WAAPT FAQ

A list of common questions and answers regarding the workings of the RP.

General

• What games are canon?

WAAPT follows the events of FRLG, Emerald, Platinum, and Heart Gold. Due to a lack of a third version the Gen V game followed by WAAPT is left purposely ambiguous, and Gen VI is still pending. The Pokèmon Ranger and Orre games are considered canon, as are the Mystery Dungeon games.

• What calender does the WAAPTverse use?

Gregorian for ease of use.

• What does WAAPT do for arcs if there are no new games out?

Sometimes original stuff, other times something based on another franchise.

• How does the timeline work?

• See here. The RP proper started in 2011 both in and out of universe.

Dream World

• How does a human access the Dream World?

Save for extenuating circumstances such as the Dreamstalk, a human must be transfigured as a Pokémon and woken up within the Dream World in order to access it in either form.

Catching Pokémon

• What Pokémon can I catch?

Whatever you want as long as they're non-legendary.

• But some characters have legendary Pokémon!

Grandfather Clause.

• Can I catch shinies?

Yes, apart from the glint they're no better or worse than a non-shiny mon, though some may cry foul if your character has an unusually large amount of shinies.

Pokéforms

• Can I change my Pokéform?

Unless there's an extenuating circumstance, they're supposed to be permanent.

• Does a Pokéform have to be static across universes?

No.

• What can you transform into?

Pretty much any non-legendary Pokémon is fair game, though we strongly encourage that they start as a base morph if they're evolution capable.

• But Vyvyan is a Rayquaza!

Special case due to experimentation, and it's a permanent Mode Lock.

See Also

• Every's Essay
• Battle Mechanics