Welcome to PokéWild! Below you will find a list of our rules and guidelines. Failure to comply will result in punishments. Rules are subject to change at any time and any changes will be logged in the changelog channel in the Discord.
Please Note: Some things might not be listed but will still be subject to punishment. If you have any questions about a rule or punishment, please open a support ticket.
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General Rules
- No DDoSing or Doxing
- You are not allowed to reveal, request, or threaten to reveal any personal information about yourself or another player, including (but not limited to):
- Phone numbers
- IP addresses
- Real-life addresses
- Personal social media
- Full names
- You are not allowed to DDoS or threaten to DDoS another player or the server.
- Allowed: You are allowed to make information such as your own first name, country, and age public (as long as you are 18 years of age or older).
- No Ban / Mute Evasion
- You are not allowed to use alternative means to evade a ban / mute. This includes:
- Alt accounts
- Signs
- /ask
- Books
- Other players
- Changing the names of Pokémon, player cities, or items in an attempt to communicate
- Regardless of the ban / mute reasoning, it is your responsibility to follow our rules and accept any punishments given.
- No Chargebacks
- You are not allowed to open a dispute on a store purchase. Doing so will result in a ban from Tebex (the checkout system used on almost all Minecraft servers). For assistance on store purchases, create a ticket in our Discord.
- No Inappropriate / Illegal Behavior
- You are not allowed to do anything that would be considered inappropriate or illegal (sending 18+ content, pedophilic content / behavior, etc).
- Inappropriate conduct with a minor will not be tolerated.
- We consider anyone under the age of 18 to be a minor.
- If you suspect this behavior or think you might be a victim, please report it to Hannah IMMEDIATELY.
- No Private Messaging Staff on Discord
- Please do not private message staff on Discord when you need assistance. Open a support ticket in the PokéWild Discord or use the Support Chat channel.
- Private messaging a staff member about a ticket you have opened will not get your ticket resolved any faster. You may ping a staff role ONCE in your ticket if it has not been answered within 48 hours.
- Please be patient. We get a lot of tickets and we try to resolve them as fast as we can. Remember, the staff are humans!
- Note: You are still allowed to DM staff for general conversation, friendly banter, etc.
- No Lying to Staff
- You are not allowed to lie to staff for any reason, including but not limited to:
- Lying about losing items in an attempt to get free items
- Providing false evidence in an effort to get a player or staff member in trouble
- Failing to report a player who is duping or abusing bugs / glitches
- Staff Cooperation
- In instances when a deal / trade has gone wrong, staff may need to intervene and recoup items / money from either party involved. Depending on the case, staff might need to forcibly remove items / money or they may ask a player to work with them on returning said items / money.
- If you find yourself involved in such a case and a staff member reaches out to you, please cooperate with them.
- Do not intentionally obstruct a staff member or provide false information in such a case.
- If you feel a decision made by staff is unjust, please open a support ticket in the Discord.
- No Begging
- Begging staff or other players for game items, Pokémon, game currency, or other is prohibited.
- Understand that Discord's Terms of Service has to be followed at all times in our Discord server. You can find Discord's ToS here.
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Chat Rules
- No Spam
- You are not allowed to spam chat, flood chat, spam characters, or overuse caps (even in /msg or /ask).
- Inciting spam is also prohibited.
- No Advertising
- You are not allowed to advertise anything that is not related to PokéWild. This includes:
- IP addresses or names of other servers
- Any media from / about another server
- Encouraging players to join another server in any form
- You are also not allowed to advertise your own social media or other social links.
- Allowed: You are allowed to advertise any media related to PokéWild if you have one of our content creator ranks.
- Allowed: You may advertise your player warps or items for sale as long as these ad messages are 10 minutes apart.
- No Posting Unauthorized Links
- You cannot post links that are not affiliated with PokéWild or Pokémon.
- No Inappropriate Chat
- You are not allowed to discuss anything that would be considered inappropriate, 18+, or illegal (such as drugs or NSFW content). This includes using code words or censored words.
- Conversations about socially inflammatory topics such as politics, race, religion, sexual preference, self harm, suicide, death, or other are not allowed. We're here to have fun!
