Created by Pink Parka Girl

This test is for Pokémorph characters in fanfiction. Most questions are worth one point (the subquestions underneath main questions are also usually worth one point - these subquestions also make up a huge bulk of the point total, which is why although there are 200+ points to be earned in total on this test, the cutoff for a basic Sue is just over 30 points) – however, to the left of some questions, there will be a point value. Check all that apply, and add up your points. Your total will generally reflect whether or not your character is a Sue – though it is not 100 percent accurate. Keep that in mind – there is still no such thing as the perfect Litmus Test. ^_^’

Also, please note that this test is also meant to be only used for Pokémorph characters in worlds in which humans exist as the natural, dominant species and the Pokémorphs were made either scientifically or magically. It is NOT made for characters that were created to fit into morph-only worlds, as these have their own rules, clichés, and signs of Sueism that are the same in some parts, but vastly different in others. It is also aimed far more at characters who were born human and later turned into a morph, rather than characters who are naturally born being morphic. Keep all this in mind :)

If the point spread isn't fair enough (for example if 30 is much to low a cutoff point for Sues and non-Sues), than by all means let me know so I can try and balence the point spread better :) I also hope this is helpful as a guideline to morph fic writers, although like any litmus test, it should be taken with a grain of salt. ^_^'

-- NAME

1. Does the character have the same first name, last name, middle name and/or nickname as you?

2. Does the character’s name (before being morphed, if they started out human) bear a reflection to the type of Pokémorph they later become (For example, a future Skittymorph is named Kat)?

3. If no to Question 2 - are they given a nickname, by themselves or by another, after being morphed that is reflective of the type of Pokémorph they’ve become (For example, a Charmandermorph getting the nickname Flare)? (3 pts)

*Is this nickname used in place of their real name so often that the character has, for all intents and purposes, been renamed?

3. Is the character’s name something that would be unusual for their culture/race/country of origin?

4. Is it an ordinary name spelled in an unorthodox way?

5. Is it a completely made up name?

*Does it include punctuation? (2 pts.)

6. Do you wish you had the name?

-- APPEARANCE

1. Is your character incredibly beautiful? (3 pts.)

* Despite years of abuse and ill treatment?

* Do other morphs immediately recognize the character’s beauty?

* Do humans immediately recognize the character’s beauty? (2 pts.)

2. Is the character’s appearance described in much more detail than is necessary to the story’s plot?

*Is this done more than once?

3. Does being morphic add only positive appearance enhancement (For example, does it make them sexier/more beautiful in the eyes of other characters)? (2 pts.)

4. Is your character a teenager?

5. Does your character have scars?

*Do they serve a special purpose/have a special meaning?

*Do they not detract from the character’s beauty?

*If they do detract from the character’s beauty, does the character constantly angst about it?

*If yes to above, are they taught a lesson about how true beauty lays within?

6. Does your character dress as if they shopped only at Hot Topic?

*Are these clothes excessively revealing?

7. Does your character possess only the ears or tail of a Pokémon?

8. Is your character a “pure” Pokémorph (For example, a Rattatamorph who basically looks like an overgrown Rattata on its hind legs, perhaps with humanlike hair on its head)?

*Can they speak human language flawlessly despite their drastically different facial structure right off the bat? (5 pts.)

9. Does the character have unusual colored eyes before being morphed?

10. Is the character’s eye color constantly compared to a gemstone or mineral of some kind?

*Are they ever referred to as “orbs?”

11. Is your character a Dark-type morph? (3 pts.)

12. Is your character a Legendary morph? (3 pts.)

*Is it Lugia? (3 pts.)

13. Is your character some sort of canine morph? (3 pts.)

*Is it Vulpix/Ninetales? (3 pts.)

*Is it Absol? (3 pts.)

*Is it Eevee/an evolution of Eevee? (4 pts.)

14. Is your character a Raichumorph? (3 pts.)

*Are they also spunky, athletic, quick to anger and full of determination? (4 pts.)

