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Update schedule:
The Battle Festival
- September 22nd: Chapter 6 - Xena Balfour: Origin (Part 2)
- October 31st: Chapter 7 -
- November 26th: Chapter 8 -

(9/31) - I am currently seeking collaborators and/or someone to bounce ideas off of for my rewrite of Second Chance, a Dragon Ball Z story. If you're interested in helping out, please send me a PM. I only ask that you be well versed in either Dragon Ball Z/Super/GT since I use elements from all of those.

OC submissions for "The Battle Festival" are officially closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted an OC! The accepted OCs are as follows...

Cole Autums - by MaMcMu
Drack - by TheOrangeRobo
Jesse Clint Montana - by Zeryas
Rialle Xena Balfour - by ShadowWolf223
Theo Breckenridge - by Theta Rex
Travis Springfield - by Just a Bad Writer for Fun
Wren Writhel - by SerpentFeather
Alexzander King - by Eternal Rain Spirit

The first OC will officially appear in chapter 5.

The Battle Festival Rival OC Form Information

Curious about submitting an OC to my story, The Battle Festival? Here's some handy information that you'll need to know before submitting:

The Battle Festival is a month-long event that Trainers from all around the world compete in. Trainers are allowed to compete in any one of eleven different battles featured throughout the event. Should they defeat the Colosseum Leaders and earn all eleven badges before the month is up, they are allowed to take part in the Elite Festival Tournament that begins just a week before the month ends. Winner takes home the title of Festival Master, one hundred million Poké Dollars, and the coveted Space Globe, an extremely rare artifact that, when given to a Pokémon to hold, will double the power of their offensive moves! Many Trainers gather a week before the festival to meet and vacation with others as a little party before it starts (Oran will be arriving a week early).

Additionally, if a tournament is open, then Trainers and OCs will compete against one another. If a tournament is not open, then Trainers will compete against festival staff only.

Each Colosseum has different conditions for each Trainer to battle under. They are as follows (so far): (NOTE: these are works in progress and are subject to change)

- Main Street Colosseum: Disadvantageous Knockout Battles - A regular tournament, but with a twist! Trainers are required to select no more than three Pokémon to compete with and face opponents with teams that have heavy advantages over them. This is not an open tournament, all opponents are festival workers. As such, OCs will not be competing against one another in this tournament.

- Gateway Colosseum: Rental Battles - Participants will offer up three Pokémon of their choice into a bin. The Poké Balls are then mixed up, and Trainers must select their teams by random. Trainers must use whatever Pokémon they picked from the random pile, no matter what type or species, and fight their way through the tournament to win. This is an open tournament, and OCs will compete against each other. Unlike the Battle Factory, however, Trainers are unable to swap their Pokémon out. Winning yields the Gateway Badge.

- Courtyard Colosseum: Co-op Battles - Trainers must draw numbers and team up with someone completely random in order to fight their way through an open tournament using only one Pokémon each. Winning yields the Courtyard Badge. Open tournament.

- Crystal Colosseum: Raid Battles - In this cavern, the crystals react with a strange energy this time of year and that cause Pokémon to Dynamax (or Gigantamax). Trainers must select one Pokémon and team up in groups of five (not randomly paired, but can be if your Trainer doesn't find anyone to partner up with). Together, they must defeat waves of Gigantamaxed Pokémon and make their way deeper into the cavern. After defeating ten Pokémon in a row, all five Trainers win the Crystal Badge. They can choose to advance further to try and set a new record, but no team has made it past 47. Open tournament.

- Sunny Park Colosseum: For Glory - A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate themed run where Trainers select one Pokémon to run with, and it is equipped with a Looplet. Both Trainer and Pokémon must run around the park to collect Emeras until time runs out and they are forced to compete in a Battle Royale. From the Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon game, Looplets are items you equip, and Emeras are special stones that offer all sorts of power ups. You can even collect different Emeras and save good ones to equip for the Battle Royale! But they can't be switched out in the middle of battle. Battling is allowed before the Royale, and if your Pokémon is knocked out, then you're eliminated! Last Trainer standing, either in the Royale or in the park, wins and gets the Sunny Park Badge!

- Stargazer Colosseum: Fusion Wars - Team up with three Trainers to fuse Pokémon together in a simulation, and then face off against other teams' creations! Make your creature the most challenging to crush your opponents, but be careful, you may wind up facing your own creation. Open tournament. Winning this gives you the Stargazer Badge. Open tournament.

- Neon Colosseum: Blind Maze Runner - Trainers and three of their Pokémon have to navigate through a maze of halls that blacks out periodically! In addition to that, there are open rooms you may wander into. Some rooms contain special items you can power up your Pokémon with! Some may be at the end of obstacles, others may just be sitting right in the middle of the floor. Other rooms may even have items guarded by wild Pokémon! If you come into sight of another Trainer no matter where you are in the maze, you can choose to run or fight! Last Trainer standing gets the Neon Badge. Open tournament. (Credit to MaMcMu for coming up with this idea!)

- Waterfall Colosseum: Reflection Battle - Compete in a randomized tournament against copies of other Trainers, including yourself! Each copy will have the same exact skills, Pokémon, and items that you and your team possess upon registering. Last Trainer standing (providing they aren't a copy) wins the Waterfall Badge. Open tournament.

- Lagoon Colosseum: Lagoon Race Challenge - Team up with a partner to race through a challenging water course in the lagoon! Both Trainers ride a Pokémon, while the other Pokémon fights! They can fight on land, in the water with you, or in the sky. But be careful, there's all sorts of traps on land, sea, and in the air. If one Pokémon is knocked out, both Trainers are eliminated from the race, so teamwork is essential! In order to finish, both Trainers and their Pokémon must cross the finish line, or be the only ones remaining in the race. Winning gets you both the Lagoon Badge. Open tournament. (Credit to MaMcMu for coming up with this idea!)

