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Business Approval Office
- Thread starter Negrek
- Start date
Zero Moment
Vinyl Scratch
- Pronoun
- He
This would be nice, but do the refs get paid?
The Omskivar
chah, dude
- Pronoun
- she/her
the only way this would be effective is if it worked faster than the emergency referee post, and presumably that would only be feasible if you paid refs more for their service. considering refs get $5+ extra for each round e-reffed, I can't see you earning a profit nor getting much interest.
in short: refs are only going to take up battles in their own time; if they wanted to make extra cash, they might as well do extra e-refs for $5 extra/round.
blazheirio889
Banned
- Pronoun
- she
Um. I have to post here for price changes and stuff, right?
Anyway, changing the prices for double battles, since they give more EXP. Removed the default difficulties since that was kinda pointless anyway, removed the "hopeless only" ban on Arceus, and clarified rules on forme changing. Finally, changed the HP of the hopeless legendary to make it fairer.
Overheads for the new double battle prices are needed; pretty sure I can't set those myself. :P
~~~~~
ASB Central is mostly made up of various shops and stalls, all offering their businesses or trinkets that are of use to the battles that take place across , all some form of useful. A block or two away from the main Bank of TCoD, there is a rather faded looking plain red-brick building, a fresh coat of paint adorning the door and window frames. The services inside, however, seem to be desirable, from the display in the window. A large sign hangs over the door, and the name of the store is proudly painted in big bold letters.
In the window are various cutouts and models of dusty Pokemon, some appearing to be broken or falling apart. A few miscellaneous items litter the floor, and it appears the building's just been rented or sold to a new owner, or owners.
The inside of the store is much, much more decorated than the exterior. The first thing that would catch your eye is a larger, more impressive sign that reiterates the store’s name in a bold blue. Rising up from behind the sign is a dragon, with impossibly silvery scales and glowing blue markings. Its mouth is agape, showing several sharp teeth. After getting over your initial shock of seeing such a vicious serpent in such a small store, you’d realize it was just a model, held up by thin but strong strings dangling from the ceiling.
Around the walls are posters of shadowy outlines of Pokemon, with glowing eyes of various colours. A large amount of them seem to appear avian or have wings, though another good chunk of the Pokemon are quadrupeds or furry. Once you'd taken a good look around the store, the next thing you'd notice would be that it was next to empty. A few models of the Pokemon, in colour now, litter the floor and hang from the ceiling, though the whole place... is rather empty.
A curtain swings near the back of the store, and a girl who appears to have bird wings on her back, looking about thirteen, steps out. "Sorry to keep you waiting," she would say, and invite you into the back. "The front's just the waiting area. The back's where everything is!"
In the back of the store, you'd see two open doors that you pass by. Inside are two identical rooms, large enough to fit a Trainer and three large Pokemon comfortably. The walls, ceiling and floor appear to be covered in a thin coating of metal, and are scarred with burn marks, dents and other signs that these rooms have been broken in. The girl would disappear for a moment behind a counter, before reappearing to hand you a page outlining what the store did. It appears that the building houses simulator rooms that replicate battles with legendary Pokemon.
--> double: $17
Normal run: $17/$9 overhead
--> double: $22
Hopeless run: $20/$10 overhead
--> double: $25
Because this business is run by two people, only two simulations may take place at once. However, the battles are picked up right away by either Dragon or blazheirio889. Simulation battles are treated like normal battles so that they adhere by the normal command order, count towards one's battle limits, must use Pokemon from one's active squad, etc. No monetary prizes are awarded upon completion, however.
After completing a run, the simulators take a while to function again for the same person, so effectively, there is a one month waiting period after the completion of a run. Legendaries can either be fought on a plain field with no extra effects or their home stage, which have effects possibly to the advantage, or disadvantage of the Trainer. More on home stages in the next post.
All can be fought on any level of difficulty.
A double battle may be fought with any combination of legendaries, on the basic stage or either of the legedaries' home stages. Note, however, that they cost more than single battles.
Legendaries with multiple forms enter the battle with their default form. They can change their form at the beginning of a round starting from the second round, with the exception of Meloetta, who must use Relic Song to change forms. The change must be stated in the commands. The exception is Arceus, who may only change forms at the beginning of the fourth round, eighth round, etc. Genesect must choose a type for Techno Blast at the beginning of a battle, and that type remains for the rest of the battle.
If a Trainer passes the DQ time of 5 days without commanding their Pokemon, the simulation will continue as normal, though the Trainer's Pokemon will not get a chance to attack. After 3 times of missing the DQ in a row, the simulation will shut down and the Trainer's Pokemon will get no experience.
Easy
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle, another 1 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 2 in total and 3 in a double battle.
