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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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Valentine • Soldier, Poet, King Player Character Posts: 186 Trainer Class: Player Name: Logan Denman OOC Username: Haberdasher Arena Points: 60	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Valentine on Jan 16, 2023 6:59:26 GMT 9 Valentine didn't even notice at first that she had stepped into the middle of a fairy circle. Her mind had been elsewhere, truth be told. While her feet kept moving as she walked through the Grove, Valentine was focused instead on that new quest or dungeon or whatever she'd been hearing so much about, and specifically whether it would be worth her while to scramble to claim her way into it before it was too late. Only after noticing that the woods had gone strangely silent did Valentine look down and notice that her feet were now in the middle of a fairy circle, the mushrooms surrounding her feet as if they had grown up around her rather than her just stumbling her way into their center... an odd omen, that... ENTERING THE TALL GRASS! When a Wild PKMN appears, reply using the ~~ATTACK~~ button to weaken it! But watch out— it might fight back! If your PKMN faints, you must go to the closest SHRINE to restore your PKMN. When the Wild PKMN's HP reaches 10% or below, up to 2 players may spend 25 BYTES to catch it here. You may also simply ~~retreat~~ to end the encounter. Retreating succeeds automatically. Valentine

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 16, 2023 6:59:26 GMT 9 Edited by System Admin Jan 16, 2023 12:14:59 GMT 9

Valentine • Soldier, Poet, King Player Character Posts: 186 Trainer Class: Player Name: Logan Denman OOC Username: Haberdasher Arena Points: 60	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Valentine on Jan 16, 2023 13:26:00 GMT 9 One step forward from the fairy circle, and as Valentine's front foot brushed against the mushrooms, the noise of the Grove all came rushing back. Another step forward, and the noise seemed even louder than normal, almost deafening, though maybe that was just because she had grown used to the quiet. It took a third step before Valentine thought to connect the extra noise to a wild Pokemon encounter, but still she just kept stepping forward, her laughter shaky as she broke free of the fairy circle entirely. If a wild Pokemon was going to come after her now, well, she was prepared enough for a battle.

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 16, 2023 13:26:00 GMT 9

Valentine • Soldier, Poet, King Player Character Posts: 186 Trainer Class: Player Name: Logan Denman OOC Username: Haberdasher Arena Points: 60	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Valentine on Jan 16, 2023 14:12:27 GMT 9 Valentine had broken out of the fairy circle, hadn't she? Then why did she still see those same mushrooms growing near her feet? Was the fairy circle mobile, moving as she herself did, forever entrapping her within its- Oh wait. That was no ordinary mushroom there, that was a Paras! Valentine let out a giggle at the sight of the wild Pokemon, if only because her worst fears about the power of fairy circles seemed to have been banished for good. She didn't have to fear some eldritch fae being, just a little mushroom Pokemon in front of her, one that should be easy enough to take down. Speaking of which... "Puff, hit 'em with a Wing Attack!" Straightforward, perhaps overly so, but hey, it should get the job done.

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 16, 2023 14:12:27 GMT 9

Celastrina Nestlewood • Player Character Posts: 50 Trainer Class: Player Name: David Cooper OOC Username: Kayube	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Celastrina Nestlewood on Jan 16, 2023 15:43:33 GMT 9 Now this was strange... Celastrina was following the wooden signs leading back to town, but somehow, she'd ended up in a different part of the forest. Perhaps there was some mischief afoot... but whatever the cause, the result was that Rina had gotten herself lost. But it was a blessing in disguise, as she stumbled across another trainer in the middle of battle- and against a Paras, at that! Eager to collect a bug for her future garden, Rina rushed in with her Poké Ball in hand. "I hope you don't mind if I join in!" she said, sending Toto the Totodile out. It might have been a bit too forceful of an entrance, but hey, bugs were on the line here. "Try weakening them, Toto. Use Leer, please!" she called. She didn't want Toto to get too close... sure, Paras was a bug, but it was also Grass-type.

