Roleplay Name: Silver Globe Tournament
Roleplay Genre: Pokémon.
Roleplay Rating: E (for all ages)

Setting: Mauville City, in the region of Hoenn.

Plot: The Pokémon Leagues from all the regions got together in a meeting. Bored of constantly beating (up) all the incompetent noobs who challenge them, and getting beat (up) by all the trainers who train their Pokémon to crazy high levels while the E4 don't train whatsoever, they decided to host a tournament and have some fun, not to mention a break from all the smackdown matches.
All trainers from all parts of the world are invited to the tournament to participate. They decided to hold the tournament right outside Mauville City (as it's a very bustling city and at the center of a crossroads) in a large stage set up just for the event, for the sake of publicity.
But the League, tricky as ever, decided to only let trainers with high-level teams come along (i.e. in the 70s), and, to complicate matters, they made the whole tournament Double Battles exclusively, ensuring that the partners would have to cooperate with each other to have any chance at winning.

Additional Rules:
1) The basic E-rated RP rules apply, i.e. no swearing, godmodding, bunnying, etc.
2) Each trainer can only select three Pokémon, and each can have four moves maximum that the Pokémon can learn one way or another at level 70 or below (go ahead, consult the Psydex).
3) You may not have any more Pokémon than the three you originally applied with. Additionally, no legends or Wobbuffet/Wynaut.
4) Each Pokémon is permitted one held item and nothing more - no Hyper Potions or Revives during the battle. In short, rules 3 and 4 encompass the Battle Tower clause.
4x) All items are replenished after each battle. This includes items like Berries, White/Mental Herbs, and items taken by use of Thief, Fling, or Pluck.
5) For the sake of not landing cheap shots, all parties in a battle should try to make the match end as close as possible, e.g. no saying "Kingler used Guillotine and Alakazam fainted", or things of such nature.
6) The profiles to apply will be in this format, and I request they be sent to me via PM for approval:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Hometown:
Pokémon 1, moves of #1:
Pokémon 2, moves of #2:
Pokémon 3, moves of #3:
Physical description of trainer:
Personality of trainer:
Misc. facts about the trainer (can include history):

Name: Lyon
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Hometown: Snowpoint City, region of Sinnoh
Pokémon 1, moves of #1: Dragonite@Leftovers - Aerial Ace, Return, Outrage, Earthquake
Pokémon 2, moves of #2: Bronzong@Zoom Lens - Payback, Extrasensory, Hypnosis, Confuse Ray
Pokémon 3, moves of #3: PorygonZ@Focus Sash - Tri Attack, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Dark Pulse
Physical description of trainer: Medium height and weight, has purple hair, is usually seen wearing a jacket
Personality of trainer: Cheery, somewhat easy-going, amiable
Misc. facts about the trainer (can include history): Born and raised in Snowpoint, Lyon had little friends during his childhood. His only real friends were his Pokémon, who were with him through thick and thin. Spending practically all day every day training his Pokémon and his own physical endurance, Lyon is about to use this tournament to show the world just what he and his Pokémon can do.

Name: Omar Bradley
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Hometown: Petalburg, in the region of Hoenn

Pokémon 1, moves of #1: Slaking@Choice Band - Shadow Ball, Hyperbeam, Brick Break, and Earthquake.
Pokémon 2, moves of #2: Dusclops@Leftovers - Toxic, Mean Look, Rest, and Will-O-Wisp.
Pokémon 3, moves of #3: Sceptile@Lum Berry - Leaf Blade, Dragon Claw, Crunch, and Thunder Punch.

Physical description of trainer:
Body type: Tall and strong, but slim.
Hair and eye colours: Hair is a dark brown, and hangs down to his eyebrows, and his eyes are an extremely dark mahogany, chilling to the sight.
Face type: Thin, with high cheekbones, and soft features.
Other physical features: Omar has a faint scar beneath his left eye. The scar is barely visible, but long and jagged. His skin is dark, from the hours spent under the sun.
Clothing style: Generally dark, baggy denim jeans with a winding black and silver dragon on the left leg, a simple long-sleeved white shirt beneath a black blazer, and white Nike’s.


Personality of trainer:
Known to be quiet, Omar shows no emotion when speaking or acting, due to his training prior to becoming a Pokémon Trainer. Omar walks and speaks with his head angled downward, and is usually cold and uncaring.
Best qualities: Courageous, hardened, intelligent and strategic.
Worst qualities: Low self esteem, too uncaring for anyone other than his Pokémon, and paranoid from his childhood.

