Welcome to the World of Pokémon!

Hey there, Routers! With this final infopost, Hoennween is now officially behind us, and route_29 has made its transition into the Wonderful World of Gen VI! Please have a look at this post to see what alterations have been made, and therefore what will be applicable to your gameplay experience from here on out!

( Updates: Movesets, Items, Evolutions, and More! )



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We've decided to establish a Three-Strike policy regarding Activity Checks.

For the past few months, we've given out unofficial strikes, but with a new month (and the new year!) we've decided to set it down in stone. Strikes will be officially awarded on the activity check going up on February 1st, so activity for the month of January and onward is subject to the new rules.

Three Strikes Policy - Activity Check
Strike One: You have not passed AC for the first round.
* You'll need to pass Activity Check the next month for the strike to be removed.
* If you are on hiatus through one activity check and cannot pass activity during the following month's check, this results in a Strike One.
* This is exactly the same as our current AC rules; nothing has changed on this point.

Strike Two: You've been given one strike but have not passed AC the second round.
* You'll need to provide six proofs of activity per character as opposed to three on the following AC check.
* Hiatusing for more than two activity checks without consulting a mod will result in a Strike Two for your next full month of activity. This is seen as squatting, using hiatuses without consulting a mod in order to evade having to complete the activity check.

Strike Three: You've been given two strikes but have not passed AC the third round.
* Your character(s) will be dropped from the game.

* If we notice a pattern of behavior resulting in repeated strikes, we reserve the right to discuss with the player and make arrangements from there.
* These rules apply on an individual character basis. If a player is active with three of their characters but inactive with a fourth, only the fourth will be subject to the strike rules.

*If your character is dropped from the game from a strike, you must wait one month before reapplying for them.

We want to stress that we are absolutely not seeking to punish people for taking hiatuses! We are extremely sympathetic to players' needs, and we encourage our players to be responsible about taking hiatuses if they anticipate that they need them. However, we want to encourage people to talk to us if they anticipate the need for long hiatuses, and talk to us in advance, rather than retrospectively. Our activity policy here is aimed at cracking down on abuse of hiatuses; it is not in any way attempting to discourage use of hiatuses in a responsible manner.

Weekly Friend Add/Remove
Please copy the following into the Command Console.

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Current List Count: 205


And with that, we've got a few more changes! Because of the new breeding policy on egg species, there's a new edit to egg move rules.

Egg moves, you mean?
That's right. To determine a clutch's egg moves, simply ask yourself:
- Do both parents know it, and can the babies learn it by leveling up (but without evolving)? If yes, they will have that move.
- Is it a TM move that the father knows, that the babies can learn without evolving? If yes, they'll have that move. TM moves comes from the mother if the babies are of the father's species.
- Is it an egg move that the father can transmit through breeding? (Check the wiki page to see!) If yes, they'll have that, too.

It's been added to the FAQ, along with a handy little Egg Species Calculation Post, courtesy of the wonderful Cassie! Thank you so much!

Some housekeeping!
Just to let you know, we've added a few entries in the availabilities, including Houndour, more Growlithes, the Gen IV starters, Cherubi, Exeggcute and...Shuckle. If there's a pokemon you'd like to see, that isn't listed but would feel like a natural addition, let us know!

Also, the FAQ has been updated with section links for easier navigation, and we've also added perks for Trainers, since we felt the Breeders getting extra eggs and the Rockets getting swanky rec rooms and an allowance was kind of unfair:

Do Trainers get any special perks?
Registered Trainers (as opposed to Breeders or Rockets) get a 15% discount on products in pokemarts, department stores and other sales venues, including places like restaurants and flower shops! That means everywhere, essentially: museums, too. They get one extra % per badge, and an extra 5% per completion of a whole region's badge sets. That's right--by the time they've polished off Johto and Kanto, they'll have 41% off! Plus, they also get 30% more prize money from gyms.

This change is retroactive. Please note that this discount only applies to businesses running under the Johto/Kanto Trade Commission, so PC-run shops like the Breeding Center don't have to lower their prices (unless they want to).

If you have any questions, let us know!

Weekly Friend Add/Remove
Please copy the following into the Command Console.

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Since we know Dreamwidth's a bit new for many of you, we've compiled a few helpful links to make the transition a little easier for everyone.

It's new to just about all of us, but here are a few beginners steps:

A Guide to Dreamwidth for Livejournal Users

getting_started, a community dedicated to the basics

And, very important: a visual guide to turning off custom comment pages!

Then, the shinies:

dreamwidthlayouts, a layouts community

For Customizing Layouts: A Handy Tutorial
Works for: Flexible Squares, Smooth Sailing, Mixit, and Nebula

dreamcodes, a community with profile, CR, and miscellaneous codes


If you have any other tutorial or helpful communities to add to the list, please let us know in the comments! Likewise, if you need help or are offering help, shoot us a comment as well!

First things first: please don't forget that the new Eevee distribution system is now in place! If you've been hankering to app a character and wanted an Eevee starter, both the Starters list and the app have been updated!

And on to the second part...

You've been waiting for a while, we know. We hope the wait is worth it—we've really tried to work in a total revamp. None of the changes outlined here will come into effect immediately, and they're not retroactive, so just let us know if you have any concerns.

Our goals:
1. Make being a Rocket both more difficult and more rewarding.
2. Make Team Rocket a legitimate threat, both to non-members and members.

To do this? First of all, Team Rocket will phase in a new code of conduct.
( Hang on, the ride's about to get bumpy. )

( IMPORTANT!!!! ROCKET STARTERS! We want your opinions! )

( THE ROCKET BASE HAS MOVED! )

( What now? AKA: I want to get off the ride!/Let's do this! )

( Last but not least, a Rocket (re-)intro plot! )

aaaah my first mod post be gentle with me

Hi, everybody! Aramod here, with a few notes on some recent policy clarifications and changes. Sorry to have this so close on the tail of the previous announcement, but we didn't want to delay a heads-up.

( 1. ON HUMANIZATION )

( 2. ON EEVEES )