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<div style="background-color: #de00ef; color: white;">'''Serebii.net''' or '''SPP'''
{{Fan site|
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sitename=Serebii.net |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Where Legends Come To Life |
image= Current Serebii Banner.png|
size=250px |
caption=The current banner |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=1999 - Present |
create=October 21, 1999 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=[[Serebii (person)|Joe Merrick]] |
articles=no |
forums=yes |
forumname=[http://www.serebiiforums.com/ SPP forums] |
mascot={{p|Celebi}} |
weblink=[http://www.serebii.net Main page]
}}


== Brief Description ==
'''Serebii.net''', also known as '''SPP''' (Serebii's Pokémon Page), is a fan site created by [[Serebii (person)|Serebii]] in the fall of 1999, when many [[Pokémon]] sites were quickly starting to appear. The site first gained popularity as a GeoCities site, where it was also a member of the [[Articuno Island]] network. The site also had a close affiliation with the short lived [[Pokémon Official Magazine]] in {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}.


<small>(Serebii's Pokémon Page/Place)</small> is a fan site created by [[Serebii (person)|Serebii]] in the fall of 1999 when many [[Pokémon]] sites were starting to appear, seemingly out of nowhere. The site first gained popularity as a GeoCities site, where it was also a member of the [[Articuno Island]] network. (Who cares?)
It is a well known source for {{pkmn|anime}} and {{pkmn|games}} information. The website is updated on an almost daily basis. A popular feature of the site is the "Pokéarth", a complete listing of all in-game {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and catchable Pokémon in every city and route.


It is a well known source for [[Anime]], [[Nintendo]] gaming and [[TCG]] information. The site currently is one of the most up-to-date Pokémon websites on the Internet, updated almost on a daily basis. (Uh-huh...)
Serebii.net's name is taken from the romanized Japanese name for {{p|Celebi}}. The Pokémon also serves as the site's mascot.


Serebii.net has occasionally been the center of controversy, as its webmaster has faced accusations of theft in the past. '''[[Serebii (person)|Serebii]], the owner, claims that he personally has stolen nothing since mid-2002.''' Since mid-2002, there has been one case of material appearing on Serebii's site that had been created by another fansite; however, this resulted from the work of unscrupulous fans stealing the material from the original site and passing them along to Serebii, without informing him of the source. Although he has shown reluctance to remove such material at times, Serebii eventually accepts to do so in the vast majority of cases. (Fine, but who cares?)
==History==
The original SPP was established in October 1999 as a GeoCities site, as a result of lunchtime website design sessions between Serebii and a friend. While initially not as prominent as sites like [[The Pokémasters]], [[UPN]], and the original [[Bulbagarden]], Serebii soon began to gain popularity, and, by 2002, after becoming Serebii.net, became one of the most visible Pokémon fansites. It eventually eclipsed the remaining older fansites in terms of popularity and activity.  


With that problem aside, Serebii.net is a site used across the globe by 10s of thousands of different people each day and linked across the web by trainers who both request and require help on the variety of subjects of Pokémon. (...)
Originally, Serebii.net was hosted for free on a large variety of servers as it grew. However, once Serebii's popularity exploded, these servers proved inadequate, resulting in frequent downtime. As a result, in 2003, Ledian_X introduced Craig Maloof to Serebii, who made an offer to pay for Serebii's server costs. Since that time, Serebii.net has been hosted on Craig's own private servers, with the hosting bills apparently being paid for via the single Google AdWords banner on every page of the site and forums.  


It also had a close affiliation with the short lived Pokémon Official Magazine in the UK. (WHOA!)
In early 2006, after the site had made enough excess to pay Craig back for the time he personally funded the servers, it was decided to move the site onto servers under the sole control of Serebii, with assistance from ricocheting, a person who had helped Craig run his servers in the past.


== Problems Afoot ==
Upon the release of {{game|Black and White|s}} in September 2010, Serebii was among a few websites to receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting early images of the games.


However Serebii.net has not been without it's own problems. Up until March 2003, it's Uptime was speratic at best with it having gaps of up to 6 months of downtime caused by Serebii.net being too big for free servers. With this Serebii was introduced to Craig Maloof who paid for the server. Since then Craig has been the server host while the site pays for itself via the single Ad Banner on every page (Craig is an idiot...)
In 2019, Serebii made the first major layout change to the website in over a decade, adapting the old layout to form to mobile devices.<ref>https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/1158442750745993216</ref>
 
==Staff==
* {{OBP|Serebii|person}} - Head of Serebii.net.
* Coronis - Helps with news, updates on new games and the Manga sections, and created various fansprites for the [[Pokémon Adventures]] sections.
* Alfonso - Has written many episode guides.
* Miror - Writes the Pokémon of the Week entries.
* Dragonair - Has written various guides on game mechanics and other related items.
* Skittyonwailord - Scans cards for the cardex.
 
