• (UPDATE: as of 12/7/2013): The Final List has been completed. Thank you for your participation!
  
  
• Please submit your entry in a .ZIP folder, including a text file of everything listed in the submission form below, plus an image and/or sprite of your Pokémon. Color images are preferred. If you want to submit a sprite to be directly inputted into the game, please make sure the image size 160 x 160. Another thing to factor is that the game's default graphics has it's graphics blown up two times, so when making a sprite, work in a 80 x 80 field, then enlarge the image. The game will be in Ruby/Sapphire style, so try to make your sprites match. Please include both a front-view and a back-view sprite (just like in the games). Also note that submitting an in-game sprite is completely optional, as I (Ratty524) will primarily handle their creation.
  
  
• The central idea of this event is to create our OWN region of Pokémon. Thus, I am not allowing submissions that are Evolutions or pre-evolutions of official Pokémon from the current games. Similarly, I prefer that the Pokémon you submit be for this project and this project alone, unless you have an old concept from an abandoned game.
  
  
  
• While we ARE creating our own fan-made Pokémon, we ARE NOT creating new moves/mechanics/abilities/etc. The reason for this is because for every non-canon data you submit with your design, I have to make it work with Pokémon Essentials. While a powerful script engine that replicates Pokémon’s system very well, Pokémon Essentials has MANY limitations. Not all moves used in the official games work properly in this script engine, for instance. Because the work involved is extremely tedious and not guaranteed to work, we are sticking to what is already available. Only exception to this rule is that I'm allowing you to put ONE "unique" move on a pokemon, but you must describe that move in your submission form. Keep in mind, I can see abuse of this when I see it, so don't put a signature move on every single one of your submissions. See the reference section for a list of all moves that are available in Essentials, plus new moves created for this event to accommodate the newly introduced Fairy type.
  
  
  
• I am going for 150 Pokémon total, including evolutions and the special slots described below. No more than that. 150 is the standard for most of the games, and defining Pokémon through the Essentials engine is a hefty task on its own, so after the 150 mark is reached, no more submissions will be accepted.
  
  
• Pokémon submissions may be rejected based the current distribution of Pokemon types and evolutions. That is, if the submission list seems to lacking in particular types (like not enough Electrics or Fairies, for instance) I may ask you to change your submission's type or try something else altogether.
  
  
  
• Lastly, only quality submissions will be accepted into the final game. By “quality” I mean they follow the Submission Form below, your Pokémon design is interesting and can fit with the world, and your concept as a whole is well-balanced and reasonable. Again, you DON’T have to be a good artist for this event! All you need is a good idea, and if there are any problems, I will be continuously providing feedback on how to improve your submission.

(*)Name: (Only requirement is that the name must not be bigger than 10 characters, as that’s the limit for all species in Essentials)

(*)Type: (Either Normal, Fighting, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Bug, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Flying, Poison, Psychic, Dark, Ice, Dragon, Ground, or Fairy. No fan-made types allowed. All submissions shouldn’t have more than two types on a single species. )

(*)Base Stats: (The stats your Pokemon species from HP to Special Defense. The numbers for each field can be anywhere between 0-255, but I really don’t want to see Pokemon with either the highest or the lowest number possible unless you have a good excuse. To give some perspective, stats lower than 80 are considered low, 80-100 is roughly average by fully-evolved pokemon standards, 100 – 139 is exceptional, and beyond that is godly. Try to give your pokemon statistical weaknesses as well as strengths. See the reference section to find examples)
HP:
Attack (atk):
Defense(def):
Speed(spe):
Special Attack(satk):
Special Defense(sdef):

(*)Moves by Level: (These are moves that your pokemon learns as it levels up. Specify the move and the level it learns it at (ex: TACKLE, lv1). Like the “Types” field, you cannot add new moves, but you CAN have ONE signature move provided that you give an explanation for it, and it is something that is compatible with Essentials. Make sure to create a sense of progression with these moves, as well. I don't want to see high-power moves like Hydropump come before a move like Water Gun. In addition, aside from the Fairy-type moves posted in the reference section, I am banning all Gen 6 moves, because Essentials doesn't support them yet.)

(*)Manual Moves: (These are moves that aren’t acquired through level-up, namely the TM, HM, and Tutor moves in-game. You can choose anything from the TM/HM/TUTOR LIST in the reference section.)

(*)Egg Group: (Information needed to know about the Pokemon’s breeding capabilities. You can have a max of two per species. Again, no new ones. See the reference section for more information about breeding types)

(*)Abilities: (Max of 2. Again, no new abilities, especially because implementing them into the game is much more difficult compared to moves or types. The list of working abilities for this engine can be found in the reference section. Similar to the ban on Gen 6 moves, I'm also putting a ban on Gen 6 abilities here as well.)