The Pokemon have 175% health and energy, and their attacks are randomized. Easy mode is a 1 vs 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, easy mode is a 2 vs 2.
Normal
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle (each), another 1 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 3 in total and 5 in a double battle.
The Pokemon have 200% health and energy, and their attacks are controlled by either Dragon or Blazhy. They can only use up to 2 conditionals; challengers are able to use the normal 3 conditionals. Normal mode is a 2 vs 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, normal mode is a 4 vs 2.
Hopeless
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle (each), another 2 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 4 in total and 6 in a double battle.
The Pokemon’s attacks are controlled by either Dragon or Blazhy. The Pokemon have 250% health and energy, and their critical rates are 10% instead of 5% (critical class moves have rates of 15%). Hopeless mode is a 2 vs. 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, hopeless mode is a 4 vs 2.
Anyway, changing the prices for double battles, since they give more EXP. Removed the default difficulties since that was kinda pointless anyway, removed the "hopeless only" ban on Arceus, and clarified rules on forme changing. Finally, changed the HP of the hopeless legendary to make it fairer.
Overheads for the new double battle prices are needed; pretty sure I can't set those myself. :P
~~~~~
ASB Central is mostly made up of various shops and stalls, all offering their businesses or trinkets that are of use to the battles that take place across , all some form of useful. A block or two away from the main Bank of TCoD, there is a rather faded looking plain red-brick building, a fresh coat of paint adorning the door and window frames. The services inside, however, seem to be desirable, from the display in the window. A large sign hangs over the door, and the name of the store is proudly painted in big bold letters.
Dragons' Den Simulations
In the window are various cutouts and models of dusty Pokemon, some appearing to be broken or falling apart. A few miscellaneous items litter the floor, and it appears the building's just been rented or sold to a new owner, or owners.
The inside of the store is much, much more decorated than the exterior. The first thing that would catch your eye is a larger, more impressive sign that reiterates the store’s name in a bold blue. Rising up from behind the sign is a dragon, with impossibly silvery scales and glowing blue markings. Its mouth is agape, showing several sharp teeth. After getting over your initial shock of seeing such a vicious serpent in such a small store, you’d realize it was just a model, held up by thin but strong strings dangling from the ceiling.
Around the walls are posters of shadowy outlines of Pokemon, with glowing eyes of various colours. A large amount of them seem to appear avian or have wings, though another good chunk of the Pokemon are quadrupeds or furry. Once you'd taken a good look around the store, the next thing you'd notice would be that it was next to empty. A few models of the Pokemon, in colour now, litter the floor and hang from the ceiling, though the whole place... is rather empty.
A curtain swings near the back of the store, and a girl who appears to have bird wings on her back, looking about thirteen, steps out. "Sorry to keep you waiting," she would say, and invite you into the back. "The front's just the waiting area. The back's where everything is!"
In the back of the store, you'd see two open doors that you pass by. Inside are two identical rooms, large enough to fit a Trainer and three large Pokemon comfortably. The walls, ceiling and floor appear to be covered in a thin coating of metal, and are scarred with burn marks, dents and other signs that these rooms have been broken in. The girl would disappear for a moment behind a counter, before reappearing to hand you a page outlining what the store did. It appears that the building houses simulator rooms that replicate battles with legendary Pokemon.
Outline of services:
Easy run: $15/$8 overhead--> double: $17
Normal run: $17/$9 overhead
--> double: $22
Hopeless run: $20/$10 overhead
--> double: $25
Because this business is run by two people, only two simulations may take place at once. However, the battles are picked up right away by either Dragon or blazheirio889. Simulation battles are treated like normal battles so that they adhere by the normal command order, count towards one's battle limits, must use Pokemon from one's active squad, etc. No monetary prizes are awarded upon completion, however.
After completing a run, the simulators take a while to function again for the same person, so effectively, there is a one month waiting period after the completion of a run. Legendaries can either be fought on a plain field with no extra effects or their home stage, which have effects possibly to the advantage, or disadvantage of the Trainer. More on home stages in the next post.
All can be fought on any level of difficulty.
A double battle may be fought with any combination of legendaries, on the basic stage or either of the legedaries' home stages. Note, however, that they cost more than single battles.
Legendaries with multiple forms enter the battle with their default form. They can change their form at the beginning of a round starting from the second round, with the exception of Meloetta, who must use Relic Song to change forms. The change must be stated in the commands. The exception is Arceus, who may only change forms at the beginning of the fourth round, eighth round, etc. Genesect must choose a type for Techno Blast at the beginning of a battle, and that type remains for the rest of the battle.
If a Trainer passes the DQ time of 5 days without commanding their Pokemon, the simulation will continue as normal, though the Trainer's Pokemon will not get a chance to attack. After 3 times of missing the DQ in a row, the simulation will shut down and the Trainer's Pokemon will get no experience.
