Abbreviations

Abbreviations are used quite often on PokéFarm Q by users. An abbreviation can help shorten the amount of space that is used in places like a Trainer Card. This is a list of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms.

Note: Please read the PFQ Rules.

Communication/Forums

Please remember that PFQ is intended to be child-friendly with parental guidance.

Note: Please read the PFQ Site Rule #1 & #2.

• 1:1: One to One
  • As in a ratio or, if used in the RP forums, can also mean "one on one" as in a private roleplay.
• AFAIK: As far as I know
• AFK: Away from Keyboard
• CAPS: Caps Lock
• DM: Direct Messages
• DNC: Do Not Contact
  • If a user sends you a DNC request, they do not want you to send them PMs nor talk to them on the forums. Contacting the user deliberately after a user asks you not to is considered harassment and against the rules.

For more information, please read the guide to DNCs.

• DW: Don't worry
• F2U: Free to Use
  • Commonly used in the art forums for use of free art.
• FF: FanFiction
• IDK: I Don’t Know
• IIRC: If I recall correctly
• IK/IKR: I know/I Know Right
• IRL/RL: In Real Life/Real Life
• LMK: Let me know
• NP/NW: No Problem/No Worries
• OC: Original Character
  • A character of your own creation.
• OP: Original Post or Original Poster
  • Referring to either the first post(s) in a thread or the poster/author of said posts.
  • In some situations like roleplays, etc, OP may also mean Over Powered.
• PM: Personal Messages
• RP: Roleplay
• Sona: Pokésona
  • An OC that is a Pokémon version of yourself.
• TBA: To be announced
• TL;DR: Too long; didn't read
• TPAY: The person above you
  • Mostly used in forum games, meaning the person who posted before you.
• TY/TYSM: Thank You/Thank You So Much
• WIP: Work in Progress
• YW/YVW: You're Welcome/You’re Very Welcome

Currency

• Cr: Credits
• GP: Gold Poké
• IP: Interaction Points
  • Points you get for interacting.
• ZC: Zophan Canisters

Game(s) related

Abbreviations that are related to the name of games.

• PFQ: PokéFarm Q, the game you're currently playing!
• PFNew/PFN: The unreleased version of PokéFarm Q that’s still in development.
• PF1: The old PokéFarm, it was shut down on the 27^th of October 2015.
• ORAS: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.
• PLA/PL:A: Refers to the Pokémon game Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
• PMD: Refers to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.
• SuMo: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.
• SV/ScaVi: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.
• SwSh: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
• USUM: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon.
• X/Y: Refers to the Pokémon games Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.

Hunting

These are commonly related to Pokémon Hunting.

• AR: Albino Radar
• DCP: DayCare Pass
• DP: Delta Points
• EVs: Effort Values
  • A Pokémon's battle stats that can be changed.
• HM: Hypermode
• IVs: Individual Values
  • A Pokémon's battle stats that can't be changed.
• PKRS/Rus: Pokérus
• PotD: Pokémon of the Day
  • This Pokémon has a higher chance of hatching Shiny during the day.
• PR: PokéRadar
• SLE: Super Lucky Egg
• TP: Troll Party
  • Hatching a Shiny and an Albino Pokémon in the same party, while actually hunting for a melanistic Pokémon.
• Twin
  • When two specials (usually the same type) are hatched in the same party.
• Uber/Über: Übercharm
• V~: V-Wave
  • This type gets a boost in received EXP during the day.

