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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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diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 8, 2022 10:29:10 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg Allen hated his life at the moment. Not in any serious capacity really. But the fact that he had stayed up all night trying to get his level up just a little bit more for HP. He'd seen what some of those corrupted Pokemon could do and wanted no part of it. But he couldn't count on Nikoli to not just go and give another friendly hug to something that walked through his path. So that meant Allen had started grinding in the game, even in the other man's offline hours. Because he obviously couldn't grind when Nikoli was online. Since he was busy babysitting him. Building an entire Saloon or Tavern or whatever the hell they had called it had taken a toll on him. Why were there so many rhythm mini-games in this game? He really needed to ask the dev team what their obsession with it was. And why they kept adding them to literally everything. It made him want to scream. They were too intensive but it wasn't like he could tell Nikoli no. So while he was in some sort of meeting for once Allen was on his own in the office. Sipping a triple espresso shot coffee and trying to read over some game mechanics guides that other players had been putting out. Soon he was going to need to catch some stronger Pokemon after all and they were still trying to figure out where they were as a community. You'd think that being an employee here would give a bit of an edge but they weren't giving them any information either. To make it an 'authentic' experience. And so no one could cheat or whatever. It sucked. But it was what had to be done. Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 8, 2022 10:29:10 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 8, 2022 11:01:37 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png Felicia was on her way to steal all of Bryan’s sticky notes when she saw Allen alone. Well, well, well. This wasn’t something that happened very often and she was not going to let it go to waste. She immediately detoured and sidled up next to Allen with a vicious grin on her face. “Oh, Allen! Imagine seeing you here! Enjoying some peace and quiet away from Nikoli?” She turned to the employee fridge for a moment just to see if Bryan brought something for her to steal again. “You know, it’s really interesting working in cheater reports. We have access to way more information than people think. For instance, if someone were to, oh I don’t know, quietly create an account in their workplace, I can actually trace that IP to their workplace. Isn’t that wild?” Felicia let that sit for a moment before she snagged a random soda from the fridge and turned back to Allen. Time to deliver the killing blow. “So if, for example, someone were to be holding hands with a notable player in the game, that’s something that would be brought to my attention. Since, you know, it’s important for me to keep an extra close eye on the players who work here for obvious reasons.” Felicia opened her soda and took a long, loud sip. “And wouldn’t you know it? The IP of this random hand holding player led me right back to this building. Isn’t that just so interesting?” There may or may not be a betting pool happening in the office about Allen and Nikoli and knowing this development in the game would give Felicia the edge she was looking for to win it all.

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 8, 2022 11:01:37 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 8, 2022 11:16:26 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg He absolutely knew he couldn't keep his solitude. It never lasted for very long. But where he was expecting Nikoli to call him and ask him for papers that he might have left in his office that were vital for the meeting instead he found himself face to face with a pink haired devil who consistently caused trouble for the HR manager. Between her stealing Bryan's food to attempting to unhook the supports on his desk he could only imagine what sort of nightmare she was bringing in here now. "I'm waiting on him to finish his meeting. That's all." Exiting out of the game guide he had been reading on his phone he gave her his attention. He sipped his coffee quietly as she began her explanation. "Extremely." He had a sickening feeling that he knew where she was going with this. If nothing else it was absolutely common knowledge he was head over heels for Nikoli. The only person who didn't know was Nikoli himself. And maybe somehow Bryan. But that was not the point right now. His eye twitched, something that happened occasionally whenever he had to deal with an inconvenience. Or an obstacle. This was once again both. "That would be extremely helpful information I imagine for the cheater department. I didn't realize you all were so interested in people holding hands in the game." But he knew trouble when he saw it. And that's all Felicia ever was these days. Not that he would have been any different to anyone else who had brought this forward to him. "And what exactly are you planning on doing with said information?" He needed to know exactly how much he knew about what he was doing in the game as Diva. Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 8, 2022 11:16:26 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 8, 2022 12:23:43 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png Felicia pressed a hand to her chest and gasped in faux shock. “Do something with it? Well, I would never!” She quickly dropped the act and leaned in a little closer to Allen. “However, if you were to ever, oh I don’t know, tell a certain someone that you may or may not also play the game, how about you give your dear, dear coworker Felicia a little heads up, hmm?” Was she essentially blackmailing her coworker to win a betting pool? Sure. But really on the scale of questionable things that she had done just this week alone in the office, it really didn’t even register. Besides, what was Allen going to do? Report her to HR? Ha. “Oh, or if you do ever confess something else,” Felicia wiggled her eyebrows to really drive home what that something was, “to someone, maybe do it on a Tuesday. Preferably in the rain after a very big and public argument. Just a suggestion.” Oh yeah, she was going to win and win big. But Felicia wasn’t completely heartless. She turned back to the fridge and started to spell out questionable words with some of the letter magnets. “Look, no one here is gonna spill the metaphorical beans. Your really badly kept secret is safe.” Felicia turned back to Allen and shrugged. “Just, you could tell him. On a Tuesday. Tuesdays are good for things like that. And if he’s a jerk about it, well,” her smile turned vicious again, “I can make sure he regrets it.” She really didn’t know Allen that well, but if there was one thing Felicia took seriously it was the people she decided were her’s and he fell into that category just by being someone that she worked with. She would do the same for anyone in the office. Even Bryan. Maybe. If she was in a giving mood.