Misc. facts about the trainer (can include history):
Childhood history- Omar was born just south of Sootopolis, on a luxury cruiser touring Hoenn. His parents realized they couldn’t care for him on this trip that would continue on for another two months, so they gave Omar up for adoption. Omar was adopted by a man that simply signed as Norman. Through his life, Omar was trained in the prestigious Petalburg Military Academy, in survival arts to Pokémon battling.

Recent history: Omar recently, at the age of twenty-one, left the Petalburg Military Academy, or PMA with permission from his stepfather Norman, after learning he was adopted. With an understanding of Pokémon, Omar began his journey with a Slakoth, which he tamed himself before capturing with his only Pokéball. That Slakoth has recently grown into an extremely powerful Slaking, after Omar trained him against himself and other Pokémon. He heard of the Silver Globe Tournament, and was attracted by the possibility of fighting powerful trainers and testing his true training abilities.

Profile:
Name: Derrek Greggery Robertson
Profession: Trainer

Appearance:Dark skin, but still not brown, 120 pounds and has a scar across his right cheek.
Age:17
Gender:Male
Body type: Slim and tall
Hair and eye colours: Brown hair with aqua blue eyes.
Face type: Heart shaped
Other physical features: He has a small bag with all his pokeballs and items.
Clothing style: Black leather vest with white undershirt and Crimson pants.
Speech style: Cool and mysterious.

Personality:
General demeanour: An honest and cool person, he never cowards a battle.
Best qualities: Strong and fearless
Worst qualities: Has a nasty temper, if you beat him you better get away fast before he gets a temper tamtrum.

Background:
Parents: George Frederick Robertson and Miranda Joseph Robertson.
Siblings: Gerald Mattson Robertson
Hometown: Petalburg, Hoenn
Childhood history: Ever since he was 7 years old he has been facinated by the beings known as pokemon, he later got his first pokemon, a Torchic, and it quickly became his best and only friend. After what seemed as a lifetime he made it to and conquered the Pokemon League. After relaxing a bit he traveled by plane to Sinnoh. On the way to the train that would take him to Floaroma Town he was saw a Misdreavus haunting a scared Gible in a dark corner. Without hesitating he capturad the Misdreavus. As he was about to leave the Gible followed him everywheres, so he had no choice but to capture it.
Recent history: He tried to take down Cynthia and the Elite Four many times, but they overpowered and out smarted him. He eventually gave up and decided he'd come back later, and he left for Kanto in which a mishap including evil happened (Kanto Chaos's plot). He finally conquered that elite four, but he heard news about this tournament so he left Spenser and the others to join it.
Plans for the future: He is planing to live a nice and long life. He also plans to conquer every single Pokemon League.

Pokemon team:

Male Blaziken #Scope Lens
His first and favorite pokemon, they both grew up together and have developed an ever-lasting bond. Blaziken is Calm and Gentle, except in fights.

Poison Jab
Blaze Kick
Sky Uppercut
Shadow Claw


Male Garchomp #Quick Claw
The pokemon he saved from a Misdreavus's haunting, he is timid yet courageous.

Crunch
Draco Meteor
Protect
Flamethower


Female Mismagius #Bright Powder
The pokemon that was haunting Gible, she is mischeavous and shy.

Will-O-Wisp
Toxic
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt

Name: Jimmy
Age: 17
Gender: male
Hometown: Pewter City, Kanto

Pokémon 1, moves of #1:
Sableye --- Shadow Ball, Confuse Ray, Faint Attack, Toxic
Bright Powder

Pokémon 2, moves of #2:
Absol --- Psycho Cut, Taunt, Torment, Night Slash
Focus Band

Pokémon 3, moves of #3:
Mismagius --- Confuse Ray, Perish Song, Psybeam, Shadow Ball
Spooky Plate

Physical description of trainer:
Black shaggy black hair, icy blue-eyes, torn jeans, stands about 5'4, wears converses, and black shirt.

Personality of trainer:
A bit cold toward others, but loyal to his friends. If he's betrayed on he will not hesitate to turn on that person. He is considered merciless do to the fact that he enjoys messing with his opponents before defeating them.

Misc. facts about the trainer (can include history):
Abandoned as a child, he grew up in fear. He knew nothing but what he taught himself about the world. Now he's entered this tournament to hopefully make something of himself and return to his hometown of Pewter.

