[X] My Assistant

[BrainpanSonata]

Throughout the course of history, human beings have been fascinated by the realm of the supernatural. From the ancient practices of augury and telling portents to the astounding magicians and mentalists of today, all that is considered "psychic" awes and astonishes us. And it is no different in the world of Pokemon and in GPX+.

This group is for the psychic-type pokemon and their devoted fans. Welcome to Mystical Marvels.

Who Is Eligible To Join?: Do you have a psychic pokemon of any evolution stage in your party, your PC, or your daycare? Is there an egg in your party that you know will hatch into a psychic pokemon? If you have one or more pokemon and/or eggs that has psychic as its type or as one of its two types, then you're eligible to join Mystical Marvels. This includes legendary psychic pokemon and eggs. For a full list of eligible pokemon, see below.

Are There Any Restrictions?: There are very few restrictions. We will not bar you from joining for any reason other than currently not meeting eligibility. And you can always fix that by getting yourself an egg which will hatch into a psychic pokemon. As for eligible pokemon, we are not excluding any kind of psychic pokemon from our group, not even those that are eligible in other groups due to having two types. Even Arceus is accepted, because he can be psychic-type as well as all other types. However, the pokemon you submit must actually be owned by you. Pokemon that have been or are to be abandoned for The Savior Project or any other reason will not be added into the roster, because they disrupt the roster's total numbers and make it that much more difficult to discern how many pokemon a member has added into the roster.

What Do You Have to Do To Join?: Simply create a post stating that you want to join. In that post, use this handy dandy form:

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[b]Username:[/b] Your username
   [b]Link To Party Page:[/b] Like this- http://gpxplus.net/user/yourusername
   [b]The BB Codes Of Your Psychic Type Pokemon:[/b] You can use either regular or badge codes, it's up to you. Check the spoiler below marked "Eligible Pokemon/Our Group's Roster" if you are unsure about which of your pokemon are psychic types.

When you obtain new psychic eggs and pokemon you will need to make additional posts which include the BB codes of your new eggs and pokemon because I'll be using these BB codes to keep track of our group's roster of psychic pokemon. Also, it is important that you use the sign up form found above in your registering post (and please be sure to fill it out completely). If you do not provide it in that post or provide an incomplete sign up form, you will be asked to provide it or complete it before you and your pokemon are accepted into the group.

Yes, indeed! We have a badge system (how many there are, what they're called, what they're for, and what you have to do to get them), awesome badges (thanks to Lady Entei), and even badge cases now. The new badge cases are here! BrokenLatias, who stepped up to the plate and agreed to create a new set of badge cases and take on the responsibility of updating them as members continue to earn badges in the future, has already finished the first set of badge cases. And, boy, do they look as awesome as the badges they display! Bravo, BrokenLatias! You've certainly earned your Celebi Badge!

What About Banners?: Yes, we have banners! We now have userbars, too!

These were made by BrokenLatias. Be sure to give BrokenLatias credit when putting them in your signature.

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This one was made by me (BrainpanSonata), using Pokii's Trainer Card Tutorial as a basic guideline for how to use my formerly dust-collecting copy of Paintshop Pro X to create banners and other multi-layered images.

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These userbars were made by mehitsme. Be sure to give mehitsme credit when putting them in your signature.

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This userbar was made by Pimpburger. Be sure to give Pimpburger credit when using it in your signature.

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This button sized banner was made by Morrigan. Be sure to give Morrigan credit when using it in your signature.

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These banners were made by shiny jirachi. Be sure to give shiny jirachi credit when using them in your signature.

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This banner was made by Loppy. Be sure to give Loppy credit when using it in your signature.

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This banner was made in Podz's Banner Request Shop at the request of Billy98. Please be sure to give FueledByPokemon, a.k.a. Podz, credit when using it in your signature.

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In the continued spirit of group unity, I would like to remind and encourage you that not only will any member of the group who creates something for the group, be it a banner, set of badges, RP scenario, or anything else, be given full credit for their work, they will also receive a special badge created just for those who create such things for the group.

