The Region of Gensokyo [open to everyone]

It was that time of year again.

Professor Eiki, organized as could be, all places memorized and categorized, things in order, was as close to 'excited' as the yama could be, for a rather emotionless, neutral person like her. To meet new people, see what was inside them, decide what types fit them, and offer them three options; of which this choice could affect their whole future. It all depended on those three that would be offered to the spry young trainer-to-be who came in. Only someone with such skills and reponsibility as her couuld do it. And she reveled in it.

She walked through the various rooms of the laboratory, always kept clean and tidy, checking on all the Pokemon stored in there, usually sound asleep or in a sort of meditation when not roaming around on the grassy pastures in the back. Just about all of them were categorized, and sending trainers off to 'collect more data' was almost an excuse to give them away, and an excuse to have the person themselves develop, as well as the Pokemon that would surely be better off in other hands. They were all agreeable enough, but each still had their own personality, traits, and specialties.

She had sent out the notice already this time of year; it gave a quick run-down of the starter-obtaining process for new trainers, which saved them from hearing her excruciatingly thorough lectures on it. As long as they were over ten, budding trainers could simply show up at the lab in a set time period and introduce themselves to her. By seeing them, Eiki would be able to judge what the trainer theirself was like, and pick three Pokemon she believe suited them best, none of them the same time. The trainer would pick one Pokemon to take with them, she would hand them their essential equipment--including Pokeballs and a Pokedex--wish them prosperous journeys, and bid them goodbye.

So happened this series of events every year, and she had sent out the notice all last week, including a short television broadcast. From this period on potential trainers could come by and meet her and their new Pokemon-to-be.

She was completely prepared.

Eiki left the door to her study ajar and awaited the trainers to come.

What would they be like? Surely faces she'd seen before, faces she had long known, faces she had never seen before.

Not only was it a journey for the budding trainers, it was a journey for herself as well.




☯ This is a roleplay for Touhou and Pokémon crossover--however, it's not Touhoumon. The Touhou characters own Pokémon.
☯ It takes place in Gensokyo, of course.
☯ Character relationships stay canon, but I believe obligations can be duly set aside. This is an AU.
☯ Eiki is the Pokémon Professor, the Gym Leaders are listed below, and the Elite Four are Sanae, Youmu, Sakuya and Marisa in that order down-up. Reimu is the champion.
☯ Open to all. You can have more than one character, of course, if you can handle it.

rules and guidelines:

posting and process:

Code:

[b][u]Sign-up Sheet:[/u][/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] (Picture/sprite is fine, as well as just copypasting from other character profiles, unless their look/wear is different. No need to go all out here.)
[b]Personality:[/b] (Include if they're offensive/defensive/mix, how they view/treat Pokemon and would other people.)
[b]Bio:[/b] (If headcanon'd; optional)
[b]Preferred Type:[/b] (If a type is named, you will definitely get a Pokemon from said type in your choice. A certain Pokemon, like 'Poochyena', does not ensure it. However, saying something like 'Bird Pokemon' gives you a better chance of getting a Starly.)

gym leaders:

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The PokeMart:

A building in every place that holds many important items that Trainers will have. It's a nicer alternative than attempting to survive solely on the items picked up from the floor in random bouts of luck. PokeMarts can range from nice clean shops to a few people at a stand. The purpose is the same--to sell and buy items to and from trainers.

☯ At each PokeMart that you drop by (it's optional, but why would you opt out?) you can take up to five items of your choice or five items at random, however you like it.
☯ In general, you will be allowed twenty of a certain item. There is an item storage if you ever need to go there.
☯ Virtually anything is at the PokeMart, but if looking for items like the stat-raisers, it will take up two of your item choice.

the most common pokemart items:

Remilia Scarlet :: The Eternally Red Moon

info:

inventory:

key items:

Team::

Absol LV. 5 ♂
Bashful nature. Alert to sounds.


Tenshi Hinanawi :: The Young Mistress of Bhava-Agra

info:

Inventory ::
Team ::

will I ever need this post?

i see...id love to do remilia or satori but the problem is theyre bound to being stuck in their select location. :u think i should try a more free char?

