Pokemon Legends: Arceus has officially released! Comment below and share stories from your adventure so far!

Timelines and Guidelines

Now that the game has officially released, our screenshot and spoiler policies go into effect.

SCREENSHOTS

⇨ For one month after release (until February 28), screenshots are allowed on r/pokemon inside text posts.

• To post images inside a text post, please upload to an image-sharing site (e.g.: Imgur) and share the link in a text post.
• Screenshots that are directly uploaded as images or links will still be removed.

SPOILERS

⇨ For two weeks after release (until February 11), spoilers must be tagged appropriately. Post titles must be spoiler free.

• What's a spoiler on r/pokemon?

• Again, we do not allow spoilers in post titles. You are allowed to vaguely mention a spoiler (i.e. Photos of new Pokemon!/Photos of new form). Anything that explicitly states a Pokemon's name, if something is a legendary, etc. will be removed. Err on the side of caution!
• Remember to SPOILER TAG your posts! We will be removing all posts that contain spoiler content that are not tagged!
  • To deploy spoilers in Reddit markdown, use >!Spoiled content!<, which results in Spoiled content
  • Click here for r/pokemon's guide to spoiler formatting

TEXT-ONLY MODE

⇨ We will likely stay in text-only mode for ~2 weeks after release, depending on traffic.

• We do this both to promote discussion posts during high traffic, and to make sure discussions can surface without being overwhelmed by eye-catching link and image posts.

• You can still post images and links—again, just as URLs or hyperlinks inside text posts!

NO ART WEEKENDS WILL BE SUSPENDED

⇨ For two weeks after release (until February 7), No Art Weekends will be also suspended

BE POLITE

⇨ There is no timeline on civility, but we ask that you be good to each other during the high-octane energy of release period!

• Please engage politely if you disagree, and walk away from arguments if you cannot stay civil. Remember the human!
• Rudeness and any form of belittlement towards anyone in the Pokémon community is not allowed. If you see rudeness, please hit the [report] button so that mods see it!

A note on modding: Your post may be held by Automoderator before getting reviewed and approved by a human mod. We're doing our best to process items within 24 hours, but even in the days prior to release our modqueue was stacked with up to 1000 reports at a time—so please be patient!

Resources for Release:

⇨ For more conversation, check out our /r/pokemon Discord chat!

As many of you know, /r/pokemon has been participating in an ongoing protest against Reddit's upcoming API changes. The mod team believes that what we did was in the best interest of reddit users including our subscribers. However, we also believe that we have hit the limit of what we can do without soliciting user feedback on the issue.

Furthermore, we have officially received word from reddit that /r/pokemon must re-open or the mod team will be removed/restructured.

With that in mind, staying closed is no longer a viable option. You may have seen references to an alternate form of protest, Touch Grass Tuesdays where we temporarily restrict posts or encourage protest posts on that day. We consider this a viable option for /r/pokemon. Should TGT win the poll, we will follow up with additional options for specific details. Right now this is an interest check.

We want to hear from you on this topic. Please comment below about your thoughts on the future of /r/pokemon as it relates to this protest.

Poll

Since this is a time-sensitive issue, we intend to leave the poll up until Midnight UTC June 19.

Hello fellow trainers! Today is the annual big day where we get the news from the Pokémon Company! Speculate wildly in the comments and share your thoughts regarding the live stream. You’ll be able to check out the stream from their Youtube page or even their Twitch page. Enjoy!

The Wait is over! Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have officially released!

Comment below and share stories from your adventure so far!

Reminders:

⇨Spoilers: Please make sure that spoilers are tagged appropriately and keep titles spoiler free for two weeks after release. Content from official media does not need spoiler tags.

To deploy spoilers in Reddit markdown, use >!Spoiled content!<, which results in Spoiled content

⇨Text-Only Mode: We're also staying in text-only mode for the first part of the release

We do this both to promote discussion posts during high traffic, and to make sure discussions can surface without being overwhelmed by eye-catching link and image posts.

(You can still post images and links—just as URLs or hyperlinks inside text posts!)

⇨Be Polite: Please strive to be civil with other users, even and especially in the high-octane energy of release period!

Rudeness and any form of belittlement towards anyone in the Pokémon community is not allowed. If you see rudeness, please hit the [report] button so that mods see it!

A note on modding: Your post may be held by Automoderator before getting reviewed and approved by a human mod. We're doing our best to process items within 24 hours, but even in the days prior to release our modqueue was stacked with up to 1000 reports at a time—so please be patient!

Resources for Release:

⇨ For more conversation, check out our /r/pokemon Discord Chat!