*[Subtract 1 point for each of the following that applies to your character – but only subtract the points if these are not accompanied by constant angst!]

*The character is unattractive, deformed, overweight, and/or morphed with an unattractive pokémon species

-- HISTORY

1. Were they a Trainer, Coordinator, or any other profession that requires a lot of contact with and handling of Pokémon prior to being morphed?

*Are they still allowed to practice this job after being morphed? (4 pts.)

2. Are your character’s parents wealthy, powerful, and/or highly respected in the community (for example, Professors, Pokémon Masters, movie stars, politicians, etc.)?

*Are they canon characters?

3. If no, did the character grow up in poverty?

*Were they totally homeless?

*Were they on the streets because their parents were dead?

*Were they the only survivors of a massive calamity?

*Were the parents canon characters?

4. Was the character adopted/found abandoned?

*Do they find out that fact on their own, rather than being told about it when they are old enough to understand? (add an extra point if they don’t figure it out until they’re teenagers)

*Does it lead to angst?

*Will they find their real parents in the end?

5. Will canon characters, and/or the children of canon characters, be great friends with your character?

*Will they get morphed too?

6. Did your character always have a special affinity to pokémon, especially those of a certain element or species?

*Were they morphed into a pokémon that fit this affinity?

7. Does your character have a rival?

*Is the character able to one-up the rival with their amazing morph powers later on?

8. Was the character’s pre-morph life traumatic/abusive in any way?

*Does the character think they deserve this treatment?

9. If no, did your character’s parents disapprove of the character’s interests? (For example, did they want to be a Trainer with the parents fiercely saying no?)

10. Is the character exceptionally intelligent and/or clever?

--PLOT (Note: Some of the questions refer to exceedingly cliché plot points – while it’s possible that some of these major points could be used in a story without the character being a Sue, based on what I’ve read, the less Sueish characters tend to come from more innovative storylines, which is why these particular questions are included – if you’re not especially innovative with the plot, chances are you’re not doing such with your characters, either. If you answer these particular questions honestly and feel your final score is truly and unfairly high once the test is complete, please subtract 5 points from your final score. Why only five? Because using the cliché plot points isn’t recommended, and they need some punishment ;) )

1. Was this character kidnapped by the morph-makers? (3 pts)

*In a public place?

*With no one seeing a thing?

*Are the morph-makers Team Rocket? (3 pts)

2. Did the character become a morph not via a group, but a curse?

*Was the pokémon who cursed them a Ninetales?

*A Legendary?

*Did they become a morphic version of said pokémon?

3. Did they become a morph via a “morphic virus?”

*Was it spread by pokémon bites or scratches?

*Was this virus deliberately unleashed by an evil group?

4. Are the morph-makers making morphs in an effort to take over the world? (3 pts)

*Do they do so using an injected serum with near-instant effects, or another decidedly unscientific method?

*Is every single person they morph a teenager?

5. Does your character make a positive impression on a bad guy?

*Is it the leader of the morph-maker group?

6. Does your character fall in love with a bad guy?

*Is it the leader?

*Does this bad guy love your character back?

7. Does your character become “the leader” of the other morphs?

8. During their stay with the morph-makers (if they do stay with them), are they never used in a manner that would be reflective of the team’s goal in making the morphs?

*Do they spend their days sitting somewhere, occasionally taken out to battle pokémon and/or battle each other?

*Is the place they sit a room or cell rather than a cage?

9. Do the bad guys talk to the morphs/character as if they were still human? (3 pts)

*Are they overall treated, for the most part, as if they were still humans with rights? (2 pts)

*Does only your character get this sort of special treatment? (4 pts)

10. If no, are they excessively abused – verbally, physically, and/or sexually? (2 pts)

*Does your character make smart-** replies to the verbal abuse?

*Do they not get smacked around further for mouthing off? (2 pts)

*Is the physical abuse of a level you’d expect to see in a Mel Gibson film?