Easy
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle, another 1 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 2 in total and 3 in a double battle.
The Pokemon have 175% health and energy, and their attacks are randomized. Easy mode is a 1 vs 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, easy mode is a 2 vs 2.
Normal
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle (each), another 1 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 3 in total and 5 in a double battle.
The Pokemon have 200% health and energy, and their attacks are controlled by either Dragon or Blazhy. They can only use up to 2 conditionals; challengers are able to use the normal 3 conditionals. Normal mode is a 2 vs 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, normal mode is a 4 vs 2.
Hopeless
Exp. Earned: 1 upon entering the battle (each), another 2 upon knocking out the Legendary; up to 4 in total and 6 in a double battle.
The Pokemon’s attacks are controlled by either Dragon or Blazhy. The Pokemon have 250% health and energy, and their critical rates are 10% instead of 5% (critical class moves have rates of 15%). Hopeless mode is a 2 vs. 1 battle. In the case of a double battle, hopeless mode is a 4 vs 2.
Karkat Vantas
Virile God-Snake Tower of Masculinity
Mr. Nostalgia's House
Somewhere in downtown Asber, there's a charming little house with a monochromatic red paint job. On the door, you see a pair of ornaments. There's a blue one that resembles a Phanpy squirting Water out of its nose, and another that appears to be a miniature Arcanine stepping out of a hole. The sign in front of the house reads, in old-fashioned black letters,
"MR. NOSTALGIA's House
Relive Past Glories"
Inside the house, a balding forty-something-year-old is playing with his Game Boy. He puts the game down and greets you.
"Hi there. My name is ASH, but everyone calls me MR. NOSTALGIA! I lived during the first generation of Pokemon, and I'll have you know I was a pretty great trainer during those times! I traveled all over Kanto, caught 'em all, did everything... but alas, the glory days are over."
He let out a melancholy sigh. "Nowadays, nobody knows about the cool things Pokemon were able to do in the past. But I do-- and I'm willing to teach them to your Pokemon! For example..." He snapped his fingers, and out of nowhere an Arcanine materialized on the rug, setting a small portion of it on fire.
Mr. Nostalgia petted his old companion. "Bet you didn't know Arcanine used to be able to teleport, eh? Well, they used to be able to do that. Nowadays, you can't command your Arcanine to teleport. That's where I come in. Just give me a little donation, and I'll teach your Pokemon some moves it could learn during the first generation."
He took out a Pokeball and released a Phanpy as well. "I can also teach Pokemon moves they could learn during the second generation! Take a look at this." His Phanpy spit out a continuous stream of water, dousing the flames Arcanine had started.
"There are plenty of cool moves your Pokemon can learn! If you're interested, please tell me."
~~~
As of August 2011, ASB Pokemon can't use moves they could not legally use during the fifth generation. Mr. Nostalgia can teach a first- or second-generation Pokemon a move it could legally use during Gen. II. This includes NYPC events (Misdreavus with Hypnosis), Gen I/II TMs (Teleport Arcanine), breeding (Phanpy with Water Gun), etc.
It costs $7 for your Pokemon to learn one of these moves, and you may forget them free of charge. (I can't declare overhead, but is $4 okay?)
If, after the release of a new game or event, a Pokemon can legally learn the move you taught it via this service, you may forget the move. Although I don't do refunds, I will let you teach one of your Pokemon a move via this business for free on the off chance that this happens.
Obviously, this service can only be performed with Pokemon that were around during Gen. II; anything with a national dex number over 251 is unable to take advantage of this service.
Somewhere in downtown Asber, there's a charming little house with a monochromatic red paint job. On the door, you see a pair of ornaments. There's a blue one that resembles a Phanpy squirting Water out of its nose, and another that appears to be a miniature Arcanine stepping out of a hole. The sign in front of the house reads, in old-fashioned black letters,
"MR. NOSTALGIA's House
Relive Past Glories"
Inside the house, a balding forty-something-year-old is playing with his Game Boy. He puts the game down and greets you.
"Hi there. My name is ASH, but everyone calls me MR. NOSTALGIA! I lived during the first generation of Pokemon, and I'll have you know I was a pretty great trainer during those times! I traveled all over Kanto, caught 'em all, did everything... but alas, the glory days are over."
He let out a melancholy sigh. "Nowadays, nobody knows about the cool things Pokemon were able to do in the past. But I do-- and I'm willing to teach them to your Pokemon! For example..." He snapped his fingers, and out of nowhere an Arcanine materialized on the rug, setting a small portion of it on fire.
Mr. Nostalgia petted his old companion. "Bet you didn't know Arcanine used to be able to teleport, eh? Well, they used to be able to do that. Nowadays, you can't command your Arcanine to teleport. That's where I come in. Just give me a little donation, and I'll teach your Pokemon some moves it could learn during the first generation."
