May’s Create-A-Card Winners / June’s Sign-Ups: Fully Evolved Basics!
Welcome to June’s round of Create-a-Card! In this fun TCG competition, members create a text or image-based fake card while demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of Pokemon cards. The most creative members will win!
But First: May’s Winners!
Congratulations to all of our Fan Vote winners for May’s Create-a-Card competition! The winners are as follows:
Image-Based Winners
Cards in this category do not necessarily have to use original artwork. See rules below for details.
- 1st Place: [TIE] BigfootAUS, Zygarde
- 2nd Place: Blui
- 3rd Place: [TIE] kachitta, AceRangerKaru, Jabberwock, xaej806
Text-Based Winners
Falkner’s Noivern – Colorless – HP110
Stage 1 – Evolves from Falkner’s NoibatAbility: Power of Wind
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.[C][C] Break Orbit: 50 damage. You may discard a Special Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, your opponent can’t attach any Energy to any of your opponent’s Pokémon during your opponent’s next turn.
Weakness: Fairy (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1It has an advanced sense of hearing. It uses echolocation to find prey as it has poor vision.
Creator: Reggie McGigas
Valerie’s Meowstic – Psychic – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Valerie’s EspurrAbility: Ear Crush
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a card from your hand for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, put a damage counter on each of your opponent’s Pokémon for each card discarded in this way. If any of your opponent’s Pokémon are Knocked Out by this ability, draw 2 cards.[P] Extrasensory: 10x damage. Does 10 damage times the number of cards in your opponent’s hand. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
[P][C] Applied Pressure: 20+ damage. Does 20 more damage for each Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1The eyeball patterns on the interior of its ears emit psychic energy. It keeps the patterns tightly covered because that power is too immense.
Creator: Scorched Feathers
Roxie’s Garbodor – Psychic – HP110
Stage 1 – Evolves from Roxie’s TrubbishAbility: Rancid Garbage
Each card (excluding Energy cards) in each player’s discard pile can’t be moved into play, into each player’s hand or into each player’s deck.[P][P][C] Trubbish Pile: 20x damage. You may discard a Pokémon with Trubbish in its name from anywhere under one of your Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 20 damage times the number of Pokémon in your discard pile with Trubbish in its name.
Weakness: Psychic (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3Consuming garbage makes new kinds of poison gases and liquids inside their bodies.
Creator: bbninjas
Janine’s Ariados – Grass – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Janine’s SpinarakAbility: Disease Suction
Once during your turn (before your attack), if your opponent’s Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, you may heal 30 damage from 1 of your Janine’s Pokémon. Then, remove all Special Conditions from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.[G][C] Prized Poison: 30+ damage. If you and your opponent have the same number of remaining Prize cards, this attack does 30 more damage and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2Ariados can make use of their compact size to pull a fast trick on an opponent without them noticing!
Creator: GadgetJax
Fantastic entries everyone! Thank goes to all participants! If you liked these entries, or want to see your card creation on the front page, please check out our June competition below!
June’s Create-a-Card Competition: Fully-Evolved Basics!
This month’s theme is Fully-Evolved Basics. The card you enter must be of a non-Legendary, Basic Pokemon that does not have an Evolution (not counting Mega Evolutions). A list of all available Pokemon will be shared in the thread below. As an artist, you will not be restricted to a specific card era when creating your card.
This contest has two sections, text-based and image-based fakes. For text-based fakes, all you have to do is create a card in text form and post it in here! For the image-based fake, you’ll need the help of some software to let your creations come to life. But one thing remains important between both of them: your cards must be completely original!
Registration
- To sign up you must reply to the thread below. Make sure to include whether you’re in for text or image-based fakes!
- You may register with a partner and work together on the same card. This way each member can use their different talents and combine their skills, especially if one of you is an artist and the other is a TCG player. (Feel free to post in the thread that you’re looking for a partner if you want one.)
