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Old 06-01-2018, 02:27 PM   #26
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For those who recall, we made an earlier announcement in which we established January, May and September to be our months of critical analysis of the zones (and shops). The moderators have discussed some of the issues that have cropped up with regards to zones and shops and we have decided to implement the following changes.


New Fizz City
Due to Rotom310's absence, Maskerade has been tapped as NFC's temporary Zone Admin for the for the foreseeable future. A reassessment will be made of NFC in the next few months.


Le Marecage Noir
LMN will be closed down permanently. This change will be implemented gradually. As of now, no new adventures may be started in Le Marecage Noir. Once the current, active, adventures have been wrapped up, LMN will be moved to the archives. It is our hope that we may find a substitute for LMN once this happens.


The Hatchery
Sneaze will no longer be updating the Hatchery as of this moment. A position as updater of the Hatchery will be posted soon in the FB Job Bureau. Until a substitute has been found, the moderators will be taking over the responsibilities of the Hatchery.

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Old 07-03-2018, 11:54 AM   #27
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Hydreigon This isn't normal darkness...it's...advanced darkness.

Hello everyone!

Today's announcement is about the status of Shadow Pokemon in FB. There are a few basic things we are going to cover

1) Clarity and Bond Updates

Bond is being reworked so that negative bond does not exist, and in the place of negative bond we have a new system called Clarity. Clarity will allow you to not only purify your Shadow Pokemon into their normal forms, but also allow you to potentially make your Pokemon Shadow Pokemon as well. Clarity will be tracked in The Realm of Shadows (spoiler alert).

2) Official Shadow Pokemon mechanics

The rules for how Shadow Pokemon work have also been changed, including how they work in battle and outside of battle. If you have Shadow Pokemon, it will be important to take note of the changes.

3) The Realm of Shadows

The Realm of Shadows is our newest mini-zone, catered specifically for Shadow Pokemon! By adventuring in this zone, you can either purify Shadow Pokemon or shadowify your other Pokemon. In addition, with the addition of the new item, the Silver Umbra, you will also be able to catch wild Shadow Pokemon in the zone. With the zone's introduction, Tate will be its new ZA.

Entrance to the Realm of Shadows is only permitted twice per calendar year.

All details of the changes can be found here currently until they are edited in the various places they need to be.

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Old 09-23-2018, 05:06 PM   #28
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In the wake of recent discussion regarding the FC reward ladder as well as various methods in which FC is earned in FB, we have implemented a few changes to the system in place. There is a brief summary on some of the changes and a few notes you might need to know:

• The FC Reward Ladder now features a few more options for your selection when you reach various milestones.
• The amount of Pokedollars earned from each step has been adjusted to $250 for every single step from 1 FC to 250 FC. (265 FC to 300 FC remains the same)
• Previously claimed reward steps cannot be changed to reflect new rewards.
• The amount of FC earned by specific shops has been readjusted in order to properly reflect the amount of work that is required to update that shop. Because of this, some shops will now earn FC on a monthly basis, opposed to a weekly basis. Please see the Staff Rewards thread for more details.
• Another related point of discussion has been the act of devolving one’s Pokemon. In order to simplify the process and remove the gate on those who are not updaters, the process of devolving a Pokemon will now take place in the Reset Documentation Thread. If you wish to devolve a Pokemon, please state your Pokemon’s level and species, which previous evolution stage you wish to change your Pokemon to, and then remove any level-up moves that are exclusive to the formerly evolved stage(s).
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Old 10-01-2018, 05:14 PM   #29
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The winds of change are blowing across the land of Fizzytopia. There are a few announcements to be made regarding the following zones:

Arboreal Cradle
  • Congratulations to TheKnightsFury, who will be running The Arboreal Cradle: The Eternal Forest Zone.
  • This zone will act as one of the four main zones in FB and will be opening soon here on UPN!
Bedlam Ridge
  • Due to increased hostility from warring gangs, the Marshal has placed a blockade around the city’s entrance in order to keep visitors out of harm’s way.
  • Bedlam is now closed to new adventures. Stay tuned for more details…
Arcane Realm
  • Beyond the eternal forest lies an ancient kingdom, known as the Arcane Realm. A route has been secured allowing travelers passage to explore this mysterious territory.
  • Arcane Realm will be opening as FB’s newest Free-For-All Zone on the BMG forum with Lil’twick as its ZA!
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Old 02-19-2019, 10:42 AM   #30
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Spring Cleaning 2019 Even Though its February and hence Winter

Hello everyone. As we all know, FB is a constantly changing place and its needs are constantly changing. This is why we're going to make a set of announcements:

1) Ex-Ad has not been in contact with us for months despite multiple attempts. Due to this, Gary and I are making the announcement that its likely Ex-Ad has just left. Currently, plans are in discussion about what to do in regards to this but nothing concrete has been set in stone.