*If it is of that level, do morphs regularly live through it? (2 pts)

*Do other morphs die from it, but your character is able to live? (Add 3 points if they can take the pain easily)

11. If yes to above, does the character constantly angst about it?

*Is the angst accompanied by song lyrics?

*From Evanescence or My Chemical Romance? (2 pts)

12. Does the character LIKE being morphed, or is only upset about it for a short period of time? (3 pts)

*If no, are they bitter to the point of constant angst/cutting/trying to survive only to punish whoever did it to them? (2 pts)

13. Do the morphs/character escape from their captors within a month?

*A week?

*The night after being morphed?

*Does your character lead the escape/come up with the escape plan?

14. Do the morphs/character run back to civilization?

*Without even an attempt to hide their morphism?

*Does your character’s parents welcome, accept, and shower the same love as always upon their no longer human child? (2 pts)

*Do they do this even if they were stern, abusive, and/or emotionally cold earlier? (3 pts)

15. Do the morphs regularly walk around town without any sort of disguise whatsoever?

*And not a single person thinks to alert the media of the strange new creatures?

*And no one starts to gossip?

*And the evil morph makers don’t get wind of their totally-unconcerned-with-showing-off-their features morphs’ new whereabouts? (4 pts)

16. Are/is the morphs/character still allowed to go to school? (4 pts)

*Are most of their peers tolerant or envious? (2 pts)

*Do the few bullies ever pull the main character’s tail?

*Are they given any special treatment (lenience on breaking rules, special classes, etc.)? (2 pts)

17. Does your character have a romantic relationship with a canon character?

*More than one?

18. If your character was following a hobby or profession prior to being morphed, are they welcomed back into it with open arms? (4 pts)

*Is this hobby or profession being a Pokémon Trainer?

*Does their morphism increase their skills and let them trump their human opponents/coworkers? (2 pts)

19. Does your character resolve to take down the evil morph-making group/pokémon who cursed them?

*Does the character win every minor skirmish they get into with them handily?

*Every major skirmish?

*Do they single-handedly, or perhaps with the other morphs, manage to take down the group at the end?

20. Does the character end up dying in the end? (2 pts)

*Do they give up their life for someone else?

*If yes, is it for a villainous character rather than a friend or good guy? (3 pts)

*Does it turn out they’re not really dead after all?

*Were they actually dead, but magically revived? (5 pts)

-- POWERS/MORPH EFFECTS

1. Can the character talk to pokémon and have pokémon talk back? (3 pts)

*Could they do this BEFORE being morphed? (4 pts)

2. Did the character possess other supernatural/normally belonging only to Pokémon powers before being morphed? (2 pts)

3. Once morphed, does the character gain pokémon powers without any of the drawbacks that would come with them, if any do (for example, a Pichumorph who doesn’t hurt herself when she uses electrical abilities)? (Don’t count instincts as a drawback for this question). (3 pts)

4. Does the morphism allow the character to gain powers beyond those the pokémon they are blended with could naturally use (for example, a Charmandermorph magically being able to use electric attacks)?

*Do these extra powers not exist in canon? (2 pts)

5. Can the character shapeshift from morphic form to that of the form of the pokémon they are morphed with? (2 pts)

*Can they shapeshift into more than one species of pokémon?

*All pokémon? (3 pts)

*Can they shapeshift to human form as well?

6. Is the morphism purely cosmetic (As in, does the morphism only affect the character’s appearance, powers and nothing else)? (5 pts)

7. Does your character automatically know right off the bat how to work their new bodies and powers?

8. Can they automatically do just about EVERYTHING better than humans after being morphed, such as athletics, endurance, working with pokémon, etc?

*Even if they’re of a species that is smaller, weaker, or otherwise at a disadvantage to a human being (such as a baby pokémon, a Sunkern, or a Magikarp)? (2 pts)

9. Does the character automatically gain nightvision powers if they’re morphed with a pokémon that is clearly diurnal, or superhearing even if they’re morphed with a pokémon that would have poor hearing or no ears at all?

