The Pokémon Fan Universe Anime Style Battling League, or PFUASBL, is an anime-style battling league associated with Pokémon Fan Universe.

History

In late June 2003, Pokémon Fan Universe established its ASB with the help of members of the TPM ASB who were upset over its state and the changes being made to it. It was also established because the webmaster of Pokémon Fan Universe was trying to fill in the void the PokéMasters created when it collapsed in late 2001.

The battle system of PFUASBL was created with heavy influence from TPM's system, including the ASB Central and Tournament Forums for organizational purposes, as well as the general battle engine.

The first participants in PFUASBL were Deck Knight (known as the Knight of Deckness) and Moltrecuno, who oversaw the start of PFUASBL and put all the initial elements in place to create a workable PFUASB.

A few staple players were added into the fold, and would prove invaluable to PFUASBL's continued existence, not least of which was Sleepy Wombat, who took over in Deck Knight and Moltrecuno's absenses.

The PFUASBL still offers a variation of the old TPM battle system, with the basic rules of starting with 6 lowest-stage Pokémon (barring legendaries), and one signature move per Pokémon.

Unique features

Emergency reffing

Any referee who continues a match which has not been refereed for some time will be paid for their work in advancing the battles.

Quick Battle Range

Trainers may battle over AIM instead of on the forums.

New species

Players may also create their own Pokémon, subject to heavy restrictions and approval. The new Pokémon can then be sold in a shop.

Businesses

The PFUASBL has the following player services, which it calls Businesses, in the TPM ASB tradition:

• Team Faulk's Black Market - Ordering Pokémon
• PFU Trade and Sell Depot - Selling and trading Pokémon
• Pokémon Dojo - Level-up evolution
• Poketech Hotel - Breeding and happiness, beauty, and trade evolution.
• Stone Sanctuary - Stone and Trade with item evolution
• Pokeventure Park - similar to the Safari Zone
• Pokémon Protectors - a game