He took out a Pokeball and released a Phanpy as well. "I can also teach Pokemon moves they could learn during the second generation! Take a look at this." His Phanpy spit out a continuous stream of water, dousing the flames Arcanine had started.
"There are plenty of cool moves your Pokemon can learn! If you're interested, please tell me."
~~~
As of August 2011, ASB Pokemon can't use moves they could not legally use during the fifth generation. Mr. Nostalgia can teach a first- or second-generation Pokemon a move it could legally use during Gen. II. This includes NYPC events (Misdreavus with Hypnosis), Gen I/II TMs (Teleport Arcanine), breeding (Phanpy with Water Gun), etc.
It costs $7 for your Pokemon to learn one of these moves, and you may forget them free of charge. (I can't declare overhead, but is $4 okay?)
If, after the release of a new game or event, a Pokemon can legally learn the move you taught it via this service, you may forget the move. Although I don't do refunds, I will let you teach one of your Pokemon a move via this business for free on the off chance that this happens.
Obviously, this service can only be performed with Pokemon that were around during Gen. II; anything with a national dex number over 251 is unable to take advantage of this service.
The Omskivar
chah, dude
This one's a stretch, and I don't have the big fancy descriptions and stuff set up, but what abotu a facility that changes a Pokemon's Ability? Certain Abilities (Mummy, Wonder Guard, Solid Rock, TeraVolt, Turbo Blaze, Forecast, Color Change, Air Lock, Drizzle, Drought, Slow Start, Multitype, Imposter, Zen Mode, Illusion, Snow Warning, Sand Stream, Justified, probably some others) would be unavailable, but for instance, a Swift Swim Marill, a Compoundeyes Kricketune, other things within reason--not dependent on the Pokemon's type, necessarily, but on their build, or their design traits. For instance, Thick Fat might be available on a Snorlax, but not on a Treecko, while a Dratini might receive Swift Swim, but a Charmander wouldn't.
Prices would be split up based on the effects of the ability, into general categories such as Speed/other stat boosting (Swift Swim, Unburden), a separate one for Power (Attack or Special Attack) Boosting (Sheer Force, Sniper), Status-healing (Natural Cure, Hydration), Leftovers-like (Rain Dish, Ice Body), Attack-negating (Levitate), Ability/Type-negating (Scrappy, Mold Breaker), and Type-negating Plus (Sap Sipper, Lightningrod, Storm Drain). This would count as a Body Mod.
Another idea that I had that I'm sure will be shot down was a Splicing Laboratory where you could grow your Pokemon new limbs that came with the ability to use new moves. I had this one a bit more planned out; it would count as both a Movepool and a Body modification, as otherwise it would be ridiculously broken. You couldn't buy Arms for a Pokemon that already has Arms, or Wings for a Pokemon that already has Wings, etc.
This is the list I had made for it:
Part: Horn
Basic: Horn Attack, Fury Attack, Peck
Deluxe: Megahorn, Poison Jab, Horn Drill
Part: Tail
Basic: Tail Whip, Poison Tail, Slam
Deluxe: Tail Slap, Aqua Tail, Dragon Tail
Part: Leaves
Basic: Razor Leaf, Growth, Magical Leaf
Deluxe: Leaf Blade, Leaf Storm, Synthesis
Part: Beak
Basic: Peck, Pluck
Deluxe: Drill Peck
Part: Wings
Basic: Wing Attack, Steel Wing, Gust, Twister
Deluxe: Fly, Brave Bird, Whirlwind, Featherdance
Part: Jaw
Basic: Bite, Bug Bite
Deluxe: Crunch, Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Ice Fang
Part: Claws
Basic: Scratch, Cut, Metal Claw, Fury Swipes, Crush Claw
Deluxe: Night Slash, Aerial Ace, Hone Claws, Shadow Claw, X-Scissor
Part: Butterfly Wings
Basic: Silver Wind, Gust
Deluxe: Bug Buzz, Air Slash, Quiver Dance
Part: Spade Claws
Basic: Dig, Metal Claw
Deluxe: Drill Run, Bulldoze
Part: Legs
Basic: Low Sweep, Double Kick, Low Kick, Jump Kick
Deluxe: Blaze Kick, Mega Kick, Triple Kick, Hi Jump Kick
Part: Arms
Basic: Thief, Covet, Comet Punch, Dizzy Punch, Vital Throw
Deluxe: Mega Punch, Thunderpunch, Ice Punch, Shadow Punch, Fire Punch
The Deluxe package would cost a lot more than the Basic package, but it would have access to all of the Basic package's attacks as well.
The only way I can think of balancing this out would be to make it really expensive. But I'm expecting to get it shot down anyhow, so...
