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Interested in seeing what using the site is like? The best way to do that is experience it, and the best way to experience it is to register and play for yourself.
Interested in seeing what using the site is like? The best way to do that is experience it, and the best way to experience it is to register and play for yourself.


=== Registering ===
== Registration ==
Clicking on the large "Get Started Now!" button on the PFQ home page will allow you to begin creating your account. Do not forget to read the Privacy [https://pokefarm.com/privacy|Privacy Policy], and it is a good idea to also read the [https://pokefarm.com/forum/thread/5124/Rules|Site Rules].
Clicking on the large "Get Started Now!" button on the PFQ home page will allow you to begin creating your account. Do not forget to read the [https://pokefarm.com/privacy Privacy Policy], and it is a good idea to also read the [https://pokefarm.com/forum/thread/5124/Rules Site Rules].
{{Note| '''Do not create a second account under any circumstances. This is a bannable offense on PFQ!''' }}
Your username needs to be unique and appropriate. PokéFarm Q is generally child-friendly, and names that are not appropriate for children are not permitted. After deciding on a name, players are able to adjust the capitalization of the letters on the [[Tools/Options#Profile_Options|Tools/Options]] of the [[Farm]] page. Users who want to change to a completely different username will need to contact the Support Centre. A username change can be requested without giving a reason once a year. Exceptions can be made if the user has a valid reason for wanting to change their username again before a year has passed.
 
After your registration, an e-mail will be sent to the address you provided. This email is needed to activate your account and fully join the site. When this been confirmed, you are free to join the wondrous world of PokéFarm Q!
 
== Tutorial ==
The tutorial is a four-step process that a user must complete before gaining access to all features of PFQ, with activities dictated by [[Professor Holly]].  Before completion of the tutorial a user cannot trade, post to forums, or post in the site chat.
 
[[Task_List/tutorial_step1 | '''Step 1:''']] Hatch Your First Egg
 
Upon creating a PFQ account and agreeing to the Terms of Service, the user then picks a [[Starter Pokémon]]. Don't worry about not being able to adopt all of them — both the Lab and the Shelter will allow a user to adopt all the Starters; it just might take some time.
 
Upon reception, the Starter Egg has a significant portion of its EXP bar already filled, but there's still work to be done. This introduces the most basic feature of PFQ: clicking. Click other users through users online or click those who've helped out with Clickback.
 
Reward for completion: 50 Credits
 
''Eggs need a lot of warmth to hatch, so they need to be held by interacting with them. Interact with other user's Pokémon to attract their attention and they may return the favour!''
 
[[Task_List/tutorial_step2 | '''Step 2:''']] Adopt and Hatch Eggs to Fill Your Party
 
One Pokémon down and five more to go. Load up on Eggs from the Lab and keep clicking. These Eggs will not come with part of their EXP bar already filled, but do not distress over 2k, 5k, or even 10k EXP needed to hatch. Most users will clickback, so as long as one doesn't give up, they will get there eventually.
 
Reward for completion: 400 Credits
 
''Have you seen how other users have a lot more Eggs and Pokémon in their Party? You can have up to 6 at a time! Let's try this by adopting some more Eggs from the Lab.''
 
[[Task_List/tutorial_step3 | '''Step 3:''']] Make Room in Your Party
 
As one of the quicker steps, this introduces the concept of Fields. Users do not have to limit themselves to 6 Pokémon, and can instead have as many Pokémon as they can afford to buy Fields for. 
 
Reward for completion: 10 Credits
 
''Your farm grows at an amazing speed, keep this up! But now your Party is full and you can't adopt any more Eggs.''


Be careful when you enter your information. Most of it is difficult to change later. Some things, like your Date of Birth, cannot be changed without VERY good reason.
[[Task_List/tutorial_step4 | '''Step 4:''']] Adopt from Shelter


Your Username needs to be unique. If you choose something you do not like or make a mistake while typing, you have one free username change. After the free change, username changes are less likely to happen without very good reason, and may be denied altogether. This is to prevent confusion with other users.
This part of the tutorial introduces one of PFQ's most vital pages: the [[Shelter]]. Here a user can adopt other Pokémon and Eggs to fill their Party.  All a user needs to adopt is an Shelter Pass. Professor Holly grants the user a Shelter Pass C, the lowest tier Shelter Pass which can be upgraded as more Pokémon are adopted from the Shelter. When a user releases a Pokémon or Egg that they no longer want, those Pokémon or Eggs will end up in the Shelter as well. Other users will release all sorts of Eggs, so keep an eye on this. If a user holds their cursor over an Egg and it doesn't give a species of Pokémon, the Pokémon or Egg is a new variety the user hasn't received or hatched yet. The Shelter a great way to fill up the Eggdex and Pokédex.