Do You Do Contests?: We're just starting out with contests. Hopefully they'll become a regular thing here.

August 15th August 17th kicks off the start of a do-over of our original, failed contest. Like the first contest, it will be a themed creative writing contest. However, the theme will be much less nonsensical. Members will also have until the end of that month (August 31st) Saturday September 5th to write, submit, and edit their entries.

ATTENTION! CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENSION! The deadline of our contest has been extended to Friday September 25th. This is the last day that members entering the contest can write, submit, and edit their entries. Due to the RL schedule of the group leader/contest judge, this is the only possible date that the contest can be extended to, and the only possible extension that can be made.

Our first contest has begun! _{(Yeah, it started later than it should have... computer troubles. Eh.)} It's a themed writing contest and the theme is... My favorite psychic-type pokemon! Participants in the contest will write a piece where their favorite psychic-type pokemon is the central focus of the story. If you're a member of Mystical Marvels and are interested in participating in the contest, check This Post for the contest's rules.

Since this is a contest that requires creative output, the winner of the contest will receive the Deoxys Badge as their prize if they have not already earned that badge. If the winner has already earned the Deoxys Badge, another trophy prize shall be awarded to them.

Ally Groups: The Ralts Army, Alphabet Soup, Pork Army, The Slowpoke Army

One last thing: We're proud to say that on August 3rd, 2008 our roster totals officially broke the 200 mark! Congratulations to all our members for their hard work and love of psychic-type pokemon!

"Mystical Marvels- Behold the power of the psychic world!"

BrainpanSonata, Booklover323, Aeronea, Enigmatic Relic, BrokenLatias, Lightningstreak, Lady Entei, MystykFyre, Red Gardevoir, mehitsme, Midnight Dreams, The Risin Salamance, Ratio, Fionna, pokefan34, Pimpburger, Arkkkk, supervulpix, Loppy, Morrigan, Hikora, Torrita, somnomania, Galahawk, shiny jirachi, RazielTheFallenAngel, Billy98, nkl93, R A W R, Little Peanut, Cho

For the sake of ease, this list has been split into three handy categories, and all Unowns will be listed under a single entry . Also, since I (BrainpanSonata) am the one who maintains the roster, I add my personal entries to the roster as soon as I obtain ]my psychic-type pokemon/they evolve. As such, roster numbers may change unexpectedly at random times.

Single-Type Psychics
Abra - Current Number: 4
Kadabra - Current Number: 0
Alakazam - Current Number: 3
Drowzee - Current Number: 8
Hypno - Current Number: 3
Mime Jr .- Current Number: 4
Mr. Mime - Current Number: 4
Espeon - Current Number: 7
Unown (Any of them) - Current Number: 1
Wynaut - Current Number: 7
Wobbuffet - Current Number: 2
Ralts - Current Number: 40
Kirlia - Current Number: 4
Gardevoir - Current Number: 12
Gallade - Current Number: 11
Spoink - Current Number : 29
Grumpig - Current Number: 7
Chingling - Current Number: 3
Chimecho - Current Number : 2

Dual-Type Psychics
Slowpoke - Current Number: 23
Slowbro - Current Number: 1
Slowking - Current Number : 7
Exeggcute - Current Number: 1
Exeggutor - Current Number: 3
Starmie - Current Number: 5
Smoochum - Current Number: 4
Jynx - Current Number: 3
Natu - Current Number: 15
Xatu - Current Number: 3
Girafarig - Current Number: 7
Meditite - Current Number: 8
Medicham - Current Number: 3
Lunatone - Current Number: 6
Solrock - Current Number: 1
Baltoy - Current Number: 4
Claydol - Current Number: 1
Beldum - Current Number: 5
Metang- Current Number: 1
Metagross - Current Number: 2
Bronzor - Current Number: 4
Bronzong - Current Number: 1

