Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Psychic Gym Leader

Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Psychic Gym Leader. If you can read my mind now, you will you know I'm heading to the Preakness. I know it's your birthday, but could you use your Miracle Eye and tell me who is going to win these races.  It maybe the one day where I'd like to Skill Swap with you. It's also nice that your birthday falls on a Saturday. Whether you choose Meditate, stay home and watch Sandra Bullock in Gravity or bust out a Lunar Dance, have a good time. We wish you all the best.

Happy Birthday to the ECPL Dark Gym Leader

I wasn't sure if this guy smokes, so I wasn't going to break any U.S. Embargo by buying him a box of Cubans. Then, I thought I could Snatch a purse or maybe Knock Off a convenience store to get money to buy him a gift. But, I remembered that I'm not a Thief and can not really afford the Punishment. Next, I had the idea of finding a woman, using some Fake Tears to convince her into having a Fling with him. However, if that led to him being left with a bad Memento of the occasion, I may get Beat Up. Finally, I realized that it's not about me, or what Nasty Plot I should hatch on my own for him. I should get you all in on the action. So, let's all support the ECPL's very own Dark Gym Leader in helping him have a Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to the Poison Gym Leader

  I apologize for not posting this yesterday, but in my defense, I really didn't want anyone to get sick from eating this cake. It's downright Toxic, and it's mostly comprised of Sludge that will make you do more that Belch.  So, if you have zero concerns for your Gastro Acid, give a big belated Happy Birthday to the ECPL's very own Poison Gym Leader. Adam, I hope you had a great day and didn't end up Coil'ed up next to a toilet.

Happy Birthday to the Fighting Gym Leader

Do I Detect another ECPL Gym Leader birthday? I thought someone else would have made this announcement by now. Although, I guess we wouldn't want a Reversal of tradition. I can tell you all something right now: We need better names for these fighting moves. I shouldn't have to use my Superpower of wit to come up with Poképuns to this degree. I needed to drink a cup of Focus Punch to think up this stuff. So, if any of you out there have a drink, raise your glass and give cheers to ECPL's very own Fighting Gym Leader. FGL, if you get too reckless partying, I'm sure someone will come by tomorrow and give you a nice Wake-Up Slap.

Happy Birthday to the Water Gym Leader

I'm not 100% sure of what your birthday plans are. Maybe you like blues music and want to relax by drinking whiskey and listening to Muddy Waters . Maybe you like eating pickles and drinking the Brine. Or maybe you like cracking open some brews while smashing some of the Chesapeake Bay's finest with your Crabhammer. Whatever you may be doing, just know that we'd all like to celebrate the birthday of the East Coast Pokemon League's very own Water Gym Leader. DGL will try to make it to your party. Just let any girl with a Bubble butt know that I'm on my way.

Happy Birthday to the ECPL's Psychic Gym Leader

Happy Birthday to the __________. Could you read my mind? If your not a user of Future Sight, I'll spell it out for you. Pull this information up on your Light Screen. Happy Birthday our very own Psychic Gym Leader. It's also nice that his birthday falls on a Friday. Have a good Rest, and use your Stored Power to Psycho Cut a rug at a Mist Ball. Remember to drink responsibly so you can Reflect on your evening's adventure.

Happy Birthday to the ECPLs Flying Gym Leader

While it is still 4/18 on Earth we of the East Coast Pokemon League would like to say Happy Birthday to our very own Flying Gym Leader. We sure hope all of that cake and ice cream doesn't give you a Tailwind.  Wish him well everyone. Enough Chatter from me. If he still has time maybe he can Pluck someone special to do some Acrobatics on his Brave Bird. After all, it is his birthday. Cheers.

Dark-Fighting-Rock

Hello all, I've created Trainer Cards for the gyms I'm associated with, Dark, Fighting, and Rock, and posted the images below. Officially I'm only the leader of the Dark Gym, but I suppose until further notice I'll be serving as leader of the other two. The cards shown below highlight the pokemon & items you may encounter although I reserve the right to use trained Dark, Fighting, and Rock pokemon who may not appear on the respective card. When you defeat any of these teams you'll be award the Corona Badge (Dark), Title Badge (Fighting), or Asteroid Badge (Rock). I can be contacted using the ECPL Administration email address: ecpladmin@gmail.com

 

New Team

Hey all, I've just finished making a new Steel team, and thought I'd let people here see what I've done.

Pokemon: Aggron, Scizor, Empoleon, Magnezone, Bronzong, Lucario, Metagross, Steelix, Forretress

Items: Wide Lens, Occa Berry, Leftovers, Salac Berry, Light Clay, Choice Specs, Lum Berry, Life Orb, Bright Powder

And don't worry Pernell, I'm not gunning for your gym. I just saw that Aggron now has access to the Rock Head ability and Head Smash and couldn't resist.

Hello all, I've created Trainer Cards for the gyms I'm associated with, Ground, Poison, and Bug, and posted the images below. Officially I'm only the leader of the Ground gym, but I suppose until further notice I'll be serving as leader of the other two. The teams and their items consist of:

Ground
Pokemon: Claydol, Garchomp, Rhyperior, Gliscor, Dugtrio, Mamoswine, Hippowdon, Camerupt, Gastrodon
Items: Lum Berry, Life Orb, Expert Belt, Yache Berry, Choice Band, Choice Scarf, Bright Powder, Choice Specs, Leftovers


Poison
Pokemon: Nidoking, Toxicroak, Gengar, Roserade, Weezing, Venusaur, Crobat, Tentacruel, Drapion
Items: Choice Specs,Wide Lens, Life Orb, White Herb, Black Sludge, Leftovers, Choice Band, Choice Scarf, Scope Lens


Bug
Pokemon: Scizor, Shuckle, Heracross, Yanmega, Forretress, Armaldo, Shedinja, Drapion, Ninjask
Items:Life Orb, Occa Berry, Choice Scarf, Lum Berry, Shed Shell, Iron Ball, Leftover, Scope Lens, Focus Sash



When you defeat any of these teams you'll be award the Quake Badge, Toxic Badge, or Swarm Badge, respectively, which are also posted below (please forgive the MS Paint-ness of the images) . My Soul Silver FC is 5414-2680-3128 and my PBR FC is 1935-3441-4975. If you want to battle, just give me a buzz.

