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'''PokéBeach''' is a Pokémon fan site run by Jon Sahagian, better known as "Water Pokémon Master".
'''PokéBeach''' is a Pokémon fan site run by Jon Sahagian, better known as "Water Pokémon Master". The site primarily focuses on the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], posting news, strategy articles, and hosting discussions about competitive play. The website also covers the larger aspects of the Pokémon franchise. It is one of the oldest consistently-running Pokémon fan sites.


After working at other Pokémon fan sites, Water Pokémon Master opened PokéBeach to the public on July 15, 2003 when he was only 14 years old, although he had been working on it privately since 1999. In his grand opening post, he promised that he would "never abandon PokéBeach," and since then, the site has become one of the most popular Pokémon fan sites on the internet.
==History==
The site was launched on July 15, 2003, when Sahagian was 14 years old, although he drafted earlier iterations of the site going back to 1999.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040803015658/http://www.pokebeach.com:80/about.shtml</ref> Since then, it has become one of the most popular Pokémon fan sites on the Internet. Sahagian continues to write news articles on a daily basis and manages the website's staff.


Although the site focuses on all the main aspects of the franchise, it's primarily known for its coverage of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The site features the latest Pokémon TCG news, scans of Pokémon cards, card translations for new sets, as well as guides on how to play the game. Because of how quickly and consistently Sahagian has updated the website since 2003, the website is often considered the keystone of the TCG community, visited daily by TCG fans, collectors, tournament organizers, players, distributors, stores, and even officials working at the company. Before it shut down in 2013, the official Japanese Pokémon TCG Facebook page even listed PokéBeach as one of their "likes," one of the few times, if ever, that the official company has acknowledged or linked to a fan website.
In July 2008, Sahagian held an interview with [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], a director and storyboard artist for the {{pkmn|anime}}. In it, he revealed previously unknown information about the series, including discussion about the intended purpose of the [[GS Ball]] and the reasons behind Brock's replacement in [[S02|the second anime season]].<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo</ref><ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points</ref> The following year, Sahagian was able to see an early screening of [[M12|the twelfth movie]] in Japan, the only known foreigner to ever do so.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2009/07/arceus-movie-summary-heartgold-soulsilver-commercial-13th-pokemon-movie</ref>


In 2008, Water Pokémon Master sought out and held a historical interview with [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], the original director and storyboard artist for the {{pkmn|anime}}. In it, Hidaka revealed much previously unknown information about the series, including the writer's decisions behind certain plot points and the nature of the series. The interview was the closest any fan has gotten to someone who works on the anime. Hidaka also invited WPM back for a second interview where he revealed even more information about the series.
Upon the release of {{game|Black and White|s}} in September 2010, PokéBeach was among a few Pokémon fan sites to receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting early images of Pokémon Black and White. The site then temporarily changed all pictures from the games to pictures of {{p|Ditto}} and changed their name to PokerBeach as a joke to protest Nintendo's actions.<ref>https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fansites_served_with_copyright_infringement_notices</ref>


In 2009, the site was able to go to the early screening of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' in Japan, even though Water Pokémon Master was not picked for the special rally from [[CoroCoro]].
On November 12, 2012, the site's forums revamped its rules and changed its content policy to PG-13 to better cater to older fans. Prior to this, moderation policies went through a strict review and were revamped.


Upon the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, PokéBeach was the first of two sites to receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting images of Pokémon Black and White. Some gaming websites questioned the matter, positing that the images probably fall under fair use, but PokéBeach chose not to pursue the matter from a legal perspective due to monetary limitations. Instead, as a joke to protest Nintendo's actions, PokéBeach temporarily changed all pictures from the games to pictures of {{p|Ditto}}, changed their name to PokerBeach, and put the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld in their website banner with a slogan that said "NO B/W IMAGES FOR YOU!" The website has since gone back to using the name PokéBeach.
On May 11, 2013, PokéBeach disclosed information from a supposed "insider" about {{g|X and Y}}. A lot of this information was later revealed to be true, such as the new {{t|Fairy}} type, {{p|Pancham}}'s evolution, and more.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2013/05/supposed-pokemon-x-and-y-insider-information</ref><ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2013/05/last-of-the-pokemon-x-y-insider-information</ref>


