pokemon

here on Reach, pokemon are all put into rarity categories. how rare they are determines how often you will see them on the site as well as how hard it is to catch them. legendary pokemon cannot be captured and only a lucky few may ever see them. the list is as follows:

• Overpopulated
• Common
• Uncommon
• Rare
• Endangered
• Legendary

as wild pokemon are captured and bred on the site, pokemon may change rarity over time. special events may also make pokemon more or less populous and effect their catch rate. for example, eevee is an endangered pokemon. over-breeding may make it be bumped down to rare. for another example, rattata is overpopulated. a group of trainers working to thin their numbers may move them up to common or even uncommon with enough effort. as people effect the site the environment will change with it.

while there are a few different ways to do it (see Moderation), pokemon catching sticks to one basic principle. you rp out encountering a pokemon and then catching it. a staff member will then grade you to determine in you captured the pokemon or not. if you did, congrats! add that pokemon to your inventory and remove a pokeball. if not, that's okay! just take another crack at it until you get it.

catching and rarity go hand in hand. the rarer a pokemon is, the more harsh staff will be in their judging. it takes a lot more effort to get an endangered pokemon than it does a common, so expect to really work hard and push yourself if you encounter one. however, this doesn't mean you need to be an excellent writer or rp'er to get more rare pokemon. if staff can see you're pushing yourself with your posts and really trying to grow you will be rewarded for it. on the flip side of this, being an excellent writer/rp'er does not guarantee you a rare pokemon. we want quality over quantity on this site and reward when it's achieved. you can impress us most with creativity.

if you want to have a catching thread with more than one person, that's fine! These threads must be kept in a set posting order for ease of staff. pokemon will be spawned per number of people in the thread, and it is up to everyone oocly to choose who goes after what. if a fight breaks out oocly about someone wanting a certain pokemon, no one will receive the pokemon in question and this option will be removed.

catching a pokemon requires a pokeball to be in your inventory. if you do not have a pokeball, you cannot catch. you can buy more at the various site shops if you are low. on Reach, pokeballs that you buy in the shop are a catch-all term for almost any type of ball you can find in the games. a 'pokeball' may in thread be a dive ball or a heavy ball. the way that catching is judged, this is an aesthetic change only as it does not effect the actual catch rate. ie, buying a pokeball and saying in thread it is an ultra ball is more than welcome. however, that won't improve your chances of catching anymore than saying it is a dusk ball.

there are some exceptions to this rule. a pokeball cannot be a master ball, beast ball, gs ball, cherish ball or premiere ball. all of these balls are their own separate items with different effects.

cherish balls boost the gain of friendship by 10% when a pokemon is caught in one. these can be bought in shops, but they are much more expensive that regular pokeballs.

premiere balls boost exp gained by 10% for the pokemon caught in one. these balls are very rare and cannot be bought. you can only earn them through sitewide events, special missions, or as a special reward by an admin. sometimes, pokemon gained from events, wonder trade or the adoption center might have one!

alolan pokemon and their variouis forms can be found on this site. if you see a pokemon that has an alolan form in a 'wild pokemon' thread for that area, there is a chance it will be spawned in it's alolan form.

for example, if you see that Rattata can be caught on Route 1, then there is a chance that an Alolan Ratta will spawn. This is also true of Alolan Meowth.

Alolan Vulpix and Alolan Sandshrew are the exceptions to this. They are listed where you may catch them; it doesn't make sense for ice type pokemon to live in the desert or in a forest. On the flip side of this, in Wild areas where Vulpix and Sandshrew may spawn, they cannot be in their Alolan form.

if a pokemon evolves into an Alolan form, like Alolan Raichu, you must buy a special item from the shop as well as fullfill the other requirements for evolution.

battling

pokemon battling can be a touchy subject on some sites. we want this process to be as streamlined, stress free and fun for all of our members as possible. if you want a site where numbers rule all of the battling this is not the site for you. creativity wins the day here. use your enviroment to your advantage, combine moves to make interesting new effects, shoot for the moon!

however, keep a level of realism as well. a level 25 pikachu and charmander would be about evenly matched. a level 25 pikachu will have an easier time beating a level 17 charmander, but that doesn't mean the charmander is going to lay down and give up. advantages work the same way. a level 20 popplio is pretty evenly matched against a level 25 litten since litten is weak to water.

of course, since this is rp, the group of plucky level 5 pokemon could beat out a level 50 if it is plot related and both players agree to it. the main focus of battling is that you shouldn't take away someone else's enjoyment just so you can win. it doesn't matter how long your character has been a trainer, or how vicious and well trained a pokemon is- you will lose sometimes. if you are winning every battle you are doing something wrong.

pokemon can learn moves through level up, tutor, tm and egg. the pokemon on reach can know up to six moves at a time; if you already have six and want to learn another you will have to delete an old one.

we will use the level up chart from the newest game that the pokemon has available. as of right now, this is the sun/moon level up chart.

if you have a tm the pokemon you want to use it on must be able to learn it for the generation in question. if you are using a tm from another generation, you can only use that tm if that pokemon could learn it in that generation. for example, if you have a GenIII TM 03 Water Pulse, Snorunt may learn that moves since it could learn it in GenIII. But, a Water Pulse TM from another generation cannot be used since it could not learn it in those other generations!