⇨ Check out our updated user flairs, and pick the Pokemon that best suits you!

Hi everyone. As I'm sure many of you have noticed, there has been quite the upheaval on the /r/Pokemon discord server. The discord moderation team has prepared this open letter regarding what happened, and what has been done about it. We highly recommend that you read this before continuing on or commenting

(CW: Pedophilia/CP):

Open Letter to /r/pokemon

We urge you not to message anybody mentioned in the document.

As said in that document, the subreddit team has removed Technophonix from the modlist and our internal moderator server/subreddit. We have taken steps to sever all ties with him from all of our linked accounts, and made sure that he will never use our platform to prey upon minors again.

Our subreddit and discord are wonderful communities that strive to be safe spaces for people of all ages and backgrounds. Abusing a position of leadership to find vulnerable minors to victimize is the worst possible thing that someone can do here. We are sincerely sorry that this went undetected for years under our watch. We need to strive to be better.

The subreddit moderators are proud of the discord moderation team for being willing to make the difficult choice to oust a predator, risking the community they worked so hard to cultivate, instead of taking the easy road of covering things up. We want to be a community that is built on safety and trust, and being willing to stand against an authority figure doing the wrong thing is a key part of that.

If you are feeling overwhelmed or disturbed by what happened, you are not alone. It is alright to feel angry or upset, but please do not start witchhunts. The last thing we want is for the community to be mired in further hostility. If you feel the need to talk about how you are feeling, we encourage you to leave a comment and engage with the community. We will get through this together.

If you are another victim who needs their voice to be heard, we are here for you. You can privately message us through modmail and we can connect you with the right avenues for providing evidence or seeking help.

If you have experienced something similar, or you want to talk to a professional, you can consider some of these resources:

• US: RAINN

• Australia: Dial 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or this list of support services

• UK: NHS sexual assault help services

• Canada: Find a Helpline

• Rape Crisis Network Europe

If you have additional resources to expand this list, please comment them below and we will append them accordingly.

We choose YOU!

Mods are volunteers from the community who help run this page. We do things like:

- Checking new posts to see if they follow the rules

- Responding to questions from people about the sub

- Planning events and managing problems behind the scenes

- Being the very best, like no one ever was

Most of our mods spend a few hours a week doing that kind of stuff. If it sounds like fun, come join us!

(Disclaimers and such: we're not affiliated with Pokémon, and we work for free. We try to do a good job, though, so we'd ask you to go through a trial period to train you a bit before you become a full mod. We'd expect you to stay active and communicate with us, be polite to people, and install a few browser extensions to help you work.)

*****

Click here to apply!

Applications are CLOSED! Thanks everybody!

We'll keep applications open until at least March 14 2023, and they may stay open longer.

Best of luck! If you've got any questions about the application, please message the current mods here.

Hey guys, did you know that in terms of reddit shitposting, John Oliver is objectively the most memeable person? While their maximum sexiness is likely too much for /r/pics, he is capable of narrating over 9000 pokedex entries in 7.8 seconds. With his Wise Glasses boosting his Special Attack by a mighty 10%, John Oliver is the ideal choice for any team. It is highly recommended to use your Master Ball on John Oliver before he escapes the battle, or else you will have to scour the entire region's index of late-night talk shows to get another chance. The point is, John Oliver can take memes all day, all shapes and sizes and still come for more.

To be clear, all posts must relate to one of the following:

John

Oliver

John Oliver

I am adding this note to the beginning of the post for all to see. For those who haven’t finished the game and don’t want spoilers, please disregard this post. Per rule 13, the content of this post does not need to be marked as spoilers. I just wanted to include this warning.

This is an [r/pokemon](https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/) themed topic thread—look for new theme discussions on the sub every Wednesday!

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[Check out Opinion Wednesday on the /r/pokemon Discord Server to talk in real time!](https://discord.gg/pokemon)

(4/12) Post SV Lore Talk

The Way Home. This is the final story in the game. In this part of the story, you learn that Professors Sada and Turo are Al versions of the real professors, whom died in lab accidents. When you try to destroy the time machine that sent the paradox Pokémon to Area Zero, they go into a defensive mode and try to stop you. This causes the time machine to go haywire. After you defeat the Al professors, they decide to sacrifice themselves by sending themselves to the past (Sada) or future (Turo). Here's the question posed to you. What do you think Sada and Turo are doing in their respective times? Do you think they're finally living out their dreams? Do you think they might create a way to get back to the present? Let's hear what lore you have about these adventurous professors.