On November 12th, 2012, the site's forums revamped its rules and changed its content policy to PG-13 to better cater to older fans. Moderation policies also went through a strict review and were revamped, as was usually the case every few years. PokéBeach's forums currently have over 5 million posts, and all of the staff members report directly to Water Pokémon Master and the admins. According to the forum's rules page, because Water Pokémon Master grew up on Pokémon forums and was sometimes bullied, the site staff has a "no asshole" policy and does not tolerate any staff or members who bully others. The staff is also known for giving banned members a chance to come back to the forums if they write an apology in the "Ban Appeal" forum.
The website went through a massive redesign in May 2015, introducing a new layout with forum integration, as well as a premium subscription service where players could subscribe to read TCG strategy articles from competitive players.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2015/05/welcome-to-the-new-pokebeach</ref> The site also began a partnership with "TCGplayer," an online TCG store. The partnership allowed PokéBeach to host large online tournaments with free prizes, shipping several booster boxes a month to players around the world.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2018/04/pokebeachs-may-2018-ptcgo-tournament-sponsored-by-tcgplayer-com</ref>


On May 11th, 2013, PokéBeach disclosed information from a supposed "insider" about {{g|X and Y}}, although they were unsure if the information was real. Over the coming months, most of the information slowly revealed itself to be true, such as the new {{t|Fairy}} type, {{p|Mewtwo}} having two "formes," {{p|Pancham}}'s evolution, the method for evolving {{p|Inkay}}, and more.
Following the site relaunch, in June 2015, [[The Pokémon Company International]] sued PokéBeach over its short-lived partnership with "TCGOne", an unofficial Pokémon TCG simulator that TPCi claimed was "an unauthorized version of [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online|PTCGO]]". PokéBeach quickly removed all references to the simulator from its website as well as all of its Pokémon card scans. TPCi then granted PokéBeach a special license to display its card images on the website; the website now states at the bottom: "English card images appearing on this website are the property of The Pokémon Company International, Inc." <ref>https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/8377892/Pokemon_Company_Intenational,_Inc_v_Sahagian</ref>


PokéBeach went through a massive redesign in May 2015 and relaunched with a brand new layout, forum integration, an article program, an artist/storytelling program, an activities program, a TCG simulator, and several other major features. The move lead to an unprecedented increase in community activity and engagement. Water Pokémon Master stated he had secretly been working on the new website for two to three years, and that the project took long due to the amount of people involved, the number of programmers needed, the complexity and depth of the new features, and the secrecy he wanted to maintain. Water Pokémon Master stated the themes of the new website were "fans" and "the community."
In April 2017, PokéBeach launched a Discord server to replace their old Skype chat.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/forums/threads/pokebeach-is-now-on-discord.139392/</ref>


In preparation for relaunch, a mysterious anime character appeared on the website in front of a series of coffins and teased that something big was coming (later revealed to be the new website). The text beneath the character displayed in Hebrew and Armenian, occasionally changing messages. Discussion of the character and what was happening spread to Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, and other fan websites, with fans trying to decode the visual and textual clues in the image. The character was later revealed to be created by WPM and part of the new artist/storytelling program. Since then, PokéBeach's site banner is drawn by new artists every week, further progressing the fan story like a comic strip, introducing new characters, and advertising each of the artists and their portfolios.
Upon the release of {{DetPikMov}} in May 2019, Sahagian revealed he was invited to a private screening of the film a year prior where he was able to provide feedback to the filmmakers. He revealed a few changes that were made to the film along the way.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2019/05/detective-pikachu-exceeds-all-expectations-a-full-review-very-minor-spoilers</ref>
 
On June 28, 2021, PokéBeach was hacked by a professional team in order to hold the site hostage to make money, resulting in the deletion of all files on the website. Three days later, the website was back up in a limited form so Sahagian could continue to post news stories, and he is currently working to bring back the forums.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2021/07/pokebeach-hacked-next-steps-for-the-site</ref>


==Staff==
==Staff==
Many of PokéBeach's staff members have been working on the website since as early as 2003.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/staff</ref>


===Webmaster===
* Water Pokémon Master - Editor-in-Chief, Webmaster
* Water Pokémon Master - Head of PokéBeach
* peer - Programmer
* Shining Raikou - Social Media
 
===Forums===
* Administrator - Shining Raikou
 
====Super Moderators====
* Asclepius24 – Pokémon TCG Head
* Athena – Beach Life Head
* Brave Vesperia – Marketplace Head
* Equinox – Pokémon VG Head
* Ice Arceus – Creative Works Head
 
