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Pokénet is a fan-made massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), coded using Java, started in February 2009 by former members of Pokémon Global and Pokémon Online Revolution. The first release of Pokénet went public on June 30, 2009.

History & Development

Pokénet started development in February 2009. The game is an primarily programmed to address design flaws and optimise existing code from Pokémon Global and Pokémon Online Revolution. The project is programmed using the following technologies:

• Java
• lwjgl / Slick
• Apache Mina
• Tiled
• Shoddy Battle

The development team consisted of several programmers, mappers, musicians, writers and graphics artists from around the world. Pokénet made its first release on June 30th 2009 with small upgrades and patch fixes throughout the year.

Releases

Fearless Feebas

Fearless Feebas was released on June 30th 2009, marking the first release of Pokénet. Features included:

• New Login/Registration System (Play on same account on multiple servers)
• New Chat System
• New Item System
• Multiple Language Support (English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch, Finnish)
• Wild Pokémon
• Catching (including Boxes)
• Leveling/Evolution
• Johto
• Player vs. Player Battles
• Trading
• New Battle System based on Pokémon Platinum Version

Valiant Venonat

Valiant Venonat is the second release planned for Pokénet. However, the game was forced to shut down by Nintendo for breaking copyright laws before Valiant Venonat was released. Therefor, this version was never seen by the public.

Planned Skills System

Under the planned skills system, each Trainer would have the ability to develop skills in different aspects of Pokémon. The skills are planned as follows:

• Trainer Skill
• Breeding Skill
• Co-ordinating Skill
• Fishing Skill

Other Additions and Fixes

Other than the skill system, other plans for Valiant Venonat were planned.

• The Kanto region
• Victory Road
• An advanced Gym Leader system where the Gym Leaders' teams would grow to match the player.
• Working TM's
• A fixed walking system
• Multiple servers that players could choose from and freely switch to.

Source Code

The source code to Pokénet is available under the GNU General Public License Version 3 and can be located at the following sites:

• Pokénet Google Code SVN.
• RaGEZONE Pokemon Section.

External Links

• Pokénet Official Website ^{[dead link]}
• Pokemonium Official Website

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