Background Lore Index

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This page deals with an out of universe or otherwise meta aspect of the RP.

In the WAAPT universe (er, multiverse), things happen. So it is probable that your character knows or has heard about some of them, or they have even indirectly or directly affected by notable plots that have happened.

This is a listing in construction of notable events that comprise the WAAPT lore's background. It is also intended for newcomers to check their character's background against and avoid entering interaction in the main roleplay as a "blank slate" and avoid background details that might contradict established lore.

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This page is sorted by region and deals primarily with events in the Original Timeline unless otherwise noted.

(To be done: provide links to relevant posts where adequate for people to read about events of their interest)

Global

Notable global events that have happened in that your character:

likely knows of:

• the existence of the J-Team.
• people going missing in the late spring and summer of 2012, causing rumors about the existence of other universes.
• Team Asimov's Mars expedition in 2017.
• the sky opening in Alola and throughout the world in late 2017 and lasting until December 2019.

likely does not know of:

• the exact nature of the Shards involved in the 2012 incident.

Kanto

Notable events that have happened in Kanto that your character:

likely knows of:

• the disbandment of Team Rocket in 2009.
• if your character is from Lavender, possibly the city-wide ghost army party around Halloween 2012
• [Alternate Timeline] invasion of the region by Unovan forces, during the summer of 2011.
• Strange glitch-like spots appearing throughout the region, and causing issues for people and Pokemon in 2012.
• Kanto's Grand Festival.
• Mysterious circumstances causing darkness across the skies of the region in March 2019.

likely does not know of:

•  ????

Johto

Notable events that have happened in Johto that your character:

likely knows of:

• 2009:
  • Team Rocket's illegal Slowpoketail trade in Azalea Town.
  • The Lake of Rage incident.
  • The Radio Tower Takeover and the subsequent disbandment of Team Rocket by Luke.
  • Luke and the Kimono girls successfully summoning Ho-Oh.
  • Luke defeating Lance and becoming Pokémon Champion.
• [Alternate Timeline] invasion of the region by Unovan forces, during the summer after the beginning of the roleplay's story.
• Johto's Grand Festival.

likely does not know of:

• Silver's background.
• The Sinjoh event in 2009.

Hoenn

Notable events that have happened in Hoenn that your character:

likely knows of:

• The overall events of the main games - confrontation between Kyogre and Groudon in 2004.
• Overall activities of Team Magma and Team Aqua in 2004 and their later, more law-abiding revival in 2011, and various potential splinter groups that may have popped up since then.
• Hoenn's Grand Festival
• If your character is from Fallarbor, the town's hotel takeover by Shahinne's Clones and some of the destruction in the meantime in late 2011.
• If your character is from Petalburg, the murder of Marcus and Valerie Iridis in 2002.
• Jacob's six day completion of the League Challenge in 2009.
• If your character is tied to the desert by Lavaridge, the Mirage Tower's destruction in late 2011.
• The eruption of the Mt. Pyre caldera in early 2012, that threatened all of Hoenn and nearby regions.
• The Mauville Game Corner being closed since 2011.
• The eruption of Mt. Chimney in November 2014.
• The region facing destruction by meteorite in late 2015.
• Mauville getting partially fused with its PMD-B version in January 2018 before turning back to normal.
  • If your character is from Mauville, they may have been directly affected by this in some fashion.
• [Alternate Timeline] the region being flooded by Kyogre.
• [Alternate Timeline] invasion of the region by Unovan forces during the summer of 2011.
• [Alternate Timeline] The region being restored by Groudon in 2011.

likely does not know of:

• The J-Team's direct hand in the Mt. Pyre incident.
• The J-Team's involvement in summoning Rayquaza during the Delta Incident.
• [Alternate Timeline] Tagg's involvment in Hoenn's restoration.

