staff guides PRO General Information

[Shinohara]

 

Hi there and welcome to the PRO General Information Guide.

This guide is designed to teach you the basics of PRO.

This guide will also inform you on the differences from the original games.

 

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You black out once all your pokemon are fainted.

When you black out, you are sent to your last visited Pokecenter.

You will also lose 5% of your current money each time you black out with a maximum of 50.000 Poké Dollar.

 

As stated in the Suggestions Sticky, breeding was removed to fulfill PRO's goal of becoming an MMO.

Breeding would make everyone self-sufficient and would therefore ruin the social, economical, and hunting aspects of PRO.

For these reasons, breeding will most likely never be added into the games despite the Eggs Tab in your backpacks.

The Eggs Tab currently has no function, but it's there for future updates.

 

For Egg moves, you may access them through the Daycare's Egg Move Tutors.

For moves only lower evolutions can learn, there is also a Pre-Evo Tutor at the back of every Daycare.

For more information on how to unlock the Daycares and its tutors, please refer to the Egg Moves Guide.

 

Most evolutions in PRO are coded according to the Pokemon games.

However, there are some changes to evolutions that have been made to certain pokemon.

For more information on changes in evolution, please check out the Evolutions Coded Differently thread.

 

The Happiness Bar of a pokemon can be seen in its Pokemon Information Card.

To see the exact value of a pokemon's happiness, do /happy <Slot 1-6>.

Happiness can be raised in different ways and a Soothe Bell doubles happiness gained.

For more information on how to raise happiness, please check out the Happiness Guide.

 

There are a few Legendaries that are obtainable to players as of now.

Darkai and Regice are no longer obtainable. However, they have been available to players in the past due to events.

More information on how to catch the currently available legendary pokemon can be found in the Legendary Megathread.

 

There are a bunch of legendaries that are obtainable to players with new additions over time. Some legendaries are only available on seasonal repeating events. More information on how to catch the currently available legendary Pokémon can be found in the corresponding Wiki page.

 

In PRO, you can link pokemon in chats by dragging them from your party or PC into the chat.

 

Linked Pokemon in chat can be clicked.

This will allow you to see the Pokemon's IVs, Ability, Current Statistics, Nature, Level, Hidden Power and Gender.

Ordinary pokemon are linked in Teal. Shiny Pokemon are linked in Purple. Pink Pokemon are linked in Pink.

Event pokemon have their corresponding link colors.

 

Your pokemon are locked each time you enter a new region.

You regain access to locked pokemon after the 8th gym of the region you are in.

This was done to ensure difficulty and fairness in completing regions.

 

To access your pokemon's Information Card, simply click on your pokemon's icon in your party or your PC.

It contains the pokemon's ID Number, Region, Level, Gender, Happiness, Ability, Nature, OT, Moves, Current Statistics, IVs, EVs, and Moves.

The white statistic is the Pokemon's current overall stat value.

 

Natures work the same as in normal games.

They have different effects on your Pokemon's statistics.

Therefore, the green statistic is boosted while the orange statistic is lowered.

If none are colored, then your nature is neutral and does not affect statistics.
For further information regarding Pokémon stats, check out the stat explanation's guide.

 

EVs and IVs work the same as in the normal games.

The orange values are the pokemon's IVs while the blue values are the pokemon's EVs.

Below is an example of a Pokemon Information Card.

 

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Just like the original games, PRO's shiny chance is 1/8192.

The chance of Pink Pokemon on Pinkan Island is 1/1500.

Event pokemon have their own corresponding spawn rates.

For more information on special pokemon rates, feel free to check out the Special Counterparts Thread.

 

In order to trade, use the mailbox, and use the Trade channel, you'll need to have the Rainbow Badge.

You cannot accept pokemon from regions you have not been in yet or if you are locked in a region.

 

Please screenshot all your deals and trades for incase you are scammed.

If you have experienced this, please upload the screenshots and report said player in the Report Center.

Please refer to the Forum Images Guide for how to add photos in a thread.

Please be sure to check out the Trade Rules before involving in a Trade.

 

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The more fully evolved your pokemon is, the more difficult it is to level up.

Switching pokemon in and out will cause the lower leveled pokemon to gain less experience.

Not all trainers reward EXP points, depending on the type and function of the NPC.

The Exp Share and Lucky Egg do not exist in PRO to add difficulty along with the goal of making PRO an MMO.

Levels of certain NPCs/Bosses are not disaplayed. However, they still have a current value set.

 

Pokemon learn certain moves after reaching the required level or by TM's or HM's.

 

Most moves and Abilities are coded and work properly but not all.

For more information on moves like these, please check out the the List of Broken Moves and Abilities.

You may keep an eye out in our Update Logs for when moves or abilities are coded.

 

Take note that there are also some moves that are banned in Ranked PvP.

Please be sure to check out the PvP Rules before engaging in Ranked PvP.

 

NPCs and Wild Pokemon are smarter than in the original pokemon games.

This means that they actually know how to use their movesets.

They will often select a move that is super effective against your pokemon rather than a random move.

