–Battles–Probably the most important and the very heart to keeping the URPG active are the battles. Battles work exactly like the Gameboy games, with maybe one or two differences. These battles will take place in Yahoo or AOL messengers and the Forum Battle Board. It is
HIGHLY recommended you download both
Yahoo! Instant Messenger and
AOL Instant Messenger as those are the two main sources of battle.
The third way to battle is through the PE2K Forum. Go to the
Forum Battle Board and read a detailed list of the
Forum Battle Rules. To challenge someone to a Forum battle, the
Trainer Station is the place to post.
To start a battle on messenger, simply find another member that wants to battle: send a message the person. Don’t be shy to ask for a battle; most likely they would like to battle too. In order for a battle to start, an official Referee must be present. So three people need to be present in the same conference at the same time: the two battlers and the official Referee.
-Referees-A Referee must be present at the battle to make it official.
To become a Referee, simply contact a Ref Tester and one of them will give you the Ref Test. You should have experience in battling and understand how to handle all Pokémon moves before becoming a Referee. The Ref Test consists of you reffing a fake 3vs3 battle or however long the Ref Tester feels the battle should go. If you pass, prepare to be called on for you new job. If you fail, work on what went wrong and/or battle more to understand better.
Referees should be fast, accurate, have all the information in front of them, ready to answer any question and most importantly, respectful of the battle. There is no favoring one Trainer over the other- that is cheating. Lastly, ask the battlers if any Pokémon evolve to their next stage. Go to the
Perfect Reffing Method thread for helpful hints.
-Battle Styles-There are many different styles of battles, each following a different set of rules.
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Red/
Blue/
YellowSteel and Dark Pokémon can't be used for these rules because the games didn't have them. It's the classic Pokémon style. Not used anymore.
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Gold/
Silver/
CrystalThis is the most common battle style used in the URPG.
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Ruby/
SapphireThe same as G/S except it uses Pokemon Abilities
for detailed rules how it works.
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Stadium1&2Basically the same as G/S style, the difference is all Pokémon and attacks are directly sent to the Referee rather than posted openly in the chat room.
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ColosseumBasically the same as R/S style, the difference is all Pokémon and attacks are directly sent to the Referee rather than posted in the chat.
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AnimeThis uses the Anime series for battling. Call attacks any turn, dodge attacks, counter attacks with attacks. The Referee must have a good imagination to ref these battles, which is why they are rarely done.
Before the battle starts, rules must be stated so the Referee knows what to do. Choose one of the battle styles above, choose ? vs. ? Pokémon, choose whether items are to be used or not. There is no limit to the number of Pokémon you can use, but try to not go overboard. If it is a different battle other than normal (like Gym) please state before the battle. During the battle, whoever challenged the other generally sends a Pokémon out first.
Then you each call an attack and it doesn’t matter who calls first or second. The Referee calculates the moves and posts the stats of the outcome for that turn. Continue in this same pattern, using strategies and bold moves to win. Once a battle is over, the winner and the loser receive money depending on the type of battle.
-Battles will be posted in the
URPG Battle Board by the Referee of the match. If the Referee cannot post it, he/she will tell one of the Trainers to post it for him/her.
[INDENT]When posting a battle, state in this order…[/INDENT]
- who used what Pokémon
- short description of what happened
- who won/lost and their money earned
- any evolving Pokémon
-Items-There are items for sale to use during a battle. Though, items are not used very often. However, you never know when a Gym leader may allow items. Elite battles will have optional use of items.
-Tournaments-Occasionally there will be tournaments in which prizes and money are to be won. Major tournaments will have the option for Legendaries to be the grand prize. When the next major tournament of the same type comes around, the next winner will win a Legendary, taking the previous winners’ Legendary (unless it’s the same winner). More details of the tournaments will come out when they happen.
-Special Battles-These battles happen every so often. What are they? Whatever the Referee can cook up. Free For All battles are the most common but there are others. Money prizes are at higher stakes.
-Gyms-We have Gyms for members to defend. If you would like a Gym, go to
Want A Gym thread and read the requirements to be a Gym Leader. But first, check the
Gym Leaders thread to see if the Gym you want is open.
-Evolving-It's time to power up your team. There is no level gaining in this RPG; all Pokémon are Level 100. To evolve, you must battle. Each battle a Pokémon participates in gains 1 battle experience no matter how many Pokémon it defeats.
- A three stage evolution (ex. Charmander => Charmeleon => Charizard) needs 5 battles to evolve to the second stage and 5 more battles to evolve to the third stage.
- For Pokémon evolving by an evolutionary stone or by trade, it needs at least 5 or 7 battles depending on the stage of evolution (*see above examples*).
- For happiness evolving Pokémon (ex. Cleffa), they evolve with the Spirit Stone since happiness is too difficult to determine.
- If a Pokémon has the chance to evolve into different Pokémon (ex. Tyrogue => Hitmontop/Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan) you have the choice to pick whichever one you want.
-Multi Battling-You
MAY NOT have one battle and count it as five. The Referee must physically ref each battle (even if it’s the same outcome over and over), otherwise it never happened and a Moderator can cancel the battles and you will be warned.