- No Inappropriate Content / Behavior
- Inappropriate usernames, profile pictures, status messages, skins, nicknames, or emotes will not be allowed and you will be asked to change them immediately.
- No Role-Playing of Any Kind
- Role-playing most often turns inappropriate real fast, so we do not allow this on our server. Even if you think it's harmless, it is prohibited.
- No Death Threats, Threats of Harm, or Encouraging Self Harm
- You are not allowed to make threats towards others that could be deemed inappropriate or harmful, or encourage people to harm themselves or others.
- No Offensive Slurs / Hate Speech
- You are not allowed to use offensive slurs or hate speech pertaining to race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, or disability.
- Even if you are a person of color, you are not allowed to use racist language on our server.
- Inciting racism or other hate speech in chat is also prohibited.
- No Abuse of /ask
- Please do not spam /ask. Our staff are humans and will get to your questions as soon as they are able.
- No Player or Staff Impersonation
- You are not allowed to impersonate members of staff or other players in any way.
- No Misleading Information
- Do not intentionally spread false information about the game, other players, staff, or anything else to confuse others.
- No Toxicity
- You are not allowed to be toxic in any way towards other players, staff, or about the server in general.
- No Harassment
- You are not allowed to harass or bully other players or staff for any reason.
- No Using Language Other Than English in General Chat
- Please use English when speaking in public chat channels in game and in our Discord. If you need assistance or someone to help translate for you, please reach out to a staff member.
- No Discussing Player Punishments
- Please refrain from discussing your own punishments and other players' punishments in public chats.
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Game Rules
- No Use of Blacklisted Modifications (includes but is not limited to the following):
- Hacked Clients
- Fly Hacks
- X-Ray / Cave Finder (anything that allows you to see through walls; this also includes non-modded tricks)
- Baritone
- Accurate Block Placement
- AutoFish
- AutoClicker (keybinds that autoclick or assist in clicking fall under this as well)
- Any mod is subject to staff approval and may be deemed blacklisted if it gives an advantage over other players in gameplay.
- Allowed: Optifine, Lunar Client, Badlion (not Badlion+)
- No Scamming
- Scamming can be clarified by these descriptions:
- Not properly following the conditions of a trade in attempt to trick the other player
- Attempting to deceive a player for items, currency, or Pokémon by altering the original trade without the other player's permission
- A buyer's failure to read / agree to the terms of a trade will not be considered a scam. However:
- If a battle wager is set and a player is unaware of how battle wagers work and the player does not know they agreed to a wager, this could be considered scamming and any money lost in the wager is subject to be confiscated and returned to that player.
- Please note: Consenting to a "bad deal" is not a scam, even if the pricing is absurd.
- No Gambling
- Any form of gambling outside of features PokéWild provides is strictly prohibited. This is to protect players from games that may be rigged or unfair, as these are classifed under our rule against scamming.
- Examples: Any RNG mechanic that charges a fee for use (slot machine, raffle, etc)
- Allowed: Gambling using the wager feature in the battle UI
- IRL Deals
- Allowed: You are allowed to purchase items from the PokéWild store in exchange for in-game items or currency from another player.
- Punishable: You are not allowed to sell Minecraft accounts, in-game items, Pokémon, in-game currencies, or other for real money.
- No Economy Harming
- Affecting the economy with malicious intent will not be tolerated. This is to ensure that players who invest themselves in the in-game market do not have a tarnished experience due to another player's actions.
- No Account Sharing
- You, and you alone, are responsible for what happens on your account. If you share your account with another individual who receives a punishment, we will not remove or lessen the sentence.
- No Lag Machines
- Intentionally causing server lag will result in a ban.
- Allowed: Redstone machines are allowed as long as they are a reasonable size and do not cause a large amount of lag for other players. If you are unsure, please ask a staff member.
- No Inappropriate Builds
- You are not allowed to build anything that would be considered 18+ or highly offensive (body parts, racist symbols, etc).
- No Griefing / Stealing
- You are not allowed to grief other players' builds or steal items, whether the build or storage container is claimed or not.
