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April 6
The next part of the Asper Story Quest has been unveiled, themed around exploring the new Corruption Zone in Area 2. Join Dr. Bunya's STORY QUEST 2: Heart of Darknyas!

February 14
The month of love has o-fish-ially started! Ol' Blarney's Valentine's Hookup! is wet and underway, so grab a friend, grab your tackle box, and drop a line anywhere that water Pokemon might be hiding.

January 16
The Tower of Cats has been cleared! You can now re-challenge the Cat Tower, either alone or with your friends. Meanwhile, a new Challenge Tower has begun. Join the fight against legions of Pidgey in the Tree of Worms!

December 3
Patch Notes 1.2 are out! Check out the developer update to learn more.

Also, drop by the Surge Steppes to help Professor Ash in the new side quest: Steel Yourselves!

November 13
Hot, crawling darkness gathers in the settlement, and shadows slither towards a manor on the edge of town. Signups for the Noonlight Raid are now open!

And also please welcome back C0D13, our premier bug-busting AI and diligent customer service assistant!

October 25
Did someone say Halloween Speed Dating? We know you didn't, but it's here anyway! How many so-called 'Spooky Effects' can your character accrue before October 31?

September 23
Everyone ready for Finals Week? Our Back to School event is almost over! Check out everyone's hilarious answers to our Pokemon Essay questions here.

June 6th
The corruption has been pushed back, and Professor Ash also wants your help cataloguing the ecology of the now accessible Asper Region!

Frolic in the fae woods of the Birchwild Grove, get lost in the creeping fog of the Misty Timberland, or marvel at the vast and thunderous Surge Steppes! There's dozens of new Pokemon to catch, or you could set up the coffee shop of your dreams in our new, gothic-themed settlement!

Wondering what happened on Beta Island? Check out the new Codex page here!

For further details, check out our Patch 1.1 Patch notes!

May 16th
With C0D13 and Kyogre defeated, we're ramping up to roll out the next BIG update: Asper! Check out all the balance changes and details in our 1.0 Pre-patch!

April 11th
The STORM is bearing down, so with all the prepping taking place on the island we've done some of our own. Check out the functionality changes for Spawning and Catching, as well as our updated pricing here!

April 5th
With the Beta Island Quest Line finally completed, we are moving into the penultimate arc of this season: THE STORM. Check out the details in the link!

January 17th
New spawn types, an update to the Beta Island questline, and two new forum skins! There's a ton of new goodies packed into this update. Check out the finer details here!

December 28th
Since our Beta launch we've been hard at work adding, tweaking, and fixing. Patch 0.2 is all about quality of life improvements and getting the site running as smooth as Silcoon. You can check it out here!

December 18th
Patch 0.1 is here, and with it, the opening of Beta Island! This glorious, sunlit isle is just a hop, skip and a shipwreck away from the Asper mainland, and is full of lush, untextured jungle, buggy beaches, and Pokemon that run according to their programming.

If you find any glitches or abandoned technology, bring it to Codie at the Glitch Report.

For a deeper look at all of the new features introduced in 0.1, check out our Developer Roadmap.

Looking for a challenge? Check out the team-based mechanical puzzles of the Tower of Cats!

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Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 4:13:51 GMT 9 "*So the idea is to learn to work together* and maybe also find some pokemon who want to come with us." <As opposed to beating us into submission?> Pidove responded smartly from her perch in one of the many thin, silvery branches that interlocked above them. Alistair sighed. "No one was trying to beat you into submission. You did attack first. M'foxy was just trying to stop you from hobbling me.**" Alistair explained- not for the first time. Pidove shook out her grey feathers dismissively, turning up her beak. She clearly remembered it differently. Falas was curled comfortably over Alistair's shoulder, quietly watching the forest as they hiked through it. He was definitely relaxing over these last few weeks of playing, which Ali was grateful for. Oddly enough, the pidove's abrasive presence seemed to have relaxed the sobble some. Maybe he'd realized Alistair wasn't going to lose his temper, even if he acted out. Alistair had his fingers pinched by the small, irate bird no less than a dozen times sincegetting her, but he'd never lashed out back at the pidove (aside from swearing up a storm). It was no worse than Coo in his more wrathful moods. Pigeons (and pidoves, apparently) were just... like that.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 4:13:51 GMT 9 Edited by Alistair Feb 9, 2024 4:14:29 GMT 9

Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 4:18:29 GMT 9 Something rustled in the brush, and Falas tensed up, the pidove snapping her head to stare fixedly at the source of the noise. "We're going to try and be peaceful first, right?" Alistair tilted his head up to look at the pidove, who didn't remove her gaze from the source of the sound. "*Right?" She didn't reply, and, frowning slightly, Alistair returned his attention to where (maybe) a pokemon was imminently arriving. Falas had scooted back on Alistair's shoulder until he was practically tucking into the man's high collar. Alistair grimaced at the cold, damp sensation, but didn't otherwise dissuade Falas. They had a long way to go, so brusquely removing the little pokemon wasn't really going to make things better. At worst, Pidove was going to instanty attack, and Falas was going to trigger another fit of disappearing and crying from the vicinity... but everyone had to start somewhere. At best... "Why don't you come out?"* He coaxed to the source of the noise.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 4:18:29 GMT 9

Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 4:27:02 GMT 9 A foongus bounced out, immediately scattering its irritating spores aggressively. "Ugh," Alistair muttered, taking a step back. <Still want to be friends?> Cackled the pidove, swooping down at the foongus with equal aggression. She landed between Ali and the encroaching pokemon, fluffing up to her largest possible size. Falas remained crammed against Alistair's neck, watching wide-eyed. So much for teamwork- but in the past, Falas had headed down to fight whenever it seemed safe, or he understood what was going on so.... hopefully... hopefully he'd calm down soon. "He doesn't seem terribly peaceful, does he?" He responded back to his pokemon wryly. You were right, Went unsaid- he certainly wasn't going to admit that the pidove had a point about their approach, and Ali's optimistic attempt.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 4:27:02 GMT 9

Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 5:08:30 GMT 9 The foongus rattled its spores out again, and the pidove hissed, launching forward in a flurry of counter-attacks. Hopefully they could get through this quickly so the pidove didn't have to endure much more- or Alistair for that matter. The smell was really... Ugh. <You know, it would be so very helpful if someone here had ranged attacks so that I didn't have to fly through this detritus.> The pidove huffed, landing and whipping her head around to glare at Falas (and Alistair by extension). Falas, jammed behind Alistair's neck, and clinging with his sticky feet and curling tail vehemently shook his head, screwing his eyes shut. "More pressure won't coax him out, Pidove. Focus on the foongus." Alistair said, "If we need to visit a shrine afterward, instead of going forward, that's fine." He soothed. The pidove huffed, <"That's hardly the point."> The grey bird hunkered down, awaiting the other pokemon's next move.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 5:08:30 GMT 9

Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 5:19:59 GMT 9 Neither of the two pokemon were doing much damage to each other, and Alistair could tell both were getting frustrated. "Try scattering the spores back with your wings," He called back to the pidove who glared at him, but then rose up, beating her wings powerfully with the characterstic snapping of feathers that he was used to from his own, real-life pigeon. She scattered leaves, dirt and a good cloud of spores- but at least this time it had less of a chance to her hurt her. <Not a bad idea,> She admitted grudgingly, hopping back closer to his feet. Falas peered around his neck. <What are you going to do with it, when we win?> The bird asked curiously. "Probably just leave it," Alistair admitted. <Oh good. Maybe something will eat it after we leave. It could attract a more useful team-mate.> At this, Falas actually squeaked, tugging frantically on one of Alistair's many hair decorations. Alistair's look at the Pidove became withering, "If that's the case, we can take it with us until we get somewhere safer, or find someone who wants to take care of it." He said firmly, drawing a roll of the eyes from his more combative pokemon, and a slight sag of relief from the sobble at his neck.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 5:19:59 GMT 9

Alistair • Player Character Posts: 58 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alistair Alearnith OOC Username: Sunstrider	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Alistair on Feb 9, 2024 5:35:11 GMT 9 "Actually, can you focus on actually finishing the thing?" Alistair asked, his patience wearing thin. Too much banter, not enough fighting. Pidove sighed as though this were a great effort, launching herself at the wild pokemon yet again, this time forgoing the buffeting winds for simply claws and beak. Falas continued watching, still kneading anxiously at Ali's collar. But at least instead of being hunkered, he was stretched up, watching with interest. Maybe he needed to see that his opponent could actually be harmed before he started out? Or something? He still wasn't getting down, and Ali wasn't going to push it right now.

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 5:35:11 GMT 9

System Admin • Administrator Posts: 1,293 Player Name: System OOC Username: M00K	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by System Admin on Feb 9, 2024 11:51:31 GMT 9 CAPTURE COMPLETE! He Seems Like A Foon Guy FOONGUS has been added to Alistair's box!

[ti]spawn[/ti]Betula Pendula Posted Feb 9, 2024 11:51:31 GMT 9