(*)Species: (What your pokemon is. For example, Pikachu is a “Mouse Pokemon”)

(*)Dex Entry: (Describe your Pokemon! Keep it a short paragraph around 2-3 sentences, as Essentials does have a character limit when displaying descriptions in the Pokedex)

(*)Habitat: (Either “ grasslands”,” treetops”, “caves”, “water”, “ buildings” or “unknown” – This is information mainly dictates where your pokemon appears in the game. For instance, stating your pokemon’s habitat is “water” means that the player will find it by fishing or using Surf. The “unknown” category should be used mainly for evolutions which don’t appear in the wild or legendary pokemon)

Evolution: (Only required if you want your Pokemon to have an evolution. Also needs to show its method of evolution, like “Sunflora, by Sunstone” or “Raticate at level 20.” Only evolution method I am banning is Trading, because only in-game trades work with Essentials. Refer to the reference section to see which evolution methods are available)

Alternate Form(s): (Only if you want to get your pokemon an alternate form. Talk to me to find out what's possible. Try to keep alternate forms of pokemon novel in a sort of way, which is why this field is optional)

Held Item: (Some pokemon in the games hold items in the wild.Specify what it is here if you want. Currently with Essentials, no items from Gen 6 (Pokemon X/Y) are implemented.)

Gender Rate:(Either “Always Male”, ”Always Female”, 1/8th Female, 25% Female, 50% Female, 75% Female, or Genderless. If you don’t specify this, I’ll generally assume your Pokemon is “50% Female”)

Height and Weight: (If you want to go into more specifics, but I won’t bug you about this so much)

Cry: (A sound effect of your pokemon, or a description as how you want your pokemon to sound. Again, this field is for the super-committed who don’t mind going through the trouble of creating a cry for me to use, and is not a requirement)

• Consists of five pokemon total: consisting of a pokemon that has one stage of evolution (Like Rattata) and another that has two stages (Like Pidgey). These pokemon should be designed specifically to appear in the early/first stages of the game. They should not pose too big of a threat to the starter pokemon (as in having a move that is super-effective to either grass, water, or fire). Also, their early forms should have slightly lower base stats compared to the starters (BST averages around 215 to 255 for these types of mons). Otherwise, you don’t need to make them rodent or bird themed if you don’t want to, just try to keep their inner mechanics from being over-whelming for beginning players.

• These are four pokemon, as in two pokemon and their evolutions, that are obtained by reviving a fossil item. Only requirement is to stick with a theme for these. For example, if you want a pokemon based on an animal from the Permian period of earth’s history, both pokemon should be something from that period.

• The big cheeses of the game. The reason this is a separate slot in particular is because in the official titles, the legendaries often dictate the progression of the main storyline, or the underlying theme of the game. Kyogre and Groudon, for example, fit into the struggle between Team Aqua and Magma in their battle to create a world filled with one element. These shouldn’t be more than two Pokémon, and they should have REALLY good stats, but don’t go overboard!

• I’ll mainly be in charge of the starters for this event, but of course, just because it’s a judge submission, doesn’t mean you can’t give feedback!

• Make your Pokemon look interesting- I’ll reiterate that it’s the idea that counts for this event, not the artistic quality. I’ll only worry about making the art style fit once I put this game together. To give an example, say you wanted to make a Pokemon based on a light bulb. A submission that looks like a regular light bulb with a smily face would not be accepted. However, a Pokemon that has that lightbulb as part of a tail, or is some alien creature that has a head shaped as a light bulb will be approved, because those actually use the concept of a “Lightbulb Pokemon” in a creative way. In addition, try not to make your submissions look too much like edits of existing Pokemon.
  
  
  
• Make sense with your submissions – I’m not necessarily saying your pokemon’s appearance should make sense, that’ll be Farfetch’d (AIN’T I A RIOT!?). What I am saying is that their stats, movepools, abilities and whatnot should reflect the Pokemon. If your Pokemon is a flower, for instance, giving it moves like Flamethrower or Draco Meteor would look horribly out of place. Similarly, giving 255 base defense on a Pokemon made of glass also looks off, or giving a Flying-type Pokemon Levitate as its ability, and so on. Doing research on the Pokemon of the official games really helps here, which is why the reference section exists.
  
  
  
• Make sure every required field in the Submission Form is properly filled out – I know I’m asking a lot, here, but the required fields are required for a reason. The way Pokemon Essentials works is that it stores various game data information through notepads, including Pokemon. I can’t just input the name of a species and have it magically work. Also, say you wanted your submission to be a relatively powerful Pokemon. Without information on stats/movepools, I will be forced to make things up, to which the results of the final game has a chance of disappointing you. Trust me on this, filling out the fields properly will make things easy for BOTH of us!