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[izman.eth @IzmanNfts]

No one is ready for how good this anime is going to be

[Pixelmon 🔺 @Pixelmon]

Nova Thera: Battle of Honor | A new Pixelmon™ Official Anime trailer

A battle waged with honor, carried by the loyalty of their monsters

[Pixelmon 🔺 @Pixelmon]

Nova Thera: Battle of Honor | A new Pixelmon™ Official Anime trailer

A battle waged with honor, carried by the loyalty of their monsters

[Grail.eth @graildoteth]

Hyperliquid has effectively scammed all the Hyperliquid ticker auction buyers by seizing $MON from @monprotocol and handing it over to Monad.

The whole value prop of even buying these spot tickers from Hyperliquid was the immutability of the purchase and the hyperliquid front end UI that gives that ticker the value.

Regardless of the size or success of the token tied to the seized ticker, having Hyperliquid just seize the ticker, quoting just a 'UI change' and hand it over to Monad is the wrong precedent and an injustice to every single ticker buyer who in good faith invested capital into the future success of Hypeliquid.

Not a single one would have bid on any ticker if ownership of that on the Monad frontend was not immutable.

They should offer full refunds to every single aucction ticker buyer.

Shame on them.

Shame on @chameleon_jeff and
@iliensinc, who I thought were better than this.

A number of the spot ticker auction sales went for mid-six figures. One even sold for almost 7 figures.

Some of the higher sales (not all):

GOD for $975,700
ANIME for ~500k
MON for 489K
SOVRN for 262,660.17$
FLASK for 159,794.44$
FARM for 181,291.25$
HYFI for 90,652.95$
SHEEP for 111,683.24$
BUBZ for 118,531.66$
SOLV for 128,345.67$
GENESY for 87,198.02$
WATAR for 73,940.75$
STAR for 66,889.45$

Why were these tickers bid on so high?

Because the teams that bid on them were essentially paying for future distribution rights for their token by having it spot listed on Hyperliquid.

You are NOT paying for some useless backend on-chain ticker that no app will use or support with zero practical utility.

HYPE bag holders will no doubt go into defense mode and try and justify this, but try to understand what's happened here and how negative this is overall.

Let me tell you a little story with you as the protagonist.

1/ You fairly buy a sought-after apartment in a prime city center location at an open auction from a well-regarded developer. The developer has decided to try a new real estate sale format, offering anyone the ability to buy the property for life if they bid the highest.

2/ You participate, and to guarantee you win, you pay a huge premium for that property because the house is literally in a perfect location, a location that will match the life you intend to create for yourself.

3/ You move into the apartment, you furnish it, and you even set up a little home office in it. You invite family to stay, you host events with friends, you slowly make this little space yours. This is your very own apartment, bought from a developer with an impeccable reputation for honesty who prides itself on building quality affordable housing in a city where most developers do not.

4/ But suddenly, in just under a year of owning and living in this property, this developer informs you that a very famous, very wealthy celebrity wants your home. That celebrity already owns multiple houses, but your house is in a prime location that would allow quicker access to his favorite art gallery. The property developer also stands to gain because the celebrity will bring a host of free publicity to that developer by owning that property. The developer will be able to sell even more properties because of that and earn even more money in the future!

4/ The developer, let's call them @HyperliquidX, despite your protests that you bought that home fair and square, forcibly transfers your title deed to the celebrity and then suddenly evicts you from your home. To honor *some* of the terms of the auction sale, but not the spirit of the purchase, you are instead handed the title deed to an apartment outside of the city, in a poor and undesirable location, worth a fraction of what you paid (if anything) on the open market.

5/ Since you LOST the property you actually paid for, you at least ask for a refund because you did NOT get what you paid for, but are told no refunds. Why? Because the developer had a little sneaky line in the sale contract, which stated that the developer fully owns the actual building location, and you were not really buying a title deed to that specific building address, but just 'any' single building the developer owns in the city. Unfortunately, this little side clause was so obscure and written in another language that none of the apartment buyers even knew it existed.

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This story is real, and it's what @HyperliquidX has done to @monprotocol in essence.