Prices would be split up based on the effects of the ability, into general categories such as Speed/other stat boosting (Swift Swim, Unburden), a separate one for Power (Attack or Special Attack) Boosting (Sheer Force, Sniper), Status-healing (Natural Cure, Hydration), Leftovers-like (Rain Dish, Ice Body), Attack-negating (Levitate), Ability/Type-negating (Scrappy, Mold Breaker), and Type-negating Plus (Sap Sipper, Lightningrod, Storm Drain). This would count as a Body Mod.
Another idea that I had that I'm sure will be shot down was a Splicing Laboratory where you could grow your Pokemon new limbs that came with the ability to use new moves. I had this one a bit more planned out; it would count as both a Movepool and a Body modification, as otherwise it would be ridiculously broken. You couldn't buy Arms for a Pokemon that already has Arms, or Wings for a Pokemon that already has Wings, etc.
This is the list I had made for it:
Part: Horn
Basic: Horn Attack, Fury Attack, Peck
Deluxe: Megahorn, Poison Jab, Horn Drill
Part: Tail
Basic: Tail Whip, Poison Tail, Slam
Deluxe: Tail Slap, Aqua Tail, Dragon Tail
Part: Leaves
Basic: Razor Leaf, Growth, Magical Leaf
Deluxe: Leaf Blade, Leaf Storm, Synthesis
Part: Beak
Basic: Peck, Pluck
Deluxe: Drill Peck
Part: Wings
Basic: Wing Attack, Steel Wing, Gust, Twister
Deluxe: Fly, Brave Bird, Whirlwind, Featherdance
Part: Jaw
Basic: Bite, Bug Bite
Deluxe: Crunch, Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Ice Fang
Part: Claws
Basic: Scratch, Cut, Metal Claw, Fury Swipes, Crush Claw
Deluxe: Night Slash, Aerial Ace, Hone Claws, Shadow Claw, X-Scissor
Part: Butterfly Wings
Basic: Silver Wind, Gust
Deluxe: Bug Buzz, Air Slash, Quiver Dance
Part: Spade Claws
Basic: Dig, Metal Claw
Deluxe: Drill Run, Bulldoze
Part: Legs
Basic: Low Sweep, Double Kick, Low Kick, Jump Kick
Deluxe: Blaze Kick, Mega Kick, Triple Kick, Hi Jump Kick
Part: Arms
Basic: Thief, Covet, Comet Punch, Dizzy Punch, Vital Throw
Deluxe: Mega Punch, Thunderpunch, Ice Punch, Shadow Punch, Fire Punch
The Deluxe package would cost a lot more than the Basic package, but it would have access to all of the Basic package's attacks as well.
The only way I can think of balancing this out would be to make it really expensive. But I'm expecting to get it shot down anyhow, so...
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Mai
Banned
Has there ever been a business involving happiness points? I know you can't buy rare candies outright, but is there a way to transfer happiness? If not, would it be acceptable to make a business involving that?
(Also, on Karkat's business; when/where did Negrek say that? Does that mean a cyndaquil can't use submission anymore, for example?)
(Also, on Karkat's business; when/where did Negrek say that? Does that mean a cyndaquil can't use submission anymore, for example?)
Karkat Vantas
Virile God-Snake Tower of Masculinity
- Pronoun
- she/her
hey, what's up, I'm the owner of that business. :D
essentially I think it would be pretty easy for owners to just take their pokemon to the PRO and work out a move mod from there. I've considered adding movepool mods to my business, but I imagine they'd be prohibitively expensive.
I've also got some ability-changing thingies up for approval, too.
Chief Zackrai
pingpong wixard
blazheirio889
Banned
- Pronoun
- she
Nope. All businesses have their own threads, in fact. You only have to pay an initial fee to get the business going, and you're good.
Lord of the Fireflies
Back in black.
Looks fine. Approved. (Also come back. ;-;)Alrighty then.
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It's fine, except you're going to need to tell me more about the signature attributes you had in mind for the statues. They have to be approved before you can give anything out with them.
You mention that there are some restrictions on what pokémon can get what abilities, but what are they exactly? I'm not really thrilled with arbitrary ability changes, since there are plenty of bad combinations out there that could happen, and these modifications have no downside (besides any inherent in the ability itself).
For overheads on exchanged moves, make it $2 for every additional $5 that has to be spent to make up the difference between the new and old move.
I think stored power belongs more in the $10 variable-price bracket... it gets really good quickly. And yes, venoshock and hex could go up in price.
I would prefer that you didn't teach pokémon moves corresponding to a type they had gained only as the result of a type-changing attribute. If they still retain any of their original types, though, they can learn a move belonging to one of those.
