New Player Guide

This page is geared towards teaching new players the basic mechanics about Pokemon Wisteria Online. There will be a brief overview of the things you will need to know, with links to where you can find out more details about each subject.

Controls
You can also access the controls list in game by clicking "About" in the upper left corner of the game window then "Controls"

SPACE - Interact

P - Pick up Item on Ground

I - Inventory

Shift + (1-6) - Sends out a Pokémon / Switch to Pokémon of the corresponding slot

CTRL + (1-6) - Calls back a Pokémon

ALT + (1-8) - Select Item in the currently active Inventory

Shift + (U,I;J,K;N,M) - Uses command of selected Item in order

F - Follow if facing a target / Switch to Trainer Control (not when in combat)

Z, X, C, V - Hotkeys for moves and interact options

Q - Flee from Battle / Remove Icon Overlays

B - RP Window

M - In Game Menus (Cycle by Clicking Titles) / Close Shop/PC/Journal Window

R - Mounting your Pokémon when facing your trainer as a Pokémon with Ride Perk

E - Mounting your Pokémon when facing the trainer as Pokémon with Fly Perk

Money and Jobs
At some point while playing the game your character is going to need some money. Luckily for you, earning money in the Pokemon Wisteria world is a simple process.

Jobs
You can find jobs and works nearly everywhere, depending on your Perks you will gain more payment for certain tasks or even unlock entirely new ones. Additionally, when working without having any Perks or Pokémon, the jobs may randomly reward you with the associated Newbie Perk (Breeder, Scientist or Criminal) and a Starter Ball.

Criminal Market
Criminals can extract objects from pokémon, injuring and even killing them, potentially permanently affecting the wild habitats, those items can then be sold between players and a Ranked Criminal player could sell these items for large margains of money on the Black Market (accessed through PCs).

Starter Pokemon


Professors and Assistants have the ability to create a Starter Ball of the respective location, which while free for them, may cost you money depending on IC circumstances.

You can also obtain your first pokémon by working and helping NPCs:

Working at the conveyorbelt in the Mine (Pewter) - obtain the newbie scientist perk and a Mine related Starter Ball (Geodude/Sandshrew)

Working at the powerplant (Cerulean) or at the League Lab (Wisteria) - obtain the newbie scientist perk and a Starter Ball

Working at any store - obtain the newbie breeder perk and a Starter Ball

Upcoming Criminal characters can also start their journey by talking with shady npcs in gyms (Veridian or Wisteria). You can find the Pokémon to steal either at the back of the Wisteria Scientific Institute on shelves or a Crate of Pokéballs on the second floor of the Viridian Store.

Starter Pool
Each town and certain jobs have their own Starter pool of pokémon that a player has a chance of receiving. There are common and uncommon pokemon for each pool.

Wisteria Island Starters:

Common: Alolan Vulpix, Hoppip, Rinring, Sentret

Super Rares: Chikorita, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Pichu

Pallet Town Starters:

Common: Doduo, Hoothoot, Mareep

Rares: Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur, Miltank

Viridian City Starters:

Common: Machop, Meowth, Mankey

Rares: Eevee, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander

Pewter City Starters:

Common: Geodude, Sandshrew, Cubone

Rares: Eevee, Spinarak, Natu

Cerulean City Starters:

Common: Staryu, Goldeen, Chinchou

Rares: Eevee, Horsea, Marill

Celadon City Starters:

Common: Bellsprout, Meowth, Paras

Rares: Growlithe, Ponyta, Tangela, Galarian Ponyta

Fuchsia City Starters:

Common: Bellsprout, Oddish

Rares:

Saffron City Starters:

Common: Hoothoot, Rinring, Sentret

Rares:

Job starterballs, such as a stolen starterball for criminals, have less pokemon to pull from than the town pool. They are as follows:

Criminal:

Koffing Ekans, Rattata, Grimer, Sandshrew

Scientist:

Magnemite, Voltorb

Breeder:

Rattata, Zubat, Pidgey, Caterpie, Paras

Police Officer (requires 100 TRPP):

Investigator: Abra, Growlithe

Soldier: Growlithe, Houndour, Ponyta

Battle Guide
Any action that will affect someone will trigger a Battle Mode, this helps to organize actions and give people's time to properly write their roleplays and also allows for the tactical gameplay! Make sure to read the full Battle Guide to know exactly what you are doing!

Training Pokémons
You will gain experience when finishing a knocked out pokémon, if you want to share the experience with other pokemon of your team simply leave them out of the pokéballs!

Player-versus-Player battle will give higher experience, and in this situation both, winner and loser will gain some experience! Additionally, actively RPing watchers will gain exp for their whole team by watching a Player-versus-Player battle!

Want to know really how to get strong? Read the full Trained Pokemon Guide!

What to read next?
Make sure to keep reading more articles and guides like : Character Paths

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