PAX Pokemon League

Hello, Gym Leaders in the making!
Below you'll find the application for being a Leader at PAX East 2014! If you're interested in participating, please make an account on these forums, copy the application, and make a new thread in the East 2014 Applications forum: (Found here: posting.php?mode=post&f=48)

If you have any questions, you can ask them in this thread and we'll get back to you!

[bzst]Applications are due by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th.[/bzst]

We look forward to seeing what you submit!

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[bzst]PPL Gym leader Application[/bzst]

[bzst]Preface: [/bzst]Thank you in advance for your application to the PAX Pokemon League. We’ll be looking over applications by October 5th. Please stay up to date with your thread, and the e-mail which you have provided below. We will contact you in one of those ways if we have any questions that need answering. Keep in mind also that the PAX Pokemon League has a small financial commitment as well. Expect to spend at least $25 for purchasing your gym badges, as well as $10-20 for leadership dues (which help keep the league running). If this is a burden, please do not let this hinder your willingness to apply. Please let us know in your application, and we will try to work something out.

[bzst]Basic Info[/bzst]
Real Name:
Age:
[izst]If you are under 18 (or not legally an adult in your country of residence) permission from a parent or guardian is required to participate in the league. If this is the case, submit your application anyways, and someone will contact you about the additional steps needed.[/izst]
State/country where you live:
Will you be getting Pokemon X&Y?:

[bzst]Character Info[/bzst]
A theme has yet to be selected for East 2014, but don't let that stop you from making a character!
You can create your own or use a character in the Pokemon universe!
We understand that X&Y have yet to be released, so those wanting to be X&Y characters can change their character information after having been accepted.

Character Theme:
Character Name:
Character Subtitle:
Region of Origin:
How did your character become involved in the league?:
Give some examples of Pokemon your leader would use (These don’t have to be final.):
What strategy would the Gym Guy give about your gym?:
Will you be cosplaying?:

[bzst]Private Info[/bzst]
(Note: The application forums are currently viewable only by the organizers. Once leaders are accepted, they will be able to view these as well.)
Twitter: (we strongly recommend you create a twitter account if you do not currently have one).
Email: (MUST HAVE)
Phone Number: (If you’re international, please note so.)
Do you have unlimited texting?:
Are there any medical conditions/allergies/anything that you think we might need to know?:

[bzst]PAX Info[/bzst]
Have you made travel and lodging accommodations for your trip to PAX?
Will you purchase your PAX badge the day it goes on sale?
Have you been to PAX Before?
Do you have any other obligations at PAX? (enforcing, running a panel/booth, PAX Prank, etc)

[bzst]PPL Info[/bzst]
What is your past experience with the PAX Pokémon League?
What made you interested in becoming a PPL Leader?
Do you have any experience in the “competitive” Pokémon scene? If so, how much?
Do you EV train and/or IV breed your Pokémon?

[bzst]Other Requirements[/bzst]
Please include a headshot and bodyshot picture of yourself with your application:
This is very important for our art team, and please don't link to Facebook pictures. Instead, use a site like http://www.imgur.com, http://www.Tinypic.com, or http://www.flickr.com

[bzst]Misc Info[/bzst]
What is your favorite Pokémon game?
What has been your favorite moment playing Pokémon?
What other non- Pokémon activities do you enjoy participating in?
On a scale of 1-10 how creative do you rate yourself?
On a scale of 1-10 how artistic (drawing) do you rate yourself?
Do you have any other useful skills that might be useful to the League?

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That's all! Your application should be looked at by October 7th. If we have any questions we'll contact you, so please watch the e-mail you gave us up top, and also this thread.

For an example of a completed application, check out the spoiler below!
[spoilerzst][bzst]Basic Info[/bzst]
Real Name: Kim
Age: 29
State/country where you live: Maryland, USA
Will you be getting Pokemon X&Y?: YES

[bzst]Character Info[/bzst]
Character Theme: MemeMaster
Character Name: Ken Lee
Character Subtitle: The Master of Memes!
Region of Origin: Arlin
How did your character become involved in the league?: Paper Pusher for Team Rocket comes to RE-PRE-SENT.
Give some examples of Pokemon your leader would use (These don’t have to be final.): Mudkip, Seaking, Slowbro, Bidoof, Rattata, Shiny Pidgy
What strategy would the Gym Guy give about your gym?: There's no telling what this guy has up his sleeves! Can you really defeat this gym leader whose power level is OVER 9,000?!?!
Will you be cosplaying?: Yes

[bzst]Private Info[/bzst]
(Note: The application forums are currently viewable only by the organizers. Once leaders are accepted, they will be able to view these as well.)
Twitter: (we strongly recommend you create a twitter account if you do not currently have one).
Email: (MUST HAVE) kenlee@yourhouse.com
Phone Number: (If you’re international, please note so.) 000-000-0000
Do you have unlimited texting?: yes
Are there any medical conditions/allergies/anything that you think we might need to know?: nope

[bzst]PAX Info[/bzst]
Have you made travel and lodging accommodations for your trip to PAX? I certainly will be!
Will you purchase your PAX badge the day it goes on sale? Yes
Have you been to PAX Before? Yes
Do you have any other obligations at PAX? (enforcing, running a panel/booth, PAX Prank, etc) Cookie brigade

[bzst]PPL Info[/bzst]
What is your past experience with the PAX Pokémon League? Enjoyed watching battles during East 2013 and wanted to get in on the action!
What made you interested in becoming a PPL Leader? Saw a righteous battle between a 7 year-old and the champion.
Do you have any experience in the “competitive” Pokémon scene? If so, how much? Nope - casual player
Do you EV train and/or IV breed your Pokémon? Nope

[bzst]Other Requirements[/bzst]
Please include a headshot and bodyshot picture of yourself with your application:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__ZN7r8_sviw/R ... 4473_l.jpg
http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Exquis ... 594886.jpg

[bzst]Misc Info[/bzst]
What is your favorite Pokémon game? Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
What has been your favorite moment playing Pokémon? Fighting 'mons
What other non- Pokémon activities do you enjoy participating in? Art, work, and D&D
On a scale of 1-10 how creative do you rate yourself? 10
On a scale of 1-10 how artistic (drawing) do you rate yourself? 10
Do you have any other useful skills that might be useful to the League? I do arts[/spoilerzst]

A little addendum about themes:

To preserve the spirit of the games, we highly encourage people to consider Monotype teams! They are a fun challenge and make for a stronger more complete set of gym leaders, and we try to recruit enough gym leaders that we can cover all the types! By no means does that mean you cannot make up your own theme, but themes will be judged for cohesiveness! If you're eschewing monotype, your theme should be both creative but not too outlandish or implausible.

EDIT: To clarify, when I say Monotype, I mean teams whose Pokemon all share a type. For reference, consider the gym leaders found in the games. The PPL strives to emulate the in-game experience of going on a journey to challenge gym leaders who specialize in different typed Pokemon.

EDIT EDIT: (PS so far nobody's submitted an application for Grass, Flying, Bug, or Fairy-type...).

Just so everybody's clear, applications are closed and notices have been sent out! If you didn't get accepted, we hope you'll stick around on the forums, talk about X and Y (OMG FAIRIES), challenge the league, and apply to be a leader again next year!