tms are also one use items. after you have used a tm on a pokemon, it is gone and you cannot use it again.

hms are treated the same as tms. they can only be used once. hms only teach the pokemon how to fight with their natural abilities; your pokemon does not need to know Fly in order to fly you around! It just needs to know Fly in order to use it in battle.

a pokemon also only have one ability on site. it is very rare to get a hidden ability but not impossible.

certain moves and abilities do not work on site like they do in the game. if you encounter one of these, please ask staff and they will discuss it and add it to the list here.





if a move or ability steals an opponents item, and you are in a battle with another member, those items are returned at the end of the battle.

certain trainer vs trainer battles will be more strict than just having a fun time with your friend. keep in mind that battles in the Magidome, against Gym Leaders, for missions, and in tournaments, and in battle with staff-modded pokemon are all expected to adhere to these rules. breaking them without the express permission of the other trainer is against the rules and will be punished.

1. No more than 2 moves per pokemon per post
2. No infinite dodging
3. No using healing moves more than twice per battle

breeding

in order to prevent unsafe breeding practices in the region of Inset, the Pokemon Protection Agency set up specific breeding regulations. pokemon may only breed with other pokemon inside of their 'group' to prevent dangerous crossbreeds. pokemon are also expected to be given a proper rest time between breedings to prevent puppy-milling. you may also only breed pokemon that are comfortable with one another. breaking these rules will result in having your liscese revoked or jail time depending on the sevarity of the crime.

these are the ic reasons for these rules. how they translate to the site are as thus:

1. Pokemon can only breed with pokemon that share their egg groups
2. you must wait a specified length of time before you can breed a pokemon again. this is anywhere from 1-4 real life weeks.
3. the two breeding pokemon must have completed 3 threads together before they can breed. these threads have to be at least 10 posts long. this must be done between each breeding.

Baby pokemon may not breed. You may attempt to breed a ditto with another ditto, but there isn't a high chance of success.

genderless pokemon may breed with other genderless pokemon that share their egg group, or a ditto.

the length of time you must wait between breedings is based on rarity. endangered pokemon wait the longest and common the shortest. overpopulated pokemon do not have a wait time, and can breed as many times as you can complete the required threads.

• Common wait 1 week
• Uncommon wait 2 weeks
• Rare wait 3 weeks
• Endangered wait 4 weeks

with each successful breeding, a number of 1 to 3 eggs is produced. what you do with these eggs is up to you. sell them, hatch them, give them away... they're yours to do with as you please. keep in mind if you sell or give away an egg, you lost your right to have it. you cannot tag 'if you leave the site, i get it back'. the egg is not yours anymore and it will be added to the giveaway just the same as all the other pokemon.

for some baby pokemon, you will need the proper incense to produce that pokemon. just having it is enough. the form in the breeding board will ask for the information.

when an egg is spawned, staff will choose hidden abilities, if the parents passed on egg moves, sex of the pokemon and the species. we will also tell you if it has any mutations. however, you have control over the personality of the pokemon.

hatching eggs is simple. it takes completing a certain number of threads with the egg present. each of these threads must be at least 10 posts long to count. after the last post of the last thread, you can hatch the egg at your discretion. you are not required to hatch it until you want to after you have completed the requirements.

eggs can require anywhere from 1-5 threads before they can hatch. it is on a case by case basis, but rarer pokemon tend to take longer to hatch than others.

when breeding, or even just catching, pokemon you may have a chance to have a mutation occur. this is the same as in real life, where someone may be born with different colored hair than their parents or with an extra toe. it is just part of life and just part of breeding. expect to see some mutations here and there.

mutations are usually harmless and just add some flavor to your pokemon. a growlithe with a mightyena parent might have lighter and more fluffy fur. a chikorita with an emboar parent might have a reddish leaf and resist fire a little better than normal. sometimes, thanks to mutations, a pokemon might have a move or ability passed on it couldn't learn normally. mutations can be interesting and even useful in some cases.

not all mutations are good. one of the problems with breeding pokemon in captivity is sometimes they can be born infertile. sometimes, even in the same egg group, the two pokemon might just not mix together well. a pokemon could be born without limbs, blind, deaf or with a mental illness. there are even cases where some eggs are laid stillborn and will not hatch.

things that effect mutation chances are the rarity, size, and species. rare pokemon have a higher chance of being born infertile because of breeding stress. two very different pokemon could lead to a harmful, or helpful, mutation. the bigger the size disparity between the two parents, the higher chance of mutation as well.

pokemon can have multiple mutations at once. keep in mind that shiny pokemon are not seen as mutations.

since many pokemon are just as developed as humans they have their own preferences to breeding. we want to really showcase and celebrate personalities here. your pokemon may not be interested in breeding or may even be gay. if they are, and unless you can come up with a very good reason why they should breed, it is frowned upon to force pokemon who are not interested in that thing to do it just to make eggs. it is encouraged to treat your pokemon as more than a bartering chip or a production factory to turn a profit.