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Happy belated new year, folks. Just a quick update: a new version of the site has been in the works that won't be hosted on Weebly. The existing pages have already been ported over as well as a few new tools (filtering by behavior, for instance). The DLC entries have also been completed on the new site as well. There are still some kinks to work out before it goes live, but it is close to completion and should hopefully go up soon. Sit tight!
- The World of Pokémon
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A minor tool has been added to the site. Mostly for fun and as a creative tool, it picks a starter based on your answers to five or fewer questions. All unevolved, non-legendary, and non-special Pokémon can be "obtained" as starters. A site redesign is in the works, which is why updates have been sparse in the last few months. The starter quiz was a tool on the updated site that was easy enough to port onto the existing version.
Kubfu, Urshifu, and Zarude have all also been added to the site. Gigantamax Forms, new Galarian Pokémon, and the additional Crown Tundra DLC Pokémon will probably release with the new site, so just sit tight! - The World of Pokémon While the Galar entries are more or less complete, official high-quality art has yet to be released. Since this art is used for the the size comparisons, the habitats pages, the research notes pages, the location generator, and the entries themselves, I am planning to wait until releasing the entries officially. Some people have noticed that you can already access these entries from certain parts of the site, but they look quite unfinished since they all have placeholder images. The reason I don't want to upload any temporary art is because the way image loading on Weebly works is quite tedious and takes a lot of time for each image; doing it twice would be a huge time sink overall.
To tide everyone over until then, I have gone back and added a Behavior section to all research notes pages. An official Behavior sorting page will be out soon, but for now you can check out the Behavior of each species on their research page as well as an explanation on how this behavior is gauged in the About section. This section was a lot of fun to work on, and hopefully will be useful to anyone trying to quantify Pokémon behavior. The About section has additional notes on how one might include individual natures and implement this system in a game or RPG of some sort. I hope you all enjoy this new section! Happy belated New Year, The World of Pokémon Many visitors to the site have e-mailed me to say how they loved using this site for RPGs and similar worldbuilding activities. I think this is great, and I added a new feature to support this: the Location Generator.
Using the biome information from the site's Habitat's page, the generator assembles a species list appropriate for a specific habitat; it chooses one or two Pokémon that are "common" to the place, a few that are somewhat common, and a single rare Pokémon. Additionally, it also generates a "feature" for the location that centers around a Pokémon or a set of Pokémon. These are details about the location that make it unusual and of interest. Features can be something simple like a strong and territorial Pokémon dwelling there, or a swarm of Pokémon infesting every nook and cranny of the place. Alternatively, they can be more involved, such as tracking down a lost Kangaskhan child or following a pod of Dewgong to a sunken treasure. Every single Pokémon family has one or more unique events associated with it; they were all written with the species' unique features and abilities in mind, so there are many things that can happen. I hope you all enjoy this new feature and make some interesting and fun locations with it. I plan to update it along with the rest of the site after Sword and Shield. Feel free to suggest more events to add to the generator, and have an early happy Halloween! - The World of Pokemon It's finally here! The last set of USUM updates has been completed, and just in time with Sword and Shield around the corner, too. I'll actually have to play the new games before updating the entries again, but hopefully that shouldn't take too long. Hopefully.
- The World of Pokémon Just in time for the Direct tomorrow. One to go before the Galar region games!
- The World of Pokemon It's a been a while, but the largest region is now updated with USUM information. I know I said this before Let's Go, but hopefully the last two can be finished up before the Galar region? Maybe?
Onto Kalos! - The World of Pokemon Not quite in time for the corresponding Go updates, but close enough. The Sinnoh entries have been updated to reflect new information revealed in USUM.
Regarding Pokémon Let's Go, the entries seem to be lifted from Pokémon Yellow. Meltan and Melmeltan will get entries as they are new Pokémon, but the rest of the Kanto species should not have much to add save for a few minor details here and there. For those of you in America, have a Happy Thanksgiving! Fittingly enough, Unova is coming next! - The World of Pokemon The Hoenn dex entries have now been updated. Hopefully Sinnoh will be done by the time Pokemon Go finishes adding it as well.
-The World of Pokemon Taking a break from the usual site updates, many of you may be interested in this contest from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology to name a number of newly-discovered insects after Pokémon. A summary of the contest is below, along with links to the contest and more information about it. If you were looking a way to utilize your enthusiasm about Pokémon for real-world scientific purposes, this would be a great way to do so! In what may be the first of its kind, an international team of scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology (OSIT) announced an Internet contest to name five new insect species they discovered from the Fiji Islands. Although scientists christen thousands of new species each year with scientific names, this may be the first time the honor will be given to the worldwide public. There is only one rule to the online poll: voters must choose from a list of 25 Pokémon names (no, Anty McAntface is not an option).
Why name ants after Pokémon? Dr. Eli Sarnat, who is leading the project, realized that naming the new species after Pokémon could highlight an integral part of the study: Augmented Reality (AR), “Augmented reality (AR) is a rapidly expanding technology but most of the taxonomy experts our paper is written for aren’t familiar with the term. Now once you start talking about Pokémon Go, folks get it right away. The app we’re developing is like Pokémon Go, but instead of seeing Pokémon through your phone, you’ve got these intricate computer-generated models of new ant species that you can rotate and spin and walk around as if they were right in front of you.” Pokémon and entomology share much in common, and the OIST team hopes that the contest will bring Pokémon fans an even greater appreciation for insects. Satoshi Tajiri, the inventor of Pokémon, enjoyed insect collecting as a boy and hoped one day to become an entomologist. The influence of bug collecting is clearly reflected in the Pokémon universe Tajiri created. Asked how he settled on a shortlist of only 25 out of 802 possible Pokémon, Sarnat said he focused mostly on those that physically resemble the new Strumigenys ‘trapjaw’ ants which all have six legs and a pair of pincer-like mandibles. Sarnat also included the four Polynesian-like guardian deities of the Alola Islands that remind him of his fieldwork among the Fiji Islands where the ants were discovered. Links Contest Page: https://fans.vote/v/ACxFPX00XkY FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/Pokemon-Contest-835884166619075 Website: www.pokemoncontest.com/ FAQS: https://www.pokemoncontest.com/faqs/ |
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