I kind of just figured that it's a semi-AU in which nobody's really bound to their place?? hence , Gym Leaders and stuff; I generally figure that there's not so much hierarchy mistress/servant thing like there should be, because just about everyone in Gensokyo is part of some place, save for the stage 1/2 bosses, so...I was just going to bypass that since it's AU erm

like, they do have obligations but it's not so pressing? I mean, yeah technically they're the rulers there but nobody would really mind if they went out to get Pokémon and stuff and--I have yet to work that out fully but I'd just assume that the characters are free to do as they please, we're really just taking the Touhous and...putting them in a Pokémon AU that's still in Gensokyo I'm not quite sure how to explain it.

I'd just be the character you think you're best at umu

Character Name: Remilia Scarlet
Gender: Female
Age: About 500, but looks from a range of 10-15
Appearance: A very short and pale girl (standing at 4'10) She has pale blue and wavy hair that falls to her shoulder. Remilia dresses in a pale pink dress slightly stained with blood. (kind of think of it in a watercolor fashion) She wears a pink mob cap adorned with a red ribbon.
Personality: She's a very haughty and self centered brat, truthfully she has the right to be. While power has not gone to her head, she's very well aware of what she's capable of. While she's a horrible enemy to make, she's not much better as a friend either. However, she greatly respects those who work in her mansion. Remilia is fond of using strategies that involve hitting fast and hard. For those who can't, she enjoys using attacks that leech health from other pokemon. While she's a tad bit tough on her pokemon and doesn't have patience for weak ones, once you gain her respect, she's loyal to them for life.
Bio: Owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She did not originate from Gensokyo and came for incredibly private reasons. Now she spends her time maintaining her fearsome reputation as the Scarlet Devil and occasionally makes mischief and even rarely assists with solving incidents.
Preferred Type: She enjoys using dark and flying pokemon. Rather fond of pokemon that are good with leeching health. She has a soft spot for those with a bat-like look.

i'll write up a starter sooner or later. im gonna guess around tonight but i'm a bit capricious in terms of my writing patterns

e by Shizuku: I have no idea why applications even need to be 'approved' but yeah obviously this is approved haha I see you've already made a starter which is totally okay I just. Thought I'd officially say it.

(somehow its painfully long yet rushed. i have to skedaddle someplace)
As usual, the mistress of the Scarlet Devil mansion remained in her home. She was tucked away from the agonizing brightness that dared burn the skin of one of the most charismatic figures in Gensokyo. As a vampire, it was a tad bit humiliating being weak to something that was vital to many creatures,  but there was not much she could do to resist this. On the bright side, she did happen to own a parasol that shields her from the horrid touch of the sun. She rarely used it as it was difficult to see beyond the shade the parasol provided, so the mistress often stayed within the dim mansion.
However, something would change that today.
Today, her maid Sakuya informed her of some unusual news. Supposedly the yama, Professor Eiki was feeling generous and would provide a starter for those interested in undergoing the path of becoming a pokemon trainer. Luckily the notification Sakuya received told of the process new trainers would experience and would save time from the wordy professor. Now, while Remilia was often reluctant to leave her mansion during the day time, this certinally peaked her interest. A pokemon for her to train and pit against others? How amusing.
She contemplated for barely a moment before agreeing to becoming a pokemon trainer. Remilia called her maid over, demanding triumphantly for her to bring her parasol. She thought for a moment and considered whether to bring Sakuya or not, but since Remilia was likely to be out for a very long time, she figured it would be best to leave her most trusted maid in charge.
Bidding her loved ones farewell, she began her journey to the laboratory where her pokemon would be given to her.
Long moments later, she arrived at the lab and noted the doors in her study were open. She supposed it was to indicate that her doors were open to anyone who wanted to experience their first time as a trainer, metaphorically and figuratively. She waltzed inside with a great air of haughty dignity, twirling her parasol playfully. Walking in, she was presented with the lady who would present her with her first pokemon.
"Professor Eiki? I'm here to begin training pokemon. I'm hoping you have something strong, I don't have time for those who can't keep up," She retorted sharply.