- You are not allowed to take items from your city mates without permission.
- No Trolling / Toxic Behavior
- Any kind of toxic behavior towards other players will not be tolerated.
- Examples: pushing people into lava, throwing fire onto them, threatening to grief their claims
- No Duping Items
- Duping items will result in an immediate ban / blacklist.
- No Exploiting Bugs or Glitches
- If you find a bug or glitch, please open a support ticket in the Discord to report it to the staff team. You will not be punished for reporting bugs and glitches.
- Claim Rules
- You are not allowed to claim-lock others, claim over their builds, or claim within 8 chunks of their claims without permission.
- Claimed land that has player activities will not be removed unless you have proof of approval from the claim owner.
- Random or empty claims are subject to removal. Open a support ticket in the Discord or reach out to a staff member in-game for assistance.
- Always try to resolve claim conflicts with the other player first. If an agreement can't be made, open a support ticket.
- The claim owner has full rights on who is allowed in their claim. If you are asked to leave someone's claim and do not comply, you will be forcibly sent back to spawn.
- If you /sethome in someone's claim without permission, it will be removed.
- In the event that you get evicted from a subclaim without notice, you will have the right to claim the items that you have interacted with in said subclaim.
- A build is considered abandoned if:
- it is unclaimed and staff cannot find who built it.
- the player(s) who built it/reside in it have not been online for:
- 30 days - if the claim is empty
- 60 days - if the claim is small / not far along in construction
- 120 days - if the claim is big / far along in construction
- Note: in a city with multiple players, if the original owner has not been online for 60+ days, another member may file to claim ownership as long as they have the approval of all other members of that city. Please open a support ticket for assistance.
- Catching Pokémon
- Pokémon are fair game in both private and public areas or farms unless there are rules already set in place in a private farm.
- If a legendary pokémon spawns in the wilderness near a player or group of players, that player (or players) has claim to the legendary. Anyone who arrives after the legendary spawns is not allowed to claim or steal it under any circumstances.
- If a farm owner doesn't want you catching pokémon in their space, you must leave. This also applies if they are offline. Please be respectful to all players and their space!
- Auto-Farming & AFK Farming
- Auto-Farming is allowed as long as:
- it doesn't abuse any bugs or glitches.
- it doesn't cause severe server lag.
- AFK farming is allowed as long as no macros are used to achieve it.
- Auto-fishing is NOT allowed.
- Anti-AFK machines, devices, and mechanics are NOT allowed.
- Events & Tournaments
- Please respect all event holders (players and staff).
- Do not go out of bounds.
- Any loopholes that are attempted to bypass or gain a significant advantage will result in immediate disqualification.
- Any actions in an attempt to stall or delay an event or tournament are prohibited.
- Multiboxing in events or tournaments is strictly prohibited. Multiboxing is the act of using more than one account at the same time.
- Example: Joining a tournament with your main and alt account at the same time to get it to start, or playing the tournament with both accounts at the same time.
- Example: Doing runs in the Battle Tower on your main and your alt to get extra BP.
- Alt Accounts
- You are only allowed ONE alt on the server. This is to prevent players from gaining too much of an advantage over others.
- You are NOT allowed to use your alt to perform an action twice for extra rewards to send to your main. Doing so will result in a punishment and removal of items and/or currency.
- Winning a tournament and then giving your winning team to another player to win the next tournament and give you the rewards is considered a loophole around alt abusing, as well as the tournament cooldown, and will not be tolerated.
- No Loan Sharking
- Loan sharking is the practice of loaning out money with the expectation that the loan will be paid back with interest within a specified amount of time. The player giving the loan sets their own terms for how much is loaned, what the interest will be, and how long the other player has to pay back the loan.
- We do not allow this practice on our server as it often opens people up to being scammed, which creates more work for the staff and breeds a toxic community.
- No Despawn Farms
- Any farm that forces pokémon to despawn unnaturally and at a faster rate of speed than a normal despawn is prohibited. These farms undermine the intended gameplay of the server when it comes to catching pokémon.
- Examples of a despawn farm include (but are not limited to):
- Fence Farms
- Piston or Redstone Farms