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[cronos5010]

A world without space, overflowing with broken worlds...
That is where you live, oh brave heroes...

Yet I know you shall not falter, because, just like this existence,

You seek a new beginning.
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Chapter #03: Dancing Deep
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Greetings everyone, and welcome to the official Out of Character thread for the roleplay titled "Pokemon in Space". This message has been brought to you by your one and only Cronos, current proxy of Bfroger6, the original creator of this rp on the Pokemon Reborn forums, who genuinely hopes that this is allowed in the forum's rules because by this point he's forgotten about their existence all too late. There will be fun, there will be difficulty, but I know you'll be able to prevail over it all and seize what you desire.
What that is, however, is still up for debate...

This rp features art by its creator, Bfroger6, lotsa battles and graphics, but no space.
Also, it is now on Chapter #03, with a runtime since February 2017.
Also also, we're looking for, at most, 3 or so applicants.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, REDIRECT TO THE PIS DISCORD VIA THIS INVITE CODE: SVgzWqx

Without further ado (as there have been many changes done to the original Pokemon system in order to accommodate it to a fair  and judge able rp system), let's get the technicalities out of the way before introducing the world itself, shall we~?

*SYSTEM*
/technical aspects introduced to the rp in an attempt to allow for fair judgement during both combat and out-of-combat situations/
//don't let the stats scare you away, as they're all calculated automatically in our very own stat spreadsheet//

Spoiler: SYSTEM (click to show/hide)

-> STATS
[spoiler]As in any Pokemon game, stats play a big role during battles. However, unlike in just any old Pokemon game, stats in PiS are calculated by the following formula:

Stat = ((Base Stat + (EP/5)) * (1 + (Lv/100))* Nature

 - Lv is the Pokemon's current level.
 - EP are Effort Points for the respective stat (totally different than Effort Values, duh)

ATK - ATK or Attack determines the power of physical moves a Pokemon uses. For every 20 points in ATK, the Pokemon's physical moves gain +10 in power.
DEF - DEF or Defense determines the Pokemon's ability to shrug off physical attacks. For every 20 points in DEF, the damage done by physical damaging moves to the Pokemon is lowered by 10.
SP.ATK - SP.ATK or Special Attack determines the power of special moves a Pokemon uses. For every 20 points in SP.ATK, the Pokemon's special moves gain +10 in power.
SP.DEF - SP.DEF or Special Defense determines the Pokemon ability to shrug off non-physical assaults. For every 20 points in SP.DEF, the damage done by special damaging moves to the Pokemon is lowered by 10.
SPE - SPE or Speed determines the velocity which the Pokemon is capable of reaching without using any assistance. SPE is considered a comparable value because it is based mainly on comparing the stats between you and your opponent. This is done by determining the numerical difference between both Pokemon's current SPE stats. If the difference is less than 20, they are considered to be in the same Speed Tier and can move at approximately the same velocity. However, if one has more than 20 SPE over another, it is considered a Speed Tier higher and can easily outrun the slower Pokemon. SPE also determines the turn order, with faster Pokemon getting the opportunity to move first.
HP - When a Pokemon's Hit Points drop to 0, the Pokemon is considered unable to fight and is removed from combat, either by running off if it's a wild Pokemon or returning to the Poke Ball it's contained in. HP is a unique value because it is calculated differently than the other stats. Instead of following the basic one, Hit Points are calculated using their own special formula:

HP = (Base HP + HPEP * (Lv/50)) * (2 + (Lv/100))

 - Lv is the Pokemon's current level.
 - HPEP are Hit Point Effort Points

-> BATTLE SYSTEM
-> Player v Wild Pokemon/Trainer/Player/Boss/Special

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The battles in PiS play out more akin to actual combat than the turn-based strategy present in main series Pokemon games, but with an emphasis enough placed on rulings in order to provide a fair and judgeable environment for everyone to enjoy (except the GM cause work, aaaaaaaaaa). Several of the key elements of combat will be explained in the following article.

There are several key terms one must acquaint oneself with to understand the system in PiS: Atk/SpA Values, Def/SpD Values and Deflecting.