10. Are the character’s powers much stronger than those of a normal pokémon of the same species they’re morphed with?

(Subtract 3 points if the character has actual instincts that cause them to often behave in ways that would be fine for a pokémon of their species but imprecate for a human)

-- PERSONALITY

1. Is the character well-liked by everyone (except the bad guys)?

*Do even they grow to like your character?

2. Is the character always kindly to a fault to almost everyone, almost never showing negative motives for their behavior?

*If no, are they rough, rude and rebellious to everyone except those who “prove their worth” as friends?

3. Does the character make friends very easily?

*Even with characters who are asocial, shy, aloof, etc?

4. Is the character completely fearless, even in situations of life or death?

*[Subtract 3 points if your character has a major personality flaw (such as being extremely naïve, bigoted, etc.) Subtract a further 2 points if most characters dislike your character and aren’t depicted as being evil, cruel, bad people for doing so.]

Total:

Negative Points: I am impressed, young grasshopper!

0-15 Points: Not at all a Sue. There isn’t much here to worry about at all.

16-25 Points: Maybe not “perfect,” but certainly not a Sue. Doing fine!

25-30 Points: A borderline Sue. The character is a bit too close to Suedom for comfort – perhaps some of the more Sueish traits should be removed…

31-100 Points: A Sue. Plain and simple.

101-199 Points: Super Sailor Scout Sparklypoo Sue! Not the worst, but close!

200+ Points: There’s no hope – the character is an irredeemable Sue, no other way to put it.

2. Does the character’s name (before being morphed, if they started out human) bear a reflection to the type of Pokémorph they later become (For example, a future Skittymorph is named Kat)? Names based vaguely on the Pokemon types raised by the individual occur all over in the games (To name some in order of generation: Brock (Rock), Bugsy (Bug), Brawly (brawl, or Fight), and Byron (iron or Steel). Still though, unless the story has a slightly more silly nature I agree with this one.

5. Is it a completely made up name? Assuming all names in the story are made up, this question shouldn't count.

4. Is your character a teenager? I don’t quite understand the reason behind this question. There is very little that is unrealistic about being a teenager.

5. Does your character have scars? You know that most other Mary Sue tests add a point if a character who has seen many battles don't have scars, right?

7. Does your character possess only the ears or tail of a Pokémon?

8. Is your character a “pure” Pokémorph (For example, a Rattatamorph who basically looks like an overgrown Rattata on its hind legs, perhaps with human like hair on its head)? Although I have always been a little annoyed at characters that answer yes to question seven, I honestly cannot see how either of these questions relate to being a Mary sue.

11. Is your character a Dark-type morph? (3 pts.) Why aren’t Dragons and Ghosts listed here as well? They’re as strong and Over-Used as Dark types.

12. Is your character a Legendary morph? (3 pts.)

*Is it Lugia? (3 pts.)

13. Is your character some sort of canine morph? (3 pts.) What’s so Mary Sue-ish about dogs?

*Is it Vulpix/Ninetales? (3 pts.)

*Is it Absol? (3 pts.)

*Is it Eevee/an evolution of Eevee? (4 pts.) This part does not seem fair to me. Why should Absol and Eevee get more points than Legendaries?

14. Is your character a Raichumorph? (3 pts.)

*Are they also spunky, athletic, quick to anger and full of determination? (4 pts.) Why does this question only apply to Raichu?