Most of your other information also cannot be changed without staff assistance. The only exception is your password, which you can freely alter from the Miscellaneous Settings page. Still, be sure that your password is both strong and something that you can easily remember. Using words like "pokemon" or "123456" is not safe. The safest passwords use a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. For example, "g50EoS" may be a safer choice than "pokemon."
Reward for completion: 1,234 Credits + Shelter Pass C
Your e-mail address needs to be correct because you will need to validate your account to fully join the site. It is one of the three steps you need to take in order to ensure that your account is not deleted.


=== Editor's Note ===
Upon the user's filling their Party, the PFQ tutorial comes to a conclusion and [[Professor Holly]] grants the user full access features of the site. 


This guide is incomplete. It is being extensively written and will be completed as soon as possible. Please keep checking back for more updates.
''The Shelter keeps all Pokémon and Eggs that were either released by their Trainer or from the DayCare.''
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Revision as of 23:15, 5 April 2018

Interested in seeing what using the site is like? The best way to do that is experience it, and the best way to experience it is to register and play for yourself.

Registration

Clicking on the large "Get Started Now!" button on the PFQ home page will allow you to begin creating your account. Do not forget to read the Privacy Policy, and it is a good idea to also read the Site Rules.

Note: Do not create a second account under any circumstances. This is a bannable offense on PFQ!

Your username needs to be unique and appropriate. PokéFarm Q is generally child-friendly, and names that are not appropriate for children are not permitted. After deciding on a name, players are able to adjust the capitalization of the letters on the Tools/Options of the Farm page. Users who want to change to a completely different username will need to contact the Support Centre. A username change can be requested without giving a reason once a year. Exceptions can be made if the user has a valid reason for wanting to change their username again before a year has passed.

After your registration, an e-mail will be sent to the address you provided. This email is needed to activate your account and fully join the site. When this been confirmed, you are free to join the wondrous world of PokéFarm Q!

Tutorial

The tutorial is a four-step process that a user must complete before gaining access to all features of PFQ, with activities dictated by Professor Holly. Before completion of the tutorial a user cannot trade, post to forums, or post in the site chat.

Step 1: Hatch Your First Egg

Upon creating a PFQ account and agreeing to the Terms of Service, the user then picks a Starter Pokémon. Don't worry about not being able to adopt all of them — both the Lab and the Shelter will allow a user to adopt all the Starters; it just might take some time.

Upon reception, the Starter Egg has a significant portion of its EXP bar already filled, but there's still work to be done. This introduces the most basic feature of PFQ: clicking. Click other users through users online or click those who've helped out with Clickback.

Reward for completion: 50 Credits

Eggs need a lot of warmth to hatch, so they need to be held by interacting with them. Interact with other user's Pokémon to attract their attention and they may return the favour!

Step 2: Adopt and Hatch Eggs to Fill Your Party

One Pokémon down and five more to go. Load up on Eggs from the Lab and keep clicking. These Eggs will not come with part of their EXP bar already filled, but do not distress over 2k, 5k, or even 10k EXP needed to hatch. Most users will clickback, so as long as one doesn't give up, they will get there eventually.

Reward for completion: 400 Credits

Have you seen how other users have a lot more Eggs and Pokémon in their Party? You can have up to 6 at a time! Let's try this by adopting some more Eggs from the Lab.

Step 3: Make Room in Your Party

As one of the quicker steps, this introduces the concept of Fields. Users do not have to limit themselves to 6 Pokémon, and can instead have as many Pokémon as they can afford to buy Fields for.

Reward for completion: 10 Credits

Your farm grows at an amazing speed, keep this up! But now your Party is full and you can't adopt any more Eggs.

Step 4: Adopt from Shelter

This part of the tutorial introduces one of PFQ's most vital pages: the Shelter. Here a user can adopt other Pokémon and Eggs to fill their Party. All a user needs to adopt is an Shelter Pass. Professor Holly grants the user a Shelter Pass C, the lowest tier Shelter Pass which can be upgraded as more Pokémon are adopted from the Shelter. When a user releases a Pokémon or Egg that they no longer want, those Pokémon or Eggs will end up in the Shelter as well. Other users will release all sorts of Eggs, so keep an eye on this. If a user holds their cursor over an Egg and it doesn't give a species of Pokémon, the Pokémon or Egg is a new variety the user hasn't received or hatched yet. The Shelter a great way to fill up the Eggdex and Pokédex.

Reward for completion: 1,234 Credits + Shelter Pass C

Upon the user's filling their Party, the PFQ tutorial comes to a conclusion and Professor Holly grants the user full access features of the site.

The Shelter keeps all Pokémon and Eggs that were either released by their Trainer or from the DayCare.