Shinies

[fakt13]

I have an idea. Each rank only gets a certain amount of shinies overall, over every character, so someone doesn't end up with two teams of shinies as a rookie and an elite only has two shinies total.

[supermario]

why would you do this

shinies arent super powerful they just look cool

[fakt13]

It's just to be fair. People who have shinies mock people who don't.

[Tara]

But here's the thing, though: They'd actually have to have that shiny. Not a lot of people who have gone through the hard work of getting a shiny would brag about it too much, or make fun of those who cannot afford shinies.

It's a good suggestion, but... I'll wait for a bit more feedback from other players before making a final choice.

[Der Fluch des Pharao]

I see what you are saying but everyone has an equal opportunity to acquire one. It's not some special privilege to own a shiny nor is anything received by doing so. Ultimately it's one's own choice to use them and display as it is still one's choice to go the distance and either catch one or purchase one. It's not mocking nor would anyone think less of anyone else for NOT having one.

[xxkarachan]

I don't think there should be a restriction on shinies, personally.

To us, a shiny pokemon is a rarity and a novelty. Sure, it's probably the same within the pokemon universe, that there's something unique about differently colored pokemon. However, that's it. It's not a SUPERMAJOROMG deal. To us, it often seems that way because of the rarity of finding one, a 1/8192 chance (iirc). This seems even worse in games, where you don't have the added speed of clicking a refresh button and have to get out of the battle then find another pokemon. Even using a pokeradar in DPPt, chaining a shiny is difficult and takes time and practice. You're also limited by what pokemon can actually be found in tall grass in the wild, with caves and such excluded.

I mean, Ash had a shiny noctowl. That one girl who cosplayed as Flint whose name I can't remember had a shiny ditto. The pokemon in the Orange Islands were alternately colored. There was also a shiny shuckle that Team Rocket tried stealing not because it was shiny, but because of its ability to make berry juice. Winona had a shiny swellow in the anime.
None of the above things were really HUGEOMG things.

As such, I would expect it to be similar in the roleplay, probably. A shiny pokemon is a novelty, and sure that might make it a target as something to sell on the black market to "collector" types, but it's nothing more than that.

Besides, then we'd also have to put restrictions on event (and custom, though that'd be rare) pokemon, wouldn't we? The Halloween pokemon, baubletorb/baubletrode and STARyu/STARmie...

[fakt13]

Alright then...

[wardnpendragn]

hm... I can understand the idea that primarily the older/stronger rp characters have them; because of the possible black market and collector value, it might make it harder to keep them in a direct confrontation, if that makes sense? I used a shiny in my rp character's team partially because it might be useful in that context (for possible use in things like the Bait mission suggested for the police; though I would not be offended if it wasn't used either, as Legendaries or Togepi, etc., would work just as well).

As for the fear of them being used to 'show off', I suppose it may come off that way at times, but I've yet to personally see anyone that used them with that intention.

I think that if it becomes an issue on the site or in some way interferes with the rp itself, then perhaps some sort of rules would help, but xxkarachan makes a good point that it might get complicated.

[supermario]

Jan 2, 2011 20:53:08 GMT -5 xxkarachan said:

I don't think there should be a restriction on shinies, personally.

To us, a shiny pokemon is a rarity and a novelty. Sure, it's probably the same within the pokemon universe, that there's something unique about differently colored pokemon. However, that's it. It's not a SUPERMAJOROMG deal. To us, it often seems that way because of the rarity of finding one, a 1/8192 chance (iirc). This seems even worse in games, where you don't have the added speed of clicking a refresh button and have to get out of the battle then find another pokemon. Even using a pokeradar in DPPt, chaining a shiny is difficult and takes time and practice. You're also limited by what pokemon can actually be found in tall grass in the wild, with caves and such excluded.

I mean, Ash had a shiny noctowl. That one girl who cosplayed as Flint whose name I can't remember had a shiny ditto. The pokemon in the Orange Islands were alternately colored. There was also a shiny shuckle that Team Rocket tried stealing not because it was shiny, but because of its ability to make berry juice. Winona had a shiny swellow in the anime.
None of the above things were really HUGEOMG things.

As such, I would expect it to be similar in the roleplay, probably. A shiny pokemon is a novelty, and sure that might make it a target as something to sell on the black market to "collector" types, but it's nothing more than that.

Besides, then we'd also have to put restrictions on event (and custom, though that'd be rare) pokemon, wouldn't we? The Halloween pokemon, baubletorb/baubletrode and STARyu/STARmie...

no not my baubletrobe christmas staru and christmas sudowoodo

[minagi]

I'd say no on this. Whether a member of Team Rocket is a rookie or not has no effect on how that person is as a trainer overall. A person could have been an avid collector and caught, traded, bought, or stolen (not really) long before becoming a Rocket member. and vise versa, a long-lasting member of Team Rocket could very possibly not have any interest in them, or due to their loyalty either A) cant afford, or B) turn them in to the boss instead.

[weecam]

i vote no because as xxkarachan said in the anime they where no big deal the only shiny i remember being hunted because it was shiny was a shiny metagross

[Tara]

Well, looks like it's pretty popular that shinies not be restricted. Thanks for the suggestion, but the other members have spoken! x3

[xxkarachan]

After thinking further on the matter, I'm sticking by what I said the first time. <3 However, it does seem ridiculous to have an entire team of shiny pokemon, especially without reason. So while I don't think there should be a formal limit on shiny/event/custom pokemon, perhaps it should be an informal rule to just not go overboard with it. Use your own personal judgment, in other words. If your character isn't a collector/black market trader/et cetra, they really don't have a reason to have an entire team of shiny pokemon.

Like.... my character, Laz, has... two shiny pokemon, iirc. They aren't for battling or anything, and aren't even officially in his party. They're just things he's picked up the job that he never turned in. In other words, it's highly unlikely they'll even factor into the rp.