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Item

2012-06-18T19:23:38Z

66.168.217.209: /* Item Rarity */

An '''Item''' is anything in [[Neopets (website)|Neopets]] which can be placed in a user's [[Inventory]] for use while playing on the website. The term "item" itself is very broad, and can describe non-living things - e.g. [[food]], [[book]]s, etc. - as well as certain living things - [[Petpet]]s, [[Bottled Faerie]]s, plants, etc. Items may be traded, sold, given away or discarded, with the exception of a few special items where this is restricted, such as with Petpets or paintbrushes from the newbie-pack, or certain plot items.

The basic [[Neopia]]n currency - [[Neopoint]]s - do not exist as physical items, but certain others - [[Dubloon]]s and [[Nerkmid]]s - do. The single case where [[Neopoints]] do appear in one's inventory is as the item ''Bag of Broken Neopoints''. In this state, they do not serve as a [[Wikipedia:Medium of exchange|medium of exchange]], but can be fixed by [[Donny]] - being removed from the users inventory in the process - and become actual Neopoints.

Many users make it a hobby to collect certain items or types of items, and many make a [[Item Gallery|gallery]] to share them with others. As of July 2008, there are over 25,000 different items in Neopia.

The buying and selling of items is also the main way many users make Neopoints, either through restocking or investing. Restocking (or RS) is when a user finds items at a main shop that sell for less than the user shops on the Shop Wizard. Investing is done by finding items in the Shop Wizard or elsewhere that are currently selling for less than what the user believes they will be selling for later. For example, Christmas items in June sell for a lot less then they do in December.

==Item Categories==
There are many different types of items in Neopets, all of which have different uses and purposes. Below are all the current categories items fall under as of September 2011:

{|
|- valign="top"
|width=250|
*[[Altador Cup#Altador Cup Tournament items|Altador Cup Tournament]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Altadorian Armour|Altadorian Armour]]
*[[Food#Altadorian Food|Altadorian Food]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Altadorian Magic|Altadorian Magic]]
*[[Petpet#Altadorian Petpet|Altadorian Petpet]]
*[[Food#Aquatic Food|Aquatic Food]]
*[[Petpet#Aquatic Petpet|Aquatic Petpet]]
*[[Food#Baked|Baked]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Battle Magic|Battle Magic]]
*[[Book]]
*[[Book#Booktastic Book|Booktastic Book]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Brightvale Armour|Brightvale Armour]]
*[[Book#Brightvale Books|Brightvale Books]]
*[[Food#Brightvale Fruit|Brightvale Fruit]]
*[[Mote|Brightvale Motes]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Brightvale Potions|Brightvale Potions]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Brightvale Scroll|Brightvale Scroll]]
*[[Furniture#Brightvale Windows|Brightvale Windows]]
*[[Toy#Broken Toy|Broken Toy]]
*[[Food#Candy|Candy]]
*[[Clothes]]
*[[Food#Coffee|Coffee]]
*[[Cog's Togs|Cogs Togs]]
*[[NeoDeck|Collectable Card]]
*[[Stamp Album|Collectable Coin]]
*[[Toy#Darigan Toy|Darigan Toy]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Defence Magic|Defence Magic]]
*[[Food#Desert Food|Desert Food]]
*[[Petpet#Desert Petpet|Desert Petpet]]
*[[Furniture#Desert Pottery|Desert Pottery]]
*[[Book#Desert Scroll|Desert Scroll]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Desert Weapon|Desert Weapon]]
*[[Food#Exotic Foods|Exotic Foods]]
*[[Book#Faerie Book|Faerie Book]]
*[[Food#Faerie Food|Faerie Food]]
*[[Furniture#Faerie Furniture|Faerie Furniture]]
*[[Petpet#|Faerie Petpet]]
|width=250|
*[[Battledome Equipment#Faerie Weapon|Faerie Weapon]]
*[[Petpet#Fanciful Fauna|Fanciful Fauna]]
*[[Food]]
*[[Furniture]]
*[[Furniture#Gardening|Gardening]]
*[[Petpet#Geraptiku Petpet|Geraptiku Petpet]]
*[[Gift]]
*[[Grooming]]
*[[Food#Gross Food|Gross Food]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Haunted Weaponry|Haunted Weaponry]]
*[[Food#Healthy Food|Healthy Food]]
*[[Food#Hot Dog|Hot Dog]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Ice Crystal|Ice Crystal]]
*[[Toy#Instrument|Instrument]]
*[[Island Merchandise]]
*[[Food#Jelly Food|Jelly Food]]
*[[Furniture#Kiko Lake Carpentry|Kiko Lake Carpentry]]
*[[Food#Kiko Lake Food|Kiko Lake Food]]
*[[Food#Kreludan Food|Kreludan Food]]
*[[Furniture#Kreludan Furniture|Kreludan Furniture]]
*[[Lampwyck's Lights Fantastic|Lampwycks Lights Fantastic]]
*[[Magic Item (Item Type)|Magic Item]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Maractite Weaponry|Maractite Weaponry]]
*[[Petpet#Maraquan Petpet|Maraquan Petpet]]
*[[Disease|Medical Cures]]
*[[Disease|Medicine]]
*[[Food#Medieval Food|Medieval Food]]
*[[Petpet#Medieval Petpet|Medieval Petpet]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Medieval Potion|Meridell Potion]]
*[[Book#Moltaran_Books|Moltaran Books]]
*[[Petpet#Moltaran_Petpet|Moltaran Petpets]]
*[[Food#Molten_Morsels|Moltaran Morsels]]
*[[Mystic Mushroom]]
*[[Mystical Surroundings]]
*[[Furniture#Neovian Antiques|Neovian Antiques]]
*[[Clothes#Neovian Attire|Neovian Attire]]
*[[Food#Neovian Pastries|Neovian Pastries]]
|width=250|
*[[Book#Neovian Press|Neovian Press]]
*[[Petpet]]
*[[Furniture#Petpet Supplies|Petpet Supplies]]
*[[Petpetpet]]
*[[Petpet#Pirate Petpet|Pirate Petpet]]
*[[Food#Pizza|Pizza]]
*[[Plushie|Plushies]]
*[[Food#Qasalan Food|Qasalan Food]]
*[[Book#Qasalan Tablets|Qasalan Tablets]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Qasalan Weaponry|Qasalan Weaponry]]
*[[Disease|Remarkable Restoratives]]
*[[Petpet#Robot Petpet|Robot Petpet]]
*[[Furniture#Roo Island Merchandise|Roo Island Merchandise]]
*[[Neoschool|School]]
*[[Stamp Album|Sea Shells]]
*[[Food#Slushie|Slushie]]
*[[Food#Smoothie|Smoothie]]
*[[Food#Snow Food|Snow Food]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Space Battle|Space Battle]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Space Defence|Space Defence]]
*[[Food#Space Food|Space Food]]
*[[Special (item type)|Special]]
*[[Food#Spooky Food|Spooky Food]]
*[[Spooky Furniture]]
*[[Petpet#Spooky Petpet|Spooky Petpet]]
*[[Stamp Album|Stamp]]
*[[Toy]]
*[[Neopets TCG|Trading Card]]
*[[Food#Tropical Food|Tropical Food]]
*[[Food#Tyrannian Food|Tyrannian Food]]
*[[Furniture#Tyrannian Furniture|Tyrannian Furniture]]
*[[Petpet#Tyrannian Petpet|Tyrannian Petpet]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Tyrannian Weaponry|Tyrannian Weaponry]]
*[[Usuki|Usuki Doll]]
*[[Utility Fish]]
*[[Petpet#Wintery Petpet|Wintery Petpet]]
*[[Battledome Equipment#Wonderous Weaponry|Wonderous Weaponry]]
|}