====Moderators====
* bbninjas
* Bolt the Cat
* bonus41
* Camoclone
* Celever
* homeofmew
* Jabberwock
* Kecleon-X
* Luispipe8
* Machamp the Champion
* Materious17
* Mora
* MtheW
* Robin Aisaga
* SaiScott95
* scattered mind
* SilverSilent
* Siren
* steffenka
* Tails
* Yakkov


===Administrator===
===News===
* Shining Raikou - Head of PokéBeach Forums
* Water Pokémon Master - News Head
* Drohn
* Athena
* bbocwerdna
* Celever
* Machamp the Champion
* My Little Keldeo
* Rusty Sticks
* steffenka


===Super Moderators===
===Articles===
* BigfootAUS
* Water Pokémon Master - Articles Head
* Ice Arceus
* Brandon Nguyen
* Machamp The Champion
* Camoclone
* Prince Dedenne
* DogStar
* Uralya
* Grimsashi
* Machamp the Champion
* Phototoxin
* SaliosGnome


===Moderators===
===Activities===
* Shining Raikou - General Activity Head
====General Activity Organizers====
* Athena
* Athena
* bbninjas
* Celever
* Ice Arceus
* Luispipe8
* Machamp the Champion
* Materious17
* SilverSilent
====Video Game Organizers====
* Bolt the Cat
* Brave Vesperia
* Brave Vesperia
* Camoclone
* Camoclone
* cheetor586
* Celever
* CuriousCleffa
* Equinox
* Fancy
* homeofmew
* Heavenly Spoon
* Ice Espeon
* Kecleon-X
* Luispipe8
* Mora
* Mora
* Shakespeare
* Yakkov
====Video Game Tutors====
* Equinox - Video Game Tutor Head
* iSharingan
* Keeper of Night
* PG24
* Yakkov
===Chat Room===
* Shining Raikou - Chat Room Head
====Moderators====
* Brave Vesperia
* Celever
* Equinox
* Machamp The Champion
* One Approved
* peer
* PikaMasterJesi
* SilverSilent
===Badges===
* Shining Raikou - Badges Head
* Brave Vesperia
* homeofmew
* Machamp the Champion
* PG24
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://pokebeach.com/ PokéBeach]
* [http://pokebeach.com/ PokéBeach]


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Latest revision as of 14:30, 13 December 2023

PokéBeach
"Your Ultimate Pokémon Fansite!"
PokeBeach.png
Language English
Status Active
Run 2003 - Present
Date opened July 15, 2003
Creator Jon Sahagian, a.k.a. Water Pokémon Master
Current owner {{{owner}}}
Forum PokéBeach.com Forums
Mascot Staryu
Website Main Page

PokéBeach is a Pokémon fan site run by Jon Sahagian, better known as "Water Pokémon Master". The site primarily focuses on the Pokémon Trading Card Game, posting news, strategy articles, and hosting discussions about competitive play. The website also covers the larger aspects of the Pokémon franchise. It is one of the oldest consistently-running Pokémon fan sites.

History

The site was launched on July 15, 2003, when Sahagian was 14 years old, although he drafted earlier iterations of the site going back to 1999.[1] Since then, it has become one of the most popular Pokémon fan sites on the Internet. Sahagian continues to write news articles on a daily basis and manages the website's staff.

In July 2008, Sahagian held an interview with Masamitsu Hidaka, a director and storyboard artist for the anime. In it, he revealed previously unknown information about the series, including discussion about the intended purpose of the GS Ball and the reasons behind Brock's replacement in the second anime season.[2][3] The following year, Sahagian was able to see an early screening of the twelfth movie in Japan, the only known foreigner to ever do so.[4]

Upon the release of Pokémon Black and White in September 2010, PokéBeach was among a few Pokémon fan sites to receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting early images of Pokémon Black and White. The site then temporarily changed all pictures from the games to pictures of Ditto and changed their name to PokerBeach as a joke to protest Nintendo's actions.[5]

On November 12, 2012, the site's forums revamped its rules and changed its content policy to PG-13 to better cater to older fans. Prior to this, moderation policies went through a strict review and were revamped.