Sinnoh

Notable events that have happened in Sinnoh that your character:

likely knows of:

• DS defeating Team Galactic, as in Platinum's story in 2009.
• odd events related to Missingno in the winter of 2011.
• the overall development of the Gold Conference in late spring-early summer of 2011.
• the region "skipping" some time as a result of being isolated from the rest of the world and the population being turned into spirit wisps (during the Infinity Keystone Arc) from February-April 2012.
  • Note: if your character is from Sinnoh, they were most likely directly affected by the above event.
• depending on your character's age or knowledge of League history, Ellen Amarin's Championship in 1987 (as well as that she went by "Ivy" back then)
• [Alternate Timeline] the Distortion.
• Sinnoh's Grand Festival
• Eterna City getting Glitched in April 2016.
• Sunnyshore City getting Glitched in November 2016.

likely does not know of:

• the existence of Giratina the Second.
• the specific details behind the Missingno's defeat.
• specifics about Annoski.

Unova

Notable events that have happened in Unova that your character:

likely knows of:

• the Team Plasma rising and most mainline related events of Black and White and their sequels in 2011 and 2013.
• the proto-J-Team defeating 'M in 2011.
• Opelucid City being frozen over by the Plasma Frigate (B2/W2) in 2013.
• The rifts to the Dream World that popped up during the Unova 2 Arc in mid 2013.
• if your character is from or near Black City, they probably know of a person named Melinda who supposedly took in homeless Pokemon, but was really smuggling them and may have limited knowledge of her if they're from other cities
• [Alternate Timeline] The Unovan Civil war and Napoleon's war of conquest during the summer of 2011.
• Arachna-Guy's activities, generally likely to know about them more the closer they are to Castelia City.
• The 17 year cycle of the local Nincada line-mons in which they are catchable, with the first onscreen instance being in 2021.

likely does not know of:

• The exact dragons used during the climax of B/W and their sequels.
• specific details about 'M's defeat.
• N's full name.

Kalos

Notable events that have happened in Kalos that your character:

likely knows of:

• the discovery of the Fairy Type
• Team Flare's attempt to kill all humans and mons with the Ultimate Weapon in late 2013.
• The public Mobius Society attack on the J-Team in Lumiose in late August of 2018.

likely does not know of:

• specifics on the status of Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde

Alola

Notable events that have happened in Alola that your character:

likely knows of:

• Ultra Wormholes opening throughout Alola due to Lusamine.
• Team Skull's disbandment.
• the formation of the Alola League c. late-2016-early 2017
• The sky opening in Alola and throughout the world in late 2017.

likely does not know of:

• Lusamine being responsible for it.
• specific details about the Ultra Beasts.
• the UB postgame plot.

Galar

Notable events that have happened in Galar that your character:

likely knows of:

• The main events of Sword and Shield in mid to late 2019.
• Leon taking over the remnants of Macro Cosmos following Rose's imprisonment.

Ranger Regions

Fiore

• The events of the original Pokémon Ranger.

Almia

• The events of Shadows of Almia.
• The raid on Altru Tower by the J-Team in 2011.
• The J-Team raid on the Peril Cliffs in 2014.

Oblivia

• The events of Guardian Signs.
• The destruction of the Sky Fortress by the J-Team and the legendaries in 2011.
• The assault of the Illusion base on Mt. Sorbet by the J-Team in 2014.

Orre

likely knows of:

• Cipher and their actions in 2004-5 and resurgence in 2009. (Colosseum/XD)
• Their return in 2013 during the Orre Arc.
• The existence of The Extras, the criminal, anti-Cipher group dedicated to liberating/protecting the town of The Under (People from the region only)
• The Very Bad Thing during the Orre Arc on November 2013.

likely doesn't know of:

• Tagg being responsible for the Very Bad Thing.

Orange Islands

Likely knows of

• The Millennium Climate Crisis, in which the archipelago became the epicenter of an erratic climate disaster due to the activities of Lawrence III, and its after-effects.
  • The events transpiring would have been in the general cultural memory of residents and would've had affected their families at one point.
  • If they were born in 1995 or earlier, they may very well have some memories of the event.
• A Zombie Apocalypse occurring shortly after the Gold Conference.
• The Moon almost colony dropping on the Archipelago in the autumn of 2011.
• An uprising by Delta Pokémon arriving to the area in the late summer and autumn 2011.

Likely does not know of

• The exact identity of the Chosen One who ended the crisis.

Ferrum

• Super-Senior and other similar pop music bands being a big thing.

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See Also

• WAAPT FAQ