==Item Rarity==
Item Rarity - not to be confused with [[Rare Item Code]]s - is a relative scale of showing how rare an item is. An item is rare if they are harder to get than other items. Usually this will also mean they are more expensive. Whenever you see an items rarity it will be listed as a number. These numbers have the following meanings. All items with rarity over 70 show an inventory tag when seen in a user's inventory, helping users identify rare items faster.

Items with a rarity between 1-100 are sold in the main [[Neopian]] shops.

Items with rarities above 98 do not appear in the Neopets Search Engine.

*'''1-70''' - ''Common'', easily found in main Neopian shops and given out by random events.
*'''71-79''' - ''Uncommon''
*'''80-84''' - ''Rare''
*'''85-90''' - ''Very Rare''
*'''91-95''' - ''Ultra Rare''
*'''96-100''' - ''Super Rare''
*'''101-109''' - ''Mega Rare''
*'''110-119''' - ''Special'', these items cannot be obtained through the normal shops. Normally these are only given out as part of a special offer.
*'''120''' - This rarity is reserved for [[Brain Tree]] [[Brain Tree Quest|Quest]] prizes.
*'''121-179''' - ''Special'', as the 105-119 rarity items, but these are more potent.
*'''180''' - ''[[Retired]]'', this item will never again be released and its rarity will never be changed from 180.
*'''200''' - ''Artifact'', these items are sold in the [[Hidden Tower]].
*'''250''' - ''Artifact'', these are either [[retired]] [[Hidden Tower]] items (not all) or [[Cooking Pot]] items made from two [[Hidden Tower]] items. They are not searchable on the [[Shop Wizard]].
*'''450''' - ''[[Petpet Park]]'', These items are used in the new Petpet Park game by Neopets. Thus far these items may not be used or acquired on the normal Neopets site.
*'''500''' - This rarity is reserved for [[NC Mall]] items.