HISTORY

1. Were they a Trainer, Coordinator, or any other profession that requires a lot of contact with and handling of Pokémon prior to being morphed? From what NPCs say in the games, it sounds as if 90% of the jobs in the Pokemon world involve interaction with Pokemon at some point, or while not requiring interaction, could become much easier with the help of Pokemon, and that almost every kid tries to become good a trainer but most get distracted by other potential jobs or don’t have what it takes to make it to the Pokemon league. If I were to make a “Real World” version of this question it would be “Before getting morphed did your character have any sort of pet (Ant farms count) or was your character involved in any sort of sport?” Remember, though the Pokemon world is set on Earth, (With the U.S. of A. and such,) it is a different world. The schools, industries, and the people are different. The Culture is different. People in the “Pokemon World” rely on Pokemon much more than People of the “Real World” rely on animals. (Quote from Professor Oak in the first Pokemon games: “You need (a) Pokemon for your protection.” Now in our world, a child would be expected to go with an adult or older sibling for protection, as opposed to, let’s say, a dog or cat.) That’s the way it is.

And on an entirely different note, why does it matter if they had a job, played sports, or had a pet before getting morphed?

*Are they still allowed to practice this job after being morphed? (4 pts.)

*Do they find out that fact on their own, rather than being told about it when they are old enough to understand? (Add an extra point if they don’t figure it out until they’re teenagers)

This seems silly to me. A child is far less likely to find out he or she was adopted on his or her own than a teenager.

6. Did your character always have a special affinity to pokémon, especially those of a certain element or species? Oh my goodness, I've always felt an affinity for flying type pokemon, my little brother has always liked ghost types, and my little sister has held a love for fire and electric types. All three of us must be Sues. I shall inform my siblings that we should all drive steaks through our hearts to ensure humanity's amusement.

*Were they morphed into a pokémon that fit this affinity? Assuming that the character was not morphed by a curse or “Bad Guys” there could be several decent explanations for this, cutting down on the lack of logic that helps make Sues, Sues. And sometimes there can be a decent explanation if the character who morphed them was a bad guy.

9. If no, did your character’s parents disapprove of the character’s interests? (For example, did they want to be a Trainer with the parents fiercely saying no?) I will say that it is defiantly not unrealistic for parents to disprove of a child’s interest, (Perhaps it’s not normal in some cases to disagree “fiercely,”) but I will say that if the disagreement is used purely to get sympathy for your character (I.E.: The parent says “You are not allowed to play guitar.” and playing guitar has no relevance to the plot,) than it is a Mary Sue.

--PLOT (Note: Some of the questions refer to exceedingly cliché plot points – while it’s possible that some of these major points could be used in a story without the character being a Sue, based on what I’ve read, the less Sueish characters tend to come from more innovative storylines, which is why these particular questions are included – if you’re not especially innovative with the plot, chances are you’re not doing such with your characters, either. If you answer these particular questions honestly and feel your final score is truly and unfairly high once the test is complete, please subtract 5 points from your final score. Why only five? Because using the cliché plot points isn’t recommended, and they need some punishment ;) ) In that case, it may have been better to leave the plot out of this and make a separate test for cliché plots. As you said, this test is for characters. Suppose an author got an extremely skewed score (As in taking away a measly five points wouldn’t make any difference in rating) only because of questions asked here and thought his or her character was a Mary Sue because of it. In my own original fiction, I have occasionally saved the profiles of well-written characters who were from awful plots that I planed on deleting and incorporating them into a much better plot without changing a thing. And guess what? If I chosen to leave them in a poorly written plot they still would've been well written characters.

I have also read several novels, comics, and fanfics, and watched several movies and video games that had really bad plots, but had one character whose development was magnificent.

1. Was this character kidnapped by the morph-makers? (3 pts)

*Are the morph-makers Team Rocket? (3 pts) Why Team Rocket specifically?

2. Did the character become a morph not via a group, but a curse?

*Was the pokémon who cursed them a Ninetales? What I’m about to say is not entirely relevant here, but who said the curser was a pokemon?

*A Legendary? Ok, what annoys me here is that with these two questions you’ve basically ruled out nearly every Pokemon with the kind of power and intelligence to alter a living creature’s physical form while keeping them alive. The only other pokemon I can think of at the moment are Alakazam, Gardevoir, and various Ghost Pokemon. However, Alakazam and Gardevoir don’t seem to be the kind of creatures to lay curses, and the ghost’s curses seem to be more geared toward physical pain rather than the emotional pain that would come from becoming a morph.