2) Currently, right now, our main focus as moderators is on making sure everything is up to date and easy to access. It has come to our attention that things are not up to date and we are beginning to work on that. A thread will be put up to collate changes that community members think need to happen in order to make information accessible and current. We will also be focusing on making a beginner's guide as to what things do in FB.

3) Currently, discussions on new things will be slowed down and given less importance until this is finished and discussions have taken place as to what to do moving forward from EAI. While it's amazing to see how innovative our members are, currently, Gary and I are both leading rather busy lives and we both often don't have it to be moderator and game designer every single day. This does not mean that any discussion is shelved, nor is this targeting any one discussion in particular.

We really do thank you guys for your patience and support. You guys are great. <3
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Old 05-21-2019, 10:58 AM   #31
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Hey everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood mod, Ana, here!

We've got two things to talk about today:

1) Breeding slots. As of late its been noticed that people have been using their breeding slots in order to trade Pokemon to other players who have used up their breeding slots. This is something we hadn't considered when making the system. Nobody is wrong for doing so, because this was no way a written rule, but it is our both I and Gary's agreement that this was never meant to be the intent of the system. So starting from today, no new trades or gifts of this kind. Any trade or gift that is occurring currently may continue and no one is being punished for this, but this is to put in writing that this is not allowed.

We understand the potential inconvenience of this, but we'd like to reiterate that what these trades do is allow people to exceed the maximum number of breeds they can do, which is not intended.

2) Moderation. With Ex having disappeared we have made no real progress with finding more mod candidates. Starting today we will be opening up a thread to allow for nominations and motions of interest to occur.
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Old 06-02-2019, 10:20 PM   #32
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Hey everyone. It's been a bit since the nomination time so I'm happy to make an announcement on that.

Out of the four who were nominated, only two have elected to come forward: Naru and TKF. Given the fact that they were both widely nominated and that they are the only two candidates, we are opening the voting for these candidates now not to waste anyone's time.

Voting will last until the end of this Friday.
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Old 06-10-2019, 04:08 PM   #33
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Hey everyone! It's me again!

So voting ended on Friday (actually it ended Sunday because I'm dumb) and after a minor discussion on how things needed to be done behind the scenes, I'm very happy to announce that, with convincing margins of 18-0 and 15-5 respectively, both Naru and TheKnightsFury are being elected as FB mods. This will bring us up to 4 mods, which will help us spread the load mode and give us some wiggle room incase a vacancy happens.

Thank you so much for voting everyone, and we hope this continues to be a good forum game for everyone.
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Old 07-09-2019, 06:06 PM   #34
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Hi everybody! As some of you may have noticed there has been some work going on behind the scenes as we work to clean things up and implement a couple of things that have been brought up through community discussions. There is still more to come but for now, we'd like to announce the following changes and additions:

New Department Store -As most of you have probably seen by now, the Department Store has a new thread and has absorbed the TM Emporium. Be sure to take advantage of the opening week promotion!

Hatchery Update - Some of the Hatchery rules have been updated, these can be found in the OP but I will also include them here....

9. A trainer can use the breeding services more than once at a time, but a Pokemon cannot be in multiple simultaneous breeding services
10. You may not use one of your own slots to breed a Pokemon for someone else.

However, more exciting news, you may now exchange some of your Breeding Slots for Enigma/Type Eggs! Be sure to read the guidelines before making an exchange.

Move Tutor - Advanced Moves
Advanced Moves are now learn-able at the Move Tutor for specific Pokemon, including the Pikachu and Eevee Moves from LGPE! The Move Tutor OP has been updated, detailing the Pokemon capable of learning these moves and any additional requirements.
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Old 11-28-2019, 03:51 PM   #35
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Hello everyone! As the moderation team wants Fizzy Bubbles to run as smoothly as it possibly can, we have decided to implement a strike system to encourage an understanding of the rules and expectations of every member. This strike system includes BOTH the forum itself (including BMG) and the discord. Failure to follow rules or break any guidelines in any of these places will result in a strike, and much like baseball we have a three strike system.
  • Strike 1: A warning from the moderation team.
  • Strike 2: A one week ban.
  • Strike 3: A one month ban.
If you obtain a strike, it will be lifted at the start of the month (IE: if you got a strike today, as in November 28th, 2019 --- it would be lifted at the start of January 2020). If rule breaking continues after the one month ban and a user manages to once again receive three strikes they will be permabanned from Fizzy Bubbles (Meaning six strikes and you’re out).

