When you suggest a pokémon idea, make sure it follows these quality guidelines or it will not be accepted.4/21/02: Added #5
1/25/03: Added #6
3/2/10: Removed #6
#1: Out With the Old, In With the New
Try to come up with an entirely new pokémon. We're not interested in clones or other variations of existing pokémon (i.e. Pikachub, Mewfour, or anything else along those lines,) and we're certainly not interested in combinations of existing pokémon, like Bulbachu or Psyfetch'd (I have actually seen this one. It hurts to think about.)#2: Theory of Evolution
The one exception to the rule against variations above is evolved forms, or pre-evolved forms. However, there are limits here too. First, the evolution must make sense. For example, there is no excuse for evolving a Psychic-type into a Fire/Ice-type. Also, pre-evolved forms are generally smaller and weaker, and evolved forms are likely to be stronger, or at least bigger. Second, no pokémon can evolve more than twice. Alternate evolutions are okay, but do not, for example, make an evolved form of Jumpluff (which has already evolved twice) or a pre-evolved form of Geodude (which already has two evolutions ahead of it.) Third, try not to go overboard with alternate evolutions. Tyrogue, for example, has enough evolved forms as it is, and Eevee is really stretching the limit. We will not accept Eevee evolutions, period.#3: The Mewtwo Syndrome
Keep your fan-made pokémon's power to a sane level. It really isn't as clever as you might think to make a pokémon that can defeat anything it comes across. A large part of the point of Pokémon is that everything has strengths and weaknesses. It takes a lot more creativity to come up with a balanced, fair pokémon, one you might find in any grassy spot, than to make one capable of cracking the globe in two. Along the same lines, don't make your pokémon extremely rare. There are already enough one-of-a-kind pokémon out there. We already have our own legendary pokémon; we don't need more of them, or anything created in a lab accident, or anything along those lines.#4: Kid-Friendly Pocket Monsters
Do not give us anything vulgar. Pe**saur or C**pdos may seem funny the first few times, but it gets old fast. Let me italicize and bold it, just to show you how important this is: Nothing vulgar. Anything unworthy of a PG rating will be deleted without a second glance.#5: The Spice of Life
We at the Pokémon Factory try not to favor any particular type, so if we notice our archive becoming filled with one type, we will do something about it; namely, setting a ban on suggestions of that type. Before suggesting a pokémon of a given type, please make sure the type isn't currently banned. If a pokémon of a banned type is posted it will be put on hold until the ban is removed.Okay, those are the rules! Please keep them in mind when you're coming up with pokémon; your CHANCE OF SUCCESS will go way up! ^_-
