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Come one, come all, to Snagem's own Pokemon Contest! We've battled many of a foe, saved the world from sure destruction, and strong armed our way through the most fortified defenses. But can you, the loyal and powerful members of Team Snagem, use your Pokemon in more lighthearted, and delicate ways to amaze and awe us with artful displays? If you think you can, then join the Black Ribbon Contest! The idea is to use Pokemon to execute displays of beauty to show that attacks are not just for doing damage.

There are two rounds in all, the first round is the appeals. Everyone will get a turn to use one Pokemon by themselves, using their moves to put on a show for the crowd. Usually appeals would be based on the theme of the contest, such as Cool, Beautiful, etc. This time the contest theme is open, anything goes. Just dazzle us!

Once finished appeals will be scored, and only a select few will advance to the next round, the battle round. As the name implies coordinators will battle each other, but there is a catch. During battle you must still entertain the crowd and put on a fabulous show, while avoiding your foe's moves, and dealing your own. A good coordinator will use the foe's moves against it to enhance their own displays, such as meeting a Flamethrower with Water Gun to create mist! The battle ends when both trainers have had five turns of attacks, trainers may "chain" two or more attacks together in the same turn, so long as they go well together, and not just for the sake of spamming multiple moves. A good combination, if not simple, would be combining Twister and a Water move to make a torrent of water! Be creative!

The last coordinator standing after all the battles wins the Black Ribbon, a symbol of their victory! Perhaps we'll have more Pokemon Contests to earn more ribbons in the future as well, who knows! Also, the winner and all participants will win Snag Coins (or perhaps more prizes, depending on how you dazzle).

Interested? Then come sign up in Snagem's battlefield (RP wise) and get this underway!

Lykas approached the sign-in desk for the team's contest with Nacrearcus at his side. "Form? Castform cas casform."

"It's because you haven't been battle hardened yet. You still have that elegant flair to your moves that only comes from not having to pour raw power into the attacks you use." Lykas responded with a smirk as he signed them in, soon walking back out to wait for the call-to-arms, so to speak. He spotted Chaos outside and headed over to him immediately.

"Didn't think this was your cup of tea?" He asked of the older male. "Trying something new? Always good to be adventurous." He added with a perverted grin. He knew he was playing a dangerous game, making such implications towards Chaos but it was always fun to play games with death.

"Just you two?" Sub said as he spotted the two Snagems signing up. "Really? No one else? Now I'm sad..." He said, disheartened, a frown upon his face as he stared down at the ground below.

"Give it time, Bossman," Chaos shrugged. "Word of mouth is fast, but it ain't the speed of sound."

After a bit of laughter at his own joke, Chaos points a finger at Sol. "See, there's Birdman Number Two, right there."

Chaos took a good long look at Alex, but shrugged after a moment. "The more the merrier, I'm sure. Go sign up before they run out of spots."

Dante would come rushing in, Facilier floating along behind him. The boy was out of breath by the time he entered the building. "I really hope we're not late Facilier," Dante mumbled to his Shuppet. Considering he had never actually entered a contest before (despite his obsession with them), and he certainly wasn't going to pass up such an opportunity as this. With Facilier by his side, he was confident that he could do well. Or at least he hoped.

A cloaked figure would enter the room, slowly walking up to the main area before gesturing to the sign up sheet and writing down the name, which happened to be "Facilier, M.D." The hand remained hidden in the cloak, disguising the person due to the loose and shapeless form of the cloak. "Time for me to make an appearance." A raspy, grating voice escaped from the black cloth.

Chaos shrugged. "~/~ if I know. I'm not really worried about it, though. She's the strongest in my team as it is. I figure it'll happen when she's good and ready for it."

"I'm a bit curious about it myself, to be honest," Warbringer chimed in.