-> Atk/SpA Value, Def/SpD Value
To create a valid combat system that would provide ample footing for stat buffs to function as they do closely in the Pokemon series, the previous terminology of PWR needed to be replaced with the Atk/SpA Values. The Values, rather than basing the resulting power of the move on its Base Power, use the Pokemon's own Stats as the base measure so when a stat is upped by 50%, so is the move's resulting power. Additionally, the calculus is now multiplicative rather than additive. @IntSys is to thank for that <3
The Values are calculated by taking the corresponding stat (Atk or SpA) of the Pokemon, multiplying it by a value determined by the Pokemon's Lv, then by the move's Base Power or BP. Additional multipliers, such as bonuses from items or STAB, are also added at this stage. Multipliers such as Effectiveness and Critical Hits are applied to the resulting damage although it hardly makes a change in this system as the order of calculations did in the old one.
Same goes for the Def/SpD Values, except they take the Def or SpD stat into consideration and do not include the BP multiplication.
Resulting damage is calculated as such: Atk Value/Def Value
These calculations aren't something the players need to be concerned with. The PiS Spreadsheet has been edited to include the formulas and can easily be accesed.

-> Deflecting
A term replacing Clashing as Clashing With is no longer applicable due to the Atk/SpA Values being too varied.
A Pokemon's move will always deflect, even if partially, the power of the opponent's attack. This is done by subtracting the user's Atk/SpA Value of the move from the opponent's Atk/SpA Value of the move clashing together. Deflecting is crucial in combat and can mean a difference between a one-hit kill and survival. Physical moves deflect with Physical ones, while Special moves with Special ones. Moves such as Psyshock deflect with Physical ones.
For example, enemy A uses Hydro Pump for a theoretical 8000 SpA Value (yes the values go that high) but user A uses Hyper Beam for 6000 SpA Value. The enemy's Hydro Pump will drop to 8k - 6k = 2000 SpA Value. The Hyper Beam's power would be extinguished though.

-> Example
PHASE #1 - turn order
The first turn of PvS combat will be you as players choosing the first Pokemon you will throw out. After everyone has chosen, I will be comparing SPE stats and setting a turn order. You can use Techical skills to alter the turn order if you have any. The battle will commence afterwards, and everyone gets only ONE post per turn.

PHASE #2 - waiting for your turn
If you're not the first one to go, wait paitently for everyone that's before you in the turn order to write their posts before making yours. If waiting times end up dragging out, I will be enforcing a time limit.

PHASE #3 - your turn (finally)
When your turn rolls around, you will want to re-read and carefully analyze the posts made by people before you. Strategize and plan out a course of action that will benefit all. As this is a free-writing combat style, you can shape your attacks however you want (within believable boundaries) and use them however you want. You can talk with others, and anything you wish. You might want to even try to interact with the environment if you see a way to do so. You are also free to activate your Special Skills or switch out your Pokemon (switching out uses up a turn, but using your Special Skill does not unless stated otherwise in the skill's description). The only limit is your imagination (and stats). At the end of your post, you will be required to post the attack (and the attack's power) that you're using and/or any other actions you're taking. You can also write a short summary of what you're doing in your post if you want to make it clearer to other parties involved. It's your choice though~

PHASE #4 - waiting for everyone else to finish
What it says above. Patiently wait for all other players after you in the turn order to finish their posts, which hopefully won't take a whole month.

PHASE #5 - calculations
I will be doing all the calculations for the attacks that connected to their targets during the turn order and calculate their remaining HP. Afterwards, the turn order will begin anew (follow PHASES #1 to #5).

