07: Tales of The Unown: A guide to Legendary Pokemon!

The solo method is simple: You write a post about going on a quest to find and capture the legendary pokemon of your choice. This post will be judged, not only by it's word count, but by the quality of the writing and of the narrative you have crafted. If the staff member judging it doesn't feel you made it sufficiently detailed, or if they felt you wrote certain aspects poorly [eg almost no challenge in finding the legendary, or capturing it effortlessly] they will insist you rectify these issues.

Word Count requirements: [yes, these are effected by the pokeball used]

Minor Legendary: 10000 words

Major Legendary: 20000 words

The word count requirements will increase by 2500 for each Legendary captured using this method.

The Guided Method is, unlike the previous method, an activity which is managed by a high ranking member of staff. In the Guided Method, the staff member will take you on a journey to hunt down and capture the legendary pokemon of your choice. Along the way, the staff member will present you with puzzles and battles you'll have to overcome before finally encountering your quarry. Unlike the Solo method, it is possible to fail the guided method. If you cannot solve the challenges presented, or if the staff member feels that you are not putting out the quality required, they will terminate the challenge by having the legendary pokemon leave or simply by having an impassable obstacle block your progress such as a door you cannot open due to failing a puzzle. To apply for the Guided Method, simply PM a global moderator, Administrator or Founder.

Some tips for surviving the Guided Method:

Make each post as high quality as possible. Take the time to ensure your descriptions are high quality and your actions are fair and balanced. If the staff member presents you with a high level pokemon to fight for example, don't simply crush it, or you will be seen as not taking it seriously. This is meant to be challenging, treat it as such.

Be aware that if you choose a major legendary, the challenges you are presented with are going to be notably harder than if you chose a minor legendary.

You may be forced to face multiple challenges without being given the opportunity to use a pokemon centre or visit a non-hostile area to recover. Plan accordingly by bringing plenty restorative items. Buying them mid-journey won't work, as you can only use items you had at the start of the challenge.

When you finally reach the legendary pokemon it will work like fighting another player character, with the staff member controlling the legendary pokemon. As it is a legendary, the staff member has every right to auto hit you for any reason. However, they are less likely to do this if your attempt to avoid or block an attack is logically sound, well explained and well reasoned. Take the time to think about what you're writing. Play the fight out in your head and make sure you're describing the response you're envisioning properly. Just because it makes sense to you doesn't mean it makes sense to everyone, so be sure to use lots of detail when describing your actions.

Although the word count reduction isn't present as this isn't a regular solo encounter, using higher level poke-balls will help you. No staff member will let you capture Mewtwo with a regular pokeball under any circumstances.