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The PokéCommunity
"We are still working on a better slogan!"
New logo introduced in May 2014.
Language	English
Status	Active
Run	2002 - Present
Date opened	September 2002
Creator	Master Kwesi Nkromah
Current owner	Rukario
Mascot	{{{mascot}}}
Website	Main page

The most recent front page of PokéCommunity, showcasing the newest user-created theme

The PokéCommunity, sometimes referred to as just PokéCommunity and often shortened to 'PC', is a Pokémon discussion forum that aims to provide a wide-range of topics about Pokémon and the Pokémon fandom, ranging from the games (both core series and others) the anime, the manga and much more, as well as other areas for Pokémon fans, including Pokémon related art and design, fanfiction, game and software development, fan clubs and trivia.

PokéCommunity's previous logo.

It also has many other sections for non-Pokémon discussions and creativity, as well as personal image galleries and customisable profiles for all users. It provides personal Blogs for Staff Members and higher-ranked Community Supporters, the latter having donated money towards the site's maintenance costs.

The website plays host to other services for its members, such as the Oekaki drawing system, Pokémon Battle Server, Minecraft server and IRC chat-room, as well as providing iOS and Android applications for users to browse the forums on-the-go. It has a significant social media presence, sporting Facebook and Google+ pages and an official Twitter feed.

The forums were launched sometime in September 2002 by user Master Kwesi Nkromah, and aside from various outages, have been online ever since. It has over 350,000 members and over seven million posts as of June 2013. It is currently running the vBulletin forum software and is owned and administered by user Rukario. It has a large, staggered staff team, who coordinate to run every part of the site.

PokéCommunity is known for it's yearly forum-wide Get-Together mega-events, held once a year usually around summer time in which many members volunteer to run and participate in a wide range of events and competitions. In 2012, PokéCommunity celebrated its tenth anniversary online in a special Get-Together dubbed PCX.

PokéCommunity has gained particular notability for housing one of the largest and most active English Pokémon ROM hacking communities on the Internet, and has a wide range of available patch downloads and tutorials covering multiple areas of game development. Its members also actively research into the area and have pushed the ROM hacking medium forward considerably since its inception.

Topics

Official Forums

The Official Forums section contains things such as the Community Announcements (where the Community Rules and Donations and information regarding Supporter Benefits can be found), Community Questions & Feedback (where members can discuss questions and concerns they may have about the forums), and The Welcome Lounge forum. As of 2014, two new forums were added. The Member Encyclopedia allows members to create question-answer threads about themselves, and the Celebrations forum, previously located as a sub-forum of the Chit-Chat Café, is used to celebrate users' birthdays, national holidays and anniversaries.

Subforums

• Community Announcements
• Community Questions & Feedback
• The Welcome Lounge
• Member Encyclopedia
• Celebrations

Current Generation Pokémon Gaming

The Current Generation Pokémon Gaming forum houses all threads pertaining to Pokémon X and Y, as well as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Subforums

• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
• Trade Corner
  • Trade Shops
  • Quick Trades
  • Trader Reviews
• Battling and Team Building
  • The PokéCommunity League
  • In-Game Team Help
  • Events & Groups Approval
• Challenges

General Pokémon Gaming Discussions

The General Pokémon Gaming Discussions include a wide variety of games which users are allowed to comment on, ask questions, and the like.

Subforums

• Pokémon Gaming Central
• Fifth Generation
• Fourth Generation
• Advance Generation
• Metal & Color Generation

Pokémon Discussions

The Pokémon Discussions include things such as the anime, manga, and much more.

Subforums

• Pokémon General
• Pokémon Anime
  • Episode Discussion
• Pokémon Clubs
• Pokémon Trivia
• Pokémon Trading Card Game
  • TCG Deck Reviewing
  • Custom Cards

ROM Hacking

The ROM Hacking section, previously a sub-forum of Creative Discussions, is a section dedicated to ROM hacks.

Subforums

• ROM Hacking Hub
  • Beginner's Lounge
• Hacks Showcase
  • Progressing Hacks
  • Sideshow Showcase
• Research & Development
• Tools, Tutorials & Resources

Creative Discussions

The Creative Discussions usually include things that aren't necessarily Pokémon related.

Subforums

• Art & Design
• Fan Fiction and Writing
  • Writer's Lounge
  • Fanfiction Archive
• Roleplay Theatre
  • Roleplay Stage
  • Roleplay Casting
• Game Development
  • Games Showcase
  • Progressing Games
  • Resources
  • Scripts & Tutorials
  • Pokémon Essentials

Entertainment & Hobbies

The Entertainment & Hobbies forums include things such as other video games, anime, manga, and etc. technology discussions.

Subforums

• Culture & Media
• Anime & Manga
• Video Games
  • Let's Play!
• Computers & Technology
• Fan Clubs & Groups

Off-Topic Discussions

In the Off-Topic Discussions section, users are able to talk about most anything they feel they want to.

Subforums

• The Treehouse
• The Round Table
• The Playground

Staff

Staff members of PokéCommunity are constantly leaving and being promoted. To see a real-time list of the staff, visit this page.

Founders

• Rukario

Administrators

• Ausadriel
• Hiroshi Sotomura
• Ivysaur
• Morkula
• Sheep
• shenanigans

Super Moderators

• Alli
• Astinus
• bobandbill
• Klippy
• Nolafus
• Stormbringer
• Sylphiel

External links

• PokéCommunity

References

This article is a part of Project Fandom, a Bulbapedia Project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every aspect of the Pokémon Fandom.