- Magma Colosseum: Elimination Climb - One of the few solo events in the Battle Festival, and also one of the only Colosseums to allow the use of a full team, Trainers and their teams must climb the volcano in the Magma Colosseum. If you come across another Trainer, you must fight them in an one-on-one battle. Once a Trainer's Pokémon is defeated, they can make one of two choices- take their chances and fight another battle to try and knock out their opponent's Pokémon, or run and live to fight another encounter! Should you choose to run, you receive a two minute grace period from the Trainer you just fought. All Trainers who make it to the top with all six of their Pokémon will receive the Magma Badge. If no Trainers have all six of their Pokémon still able to battle, then the Trainer that reaches the top with the highest number of Pokémon left wins. But that's not all! In order to win, you also have to hold your position on the top for a total of ten minutes (not counting the time it takes for a battle). If someone shows up, they can challenge you and take over the volcano. Open tournament.

- Sunset Colosseum: ???

In addition to the Badge all Trainers are given, you'll also win money, as well as rare items and prizes that you won't win anywhere else!

That's all I have so far. I'm open to ideas and suggestions!

So, want to submit a character? I promise, this is the last bit of information you'll have to read, then the form will be all yours. Here are the rules: (subject to change)

- You are not allowed to have Legendary or Mythical Pokémon on your team
- This story is set in the game universe, years after any main game event. Your character is allowed to have some involvement with main game events, however the heroes will be the protagonists in the game.
- Please use a decent amount of detail when filling out your form. And please get rid of the extra parenthesis that go in depth on certain parts. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to voice them with me.
- Do NOT submit a character via review. If you have an account and are able to use it, please submit your characters via PM. It makes it easier for correspondence between me and you, and I'd rather not have someone steal your character ideas after seeing it publicly in a review. At this time, I am unsure if I will allow guests to submit characters, as it is extremely difficult to talk to them about their characters.
- Please don't make your character hilariously overpowered. If you do, they'll probably lose pretty quick.
- Your Pokémon are allowed to know up to five moves instead of four.
- Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Battle Bond are all allowed, but cannot all exist on the same team. You must pick one to have on your team if you use them (this is to prevent OCs from being too overpowered)
- Additionally, Battle Bond is available with any Pokémon. Though there are shrines you can visit to perform a Bond Ceremony that will link a Trainer and their Pokémon, this can happen naturally. If you wish for your character to achieve Battle Bond with one of their Pokémon through use of a shrine, please PM me for more details as I don't want to publicly spoil aspects of the story.
- Exclusive Items from the Mystery Dungeon Series are allowed to function as Hold Items within the story and can be won from tournaments at the Battle Festival, or bought for high prices. Looplets and the Space Globe are banned, as they already serve an important function in the story. The only way your character can have a Space Globe is if they have previously won the festival.
- Please don't forget to have fun when filling this form out. I know there's a lot, but its worth it-- trust me.
- Please try to keep each part of your submission in the same message thread. It makes correspondence with you guys easier if we aren't jumping back and forth between message threads.

If you're feeling hesitant about submitting an OC, stick around and get a feel for my writing style. See if this is for you. OCs are NOT set to appear until chapters three or four at the earliest. OC submissions will close on May 15th, 2020.

(Reminder: just because I'm looking for an aggressive rival doesn't mean yours has to be aggressive. Its entirely possible I may not find an aggressive OC from this bunch and opt to accept a different one instead, or I may even accept two! Who knows? I sure don't haha)

Battle Festival SYOC Form

Personal Identification
-Full Name:
-Nicknames/Titles:
-Age: (would prefer between 16 and 22, but really there's no age limit)
-Gender/Preferred pronouns:
-Hometown/Region:

-History/Backstory:

Personality
-General personality:
-Goals:
-Strengths:
-Weaknesses:

Relationships/Socializing
-Sexuality: (also, are they seeking a romantic partner? Why or not? If so, what do they look for in a partner?)
-Friendships: (what does your OC look for in a friend? (If they look for friends))

Talking/Quotes
-Iconic phrases/quotes: (please give me a few of their most used phrases or just an example of how they speak so I can get their dialogue right)

Appearance
-Height
-Weight
-Skin tone:
-Physical build:
-Hair color and style:
-Eye color:
-Extras: (Tattoos, body modifications, disfigurements, piercings, etc.)

Outfits
-Main outfit:
-Formal outfit:
-Nightwear:
-Swimwear: (optional)
-Additional outfits: (if applicable)

Main Pokémon Team (no greater than six)
-Species/Nickname
-Gender/Ability
-Hold item: (if applicable)
-Moves: (limit of five)
-History: (how the Pokémon was obtained, what it and the Trainer have been through, etc. (not required for every Pokémon, just those that are used the most))

Battling Style
-How does your OC fight? (Do they have an aggressive, head-on approach or do they wait for their opponent to respond? etc.)
-Strategies: (This is your chance to get creative! This story may follow the game's canon, but battles will be written with the style of the anime, where moves can be combined and used simultaneously)
-Special Preparations: (Does your OC plan what team to use before going into each Colosseum? If so, list their possible team combinations here (can include Pokémon that are in storage or not otherwise part of the main team)

Teamwork

-How does your OC feel about teaming up with other Trainers?
-What kinds of partners would she work best and worst with?
-How would they act when partnered with one person or a team of three or five? (Meaning what kind of role would they take? An active role of calling the shots and being the leader? Passive and letting others dictate orders? Etc.)

-Development: What kind of development would you like your OC to have?
-Did your character arrive before the festival began? Why or why not?

Extras

-Anything else you feel I may have forgotten? List it here!