Traits

Other refers to a natural coloration that doesn’t fall into another category.

This Glowchu might look Traditional at first glance, but its "black" markings aren't actually black - they're tinted blue! Any shade other than black, gray, white, or brown will classify the entire 'chu as Other.

Masterlist Examples

black-colored Luminarian Hissuin Zorua

nearly pure white Pikachu

orange-ish brown Pikachu

Because there are so many different species of Pokemon with all different combinations of colors, there isn’t currently a tangible guideline as to each specific coloration in the ARPG. Refer to masterlist entries (by clicking the magnifying glass icon next to the trait name) and listed examples for a basic idea of what is and isn’t acceptable, and always feel free to ask either in the discord or through a design update if you want to check what category your concept falls into if you’re unsure!

• Any Pokemon with this classification can be a natural color, i.e. some shade of brown, black, or white.
• This coloration allows for wider variations in hue than Traditional would allow. Vaporeon, for instance, could be slightly more greenish or purplish, as those hues border blue - Vaporeon’s standard color - on the color wheel. A red Vaporeon, however, would not be allowed under Other and would instead need a summer Color Potion.

Piebald essentially gives your character two separate color palettes that are distinctly spread across the body in patches, streaks, and other markings.

The two color palettes in Piebald can fall under different colorations - in this case, both Traditional (with the yellow fur, blue Glow color, and black markings) and Other (brown fur, red Glow color, and red-tinted black markings) are used, though both sides can be the same category. You can also use it to make more intricate patterns and shapes!

These examples are skirting the line of being too close to looking like Anomalous Iridescence (with the second example being very borderline). They are generally acceptable so long as the separate colors for each palette are very distinct from one another and easily visible.

This is a better example of how to make sure your Piebald both meets the basic requirements and isn't too similar to Anomalous Iridesence: making the secondary black marking color more distinguishable and showing another section of the body that encompasses both the secondary fur color and the Glow color, as well. 

Masterlist Examples

split down the middle

high contrast w/ unique patterns

half Shiny/half Traditional Luminarian Eevee

• The two separate colorations for Piebald must still follow standard guidelines for both fur and Glow color. As in, both “palettes” must still conform to all accepted colorations (Traditional, Other, Iridescence, etc) of the Special rarity or lower.
• Please take care in ensuring that the character doesn’t look like it’s presenting with Anomalous Iridescence (which was formerly Anomalous Piebald). 
• There is no set minimum or maximum for how much each palette should cover on the body so long as both base fur color AND Glow color are affected (meaning the design should have two distinct fur colors and two distinct glow colors) but it’s recommended that there’s at least one section, however small, that encompasses all primary elements of the design at the same time as to not confuse the design as having some other combination of traits.
  • For Glowchus, the primary elements of a design includes: 1) fur color, 2) Glow color, 3) black markings.
  • For non-chu Luminarians, this includes: 2) primary body color, 2) Glow color.
  • For non-Luminarians, this includes: 1) primary body color, 2) any natural markings

A trait that originated from the Drake subtype, a Pokemon of Dire size can be up to 50% larger than what is standard of their species. For example, a Riolu's Pokedex height is 2' 04", or 28 inches. 50% of 28 is 14, so a Dire-sized Riolu could be up to 28 + 14 = 42 inches, or 3' 06"!

• For the metric system crew: a Riolu's Pokedex height is roughly 71cm. 50% of 71 is 35.5, so a Dire-sized Riolu could be up to 71 + 35.5 = 106.5cm, or 1.01m!
• Don't worry too much about decimals and rounding - what counts is the whole number being close enough to the result.
• Non-Luminarians cannot be dire!

A trait that originated from the ??? subtype, a Pokemon of Dwarf size can be up to 50% smaller than what is standard of their species. For example, a Riolu's Pokedex height is 2' 04", or 28 inches. 50% of 28 is 14, so a Dwarf-sized Riolu could as small as 14 inches, or 1' 02"!

• For the metric system crew: a Riolu's Pokedex height is roughly 71cm. 50% of 71 is 35.5, so a Dwarf-sized Riolu could as small as 35.5cm!
• Don't worry too much about decimals and rounding - what counts is the whole number being close enough to the result.
• Non-Luminarians cannot be dwarf!

✨ Anomalous Variation AVAILABLE ✨

This trait has an Anomalous version, which means an alternative presentation of the same trait. The only way to obtain these specific variations is through the use of an Anomalous Potion, NOT through a voucher - so please keep this in mind when planning and submitting characters!

Lustrous adds a coat of luster to your character’s fur - literally! Imagine if a Pokemon rolled around in glitter and it never came off. In addition to the standard Luminarian glowing markings, your character’s body can now twinkle like stars in the night sky.

Standard Lustrous should only present as small, simple twinkles and pinpricks of light that remain bound to the character. Twinkles can go off the lines somewhat, but should still be clearly "attached" to their body. The color can be either white or gold but should be uniform throughout.

Standard

Anomalous Lustrous allows for the usage of larger and more defined shapes within the sparkles, including stars, complex twinkles, and constellations. Additionally, the sparkles are able to gently float off the character for a very brief distance before disappearing. The colors of the sparkles can be any mix or gradient of white, gold, or the glow color (or colors in the case of Iridescence).

Anomalous

Max Size!

• Sparkles can be present over the entire body or limited to only specific markings/areas. 
• Standard Lustrous should only present as small, simple twinkles and pinpricks of light. As Anomalous, diamond or star-shaped sparkles should not be larger than roughly the size of a character’s eye. Thinner sparkles in both cases may be slightly bigger.
• Pokemon with the Shiny coloration will always have Standard Lustrous by default. If you wish to remove this trait for any reason, simply request to drop the mutation when updating the design.
• Your character can have both star/constellation markings in addition to Lustrous star-shaped/constellation sparkles, HOWEVER, make sure to not make it look as though the markings themselves are floating off of the character! This is a separate unique trait.