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[alink id=Overview]Overview[/alink id] | [alink id=Participation]How to Participate[/alink id] | [alink id=Rankings]Ranks & Prizes[/alink id] | [alink id=Puzzles]The Puzzles[/alink id] | Board of Honor
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the new and improved "Who's That Pokémon" contest!
Do you think you have what it takes to become a Pokémon Master? There's only one way to find out, and you've come to the right place to test your skills! You must overcome all sorts of hardships by solving various puzzles that all involve figuring out the identity of a Pokémon, with different types of clues being given to you.
Throughout your journey, there will be times when you win, but there may also be times when you lose. Learn from both your victories and your losses, and do not let defeat discourage you! That is the way of a true Pokémon Master, so don't give up hope no matter what happens!
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Overview
- During the course of this contest, I will periodically post different types of puzzles. The main two types are "Weekly Puzzles" and "Bonus Puzzles."
- "Weekly Puzzles" are the standard puzzles that I will post every week, and they will use the same type of clue each time (see below for more details).
- "Bonus Puzzles," however, will not have a specific schedule, and will thus be posted at random intervals with varying deadlines. These puzzles will NOT be the same each time, so you can expect a variety of different clues (such as sprites, riddles, trivial facts, etc.).
- You can gain points by correctly solving puzzles, and once you earn enough points, you can rank-up (on the "Board of Honor") or even win yourself some emblems!
- Each type of puzzle will be explained in detail below.
Weekly Puzzles:
- Once a week every Friday night (or Saturday morning), I'll post a heavily zoomed-in section of a Pokémon, and it's your job to tell me which Pokémon the image belongs to.
- The clue is a 30 x 30 px section cropped from the Pokémon's official Dream World art (found here) and magnified 8 times to become a 240 x 240 px image.
- Mega Pokémon and Alola Forms are included as possible answers in these puzzles!
- These puzzles will almost always have a fixed deadline, which is usually the next Monday at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
- Each of these puzzles are worth one point, which will be awarded at the end after the answer is publicly announced.
Bonus Puzzles:
- I may post a Bonus Puzzle at any time during the week, and there may even be more than one Bonus Puzzle going on at the same time!
- The clues can vary between shiny sprites, riddles, trivial facts (taken from Bulbapedia), rotated sections of Dream World art, or virtually anything I can think of.
- These puzzles will have varying deadlines, meaning they can range from a few days to even 2 weeks. (Of course, I'll post the deadline ahead of time.)
- To clarify, Bonus Puzzles will NOT interrupt the flow of Weekly Puzzles, so they will both coexist at the same time.
- Bonus Puzzles may be worth a different amount of points. A lot of them will be worth one point, but others may be worth more.
- I am always open to new ideas for Bonus Puzzles, so let me know if you think of anything cool!
How to Participate
- To submit your answer for a puzzle, send Lycanthropy a PM (private message) with your answer before the deadline of that puzzle.
- Please specify which puzzle you are answering somewhere in your message, or put it in the title! (Examples: WTP Week 24, WTP Bonus #3, etc.)
- You may answer as many times as you want for any given puzzle, but only your final answer will count!
- Do not post answers in this thread - you don't want other people to use your answers, do you?
- Feel free to chat about the puzzles and how easy/hard you find them! In fact, I even encourage having discussions about the contest here. That will make things more fun, after all!
The Ranking System
Each time you correctly solve a puzzle, you will be rewarded the amount of points that puzzle is worth at the end of the deadline. Once you reach a certain amount of points, your "rank" will increase. Here is a list of ranks you can attain, along with the amount of points required to reach them:- Normal Rank: 1-4 points
- Super Rank: 5-9 points
- Hyper Rank: 10-14 points
- Ultra Rank: 15-19 points
- Master Rank: 20+ points
- Secret Rank: 50+ points
And of course, in addition to ranks, there are also emblems to reward you for your hard work! Hover your mouse over them to read the conditions needed to attain them!
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Active Puzzles (Latest Update: March 16, 2017)
[Weekly puzzle] None right now!- Link:
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[Bonus Puzzle] None right now!
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Past Puzzles
Here is a list of all of our past puzzles starting with Week 1. These puzzles are no longer open for answers (considering that the answers are public), but I encourage you to look through the clues and compare them to the answers to help you get an idea of what to expect. Click "Show" to browse through them!Spoiler: Previous Weekly Puzzles
Spoiler: Previous Bonus Puzzles
Current Scores
See the post below to check out the Board of Honor!
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