Overheads for the double runs should be $10/$13/$15. You also might want to change Dragon's name the various places that it appears. :(
Not necessary, sorry.
As I said to ultraviolet above, I'm really not wild about altering abilities without a very clear set of guidelines about what pokémon can and can't learn specific ones. There are also many abilities that I wouldn't want distributed at all (wonder guard comes to mind) because of how powerful they are.
Your Splicing Laboratory also looks a bit similar to ultraviolet's existing business, although the effects of the splices are different. If you changed the flavor a bit, it would probably be all right.
This business does happiness (and EXP) gain. As for transferring happiness, there aren't any, and I don't think I would be likely to approve one.
- Pronoun
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- Pronoun
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Well-traveled as they are, none of our residents (to our knowledge) have ever seen a legendary Pokémon and as such don't know anything about the special moves they might know. Moves that are exclusive to legendary Pokémon or otherwise exceptionally rare (Aeroblast, Blue Flare, Bolt Strike, Crush Grip, Dark Void, Doom Desire, Freeze Shock, Fusion Bolt, Fusion Flare, Glaciate, Heart Swap, Ice Burn, Judgment, Lunar Dance, Luster Purge, Magma Storm, Mist Ball, Psycho Boost, Psystrike, Relic Song, Roar of Time, Sacred Fire, Sacred Sword, Searing Shot, Secret Sword, Seed Flare, Shadow Force, Spacial Rend, Techno Buster, V-create) cannot be taught. None of them have mastered the ability to teach Sketch, Transform, Conversion or Conversion2, either.
Prices:
Directly damaging attacks (Scratch, Giga Impact, Fire Punch): To determine the price of your move, take its base power and divide it by ten (round down if it ends in 5 or lower and up if it ends in 6 or higher). So, for example, Earthquake would cost $10.
Special cases:
-Venoshock is considered to have a base power of 130.
-Acrobatics is considered to have a base power of 110.
-Hex is considered to have a base power of 100.
-Frost Breath and Storm Throw are considered to have a base power of 80.
Offensive moves with no fixed base power or variable total damage:
-Magnitude, Present, Psywave: $7
-Arm Thrust, Barrage, Comet Punch, Doubleslap, Fury Attack, Fury Swipes, Pin Missile, Twineedle: $4
-Triple Kick: $5
-Bone Rush, Bullet Seed, Double Hit, Double Kick, Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, Spike Cannon, Tail Slap: $6
-Dual Chop: $8
-Bonemerang, Gear Grind: $10
-Electro Ball, Fling, Frustration, Grass Knot, Gyro Ball, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Low Kick, Night Shade, Natural Gift, Punishment, Return, Seismic Toss: $8
-Bide, Endeavor, Flail, Pain Split, Reversal, Spit Up, Stored Power, Trump Card, Wring Out: $10
-Super Fang: $15
-Final Gambit: $20
Mimicry Moves (Copycat, Assist, Mirror Move, Metronome, Me First, Mimic, Nature Power and Sleep Talk): $8
Weather Moves, Gravity, Magic Room, Tailwind, Trick Room and Wonder Room: $10
Stat-Altering Moves:
-Moves that change a stat by absolute value of 1 (Tail Whip, Howl, etc.): $5
-Moves that change stats by an absolute value of 2 (Screech, Cosmic Power, etc.): $8
-Moves that change stats by an absolute value of 3 (Cotton Guard, Quiver Dance, etc.): $11
-Shell Smash and Belly Drum: $15
Direct Status-Inflicting Moves (Poisonpowder, Thunder Wave, etc.), Flatter and Swagger: $8
Direct Healing Moves (Recover, Synthesis, Heal Pulse, etc.): $10
Magic Coat: $15
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Redundant Move Exchange Policy
If your pokémon learns a move from one of our belligerent elderly people but then wakes up one morning with the sudden realization "My god, I just realized that I totally already know how to do that!"—this sensation is sometimes known to occur after they release some of those newfangled "new video games" and they "update older pokémon's movepools"—and you'd rather it didn't have two copies of the same move, you can come back here and we'll have someone teach another that the pokémon actually doesn't know yet. Simply bring the pokémon with the redundant move back here, have it speak to the move deleter, and then you're welcome to choose another move of equal or lesser value (to teach to the same pokémon or to a different one) for free. You can also choose a more expensive move and simply pay the difference between the old move and the new one.
Price: Free if exchanging a move for one of equal or lesser value. If trading in for a more expensive move, costs [price of new move] - [price of old move].
