Since everybody is posting some of their writing, I'll post mine too... I have one that's quite long that I did in a contest some time ago... but for some reason, the judges didn't receive any writing from my age group... (I know and am sure that there are many other students of my age who submitted their writing). Any way, here's the first part.

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    Ever since I was born, I have been surrounded by my mother and my father. We led a happy life
looking at the sky, its vastness and countless twinkling white dots. My father told me that they are
called stars and were the most beautiful things in the universe. I spent so much time gazing at them,
wondering whether I would be able to get nearer to a star one day. I would be able to contemplate its
beauty and perhaps even bring one home. The closest star to us shines with an amazing white aura,
which makes me feel at the same time comfortable and warm. I never thought that one day, I would be
able to set off for an adventure through space... the multitude of trials that I would have to endure... that
day was nigh!

    As I was gazing to one particular shiny star, a dark silhouette veiled the star and seem to approach at
high speed. “Daddy! Daddy! What is that thing!?” My father just had the time to glance at the sky and
cringe. My mother noticed my father's strange behaviour and realised what was happening. I urged my
parents to tell me what was happening. My father finally regained himself and tried to shield me, as did
my mother, from something; something which seemed dangerous. Before I could say a whole sentence,
a deafening noise filled our ears. The ground was shaking, but I could not see anything thanks to my
parents. The earth, as if shaken by the universe itself, seemed to be opening under my feet. I closed my
eyes, thinking of nothing but longing for the end of this plea. To my displeasure, the situation
worsened. The land shook more violently until it collapsed under the pressure, then all of a sudden,
burst. We were forcefully projected skywards. I was flying, as light as the breeze.

    When I finally opened my eyes, my parents were beside me and allowed me to have a look around.
We were in space! As I looked back, I saw what remained of the place we lived; debris was scattering
in all directions The tremor could still be felt a little from afar, and the chaotic scene told me that my
home would never be as it was again. By that time, we were approaching the white star. Its blinding
light enveloped the three of us and its warmth comforted us from our loss. After a while, we got past it,
and things were getting gradually darker. Soon, the star seemed to be a mere dot like the other stars in
the sky. Space was cold, very cold, and the absence of sound was completely different from the
previous uproar. A feeling of loneliness and being lost started growing in my heart, then flowed
through my body. I could feel the sentiment of sorrow in both my father and my mother, but we all kept
silent as a bereavement to our recent loss.

   As we drifted through the empty space, we came close to huge bodies similar to my home. My
mother explained that they were called planets. She further told me that there were millions in the
universe like those in the universe, but only a few were safe to live on. We saw these huge spheres with
spectacular colours, others in one colour only, and my favourites had a magnificent flat ring
surrounding them. It was surprising to see how thin that ring was, but still was of so delightful a tint.
For the first time in my life, I was living a real adventure and making unbelievable discoveries. The
feeling of loneliness was drowned before the splendour that stretched before me. This was perhaps the
best moment of my life, where I experienced sheer bliss despite my lost home. I wondered if others
before me had seen those majestic bodies and had felt the same. At last my soul regained the feeling of
security and comfort.

   Once more, fate presented us with a woeful trial in front of us. It hardly gave us some time to
breathe before it decided to unleash his powers against us. We felt ourselves being drawn by an
invisible force. Our backs were becoming warm -- that same familiar feeling we had had earlier. The
star of those planets was right behind us, and we were moving towards it! We tried our best to change
direction, but in vain. That star was too powerful for us. It was then that my father and my mother
made the hardest decision of their lives. They knew if they pushed me to safety, they would not be able
to stay with me. I pleaded them not to do it, but they said it was the only way out. They unwillingly
pushed me away from them. I moved to the left while they moved to the right. Even though the thrust
drove me away from danger, my parents were not as lucky. The star pulled harder on them, and my last
sight of them was the fading of their shadows in the vast ocean of light.

Well, the last thread got past the number fast enough...

A new one!

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You know that when you have traded pokemon in your team, the pokemon would get boost experience, that is 150% of the experience your ordinary pokemon would get.

So, I was wondering if that was going to get implemented in PU, since that would encourage trading, and there will be a high risk that people would use only traded pokemon in their party, for easy training.

I prefer that to be 'off' though, as within an MMO, trading is so easy, hence, experience will be far easier when it comes to training pokemon.

As a spin off to my previous quest, this one can be taken only after beating the Byron quest.

In the Casino of Spander city (link to previous quest), there is a special coin machine that makes the user lose every time (s)he plays the machine. There is a gambler nearby who says:

"This machine you see at the top, strangely, nobody won a simple coin from it. Rumours say that it's haunted by some spirit. Others say that something special happened if you lose to that machine 10 times in a row, but no one every spared his time to check whether that rumour were true or not."

There you go, risk your coins for a quest. Indeed on the 10th trial, the machine will behave strangely. A message will pop up.

"The machine you are using is out-out-out-of-of-of-or-or-or-der-der-der.... bzzzz * - ......"

and sparks will be seen on the play screen, while a coin is dropped by the machine.

You talk to the coin exchange cashier (sp?) and she will tell you that the machine was messed up long ago by a man, and it never worked.

"There is always that weird coin which it throws. There is a strange symbol on it which cannot be exchanged. Nobody knows what is the use of that coin, so people have been throwing it away."

When you examine the coin more closely, there is an odd symbol engraved in it. If you are a good observer, you'll notice [...]. Going back to his lair, you'll find that [...] What could that really mean?

When you inspect the machines there you'll find some:
"A machine built by Byron. It seems to have no use whatsoever."
"A machine apparently used to extract electricity from Pokemon. The Pokemon don't seem to have enjoyed that machine."
"A strange machine with a small slot having the size of a coin. Do you want to drop a coin in there?"

