This is the information you'll need to provide when suggesting a new pokmon idea. All maximum lengths include any spaces, numbers or other symbols, such as the dash in Ho-Oh.
1/19/02: Added Name Source requirement
4/21/02: Made Type a requirement, added Magic and Further Info bar references
7/4/02: With the creation of the New Move forum, moved rules regarding moves to their own topics
9/14/02: Allowed for images as descriptions
9/26/05: Updated for RSE-style, added Light and Wind, made Evolution info and Special Abilities requirements
Name (maximum length: 10) Please include the source of the pokmon's name; for example, Onix is a corruption of ONYX, the black mineral; Paras is shortened from PARASite; and Magcargo is MAGma + esCARGO (French for snail.)
Pokdex Type (maximum length: 11) For example, Weepinbell is listed as a FLYCATCHER pokmon.
Height, Weight These should be in feet/inches and pounds. If you provide metric information I will convert it for you. If you don't know what dimensions your pokmon should have, look at the dimensions of existing pokmon for comparison.
Element Type The Pokmon Factory tries to maintain a decent mix of types, and will actually ban certain types from being made if the archive becomes too unbalanced, so this is important. Remember, no pokmon can have more than two types. Also, there is no such thing as a pure Flying-type, and combination-Normal-types other than Flying should have a good reason to be partly Normal-type (such as Girafarig's half-and-half nature.) Feel free to use PF's unofficial Magic, Light and Wind-types (explained on the site,) but we are not interested in any other new types.
Description This should be detailed enough for a Pokmon Factory artist to draw a correct picture of it. If you have a picture of it uploaded, you may display that instead of a text description. If your idea has feet, it would also help to describe its footprint briefly.
Pokdex Data The random info below the rest. It should fit in six lines of thirty-four characters each; you have some leeway, but try not to stray too far from this guideline. Watch out for long words, as they can make your text too long by forcing it onto the next line too soon.
Evolution If your pokmon evolves, or has evolved, you need to provide the method of evolution, with all necessary details (i.e. if it evolves at a level, name the level, and so on.) It doesn't have to evolve, but you can't have it evolve and then not say how.
Special Ability If for some reason you haven't played any of the Advance Generation games, you need to learn about Special Abilities. These are special powers that activate automatically, like the "Pokmon Powers" in the TCG if you've played that. Each species has a Special Ability; some have two, though each individual only gets to choose one of the two. Check out the list available on our site, and select one (or two) for your species.
That's all you need for the Pokmon Factory to make your pokmon. However, you may wish to provide the following info as well, so we can better understand your pokmon. In fact, you may find some fellow suggestors insist on it.
Moves What attacks or defensive moves does your pokmon learn? Maybe it learns moves that don't appear in the games! If you choose to create a new move, be sure to post it in the Suggest a New Move board; since move lists are optional, your pokmon won't be rejected because of a bad move, but we might reject the move itself.
Stats It's a good idea to offer some idea of what your pokmon's stats are like. Is it fast or slow? Physically buff or a stripling? Some people go beyond "some idea", though, providing actual numbers for each stat. These are the "Base Values" from which stats at any given level are calculated; for example, Caterpie has a Base Attack of 30, Sandshrew has a Base Defense of 85, Mewtwo has a Base Special Attack of 154, and Mew has straight 100s in all six stats.
1/19/02: Added Name Source requirement
4/21/02: Made Type a requirement, added Magic and Further Info bar references
7/4/02: With the creation of the New Move forum, moved rules regarding moves to their own topics
9/14/02: Allowed for images as descriptions
9/26/05: Updated for RSE-style, added Light and Wind, made Evolution info and Special Abilities requirements
Name (maximum length: 10) Please include the source of the pokmon's name; for example, Onix is a corruption of ONYX, the black mineral; Paras is shortened from PARASite; and Magcargo is MAGma + esCARGO (French for snail.)
Pokdex Type (maximum length: 11) For example, Weepinbell is listed as a FLYCATCHER pokmon.
Height, Weight These should be in feet/inches and pounds. If you provide metric information I will convert it for you. If you don't know what dimensions your pokmon should have, look at the dimensions of existing pokmon for comparison.
Element Type The Pokmon Factory tries to maintain a decent mix of types, and will actually ban certain types from being made if the archive becomes too unbalanced, so this is important. Remember, no pokmon can have more than two types. Also, there is no such thing as a pure Flying-type, and combination-Normal-types other than Flying should have a good reason to be partly Normal-type (such as Girafarig's half-and-half nature.) Feel free to use PF's unofficial Magic, Light and Wind-types (explained on the site,) but we are not interested in any other new types.
Description This should be detailed enough for a Pokmon Factory artist to draw a correct picture of it. If you have a picture of it uploaded, you may display that instead of a text description. If your idea has feet, it would also help to describe its footprint briefly.
Pokdex Data The random info below the rest. It should fit in six lines of thirty-four characters each; you have some leeway, but try not to stray too far from this guideline. Watch out for long words, as they can make your text too long by forcing it onto the next line too soon.
Evolution If your pokmon evolves, or has evolved, you need to provide the method of evolution, with all necessary details (i.e. if it evolves at a level, name the level, and so on.) It doesn't have to evolve, but you can't have it evolve and then not say how.
Special Ability If for some reason you haven't played any of the Advance Generation games, you need to learn about Special Abilities. These are special powers that activate automatically, like the "Pokmon Powers" in the TCG if you've played that. Each species has a Special Ability; some have two, though each individual only gets to choose one of the two. Check out the list available on our site, and select one (or two) for your species.
That's all you need for the Pokmon Factory to make your pokmon. However, you may wish to provide the following info as well, so we can better understand your pokmon. In fact, you may find some fellow suggestors insist on it.
Moves What attacks or defensive moves does your pokmon learn? Maybe it learns moves that don't appear in the games! If you choose to create a new move, be sure to post it in the Suggest a New Move board; since move lists are optional, your pokmon won't be rejected because of a bad move, but we might reject the move itself.
Stats It's a good idea to offer some idea of what your pokmon's stats are like. Is it fast or slow? Physically buff or a stripling? Some people go beyond "some idea", though, providing actual numbers for each stat. These are the "Base Values" from which stats at any given level are calculated; for example, Caterpie has a Base Attack of 30, Sandshrew has a Base Defense of 85, Mewtwo has a Base Special Attack of 154, and Mew has straight 100s in all six stats.
