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APPLICATIONS!
Currently: Closed!
Route 29 has closed as of May 30th. For the continuation of the game, please visit victory_road!

Applications will be normally checked during the weekend following the first and third Sunday of each month unless otherwise stated, and we will allow one application per person during one application cycle. Remember, the most characters one player can have at a time is currently set at five.

Applications received after 11:59 PM EST on Saturday of the first and third weekend of each month will be checked the following app weekend unless otherwise stated.

We now ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

Please use the form below and post your application in comments rather than linking if you can. If you have any questions, feel free to ask either of the mods. You can reach us through emails, IMs, or PMs.

A reminder for those waiting to hear back, please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

Helpful links!
Taken: 1|2|3 / Reserves
Please do not app a character from either of these unless you reserved them!
Starter Pokémon!
A compiled list of the starter pokémon to choose from offered in Route 29!
Word Count Tool!
Word count! It has other pointless stats too.
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<u><b>Player</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Personal Journal:</b> <user name=""> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/Plurk/Etc.:</b> <b>Timezone:</b> <b>Current Characters in Route:</b> <b><u>Character</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Timeline:</b> <b>Canon Resource Links:</b> Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section. <b>Personality:</b> Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character. <b>Strengths/Weaknesses:</b> Try to cover the good points of what they can do, their life skills (not necessarily powers, but things they're just good at). Go into their biggest fears and what they just can’t do. <b><u>Pokémon Information</u></b> <b>Affiliation:</b> What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.) <b>Starter:</b> What starter pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. Certain pokémon have an orange star next to their names; if you choose one of these starters (Deino, Zorua, Litwick, Pikachu, Scyther, Dratini, Bagon, Gible, Axew, Ralts, Riolu, Beldum, Larvitar, Eevee, or Beldum) you must provide reasoning. You do not need to explain your reasoning for pokémon other than those listed above. <b>Password:</b> This is where you'll put the passwords from the Rules and the F.A.Q. There are two words, to assure you've read both. <b><u>Samples</u></b> <b>First Person Sample:</b> The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic. <b>Third Person Sample:</b> The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.

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Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Creeper the Meditite ♂
Password: Scrambled Eggs

Samples
First Person Sample:

[Hello whoever's in New Berk Town. Today, you'll be introduced to a new person today. Here is a young teenage girl, constantly pacing back and worth as if it's going to help her figure just where is she. A Meditite was nearby, watching the troubled girl worrying about her own business.] 

JEREMIE! [She was practically screaming into the air, attracting the confused looks on anyone nearby.] Jeremie, can you hear me?

....Jeremie, please answer me. [Her voice was beginning to soften, almost sounding desperate for a response.] Anyone! Is anyone there? Please...

[After some time and no response from any of her friends, Yumi leaned against a tree, biting her nails out of hysteria. This was not good. This was not good at all. Was this another of XANA's schemes? Separating her from her friends by putting her into some other virtual world? It wouldn't be a surprise considering the fact he's already done this multiple times already. He could be a little more original at least.] 

DAMN IT! [Her frustration level reaching its maximum point, Yumi angrily punched the tree, having nothing else to do to vent out her anger. Out of impulse, the teenage girl kept on punching the tree a few more times before collapsing on her knees. She didn't care about the pain or the blood dripping down her knuckles.There were more things to worry about after all. Much more things.] 

Third Person Sample
After a week or two being in this place, Yumi's convinced that she was transported into some kind of virtual Pokemon game. Any hope of Jeremie or Aelita figuring out how to get her out of this mess is slim to none.

While Yumi wasn't a gamer girl, she's remembered playing Pokemon Blue when she was a little girl. She'd always choose Bulbasaur for her starter because Bulbasaurs were cool. Except for a selective few, she didn't pay too much attention to any other pokemon. For example, she has no idea just what the hell her starter was, only that it wasn't Squirtle, Charmender or Bulbasaur. It was blue and white and almost looked like a monkey. It had the conical head shape that reminded her of her dear friend Odd except it lacked the purple mark on its conical head part. 

Not to mention how much of annoyance he was, oh dear god. He was just as annoying as Odd was. Hiroki even!

She liked it in the games that she got to choose which one she wanted the most compared to being stuck with a pokemon you don't even know about. She was even considering trading with another newbie because the dang thing kind of creeped her out with its big eyes and constant staring. Not to mention the constant screeching and clinging to her head. It was like he was Hiroki and Odd incarnated. Terrific.

It was kind of nice though. At least she had something that reminded her of home. 

SCREEEEEE

Right when that thought went into her head, the small pokemon let out another screech for no apparent reason, prompting the Japanese girl to cover her ears to drown out the sound. It seems he's picked up Yumi's annoyance at his noises and takes joy in annoying his trainer, much to her dismay. Yup, he was just like Hiroki. All he needs now is a black wig and a game console in his hands and he's all set. 

"Nice welcome. Very nice."  

ACCEPTED!

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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Pokemon!
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Now that you've been accepted...
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We'd also like to take this moment to inform you of the Eastern Kanto Ferry! For only P2000, you can take a three day, all-inclusive ferry ride from New Bark Town to Pallet Town and begin a new pokémon journey in the Kanto region! Otherwise, feel free to start in Johto!

Thank you! See you in the Pokémon world!

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