Hello everyone and welcome back to October's contest! Our current contest format is slightly different from previous contests. We will go more in detail down below.

Expectations, rules, and entry submission process are still the same (To submit an entry, please PM us the title and the word count of the entry. We will vote on your entry to indicate that your entry has been accepted; it will then be added to our October reading list. Despite the contest starting a bit later than normal, the entry due date will be on the midnight of October 31st according to your designated time zone.

There will be only three placements, no ties, and the rest honorable mentions. Remember, we will be judging entries solely on quality, originality, and structure. Please refer to the Q and A book if you have any further questions and comment below if you are interested in joining!

And last but not least--prompts!

1) We have selected six of the spookiest places in the Pokémon franchise; please choose ONE to be your one-shot setting! The general places followed with a location in parentheses is counted as ONE and can also be included in your story.

Ruins of Alpha

Lavendar Town (Pokémon Tower)

Distortion World

Old Chateau

Harbor Inn (Newmoon Island)

Foreign Building (Heartrome City)

2) Next, we have selected fifteen of the spookiest Pokemon in the Pokémon franchise; please choose ONE or TWO of the Pokémon down below to be included in your One-Shot! This/ These Pokémon does not have to play a prominent role in your story.

Abra / Kadabra/ Alakazam

Banette

Phantump/ Trevenant

Pumpkaboo/Gourgeist

Drowzee/ Hypno

Litwik/ Lampent

Yamask

Drifloon

Gastly/ Haunter/ Gengar

Honedge/ Doublade/Aegislash

Shedninja

Cubone/ Marowak

Duskull/ Dusclops/ Dusknoir

Darkrai

Yvueltal

(Please notify us if you have a suggestion not included here!)

3*) Human protagonist/antagonist (this step is optional); please include an underused character!

Some examples:

Detective Looker

Cynthia

Old couple at Mt. Pyre

Riley

Proffessor Juniper

Diantha

(Please notify us if you have a suggestion not included here!)

4) Be creative! Be spooky! Give us a horrific, paranormal, or dramatic story! However, please be cautious and DO NOT include content that would go beyond the boundaries of PG-13!

That's it! Happy Halloween and writing!~

**NO ENTRIES WRITTEN BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST WILL BE ACCEPTED!