Summer 2025 Holiday Hills!
Summer 2025 Holiday Hills!
Summer Holiday Hills ends on August 15th at 11:59 PM EST!
Extensions given out for this Holiday Hills will end on August 22nd at 11:59 PM EST!
DUNGEON:
Tempo has brought you over a hundred years into the future for a tropical getaway! The stressors of life and GCSF work has gotten everyone down, so Tempo and Chronos have worked together to bring everyone a little fun for the month! As soon as you step out of the wormhole, you're given a decorative brochure.
Welcome to Shimmering Coast Resort!
A tropical beach side paradise for everyone to relax and forget their worries! The cold waters sparkle with the sun's rays, revealing beautiful coral reefs and majestic kelp gardens just off the shore. The white sandy beaches feel warm beneath your toes, and seemingly stretch on for miles and miles! The cityscape behind you is a reminder that this may be a time your not familiar with, but it still adds to the allure and amazement all the same!
There are pockets of the beach that you wouldn't even recognize that will have you turning into your feral forms-- seems like part of the allure of Shimmering Coast Resort is that half the beach is a dungeon in of itself! Looks like that's part of the brochure and what the staff take pride in! The Pokemon here aren't hostile at all and if anything, just want to have fun in the sun with the GCSF!
[ The images below are loosely for inspiration on how to depict the dungeon and other Holiday Hills environments. These are primarily optional, so feel free to come up with your own interpretations while keeping to the overall theme of the event! ]
There are 7 special Seasonal Variants in this dungeon!
If you recruit any Seasonal Variant Pokemon, their feral design must be somewhat similar to the reference! If you wish to deviate slightly from its design, you must post it in the #design-check channel for approval. However, once they evolve, their design is up to you!
For more on Variants, see the Potions & Variants page!
✦ Aroace Fennekin by Reima
✦ Summer Waves Hisuian Zorua by Gaylord
✦ Pearly Hisuian Sneasel by Yorick
✦ Firefly Gimmighoul by Nyan
✦ Coral Reef Lapras by FeralGator
✦ Ocean Waves Oricorio by MapleUmbreon
✦ Sea Salt Ice Cream Nacli by Piptinasadventures
✧ Horsea
✧ Squirtle
✧ Pyukumuku
✧ Mantyke
✧ Sandygast
Read this section for information on creating and submitting a dungeon for Holiday Hills!
🌴 Like a regular dungeon, a Holiday Hills dungeon consists of:
a maximum of 4 characters belonging to a team
rewards for Poke and Candy capped at a maximum of 7 characters in art pieces (such as 4 player characters and 3 NPCs)
requirements for art pieces including a background
requirements for written pieces having a word count of at least 500 words
🌴 There are no level requirements in Holiday Hills, so characters of all levels are permitted!
🌴 Unlike a regular dungeon, characters do not gain levels and teams cannot use items! Post-dungeon items like Poke Radars or Encounter Swaps can be used afterwards however!
🌴 Use the Holiday Hills Dungeon Grader to submit your work -- just like you would submit a regular dungeon!
🌴 Variant Recruits gained from Holiday Hills cannot be altered using other Potions or Juices for a minimum of 3 months! For more information, see Restrictions on Holiday Hills Recruits.
🌴 As always, please put genuine effort into your work! Spamming low-effort or otherwise rushed work in an attempt to "grind" is highly discouraged and may result in a warning if abused!
🌴 Be sure to check the Earning Poke guide to see what counts as a simple or complex dungeon background, and for requirements for characters to be counted as a part of a piece for rewards!
🍬 To see how much Candy you should be receiving for your work, see the Holiday Hills page!
Unless otherwise state, these event prompts are for characters in gijinka/humanoid form!
Prompts done with ferals will not count for Candy but can be submitted for Poke!
Using the meme here you can draw your character wearing a swimsuit purchased at the beach resort!
It seems the Shimmering Coast Resort offers all kinds of swimsuits for just about anyone! Does your character prefer to keep things modest or do they go all out with the newest styles? Or perhaps your character doesn't even go with a traditional swimsuit?
For every character a swimsuit meme is completed for, you'll receive a bonus of 300 Candy!
Not only is there a sprawling seascape right at the resort's doorstep, but there's also a huge, extravagant pool for those who don't want to take in mouthfuls of seawater! There's usually plenty of guests enjoying the pool, but there's always a chance you may find yourself alone with your friends too! Pool floats and diving rings scatter the area, as well as a big volleyball net for those who wish to engage in some friendly competition!
The city surrounding Shimmering Coast Resort is unlike anything you've ever seen! Where Allurian is the most technologically advanced city you've seen, this turns the City of Steam on it's head! Tall skyscrapers that seemingly touch the clouds, pristine resorts that mirror the one you've been staying at, and plenty of shops and tourist locations to make the memories last an eternity! The city also boasts plenty of beautiful restaurants; from the fine dining to fast food you've never seen before. There's a little of something in this city for just about anybody!
Even though the sun sets on the resort, that doesn't mean the fun times have to stop! Quite the contrary!
Bonfires down on the beach or in the nearby camping areas, sparklers and smores galore, and don't forget the beautiful bioluminescent algea and plankton that wash up on the beach from time to time! Every night there's also a beautiful display of fireworks for all within the city to see!
Not to mention the beautiful stargazing that can be had just on the outskirts of the city. Despite the bustling city nearby, there seems to be zero haze or fog! It's a perfect place to go on a date with that special someone!
Because Art Fight runs through the duration of Holiday Hills, any Art Fight piece submitted to the group will receive an additional reward of 150c!
It's a great way to keep up the spirit of Art Fight AND Holiday Hills without getting too bogged down in either event!