-> LEVELING (courtesy of Komodojoe) & EFFORT POINTS

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

EXP is awarded on the following scale, based on Fire Emblem's exp system, a Pokemon leveling up upon accumulating 100 Experience Points:

21 or more levels below: 0 exp. If no experience was rewarded during battle, then they will get a total of 1.
16-20 levels below: 1 exp
11-15 levels below: 10 exp
6-10 levels below: 20 exp
Between 0-5 levels away (from either above or below your Pokemon's level): 30 exp
6-10 levels above: 40 exp
11-15 levels above: 50 exp
16-20 levels above: 70 exp
21-25 levels above: 100 exp

Different Power Tiers are divided by the amount of Effort Values a Pokemon gives out in the games, with the only difference being Scyther which is changed to by a Power Tier 2 Pokemon. As such, all Pokemon are divided into 3 Power Tiers. When fighting a Pokemon of a higher Power Tier and winning, the EXP awarded is multiplied by 1.5. When fighting a Pokemon two Power Tiers higher, it is multiplied by 2. When fighting a Pokemon of a lower Power Tier, it is multiplied by 0.75 or 0.5 depending on the tier difference.
Trainer battles award base EXP +10 (before multiplying).

Total EXP = (Base EXP + PvT Bonus) * Tier Multiplier * Bonus ((up to a maximum of 100))

PvP awards no EXP.
PvB may award something more valuable than just EXP.

Effort Points are a different beast altogether. For every 5 EP awarded to a stat, its base increases by a set value of 1, except HP, to allow for more varied growths. EP are awarded on a different scale:

Dungeon completion: +10
For every battle the Pokemon was used in: +5
For every Pokemon it defeated in PvWP or PvT: +5
For every fifth Pokemon it defeated in PvWP or PvT: + 10
For every succesful Critical hit: +10
For every time it fainted: -10
: +/-???

EP are awarded at the end of combat.
All stats have a maximum value at Lv * 2 and they max out at 200 EP at Lv 100.

-> LEARNING MOVES

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

An item, called the Move Slot, allows Pokemon to learn more than 4 moves. However, this item is relatively rare and mostly awarded upon mission completions, so go easy on 'em!

-> ABILITIES

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Abilties for Pokemon you catch or receive are randomized. Also, there will always be a slight chance to find a Pokemon with their Hidden Abilitiy (if they have one).

-> NATURES

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Wild Pokemon have no Natures. Their Natures are determined upon succesful capture, when 3 possible Natures will be randomized and you will have the freedom of picking between one of them to best suit your style. Same goes for starters.

-> SPECIAL SKILLS

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

There are 5 distinct categories in which any good Space Aether Employee Cadet falls into:

Attacker (ATT), Trickster (STA), Explorer (SUP), Technician (CON) and Defender (DEF), and each of them has distinct strenghts they can utilize in and out of combat. Attacker maximizes ATTack damage and power, Trickster uses STAtus effects and other tricks to make up for their weaker ATK and DEF, Explorer acts as dungeon SUPport and can provide information and even healing, Technician CONtrols the flow of battle and Defender's bulk provides unparalleled DEFensive capabilities. You decide your category during character creation, but can later build upon it as the story progresses.

Every mission will reward you with a small amount of Special Points. These Special Points can be used to upgrade an existing category or build the basis of a new one. Each category has 5 levels, with Lv 5 only reachable in your starting category, and each level costs more SP to, well, buy. A Lv 1 (basic) skill costs 3 SP, Lv 2 costs 4 SP, Lv 3 costs 5 SP, Lv 4 costs 6 SP and Lv 5 costs 7 SP.
There may be other ways to earn Special Points too.

The rest of the information will come with the character section of the post.

[/spoiler]

The system might look scary, but I'm sure everyone will get used to it eventually through playing the rp.
There's one other aspect of the system that needs addressing, however.

...but before even that...

NOTE: DECIMALS ALWAYS ROUND DOWN ON EVERY STEP IN EVERY CALCULATION. WHEN YOU SEE A DECIMAL, ROUND IT DOWN QUICK.
(i.e. if your Nature is Brave and your SPE is 99, you'll only deduct 9 from it, not 9.9)

...let's move on...