Upon saying yes, and choosing the particular coin will activate the machine, opening [...] When you get in, you find a small library, presumably that of Byron, containing
various information about himself.

Reading the books (there are several books, under different headings, and you can choose to stop or continue reading after each entry):

My Childhood
"Day XX, Month XX.
Today was another atrocious day. My classmates made fun of my pokesolar watch in which I had all my efforts. The only problem with that watch was that the hands went in the opposite direction but could still be used! I tried solving the problem, but in vain."

"Day XX, Month XX.
Today, my little sister, Lily got her first pokemon, a Treecko. She already set off for adventure while I'm still trying to work hard at the Prality School... Does she know anything about Pokemon? How can
she just set off like that?"

"Day XX, Month XX.
I'm really desperate. Lily has been calling quite frequently and she already got her first badge, together with her evolved Treecko and some other Pokemon she caught during her journey. Should I drop
school?"

After I dropped school
"Day XX, Month XX.
Today, I found a cave just behind the waterfall, and I decided to make it my secret lair. I also found the workers at the power plant really friendly. They taught me a bunch about their strange machines."

"Day XX, Month XX.
I was running an errand today when I stumbled upon a whole lot of scientific books at the PokeCentre. They are so interesting! I think I'll start building my own machines."

"Day XX, Month XX.
The town is expanding, a gym has been built and more trainers are visiting the area. I even found some of my old classmates, and they still look down on me. I'll show them my true potential, I swear
they'll regret their thoughts!"

My Plan
"Day XX, Month XX.
A new casino is being built. I'll start my plan now. I'll modify one of those machines. Oh, I know. I'll hide something under the casino, my greatest invention of them all! Nobody will get the right combination of the machine. I would be the only one who knows the combination, and I will rule the world!"

"Day XX, Month XX.
My invention is nearly ready; it is buried under the casino. If ever I fail again, I'll unleash its power over all the people who made fun of me. All it needs now is some last modifications until it's fully operational."

"Day XX, Month XX.
Today I got a bright idea; I'm going to build a huge power station and provide power to all the inhabitants of the city first, then of the whole region. People will be forced to bow before me, or else, they'll receive no power. I'll send my army of electric pokemon against them and make them regret their insolence."

"Day XX, Month XX.
I forgot the most important thing... I need a pokemon to be able to catch all the other pokemon. The Byron ultimate weapon also needs a pokemon to be able to work at its fullest. Where to have one? How to have one?"

[Note that Byron is mad and the things in his head might not always make sense]

When you go to the casino, and press the buttons on the 'broken' machine in the reverse order each time you play, until you do it five times (for example, [l - left, m - middle, r - right] lmr, rml, lmr,
rml, lmr) on the fifth trial, a message on the machine screen will appear. [if that can be implemented. It's a similar system as to the DPPt casino] {if not, make it like: 'use three coins first, then two, then
one, then two then tree again'}

"Door between shelves of library are open"

If you then head off to Byron's lair again, you'll find that indeed a door has opened. When you go through, you'll see that the passage was covered up with tall grass, besides which a stream flows. Pokemon encounter here are quite frequent and are at relatively high level. At the end of the passage, you find Byron, his back to you, facing a huge machine. An exclamation mark will appear above his head.

"What? You are here to ruin my plan again? I escaped prison with the help of Marowak, I fought my way out and this time, you will not be able to stop me!"

He sends his buffed pokemon at you while he enters the machine.

Pokemon:[...]


Beat them one at a time in a row. When done, you'll find Byron in his machine.

"Hahaha, I'll crush you like a mere bug!" he'll say. "!!!"

His machine couldn't move because of the multiple grass knots tying it to the ground. With time, the vegetation grew and trapped the machine.

He gets off the machine, red of anger and decides to flee. Follow him deeper in the cave, and a tiny maze will show up.

Get through the maze, [...]

Quest to be continued!

Thanks for reading!

Summary:
- Lose ten times at a machine in casino
- Get the coin to Byron's lair and find the machine in which it goes through
- Find the right combination to open the door
- Follow the underground path which leads to under the casino
- Battle Byron's pokemon

Ok, I've been wondering for some time now whether or not Happiness evolution will be in the game, like it is in the past pokemon games. Since in was first introduced in the GSC series some pokemon evolve through happiness, as do some moves depend on happiness (return, frustration).

The pokemon involved:
Golbat > Crobat
Chansey > Blissey
Eevee > Espeon/Umbreon
Pichu > Pikachu
Cleffa > Clefairy
Igglybuff > Jigglypuff
Togepi > Togetic
Azurill > Marill
Budew > Roselia
Buneary > Lopunny
Chingling > Chimecho
Munchlax > Snorlax
Riolu > Lucario

My guess is 'you'll be implementing it' but you can also be planning something new...

How about it?

I wonder if you'll be including the field abilities of pokemon. All of it started in Emerald.

Cute Charm field effect: Boosts chances to get opposite gender pokemon.
Sticky hold: Eases using the rod for fishing.
Intimidate: Reduces chances to encounter pokemon.
Hustle: Increases chances to get higher level pokemon.

And some others I forgot...

I know it might be new to some, I'm just putting my 2 cents

I was wondering how would a player battling someone or a wild pokemon would appear to another player.

Eg. P

-Player 1 goes into grass and sees a weedle. While battling, player 2 comes along. Does player 2 see player one immobile in the grass?

-Player 1 is battling against player 2. Player 3 comes along. Does player 3 see the two trainers facing each other?

Or will they just disappear temporarily for the other players?

As a side note, if they remain visible to other players, we could perhaps include pokemon sprites. Since they will be immobile, only one sprite in each direction is required, (or 493*4 = 1972 sprites, that's quite big already, I know)