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 8, 2022 12:23:43 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 9, 2022 10:24:39 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg At least she wasn't planning on blackmailing him. That was something. But it did mean that he needed to figure out who her player character was as well. In order to keep it on even footing. But the way she was talking made it seem of course like they were taking bets on what was going to happen between himself and Nikoli. Well, the joke was on them. Nothing was ever going to happen between the two of them. After all. Nikoli was a straight man with a kid and an ex wife. Hell, he had grandkids for pete's sake. There wasn't any way in hell he was ever going to be interested in someone like Allen. "You know that's never going to happen. Is someone on the bet for me never telling him anything? Because they're the ones who are going to win." He wasn't a fool. But he did want to know how much was on the line for everyone. After all. It wasn't like he could really tell HR about all of this. Not when HR was the one who was being betted about. Which would involve telling his secret. Which would involve someone winning. "What actually is the spread for it? I want to know." If they were going to chat about it he wanted as many details as he could possibly get. He needed some sort of entertainment while Nikoli was gone. "Whose in for it?" Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 9, 2022 10:24:39 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 11, 2022 7:26:16 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png Felicia tapped on her chin while she thought for a moment, “Hmm of you specifically never telling him? Well there’s a few people on that side. But hate to break it to ya, my dude, no one was dumb enough to bet against you completely. They all think it’ll happen one way or another whether you tell him or he figures it out on his own. For being a bunch of nerds, everyone here is a romantic, apparently. Very weird.” She shrugged. Felicia let out an ugly snort. “Sorry, Allen. I can’t tell you the actual spread. Can’t have someone manipulating the results.” Felicia was actively ignoring the fact that she was currently trying to manipulate the results. “But I can tell you that a lot of people have money on it coming out during a holiday party. So, maybe avoid getting totally sloshed at one of those and spilling your guts,” Felicia chuckled, “literally and figuratively.” “As for who all is in on it, well, turns out that along with being a bunch of hopeless romantics, everyone here also has a gambling problem. Wonder if there’s a correlation there?” Felicia waved her hand through the air like she was shooing away the thought. “Hm. anyway, most of the devs and I think all of QA is in on it at this point. There’s only a couple of people from financial who know, and I think only one from legal? But it’s legal; no one likes legal. Also no one in management, including Bryan. He doesn’t get to play,” Felicia sneered. “Oh! Speaking of Bryan, do you know if he drives to work ever?” She had been trying to figure out which car was his for a long while, but as someone who likes to sleep in, Felicia was never able to actually catch him showing up to work in the morning.

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 11, 2022 7:26:16 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 12, 2022 9:46:44 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg She couldn't ruin the odds but she could definitely try and get him to confess on a Tuesday huh? Really what she didn't want him to do was weight his options on who he wanted to win. Which was understandable. But she'd already shown her hand. So if he wanted to not have her win all he would have to do was make sure it wasn't done on a Tuesday. Which would be easy since it was never going to happen. He sipped on his coffee, listening to her talk about how many people were in and out of this entire ordeal. Surprised and then yet not surprised that Bryan wasn't in on it. Then again it probably wouldn't have been ethical for the big boss to be betting on something like this. But then again Allen wasn't sure if any of this was ethical. But he supposed people needed some sort of entertainment at work. He just wished that he and Nikoli weren't it. "Is there a betting side for Nikoli somehow having feelings for me and confessing to me first?" He snorted, amused at the idea. As far as he knew, and what he had seen in Nikoli's browser and internet history, the man was straight. Which didn't exactly make for a good couple when one of you is gay. And a man. And the other straight. And a man. Just one of those inconveniences. "I'm too busy getting Nikoli into his office before he falls asleep in his car to notice. I think he bikes to work though..." He said it cautiously. Knowing that whatever ended up happening to Bryan's bike would land her in Nikoli's office again. Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 12, 2022 9:46:44 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 18, 2022 9:08:02 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png Felicia thought for a moment, trying to decide exactly how much she wanted to reveal, both about the bets and about what Bryan having a bike could mean for her. Afterall, she didn’t want to give everything away and make Allen ruin all of her plans. But also, she didn’t want to have to wait for another three years for this whole thing to end. Only finance had made bets out that far and she would really enjoy seeing them lose. She decided on at least revealing a little bit, “eh sure, there’s a few people thinking that he will confess first, but I gotta be real with you dude. Most people are on the side that he thinks you guys are already, you know…” she made some vague gestures with her hands, not really wanting to say it outloud before giving up and just shrugging. “I’m pretty sure that if you wrote in his calendar that the first Tuesday of next month was your anniversary he would just accept it and buy you flowers or whatever.”