- We have a total of 15 spaces available for text-based entries and 15 for image-based. UPDATE 4! All spots are now full! You are welcome to watch the thread in case of any drop-outs, but otherwise, if you’re not in, try again next month. :)
Text-Based Judging
Creativity/Originality
We’re all tired of effectless attacks! Without images, part of the intrigue with text-based fakes is the creativity of Pokemon Power / Body / Ability / attack effects. Let’s see something cool and new!
Total: 20 points
Wording
Proper wording is also key in designing any fake card. Try to ensure wording is correct for the era of blank you choose. Card wording has changed many times over the years. Naturally, grammar and spelling are also taken into consideration.
Additionally, you must format your spoilers like PokeBeach.com does in your entry. Please format as follows:
- Pokemon – Type – HP50
- Stage 1 – Evolves from Pokemon
- Ability:
- [R][C] Attack: 20 damage.
- Weakness: Fire (x2)
- Resistance: Psychic
- Retreat: 3
Total: 15 points
Believability/Playability
Text-based fakes rely heavily on their believability. Think of your entries as if they were real cards. Try to avoid those 400 HP monsters which do 200 damage for [R]! Proper type (unless Delta-species), Pokedex information, and ballpark HP will be taken into consideration.
Total: 15 points
Max Points: 50
Image-Based Judging
Creativity/Originality
This should be a given. With the proper photo editing tools, let your imagination run wild! This category can involve innovating new gameplay mechanics, blanks, templates, etc.
Total: 20 points
Wording
Proper wording is also key in designing any fake card. Try to ensure wording is correct for the era of blank you choose. Card wording has changed many times over the years. Naturally, grammar and spelling are also taken into consideration.
Total: 15 points
Fonts and Placement
Correct fonts are imperative when creating realistic fakes. Placement of text / symbols / etc. is also taken into consideration.
Total: 10 points
Believability/Playability
Because this division of the contest is so image-heavy, the believability and playability takes a backseat here. However, it’s still worth a portion of the total points, so try to keep it in the realm of believable! Proper type (unless Delta-species), Pokedex information, and ballpark HP will be taken into consideration.
Additionally, You may no longer use existing artwork from the TCG for your cards. If you’d like to use Ken Sugimori stock artwork, you may do so, but it must be transformative in nature.
Total: 5 points
Max Points: 50
Contest Timetable
- Monday 6/1 – Sign-ups begin.
- Thursday 6/25 – Entries are due and judging begins.
- Sunday 6/28 – Winners are announced!
General Rules
- For those entering image-based, you will have to include this logo OR this one on your card or else your entry won’t be accepted. It was designed by the lovely Nekoban Ryo who continuously creates resources for the faking world and faker himself. Alternate Set Symbol #1, Alternate Set Symbol #2.
- If you edit your post you’ll have an instant deduction of 2 points from your overall score, and posting your entry again on a different post also deducts 2 points. When you submit, make sure you’re done!
- Participants who fail to submit a card by the deadline will not be allowed to participate in any PokeBeach activity for four months.
- Members can also weigh-in on their favorite fakers! Members are free to vote for ONE text-based entry and ONE image-based entry. To vote, simply “like” your favorite faker’s post.
- Artists (illustrators) are free to post in this thread, letting participants know that they are available.
Contest Prizes
PokeBeach members earn badges next to their usernames that are visible on all parts of the website. These badges denote your accomplishments to other members and viewers. If you place high enough in this contest, you are eligible to win the following:
- Third place: Bronze Create-A-Card Medal
- Second place: Silver Create-A-Card Medal
- First place: Golden Create-A-Card Medal
Additionally, members who place first through third will have their cards posted to the front page, for every visitor of PokeBeach to see!
Useful Links
- Information about PokeBeach’s Activities program
- Classic-era Fake Card Blanks
- Latest PokeBeach Events
Have fun, Artists! Now is the time for your faking skills to take center stage, so put your best foot forward, and show us just how well you can create a card! Be sure to check PokeBeach’s front page for current contests and events so you can earn even more badges!