Character Name: Tenshi Hinanawi
Gender: Female
Age: A celestial's secret~ (Physically 16 or 17)
Appearance: Long cerulean blue hair that falls to about her waist. Tenshi has dark red eyes and long blue hair. She wears a white button-up blouse with a red bow at the collar, a blue dress with a light blue bow on the back and brown lace-up boots similar to that of Alice Margatroid's and carries an apron on her dress. The apron has a rainbow-patterned shard link around it, and wears a black hat decorated with two peaches and leaves.
Personality: She's quite the brat. Very selfish and spoiled, Tenshi will tend to do things that benefit her. She's easily aggravated and will take this aggression out in a battle and claim that she wasn't strong enough if she loses. She can be kind though, specifically to her team. She may be a brat, but she does take care of her party because she understands it benefits her. She can also be kind to other folk, if she finds them worth being kind to. Even though she likes using Defensive tank like Pokemon, she tends to take a more offensive route in a battle, choosing to go all out rather than draw out the fight.
Bio: A celestial who's gotten bored with heaven again and heard about the beings known as "Pokemon". She figured it sounded fun enough and she descended from her throne, so to speak, to engage in the mysterious fun. Her current goal is to beat everyone she comes across and have herself some jolly good fun.
Preferred Type: Rock. "Ain't nothin' better than a rock hard defense!"

For once in her life, Tenshi woke up by herself, got dressed by herself, and left her palace in the sky. Today was a big day for her, she was going to become a Pokemon Trainer! She heard from others that it's a lot of fun and eventually Tenshi decided that it was time to join in the fray herself. She was gonna get the biggest baddest Pokemon today, or so she thought.
The celestial landed from heaven with a loud crash, shaking the ground around her. She got up, dusted her dress off, and began a full sprint for her destination, Eiki's lab. Tenshi slowed down along the way though, something unusual for her to do. She had decided to admire the scenery to help calm herself down, she hadn't noticed until now, but her heart was racing so quickly so vigorously! She was excited to find out who her first partner would be and what they'd look like. Would it be male or female? The celestial shuddered in anticipation and with a big jump in the air, arms outstretched and her voice shouting "Yahoo!", Tenshi resumed her sprint towards Professor Eiki's home.
The door that was left open swung open as far as it could, a loud crash as it hit the wall. Tenshi stood in the doorway, panting heavily. "Hey....Eiki...I wanna...become a Pokemon...trainer." She stopped so she could catch her breath and pick herself up from her hunched over posture. "So what do ya got for me? Hope it's something cool! Better be something cool!"

(I'M SO UPSET MY DAD HAD TO USE THE COMPUTER AND I WAS FINISHING UP A RESPONSE ONLY TO FIND OUT HE CLOSED THE WINDOW. URHGHG)
"Fine, fine! I suppose that's what I'm looking for. Just anything that has enough potential to be worthy of my company," She boasted, flexing her wings to induce a much more large and intimidating air. She batted her hand nonchalantly through the air, not interested in being corrected by the yama and far more preoccupied with the idea of receiving her first pokemon.
As Professor Eiki left the room, Remilia's gaze fled about the room, examining her surroundings with a humble curiosity. It brought to mind Patchouli. Reminiscent of her bookish nature, Remilia was almost certain the magician would be fond of studying the science of pokemon. The purple haired librarian was often found with her eyes scanning a book. It was such a rarity to see her do anything other than that to the point where Remilia found her memory slipping of the rest of Patchouli's features.
Her focus then fled to the yama who emerged from the other room with three orbs in hand. She then walked to the table and out manifested three different pokemons, all contrasting heavily against one another. She rushed over, her crimson eyes widing with genuine and child-like curiosity, amused at the sight of her potential partner.
She held most interest in the middle pokemon who happened to be fluttering about in a jovial fashion. It reminded her a lot of herself, due to the bat-like nature of it. However, it even shared some little characteristics such as the soft blue coat, matching her hair color, not to mention the wings it was using to fly were like a minuscule version of the vampire.
The Yama then spoke, explaining the pros and cons that came with each of the pokemon that laid in front of her. For once, she listened attentively, the vampire swallowed the professor's words with a great hunger.
Gothita, the child-like one, was certainly endearing despite its intense gaze at what seemed to be nothing. She furrowed her eyes a bit, moving on to the next one after listening to Eiki's lecture.
There was the bat-like one, which was named woobat. It was a favorite of hers until she remarked is stats being mediocre. How unfortunate. The odds her choosing it were lowered quite a bit.
Eiki then presented the last pokemon, despite exerting an intimidating aura, it contrasted heavily with a shy expression. The vampire told her she had no time for those who could not catch up but something...Just something fascinated her about this one. She peered at it intensely, locking her blood red eyes with the other's.
As Eiki finished, Remilia pondered for a moment. Deciding who the pick, the absol still left her curious, she could sense the incredible amount of potential it held. Moments later, she gave her attention to the professor, with the decision in mind. She trusted her finger pointing to the timid absol.
"I'm choosing that one," She said with great certainty.