Legendary Psychics (Both Single- and Dual-Type)
Mewtwo - Current Number: 3
Mew - Current Number: 3
Lugia - Current Number: 1
Celebi - Current Number: 1
Latias - Current Number: 0
Latios - Current Number: 0
Jirachi - Current Number: 0
Deoxys - Current Number: 4
Uxie - Current Number: 0
Mesprit - Current Number: 0
Azelf - Current Number: 7
Cresselia - Current Number: 2
Arceus - Current Number: 0

The badges, like the roster, are broken down into three categories. There are fourteen badges in all, with four badges in he first two categories and six badges in the third category. These categories are: The Roster Badges, The Breeding Badges, and The Special Badges.

The Roster Badges- Awarded for having certain numbers of eggs/pokemon in the roster. I'm keeping track of this myself, with a list and tally on paper, but feel free to keep your own notes as well.

Abra Badge- Denotes that this member has at least two psychic-type pokemon or eggs in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having your second pokemon/egg entered into the roster.

Wobbuffet Badge- Denotes that this member has ten or more psychic-type pokemon or eggs in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having your tenth pokemon/egg entered into the roster.

Grumpig Badge- Denotes that this member has twenty-five or more psychic-type pokemon or eggs in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having your twenty-fifth pokemon/egg entered into the roster.

Gallade Badge- Denotes that this member has fifty or more psychic-type pokemon or eggs in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having your fiftieth pokemon/egg entered into the roster.

The Breeder Badges- Earlier I mentioned a badge for creative contributors. But soon after that I realized that members might also want to contribute by breeding psychic-type pokemon. So I made a special trio of badges, along with a fourth badge that gives special consideration to The Ralts Army and those who may be members of both our group and theirs.

Uxie Badge- Given to any member who breeds two psychic-type pokemon or a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto and produces at least one egg from the union.

To Obtain This Badge: The breeder must post the BB codes of the paired pokemon or otherwise show that those pokemon are in the Daycare together. The BB code of one egg produced by the pairing must be posted. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto is acceptable. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a pokemon that is not a psychic-type other than Ditto will not earn you this badge.

Mesprit Badge- Given to any member who breeds two psychic-type pokemon or a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto and produces at least fifteen eggs from the union.

To Obtain This Badge: Unless the breeder states otherwise, it will be assumed that the pairing used to obtain the Uxie Badge is the same pairing used to obtain the Mesprit Badge. The BB codes of eggs produced by the pairing are not required. Tallies for each pairing may be kept by the breeder, or a link may be produced so that a second party can verify the number of eggs produced by the paring. Please be sure to remember that eggs that are deleted from the shelter are removed from your pokemon's Heritage and "number of children" listings. Upon reaching fifteen in your tally, simply PM BrainpanSonata with the information to receive your badge. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto is acceptable. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a pokemon that is not a psychic-type other than Ditto will not earn you this badge.

Azelf Badge- Given to any member who breeds two or more pairings of two psychic-type pokemon or psychic-type pokemon with Ditto and produces at least ten eggs from each union.

To Obtain This Badge: Since more than one pairing is being bred, the breeder does not have to use a pairing that was used to obtain either the Uxie or Mesprit badge, if he or she so chooses. Breeding two psychic-types, then leaving one in the Daycare and switching the other out and breeding the new pokemon with the one who was in the first pairing still counts as two pairings. Tallies for each pairing may be kept by the breeder, or a link may be produced so that a second party can verify the number of eggs produced by the paring. Please be sure to remember that eggs that are deleted from the shelter are removed from your pokemon's Heritage and "number of children" listings. Upon reaching ten in each tally, PM BrainpanSonata with the information to receive your badge. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto is acceptable in qualifying to earn this badge. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a pokemon that is not a psychic-type other than Ditto will not earn you this badge.

Gardevoir Badge- Given to any member who consistently or inconsistently breeds either two pokemon from the Ralts family OR a pokemon from the Ralts family with a pokemon from the roster which matches the egg group of the Ralts family OR a pokemon from the Ralts family with a Ditto, either for Mystical Marvels or for The Ralts Army.