If a user feeds their [[Neopet]] a food item with a rarity 90-100 it is considered a ''Gourmet Food'' and will qualify their [[Neopet]] in the [[Gourmet Club]].

Items with a high rarity value may not in fact be rare at all: certain items with high rarities are given out in large quantities, devaluing them, such as with [[omelette]]s.

===Inventory Tags===
When seen in the users inventory, some items will be labelled with certain tags after their name, which signify difference between them and other items. They are...

*'''Special''' - Items which usually require the user to perform certain actions to obtain. These can include prizes from [[Dailies]], [[Games Room|games]], [[Quest|Quests]], [[plot|plots]], [[Rare Item Code|Rare Item Codes]], special shops, [[Treasure Maps|Treasure Map]] pieces, [[World Challenge]] pieces, the [[Cooking Pot]], the [[NC Mall]], and items which give the user other items when used (such as the ''cracker'').
*'''Shaking''' - Exclusive for [[Codestone|Codestones]], it notes the shaking and instability of the Codestone while the user is holding it.
*'''Humming''' - Tag used to mark [[Paint Brush|Paint Brushes]].
*'''Wearable''' - Signifies a clothing item that can be placed in the user's "closet" for [[Neopets Customisation]].
*'''Neohome''' - Signifies a furniture item that can be placed in the user's "Neohome Storage Shed" to decorate their [[Neohome]]. Note: This does not mean the item can necessarily be put in Classic Neohomes!

==Trivia==
*There is a book titled ''Rare and Retired Items'', which is said to reveal "what those hard to get items are all about". However, owning this book or reading it to a Neopet doesn't give a user any new knowledge about items.

==External links==
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=20 A Pant Devil stole my items!], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=30 Why are my items disappearing?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=119 Help one of my items was turned to sludge!], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=120 How do I get a Safety Deposit Box?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=158 How do I see my items?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=169 What do you do with videos?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=284 Can you hold more than 50 items?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=304 Can you get items in NeoQuest that will go into your Inventory on 'Your Items' or are all the items based on staying in the game itself?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=321 What is the difference between donating and discarding an item from your inventory?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=360 I'm on a quest, where can I find my item?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=373 How do I donate an item?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=388 What does rarity mean?]
*'''Selected Fansite:''' [http://www.neoitems.net NeoItems.net],[http://npinvestors.getboard.net/forum.htm NP Investors]
*[http://neopets.com/objects.phtml?type=inventory User's Inventory]

[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]

Kiko Lake

2012-06-09T16:41:47Z

66.168.217.209: /* Trivia */

{{InfoboxLocation
|MAP=kikolake.png
|release=23 September 2003
|pronunciation=''kee-ko leyk''
|plots=''None''
|shops=[[Kiko Lake Carpentry]] [[Kiko Lake Treats]]
|games=''None''
|urls=[http://www.neopets.com/worlds/index_kikolake.phtml Kiko Lake]
}}

'''Kiko Lake''' lies 15 miles north-east of [[Neopia Central]]. It is a habitation in and around a large lake formed within the caldera of a long-dormant volcano. Within the lake is an underwater village where over a thousand [[Kiko]]s make their home. The Lake is populated by primarily water-based [[Neopets]], out of the 9,400 pets living their, 92% are Kikos and 3% are Jetsams. Kiko Lake is the sole exporter for the cures to [[Kikoughela]], a disease which causes a pet to have coughing fits and a sore throat. Two spoonfuls of "Kikoughela Syrup" can cure the [[Disease]].

==Kiko Lake==
To the north-east of Neopia Central is a large lake formed within the caldera of a long-dormant volcano. Although you can't see much from above the surface, below is a underwater village where over a thousand Kikos make their home. For those of you that can't breathe underwater, you can try the Glass Bottom Boat Tour or investigate some of the onshore shops.

===Attractions===
:'''Shops:''' [[Kiko Lake Carpentry]], [[Kiko Lake Treats]]
:'''Other:'''
::*'''Glass Bottom Boat Tours''': Just a page where you can learn more about the happenings of Kiko Lake and [[Kiko|Kikos]].
::*'''Colouring Pages:''' Kiko Lake themed colouring pages.

==Yooyuball==
{{main|Team Kiko Lake}}
They aren't the best team, but they have a strong fighting spirit. After being unable to go to [[Altador Cup III]] due to a rock slide, they hoped the year off would give them time to practice and improve. However it only made things worse as they actually lost ground on the standings.

==Trivia==
*Although Kiko Lake was not released until 2003, it was first featured in a Neopedia article on 3 January 2001.
*According to the game [[Kookia]], the [[Kookith]]s have a secret underwater base here.

