A big update just rolled out for @PixelmonRPG.
This release focuses on stability and long-term systems — major crash fixes, memory and load optimizations (including a ~30MB app size reduction), and significant backend cleanup.
We’ve also added World 10 (180 new stages), introduced the Rune system, expanded progression with a revamped Growth Fund / Battle Pass, and tuned summons, rewards, and shop balance.
The team has been workinghard on this. Thanks to everyone playing and sharing feedback. More improvements are coming.
@Pixelmon
A new update for @pixelmon's Warden Ascent is live.
The team has been working around the clock on this one, and it’s a meaningful step forward for the game.
- a whole new region
- a whole new trial
- 2 additional character families
- a whole new game mode (Pet Companion)
- the largest bug clean up and quality of life feature list released to date
On top of that, we’ve shipped faster PvP pacing, UI and Battle Pass improvements, and a broad set of stability and progression fixes.
Plenty more coming as we keep pushing.
Our second game @PixelmonRPG Nova Thera Chronicles is live globally on iOS and Android. NTC is an idle RPG, already showing great initial results (>30% D1 retention in T1 markets and >70% 2 week ROAS - on very a still small data set through).
Try it out, links in comments. @Pixelmon
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?
Something ancient is stirring in Nova Thera.
A battle where bonds are tested, monsters awaken, and every move leaves a mark.
Anime new trailer tomorrow.
.@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.
Evolve your Mons with the right Primal Awakening Stones—each tier upgrades or refines their Ultimate Ability to unlock even greater power!
Play Warden's Ascent now!