Meeting #2 took place on Sunday, March 5, 2000 in the backyard of 35-D Edgewater Park. Its purpose was the "Grand Opening" of the Pokémon Trainers Club and it resulted in what is now called Amendment II.
The Interval Since the First Meeting
Since club meetings were not required to take place except for elections, and there was no one with the power to schedule any meetings other than the apathetic president, no club meetings took place for almost an entire year after the first. During that interval, Thingamabob's flourished, Block War II took place, Mew and Mewtwo were born of Patches, members became familiar with Pokémon, and the club name was changed and withdrawn, resulting in an ongoing name debate.
The Name Debate
Members were unsure of what they wanted; "Fire-Breathing Dragons Club" sounded like a dragon fan club, obviously not what the club was, and the name "Free United Club of Kids" had produced an uproar by the Hostomsky parents. The club was nameless.
Biomon
During February 2000, Teddy and Nick Phillips received a radical insight; both being great fans of Pokémon, they independently arrived to the same conclusion that they should bring the concept of Pokémon into real life by going on Pokémon journeys. In order to distinguish between their real-life version of Pokémon and the previous concept, they called their version Biomon, a portmanteau of "biological monsters." To more closely approximate the Pokémon world, Teddy thought that their friends could be gym leaders.
On Wednesday, February 23, they introduced this idea to their friends in the club.
The following conversation took place in the alleyway between 33-D and 34-D:
On that same day, they decided to have a club name election. The newly introduced concept of a real-life adaptation of Pokemon won popular support among the members. The club name "Biomon Masters Club" won the election.
Soon, Nick Phillips realized that calling themselves Biomon trainers only produced more confusion. Members used the terms Biomon and Pokémon interchangeably. Plus, the Pokémon and Biomon had the same names. Teaching someone the word Biomon as a replacement made it seem like a joke. But using the word Pokémon would help to more closely approximate the Pokémon world. So, he renamed the club the "Pokémon Trainers' Club."
On Wednesday, February 23, they introduced this idea to their friends in the club.
The following conversation took place in the alleyway between 33-D and 34-D:
RICH: Man, I wish Pokémon were real.
TED: They are.
RICH: They are? Woo-hoo!
TED: They are.
RICH: They are? Woo-hoo!
On that same day, they decided to have a club name election. The newly introduced concept of a real-life adaptation of Pokemon won popular support among the members. The club name "Biomon Masters Club" won the election.
Soon, Nick Phillips realized that calling themselves Biomon trainers only produced more confusion. Members used the terms Biomon and Pokémon interchangeably. Plus, the Pokémon and Biomon had the same names. Teaching someone the word Biomon as a replacement made it seem like a joke. But using the word Pokémon would help to more closely approximate the Pokémon world. So, he renamed the club the "Pokémon Trainers' Club."
The Meeting
Nick Phillips scheduled the Grand Opening of the Pokémon Trainers' Club for Sunday, March 5. There was even a ribbon cutting. This meeting took place in the backyard of 35-D Edgewater Park.
Gym Leaders
Probably all the members were present. At that meeting, they reiterated the real-life Pokémon concept, and all members became Pokémon gym leaders. Each member chose his/her badge name. All the members received certificates that officially recognized them as members and gym leaders.
All the members would have been given the first club promo card Mewtwo, but the cards had not been cut from the original piece of paper, so they were not distributed.
At the meeting, Teddy Phillips read aloud the Gym Leader rules, which stated the rules for gym battles, especially Pokémon Stadium battles (the Nintendo 64 video game):
Original PTC Gym Leaders | ||
! Type !! Badge | ||
---|---|---|
Clare Phillips | Various | Hand Badge |
Michael Hostomsky | Fighting | Fighting Badge |
Daniel Hostomsky | Water | Water Badge |
Richard Falantano | Fire/Rock | Lava Badge |
Nicholas Phillips | Electric | Lightning Badge |
Michael Berrios* | Flying | Sky Badge |
Theodore Phillips | Psychic | Psy Badge |
- Berrios was the only gym leader not present at the meeting. Although he was a gym leader, he was not recognized as a club member until October 5, 2001.
All the members would have been given the first club promo card Mewtwo, but the cards had not been cut from the original piece of paper, so they were not distributed.
At the meeting, Teddy Phillips read aloud the Gym Leader rules, which stated the rules for gym battles, especially Pokémon Stadium battles (the Nintendo 64 video game):
Gym Leader Rules
You must have a game boy cartridge with you that has all your chosen Pokémon for gym battles. You may select a mini-game from Pokémon Stadium that the challenger must beat you at before you go to the battle stage. If the challenger beats you at your mini-game, each of you uploads your battle-ready Pokémon to the Pokémon Stadium using the Transfer Pack. Each gym leader will be given a sheet of several badges to give to the winners, and they have to accept every challenge.
Proposals
Nick Phillips also proposed that there should be a minimum age for president. Three members voted on this proposition. Nick Phillips suggested 8, Teddy Phillips also thought 8, and Danny Hostomsky thought 10. To consolidate the three opinions into one number, they averaged the votes together for a final number of 8 and 2/3.
Nick Phillips also proposed that there should be a maximum number of terms for a president. Two members voted on this proposition. Nick Phillips suggested 2, and Teddy Phillips thought 10. To consolidate the two opinions into one number, they averaged the votes together for a final number of 6. The club had a very limited number of members that could become presidents, so they would run out if certain members could never become president again after six terms. To solve this problem, they had the six-term limit apply only to consecutive terms. A president cannot hold office for more than six terms in a row. A "term" is the time between presidential elections. Since that time is usually three months, this law makes a president unable to hold office for more than about a year and a half.
Nick Phillips also proposed that there should be a maximum number of terms for a president. Two members voted on this proposition. Nick Phillips suggested 2, and Teddy Phillips thought 10. To consolidate the two opinions into one number, they averaged the votes together for a final number of 6. The club had a very limited number of members that could become presidents, so they would run out if certain members could never become president again after six terms. To solve this problem, they had the six-term limit apply only to consecutive terms. A president cannot hold office for more than six terms in a row. A "term" is the time between presidential elections. Since that time is usually three months, this law makes a president unable to hold office for more than about a year and a half.
Results
So the club name was changed to Pokémon Trainers' Club, a minimum age was set for president, and a maximum length for presidency was set. Now, these changes are known as Amendment II, but at the time of the meeting, the Constitution had not yet been discovered by archaeology.
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