Thread: Pokemon MTG

I've been working on a set in MSE and I was wondering if anybody would be willing to help me translate each Pokemon's abilities into Magic The Gathering rules, as well as what color each one belongs in, types, P/T, cost, etc. And well as finding MTG-esque art for each. White backgrounds are boring. Card art is half the fun. Ya feel me? Thanks ahead of time. :)

Also, what would be good ideas for spells, instants, artifacts, and such. I am currently trying to figure out eevee-lutions as well.

Moving this to the Pokémon World forum. Also, use the edit feature instead of posting twice in a row.

yes another magic the gathering fan!
I did a similar thing way back!
Donphan 3GG
Creature-Elephant
Evolved from Phanphy (Put this card on top of a permanent you control named Phanphy. All permanents attached to Phanphy is now attached to Donphan. EVolve only as a sorcery.)
Trample
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Legendary Pokemon = Legendary Creatures/Artifacts

make attacks sorceries and instants! potions for white spells. reflect, light screen for blue spells. OHKO moves for black destroy. X Attack,etc. for green pump spells

I tried out Levelers for a couple to emulate evolution. works fairly well with some. poorly with others.

MSE has leveler templates now?

Technically no but you can find custom templates. There's even pokemon card templates. I got the clear Eldrazi ones as well.

ah alright^^

But anyways, im just having a difficult time. I tried Ampharos today and in the pokedex entry it mentionsthat they are used as beacons. I looked through all the keywords and there is one called" radiance" but i have no clue how to use it properly.

Example of how radiance works.

Wouldn't most Pokemon end up being green, since they're basically guileless animals? Aside from some legendaries, of course.

Originally Posted by MeltyClocks

Example of how radiance works.

Wouldn't most Pokemon end up being green, since they're basically guileless animals? Aside from some legendaries, of course.

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Well that makes sense but idk how to incorporate it.

Well, no not quite. Fire and electric types definitely fit under Red, Water types under Blue, Steel(and some rock) under artifacts, Insect/grass types under green, dark under Black, and the rest are somewhat ambiguous. I just want to create a balanced set.

You don't need to incorporate Radiance. It wasn't that fun anyway :/

Ah, so you're assigning Pokemon to colors based on element, not theology. It'll work fine sometimes (Gyarados isn't very clever, but it certainly is a badass sea-monster) but not others (the adorable Pachirisu is red?). As long as you don't try to incorporate every Pokemon, you should be able to swing it.

Originally Posted by MeltyClocks

You don't need to incorporate Radiance. It wasn't that fun anyway :/

Ah, so you're assigning Pokemon to colors based on element, not theology. It'll work fine sometimes (Gyarados isn't very clever, but it certainly is a badass sea-monster) but not others (the adorable Pachirisu is red?). As long as you don't try to incorporate every Pokemon, you should be able to swing it.

Which pokemon should be left out then? There are too damn many.