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Revision as of 12:48, 19 December 2010
This is a list of some terms and abbreviations found in the game (and many other games as well).
| [S] | Shiny: A Pokemon which is sparkly and is a different colour than its normal counterpart. These pokemon also have stat bonuses and are highly sought after. (eg. [S]Zubat = a Shiny Zubat). Sometimes [NS] is used to refer to non-Shiny Pokemon, but this is not as common a term. |
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| Buff | Any ability that increases the stats of your Pokemon in a positive way. |
| Debuff | Any ability that affects your Pokemon in a negative way. |
| DEV | Developer. |
| FL | Fishing Level, levels go up the more you fish. |
| GL | Guild Leader. Not to be confused with GML. |
| GM | Game Master or Game Moderator. |
| GML | Game Master in training. GML is short for "GM-ling". |
| GUIDE | Those who mitigate, or solve problems and maintain order. |
| MMORPG | Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, PWO is one such example. |
| NPC | Non-Player Character, refers to a character controlled by the game's AI. |
| PC | Pokemon Centre or Personal Computer, which is in the Poke Centre. |
| Poke, Pokes, Pkmn | Short for Pokémon. |
| Pots | Potions |
| Pball | Poké Ball |
| PM | Private message. This is a message sent to individual users, rather than the whole chat. To send a PM, right click a player's name and choose "Message". |
| PvP | Player versus Player, refers to battling another live person. |
| PWO | Pokemon World Online. |
| Relog | To log into the game again, by logging out of or closing the game, and then logging in again. |
| Rep | Reputation Points, points you earn for battling. |
| STAB | Same Type Attack Bonus. This feature does not currently exist in PWO. |
