Merclair (XOver region) 2/sandbox

Being that the region was created on 3 November 2022 by Cibryll, there are no files created for it, so this page is likely to remain mostly empty, probably.

Further content can be found at a previous sandbox. If you're looking for the main XOver page, then you probably wanna check this page instead.

Info about Merclair
This includes Trial Captains or Island Kahunas or whatever. I mean. The Seychelles are islands, right? Also, there is no Elite Four, but there is a Champion. There's a tournament instead, like in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Team Regalia
The main villainous organization of the Merclair region.

Their goal is taking over the entire Merclair region.

They have three leaders.

Cataclysm Squad
A post-game villainous organization with a little twist: the protagonist is a high-ranking Grunt.

Their goal is (what else) world domination.

Their uniforms incorporate ominous-looking gas masks that conceal their faces entirely, though admins have their eyes visible and the leader has a full-face window.

Their secret headquarters are located in the Aotra region.

Plot
I actually have ideas for this, for once.

Prologue
The protagonist, as a ten-year old, is given a choice to pick a Starter Pokémon from their home region (they will be allowed to select which their home region is).

Eight years later, they are a high-ranking Grunt in the Cataclysm Squad, with their Starter fully evolved and at a high level, along with two other Pokémon. They are assigned to go to the Galar region and kidnap the seventeen-year old daughter of a wealthy man in the Galar region, and bring her to their main headquarters in the Aotra region. The protagonist uses sleeping gas to incapacitate everyone at the target's location, and easily takes the helpless Anastasia to a plane that is waiting for them.

On the way to the Aotra region, however, an unknown Pokémon attacks the plane and it ends up crashing in the Merclair region. The pilot does not survive the crash, while both the protagonist and Anastasia are injured. The protagonist ends up with complete amnesia, remembering nothing but their own name, and has also lost their Pokémon (which are underwater now, so those can be reclaimed during the post-game).

Main Story
The injured protagonist and Anastasia are found and captured by members of Team Regalia, who get the two treatment for their wounds, before dropping them off at another island and setting them free, where they learn that there is no way to leave the region due to Team Regalia, nor can they communicate with anyone on other regions. Trapped in an unfamiliar region, both the protagonist and the reluctant Anastasia end up having to work together to put a stop to Team Regalia. A professor decides to give them a choice of Starter Pokémon that other trapped tourists have bred in the region: Chikorita, Scorbunny, and Squirtle. (The Merclairean Starters were stolen by Team Regalia.)

The protagonist and Anastasia gradually get stronger, taking on Trial Captains, Island Kahunas, and the like, and getting into the Merclairean Championship Tournament. The semifinal battle is Anastasia against the protagonist. The winner battles against the Champion, but during the battle, Team Regalia unexpectedly attacks, causing a lot of trouble and ending up destroying the stadium (though there are no casualties).

Anastasia, the current Champion, and the protagonist team up to take on the leaders of Team Regalia and defeat them in a Triple Battle (a whopping 18 versus 18 match). After the defeat of Team Regalia's leader, the protagonist regains their lost memories, but decides to turn their back on the Cataclysm Squad, and help out with rebuilding what Team Regalia had destroyed, much to Anastasia's surprise, but she decides to help out as well, after contacting her family to let them know that she is alright and what she's going to be doing.

Post-game Scenario: Cataclysm Squad's Downfall
Some time after the defeat of Team Regalia, some things wash up on the beach near where the Cataclysm Squad's plane had crashed. The protagonist finds uniforms of the Cataclysm Squad, and decides to put a stop to them, even asking Anastasia to join them on this quest by going to the Aotra region and disguising themselves as high-ranking Grunts to infiltrate the Cataclysm Squad's headquarters. Anastasia reluctantly accepts, knowing that this may be the only way to stop them.

After the defeat of the Cataclysm Squad, Anastasia forgives the protagonist for their past misdeeds, and decides to stay by their side. She also suggests they keep the uniforms as a reminder of what they've accomplished together, as they head back to the Merclair region, which they've decided to make their new home.