 

PRO has currently three different PvP modes. Ranked, Unranked and Random.

Ranked battles have a catch: 1 PvP Coin per win and the Ranked Ladder, but battles are regulated by PvP Rules.

PvP Coins can be spent at PvP Masters in Vermilion, Olivine, Mauville, and Canalave.

To join a Ranked battle, use the PvP icon, choose Ranked and wait in queue.

You will then have 30 seconds to change your team's order, based on what you know thanks to the Team Preview.

 

Unranked battles, on the contrary, are just for fun, nothing is at stake, therefore no rules are to limit them.

To join an Unranked battle, you can use the PvP icon and choose Unranked then wait in queue.

You can also use /battle <username>, or right click on someone's name and choose Battle to start an unranked battle.

The Random battle mode is a mode where you and your opponent get six random Pokémon with random, preselected movesets.
The teams of the battle participants are hidden in the beginning of the battle, all Pokemon have a neutral Nature, 31 IV's and a 85 EV invest in all stats.
PvP Coins are only rewarded for every win in excess of a loss; for example, a 5-3 record that season would earn two Coins. The top-25-ranked players in a PvP season are rewarded an additional 100 Coins, which effectuates at the season's official conclusion.

 

Regular Trainers have a 7 day cooldown.

Trainers won't force battle you anymore though.

Bosses have a 12 Day cooldown.

Gym Leaders can be re-battled after beating the Elite 4, the Elite 4 itself can not be rebattled once defeated.

 

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TMs are single use unlike some newer Pokemon games.

Gym Leader TMs are bought from the Gym Guide at the entrance of the gym.

To use TM Dig outside of battle, you'll need 150+ Happiness on the pokemon with Dig.

TM Rock Smash does not usually have a happiness requirement. However, it needs 220+ Happiness in Love Island for crystals.

For more information on TMs and where to get them, please check out the TMs, HMs, and Move Tutor Guide.

 

HMs can be reused infinitely.

To use HMs out of battle, simply click left click or use the spacebar.

To use HM Dive outside battle, you require 150+ Happiness on the pokemon with Dive.

To use HM Flash outside of battle, you have to click on the move in your pokemon's Information Card.

HM Fly does not have an out of battle effect.

For more information on HMs and where to get them, please check out the TMs, HMs, and Move Tutor Guide.

 

There are several Move Tutors scattered around the regions.

Each move tutor has its corresponding price per tutee.

To use Headbutt outside battle, you require 150+ Happiness on the pokemon with Headbutt.

For more information on Move Tutors and their locations, please check out the TMs, HMs, and Move Tutor Guide.

 

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Berries cannot be planted by players in PRO.

There are set berries in each berry patch.

You will have to wait for berries to respawn every 3 days for outdoor berries and 4 days for EV berry trees in mazes.

EV Berries are obtained from Headbutting Trees, the Goldenrod Berry Shop or the Berry Tower.

For more information on how to acquire Berries and their functions, please check out the Berries Guide.

 

Running Shoes are not implemented in PRO as you already walk 1.5x the speed in normal games.

However, Bikes and Mounts are a way to move faster in PRO. Take note that they provide the same speed.

You can obtain a Bike by capturing a Ditto with your OT and turning it in to the Youngster in the house right of Vermilion PC.

Afterwards, you'll get a Bike Voucher which you can turn in at the Cerulean Bike shop to get a Bike for 60k.

Mounts on the other hand can be obtained from Player-Hosted and Official Events, the Coin Shop, PvP/PvE Masters, or bought from other players.

 

The Old Rod can be found in the house on the left side of the Vermilion Mart.

The Good Rod can be found in Fuchsia City House 1 for 15k. You must own the Old Rod.

The Super Rod can be found in Olivine City House 1 for 75k. You must own the Good Rod.

You cannot trade these as they are a key item.

 

Items can be equipped by a pokemon by dragging the item from your backpack to the pokemon's icon in your party.

To take an item, simply click on the item in the pokemon's information card.

Items can be obtained in various ways.

For more information on Items and where they can be obtained, feel free to check out the Items Guide.

 

Please take note that reroll tickets only work on Legendary Pokemon.

You are able to purchase a nature reroll ticket for 75 PvP coins from the PvP Masters in Vermilion City, Olivine City, Mauville City and Canalave City.

You may also get a Reroll Ticket for 150 PvP coins there too, which can be used to reroll your legendary’s IVs.

In addition, you can talk to the Reroll Ticket Exchanger in Vermilion to get two Nature Reroll Tickets for one Reroll Ticket.
 

 

Besides purchasing tickets for PvP coins, you may also buy them off of other players in the Trade chat.

You may also get them from various quests like the Battle Tower and Solaceon News Reporter quests.

 

After purchasing, you will have to go to Psychic Marina in Vermilion City who will reroll your Nature/IVs for the Nature reroll Ticket or Reroll Ticket respectively.

Please take note that it will take the coupons before your coins.
She also offers a double reroll mode, where you reroll your Pokemon twice while spending only one reroll. This works up to ten times in a certain time period when you spent some fee or Mysterious Ticket.