On May 11, 2013, PokéBeach disclosed information from a supposed "insider" about Pokémon X and Y. A lot of this information was later revealed to be true, such as the new Fairy type, Pancham's evolution, and more.[6][7]

The website went through a massive redesign in May 2015, introducing a new layout with forum integration, as well as a premium subscription service where players could subscribe to read TCG strategy articles from competitive players.[8] The site also began a partnership with "TCGplayer," an online TCG store. The partnership allowed PokéBeach to host large online tournaments with free prizes, shipping several booster boxes a month to players around the world.[9]

Following the site relaunch, in June 2015, The Pokémon Company International sued PokéBeach over its short-lived partnership with "TCGOne", an unofficial Pokémon TCG simulator that TPCi claimed was "an unauthorized version of PTCGO". PokéBeach quickly removed all references to the simulator from its website as well as all of its Pokémon card scans. TPCi then granted PokéBeach a special license to display its card images on the website; the website now states at the bottom: "English card images appearing on this website are the property of The Pokémon Company International, Inc." [10]

In April 2017, PokéBeach launched a Discord server to replace their old Skype chat.[11]

Upon the release of POKÉMON Detective Pikachu in May 2019, Sahagian revealed he was invited to a private screening of the film a year prior where he was able to provide feedback to the filmmakers. He revealed a few changes that were made to the film along the way.[12]

On June 28, 2021, PokéBeach was hacked by a professional team in order to hold the site hostage to make money, resulting in the deletion of all files on the website. Three days later, the website was back up in a limited form so Sahagian could continue to post news stories, and he is currently working to bring back the forums.[13]

Staff

Many of PokéBeach's staff members have been working on the website since as early as 2003.[14]

  • Water Pokémon Master - Editor-in-Chief, Webmaster
  • peer - Programmer
  • Shining Raikou - Social Media

Forums

  • Administrator - Shining Raikou

Super Moderators

  • Asclepius24 – Pokémon TCG Head
  • Athena – Beach Life Head
  • Brave Vesperia – Marketplace Head
  • Equinox – Pokémon VG Head
  • Ice Arceus – Creative Works Head

Moderators

  • bbninjas
  • Bolt the Cat
  • bonus41
  • Camoclone
  • Celever
  • homeofmew
  • Jabberwock
  • Kecleon-X
  • Luispipe8
  • Machamp the Champion
  • Materious17
  • Mora
  • MtheW
  • Robin Aisaga
  • SaiScott95
  • scattered mind
  • SilverSilent
  • Siren
  • steffenka
  • Tails
  • Yakkov

News

  • Water Pokémon Master - News Head
  • Athena
  • bbocwerdna
  • Celever
  • Machamp the Champion
  • My Little Keldeo
  • Rusty Sticks
  • steffenka

Articles

  • Water Pokémon Master - Articles Head
  • Brandon Nguyen
  • Camoclone
  • DogStar
  • Grimsashi
  • Machamp the Champion
  • Phototoxin
  • SaliosGnome

Activities

  • Shining Raikou - General Activity Head

General Activity Organizers

  • Athena
  • bbninjas
  • Celever
  • Ice Arceus
  • Luispipe8
  • Machamp the Champion
  • Materious17
  • SilverSilent

Video Game Organizers

  • Bolt the Cat
  • Brave Vesperia
  • Camoclone
  • Celever
  • Equinox
  • homeofmew
  • Mora
  • Yakkov

Video Game Tutors

  • Equinox - Video Game Tutor Head
  • iSharingan
  • Keeper of Night
  • PG24
  • Yakkov

Chat Room

  • Shining Raikou - Chat Room Head

Moderators

  • Brave Vesperia
  • Celever
  • Equinox
  • Machamp The Champion
  • One Approved
  • peer
  • PikaMasterJesi
  • SilverSilent

Badges

  • Shining Raikou - Badges Head
  • Brave Vesperia
  • homeofmew
  • Machamp the Champion
  • PG24

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040803015658/http://www.pokebeach.com:80/about.shtml
  2. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo
  3. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points
  4. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2009/07/arceus-movie-summary-heartgold-soulsilver-commercial-13th-pokemon-movie
  5. ↑ https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fansites_served_with_copyright_infringement_notices
  6. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2013/05/supposed-pokemon-x-and-y-insider-information
  7. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2013/05/last-of-the-pokemon-x-y-insider-information
  8. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2015/05/welcome-to-the-new-pokebeach
  9. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2018/04/pokebeachs-may-2018-ptcgo-tournament-sponsored-by-tcgplayer-com
  10. ↑ https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/8377892/Pokemon_Company_Intenational,_Inc_v_Sahagian
  11. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/forums/threads/pokebeach-is-now-on-discord.139392/
  12. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2019/05/detective-pikachu-exceeds-all-expectations-a-full-review-very-minor-spoilers
  13. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/2021/07/pokebeach-hacked-next-steps-for-the-site
  14. ↑ https://www.pokebeach.com/staff

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