===Forums===
* Aquarelle
* Arc_Angel
* bobandbill
* bobjr
* Coronis
* Dephender
* ellie
* enchantress
* Fissurous
* Hunter Zolomon
* Hydrangea
* Hydrohs
* Jerichi
* KillerDraco
* Kirby
* lolipiece
* Meowth City
* Miror
* noobiess
* Psynergy
* Ragnarok
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.serebii.net Serebii.net]
* [https://forums.serebii.net/ Serebii.net Forums]
* [https://forums.serebii.net/members/?key=staff_members Serebii.net Staff List]
 
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{{Project Fandom notice}}


[[Category:Fan sites]]
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COMPLAINT: SEREBII.NET IS NOT A PART OF POKéMON, SO WHY DOES THIS ARTICLE EVEN EXIST? THIS TEXT IS SO DAMN UNTERESTING, WHY IS THE HOLY SPP NOT WRITING THIS ON HIS OWN SITE INSTEAD OF SPAMMING HERE?
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 25 March 2024

Serebii.net
"Where Legends Come To Life"
Current Serebii Banner.png
The current banner
Language English
Status Active
Run 1999 - Present
Date opened October 21, 1999
Creator Joe Merrick
Current owner {{{owner}}}
Forum SPP forums
Mascot Celebi
Website Main page

Serebii.net, also known as SPP (Serebii's Pokémon Page), is a fan site created by Serebii in the fall of 1999, when many Pokémon sites were quickly starting to appear. The site first gained popularity as a GeoCities site, where it was also a member of the Articuno Island network. The site also had a close affiliation with the short lived Pokémon Official Magazine in the United Kingdom.

It is a well known source for anime and games information. The website is updated on an almost daily basis. A popular feature of the site is the "Pokéarth", a complete listing of all in-game Trainers and catchable Pokémon in every city and route.

Serebii.net's name is taken from the romanized Japanese name for Celebi. The Pokémon also serves as the site's mascot.

History

The original SPP was established in October 1999 as a GeoCities site, as a result of lunchtime website design sessions between Serebii and a friend. While initially not as prominent as sites like The Pokémasters, UPN, and the original Bulbagarden, Serebii soon began to gain popularity, and, by 2002, after becoming Serebii.net, became one of the most visible Pokémon fansites. It eventually eclipsed the remaining older fansites in terms of popularity and activity.

Originally, Serebii.net was hosted for free on a large variety of servers as it grew. However, once Serebii's popularity exploded, these servers proved inadequate, resulting in frequent downtime. As a result, in 2003, Ledian_X introduced Craig Maloof to Serebii, who made an offer to pay for Serebii's server costs. Since that time, Serebii.net has been hosted on Craig's own private servers, with the hosting bills apparently being paid for via the single Google AdWords banner on every page of the site and forums.

In early 2006, after the site had made enough excess to pay Craig back for the time he personally funded the servers, it was decided to move the site onto servers under the sole control of Serebii, with assistance from ricocheting, a person who had helped Craig run his servers in the past.

Upon the release of Pokémon Black and White in September 2010, Serebii was among a few websites to receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting early images of the games.

In 2019, Serebii made the first major layout change to the website in over a decade, adapting the old layout to form to mobile devices.[1]

Staff

  • Serebii - Head of Serebii.net.
  • Coronis - Helps with news, updates on new games and the Manga sections, and created various fansprites for the Pokémon Adventures sections.
  • Alfonso - Has written many episode guides.
  • Miror - Writes the Pokémon of the Week entries.
  • Dragonair - Has written various guides on game mechanics and other related items.
  • Skittyonwailord - Scans cards for the cardex.

Forums

  • Aquarelle
  • Arc_Angel
  • bobandbill
  • bobjr
  • Coronis
  • Dephender
  • ellie
  • enchantress
  • Fissurous
  • Hunter Zolomon
  • Hydrangea
  • Hydrohs
  • Jerichi
  • KillerDraco
  • Kirby
  • lolipiece
  • Meowth City
  • Miror
  • noobiess
  • Psynergy
  • Ragnarok

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/1158442750745993216

External links


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