==External links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/worlds/index_kikolake.phtml Kiko Lake]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/teams.phtml?team=6 Altador Cup - ''Team Info: Kiko Lake'']
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=7&criteria= Kiko Lake]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=102 #102], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=360 #360], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=736 #736], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=778 #778]
{{LocationNav
|WORLD=Kiko Lake
|SHOPS=[[Kiko Lake Carpentry]] � [[Kiko Lake Treats]]
|GAMES=''None''
|OTHERS=Glass Bottom Boat Tours � [[Colouring Pages]]
}}
{{MapLocations}}

[[Category:Mini-Worlds]]

Kookia

2012-06-09T16:40:10Z

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{{Infobox Game
|GameImage=Ctp_1189.gif
|GameID=1189
|World=Neopia Central
|Categories=Action, Classics
}}

'''Kookia''' is a [[game]] that was released on July 14, 2010. It involves catching [[Kookith]]s by rolling over them. There are 5 levels. [[Ghost]] and [[Gold]] Kookiths appear in all the levels. Ghost Kookiths have to be clicked on (but give more points), while Gold Kookiths are for bonus rounds and drift out randomly instead of in patterns. When Kookiths are caught in a row, each new Kookith gives more points. A Kookith collection percentage is seen at the end of each level. Each Kookith rolled over gives a boost to the time meter. When filled, you can press space to slow the Kookiths for a time. 80% of the Kookiths have to be captured to get to the next level. Catching 3 Ghost Kookiths will unlock the bonus round.

==Level 1==
Level 1 takes place in [[Brightvale]] near the Wheel of Knowledge. 94 Kookiths are there. The main type is normal.

==Level 2==
Level 2 takes place at Brightvale Castle. The main Kookith type is normal. 

==Level 3==
Level 3 takes place on [[Meridell]]'s farmland. The main Kookith type is Jelly. 

==Level 4==
Level 4 takes place at a house in Meridell. The main Kookith type is Jelly. 

==Level 5==
Level 5 takes place at [[Darigan Citadel]]. The main Kookith type is Fire. 

==Level 6==
Level 6 takes place at Darigan Citadel's castle. The main Kookith type is Fire. 

==Level 7==
Level 7 takes place in [[Kiko Lake]]. The main Kookith type is Strawberry. 

==Level 8==
Level 8 takes place at the Kookiths' underwater base in Kiko Lake. There is a large mutant Kookith who has to be clicked 5 times to capture, but only after the little Kookiths it releases (of all types) are captured.

{{NewGameChallenge|18|July 14, 2010|[[Hannah and the Wardrobe of Adventure]]|Kookia|[[Hannah and the Kreludor Caves]]}}

{{stub}}

[[Category:Action Games]]
[[Category:Classics Games]]
[[Category:Neopia Central Games]]

Kookith

2012-06-09T16:20:00Z

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[[Image:Pets kookith.gif|right]]
The '''Kookith''' is a [[Petpet]] released on July 14, 2001. They are rectangular in shape and very loyal. They have large ears and four feet. They star in their own game, [[Kookia]]. A Kookith runs the [[Petpet Lab Ray]].

==Colours==
As of November 2008, the Kookith comes in 26 different [[colour|colours]]:

{|align=center
|-valign=top
|width=260|
*[[Blue]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Brown]] - ''September 15, 2004''
*[[Chocolate]] - ''August 3, 2005''
*[[Christmas]] - ''December 16, 2004''
*[[Desert]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Disco]] - ''October 19, 2005''
*[[Fire]] - ''January 26, 2004''
*[[Ghost]] - ''October 30, 2003''
*[[Gold]] - ''August 3, 2005''
|width=260|
*[[Green]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Grey]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Halloween]] - ''October 28, 2004''
*[[Ice]] - ''August 1, 2007''
*[[Jelly (colour)|Jelly]] - ''August 8, 2005''
*[[Mutant]] - ''August 25, 2005''
*[[Pink]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Pirate]] - ''July 19, 2005''
*[[Purple]] - ''April 30, 2008''
|width=260|
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] - ''January 20, 2004''
*[[Rainbow]] - ''May 6, 2003''
*[[Robot]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Snow]] - ''December 7, 2004''
*[[Spotted]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Strawberry]] - ''August 3, 2005''
*[[Tyrannian]] - ''January 10, 2006 ''
*[[Yellow]] - ''Natural''
|}

==Trivia==
*The Snow Kookith was an [[Advent Calendar]] gift. In order to protect the Kookith's value, it can not be painted. It is also [[retired]].
*The Pirate Kookith was chosen for Week 159 of the [[Petpet Protection League]] and the Christmas Kookith was chosen for Week 430.
*There is also a Winged Kookith. It is a white Kookith with feathery wings and it is facing right instead of forward. The features that would be blue on a normal Kookith are gray. It was a Games Master Challenge prize.
*There are 17 items that feature Kookiths but are not Kookiths.

