Set in the original region of Arciel, Legends Rising is a route-inspired, but not strictly route-based, Pokemon roleplay. Pick a faction, pick a class, and strike out into the wild to take on the League, master Contest coordination, research the mysteries of Pokemon and Arciel, and much, much more. Will you be a classic trainer? A criminal? A farmer? Choose your destiny on Legends Rising.
To participate in the Swarm, first post in this thread looking for a Pokemon. A mod will tag you and reply with stats for one Pokemon you find, including color and possibly even evolution depending on the species. Reply again encountering and trying to capture the Pokemon. Once you succeed, do not post in the thread again.
You may only find one per character, no rerolls. This is to prevent spamming to find special Pokemon. If for any IC reason you need to encounter another, use the same stats originally rolled and pretend it's a different individual.
Pokemon in Swarms have a 20% chance of being a special coloration!
Pokemon in swarms have a +20% capture rate with any ball, and will never flee.
Swarms close at 11:59pm on the last day of each month. After that, no new encounters will be spawned. However, anyone who has an ongoing encounter that isn't yet finished has until 11:59pm on the 15th of the following month to finish trying to catch their encounter. After that, the thread will be locked and archived.
While he was busy getting lost in the forest, Kaisei ran into a swarm of bugs that piqued his curiosity. Unlike most caterpillar-like Pokemon, these Blipbug seemed not to be simple creatures driven by instinct, but almost... civilized? in the way that they appeared to converse with each other. He idly wondered what sorts of things bugs talked about, and decided to lean against a nearby tree to observe. After all, he was hardly in a hurry to be off anywhere and even if he was he wouldn't know which direction he was going. [break][break] A picture entered his mind. An eye? I see you. He looked up and saw the Blipbug's imposing final form, the Orbeetle, not flying but hovering overhead, keeping eyes on the swarm. Kaisei nodded at the ladybeetle Pokemon, trying to convey that he was not a threat, though he was unsure how convinced it was. [break][break] Party: Charmander (Haru, Lv8, 5/5 Energy), Absol (Saber, Lv7, 5/5 Energy), Honedge (Sting, Lv10, 5/5 Energy), Fomantis (Kusanagi, Lv10, 5/5 Energy), Tyrogue (Hayato, Lv6, 5/5 Energy), Swablu (Murakumo, Lv5, 5/5 Energy) [break][break] Notes: 150 WC[break]
Kaisei continued observing the Blipbug swarm for a while. Every so often an individual would break from the group, sidle closer to him, and attempt to inspect the foreign element in their midst before turning away. He took notice of this when it happened, but didn't think much of it, until one unusually colored specimen noticed him looking in its direction - but rather than shy away, it skittered a few defiant steps to the side, but nevertheless closer. As if waiting to see how he would react. [break][break] Kaisei pulled a Pinap Berry out of his bag, and rolled it in the Blipbug's direction. The Pokemon blinked in surprise before bending down to eat. In no time it had chewed a hole through the sour skin and was merrily munching away at the spicy fruit, before abruptly jolting its head up and narrowing its eyes at the human. "Heh, I know, luring a wild Pokemon with food, oldest trick in the book, am I right?" the man laughed sheepishly. "Still, let me state for the record, you're an interesting one. I like you, and I'd like to make you part of my team. I think we could go far together. What do you say?" To cement the offer of friendship, he extended a Great Ball next to the berry, waiting for the Blipbug to decide. The curious Pokemon finally poked the ball, and was sucked in... [break][break] Party: Charmander (Haru, Lv8, 5/5 Energy), Absol (Saber, Lv7, 5/5 Energy), Honedge (Sting, Lv10, 5/5 Energy), Fomantis (Kusanagi, Lv10, 5/5 Energy), Tyrogue (Hayato, Lv6, 5/5 Energy), Swablu (Murakumo, Lv5, 5/5 Energy) [break][break] Notes: 235 WC[break] Attempting friendship capture with a Great Ball. One Pinap Berry fed.
Blipbugs she was more familiar with, given they were a frequent staple in Galar and had actually been rather popular with children. She had chosen to take Reddy with her this time around, since he has the advantage of fire, with an additional flying-type move should things get too hairy.
True to the rumors and news announcements, there was a large gathering of Blipbugs and their various evolved forms, all in different varying shades of color. She recognized the base color and base evolution, but the other ones not so much and she found herself stopping and staring at them while trying to come up with a name in her head.
Behind her, Reddy was examining a tree and the sap leaking from it, but perked up when he saw a pokemon detach from its group and head their way...
It was a strange colored Blipbug that approached, and rather than slow down it was continuing along until its proximity was something to be concerned about. Reddy didn't notice, too busy now licking at the tree, but that was fine. Faolan had a few pokeballs that would do the trick well enough, and she readied one in preparation.
Once the Blipbug got close enough she took aim - really, she was getting a lot better at throwing things the more time went on - and lobbed a Quick Ball at the approaching pokemon, hitting its bulbous head with a satisfying smack and drawing the Blipbug within in a flash of red light.
Attempting capture with a Quick Ball! Reddy - Lv17 Combusken (5/5 Energy)