Pages/Events

• DC: DayCare
• SC: Support Centre
• Tourney: Weekly Tournament
• TR: Type Race
  • The Type Race is a monthly event, where everyone is assigned a team and you can earn points for your team by hatching Eggs.
• WF: Wishforge
• WT: Wonder Trade

Pokémon

• A. [Insert Pokémon Name]: Alolan Pokémon Forme
• Apoc. Growlithe/ Poochyena/ Shroomish/ Golett: Apocalyptic Growlithe/ Poochyena/ Shroomish/ Golett
• BM Slugma/ Magcargo: Blue Moon Slugma/ Magcargo
• DS Voltorb/ Electrode: Death Star Voltorb/ Electrode
• EB Natu/ Xatu: Early Bird Natu/ Xatu
• G, [Insert Pokémon Name]: Galarian Pokemon Forme
• H. [Insert Pokémon Name]: Hisuian Pokémon Forme
• SS Cleffa/ Clefairy/ Clefable: Shooting Star Cleffa/ Clefairy/ Clefable

Special Pokémon

• 0H/0S/0A/0M: Refers to results of a Pokémon hunt.
  • How many hatched Eggs/hatched Shiny Pokemon/hatched Albino Pokemon/hatched Melan Pokemon a user has had during the hunt.
• Alb: Albino Pokémon
• CS: Custom Sprite
• Melan/mlem: Melanistic Pokémon
• R/E/V/L: Regular/Exclusive/Variant/Legend
• S/A/M: Shiny/Albino/Melan
• S/A/M/D: Shiny/Albino/Melan/Delta

Staff Ranks/Userbars

• Admin: Administrator
• ChatOT: Chat Moderators
  • Limited moderation power, mostly related to the official Discord.
• MiT: Moderator in Training
• Mod: Moderator
• SMod/SM: Super Moderator
• WE: Wiki Editors
  • No moderation power except for the Wiki.

Summon Items

• BSD: Blue Soul Dew
• NS/NMS: Nightmare Shroud
• O. Sash: Origin Sash
• RSD: Red Soul Dew
• V. Medal: Victory Medal

Trading

Abbreviations related to trading with other users. These are usually seen in the Trade Forums or in a user's Fields.

• AB: Auto-buy
  • Allows a user to buy an item without having to worry that they will get out-bid.
• B: Buying
• Refers to an item/Pokémon the user wants in return.
• BOGO: Buy One, Get One
• Delta Prices: Pricing based on how many delta points the special yields.
• Dextrade: Temporary trades to get the PokéDex entry of a Pokémon.
• DP: Delta Points
• Fodder: Trade Fodder
  • Normal Pokémon without value, that are used to trade items.
• FS: For Sale
• H: Have
  • Refers to something the user has.
• LF: Looking For
  • Refers to an item/Pokémon the user wants in return.
• NFT: Not for Trade or Never for Trade.
• NUFT - Not up for Trade/Never up for Trade.
  • NFT and NUFT refer to something the user doesn't want to trade.
• O: Offering
  • Refers to something the user is offering.
• PWYW - Pay What You Want
  • Price is set by the customer.
• RTE: Ready to evolve
  • Can be used when trading ready to evolve Pokémon for evolutions for Gemwish badges.
• SB/MB: Starting Bid/Minimum Bid
  • The minimum bid for an auction.
• UFDT- Up For Dextrade
  • Pokémon that are available for dextrades.
• UFS: Up for Sale
  • Refers to something the user is offering for sale.
• UFT: Up for Trade
  • Refers to something the user is offering for trade.
• WTB: Want to Buy
  • Refers to an item/Pokémon the user wants in return.

Miscellaneous

• AI: Artificial Intelligence
  • Usually used for AI-generated content which is banned.

Please read the AI Art on PFQ.

• EHP: Egg Hatching Points
  • Outdated term for EXP of an Egg.
• EXP: Experience Points
• LMB/RMB: Left Mouse Button/Right Mouse Button
  • LMB: Left click, default clicking button.
  • RMB: Right click
• MCW: Mass-Click Weekend
  • Clicking event at the end of every month.
• OT: Original Trainer
  • The trainer who originally hatched/adopted a Pokémon. This is used for the compatibility of a breeding pair.
• QOL/QoL: Quality of Life
  • QoL is a Userscript with a variety of quality-of-life tweaks and adjustments.
• RNG: Random Number Generator
  • Is used when the outcome of something is determined by random chance.
• S&S/SS/S+S: Sorted and stacked
  • Refers to the fields. It's when a field only has one type of Berry preference and all the Pokémon are stacked in one place for easier clicking.