Pokémon [Weekly Questions Thread] 09 August 2021

[Weekly Questions Thread] 09 August 2021
/r/pokemon Rule Review 2021 — Results: Meme Monday, Merch Megathreads, and More! (+New Mods!)
How does "Swagger" work... (OC)
Guts go brrrr
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POV: You’re fighting Whitney for the first time
My new artwork, Dawn! Made from clay ��
Obscure Pokémon Fact Day 171
repost!!
Did Elesa for the Olympics this Weekend! [OC]
Friend just graduated with his masters, he made this sweet cap to wear to the ceremony
[OC] What happens when you use rare candies to get to Lv100.
Just waiting on that Physical/Special split... and a few evolutions.
Not as easy as you think, huh?
Did Candice for Today! [OC]
Thank you all for accepting it
same vibe
i love gen 3
Edgeworth is right, you know.
Throwback to when I was developing a Pokémon fan-game and did this
A noob that tried to draw some Pokémon’s
[OC] My mudkip diorama!
Started the process of drawing my conveniently 8-person friend group as gym leaders. First up is ice type!
[OC] A Centiskorch I crocheted a little while back.
[OC] Water type Jirachi
Finally I got my first Magic Baby!
So this is what I've been working on for the last like, 2 weeks now, my whole entire pokemon team, I know, there's loads, I have far too many favourites so I had to put them all in, and I still have more to add..... �� please tell me what you think! ❤

[Weekly Questions Thread] 09 August 2021

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 02:00 AM PDT

Have any questions about Pokémon that you'd like answered?

If they're about the value of a piece of merchandise you own or found, please ask them in the new Weekly Value Questions thread!

Otherwise, if you have non-value questions about the anime, the games, the manga, or anything else Pokémon related, feel free to ask here -- no matter how silly your questions might seem!

/r/pokemon also has a Discord channel! Feel free to swing by there to ask a question, or just to talk! :D

A few useful sources for reliable Pokémon-related information:

Serebii

Bulbapedia

Smogon

Also remember to check the /r/pokemon FAQ and our related subreddits list.

If you want to answer questions posed by other members of the community, remember to sort the comments by new! If you use RES, please also consider subscribing to this thread so you know when new questions are asked!

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/r/pokemon Rule Review 2021 — Results: Meme Monday, Merch Megathreads, and More! (+New Mods!)

Posted: 08 Aug 2021 10:06 PM PDT

Changes are coming to /r/pokemon!

First, we'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who took the leap to apply to mod our subreddit. It was hugely heartwarming to read your idiosyncratic thoughts on what this place means to you all as individuals, along with how you might help it as it grows. In the upcoming week, we will be welcoming a new cohort of moderators to /r/pokemon! They'll help manage queues, communicate with users, and uphold our updated rules—

So starting today, /r/pokemon rules will be adjusted to reflect community input, based on an invitation for ideas in January and a community vote in May.

View the full results of the vote here.

View /r/pokemon's current rules here.

Here's what we're changing:

Rule re-numbering and reorganization

Rule numbering is now consistent across all platforms.

When /r/pokemon mods remove a post, users are notified of the reason via post flair, which changes to reflect the rule in question. This is sometimes confusing for users, given inconsistencies between the rule codes on old reddit and new reddit. We go into the history of this necessary inconsistency here.

/r/pokemon rule numbering is now consistent across all platforms, and removal reasons include short explanations of how the rule applies. As an example, a post that was once flagged as Rule 4a would now be marked as 10—Exchange. We hope this will help with transparency and clarity around post removals.

The rules have also been rearranged to prioritize common issues. The rules regarding civility and explicit content have been expanded.

Tier lists and favorites lists

Tier and favorites list graphics will always be removed and redirected to text posts.

These kinds of lists are enormously popular and easily created due to online generators. However, they lose their capacity to prompt discussion or community engagement when submitted en masse. Historically, we've treated these lists as reposts, but never codified this in the rules. Going forward, they are explicitly mentioned in the rules and will be redirected to text posts, with the hope that users sharing more of their thinking will help to start conversations.

Meme Monday and Mtuesday

Memes are restricted to a 48-hour period starting Monday morning.

Memes have quite a history on /r/pokemon. Prior to 2019, memes were completely disallowed. A community vote that year brought them back, then subsequent vote banned them during the weekends. /r/pokemon users also voted to require that memes be original content, as we also require of art and crafts.

Per this year's community vote, memes will now be restricted to a two-day period, which we're calling Meme Monday and Mtueday. This period begins right after No Art Weekend at 9am UTC on Monday and runs for 48 hours until 9am UTC on Wednesday.

We know this rule is going to take some time to adapt to. Please help us by reporting memes posted outside of this period!

Merch megathread

Photos of merch can now be shared in a weekly megathread.

/r/pokemon has long disallowed photographs of merchandise, as the majority of such posts are neither unique nor particularly interesting to its userbase. However, we recognize that a good deal of valuable posts get caught in the crossfire of this rule: collections, toy photography, and childhood memories.

Going forward, we will now offer a weekly Merchandise Megathread for people to share photos and stories about their Pokemon merchandise. Our hope is to give Pokemon fans a space to share their finds and engage with others, without cluttering the front page of the subreddit. You can access the most recent megathread at any time via this link: https://rpkmn.center/weekly/merch.

Value megathread

Questions about buying and selling belong in a weekly megathread.

We are also introducing the value megathread. This is also a space to post photos of merch, but with the intent of asking for advice on buying or selling. Want to know how much your TCG cards are worth? Want to inquire about the legitimacy of a Platinum cart on eBay? This is the place to ask. You can access the most recent megathread at any time via this link: https://rpkmn.center/weekly/value.

As a reminder, any form for exchange is still disallowed on /r/pokemon, but you can use the value megathread to seek out and offer advice.