3. Did they become a morph via a “morphic virus?”

*Was it spread by pokémon bites or scratches?

In spite of thinking that a “morphic virus” question shouldn't be on this test I understand your dislike of the Morph Virus, but why shouldn’t it be spread by bite or scratches?

*Was this virus deliberately unleashed by an evil group?

4. Are the morph-makers making morphs in an effort to take over the world? (3 pts)

*Do they do so using an injected serum with near-instant effects, or another decidedly unscientific method? First: this question seems to be making the assumption that all authors who write about “Morph Makers” claim to write “Hard Science Fiction,” when it is perfectly plausible that some would much rather call their work nothing more than a simple fantasy. Second: The word “science” has been tossed around so carelessly by teachers at my school that it has almost lost any sort of definition. Would you care to explain what you consider to be “Science?”

8. During their stay with the morph-makers (if they do stay with them), are they never used in a manner that would be reflective of the team’s goal in making the morphs?

*Do they spend their days sitting somewhere, occasionally taken out to battle pokémon and/or battle each other?

*Is the place they sit a room or cell rather than a cage? Funny thing about cages, even if a cage is fireproof and can’t be burned, fire will still slip between the bars. A fireproof room however, is a different story.

9. Do the bad guys talk to the morphs/character as if they were still human? (3 pts)

*Are they overall treated, for the most part, as if they were still humans with rights? (2 pts) First, don’t both these Questions ask the same thing? Or does the second one refer to how they are treated by the “Good Guys” and “Neutral Guys?” Second, does this question count if the person treating the morph normally treats humans and pokemon the same way?

For example, a villain like Cyrus from Pokemon Diamond, who sees all life, human or otherwise as inferior to him or some sort of tool to be used and disregarded? Or (If you want to go really far out) what about a person from a place where all intelligent life, regardless of species, is considered equal?

Or, since you love inserting parts of the real world into the pokemon world that don't seem to be there (E.G. treating “Pokemon” as if it was just a fancy name for animals,) how about Morphs being treated like normal people, (Or better than normal people,) by the people of the Pokemon world's “Furry Fandom.” What about a “Super Nerd” who has better “Pokemon Skills” than “People Skills?”

I also believe that during a review you once said something to the effect of “If team X(X being the Morph Makers) really wanted obedient morphs they should get someone with a love for destruction who wants to be morphed, and treat him right so the morph has no reason to turn on them.” If you meant something else, or it is not your review I am paraphrasing please let me know.

10. If no, are they excessively abused – verbally, physically, and/or sexually? (2 pts)

*Do other morphs die from it, but your character is able to live? (Add 3 points if they can take the pain easily) Have you considered the possibility of Rock or Steel morphs being able to take pain easier than say, a Bug morph could?

11. If yes to above, does the character constantly angst about it?

*Is the angst accompanied by song lyrics? While music can be amazingly helpful for setting a mood in radio, television, stage performances, and video games, I believe, with a few exceptions, that lyrics have nothing to do with a character's character (and, as they have no bearing on character, render this question worthless in a Mary Sue Litmus Test.) and is simply a sign of the author's laziness.

*From Evanescence or My Chemical Romance? (2 pts) Why Should it matter?

12. Does the character LIKE being morphed, or is only upset about it for a short period of time? (3 pts)

*If no, are they bitter to the point of constant angst/cutting/trying to survive only to punish whoever did it to them? (2 pts) This is a real no win situation for the people taking this test eh?

14. Do the morphs/character run back to civilization?

*Does your character’s parents welcome, accept, and shower the same love as always upon their no longer human child? (2 pts) Maybe, due to my youth I am naïve, or I am blessed with uncommonly loving parents, But I imagine that any parent who truly loves their child would either A: Feel initially awkward and try their best to love their child regardless or B: refuse to believe that hideous half Absol creature crying on their front porch is truly their child. (It’s not as if they have any reason to.)