You can call it what you want. Say that nothing was violated and the ticker on the chain remains the same, and that the UI for the ticker is on hyperliquid.

But I call it theft and nothing but that.

Now I've been a fan of what Hyperliquid has been trying to do over the past year, but what they have done here violates everything they have stated they are about.

@Pixelmon spent $500k to secure the $MON ticker on the hyperliquid ticker auctions.

Did they wildly overpay in hindsight? Yes.

But they fairly won that auction with the full expectation that they would have control of that listing name ON the hyperliquid platform for the foreseeable future.

Only to be kicked aside and have the ticker forcibly changed because of a much bigger project @monad decided they wanted to use the same ticker and Hyperliquid decided on it.

Yes, Pixelmon's gaming token is down 97%.

I should know, I had massive bags there that I did not sell.

Despite web3 gaming pretty much dying and the mon gaming token along with it, the Pixelmon team has been building non-stop and just globally launched their flagship game @wardensascent on Apple Store. They are certainly not dead, nor have they abandoned their community or token.

Oh yes, 'technically' Hyperliquid is only changing the 'front end' UI while the ticker remains unchanged on the chain itself. But in practice, this is basically the open theft of that ticker.

The value of the Hyperliquid spot ticker was ALWAYS primarily the front-end ticker displayed on the platform. Why would anyone possibly pay inflated prices for a ticker when the exchange can (and will) change the name arbitrarily when it best suits their business interests?

What value is there then for all those spot ticker purchasers? Any bigger project can come along and hijack (for free!) your ticker because Hyper will just straight out hand it to them when the trading fee incentives are there.

You don't buy a non-trademarked domain name only to find out, suddenly after you buy it and build a business on it that another bigger company that wants to build a business on the same name can just seize it for free.

So yeah by basically forcibly changing a legitimately paid for ticker, @HyperliquidX has undermined their stated ethos. It's a bad look on their part and shows the company, under the hood, operates much like the very same CEX platforms they claim to be disrupting.

Bad look. Hyperliquid needs to make this right. At the very least, a choice of a better name AND a full refund because what was paid for was basically seized by force.

[izman.eth @IzmanNfts]

@MrkoalaTRD @Rahim_mahtab Pixelmon never abandoned the ticker. To this day it’s being used in all their games that they have released as well as it being used for launch pools. They are currently doing launchpool 44 with 3 launch pools done this month alone.

This wasn’t an abandoned project in any way.

[GiulioX @GiulioXilo]

.@wardensascent is now live on Android and iOS and playable worldwide. The game has a singleplayer mode - with campaign expansions added every month by our live ops team - and an endgame multiplayer challenge mode (Arena) where you can pit your @Pixelmon against other players.

All web payments going through the $MON - ID wallet system will automatically onramp to $MON @avax and reflect in app as in game purchases.

Try it. Links in comments.

[Akku @Akkukap]

I’ve been a Hyperliquid maxi for a long time, and HL still remains my largest position in Web3. But a recent decision by the team has been extremely disappointing to see.

Earlier this year, @monprotocol acquired the $MON ticker on HL for ~500k:
https://t.co/5TnzDkOB86
The rationale was that CEX interactions were frustrating, and the Pixelmon team wanted to align with a fully decentralized venue. The token ultimately didn’t gain much traction on HL (very low volume, practically a waste in hindsight), but at least the team had secured an immutable asset.

Fast forward to Monad’s launch, and suddenly the MON ticker on Hypercore now refers to Monad, not Pixelmon. So I checked with the Pixelmon team assuming they must have sold the ticker.

Turns out they didn’t.

Hyperliquid simply changed the frontend names:

Pixelmon is now shown as “Monpro” on UI (but still $MON on-chain).

Monad is shown as “Mon” on UI (but is actually $UMON on-chain).

So technically the ticker is immutable, but from a consumer perspective the actual UI identity has been reassigned. And realistically, no one cares what the ticker is on-chain when the UI shows something else.

If this isn’t effectively a ticker grab, what is it?

Pixelmon paid 500k for something that the frontend can override at will, while Monad (or rather @unitxyz, who is clearly closer to the HL team) gets the visible name without paying for it.