==External links==
*'''Petpet Puddle:''' [http://www.neopets.com/pool/petpet_colors.phtml?f_species=153 Kookith]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=135 Kookith]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=221 #221], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=622 #622], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=626 #626], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=688 #688], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=814 #814]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/petpets/kookith.phtml The Kookith]
*'''Petpet Spotlight:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=238 #238]
*'''Petpet Protection League:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ppl.phtml?place=159 #159]

[[Category:Original Petpets]]

Kookith

2012-06-09T16:17:28Z

66.168.217.209: Winged Kookith and 17 Kookith items.

[[Image:Pets kookith.gif|right]]
The '''Kookith''' is a [[Petpet]] released on July 14, 2001. They are rectangular in shape and very loyal. They have large ears and four feet. They star in their own game, [[Kookia]].

==Colours==
As of November 2008, the Kookith comes in 26 different [[colour|colours]]:

{|align=center
|-valign=top
|width=260|
*[[Blue]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Brown]] - ''September 15, 2004''
*[[Chocolate]] - ''August 3, 2005''
*[[Christmas]] - ''December 16, 2004''
*[[Desert]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Disco]] - ''October 19, 2005''
*[[Fire]] - ''January 26, 2004''
*[[Ghost]] - ''October 30, 2003''
*[[Gold]] - ''August 3, 2005''
|width=260|
*[[Green]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Grey]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Halloween]] - ''October 28, 2004''
*[[Ice]] - ''August 1, 2007''
*[[Jelly (colour)|Jelly]] - ''August 8, 2005''
*[[Mutant]] - ''August 25, 2005''
*[[Pink]] - ''March 25, 2002''
*[[Pirate]] - ''July 19, 2005''
*[[Purple]] - ''April 30, 2008''
|width=260|
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] - ''January 20, 2004''
*[[Rainbow]] - ''May 6, 2003''
*[[Robot]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Snow]] - ''December 7, 2004''
*[[Spotted]] - ''April 30, 2008''
*[[Strawberry]] - ''August 3, 2005''
*[[Tyrannian]] - ''January 10, 2006 ''
*[[Yellow]] - ''Natural''
|}

==Trivia==
*The Snow Kookith was an [[Advent Calendar]] gift. In order to protect the Kookith's value, it can not be painted. It is also [[retired]].
*The Pirate Kookith was chosen for Week 159 of the [[Petpet Protection League]] and the Christmas Kookith was chosen for Week 430.
*There is also a Winged Kookith. It is a white Kookith with feathery wings and it is facing right instead of forward. The features that would be blue on a normal Kookith are gray. It was a Games Master Challenge prize.
*There are 17 items that feature Kookiths but are not Kookiths.

==External links==
*'''Petpet Puddle:''' [http://www.neopets.com/pool/petpet_colors.phtml?f_species=153 Kookith]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=135 Kookith]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=221 #221], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=622 #622], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=626 #626], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=688 #688], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=814 #814]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/petpets/kookith.phtml The Kookith]
*'''Petpet Spotlight:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=238 #238]
*'''Petpet Protection League:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ppl.phtml?place=159 #159]

[[Category:Original Petpets]]

April Fools' Day

2012-06-04T07:57:28Z

66.168.217.209: /* 2012 */

Annually on the 1 April, [[Neopets]] takes part in '''April Fools' day''', [[Wikipedia:April Fools' Day|a traditional date]] to play practical jokes or hoaxes. In the [[wikipedia:UK|UK]] where the site was founded, April Fools' pranks last only until midday, this was the case on Neopets until 2010.

==Neopets hoaxes==
===2001===
[[Image:April fools 2001.gif|frame|right|The replacement [[Kiko]], the ''Kreela''.]]
In 2001, [[The Neopets Team]] announced all the then-available [[Neopet]]s would be [http://www.neopets.com/makeover.phtml redesigned]. The newly made-over Neopets would later be described as "repulsive new creations".

===2002===
The Neopets Team announced that the [[Pant Devil]] had [http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures.phtml?arr=2002-04-01 stolen] all the items in the [[inventory]] and [[safety deposit box]] of a "select few" users. In reality, this affected everyone for the duration of the prank. The items were returned at midday [[NST]].

===2003===
[[Image:April fools 2003.gif|frame|left|Nick Neopia, the guide to the Neopetz world.]]
The website's front page was [http://www.neopets.com/index_fake.phtml rebranded "Neopetz"], an "eXtreme" and "radical" redesign. It included announcing [[Neopoints]] would be abolished and all [[item]]s would be free, and introduced Nick Neopia, a new guide to the Neopets world.

===2004===
A "[[Quiguki]] Armageddon" [[Neopets Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] expansion set was announced, to be set on a new world called "Quigara". The Quiguki's were [[Quiggle]] versions of [[Usuki]]s. After midday, anyone visiting the New Features page received a ''Quiguki April Fools'' avatar - which has been made available after midday on every 1 April since.