Challenge Team Discussion

How do we want to handle challenge teams, i.e. the teams trainers will use to challenge for gym badges? Do we want a trainer to have one fixed team with which he challenges each gym, or allow a pool they can choose from, or let them challenge with any team they want each time? If a set number of pokemon is decided, do we allow switching hold items, movesets, etc... Do we want to have a set battle format, or let each gym leader define his own rule set?

Please don't be shy about responses here!

Official E.C.P.L. Rules

Links to Rule Discussion Threads can be found at the bottom of this Post

This is meant to be a constantly updating list of rules for the East Coast Pokemon League. It will be linked from the Gym List, so that it is always easily accessible. This is the first draft based off of our previous conversations. Keep in mind this list applies only to official battles, we welcome and encourage battles using a wide variety of rule sets outside of official matches. Please respond with any suggestions or concerns.

General Rules
Official League battles will adhere to the following rules:
- Lvl. 50 All: Of course, all battles will be level adjusted. To ensure that stat rounding is the same whether using Pokemon Diamond/Pearl wi-fi, or Pokemon Battle Revolution, Lvl. 50 All will be used regardless of other level adjustment options available.
- Double Battles: We feel double battles offer much more complexity and fun than single battles. It also lets Trainers explore moves, abilities and team combinations that may be of little or no use in single battles.
- No Legendary Pokemon: We want to encourage the use of a wide variety of Pokemon, not just the handful with an obvious stat advantage. As a general rule, ask yourself “Could I hatch this Pokemon from an egg using a Ditto?” If the answer is “Yes.”, then the Pokemon passes this restriction.
- No Event Pokemon: Event Pokemon are those recieved as a bonus from another game (such as Surfing Pikachu from Battle Revolution) or from a sponsored download event (such as Toys R’ Us Manaphy). While most Event Pokemon are already covered by the “No Legendary Pokemon” clause, we want to make sure that Trainers who did not want to purchase extraneous games, or were not able to make it to a download events are not at a disadvantage.
- No Repeat Items/Pokemon: Again, to encourage the use of a wide variety of Pokemon, teams may not have more than one of the same Pokemon. Also, it is not allowed for more than one Pokemon on a team to hold the same item.

Gyms
Members: Much like the game, Gyms are for people who would like to specialize in a specific type of Pokemon. Joining a Gym is also your first step towards becoming a Gym Leader. You can leave a Gym and join another Gym, but you cannot be in more than one Gym at the same time. You can be both a Gym Member, and a Challenger (see below), but you cannot challenge yourself for a badge if you are a Gym Leader. Gym Pokemon must currently be of the same type as the Gym you are in, regardless of previous evolution stages. Dual types are allowed, so long as one of the types matches the Gym.
*Exceptions to this rule are the Bug and Dragon Gyms. In acknowledgment of their disadvantages, they are allowed to use any Pokemon from the Bug and Dragon Egg Groups, respectively.
Leaders: Once you have trained six Gym Pokemon, you are eligible to be a Gym Leader. If no leader currently exist for your Gym, you are automatically the Gym Leader. If your Gym already has a Leader, you may challenge them for Leadership rights.
As Leader, you will accept challenges from Challengers, keep track of your wins and losses (maybe even a battle summary), and ensure that Challengers are adhering to the Official Rules. Gym Leaders can choose any six of their Gym Pokemon each time they are challenged. Unlike Challengers, they need not use the same team each battle.

Challengers
For those of you that wanna be the very best, like no one ever was. Challengers will create a Trainer Card, which will keep track of your battle team, badges, and other information. Once registered, you may begin challgenging Gym Leaders for badges. You must use the same team (Pokemon, Moves, Held Items) for all of your Gym challenges. If you decide to change your team, you will need to register the new team and start from scratch.

Elite Four and Champion
Challengers that collect eight Gym Badges are eligible to become part of the Elite Four, or even the Champion (This of course, requires us to have at least eight Gym Leaders). Challengers only need eight Badges, but they are of course welcome and encouraged to try for more. E.C.P.L. will aim to have Gyms for all 15 types.
If there are four or fewer Challengers that meet the Badge requirement, they are automatically members of the Elite Four. Once there are more than four Challengers that meet this requirement, we will have a tournament to determine the Champion, and which remaining challengers are in the Elite Four.


...yes, this is intended to be much more difficult than the in-game leagues.

Discussion Threads
Challenge Team Discussion

Sound Off

I realize it hasn't been terribly long, but I was just curious who's working on what for their Gym.

Gym Leaders

So which gyms would people officially like to lead? I think Chris is doing Dragon and Matt is doing Normal, but other than that I have no idea what everyone else is doing. Also have there been particular rules established as to what can and can't be done? (i.e. The Bug guy in the Sinnoh E4 has a Drapion which is Dark/Poison but evolves from a Bug type. Would something like be acceptable?)