ASB News [December 2016]

[Ayeun]

WELCOME TO 2015 PEOPLE!

Newsletter time! First up, the welcome notices!

Nepence, Hipokrit3, Olkkis86 - Welcome to our forums. You each receive 2 points for being new. Link to this post when you claim them!

Everyone else who has returned, Welcome back. You don't get points, but you do get recognition.



Fairy's, Megaevolutions and stones OH MY!

Fairy type has been a bit rocky since they were added, but thanks to DL's hard work, and the damage map has been updated. If any ref's have any problems with Fairy's, feel free to ask for help any time.

Our Mega Tournament has been a blast, which brings us to the 600 Pokedolar question - Mega Evolutions, How do they work?

Starting after the final round of the tournament, Mega rings/bracelets/bands/necklaces/hats/piercings will be available for sale in the approval tower for the LOW LOW price of 10 points! Until then, no bracelets may be purchased.

Stones, on the other hand, are a different issue. You can (at present), only find them in the Safari zone in TWO different forms.

First - Defeating powerful opponents, beating challenges, and passing tests MAY reward you with a random stone.

Second - Mega Stone Ore has started appearing in sections of the Safari Zone. When refined in the presence of an appropriate pokemon, the Ore can become the correct stone. Ore and Pokemon will need to be dropped in the Megatower (coming soon) for 1 week for the refining process to complete.



Casino!

With the return of Chaos Redefined, as Nepence, the Casino is once again opened for business. Prizes have been adjusted to be as follows!

* Eggs
* Small stones - Evolve a pokemon from Stage 1 to Stage 2 without the need of battle experience OR points!
* Large stones - Evolve a pokemon from Stage 2 to Stage 3 without the need of battle experience OR points!
* Shard tokens - 3 Shard tokens lets you change the Ability of ANY pokemon on your team. You can also cash in Shard tokens to catch ANY pokemon. Prices for pokemon may vary.


ASB AWARDS!

ASB Awards will be coming in the next few weeks, so its time to start thinking about who you want to nominate for anything.



Double points

Just a reminder, any battles started in November OR December are eligible for double points for both the battlers AND the Ref. The Tournament matches are all also done at double points. As of tomorrow, matches return to normal point allocations.



Gym's

According to our records, as of right now... We are back up to 6 gyms, and are ready to operate battles for all comers. Come get your badges people!

[Greyfox]

Starting after the final round of the tournament, Mega rings/bracelets/bands/necklaces/hats/piercings will be available for sale in the approval tower for the LOW LOW price of 10 points! Until then, no bracelets may be purchased.

I have an addendum to this part of the update: Mega Rings/Bracelets/what-have-you can be purchased at the Mega Evolution Tower; however, the Tower will remain closed until the tournament finishes!

[nepence]

Casino!

With the return of Chaos Redefined, as Nepence, the Casino is once again opened for business. Prizes have been adjusted to be as follows!

* Eggs
* Small stones - Evolve a pokemon from Stage 1 to Stage 2 without the need of battle experience OR points!
* Large stones - Evolve a pokemon from Stage 2 to Stage 3 without the need of battle experience OR points!
* Shard tokens - 3 Shard tokens lets you change the Ability of ANY pokemon on your team. You can also cash in Shard tokens to catch ANY pokemon. Prices for pokemon may vary.

Just to clarify, this does mean that, with a lot of prize collection, you could theoretically get a fossil/legendary pokemon through the casino. The mod team will, of course, be consulted on costs. I expect Mew to cost N+1, where N is the number of shards you think he costs.