The website was updated with previews of some of the cards, Quiguki-themed buddy icons, a how-to-draw page, and a [[Neopedia]] entry. However, unlike in previous years, this content was removed when the prank was over.

===2005===
[http://www.neopets.com/possiblepets.phtml Fifty new pets] were drawn, and the Neopets staff claimed they were releasing all of them. They removed the designs later that day, but then replaced them to allow them to be seen on 18 April. Following favourable response to several of the designs, TNT started [http://www.neopets.com/comps/choose.phtml a poll] on 26 April to determine which April Fools Neopet to release as a real Neopet. The winner was the Llamameeah, which would be released under the name [[Gnorbu]].

Nine other designs were released as [[Petpet]]s:
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*[[Calabat]]
*[[Carmariller]]
*[[Duocorn]]
*[[Gwalla]]
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*[[Petoot]]
*[[Slymook]]
*[[Soreen]]
*[[Urchull]]
|}

===2006===
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In 2006, The Neopets Team implemented a system called "[http://www.neopets.com/neocharge/ NeoCharge]", a taxation system meant to combat increasing server load and Neopoint inflation. For every page a player visited, they were charged between three and 75 NP, recorded in a floating NeoCharge bill window: the idea being, this would ensure players only loaded the pages they had to. The accompanying help pages to this feature explained that this sum was required to be paid off once a week, or when it reached 50,000 NP, whichever came first. Failure to meet these debts would lead to a member of support staff covering the value of the debt by seizing items, removing or unpainting Neopets, restricting site access or increasing the number of adverts the player sees.

===2007===
The [[Battledome]] and related areas - the Battledome [[Neoboard]] and weaponry [[shop]]s - were closed down. Those who visited the closed locations received a message explaining that they were compelled to close down the Battledome "due to circumstances beyond [their] control". The message promised replacement activities by October.

<blockquote>'''The Battledome Is Closed'''
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''Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've had to permanently shut down the Battledome and its associated activities. Obviously, this is not something we wanted to do, and as much as we'd like to fully explain, we aren't allowed to comment at this time. We'll just leave it at that for now. We know there are many, many Neopians who have worked very, very hard and spent countless Neopoints to train their Neopets for the Battledome. We would like to thank you for participating in past wars and events, and for keeping Neopia safe via Defenders of Neopia. Please know that we haven't forgotten you. We are currently working on new activities that will put these stats to use. Your efforts will NOT be wasted. We have also been ordered to remove certain Battledome weapons from the site. We realise there are many Neopoints invested there, as well, so instead of simply deleting them from everyone's account, we're putting together a Battledome weapon exchange program. We're still working out the details, but we hope to allow everyone to trade in their weapons for another item of equal or lesser rarity. We will have this ready by Wednesday to comply with the agreement. We're sorry for the short notice, and for not having alternatives ready for you now, but it was unavoidable. We're working as fast as we can and we think the new stuff will be quite cool. We hope to have everything else up by mid October! - The Neopets Team''</blockquote>

===2008===
April Fools' on 2008 saw the introduction of a beta trial of a "NeoBuddies" system. A select number of users - in reality everyone - were chosen to trail the system, where a Neopian character would be paired with the player to offer advice while playing the site. A pop-up appeared on screen inviting the user to fill in a personality test in order to chose an appropriate buddy - every page would bug the player to fill out this questionnaire until it was done.

Despite the answers they gave, the player would be assigned [[Bug Eye McGee]] or [[Sir Fufon Lui]], who would regularly pop up to dispense some unsolicited advice. During the course of the day, the buddy got more and more irate at the player.

===2009===
[[Image:Plant2.jpg|frame|right|One of the example plants from Plantopia.]]

2009 saw two April Fools' pranks. TNT announced that it was to get rid of all 54 of the Neopets and [http://www.neopets.com/neoplants.phtml replace them with plants].

<blockquote>
''Plantopia is coming! No more spoiled Neopets to deal with? That's right! Neopets is blossoming in a new direction: Neoplants. They're fun and easy to play with - just add water and sunlight!''

 ''Can't get enough of Neoplants? Don't worry, there's more in store. Here are some of the new games that will be coming soon (all parodies of existing games):

* ''[[Meerca Chase|Magnolia Chase]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Marblemen|Attack of the Aphids]]''
* ''[[Snowmuncher|Soilmuncher]]''
* ''[[Kass Basher|Grass Basher]]''
* ''[[The Stock Market|The Stalk Market]]''
* ''and much much more...''</blockquote>

As part of the prank, every user was forced to use the green [[site theme]], the Explore page announced the addition of ''Plantopia'', and a ''Neoplants'' board was added to the NeoBoards list. There was also a new [[random event]] introduced that talked about the benefits of Plantopia: ''Plantopia is the best! Sun, water, and soil: what more could a Neoplant ask for ?''