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Summary of Prices/Overheads:
BP10: 1/0
BP20: 2/0
BP30: 3/1
BP40: 4/2
BP50: 5/2
BP60: 6/3
BP70: 7/3
BP80: 8/4
BP90: 9/4
BP100: 10/5
BP110: 11/5
BP120: 12/6
BP130: 13/7
BP140: 14/9
BP150: 15/9
BP200: 20/14
BP250: 25/18
Counter, Mirror Coat, Metal Burst: 15/9
Offensive moves w/no fixed power: 7/3, 4/2, 5/2, 6/3, 8/4, 10/5, 15/9, 20/14
Mimicry moves: 8/4
Weather moves, Gravity, Magic Room, Tailwind, Trick Room, Wonder Room: 10/5
Stat-altering moves: 5/2, 8/4, 11/5, 15/9
Status-inflicting moves: 8/4
Direct healing moves: 10/5
Magic Coat: 15/9
Redundant move exchange: difference in price/2 for every 5 in price difference
Everything else: 8/4
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Prices:
Directly damaging attacks (Scratch, Giga Impact, Fire Punch): To determine the price of your move, take its base power and divide it by ten (round down if it ends in 5 or lower and up if it ends in 6 or higher). So, for example, Earthquake would cost $10.
Special cases:
-Venoshock is considered to have a base power of 130.
-Acrobatics is considered to have a base power of 110.
-Hex is considered to have a base power of 100.
-Frost Breath and Storm Throw are considered to have a base power of 80.
Offensive moves with no fixed base power or variable total damage:
-Magnitude, Present, Psywave: $7
-Arm Thrust, Barrage, Comet Punch, Doubleslap, Fury Attack, Fury Swipes, Pin Missile, Twineedle: $4
-Triple Kick: $5
-Bone Rush, Bullet Seed, Double Hit, Double Kick, Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, Spike Cannon, Tail Slap: $6
-Dual Chop: $8
-Bonemerang, Gear Grind: $10
-Electro Ball, Fling, Frustration, Grass Knot, Gyro Ball, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Low Kick, Night Shade, Natural Gift, Punishment, Return, Seismic Toss: $8
-Bide, Endeavor, Flail, Pain Split, Reversal, Spit Up, Stored Power, Trump Card, Wring Out: $10
-Super Fang: $15
-Final Gambit: $20
Mimicry Moves (Copycat, Assist, Mirror Move, Metronome, Me First, Mimic, Nature Power and Sleep Talk): $8
Weather Moves, Gravity, Magic Room, Tailwind, Trick Room and Wonder Room: $10
Stat-Altering Moves:
-Moves that change a stat by absolute value of 1 (Tail Whip, Howl, etc.): $5
-Moves that change stats by an absolute value of 2 (Screech, Cosmic Power, etc.): $8
-Moves that change stats by an absolute value of 3 (Cotton Guard, Quiver Dance, etc.): $11
-Shell Smash and Belly Drum: $15
Direct Status-Inflicting Moves (Poisonpowder, Thunder Wave, etc.), Flatter and Swagger: $8
Direct Healing Moves (Recover, Synthesis, Heal Pulse, etc.): $10
Magic Coat: $15
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Redundant Move Exchange Policy
If your pokémon learns a move from one of our belligerent elderly people but then wakes up one morning with the sudden realization "My god, I just realized that I totally already know how to do that!"—this sensation is sometimes known to occur after they release some of those newfangled "new video games" and they "update older pokémon's movepools"—and you'd rather it didn't have two copies of the same move, you can come back here and we'll have someone teach another that the pokémon actually doesn't know yet. Simply bring the pokémon with the redundant move back here, have it speak to the move deleter, and then you're welcome to choose another move of equal or lesser value (to teach to the same pokémon or to a different one) for free. You can also choose a more expensive move and simply pay the difference between the old move and the new one.
Price: Free if exchanging a move for one of equal or lesser value. If trading in for a more expensive move, costs [price of new move] - [price of old move].
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Summary of Prices/Overheads:
BP10: 1/0
BP20: 2/0
BP30: 3/1
BP40: 4/2
BP50: 5/2
BP60: 6/3
BP70: 7/3
BP80: 8/4
BP90: 9/4
BP100: 10/5
BP110: 11/5
BP120: 12/6
BP130: 13/7
BP140: 14/9
BP150: 15/9
BP200: 20/14
BP250: 25/18
Counter, Mirror Coat, Metal Burst: 15/9
Offensive moves w/no fixed power: 7/3, 4/2, 5/2, 6/3, 8/4, 10/5, 15/9, 20/14
Mimicry moves: 8/4
Weather moves, Gravity, Magic Room, Tailwind, Trick Room, Wonder Room: 10/5
Stat-altering moves: 5/2, 8/4, 11/5, 15/9
Status-inflicting moves: 8/4
Direct healing moves: 10/5
Magic Coat: 15/9
Redundant move exchange: difference in price/2 for every 5 in price difference
Everything else: 8/4
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Is good?
Lord of the Fireflies
Back in black.
