Here's a link to the previous competition.
"Er-hem! Congratulations, Ropfa! This post is the Pokémon Hall of Fame. Pokémon Contest champions are honored for their exploits here! Their Pokémon are also recorded in the Hall of Fame! Ropfa! You have endeavored hard to become the new Contest Champion. Congratulations, Ropfa, you and your Pokémon are Hall of Famers!"
Spoiler: Original Post
"Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokémon! My name is Oak! People call me the Pokémon Prof! This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon! For some people, Pokémon are pets. Other use them for fights. Myself… I study Pokémon as a profession. Your very own Pokémon legend is about to unfold! A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits! Let's go!"
As you could probably guess from that intro and the title of the thread, this competition's theme is Pokémon Trainers! Given that Pokémon Go released recently and a LOT of people are playing it, I thought this theme would be fitting.
For this competition, you can create a new, original trainer, make an Ace Attorney character a trainer, or create a sprite of a trainer from the Pokémon games, anime, or even manga. If you have any other ideas that somehow relate to Pokémon trainers or Pokémon in general, feel free to sprite that instead. Let your creativity run wild!
Rules:
- Only special sprites made for this comp may be entered.
- You can submit a whole sheet, animations, or just one sprite.
- You can submit ONE entry. However, you may sprite two or more characters in one entry if necessary (think about Machi and Lamiroir, for example).
- As long as the submission period lasts, you have the right to update and improve your sprite.
- The entry submission period will last from July 26th to August 30th, at 5:00 PM EST. The deadline can be extended if necessary. Voting period will last for two weeks after submission close. The judging method will be a poll.
- EXTRA (optional): You can name your entry and write a short backstory for your character.
The winner will be able to host the next competition, as usual, and will be an honorary Pokémon master! ...I'll consider you to be that, but it won't be anything official.
Spoiler: Original Entries
ENTRIES
1. Darth Wiader
April May as Nurse Joy, inspired by an official piece of artwork. Her Chansey is there, too, because what's a Nurse Joy without a Chansey?
2. Ropfa
Mewtwo as a judge. Will he judge all of humanity guilty?
3. SuperAj3
Oshawott Gijinka, the Human Pokémon!
4. PhoenixAA
A custom, yet unnamed trainer!
1. Darth Wiader
April May as Nurse Joy, inspired by an official piece of artwork. Her Chansey is there, too, because what's a Nurse Joy without a Chansey?
2. Ropfa
Mewtwo as a judge. Will he judge all of humanity guilty?
3. SuperAj3
Oshawott Gijinka, the Human Pokémon!
4. PhoenixAA
A custom, yet unnamed trainer!
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Spoiler: ORIGINAL RULES
- Each month a new topic will be picked (by the previous month's winner).
- To enter, just post your entry here.
- Stick to the theme! (This one's obvious), but make sure you enter something relevant to the theme picked.
- ONE entry per person. You can submit one character/sprite design and it can be as little as a single frame, or as large as a full set! Up to you
- NO USING OTHER FAN SPRITES. Even with permission, we want to see your own creative works. Editing official sprites is OK though.
- Be creative! Simple recolours are not allowed. At least 2 character sprites edited together with a unique colour palette counts as an original sprite. Also drawing custom outfits/costumes from scratch for existing sprites is also acceptable.
Example:
Acceptable:
(Custom drawn costume, or a splice of 2 or more official characters, with a unique palette)
Unacceptable:
(Basic recolour of official sprite, or minimal editing of official sprites) - Please create an entirely new sprite for the competition. If you made a character you think really suits the theme, then you can still edit that sprite into a new one for the competition.
- Both AA and AAI styled sprites are acceptable, except if the task specifies one or the other.
- You get 2 weeks to vote after submissions close. This way people have time to look at the entries and vote.
- Voting will be done after submissions have closed and, as CR has no polling system, all you need to do is post a comment saying your favourite.
- You can vote for 2 of your favourite choices.
- You are NOT allowed to vote for yourself.
- You can use sprites/characters/poses from any RELEASED Ace Attorney game. This includes GK2, DD and PLvsAA. NOT DGS just yet! (Wait until CR officially allows DGS spoilers before using those characters) Also, try to don't use characters or spoiler poses from AA6!
- You can edit your sprite and resubmit it as many times before the cut off date (preferably by editing your original entry post). These can only be minor edits to your existing entry though like fixing some messiness or anatomy, no brand new sprites that you've made. Have confidence in the first entry you make!
Spoiler: RULES FOR HOSTS
- Make sure you pick a topic that hasn't been done before (Unless it's been over a year since it's been done)
- Make sure you COPY the rules into your posts to notify everyone!
- Name your topic as "Monthly Spriting Competition! - Insert genre/topic here"
- You have creative freedom with selecting topics, provided the entries are in the AA style of sprites. Ideas like a 2 person team collab, or situations like "Twins" where 2 characters are in the 1 sprite are also allowed as potential topics.
- For clarity's sake, make a quick sprite as an example of what you're expecting from contestants, and post it in the OP)
- YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF COLLECTING VOTES!
Unfortunately, CR doesn't have a polling system,and so votes will have to be through individual comments (to prevent people voting multiple times, we will stick to posting alone) - Once the voting is closed, it is up to you announce the results (1st, 2nd and 3rd place), and the winner.
- You can take as long as you want to start up the next competition thread. If you don't want to be the one running it, you can let 2nd place be in charge.
- You CANNOT enter if you are hosting, but you can vote.
- If 2-4 entries receive equal votes, announce those who tied, and hold a tie breaker voting between those. If 5+ to/or every entry ties, the host can pick the winner.
- If a tie breaker ends with another tie, all those tied win, and they decide the next host amongst themselves.
