from scratch. We even got one of those native groups on our side. It's how I was able to get us in here so easily."

"Then let's do it. This third time incarnating Team Plasma will be the charm!"

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POKEMON: ORANGE, BROWN, TEAL

A Trainer SYOC

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AN: As the title just there suggests, this is an SYOC with 20 slots for Academy Park's very first class of students in their student body. The application will follow and will also be posted on my profile for ease of copying. Please submit applications through Private Messaging. Here are some rules you will implicitly agree to by submitting the application:

1. No Mary Sue/Gary Stu characters.

2. This character is a teenager.

3. This character has not gone on a pokemon journey before.

4. This character does not own a pokemon currently.

5. This character wants to attend Academy Park.

6. This is not an interactive story and the readers will not have influence over their character's actions past the application process.

7. The applicant understands only 20 spots are available and that not everyone may be accepted.

Now then, the application. If any of you have ever played the Pokerole tabletop this will be easy:

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Academy Park Student Application Form

Applicant Name:

Applicant Age (13-18):

Applicant's Primary Nature (Adamant, Bold, Careful, etc.):

Applicant Concept (like, say, Bug Catcher, or Waitress):

Applicant Goal:

Applicant Motivation For Goal:

What Applicant Expects From The Academy:

How Applicant Plans to Make Their Mark On The World:

You have 2 points to spend among the following physical attributes, keep in mind that no attribute may exceed 5 points.

Points Remaining: 2

Strength: 1

Dexterity: 1

Vitality: 1

Insight: 1

You have 2 points to spend among the following social attributes, keep in mind that no attribute may exceed 5 points.

Points Remaining: 2

Tough: 1

Cool: 1

Beauty: 1

Clever: 1

Cute: 1

You have 5 points to spend on skills. As starter rank trainers, you may not exceed 1 point in any skill. Consider these 5 points as to how you spent your primary/elementary years of life/education.

Points Remaining: 5

Brawl: 0

Throw: 0

Evade: 0

Weapon: 0

Alert: 0

Athletics: 0

Nature: 0

Stealth: 0

Empathy: 0

Etiquette: 0

Intimidate: 0

Perform: 0

Crafts: 0

Lore: 0

Medicine: 0

Science: 0

As we at Academy Park assign students their partner pokemon, we will take your preferences into account, aiming to get you a preferred partner, only moving into neutral territory if your preferred partner list is exhausted. If there are only pokemon you refuse to have as a partner left to hand out, you have our condolences, but know that we tried, and perhaps you can give this pokemon a chance. You may find you like it!

The Roqoi Region is home to many pokemon that our students at Academy Park may choose from as their first partners. Keep in mind that each admitted class only has one of each pokemon to hand out, and while the class caps out at 20 students, we do not have the ability to issue repeats by Roqoi Law. Please put an 'O' next to any preferred partner pokemon, and an 'X' next to any pokemon you flat out refuse to take as a partner.

While this list is extensive, it is by no means all the evolutionary lines present in the Roqoi Region. If you do not have preferred pokemon but do have preferred types, feel free to put an 'A' next to any preferred types to start with and an 'X' next to any types you refuse to begin your journey with.

Standard Issue Partners:

Chikorita-Grass:

Cyndaquil-Fire:

Totodile-Water:

Snivy-Grass:

Tepig-Fire:

Oshawott-Water:

Chespin-Grass:

Fennekin-Fire:

Froakie-Water:

Grookey-Grass:

Scorbunny-Fire:

Sobble-Water:

Eevee-Normal:

Pikachu-Electric:

Non-Standard Partners:

Primary Bug Types:

Caterpie:

Pineco:

Kricketot:

Tarountula:

Weedle:

Ledyba:

Spinarak:

Yanma:

Nincada:

Venipede:

Blipbug:

Primary Dark Types:

Purrloin:

Zorua:

Nickit:

Maschiff:

Murkrow:

Sneasel:

Houndour:

Scraggy:

Pawniard:

Primary Dragon Types:

Dratini:

Goomy:

Primary Electric Types:

Voltorb:

Mareep:

Pachirisu:

Tadbulb:

Magnemite:

Emolga:

Primary Fairy Types:

Snubbull:

Flabebe:

Swirlix:

Milcery:

Fidough:

Tinkatink:

Primary Fighting Types:

Timburr:

Clobbopus:

Primary Fire Types:

Vulpix:

Growlithe:

Ponyta:

Numel:

Sizzlipede:

Primary Flying Types:

Rookidee:

Noibat:

Primary Ghost Types:

Misdreavus:

Sinistea:

Greavard:

Gastly:

Drifloon:

Litwick:

Phantump:

Pumpkaboo:

Primary Grass Types:

Tangela:

Sunkern:

Seedot:

Shroomish:

Skiddo:

Gossifleur:

Hoppip:

Roselia:

Snover:

Foongus:

Applin:

Primary Ground Types:

Sandshrew:

Drilbur:

Mudbray:

Baltoy:

Golett:

Toedscool:

Primary Ice Types:

Snorunt:

Vanillite:

Cubchoo:

Bergmite:

Swinub:

Snom:

Primary Normal Types:

Meowth:

Sentret:

Teddiursa:

Bidoof:

Buneary:

Glameow:

Lillipup:

Bunnelby:

Skwovent:

Wooloo:

Lechonk:

Tandemaus:

Spearow:

Hoothoot:

Taillow:

Swablu:

Starly:

Pidove:

Minccino:

Deerling:

Rufflet:

Fletchling:

Stufful:

Primary Poison Types:

Ekans:

Grimer:

Koffing:

Gulpin:

Trubbish:

Zubat:

Stunky:

Croagunk:

Skrelp:

Primary Psychic Types:

Chimecho:

Munna:

Gothita:

Solosis:

Elgyem:

Espurr:

Hatenna:

Natu:

Woobat:

Primary Rock Types:

Nosepass:

Rockruff:

Rolycoly:

Nacli:

Geodude:

Binacle:

Primary Steel Types:

Klink:

Beldum:

Bronzor:

Honedge:

Varoom:

Primary Water Types:

Psyduck:

Poliwag:

Seel:

Shellder:

Krabby:

Goldeen:

Corphish:

Feebas:

Clamperl:

Buizel:

Tympole:

Frillish:

Chewtle:

Arrokuda:

Slowpoke:

Lotad:

Wingull:

Barboach:

Ducklett:

Dewpider: