This thread is meant for members to voice their concerns or ask any questions concerning the guild and it's mechanics. We would also greatly appreciate being told if there is a move or ability we missed, a pokemon that should be in an area that isn't, or questions for clarification. We want to make sure that your experience here is a positive one, and will do the best we can to achieve that. However, seeing that the Guild is still in Beta testing, we also appreciate patience and understanding. We're doing the best we can to get every system up and running. C:
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 4:05 pm
FAQ
Starting Out/Journey Questions
Do I have to take a starter pokemon when my character begins their journey?
Nope. You can opt out : )
Do I have to post in a lab first, or Can I start with my character posting their way too the lab, from their hometown?
Sorry, but you do have to do your characters first post in the lab. You can't have them wandering the region before :c
Can I start with pokemon other than my starter? Can my character have the pokemon before they go to get it?
Yes, but only ones you've claimed for them from giveaways and the giveaway and such. So you can't just give them an Umbreon or fabricate a Clefairy-- but if you've claimed either of those pokemon from, say, a monthly giveaway, then you can have them already in your character's possession, with whatever back story you want to create for them : )
If I do opt out of getting a starter, can I give the obedience benefit to a different pokemon?
That depends. See you can but only if your character already owns a pokemon before making that first post in Professor Hickory's lab
So there are 18 gyms, hows that work?
We provide a gym for every type of pokemon, even dark type. Gyms are broken into 8 ranks. These ranks represent the 8 gyms you'ed normally find in game. So you only need to defeat 1 gym from each rank however you can battle all 18 gyms if you so desire.
Are all 8 badges required to be able to access Victory Road, like in the games?
Nope~! You can go there whenever, in the guild. The only location restrictions here are ones that are only accessible through HMs like Dive or Surf
Can you save up travel posts?
No, sorry. You must post three times, regardless, in each thread your character travels through, unless they have a pokemon with Fly with them, and have the appropriate amount of badges to use it outside of battle
Do you need to do the 3 travel posts for trains and boats?
Yep
Can you save up item posts?
No, unfortunately you can only post for items when you're posting for them; you can't save up posts and then apply then when you decide on an item to post for.
Can you save up pokemon encounter or NPC encounter posts?
Yes you may! You do not have to use them immediately-- you can save up posts to be used when and where you want
Giveaways
Since pokemon hatch at level 5, can I turn a level 5 pokemon I claimed into an egg, and have my character receive it like that?
Yes you may! So long as the pokemon was claimed through an event (and not caught, obviously), you can introduce it to your character as an egg. Whether they have to post for it to hatch or not is your choice : )
Can I claim a Crystal Shard instead of a shiny pokemon offered by a giveaway? *( Crystal shards turn pokemon Shiny)*
Yep! You can forego the shiny pokemon and just claim a Crystal Shard instead if you like
Can I claim a pokemon from a giveaway as non-shiny, even if its offered as shiny?
Yup! You don't have to have it shiny if you don't want to
Do I have to claim my birthday shiny pokemon on my birthday?
No, so long as you claim it in the month of your birthday, and state when your birthday is when you do, you're fine : ) But note we do keep track of whos Birthday was when so dont cheat please.
If I change my mind on something I claimed from a giveaway, can I exchange it for something else?
Only if it hasn't been given to a character. So long as it hasn't been obtained by a character, you can change it for something else that fits the requirements, but please please tell a mod. PLEASE Even just a comment in the QCC thread, or even a PM. Most of us are in close communication, so if you PM one of us, we'll probably tell everyone else so that no one has to ask about it if they notice something like that
Daycare
When can I send a pokemon to the Daycare? Are there any requirements?
You can send a pokemon to the Daycare after 1) they've been claimed from an event(and assigned to a character) or caught and 2) that character has at least been posted for in the lab. Basically, confirmation that the pokemon is going to the character, and the character is in official existence, even if it's just one post (and it doesn't have to initiate their journey, either)
Does my character have to use the PC system to send a pokemon to the Daycare? Do they have to have caught or encountered the pokemon for it to be sent to the Daycare?
We request that you use the PC system. The character does not have to have caught or encountered the pokemon, but you do have to decide and state which character it's for, so that we can keep track of who's characters have how many pokemon in the Daycare
If I have a pokemon in the Daycare and originally planned to give it to one character, what happens if I change my mind and want to give it to another character?
So long as the 'other character' didn't have three pokemon in the Daycare at the same time, you can just give the pokemon to them without having to worry about anything. If they did have three pokemon, however, you will have to discuss it with a mod to figure out how to handle it. This is to avoid people trying to loophole through the 'three pokemon per character' rule that's in place
Battle Mechanics/Questions
Pokemon/NPC Battles Can I skip a wild pokemon battle?
So long as you deduct the correct amount of wild pokemon encounter posts, yes. If you have, say, 13 encounter posts in a 5-encounter cost area, and roll a pokemon and don't want to go through the battle, you can deduct 5 posts and move on to the next wild pokemon you roll. You can't just skip without any cost just because you don't like the roll, though
Are STABs a thing here?
No, however Plates (originally intended for Arceus type change) include a bonus for same-type moves to replicate STABs to some degree
Gyms
Do we have to battle gyms in order?
Yes, just like in the games, you have to battle them in order of rank
Can you rematch gym leaders?
Rematch teams are currently in the works! So hopefully soon we'll have some out to make that option, and TM obtaining, a bit more easy
Can Gym leaders do double battle"
Currently no, but we are working to give each gym leader a 4th pokemon to allow this option.
Why do gym eader pokemon have held Items?
This is to give players a better challenge IF they so desire. Upon request Gym leaders can remove the held items from each of their pokemon.
Do Gym leader us Healing Items ?
Gym leaders can use 2 healing items MAX per battle but the challenger can request this not be allowed.
Whats a Gym challenge?
Every Gym leader has a special condition or rule they can set in place for the battle. Defeat them meeting this requirement or not braking there rule results in a 50% EXP bonus. The challenger can request this be ignored but rematch's will never give this option in addition every gym leaders is different. Some might ask you to refrain from sing type advantage moves or they'll make the type match up inverted. Some might even double up healing Items.
Moves
Are TMs multi-use or one time use?
TM's are a permanent item
If my character gets a pokemon with the move Fly through trade or leveling up (like Salamence) but hasn't gotten the badge required to use it out of battle, do they still have to go get that badge before they can use it to travel?
Yes, the badge is still required for out of battle use of HMs
If I use a Balm Mushroom to teach a pokemon that should under no circumstances know how to fly, or surf, or other HMs, can I still use them out of battle for travel, assuming I have the necessary badge?
No, If the pokemon has no business knowing that move then it can't be used for travel. This does not apply to event pokemon, however; event pokemon given out with special moves, if stated, may be used for out of battle purposes, like traveling
If I have all the requirements satisfied for fly, can I use other means of travel? Like say an air ship ?
Yes, if your character has the necessary badge, and a pokemon with the move Fly on their person, but you don't want them to travel that way (because the pokemon is, say, a Pidgey, or another ridiculously sized, canon-Flying pokemon), you can explain their travel in any way you’d like, whether its through the help of an NPC, or another character, a ferry, or helicopter, etc.
What do I need to teach a pokemon a tutor move? Do I need to go to the actual tutor in that region?
Nah, you just need the heart scale, this can teach current or past game tutor moves !
What item do I use to teach a pokemon a 'forgotten' move, or one that they would have learned at a level lower than the one they're at, if they missed it or didn't learn it at the time?
Heart scales. This works for evolved pokemon, too, if they have a move they would have learned at a lower level, or that they have 'initially' (usually marked as --- on serebii and other sites). This includes moves learned exclusively by per evolution too
Do moves that do a set amount of damage, like sonic boom, include the level bonuses/buffs, or do they only do that set amount of damage?
They include level bonuses, just not type effectiveness and the like (though this may vary depending on the specific move)
Does damage done by confusion, when a pokemon hurts itself, include level bonuses?
Unless the pokemon's attack stat has been altered, it will always only do 40 damage
Do we use the ORAS or X/Y or other lists to determine when pokemon learn moves?
The guild uses the latest lists for move-level information so this would currently be ORAS until Sun & Moon are released.
Switching Out/Healing Priorities and Mechanics
Does switching out take priority?
It does. Other than the moves with the priority that over rides it (like Pursuit), switching out takes priority. We have a chart with priorities here for more information : )
Does healing/using potions take priority?
Like in the games, it typically does, yes
Does healing/switching out use a turn?
Yup. Unless your pokemon defeated its target and your opponent is also switching out, in which case, it won't take up a turn. Otherwise, though, the pokemon sent in its place will take an attack before its able to retaliate in the next round
does switching a Posion type pokemon remove Toxic Spikes?
Yes however in a double battle it only removes it from that one spot on the battle field so if the partner pokemon is switched the incoming pokemon is still subject to the Toxic Spikes effect.
Exp
Can you get exp even if you catch the pokemon? Do you have to make it faint to get the exp?
Yes and yes. You can get exp even if you catch a wild pokemon, but only if you make it faint : )
Can a fainted pokemon get exp if it participated in a battle?
Yes, if the pokemon participated in the defeat of a pokemon, even if it faints during the battle, it gains some exp from the defeated pokemon
Can you get exp if you battle a pokemon you claimed from an event or horoscope?
Nope, sorry. Those don't yield exp ^^;;
If a pokemon is level 100 and participates in a battle, but another pokemon of a lower level also took part in defeating the pokemon, can I give all the exp to the lower level pokemon?
Sorry, but no. Even though it's capped out, the level 100 pokemon would still 'earn exp', and, more importantly, the lower level pokemon wouldn't gain more exp just because the other pokemon participating was level 100. It does not have to be 50/50 for who gets the exp, but you still have to be fair and not abuse it too much in giving the exp out between the two (so no abusing it and giving 1 exp to the level 100, and all the rest to the lower level, either)
Can i stack a Lucky Egg, Energy drink and or GS ball onto the same pokemon to max the EXP it gains each post / battle ?
Yes, because each of these items acts differently the effects don't over ride one another. Ones a Held items, the seconds a consumable and the last has a permanent effect.
Evolution
Can pokemon that need to evolve through trading be traded with an NPC, or does it need to be another rper's character?
The point is to encourage interaction, so it would need to be another rper's character. There are usually a good amount of people happy to do quick interactions and help out, though : )
Do pokemon need to evolve immediately upon hitting their evolution level/requirements? Or can their evolution be delayed?
You can delay their evolution to do it when you want, so long as the requirements are met at the time of evolution
Why does the Everstone Devolve pokemon ?
sometimes either through trade, gifts between characters, events or so forth we're given a pokemon you dont want but do want its pre evolved form. The ever stone is simply to allow Creative freedoms.
Fishing
How many posts does it cost to roll to encounter a fishing pokemon?
Assuming you have the correct rod to allow for fishing, it takes the same amount it costs to encounter a wild pokemon in the thread you're fishing in. So if it takes 5 posts to encounter the pokemon on the front page, and the location is near water for fishing, it would take 5 posts to encounter a pokemon encountered through fishing, too
What Pokemon can i encounter while fishing?
That all depends on the rod your using. Each robs gives at least 10 possible pokemon to encounter
Practicality/Miscellaneous
Does a pokemon lose Friend Points (FP) if they're in storage, or out of party, or left at the Day Care for a really long time?
No, storing a pokemon, or losing a battle even, won't subtract a pokemon's fp
Hello new people, please let me know if you have any questions about the guild heart
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:36 am
Cannibalistic-Insanity
Question. I had just posted in the monthly giveaway and was hoping to have the pokemon be a gift from my characters father who is a breeder. It would be in its egg still since it was suppose to be a surprise for him when it hatched. Is that alright??
Question. I had just posted in the monthly giveaway and was hoping to have the pokemon be a gift from my characters father who is a breeder. It would be in its egg still since it was suppose to be a surprise for him when it hatched. Is that alright??
Good question ill need to add this up to the Q&A's above.
But yes you may, however eggs require 30 posts to hatch so please keep that in mind.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:38 am
Cannibalistic-Insanity
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
Question. I had just posted in the monthly giveaway and was hoping to have the pokemon be a gift from my characters father who is a breeder. It would be in its egg still since it was suppose to be a surprise for him when it hatched. Is that alright??
Good question ill need to add this up to the Q&A's above.
But yes you may, however eggs require 30 posts to hatch so please keep that in mind.
Ok. ^^. Ill remember to add the post count to the layout once i start making it. ^^.
Question. I had just posted in the monthly giveaway and was hoping to have the pokemon be a gift from my characters father who is a breeder. It would be in its egg still since it was suppose to be a surprise for him when it hatched. Is that alright??
Good question ill need to add this up to the Q&A's above.
But yes you may, however eggs require 30 posts to hatch so please keep that in mind.
Ok. ^^. Ill remember to add the post count to the layout once i start making it. ^^.
Its a little complax BUT if it helps i offer my personal layout to help get people going faster because i know how much work making a nice layout can be.
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Thats in the rules thread hun.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 12:22 pm
Cannibalistic-Insanity
thank you so much! i'll be trying to take a look through out the guild before I ask any questions. It is a busy week for me, so i'll try to make some time soon. But thank you again for the warm welcome
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Thats in the rules thread hun.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
lol kay. Thanks for the help. I guess i must of forgot that it was in the rules. sweatdrop Ill add it to my layour then. ^^
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:32 pm
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Thats in the rules thread hun.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
lol kay. Thanks for the help. I guess i must of forgot that it was in the rules. sweatdrop Ill add it to my layour then. ^^
Its ok hun, i see your going to claim a fennekin but please remember not to have its data in your post until after its been claimed at the lab. For realism Professor Hickory has to actually hand Adrian the pokemon. Its a small formality in terms of functionality but is a big aspect of the RP.
Edit: If it'll help you when your ready to get your starter i have an OC im going to intro who will need to go through the labs. Adrian and Her can go through together so you get an idea for how things work ? ( sorry for all the extra quotes hun )
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Thats in the rules thread hun.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
lol kay. Thanks for the help. I guess i must of forgot that it was in the rules. sweatdrop Ill add it to my layour then. ^^
Its ok hun, i see your going to claim a fennekin but please remember not to have its data in your post until after its been claimed at the lab. For realism Professor Hickory has to actually hand Adrian the pokemon. Its a small formality in terms of functionality but is a big aspect of the RP.
Edit: If it'll help you when your ready to get your starter i have an OC im going to intro who will need to go through the labs. Adrian and Her can go through together so you get an idea for how things work ? ( sorry for all the extra quotes hun )
Ok. And that would be helpful. Right now im working on his pokedex. Gotta add the grey pokeball to each pokemon number...takes forever. Almost done though. Once i am done ill be able to make a post and then work on my profile a little more.
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 6:44 pm
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
kanna2012
Cannibalistic-Insanity
Another question. I am reading the battle information. But how much experience does one need to lvl up their pokemon. I don't see anything about the needed amount of experience there. I put the health thing in my layout but i wanted to keep track of experience gain as well for my pokemon but don't know the exact amount a pokemon need to accumulate to lvl up.
Thats in the rules thread hun.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
lol kay. Thanks for the help. I guess i must of forgot that it was in the rules. sweatdrop Ill add it to my layour then. ^^
Its ok hun, i see your going to claim a fennekin but please remember not to have its data in your post until after its been claimed at the lab. For realism Professor Hickory has to actually hand Adrian the pokemon. Its a small formality in terms of functionality but is a big aspect of the RP.
Edit: If it'll help you when your ready to get your starter i have an OC im going to intro who will need to go through the labs. Adrian and Her can go through together so you get an idea for how things work ? ( sorry for all the extra quotes hun )
Ok. And that would be helpful. Right now im working on his pokedex. Gotta add the grey pokeball to each pokemon number...takes forever. Almost done though. Once i am done ill be able to make a post and then work on my profile a little more.
what generation are you working on in the dex because i SHOULD already have that done some place in the crew sub-forum. ill hunt that down and save you a LOT of time and effort.
Its 15 points to start with regrdless of the pokemons level when you got it and +1 point ever time you make a post for your active 6 pokemon. Battling NPC, wild pokemon and Gym leaders as well some some events and items give EXP as well
Every level also increases to required among of EXP by 1 point per level eaned maxing at 50 points per level.
lol kay. Thanks for the help. I guess i must of forgot that it was in the rules. sweatdrop Ill add it to my layour then. ^^
Its ok hun, i see your going to claim a fennekin but please remember not to have its data in your post until after its been claimed at the lab. For realism Professor Hickory has to actually hand Adrian the pokemon. Its a small formality in terms of functionality but is a big aspect of the RP.
Edit: If it'll help you when your ready to get your starter i have an OC im going to intro who will need to go through the labs. Adrian and Her can go through together so you get an idea for how things work ? ( sorry for all the extra quotes hun )
Ok. And that would be helpful. Right now im working on his pokedex. Gotta add the grey pokeball to each pokemon number...takes forever. Almost done though. Once i am done ill be able to make a post and then work on my profile a little more.
what generation are you working on in the dex because i SHOULD already have that done some place in the crew sub-forum. ill hunt that down and save you a LOT of time and effort.
Its alright. I just finished the kalos one which was the last one i needed to do. ^^ thanks anyway.