Meanwhile, there were several other pranks related to a downturn in the Neopian economy.

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*The bank manager was seen wearing a barrel rather than his suit and claimed that it had been necessary to reduce the bank interest: ''The Bank has reduced interest rates as we didn't want to deal with all those pesky big numbers anymore. Don't worry; this has nothing to do with the economic situation in Neopia. Bank with confidence.'' Each interest level was dropped by one point (but the actual amount of Neopoints awarded used the old percentages);
*Wearable barrels were available from the [[The Neopian Second-Hand Shoppe|Second-Hand Shoppe]] until the afternoon;
*The [[Tombola]] claimed it needed only 1 NP to open but when users donated the single Neopoint, it still remained closed;
*No jobs were available in the [[Faerieland Employment Agency]];
*A new random event with a Blue [[Acara]] stating: ''Spare some NP? The faeries won't hire me anymore'' appeared;
*None of the stocks in the [[Stock Market]] changed during the early part of the day and then they all crashed in the afternoon. They all returned to their original prices prior to the crash after the day was over;
*The [[Hidden Tower]] was closed due to the establishment of Neoplants: ''Due to 400 metric tons of madvine engulfing the premises, Queen Fyora has closed the Hidden Tower until further notice.';
*Neopian shops increased their inflation from 2.31% to 23.10%;

===2010===
Two pranks were played this year as well: a hoax Battledome update - "Battledome in 3D" - was announced, featuring preview videos of people 'battling' with real-life [[plushies]].

Meanwhile, the "Prank Warehouse" was made available for the day. Accessible by a link in a random event, this allowed a player to play a prank on their NeoFriends for the day by transforming their Neopet into a pile of soot, throwing one of a variety of pies at them, covering them in slime, or changing their colour and species. The NeoBoard filters were altered for the day to make it harder for people to spoil the secret.

===2011===
[[Image:Af_2011_cure.png|thumb|upright=4|The cure interface.]]
Shortly after logging on on 1 April, all the user's [[Neopets]] became infected with a "Unknown Disease", featuring coral-like growths on their body and complaining of a "a severe headache and a cough". The [[Neopian Hospital]] kept track the number of pets infected and the countdown to the end of the day.

From this page, the player could administer cures to other user's Neopets, but not their own - much like the Prank Warehouse interface from the previous year. These 'cures' appeared on that Neopet when it was viewed - temporarily replacing the disease pock marks. These cures were ''Freezing Cold Ice Pack'', ''Blazingly Hot Soup'', ''Indistinguishable Healing Goop'', ''Haphazardly Placed Splints'', ''Magical Healing [[Slorgs]]''. The ''Blazingly Hot Soup Background'' was awarded to players who cured lots of pets with Blazingly Hot Soup.

The progression of the disease was also recorded at the Neopian Hospital:

<blockquote>
'''BULLETIN [1:03:56 am NST]:''' Neopets all over Neopia have complained of not feeling well. Crowds are rushing to the [[Pharmacy]] for a cure, but the illness has not yet been identified. Scientists across the land are hard at work, trying to find the source of the illness so they can contain it as they search for a treatment.</blockquote>

<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [3:42:21 am NST]:''' Symptoms of the unidentified illness include growths on the face and body, a persistent cough, and severe headache. Neopians are encouraged to remain indoors and avoid those showing symptoms of the illness. It is recommended that Neopians cover the gaps in the doors and windows of their Neohomes to keep out germs.
</blockquote>

<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [8:37:06 am NST]:''' Neopian Hospital over-run with sick Neopets, all suffering from this mysterious illness. Further symptoms include itchiness, dizziness, and muscle aches. If you have any of these symptoms, please avoid contact with healthy Neopets, drink plenty of fluids, and rest in a darkened room.
</blockquote>

<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [10:20:13 am NST]:''' Neopian health crisis worsens as doctors, chemists, and potion-makers scramble to find a cure. Panic sets in among a worried populace; shelves at the Pharmacy are emptied by Neopets desperate for a cure for this horrible illness. Meanwhile, cases have been reported in every Neopian land, making it a pandemic.
</blockquote>

<blockquote>'''BULLETIN [12:51:59 pm NST]:''' The mystery disease has been identified as the Scourgies. It is highly contagious. Avoiding contact with other Neopets is critical at this stage so the disease does not spread any further. Doctors are continuing to look for a cure before all hope is lost.
</blockquote>

The New Features page updated with a report on the illness, noting that certain parts of Neopia had been quarantined to prevent its spread.

By the following day, the hospital was back to normal and the Neopets were no longer reporting symptoms - although the pock marks continued to appear on certain images of the Neopets until the user had gone into the Neopet customisation screen and saved it again.