*DUNGEON CRAWLING*
/the short & sweet explanation/

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The world of Pokemon in Space is based upon the existence of Nexuses, independent worlds that appear as giant starry marbles or bubbles from the outside but can contain literally anything inside. The plot is based upon going on official Space Aether Foundation missions and exploring these Nexuses, which form complex dungeons in their interiors. These dungeons contain some markers ('!', '?', '!!', '|', '_', etc.) which are called Points of Interest. You move through the dungeon by specifying which Point of Interest are you moving to. You will be able to immediately travel to it in the span of a single post unless there is another Point of Interest blocking your way. Yeah, and that's the short & basic explanation of it all. Wild Pokemon appear in dungeons and an Explorer is always handy to have on board.

*PLOT & WORLD*
/all you need to know to make your character/
The plot of Pokemon in Space is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the whole universe (except for a single star shining bright in the distance) has vanished in an event dubbed the Great Cosmostrophe, but humanity has survived with a handful of Pokemon following the guidance of the Space Aether Foundation, which provided humans with safety from the dangers of the Anti-Space at the expense of ignorance. Space Aether has had the power to freely create independent pocket-universes known as Nexuses, each with their own ekosystems, but all inhabitable by both humans and Pokemon. Space Aether separated humans from Pokemon under the pretense of "preservation" and "repopulation".
Eight Nexuses have been populated by humans to form the Nexus Grid, and 100,076,999 by Pokemon, forming the Micro Grid.

Now is the year 654 of the Aetherian Calendar, counting days since the establishment of peace and the quelling of chaos that ensued following the Great Cosmostrophe. It is known that the Great Cosmostrophe itself happened more than 654 years ago, but how long ago is unknown as scriptures of that time are either lost to time or nonexistant. Peace rules the Nexuses, but Pokemon and humans still live separately. The bond they once shared has faded over hundreds of years, and humans have started looking at the Pokemon more like animals at the zoo than anything else, except in Space Aether, where they are used as help or tools to an end, that end being progress and survival of mankind. It is a truly sad time to be alive, but people barely notice they lack anything. To them, their lives are perfect as they are, lost in blissful ignorance. Except, of course, those whose hearts still yearn for adventure. These special people still feel the bond with Pokemon pulsating with their heartbeats and they cannot contain it. They are known as Space Aether Employee Cadets and are the explorers which brave the unexplored frontiers of dangerous Nexuses.

You are one of those special people.

-> NEXUSES <-
/surrogates to Pokearth/

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Nexuses are worlds within the frame of the now empty real world which are filled with limitless possibilities. On the outside, they appear as huge (some are even planet-sized) deep black marbles reflecting the starry night sky (even though there are no stars in this universe anymore), but on the inside, you never know what you're going to find. Even the main eight Nexuses still hide many secrets and are largely unexplored, as humans rarely dawdle far from their settlements.

The Space Aether Foundation classifies them into three distinct categories: the Main Grid, the Micro Grid and the Unauthorised Grid.

THE MAIN GRID
The Main Nexus Grid is comprised of eight Nexuses, listed as numerals #00 through #07. They are the largest populated Nexuses under direct juristdiction of Space Aether Foundation.


#00 - Space Aether Foundation Headquarters & Aether City
The first Nexus, established soon after the fallout of the universe. There is nothing in this Nexus except for vast skies.
A modern city floats around the Space Aether Foundation Headquarters building in this environment. The space within the Nexus is seemingly limitless, with no end in scanner range in any direction. Some theoretists still claim something else must exist within this Nexus, but no research has yielded any results all the years since its discovery (unknown date) and initial human inhabitation. The sky within the Nexus is constantly sunny, never shifting towards either extreme hot or cold. Weather conditions are stable with no rain nor any possible or projected disturbance. The source of the sun-like formation shining inside of the Nexus is still unknown and unclear, as scanning it has provided no conclusive results nor matches with any known compound whatsoever. It is positioned approximately twice the distance between the old Pokearth and the old Sun, putting its size to gargantuan scales. It never sets so, in order to provide the city's inhabitants with a healthy biological cycle, the Space Aether Foundation has built filters into the barrier around the city which activate accordingly to dwindle the amount of light-exposure during night time.
All other Main Grid and Micro Grid Nexuses orbit around #00.
The actual HQ is a huge building towering at more than 10 km in height. It is suspended in the air. Cadets' office occupies floor B9. The President's chamber is on floor 333333.
The HQ & city mostly houses Aether Employees of all sorts, and has around a 1,000,000 inhabitants.