To be clear, this doesn’t materially affect Pixelmon’s future. But on principle, it’s wildly disappointing.

Is this the ethos Hyperliquid wants to stand for?
Centrally aligned players first?

What message does this send to smaller teams who choose HL because they believed “listings without fuss” meant UI consistency and fairness? Are we now saying:

“You can buy the on-chain ticker, but we’ll decide the visible name depending on who we talk to”?

Tagging @chameleon_jeff @iliensinc because this seems like a serious breach of HL’s own stated values, and I’m not sure whether this decision was fully acknowledged at the top.

For clarity:

Pixelmon ($MON): 0x622cf551933f19f9136303dcab56488c

Monad ($UMON): 0x58dae745c8c5fed4012f35ef39829c2d

Frontend:

This requires an explanation imo and its not about this particular case but more problematic for the overall direction team wants to take. To me this is a clear slap on the face of smaller teams being allowed to be strong-armed by privileged partners.

@sershokunin can you also pitch in as to what happened here?

[Pixelmon 🔺 @Pixelmon]

PixelmonTCG makes its debut this month. Early Access kicks off in APAC (Android first)

The journey starts here 👇

[izman.eth @IzmanNfts]

@GiulioXdotEth @Pixelmon This looks amazing!

[Jake @Jakeronthia_]

Avax is the chain
Pixelmon is the brand
Warden’s Ascent is the game

Everyone will play this game
Mark my words.

[Akku @Akkukap]

The Market Doesn’t Get Pixelmon — Yet
(Here is me trying to pill some of you who read this in what i think is one of the most asymmetrical bets in web3 right now)

Pixelmon is building one of the most complete ecosystems in web3 gaming (actually they are building an IP but lets call it gaming for now). With three distinct games, a funded anime, strong token mechanics, and a $50M treasury.

1. Warden’s Ascent - Pixelmon’s Core RPG Is Nearly Ready

Warden’s Ascent is a turn-based RPG developed fully in-house and it’s much further along than most realize.

Two public playtests already done.

Retention data: 23% Day-1, 4.5% Day-30.

Team is targeting 25% D1 / 7% D30, which would place it in the top 10% of all games globally.

Two more playtests scheduled — June and July.

Soft launch planned in September for emerging markets.

The team has identified easy wins in prior builds and is actively iterating.

Follow @SeatinGameDev and @wardensascent to enjoy some snippets of progress. https://t.co/uML0WnTykz

2. Pixelmon TCG – A Beautifully Crafted Card Game

Pixelmon’s trading card game is another in-house title and it's stunning.

Early access playtest with 1,000 YGG members yielded 40% D1 / 10% D30.

Those are live-grade metrics, but the team is playing it safe and polishing before the public July playtest.

Card art is world-class, and the gameplay loop taps into a proven genre. Marvel Snap, for reference, does $600M/year.

Trading makes it especially web3-native, and assets will be interoperable with Warden’s Ascent.

Follow @PixelmonTCG and have a look at the beautiful artwork on cards.

3. Warriors of Nova Thera – Idle RPG Tailored for Asia

Warriors of Nova Thera is a licensed Pixelmon-based idle RPG, developed by a top Korean studio — built for a region where this genre thrives.

No playtest yet, but expected to roll out in July.

Strong fit for the mobile-heavy Korean and SEA markets.

Backed by studio experience and prebuilt monetization loops.

Follow here : @pixelmonwont

4. Anime – IP Expansion

Pixelmon is also investing in world-building — and anime is a core piece.

Two major studios attached (under NDA), including one for post-production.

Writer confirmed: Eugene Son (of Vox Machina).

Timeline: 2026.

To be distributed through traditional platforms, not web3-native streams.

The goal is simple: deepen fan attachment, grow brand recognition, and use anime as a marketing funnel for games.

5. Avalanche Partnership
After a year of exploration, Pixelmon chose Avalanche for two key reasons:

Co-marketing commitment from Ava Labs — aligned with Pixelmon’s push for mass user acquisition.

Chain sovereignty — ability to spin out a dedicated subnet, where $MON could serve as gas.

It’s a future-proof move, enabling both scale and control.