18. If your character was following a hobby or profession prior to being morphed, are they welcomed back into it with open arms? (4 pts)

*Is this hobby or profession being a Pokémon Trainer? Didn’t we go over this a few sections ago?

*Does their morphism increase their skills and let them trump their human opponents/coworkers? (2 pts) What if the particular pokemon they were morphed with naturally leaned toward in helping said job/sport/ hobby? (E.G. A poliwrath Morph involved in competitive swimming.)

19. Does your character resolve to take down the evil morph-making group/pokémon who cursed them?

*Do they single-handedly, or perhaps with the other morphs, manage to take down the group at the end? Why does it seem like all Mary Sue Litmus Test writers believe that happy endings to conflicts are unrealistic? I've seen happy endings to real life conflicts in my short lifetime.

20. Does the character end up dying in the end? (2 pts)

*Do they give up their life for someone else?

*If yes, is it for a villainous character rather than a friend or good guy? (3 pts) I am not going to try to tell you to take this off, but in my opinion, we need more genuine heroes, willing to put themselves on the line even for people who hate them, in real life and fiction. What’s wrong with making a good role model? I’m not saying they should be perfect, I’m just tired of seeing so called “Good Guys” who regularly lie, cheat, steal, break the rules, and mercilessly crush their enemies (Or at least intend to,) all the time, without feeling sorry or trying to make up for it. In my opinion such so-called “Heroes” are a worse cliche than being able to turn into all all 493 pokemon at will.

-- POWERS/MORPH EFFECTS

1. Can the character talk to pokémon and have pokémon talk back? (3 pts)

*Could they do this BEFORE being morphed? (4 pts) It been suggested in both the games and cartoon that trainers, after spending a LOT of time with their Pokemon, can learn to understand what their Pokemon is saying. And apparently, according to in game text, the psychic trainers can do it without spending years with said pokemon. This question should only count if neither of the factors I’ve mentioned apply.

3. Once morphed, does the character gain pokémon powers without any of the drawbacks that would come with them, if any do (for example, a Pichumorph who doesn’t hurt herself when she uses electrical abilities)? (Don’t count instincts as a drawback for this question). (3 pts) You want character's morphism to be more than “Cosmetic” yet instincts do not count as drawbacks?

4. Does the morphism allow the character to gain powers beyond those the pokémon they are blended with could naturally use (for example, a Charmandermorph magically being able to use electric attacks)?

*Do these extra powers not exist in canon? (2 pts) Aren’t these two questions asking the same thing? Or were you, in the fist question, asking about moves/abilities that (in the games) normally require TMs or breeding?

5. Can the character shape shift from morphic form to that of the form of the pokémon they are morphed with? (2 pts)

*Can they shape shift into more than one species of pokémon?

*All pokémon? (3 pts) There is only one thing I disagree with on this question: It should be worth a lot more! Once again Absol and Eevee morphs get more points than this.

6. Is the morphism purely cosmetic (As in, does the morphism only affect the character’s appearance, powers and nothing else)? (5 pts) Aside from various spiritual/emotional/mental changes it seems like covered everything. This is not worth the five points you gave it.

(Subtract 3 points if the character has actual instincts that cause them to often behave in ways that would be fine for a pokémon of their species but imprecate for a human) This sentence doesn’t make any sense to me. (Possibly because of what might be a misspelling, or misuse of a word.)

-- PERSONALITY

2. Is the character always kindly to a fault to almost everyone, almost never showing negative motives for their behavior?

4. Is the character completely fearless, even in situations of life or death?

*[Subtract 3 points if your character has a major personality flaw (such as being extremely naïve, bigoted, etc.) Subtract a further 2 points if most characters dislike your character and aren’t depicted as being evil, cruel, bad people for doing so.] Questions 2 and 4 could easily be attributed to the character flaws. Question 2 could be attribued to the character being naïve, while question four could easily be attributed to basic stupidity.

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