#01 - Gear City
The second Nexus, functioning as a massive shipyard where Space Aether Employee Metalworkers work tirelessly day after day to build newer and better Anti-Spaceships capable of penetrating the outer spatial integrity of Nexuses.
A vast city where gravity is artificial, there is nothing in this Nexus except a metallic dome-like-sky and a city built in the shape of a ball. Everything inside it is artifical, save for, obviously, life. The city was not built by Space Aether, instead appearing to literally be the interior of Nexus #01 itself. How or why the Nexus was formed in such a way is unknown. There used to be wild Pokemon in the many pipe-like halls leading deeper into the construct, but all have been safely deposited in the Micro Grid in the year 103. Nexus #01 afterwards took the previous function of Nexus #05 (ship construction) as it was deemed better suited for it. The city itself looks like someone threw a whole lot of metallic buildings together and connected them via pipes, railroads and metal bars. Its power supply seems limitless and emanates from the core that is located in the deepest parts of the city where few dare wander. Attempts have been made to harvest this power but none even reached the core. This has fueled rumors about unknown dangers lurking below.
At night, the sun built into the dome-sky shuts down.
>12,000,000 inhabitants.


#02 - (former) Village of Victors
What was formerly a grand Nexus of expansive plains where grass danced with fire itself and where legends were born (according to legends, at least), has been reduced to a mere shell of its former self through the last 20 years, ever since the incident happened. These plains that used to spread across the Nexus have since been replaced by poorly contsructed slums and rows of berry-trees that bear no fruit any longer. Pokemon roam free within this Nexus, as containment and detainment of Pokemon released during the aforementioned incident was impossible to achieve without casualties due to the sheer number of them. Most people living here have flocked to the Nexus after getting fired or some other event that left them broke, so the place has become a sort of human dumpster. And it definitely looks the part. Delinquency is a rule there. Oh, and they also live in fear of Pokemon in this Nexus, though some have started changing opinions. What the future holds for this Nexus is unclear, but life is hard. People here tend to resent Space Aether for leaving them in this state and President Haether is working her very best to correct the mistakes of her predecessor.
The skies shine a bright red.
inhabitants (presumed over 3 million).


#03 - Kartantuan Jungle
The third Nexus presumed to only fall short from the title of the largest because of #00's expansive skies and #04's oceanic depths. It is a jungle made from trees and plants much largers than the ones you're used to. Ferns grow as tall as buildings and trees tear the skies. It is an unwelcome environment that humans have avoided for a long time, though some have opted to live their lives in peace there, away from the business of Space Aether, starting self-sufficient small tribal societies which live in treehouses high up on the tallest branches to avoid dangers below. Pokemon roam wild within this Nexus, as containment is impossible, and mostly consist of Flying, Bug and Grass types. The bountiful environment allows them to enjoy life in the jungle.
Over 99% of this Nexus is left unexplored as most expeditions fail. None of the actual tribal settlements have been discovered as of now.
inhabitants.


#04 - The Wailuda Triangle Resort
The majority of Nexus #04 is comprised of untamed, raging oceans. The only inhabitable segment of the Nexus's interior is a small triangle-shaped area around a big island called the Wailsland. Space Aether controls and regulates the weather here, making it stable. Meanwhile, in year 347, it has been remodeled into a popular resort where people from all other Nexuses can come and enjoy the charms of the seaside. There is an aquarium filled with Water-type Pokemon here open for public, though it is under heavy surveillance at all times, but what's really interesting about this Nexus are the unexplored depths. Using highly efficient Anti-Space probes, it has been estimated that the actual depth of this Nexus cannot be estimated in terms of human comprehension. An Alakazam died after being exposed to the computed results in an attempt by the Foundation to decipher them, after which further testing was prohibited.
Magikarp have been imported and can be fished in the waters here. The locals make a living out of it.
The Magikarp are chipped and, upon evolution, removed and brought into a containment preserve.
113 inhabitants.


