Pokemon Trainers United is a tabletop RPG made by Rizon IRC. The source material is free to download from their website and in this article, we will be discussing character creation and how different people go about it.

In Pokemon Trainers United there are multiple mechanics used for the capture and usage of Pokemon. To capture a Pokemon, roll a 100-sided die and subtract the level of your trainer and the modifier of your Poke ball. The modifiers for the Poke balls are as follows basic 0, great 10, ultra 15. There are more but only these can be bought at all stores in the game. All Pokemon have stat sheets that you have to look at for their abilities and moves that are also on their website.

Concerning character creation, we have found there are 3 ways people usually go about it. Some will go with something they are familiar with such as a person choosing the musician class because they can play an instrument in real life, while others go for something completely foreign to their real-life personality such as an athlete choosing a researcher or a fighter playing a pacifist. There are also skills that can come into play such as intuition which is needed for the chef class or focus which is needed for the Dualist class.

The list of popular classes and skills needed for them are as follows: Class Ace Trainer Skills command, Class Mentor Skills Charm Pokemon education, Class Duelist Skills Focus, Class Rider Skills Acrobatics Athletics, Class Stat ace Skills Command Focus, Class Type Ace Skills Varies by Type, Class Chef Skills Intuition, Class Researcher Skills Education skills Survival. 

According to online gamer Sinclar, “The first thing I do is think of what role I want my character to be in the party. I’ve played timid characters and antiheroes so I felt a change of pace with a more rude character could create an interesting party dynamic.” Another online gamer, Phillip, said “The first thing I think of is what story I want to tell and what references I can use in relation to my game character.”