===2012===
[[Image:3ceb2e2.png|left|frame|The Shop Wizard.]]
The [[Shop Wizard]] was feeling very dizzy - when sweeping around the marketplace looking for results for the player's search, he would retrieve listings for lots of different items instead, or retrieve the correct listings but with all the prices wrong or replaced with nonsense - either phrases "\O/ *[[wikipedia:Arrested Development (TV series)|steve holt]]*", "[[wikipedia:Mass�energy equivalence|E=mc�]]", "[[wikipedia:Pythagorean theorem|a^2+b^2=c^2]]", [[wikipedia:Unicode|Unicode]] characters like "(ﾉ °益°)ﾉ 彡 ┻━┻" or "⇔", Neopet names, color names (written in a different color of text) or the NeoBoard [[Slorg]] emoticon. When he could not find an item, instead of asking the user to try again and he would look elsewhere, he claimed he had found it but that the seller had not priced the item.

The listings with lots of different items were in fact the item searched for, but with the name replaced on the results page: visiting the shop in question showed the real item.

The Super Shop Wizard was unaffected.

Later, the news was updated explaining that:

<blockquote>NOTICE - Due to increasing numbers of Neopets causing core dumps on our database servers, we had to make some changes to how the site performs. Unfortunately, this means we will have to purge some Neopets from the system. Starting on Monday, each account will only be allowed three Neopets rather than four. In the next few hours, we will be sending Neopets into the Pound and purging the Pound itself by the end of today (Sunday).</blockquote>

<blockquote>If you would like to help us out, please visit the Pound and send a Neopet of your choice to it! If one is not chosen by the time we start running the Automated Pound Transfer script, a random Neopet will be chosen for you and taken to the Pound to be purged. Please stay tuned for further updates! We apologize for the inconvenience.</blockquote>

Meanwhile, all of the areas of the [[Pound]] redirect to the abandon page, and the page itself was locked out (preventing users from abandoning their Neopets). A message read:

<blockquote>
Due to the recent overload of abandoned Neopets, the Pound has been closed until capacity issues can be addressed. A modest proposal is currently being considered. We hope to have the Pound up and running again by the end of the countdown. Stay tuned!</blockquote>

with two countdown clocks, one running to the end of the day, and the other, shorter countdown to when the 'Automated Pound Transfer' script would activate. This was to imply that not only would one of a player's four Neopets be removed, but that the player would be unable to chose which before this happened.
[[Image:1d97d7.png|right|frame|Hoka took over the Trading Post.]]
Later still, almost all the [[Auction House]] listings were replaced with dung-related items, and the [[Auction Genie]] would return search results for "dung" for any query. Any attempt to bid on them brought the player to a message from [[Nigel]] the [[Chia]], saying he had outbid them on it. Meanwhile, at the [[Trading Post]], the [[Island Faerie]] had been replaced by a "helpful" [[Tyrannian]] [[Kacheek]] called [[Hoka]]. When attempting to offer on a trade, an error would appear,

<blockquote>Please offer only dung, as other items will confuse Hoka. Also, he cannot count very high, so offer no more than 1,000 NP.</blockquote>

Offering a dung item and less than 1,000 NP will cause Hoka to offer all the Neopoints you have on hand, all your Neopets, and all the items in your Safety Deposit Box in trade - and not necessarily on the correct lot. Clicking to cancel the trade would cause Hoka to ask the player to confirm it: "Trade wa ugga snarga good! You no want?". Both possible replies, a la [[Tyranu Evavu]], were in Tyrannian, "arvu" and "nablu". No matter which one was chosen, the user would be brought to a page informing them that the offer was accepted - "Hoka is happy."

In actual fact, the offer was not 'real' and could not be seen by the other player. The player's Neopoint counter goes down to 0 on the success page, but everything is returned on the next page load.

The [[Lab Ray]] began to change user's Neopets to colours including Maraquan, Faerie, and Darigan, but not necessarily the Neopet the player zapped. This change could only be seen by the Neopet's owner - to all other players, the pet appeared unchanged.

====Bugs====
The Lab Ray prank, when it affected an [[unconverted]] Neopet, caused other users to see it as converted. When the pranks were reverted at the end of the day, unconverted pets did not revert back to their unconverted form. The Neopets Team acknowledged on the NeoBoards that this was unintentional and that they were working to resolve it.

The notice saying to disown a Neopet remained on the New Features even after the Pound was re-enabled and the countdown clocks removed at the end of the day. The message was finally removed when work began the following day.

==External links==
*'''Neopian Times:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=316858&issue=285 TNT's Everlasting Pranks]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=544 #544]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=34 34], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=93 93], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=135 135], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=184 184], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=185 185], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=186 186], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=198 198], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=206 206], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=220 220], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=224 224], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=226 226], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=286 286], {{ed|539}}

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