Altoram Dept. Store II
Just outside the busy streets of ASB Central (and its regional border) lies a building the likes of which cannot be found anywhere outside a League-controlled region. Inside its doors you will find shelves upon shelves of... absolutely nothing. The rows are never stocked. However, customers never come for what's on the shelves, they come for what's behind the padlocked, sliding (bulletproof) glass cases: discontinued TMs.
You see, every time the Pokémon League decides that a certain TM has been around long enough, Pokémarts everywhere just ship them to storage houses in Orre or similar places. Altoram Dept. Store does not.
You see, since it's outside any League-controlled region, the Altoram Dept. Store cannot suffer any of the repercussions of selling discontinued TMs. The TMs are still quite old, however, and so they wouldn't function quite the same as one of the more recent TMs. For example, a Pokémon who is taught more than one TM move bought here can suffer from severe health problems, so using multiple TMs on one Pokémon is against store policy.
Also, using a TM on a Pokémon who was discovered in, or has relatives that were discovered in the generation the TM was used in is rather pointless, as it is clearly not going to be able to use it. The same goes for a Pokémon that exists in a generation that has the move as a tutor. Additionally, a Pokémon wouldn't be able to even use one of these TMs if it does not have the necessary organs to use them (ThunderPunch Torterra) or the idea of the Pokémon would be simply batshit insane (BubbleBeam Torkoal).
The store got a few upgrades after his previous owner left Asber for a spiritual enhancement trip and never came back, as well as the arrival of a fifth generation that brought several new old TMs to the shelves – all of them are sorted by Generation and TM number for your inconvenience.
Gen I
TM01 – Mega Punch (7$)
TM02 – Razor Wind (8$)
TM04 – Whirlwind (8$)
TM05 – Mega Kick (10$)
TM07 – Horn Drill (20$)
TM08 – Body Slam (8$)
TM09 – Take Down (7$)
TM10 – Double Edge (10$)
TM11 – Bubblebeam (6$)
TM12 – Water Gun (4$)
TM16 – Pay Day (6$)
TM17 – Submission (6$)
TM19 – Seismic Toss (6$)
TM20 – Rage (3$)
TM21 – Mega Drain (5$)
TM23 – Dragon Rage (4$)
TM27 – Fissure (20$)
TM30 – Teleport (8$)
TM31 – Mimic (8$)
TM34 – Bide (8$)
TM35 – Metronome (8$)
TM36 – Selfdestruct (10$)
TM37 – Egg Bomb (8$)
TM39 – Swift (6$)
TM40 – Skull Bash (10$)
TM41 – Softboiled (10$)
TM43 – Sky Attack (14$)
TM46 – Psywave (7$)
TM49 – Tri-Attack (9$)
Gen II
TM01 – Dynamicpunch (10$)
TM02 – Headbutt (7$)
TM03 – Curse (4$)
TM04 – Rollout (5$)
TM07 – Zap Cannon (10$)
TM12 – Sweet Scent (4$)
TM13 – Snore (4$)
TM16 – Icy Wind (6$)
TM19 – Giga Drain (9$)
TM23 – Iron Tail (8$)
TM24 – Dragonbreath (7$)
TM31 – Mud-Slap (4$)
TM33 – Ice Punch (7$)
TM35 – Sleep Talk (8$)
TM40 – Harden (4$)
TM41 – Thunderpunch (7$)
TM43 – Detect (6$)
TM47 – Steel Wing (7$)
TM48 – Fire Punch (7$)
TM49 – Fury Cutter (3$)
TM50 – Nightmare (8$)
Gen III & IV
TM01 – Focus Punch (10$)
TM03 – Water Pulse (6$)
TM09 – Bullet Seed (7$)
TM34 – Shockwave (6$)
TM43 – Secret Power (7$)
TM48 – Skill Swap (8$)
TM49 – Snatch (8$)
TM51 – Roost (8$)
TM55 – Brine (8$)
TM58 – Endure (4$)
TM59 – Dragon Pulse (9$)
TM60 – Drain Punch (9$)
TM62 – Silver Wind (7$)
TM67 – Recycle (8$)
TM72 – Avalanche (8$)
TM76 – Stealth Rock (8$)
TM78 – Captivate (6$)
TM79 – Dark Pulse (8$)
TM83 – Natural Gift (8$)
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I wasn’t sure at all about the prices and everything, so I went either by Kratos Aurion’s scale or by general judgment, so I would really appreciate feedback. I was thinking about gving away some HGSS tutor moves also, but not all of them, like just a special selection on my own. Perhaps it could change each month, idk.
EDIT: I thought about it, and since only Gen V pokes would benefit from it and it would be useless trouble, screw the tutors unless people show great interest or something which shouldn't happen.
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sobble squad
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