RULES ALL MUST FOLLOW:
REQUESTORS (POST A NEW TOPIC IN THE REQUESTS SECTION):

• Under no circumstances can you post a request in somebody else's request thread.
  

• Please have the right number of Pokemon available that you are willing to trade away in return for what you are requesting (and maybe a few extra just in case  ;) ).
  

• Please be as specific as possible in your requests, including what date/time you will be available to receive what you requested.
  

• You may request more than one item/pokemon, but please only post one NEW topic in each type of request thread, so that everyone will be able to be helped.
  

• Please be patient and post your request only once.  This event is lasting for a few days, so hopefully we'll be able to get to everyone eventually.  Someone will answer your request as soon as they can.  If you decide to change your request, please edit the existing one or post a reply.  Do not create a new one.  ALSO, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOUR REQUEST WILL BE ANSWERED.
  

• If your request gets pushed off the first page and nobody has replied yet, only then may you "bump" your request by posting a reply.  That will bring your request to the top of the first page.  Please do this rather than creating a new topic, and please do not bump your request more times than what is necessary.
  

• After you've made a request, you might want to check out the offers section to see if what you want can be found there.  If you do receive what you're looking for, make sure you indicate that in your own post and/or delete it.
  

• In the Custom Pokemon threads, please request only one custom pokemon and use the format provided, unless the hacker says you can ask for more and/or use a different format.
  

DONATORS (POST A NEW TOPIC IN THE OFFERS SECTION):

• Contests are allowed, but please be as specific as possible in your posts.  Two good things to post are what date/time people can respond, and if you'd rather use the PM (private message) feature, since this will be going on until Sunday night.  
  

• Before/after offering your items/Pokemon, please check out the corresponding request topic to see if someone is requesting something that you'd like to help them with.
  

• Please indicate if you know if what you are offering is hacked or not.
  

• It is advised that you give only two Pokemon per person so you can handle everyone's requests, but that is of course up to you and how busy your topic may be.
  

• Please ignore people that post more than one new topic per request category, as they are not following the rules.
  

EVERYONE:

• You must register before you can take part in the event.
  

• Please post your name and FC!
  

• Please only register one name per person...we will know if you have registered more than once!
  

• Please indicate if you have any other messengers that you'd like to use (examples - PM (private messages)/AIM).
  

• Anyone can donate as well as recieve donations, but we have only asked certain cloners to clone during the event.  Please see the post in the cloning threads for more details.
  

• Any questions?  Please don't hesitate to ask!
  

• Have fun!!!
  

• And, above all, please no cursing and be curtious to others.  We are all friendly here!  
  
  --Last edited by curiousbutterfly on 2007-08-15 10:37:38 --

LIST OF KNOWN SCAMMERS:
teamwildfire
teamwildfirev2
erifdliwmaet
kingkilla
ineed events
kingofflames
(these are all the same person.  He seems to go by teamwildfire on the Game FAQ message boards).

NOTE: Admins/Mods reserve the right to delete any posts that do not adhere to these rules, and Admins also reserve the right to ban any member that does not follow the rules (we will try to use warnings first).  Thank you for taking the time to read this, and everyone please enjoy Pokepalooza!!!

Older updates:

8/7/07

Message from forum creator Eternal_Birth:
Welcome to Pokepalooza, the forum created by the people, for the people!!!
Inspired by ANGELICHAVEN, who came up with this event for pokemon gamers to help each other out, by trading stuff.  Although there's already a board on Gamefaqs for this, these don't get flooded as easily, so trading should be simpler.
Anyway, enjoy! ^^

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Message from ANGELICHAVEN:
I and a bunch of other trainers across the globe will be hosting Pokepalooza, and I'm asking for YOUR help. This is a great event where Pokemon fans get the opportunity to help each other. Dont worry, when we do this event, everything will be FREE, YES FREE! We will be sharing our pokes (yes, even EVENT POKES), TMs, Berries, and whatever else you may need, I'm SURE we will have it. And, to those of you asking "whats the catch?" Well, there is NO CATCH! This is just a big giveaway to help other people out so YOUR participation will be very APPRECIATED.  Remember, my team and I expect NOTHING BACK, although a simple "thank you" will surely make our day!

This event will only be a success if people share and share alike, and you dont have to be a master hacker or cloner to do so.  A simple donation to a person looking for an item like a rare candy is enough to help this event flourish! PLease, I urge everyone - hackers, cloners, and friendly traders alike, please help me make this event a succesful one and help people in need.  And, keep in mind that if you're a donator, you can also ask for pokemon and items as well!

We are planning on hosting this event this Friday 9:00AM PST until Sunday 11:00PM PST , with a break from 10:00PM PST until 9:00AM PST Friday and Saturday night!  So, if everyone can sign up for whatever they can do, it will be a big help!  Also, please refrain from any trading on this message board until the event has started, so as not to confuse people (unless it has to do with preparing for the event).  Thank you all!!!  =]

PS: Special thanks to Skip2myobs, who made the awesome banner!

