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Welcome to the Ultraviolet Asylum.
PKMN-SWITCH is an anthro pokemon group, set in the future in a great big building known as the UVA. Residents of the UVA will have 'switches', which allows them to transform into certain feal pokemon whenever they wish.

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:iconlady-reshiram: Lady Reshiram
Co-Founder of the Ultraviolet Asylum + Big Bossy Person


Yo mortals. For the past few years, I, the great, legendary Lady Reshiram and my assistant Dr. something-or-another have been working on this great new technology called switching. It's a simple process really. I mean, I've got no clue how it works, but apparently you just walk into a machine, take a step out, and from then on you can transform into a certain feral pokemon. This is completely new and exists nowhere else, but there's a teeny tiny drawback.
Once you get a switch you can never leave the Ultraviolet Asylum. I mean, it's not that bad, this place is real awesome. And if you don't like it, go and complain to somebody, that's what mortals do, right?

:icondr-viola: Dr. Viola
Co-Founder of the Ultraviolet Aslum + Leader of Switching


Um. Hello. Well, Reshiram's really explained it, but weclome anyway. The Ultraviolet Asylum is a special place where you can go and get special transformations called switches. The page about them is right here - pkmn-switch.deviantart.com/jou… - if you want to know more. To get into the Asylum, just fill in a form and send it in, oh, but don't forget the rules and such too.
And yes. Once you come to the UVA you're hear for life, unfortunately. It's simply not safe to let 'magic' people go about transforming, what if somebody finds out? Me and Reshiram will be in a lot of trouble. Well, it was Reshiram's idea to keep this a secret, but anyway. Life in the UVA is exactly like the outside. You can make friends and do lots of exciting things here, and I always try my best to keep it interesting by opening new things and taking suggestions from everybody. And who knows. Maybe someday the switches will 'get out there' and you can be free again. Don't count on it though.



FAQ

What kind of group is this?
This is an anthro pokemon rp group. There are also feral transformations and a futuristic theme.

Can I join?
If there's an opening going on, then yes. You should check out all the necessary blogs first, however.

What is a 'switch'?
Please see the blogs for more information.
Basically, it's a feral transformation of your anthro character.

Are you looking for mods?
No. I might be in the future, but not right now.

What kind of art is allowed?
Any, traditional, digital, pixel - whatever you do.
Although we allow writing, the group is art-focused. You must be able to draw something for your app or for events, for example. We won't judge you purely on your style or ability of art.

How many characters can we have?
Only one for now, but no doubt there'll be second characters in the future. You can't have two characters in the same app, unless they're somehow connected (certain species like dodrio, for example).

What pokemon can we use?
Any non-legendary official pokemon except ditto, zoura and zoroark, or the 6th gen ones.
Ditto, zoura and zoroark are not allowed because they might cheat switches with transformations, while gen 6 don't have enough information about them yet.

Can our characters evolve?
Yep. Your anthro characters can evolve as soon as they have the appropriate item (see the shop).
Switches cannot evolve, but I'm planning to add that in the future. Switch evolution is completely independent, so you can have an unevolved character switching into a second stage pokemon if you wanted.

See the FAQ and Rules for more!

"That's strange.
The hallways are poorly lit, cold and dismal. As soon as you leave your room it looks like the bulding has been abandoned, beginning to rot and crumble and lacking it's sleek chrome finish. Are you the only one here? Of course not, there are other people wondering the same thing.  As everybody gathers up in the hallway, the little Zoura, Viola, walks forward, fear and surprise in her eyes.
"There are people her!" She said quietly, "Where did you come from?" There was a tone of confusion though everybody.
"Where is reshiram?" one asked.
"What happened to the UVA." asked another, but Viola just shook her head "The Universal Variation Academy has been closed for years, I'm afraid. Now come with me." Hesitantly, everybody followed the so-called 'Dr. Viola' out of the building. As you approached the doors you felt... different, and as they were opened you knew why. Instead of the eternal grasslands there were police cars and doctors patiently waiting for Viola to return. Was this... home? Was this your word where you were born? Viola turned to you, and suddenly a smile appeared.
"We completed our experiment, Lady Reshriam had no reason to keep the UVA running. So she left. Cobalion left, Shaymin left - they all left. But, as one last request, I wanted Reshriam to return us, and she done so. This bulding is what the UVA was based on, a great deal of their research involved people going to sleep for years at a time. It was abandoned shortly before you went to the UVA - Reshiram returned you here and so far as anybody is concerned, this is where you have been sleeping all this time." She finished when the doctors stepped up to the door and starting inspecting people.
Over the next few days, families were called, money was provided and jobs were suggested, and Viola did everything to could to help people readjust to the old world again, to make their lives better. She had promised a new life for anybody, and she was determined to provide it.

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And with that, the group is officially, permanently closed. However, as one final 'mini-event'? Tell us, in the comments, what became of your character after they returned to the real world
?

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I should note that I will not be deleting the group, I'd hate to do that - I'd rather keep it open so people can still look back at it and in a sort of read-only state.
In a few days I will transfer the admin ship of the group to my alt account, MienshaoManiac. Just because I don't want an empty group hanging around in my messages, you understand. (By the way, feel free to leave the group yourself too).

However, please no not comment on the group expecting a reply, ask if you can join, or anything along those lines. Thankyou...

And... I am so sorry for having to do this... there were so many members wanting to revive the group again but in the end I just couldn't help. I know there are some people willing to keep their characters, too.
In this case, I encourage you to check out Poke-Coast (our partner group where I am also an admin) who will be accepting characters from SWITCH. Of course, it is completely up to your choice, I think it'd be nice if most of our members stayed together.

And with this, thank you, apologise, and leave. - Thalateya
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Championx91 Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2018
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BlitzkriegOmega Featured By Owner Jan 13, 2014
Goodbye PKMN-Switch...It's been Real...Sorry Thala that this happened to ya...
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ElementBrigade Featured By Owner Jan 9, 2014  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Is there an opening available for me to join your group?
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Nio-Zerp Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
So did the winter event blank meme go missing or is it not in the blank meme's folder in general? Could some one slip me a blank copy of that please??
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Thalateya Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Oh, funny. I must've forgotten to submit it or something. :stare: Thanks for pointing that out, I've submitted it to the group and you can find it here.
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Nio-Zerp Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Thank you~~
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BananaTaco Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hey thala, I have been trying to submit my new app for a while now and I can't seem to get it accepted. Could I ask for some help please?
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Thalateya Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Huh? Is it telling you you hit the folder limit or anything like that?
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BananaTaco Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
"Submission would exceed the per-folder limit of 2 deviation over 365 days"
That's what I get when trying to submit it
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Thalateya Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Oh, I see. There's a limit on the folder so people don't submit drawing there accidently or anything like that. I'll send a request for it instead.
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