To Obtain This Badge: Simply make a post in the group's thread stating that you have been breeding or are going to try to breed an eligible pokemon pair (two members of the Ralts family or one member of the Ralts family and a pokemon from the roster that's in the same egg group) to receive this badge. Please include the BB codes of your Ralts family-related pairing or otherwise show that they are in the Daycare together in your post. The Ralts family means Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, or Gallade. No tallies need to be kept on the number of eggs produced, and you do not need to post the BB codes of any eggs produced by the pairing. Being a member of The Ralts Army is not a requirement for obtaining this badge. If you are a member of The Ralts Army, however, including that you are a member of that group and are a breeder within that group will help your chances of receiving this badge once your claim has been verified. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a Ditto is acceptable. Breeding a psychic-type pokemon with a pokemon that is not a psychic-type other than Ditto will not earn you this badge.

The Special Badges- These badges are for particularly special honors. As such, not as many members will have them. In fact, one of them might end up being owned by just one member for the entire duration of the group. I'll explain all about that below.

Arceus Badge- Denotes that this member is (one of) the leader(s) of Mystical Marvels.

Special Notes: I (BrainpanSonata) created this badge not with the intention to make everyone else jealous, but with the intention that this would be the only badge I would ever have. By having this badge, I take myself out of the running for being awarded all other badges. Also, the words in parentheses are there because at some point I may decide to choose someone to co-lead the group with me. I may even step down and choose a successor for whatever reason. There simply there so I can cover all the "just in case" bases in light of whatever the future may bring.

Mew Badge- Denotes that this member has any number of legendary psychic-type pokemon or eggs in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having a legendary pokemon/egg entered into the roster.

Mewtwo Badge- Denotes that this member has any number of shiny psychic-type pokemon in the group's roster. Awarded Upon: Having a shiny pokemon entered into the roster or having an egg already in the roster hatch into a shiny pokemon.

Lugia Badge- Denotes that this member has one or more pokemon in the group's roster that has reached level 100. Awarded Upon: Entering a pokemon in the roster that is already level 100, notifying BrainpanSonata via PM or by posting in the thread the first time one of your pokemon in the roster reaches level 100, or when BrainpanSonata notices one of your pokemon has reached level 100 by looking at the BB badge code posted in this thread. (Note: Last method not always applicable.)

Deoxys Badge- Given to any member of the group who contributes to the group creatively by making a banner, set of badges, RP scenario, etc., either upon being requested by another member of the group or of their own desire. Awarded Upon: Posting something you've made for the group in this thread. No matter how many things you contribute, you can only be awarded this badge once.

Celebi Badge: Denotes that this person is a high-ranking member of Mystical Marvels who has contributed a vast amount of time and effort to the group.

How To Obtain: This is the non-leadership counterpart to the Arceus badge, so it's not easy to get. Here's a breakdown of the requirements.

1) You must have earned all four of the Roster badges (Abra, Wobbuffet, Grumpig, and Gallade).
2) You must have earned at least one of the following: the Mew Badge, the Mewtwo Badge, or the Lugia Badge.
3) You must have earned the first Breeders badge, the Uxie Badge.

These are the minimum requirements, and are all that is needed to qualify you for the Celebi Badge. However, if you go above and beyond the call of duty by doing such things as:

*Earning any number of badges other than the six badges listed as being the minimum requirement (This means if you have both a Mew Badge and a Mewtwo Badge or Lugia Badge, for example, it counts as being more than the minimum requirement. The same goes with having both an Uxie badge and a Mesprit Badge or Gardevoir Badge.)
*Continuing to submit creative contributions after having earned a Deoxys Badge
*Continuing to breed your psychic-type pairings after having earned the Mesprit, Azelf, or Gardevoir Badges

- it will look very favorably upon you and can improve your chances of earning the Celebi Badge that much sooner, perhaps even before you meet the minimum requirements.

This post has been edited by BrainpanSonata: Aug 27 2009, 12:27 PM