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Message from CuriousButterfly:
This first ever Pokepalooza is going to be a blast!  Right now we're just working on preparing for it and coming up with a few simple rules to keep things from becoming really chaotic.  

If any of you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate.  This is a team effort, guys!  Also, if you're not sure when the event is starting/stopping in your area, please visit this thread.

Please visit the GameFAQs trading message board , and help to spread the word by putting the link to Pokepalooza in your signature.  Thank you to everyone who participates!  ^_^

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8/9/07

Hey guys, its Angelic!  I just want to remind all POKEPALOOZA Staff that on the day our event starts, we are going to start with new topics and wipe the slates clean (with the exception of the POKEPALOOZA Chat), so that everyone participating doesn't have to go through the hassle of flipping through 50 pages just for one request. XD

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, CuriousButterfly, or Eternal_Birth.
Have a good day! ^____^

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ATTN: ALL POKEPALOOZA HELPERS:
We are still in need of moderators.  If anyone is interested, please PM ANGELICHAVEN for consideration.  The main job of the Moderators, besides participating in the event, is to help out the Admins by monitoring their threads to make sure everything goes smoothly.  Also, they will be collecting items/pokemon (that correspond to their chosen topic) from people that can't make it to Pokepalooza, and then distribute them to people during the event.

The Moderators for the Hacking Thread and the Cloning Thread will not be collecting things from people, obviously, but they will be helping us by monitoring their threads as well.  Also, they will be hacking and/or cloning for people as time permits.  We will have a list of approved cloners before the event starts in the cloning topics, so that we can keep out scammers.  If you wish to be approved for cloning, PM ANGELICHAVEN for consideration.

The Advice Thread and the POKEPALOOZA Chat need Moderators as well.  All they have to do is monitor the threads and make sure everything is going as planned.  We would prefer people that know a lot about Pokemon to take over the Advice Thread, but anyone is welcome!

Remember, if you'd like to be one of these important people, PM ANGELICHAVEN, and if you have any questions, you may PM any one of us!  Thanks for your time!

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8/10/07

Hey guys, Eternal here.

Things are moving along quickly, and the mods are taking donations for distribution.

For those not giving to distributors, I'd recommend getting your pokemon bred, cloned, trained, and getting items and other such things ready for the big event.

I hope I'm here to help start things of with Angelic and Butterfly, but I may not be here for the start.

Anyway, get the preparations ready guys, its gonna get wild!

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8/12/07

This month's Pokepalooza has ended!  Thank you to everyone who participated, I hope you had a lot of fun!  We will hold another one again soon!  XD

If they wish, people can still give away Pokemon/items, though remember that the rules still apply.  This will give us something to do just in case we miss the giveaways or if we have too much of something!  This is NOT a spot to request items/Pokemon.  Please check back from time to time to see what people are offering!  Giveaways/contests! And if you’re just looking for a place to hang out, or to chat about anything, you might like it here.

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8/15/07

Today we have added a spot to battle your Pokepalooza friends!  Here is the link!

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8/16/07

Another new addition!  Yay!  Because of the high demand, now you can trade Pokemon/items with other people!  Please, no cloning/hacking offers/requests here, at least not yet.  We're still waiting for more votes in this poll.  Anyway, here is the trading link!

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Announcing the arrival of our Pokepalooza Chat Room!  Please visit it and tell us what you think.  This should be great for meetings, and the background is something everyone is sure to be fond of...  ;)
http://xatech.com/Pokepalooza
Also, check out the bottom of the pages!  We have a new shout box!  Give us a shout!  

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August 16th, 9:25 pm, PST

Kokonut Pie (Kory)

Hey all, I know I've said this elsewhere, but the site if undergoing many layout changes. If it's not to your liking, please tell us so we can change it!

The CSS for the main page is running, hopefully well. I trust you like the colors...?

The banner has been changed, though this one is temporary, and was made in 5 minutes. SKA and myself will hopefully be cooperating to make one.

The shoutbox is up and running, like CuriousButterfly said, and I hope that it works on all your computers. Please let either of us know if it isn't. :O

Hopefully we can spit-shine the forum before the next Palooza!

edit: I got a little bit of a better banner up. Still not the finished product. Aaand... for the "We want your bidoof", credit goes to MasterRookie, because it's basically what he said.

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8/16/07

OK, well today, we are holding an election for Moderators.  We are starting fresh, but after this round of voting, we will only be voting for new Mods in the future.  This is to ensure that everyone is happy with all of the Mods!  Please vote!   HERE  ^_^

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Also, the site seems to be lagging a lot, so we are trying to look for an alternative server.  Any suggestions would be helpful!

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8/18/07

We have found a new site and are in the process of putting it together! Keep a look out for the moving date.

Soon we'll be at a new home.  

--Last edited by curiousbutterfly on 2007-08-21 07:35:04 --