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 16, 2023 15:43:33 GMT 9

Valentine • Soldier, Poet, King Player Character Posts: 186 Trainer Class: Player Name: Logan Denman OOC Username: Haberdasher Arena Points: 60	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Valentine on Jan 17, 2023 3:59:08 GMT 9 Valentine blinked a few times, returning to reality from her idle reverie with the other Trainer's approach. "Oh, of course, no problem! The more the merrier!" Not that Valentine terribly expected the other girl's Totodile to do much against the Paras, but hey, it was probably the Trainer's starter Pokemon, and Valentine could empathize well enough with those days of not having much in the way of choices in battling. That had been her not too long ago, after all, though now her cup runneth other with Pokemon to use as potential teammates... Valentine turned back to her Noibat, nodding slightly at the Pokemon before giving her next command. "Try another Wing Attack, Puff! Maybe that Leer will make it hit harder this time!" It was worth a shot, anyway. The game mechanics probably didn't quite work like that, but this Wing Attack should do more than the first one, at least, and she wasn't going to turn down the opportunity to subtly thank the other Trainer for her help. Celastrina Nestlewood

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 17, 2023 3:59:08 GMT 9 Edited by Valentine Jan 17, 2023 3:59:28 GMT 9

Celastrina Nestlewood • Player Character Posts: 50 Trainer Class: Player Name: David Cooper OOC Username: Kayube	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Celastrina Nestlewood on Jan 18, 2023 4:46:37 GMT 9 Both Toto and the Noibat were taking some hits, but Toto seemed to be getting the worst of the Paras' attacks. "Oh Toto, are you alright? I don't want to push you too hard..." Rina said. Toto, however, stood his ground. <We can do it, Rina,> he answered with a grin. <You need this one for your garden, right?> Rina nodded, proud of the Totodile's determination to help her with her goal. "Then go, Toto! Try a Bite!" Toto eagerly opened its jaws to snap at the Paras...

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 18, 2023 4:46:37 GMT 9

Valentine • Soldier, Poet, King Player Character Posts: 186 Trainer Class: Player Name: Logan Denman OOC Username: Haberdasher Arena Points: 60	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Valentine on Jan 18, 2023 11:12:17 GMT 9 "I think we've just about got it now!" Valentine was grinning from ear to ear. "Maybe just one more Wing Attack will do the trick?" As Puff darted off to carry out Valentine's command, she turned back to the other Trainer. "Are you after a Paras, then, or just felt like jumping in a battle? I mean, either way is fine with me, I'm just curious if you're planning on keeping the little guy around..." Celastrina Nestlewood

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 18, 2023 11:12:17 GMT 9

Celastrina Nestlewood • Player Character Posts: 50 Trainer Class: Player Name: David Cooper OOC Username: Kayube	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Celastrina Nestlewood on Jan 18, 2023 12:58:41 GMT 9 Celastrina nodded eagerly. "Of course I'm keeping one! I'm collecting bugs, you see," she explained. "I'm going to start my own insect garden someday. I think a Paras would do very well there." Fortunately, just as Puff's attack delivers the finishing blow to the Paras, another one conveniently falls out of a tree and lands at Rina's feet, ready to catch. "Oh, we both get one!" she said. "Come along then..." She addressed the Paras softly as she knelt down, holding out her Poké Ball and poking the Paras with it. With a burst of energy, the Paras entered the ball. Rina smiled wide as she felt the ball shake in her hands, before pinging to confirm the catch. "Well, all's well that ends well! Good job, everyone," Rina said. "We should get back to town for a rest," she added, looking toward Toto, who looked tired after the tough battle, but still happy to have helped out with the battle.

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 18, 2023 12:58:41 GMT 9

Algorithm • Retired Posts: 307 Player Name: The Algorithm OOC Username: Stells	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Algorithm on Jan 19, 2023 16:50:05 GMT 9 CAPTURE COMPLETE! This is an algorithmically automated response: Are you a fungi? PARAS has been added to Celastrina Nestlewood & Valentine's boxes!

[ti]spawn[/ti]going in circles Posted Jan 19, 2023 16:50:05 GMT 9 Edited by Algorithm Jan 19, 2023 16:50:21 GMT 9