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 18, 2022 9:08:02 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 19, 2022 11:40:36 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg There was absolutely no way that Nikoli thought that the two of them were dating. But Olga was probably right about that assessment. If he just added something to Nikoli's calendar the guy wouldn't even question it. In fact he'd probably just feel terrible about forgetting it for however many years he pretended they were dating. He would never do something that terrible to Nikoli. But... He might want to enlist @olga's help with something else. "Do you want to make a trade?" He straightened up a little bit, folding his hands on the table in front of himself and quite serious about this entire thing all of a sudden. Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 19, 2022 11:40:36 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 29, 2022 9:12:33 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png Felicia was considering abandoning her wheedling of poor Allen, but he said the magic words and her gaze instantly sharpened on him and a very toothy grin appeared on her face. “Oh Allen, now you’re speaking my language.” She leaned back on the counter behind her and loudly finished drinking from the soda that she ‘acquired’ from the fridge. “Okay, lay it on me. What are you offering that I am not already going to get from the blackma…I mean, very friendly and not at all threatening knowledge I have about you running around the game?” Yeah, that was a nice save.

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 29, 2022 9:12:33 GMT 9 Edited by Olga BanHammer Jun 29, 2022 9:13:58 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jun 29, 2022 9:44:35 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg He knew exactly what it took to get Olga to be interested. After all, it wasn't like he didn't know she had it out for Bryan. Of course he had no idea why she did. But also he didn't feel like questioning it. Some things were better unknown. Especially since Bryan seemed un-phased by the attacks. So if he wasn't bothered then Allen wasn't bothered either. Until it got to it bothering Nikoli of course. "I'll help you get rid of Quaxly." He took a long drink from his own soda, crushing the can on the table with a push of his hand. "If, and only if, you can get information on how Nikoli feels about me." It was a good enough trade he felt. "And, if things turn out one way or the other... Maybe I can keep Tuesday's marked for no particular reason." Another way to sweeten the pot. Olga loved to win. And this was two victories for her potentially. If she took the bait. "I want actual details though. And if you're lying to me about what he says I'll report you to HR for the time I caught you putting lizards in Bryan's desk." He could be just as vicious, when he wanted. Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 29, 2022 9:44:35 GMT 9

Olga BanHammer • Corruption Crusher Player Character Posts: 77 Trainer Class: #BlackBelt Player Name: Felicia Bishop OOC Username: GreySquid Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Olga BanHammer on Jun 29, 2022 10:12:33 GMT 9 #s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/921815807040827392/983913628782706718/Felicia_smile~png With every word that came out of Allen’s mouth, Felicia was getting more and more delighted. He really did know how to play this game. Oh that made everything so much more interesting. “Allen, if I didn’t already know that your type was older men, I would ask you out right now, no hesitation. I didn’t know you had it in you, but this, this right here? It’s a good look on you.” Did she like that he knew about the lizard incident? No. Did she like that he was willing to use it against her? Oh yeah. Finally, a man she could respect. She pretended to consider it for a moment before nodding. “I have my own inside sources with Nikoli, so feeding you information is easy enough. Plus, the death of that yassified C0D13 is honestly just a public service that helps the whole world.” Felicia held out her hand to shake, “you got yourself a deal.”

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jun 29, 2022 10:12:33 GMT 9

diva • Player Character Posts: 173 Trainer Class: Charmer Player Name: allen collins OOC Username: cupid	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by diva on Jul 5, 2022 23:34:17 GMT 9 #s://i~imgur~com/h8WUDbf~jpg What was it the kids were always saying nowadays? Manipulate? Mansplain? Malewife? Well, he had the manipulate part down. That was the easy one. And at least it seemed like someone here appreciated it. With a small smile he appreciated her appreciation of him. It was nice to have some praise for doing something. "I'm glad we could come to an agreement... I'm sure this will be a fruitful partnership for the both of us." With her buzzing around and asking Nikoli questions she would help keep the man less lonely and stop causing as much office related trouble for him. At least he hoped. He took her hand and gave it a firm shake, sealing their deal. "It will be fun." Olga BanHammer

b-b-b-busted ! Posted Jul 5, 2022 23:34:17 GMT 9