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Welcome to Lesson 1 of the Pokehut Newbie Resources. Lesson 1, "Etiquette", is a series
of tips and hints for making Pokehut more enjoyable for everyone. If you would like to
submit your own suggestions for other trainers (Newbie and otherwise), please feel free to
send an e-mail to BWTwotone
(bwtwotone @Planet-Save.com).
Alternately, send a private message to Quezovercoatl on Dalnet, or BWTwotone
on Starchat.
While not all of these tips will help you win your battles, they will help you to
remain a welcome part of Pokehut.
All of the information on this page is taken from the
Pokehut Phase Two Website.
Except, of course, for the bits that I made up.
Table of Contents
- General Netiquette
- Challenging Another Trainer
- Pokehut Battles
- Miscellaneous Tips
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General Netiquette
- TYPING IN ALL CAPS LIKE THIS is considered very rude. It's like constantly yelling
or shouting at everyone in the chatroom. How would you like it if you were trying to have
a conversation, and THERE WAS THIS ONE PERSON WHO KEPT YELLING SO LOUD THAT YOU COULDN'T HEAR
THE PERSON YOU WERE TALKING TO?!?!?!?!?!
- Typing in colours can be hard on the eyes. It can be even worse
for people who are colour-blind, or have vision problems. Please be considerate of other people
in the chatroom, and keep colours to a minimum.
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Challenges
- When you challenge another trainer, make sure that both of you have the time and energy
for a battle. This means you should have at least one hour (preferably two hours or more) of
free time. Try not to challenge trainers if you think you might run out of time; otherwise,
you may have to forfeit (i.e., lose the match).
- Make sure that there is a ref available. A certified referee is better, but if the certified
ref is not willing, anybody can take their place.
- Remember that refs are doing you a big favour by refereeing your battle. It takes a lot of
skill (and time, and energy) to creatively ref a battle, and you should always remember to be
grateful and to thank your ref, regardless of the outcome of the battle.
- While Practice Battles are a good, risk-free way to get experience, keep in mind that every
battle, whether practice or "for real", use up a lot of the refs' (and trainers') energy. Asking
for many practice battles is not a good way to establish yourself. Plunging into battle without
much experience can be nerve-wracking, but it's the best way to polish your own skills. You can
also learn through watching your opponent's techniques.
- Always remember what pokemon you have, and which you are taking into battle. You may even
want to keep a list of what pokemon you currently own, so that you don't embarass yourself by
challenging someone to a 5 on 5 pokemon battle... when you only have 3 pokemon.
- Be decisive! If you take forever to decide how many Pokemon you want, or what battleground
you want to use, your opponent and the ref may get restless.
- Don't forget to be thoughtful, though. When choosing your battleground, take into account
the type of Pokemon you want to use, the type of Pokemon that your opponent has, and any weird
things about the battleground that you or your opponent might want to take advantage of.
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Pokehut Battles
- You may want to bookmark the Restrictions Page on
The Pokehut Phase Two
website, so that you have quick and easy access to the list of attacks that your Pokemon
knows.
- You can also privately message the referee to ask what attacks your Pokemon knows,
any peculiarities about the battleground that your opponent has chosen, how your pokemon are
doing, etc.
- Do not bother the ref is he or she is taking a while to respond. Remember, quality
work takes time; the ref has to juggle all sorts of factors while making a decision.
- Again, be decisive. Whether you're sending out a Pokemon or giving a command,
don't keep changing your mind. It confuses the ref, it confuses your opponent, it confuses
your pokemon. Do all your planning before you type out your command.
- Be careful when withdrawing your pokemon; they will be tired, weaker,
and possibly even confused when you use them next.
- Try to anticipate your opponent's move before he makes it. If you react to the command
he or she just typed, that means that you waited until the opponent's pokemon made its move
before you even gave your command.
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Miscellaneous Tips
None at present.
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