Eiki knew that the vampire would find the most likeness in the one resembling herself--Woobat, the bat-winged puffball; though it was certainly not one of the stronger Pokémon in the world, to its credit not quite the weakest, but it would not have been the yama's personal first choice. It was mediocre at best, an annoyance to deal with in caves, and it merely prided on its speed and had little use for other purposes. Similarly, its potential moveset was just as mediocre. Its evolved form, Swoobat, proved to be better, but the dedication and familiarity with the Pokémon required to coax it into its next form felt costly in return for essentially the same moves, and a miniscule-feeling increase in its statistics as compared to the length of time it took to get there.

The judge, once having presented all three of the Pokémon, awaited Remilia's choice, and noticed how, perhaps for the first time, the vampire looked excited, was attentive, was curious, as any child would be receiving a new pet or toy. The usual charismatic, dominant aura around her disappeared, and now she was showing her more childlike side. Eiki found it amusing; in the future, would training Pokémon and meeting others invoke more...human natures into her?

"Ah. Absol, is it?"

A good choice. As a Pokémon, it had a strong start, and while it grew more slowly than others, the time and training was actually worth it. Absol had a wide arsenal of formidable moves, it was open to learning many, and all-around it might almost be too powerful for a budding trainer. And so Eiki had chosen one with a more contrasting nature, hoping that spending so much time with the Pokémon in the future would turn out well for both her and her new Absol.

The judge returned Gothita and Woobat to their balls and set them quietly on the table; the Absol hopped down from the table once knowing that Remilia would become its new master, and stood a bit reservedly next to the vampire. Eiki handed Remilia the Pokeball it was in, then turned toward one of the cabinets nearby to take out several objects and hand them over. Five were also Pokeballs--the last one was a long, rectangular device with a Pokeball design on the bottom. The top part was gray, the bottom pink.



"These are five empty Pokeballs. I entrust them to you, as you'll be using these to acquire more Pokémon in the future. Use them wisely, but don't fret about using them up because they are always available as long as you have the money for them." With that she handed the five orbs to Remilia, then focused back on the rectangular device.

"This is a Pokedex. It contains information on all the Pokémon in the world; but it is considerably less detailed than you would expect. Your goal, as well as the rest, is to fill it as best as you can. When you first see a Pokémon it will register some information on it for you; but the entry will only be complete when you catch it. For example, Absol is now in your Pokedex." The judge pointed the device towards Absol, and the previously gray dual-screens lit up with colorful boxes of information and a picture of the Pokémon. Following, a computerized female voice recited aloud:

"Absol, The Disaster Pokémon. Absol live in steep mountainous regions, and rarely venture down into areas inhabited by humans. It sharply senses even subtle changes in the sky and the land to predict natural disasters. It is a long-lived Pokémon that has a life-span of 100 years."

"When you first see a Pokémon and point a Pokedex at it, it will give out this simple bit of information. With the capture data for the Pokémon," here she pressed the white button on the device, "it will tell you its physical parameters, moveset, cry, and much more. You can know much, much more about Pokémon with the Pokedex at your side." At this, she now gave the device to Remilia to keep. "As of now, your Absol should know the moves Scratch, Feint, Leer, and Razor Wind. It's not so much now, but in the future, it will learn much more."