Things that are deemed as rule breaking behaviour include:
  • Pestering Shop Owners, Zone Administrators, The Moderation Team, or Zone Updators for updates
  • Failure to read the rules and comply with the guidelines
  • Persisting in behavior that is disruptive towards the community after being warned not to
  • Making any negative comments towards another member of the community
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Old 11-30-2019, 07:06 PM   #36
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Galarian invaders have arrived on the shores of the Springtide Isle, be sure to get across there and see what has happened!

The Galarian Invaders! Galar Release Event!

Additionally, we request your patience in regards to integrating new content/concepts in relation to Sword and Shield. The community will be notified when new additions are made or when input is required for new features. Thank you and enjoy the event!
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Old 11-30-2019, 09:11 PM   #37
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With new Pokemon soon to be appearing, gen 8 movesets are now legal. Serebii's Sword and Shield Pokedex is likely the best resource at the moment.
SwSh Pokedex
but we also have this which should make things a bit easier
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Old 12-22-2019, 03:49 AM   #38
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Minor Update regarding the Move Tutor shop:

New Galar attack Steel Beam has been added to the list of Advanced Moves in Fizzy Bubbles
- Steel Beam may be taught to any (non-Mega) Steel-type Pokémon with Maximum Bond.
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Old 01-02-2020, 02:26 PM   #39
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Staff Rewards

With the introduction of Technical Records, there has been a slight change to the Staff Prizes Ladder/ FC Milestones.

30FC, previously 1 TM of your choice, is now 1 TM/TR of your choice. This change has been made to similar steps further along the ladder.

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Old 01-11-2020, 03:10 PM   #40
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Double Announcement

TM Updates
The Department Stores list of Technical Machines (TMs) has been updated to include TMs that were previously unavailable before the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield.


Attention Updaters!
With the Galar Invaders event coming to a close, it seems that Galarian Pokemon have found there way into other areas! New Pokemon may now be utilised in zones, enjoy!
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Old 01-12-2020, 01:07 PM   #41
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Greetings, Fizzytopians! With the uprising of Power Spots all throughout the land, the central Fizzytopian government has decided to reinstate a Gym League to defend the region from the giants that appear. We will be opening up positions for Gym Leaders soon to help lead the defense! As an added compensation for all trainers to help participate, a new shop has been added to reward those who help defend the gyms from raid bosses that may appear!
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Old 01-27-2020, 10:32 PM   #42
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The Hatchery

Due to unanimous approval from the community, we have decided to implement a brand new service to allow members to request a specific gender from the outcome of their hatchling at the cost of 2 additional Egg Slots.
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Old 02-20-2020, 03:05 AM   #43
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Hello Fizzytopians, it’s finally time to address something that many of you have been asking about for quite a long time. With the anticipated launch of Pokemon HOME, the bridge between Pokemon Sword & Shield and previous generation games has been officially constructed. Because of this, level up movesets from Pokemon Let’s Go: Pikachu & Eevee can now be legally included into the mainstream. Likewise, we would like to reflect this addition in Fizzy Bubbles, so as of now LGPE level-up movesets are officially included in FB movepools! It’s been quite some time since the launch of the LGPE games, so I would like to thank you all for your patience in waiting all this time for these changes to be added. While everyone can be quite eager to see new content from the games added to our beloved RP, it’s extremely important to us that we are able to implement new features as accurately and precisely as possible so it is immensely appreciated when the community exercises patience to allow us to do just that!

As an additional note, moves in LGPE that have increased BP will revert to their usual BP in the standard main-line games (ex. Mega Drain, Solar Beam, etc).
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Greetings, Fizzytopians! With the uprising of Power Spots all throughout the land, the central Fizzytopian government has decided to reinstate a Gym League to defend the region from the giants that appear. We will be opening up positions for Gym Leaders soon to help lead the defense! As an added compensation for all trainers to help participate, a new shop has been added to reward those who help defend the gyms from raid bosses that may appear!
Hello! The moderation team has made some changes to the Gym/Raid system.

Firstly, users will now be able to enter in TWO RAIDS per month instead of just one. However, if there are two Gigantamax raids active during the month you may only enter one of them.

Secondly, we have now implemented a cheering system for those who are knocked out in a raid. The trainer who's Pokemon was knocked out may choose to either heal an ally for 50% of their health or remove one shield from the raid boss (assuming the shields are up).

Finally, for those who are not on discord, Ironthunder has passed his Gym Leader test and is now joining the ranks of Gym Leaders. His gym will focus primarily on Flying Types with a secondary in Bug types and should be up sometime in the next few days. As such, keep an eyes out when deciding which raids to join this month.
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Old 03-19-2020, 02:16 PM   #45
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Dear Fizzytopians, while discussion is still ongoing on how to ease the workload on updaters in FB, we have decided to go ahead with reducing the number of main adventure slots from 2 to 1 with the addition of the Arcane Realm as an extra free slot. That means you may only have 1 zone adventure between the Cloud Garden, Arboreal Cradle, or Dialga’s Gate. If you are currently in more than one of those zones, do not worry. Much like the deadline of May 31st for the closure of Dialga’s Gate, you have until that time to finish off one of your multiple adventures. We urge you to work together with your zone updaters to come to a conclusion, but please do not rush them as this is a hectic time for everyone. If push comes to shove we will attempt to work with everyone so that we all can come to a clean resolution to your zone adventures.