#05 - Storage Site 00
The grim building in front of the constantly black skies used to be the Main Grid's main shipyard until it got scratched over 500 years ago and remade into a dump. Nobody goes there anymore except for janitors and there's not much to see anyways. Just a building full of trash. Oh, and Pokemon that have escaped during the incident 20 years ago. Exactly for this reason has it been ruled that janitors be given permission to carry their own Pokemon on them, a notion largely accepted by the majority of them as most of them were trying for the Cadet position at the Aether Academy anyways but failed.
0 inhabitans.


#06 - Space Aether Agricultural Lab Facility
Where berries are grown. Large farmlands adorn the horizon, dotted with white buildings - laboratories, and rows and rows of GMO berry trees. This is mostly a workplace for most of the people, nobody actually lives there and it isn't interesting at all. This used to be a butcherhouse for when Pokemon meat was still used as food, but not anymore as only synthesized meat is allowed to be used nowadays.
0 inabitants.


#07 - Las Spaceadise
A high-tech flashy city of casinos and all things neon. It is the playground of the privileged and only the rich can afford to live here. Most of its income comes from gambling facilities and fraud, and most of the people living here are con artists of some sort. Nothing seems to exist outside of city limits (only impenetrable and impassable darkness), but everything can exist within them. It is the place where desires come to fruition. Space Aether keeps out of its affairs because of the vast riches #07 has on its disposal. Pokemon Professor Banana lives here.
576,389 inhabitants.


#08 - The Crystal Forest
The newly discovered Nexus where the party fought their first battle against a Nexus Core. A place that appeared out of nowhere, where none aged nor felt hunger or fatigue, yet were at the same time being dragged into a painless crystalline slumber, their bodies petrifying. As such, the prevalent ‘organisms’ in this world were crystalline trees. The cycle of Life and Death was disturbed in this world, but had been calmed with the defeat of the Nexus Core and brought into balance again. As such, life is slowly resuming and the crystals are retreating, giving back that which they’ve taken.
This is also the Nexus where the party met Zeta, a mysterious young girl that helped lead them to the Core. She is knowledgeable about the folklore of old and spoke of a Tree of Life at the center of the world, having been told that by her father. However, who her father is is unknown yet.
An active effort has begun to populate #08 as well, and you should be expecting developments soon.

It takes around 30 minutes from one Nexus to another using the high speed Anti-Space Bus.
People constantly travel to their workplaces in another Nexus or Micro Nexus, so travelling between Nexuses has become an everyday phenomenon nobody really even talks about anymore except when complaining about ticket prices.

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THE MICRO GRID
The Micro Grid refers to all authorised Nexuses that fall out of the Main Grid categorization because of their smallness. These include Pokemon containment preserves, academies and stuff like prisons and mental hospitals.

***SPACE AETHER ACADEMY***
The Space Aether Academy is the leading facility for training new Space Aether Employees and its own Micro Nexus. Actually there are two of these, one for people with more money and the other one for people with less money. Of course, everything is better in the richer Academy, but the less expensive one is a good alternative for the less fortunate people. After all, the 2nd Academy has been built specifically to house those that could not pay the tuition for the more expesnive courses offered.

Everyone has to pass one of the courses offered at the Academy, as everyone works for Space Aether.

-> The Cadet Course
The most popular course taken in the Space Aether Academy, but also the most expensive one and the one with the highest fail rate.
Children can start the course at the ripe young age of 7, and finish it in 4 years minimum. Generally though, people apply when they're 11 and fail at least twice before completing the course at the age of 17.
The course does not accept anyone older than 21 and if you fail and you're older than 25, you cannot retake the year or the course. Applicants that fail, cannot afford the tuition, or are too old, become Space Aether Janitors. This happens to 75% of all the applicants. Yes, 75%.
At the end of the course, whether you went to the 1st or the 2nd Academy, you need to take the official Space Aether Employee Cadet Exam held at the HQ which consists of a written exam and, allegedly, a practical exam. Allegedly because you've only been put through the written exam and have already been given your IDs.
Who knows what kinda stuff is waiting for you or if the practical exam even exists.