She paused, to let the words sink in, before concluding. "That shall be it for my introduction. Your own journey begins here." This time, she actually had to try stopping herself from lecturing. She had been doing that often lately. "You'll be meeting lots more Pokémon and people on the way, as well as battling trainers and Pokémon alike....and much more. Good luck."

[I have to say boy does random generator love you guys because I asked to roll Pokémon AND natures
After this, you just exit the lab, and you can ask (demand) an encounter of some sort. Either Pokémon or item, or just ask for an encounter and I'll end up randomizing what you get. Random is everything. Hope I didn't...miss anything aha]

As the yama handed the vampire a numerable amount of items, Remilia began ignoring Eiki's mundane lecture and observed her new gifts. The pokedex held her interests the best, she observed the screen, its grey screen emitting the slightest bit of a reflection. Her delicate face staring right back at her. Pressing a button, the screen flicked on, colorful lights and boxes surrounded the small screen. She scrolled around, everything appearing blank with the except of her new found absol at her side. She pressed the button once again, the sound of the cold depersonalized voice reciting her starter's basic information. She turned it off mid sentence, reminded that if the vampire didn't listen to the yama's lecture, she would find herself having to deal with a monotonous lecture of information she couldn't bother taking interest in. Her bright eyes faced the professor once more. The yama fell silent and braced herself for a barrage of more "introductions." As soon as Eiki declared that her introduction was complete, Remilia's tense body loosened a bit and she smiled cheekily.
"So I see we're done here. Anyways, I thank you for the supplies and the starter! Just watch, in a few days I'll be reigning over Gensokyo with my new pokemon," She declared, holding her head high and wings widening just the slightest bit. She spun around, signaling for her anxious new started to follow with a wave from her thin hand. It hesitated, looking back at its original owner, but reluctantly followed Remilia, a bit frightened of the consequences of disobeying its new trainer. The two exited the building, the artificial lighting of the building shifted to the dreaded natural sunlight of the outside home. The odd pair began heading towards the forest, anticipating the arrival of a wild pokemon to fight.
(I DEMAND REQUEST A POKEMON BATTLE, SHIZUKU! also my apologies for a shorter reply, believe me, it'll get long again sooner or later)

'Reigning over Gensokyo with my new Pokemon'? That would be interesting to try - especially considering Absol is still incredibly weak.

Rather than voice the thought and spark either discouragement or a sharp retort from the vampire, who was already leaving, Eiki kept it to herself and watched Remilia leave with the Absol trotting behind, rather proud that she'd set her first Trainer out on her journey. Even if it was a snarky, self-centered vampire. As the blue-haired little girl made her way out of sight, the Yama turned away and let the Woobat and Gothita back to their Pokeballs. For now, her job was done - it was unlikely Remilia would make any call back to Eiki, after all. She retreated to the back once more, awaiting the next visitor.



It was a good idea to build the lab a place that was not quite urban nor suburban. The next are was not far away, and creature-filled forest, tall mountains, or grassy hills occupied the majority of Gensokyo. It was a prime area for Pokemon to thrive, and thrive they did. As such, it wouldn't be much of a walk before Remilia would encounter a Pokemon.

Within a few minutes of walking, a curious little bug poked out of the bushes, alerted by the vibrations of two pairs of footsteps in the forest. Antennae twitching, tail as well - it was a magenta-like color, with a overall round body that had two black circles on the side. On its small head were two large eyes that seemed permanently slanted as if in annoyance.

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Venipede, the Centipede Pokemon. Using the feelers on its head and tail, it picks up vibrations in the air to determine its prey’s location and state.  It is brutally aggressive. Its bite injects a potent poison, enough to paralyze large bird Pokémon that try to prey on it.

Its being only about a foot in size, and on the weak side, hardly posed a threat to the towering Absol; but here it was, pausing in the middle of the path - shell rippling slightly, feelers continuing to twitch. At any moment, it might decide to launch an attack on the 'visitors'.

Encounter:

[psssh no problem length doesn't matter too much so as long as it's not a one-liner]