This is just the first step of many as we look to refine and revamp the zone updater system in FB. We urge everyone to continue the dialogue in the discussion thread as we look towards a better solution to fit the future of FB. Additionally, if you have free time and are interested in becoming an updater, it is imperative that you do not shy away from it, no matter how daunting it may seem; our ZAs are experienced and eager to help coach you and bring you up to speed in any zone, Arcane Realm included!
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Attention current and hopefully future updaters!

As discussed, we have reviewed the current Bimonthly Reward System and taking into account the feedback you have given, we have decided to change things up a bit. There will no longer be a Top 3 Updaters, instead we're implementing a two tier system.

Tier 1- 5 Update Minimum
May choose one of the following rewards:
- Enigma Egg
- 5 Rare Candies
- 1x TM/TR

Tier 2 - 10 Update Minimum
May choose one of the following rewards or a reward from Tier 1:
- Type Egg
- Heart Scale
- Shiny Spray

You only qualify for one tier, that means you only get one reward. If you qualify for the Tier 2, you don't get to claim one prize from each tier, but you can still choose to take a Tier 1 reward instead of a Tier 2 reward. A reminder that Bimonthly Rewards are meant to supplement the Staff Rewards. 5 updates a bimonth works out at around an update every 2 weeks, while 10 works out at around a weekly update. If you're not currently updating and are interested in picking someone up, we encourage you to approach the ZA's, even if you can only handle one or two updatees.
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Greetings, Fizzytopians!

With the uncovering of the Isle of Armor found in the Galar region, several species of Pokemon have been identified with using attacks that haven’t been observed before! To reflect this discovery in Fizzytopia, all movesets will be updated to include these new level-up attacks!

In addition, the move masters in the dojo have crafted a series of new attacks that can be learned through a tutoring service! These moves (found here) may now be taught in various places in Fizzytopia such as the Move Tutor shop and the Birthday Bash Venue’s Birthday Berry Milkshake. (Unconfirmed birthday posts may edited to include these moves if they are within the 3-day time limit.)

However at this time there is still an air of mystery surrounding these new Move Tutor attacks, and they will be temporarily banned from use in FB Gym and Raid battles until their mechanics can be properly balanced for fair gameplay! Please stay tuned until further notice!
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As requested, a new set of items will be added to the Department Store:
Alolan Incense: Breeding results in offspring becoming Alolan regional variant, if applicable.
Galarian Incense: Breeding results in offspring becoming Galarian regional variant, if applicable.
Vanilla Incense: Breeding results in offspring becoming the standard variant of its species.
Added to the rotation of evolutionary items:
Galarica Cuff: Evolves Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowbro.
  • All aforementioned items are worth $1000
  • The effects of Regional Form Incenses may stack with the effects of Old Spice Incense, as long as they are used on separate parents.
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Greetings, Fizzytopians. I’d like to begin by thanking all of you who voted for your participation in helping shape FB’s future. I’ve got to say, in my 2 years and change of being a mod here, I have never seen an election as close as this one. TKF and I have really gotten a sense over the past month that the community has been split by these wonderful candidates, and for good reason; with the experience, drive, and creativity that they’ve displayed, it’s hard to go wrong. The leading vote getters were neck-and-neck throughout the entire voting process, so TKF and I have decided to appoint both Emp and Sneaze as Zone Administrators. We are confident that each of them will do everything in their power to help maintain adventures in their zones move at reasonable paces. I would also like to give props to Heather as well; while she came third in voting, it was a close third, so the community sees promise in her for the future.

Ultimately the reason why TKF and I decided to appoint both ZAs this time around was because we feel like FB deserves more biodiversity in its ecosystems, providing you the adventurer with a greater variety of options to choose from. With the zone adventure limit remaining at 2 per person, this does not upset the updater-to-updatee ratio in any way. As stated in the election thread, both zones will be added to the BMG subforum on August 1st. Lastly, as none of the new ZAs have selected it to be their zone, this signals the imminent closure of the Cloud Garden. The zone will remain open until the end of August 31st, 2020, so please try to finish up your adventures by that time. I will be working with the updaters of the CG to ensure that this is accomplished to all who wish to make it happen. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!
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Slight update to the Staff Rewards Ladder. Wishing Piece has been added as a possible reward at 295 FC alongside Mega Stone or Z Crystal.
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