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THE UNAUTHORISED GRID
The Unauthorised Grid refers to all Nexuses that have not been approved by Space Aether. Any new Nexus that appears is first branded as such before explored by Cadets and populated or given a purpose. Through history, mostly small ones have been popping up, but lately, their mean size has begun to grow. This is cause for concern, as larger Nexuses tend to hide many mysteries.

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THE INCIDENT
The incident that took place 20 years ago resulted in several containment and preservation facilities in the Micro Grid colliding with several Nexuses from the Main Grid (mainly #00 and #05), in an attempt made by a group calling themselves the Space Pokelluminati to reintroduce Pokemon and people while subsequently undermine Space Aether. The traces of the rebellion led the Space Aether Employee Detectives to Nexus #02 and caused its downfall.
Space Pokelluminati have not been heard of ever since.

...

THE LAST/LONE STAR
The Last Star is the last remaining astral body in the universe of Pokemon in Space. It is the brightest recorded star in history so far.
Ever since the Great Comsostrophe, humans (and Pokemon) have had an innate yearning towards the Star. It is unknown what causes this phenomenon.
Space Aether is currently attempting to send probes to reach the Star, but are getting no results.
It is general folklore that the Last Star holds the answer to everyone's prayers and has the power to change everything to how it used to be.

...

ANTI-SPACE
Anti-Space is a physical state in which nothing exists, not even Anti-Space itself. The only reason people can survive in the universe of Pokemon in Space is because of the Nexuses. Even Anti-Spaceships are infused with the same kind of energy as the Nexuses in order to prevent them from falling out of existence. This makes interstellar travel much more difficult and prevents the humanity from launching real expeditions towards the Last Star.

...

*MAKING YOUR CHARACTER*

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: (Boy/Girl/Neither)
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:

Starter:
Special Skill:

-> Name
Knock yourselves out. Future is spiffy. Write the name and then bold the gender option.

-> Age
Anywhere between 11 and 25. Youngest Space Aether Employee Cadets start their cadetship at the age of 11 after finishing the Space Aether Academy. The regular populace usually starts the Academy at age 11 and finishes the 4 grades somewhere at age 17 after failing each year at least twice. If you have the money, you can try again until you're 25. If you don't have money, you become a Space Aether Janitor. If you fail after turning 26, you become a Space Aether Janitor. It's simple.

-> Appearance
Your appearance and out-of-work wardrobe. Because Space Aether has regulations and uniforms. You can choose between a sleeveless jumpsuit + shirt and just a regular shirt and pants kind of uniform here for guys and a jumpsuit or shirt + skirt or pants for girls.

-> Personality
Again, knock yourselves out. Anything goes, pretty much. There's no limit to how much you write in here.

-> Backstory
Self-explanatory. Write which Nexus you came from and whatever else you want to put in here. We will help you write this, so don't hesitate to ask us.

-> Starter
The Pokemon you've requested from the Space Aether Foundation or one that you've brought in yourself, you fithly #02 street rat. This can be any Pokemon that yields only 1 EV in the official games and can further evolve, except Scyther, and Cosmog, and if you decide to bring in an Ultra Beast, then we need to have a long talk.
For the EV yield list, refer to here: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pokémon_by_effort_value_yield

-> Special Skill
Your character's Special Skill. These can be used in and out of battle and you are required to pick your category here.
Attacker | Lv 1 - active | Increase your active Pokemon's ATK or SP.ATK by 1 stage once per battle |
Trickster | Lv 1 - active | Add a random 20% status-inflicting added effect to your active Pokemon's Physical or Special move once per battle |
Explorer | Lv 1 - passive | Allows the user to notice special Points of Interest during dungeon crawling |
Technician | Lv 1 - passive | User can move first in the turn order regardless of speed unless another character also has this skill |
Defender | Lv 1 - active | Increase your active Pokemon's DEF or SP.DEF by 1 stage once per battle |
(I want to make spiffy graphics for the categories so you just wait a little til I get them done, ehehehe... editors note: He never actually got these done)