Lyon arrived in Mauville from the south entrance. Having taken a boat from Snowpoint straight to Slateport, he felt tired and exhausted from the trip, yet felt invigorated that the tourney was fast approaching.
He glanced from left to right, and noticed that the stage that the battles would take place on was to the west, not far off and near the Daycare Center.
"Hm, am I early?" he thought out loud. "I can't tell. Well I'd best get ready and head over there to see if anyone else has arrived."
He then rushed over past the Pokemon Center and the gym over to the arena. Despite this tournament being a big event, very few people had arrived, save for the crew who were just finished with setting up the arena.
"So I am early..." Lyon concluded. He deduced that the Elite Four members from the regions had not yet arrived. He bode his time by taking out a deck of cards and playing his favorite game, Solitaire.
But since he'd played this game so often with no one around, he didn't know that usually when one plays Solitaire with others around, someone usually comes over the player's shoulder, points, and says "Put the red 9 on the black 10".
Needless to say, Lyon didn't know that, so he just kept playing in an out-of-the-way portion of grass.

"Oh bother," Lyon sighed. "Oh well, no use crying over spilt milk." Brushing the dirt off his cards, he shuffled the deck and placed it back in the box. "I guess I won't have time for Solitaire here." Glancing over, he noticed a crowd of people gathered around in a circle.
"What could they possibly be looking at?" Dashing to the scene, Lyon tried to nudge his way to the crowd to catch a glimpse of the action.
"What's going on here? Why is everyone over here?" He had questions but no answers. Finally, after quite an ordeal, he nudged his way to the front. An older boy and a man looked like they were about to have a fistfight.
"Oh no," he thought out loud.

"I just don't get it," Lyon said. "How can he like fighting that much? What is there to be accomplished through fist fights..."
Lyon tried not to think of it. Seeing a few other trainers head into the Pokemon Center, he followed suit and entered. He didn't go to the front counter as he hadn't used his Pokemon at all on the journey to Mauville.
He found a nice quiet table and whipped out his deck of cards again, occasionally looking up in case someone came over to talk to him. He thought he could at least finish one game of Solitaire before the tournament got rolling. Already his heart was beating like crazy at the thought of the tournament, and Solitaire calmed his nerves.

Lyon looked up from his Solitaire to reply to the boy who had asked his name.
"I'm Lyon," he answered. "I'm from Snowpoint. And you are...?"
He thought this would be a good chance to know someone as a true friend, unlike his childhood that he never dwelt on - which was the reason for his constantly optimistic attitude.

"Well then, it's nice to meet you Derek," Lyon responded, smiling. Overhearing the conversation between the other two, who he just learned were 'Jimmy' and 'Omar', he decided to speak up.
"If I may interject, I don't believe the tournament has started quite yet. But we can use the time before it starts to get to know each other better, before we all get caught up in the tournament."
Having successfully placed all 52 cards of his deck into suit stacks, Lyon reshuffled his deck of cards and put it away again.

Lyon smirked at Jimmy's remark.
"Yeah, it's okay. I'm Lyon. And I take it you are Jimmy, and you're Omar. I overheard your conversation."
Lyon got up from the table and strode over to shake Jimmy's hand...slowly, in case doing it faster would bring pain.
"Well, at least now we all know each other. I wonder if anyone else will arrive."
--
Just then a speaker roared to life.
"We are now accepting signups for the Silver Globe Tournament. Come to the arena, where we will provide a signup list for all who want to participate."
The speaker then stopped.
--
"Well, that's our cue, I guess," Lyon said. "Come, let's sign up on that list."

1) The basic E-rated RP rules apply, i.e. no swearing, godmodding, bunnying, etc.
3) You may not have any more Pokémon than the three you originally applied with. Additionally, no legends or Wobbuffet/Wynaut.

Lyon dashed outside trying to catch up with Derek. As soon as he was done, Lyon wrote on the signup sheet: "Lyon Helvetica Waters". He felt better about the fast-approaching tournament, when he noticed Derek mumble something that attested to something horrible.
"Derek, what are you looking at?" he asked.

((Althought we never even made it to the first Gym in the RP, we went far enough to learn the complot, which included Pallet twon burning to the ground, evil beings of the shadows and all things inordinary happenings.))

Derek's gaze didn't turn to Lyon, his eyes were glued to the entrance of New Mauville. He slowly lifted his finger and pointed it at the cave.
There... Shadow Beasts... They're fimiliar, I saw them first with Spence in Pallet Town... They have the power to burn cities to the ground... But we killed them all... Impossible... He mumbled.

((OOC: Technically, I think the RP should focus primarily on the tournament, and not have the plot of another RP coming into it. References to other RP characters is fine, i.e. writing or receiving letters to/from them, but having them infringe in the RP is a bit much imo...for now, anyway, let's try to keep it simple))