6. $MON – The Best Value Accrual Mechanics In Web3 Gaming.

Let’s talk $MON. Why does the token matter — and why is it being overlooked?

Launchpools
Massive value here: launchpool rewards are already equal to or more than the total $MON staked.

Simple math = likely 100% ROI or more, depending on TGE timing.

In-Game Purchases = Real Buys (THIS IS ALPHA AF)
Every fiat purchase in Pixelmon’s games will trigger a DEX market buy of $MON on Avalanche.

Yes — all revenue from in-game sales will translate into chart activity.

Giulio also confirmed that the foundation will not sell this $MON in the short term or mid term unless required for operations.

It’s Hyperliquid-style token flow — just from real users, not speculation.

NFT Royalties + Burns
Pixelmon NFT holders get 10–25% of game revenues via $MON buybacks.

Most of this is distributed to stakers — but since not everyone claims, 20–25% of these tokens are burned by default.

Future Utility
$MON may become gas for the subnet once it launches — a long-term sink with deep protocol value.

Final Thoughts:

Pixelmon is setting up one of the few token models in web3 where real user spend drives real token demand.

With a $50M treasury and solid retention data, even conservative estimates point to $5–10M+ in annual in-game revenue — all of which translates directly to DEX market buys of $MON.

That’s millions in organic, recurring demand for a token with:

Just $10M market cap,

~60% of which is controlled supply,

And no short- or mid-term sell pressure from the team.

Even $5M in revenue would mean half the market cap recycled as buy pressure — something almost no other token in web3 can claim.

Add to that:
→ Launchpools
→ NFT royalty burns
→ Future subnet gas potential
And you get a token primed to absorb capital regardless of market conditions.

This is the Hyperliquid of web3 gaming.

$1 will be the beginning of it!

Hyperliquid.

[Pixelmon 🔺 @Pixelmon]

If you’re curious where Pixelmon is headed, this convo covers it all... from multi-game expansion to building a world-class Web3 IP. Worth the full watch. 🐉🔥

[OpenSea @opensea]

From sports leagues to pixel beasts, the Web3 world doesn’t sleep.

This week in Web3 & NFTs:
🎮 @Pixelmon heads to @avax
⚽️ FIFA unveils its own blockchain
🤖 @seedphrase drops AI art assistant

Read those stories and more! 👇
https://t.co/w6rTPKBRSY

[GOLDEN AGE GOOD GIRL FACSIMILES on KICKSTARTER! @PixelmonComics]

🚀 Fully funded in 8 minutes!

We’re blown away by the support for Pixelmon: Cold Lava — thank you 💥

But we’re not done yet. Let’s keep pushing, growing, and building something epic.

More support = more characters, more polish, more surprises.

👇
https://t.co/8TIVrRFB5S

#Pixelmon #Kickstarter #Web3

[izman.eth @IzmanNfts]

@Pixelmon Legit the best looking monsters in the genre. Always impressed every time I see videos like these

[Avalanche🔺 @avax]

Avalanche needs more monsters.

Thankfully @Pixelmon is bringing its monster-collecting universe to the Avalanche C-chain, starting with its flagship mobile title, Warden’s Ascent.

Listen up, monster hunters. 🧵👇

[Pixelmon 🔺 @Pixelmon]

Pixelmon x Avalanche

Monsters, meet momentum🔺🅿️

https://t.co/xrhC5h5Pdq

[Pixelmon TCG 🔺 @PixelmonTCG]

It will cost you $0 to RT our work.

[Konger @konger_eth]

This is massive news for GameFi projects that are coming out with a mobile product. The marker might be down right now, but the future is looking very bright. @Pixelmon 👀

[izman.eth @IzmanNfts]

@PixelmonComics https://t.co/0kmzI1LED1

Give my boy reptonin a legendary sword - Kurayami

[Nova Thera Chronicles 🔺 @PixelmonRPG]

Introducing: Nova Thera Chronicles.

A cosy idle RPG where magic, mystery, and adventure await.

Collect, evolve, and gear up your @Pixelmon. Relax with idle battles or jump into PvP when you’re ready.

Coming soon to iOS & Android.

#NovaTheraChronicles #Pixelmon