Meet the Staff: A Friendly Introduction To the Most Esteemed Users of Pokebase!

Question

Hey everyone! Have you ever logged onto pokemondb.net/pokebase, only to see a member of the staff team, causing you to become so filled with fear that you immediately soil yourself? I know I’m not the only one! Fear not, though. In my eleven years on this website, I’ve seen people come and go, boys turn into men, kingdoms rise and fall, I once held a young man as he bled out and died with nobody to carry his legacy, and I’ve met each of the staff members! I know that they can be a bit intimidating, so this post should serve to get you familiar with each of the members of the staff team!

This post has been organized into two answers posted below: one to introduce the moderators, and one to introduce the editors. Please refrain from adding any further answers to this post, so the other answers are not lost in the clutter!

Comments

I would give you an upvote but I have almost no points in the meta section

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This entire thing just gets weirder the more I read it.

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This is so true I **** my pants every time I see a mod
Long live the resistance!

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Minus One Vote! The unflattering portrayal of the esteemed Head Mod Fizz shows clearly the Bias of the author.

+ -1

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Noooo hoenn! The pork rinds and red bull has got to you!

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Thanks for lying and saying I drive a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe, with the hatchback removed in favor of two eighteen-inch subwoofers instead of revealing that I drive a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe, with the hatchback removed in favor of two seventeen-inch subwoofers. Fizz and his minions will never catch me now.

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မင်းရဲ့နေ့ရက်တွေကို ရေတွက်တယ်။

Answer 1

Fizz:

Fizz is commonly viewed as the “head moderator” of the website. While he doesn’t have any real power over the other moderators, he has held the rank several years longer than any of the other active moderators, and tends to take charge over many of the more formal matters regarding site moderation and anything that takes place on the Meta section of Pokebase. Don’t let this fool you though. Despite his well-adjusted façade, Fizz, given name Fizztopher, is actually a deeply disturbed individual, willing to do anything and everything it takes to get his disgusting paws on more pork rinds and Red Bull - a mixture he and his goons refer to as simply “the Elixir”. An Australian at heart (and by nationality), his rampages have brought about the decimation of several small cities in New South Wales, leaving what remains of these cities as naught but carnage amidst smoldering craters, and the poor denizens as sad, broken people. An impressive feat considering he plays a whole nine hours of League of Legends every day! I, in fact, have been on a years-long conquest to topple Fizz’s reign. If you’d like to monetarily support my campaign, feel free to send me a donation via PayPal. Anything helps. If you happen to come across Fizz, it is HIGHLY ADVISED THAT YOU DO NOT ENGAGE. Alert the locale’s resistance captain immediately and several members of the Pokemon Database Secret Police will be dispatched to your location.
Threat level: ★★★★★★★★★★
Kill count: None confirmed, estimated between eight and nine million.

SiIver:

A Pokemon fan through and through, what SiIver lacks in technical knowledge of the more competitive side of the fandom, they more than make up with an incredible amount of knowledge regarding the more obscure aspects of the franchise. Don’t get it twisted, though. As Fizz’s second-in-command, SiIver is just as disgusting as the original Red Bull chugging freak himself. Allegedly a Canadian, rumor has it that they were actually created in a lab by a team of three scientists imprisoned by Fizz and tasked with creating an organic lifeform out of little more than Red Bull and pork rinds. Among these scientists was an individual only referred to as “the hacker”, whom Fizz claimed in 2024 was involved with this “inside job” because of this debacle, then falsely reported as deceased in KRLW890’s write-up of the events of 2024-25. Though he was found in a fugue state in Adelaide just a few months ago, his memories of his hand in the creation of SiIver have been invaluable. We currently know that they are an entirely organic being, with no mechanical enhancements, get paid $5.50 an hour for helping Fizz bring about his evil plots, and play a mean harmonica, rivaling Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band. The resistance aims not to eliminate SiIver, but to rehabilitate them and turn them against Fizz and his forces of evil, as we have determined that they are not an inherently evil being. We are still looking for the other two scientists that aided in their creation. Please submit any tips to https://wherearethescientists.com.
Threat level: ★★★★★★
Kill count: 8 or 9

KRLW890:

Known for her affinity for shiny hunting, KRLW is one of the friendliest people you could meet on Pokebase! Erm, she was, before being replaced by a body double, likely one cybernetic in nature, following her incredible exposure of my unlawful institutionalization, brought about by big Fizz and his cronies. Once a kind and helpful person, this replacement has turned KRLW - or rather, public perception of her - into a deceitful menace that would stop at nothing to bend this world (and any that may potentially lie beyond it) to the abominable whims of Fizz. This individual, whom the resistance has begun to refer to as “KRLW2,” is an incredibly nasty, conniving, and manipulative force, pulling the strings behind the scenes of Pokebase, and is theorized to be doing the same to the United States government. Wrongful hiding of a question? Catching stray downvotes? Likely orchestrated by KRLW2. Be wary, folks, she - or more accurately - IT is not something to be trusted. While not as much of a physical threat as the other members of the top brass, even under the influence of the Elixir, those who are unfortunate enough to encounter her have reported no recollection of any events that transpired. Engagement is not recommended under most circumstances.
Threat level: ★★★★★
Kill count: unknown

Amethyst:

Currently the highest scoring user on the main section of Pokebase, usurping the esteemed Mewderator in July of 2025, Amethyst is known ‘round these parts for his well-researched and thorough answers. That’s exactly where the merit of this man ends, however. Under the influence of Fizz, and enough pork rinds and Red Bull to make a Clydesdale projectile vomit, Amethyst has been warped and twisted into a sick, distorted parody of what he may initially seem to stand for. Strangely, he seems to have retained almost all of his mental faculties since first consuming the Elixir, unlike the rest of his peers– he remains as clever as ever, and oftentimes will take charge of the logistics of the operation in the (increasingly common) event Fizz is lying unresponsive, face-down in a ditch somewhere. However, in exchange, his bloodlust has been ramped up all the way to eleven, and he has been known to kill on sight, with the one thing keeping his kill count lower than Fizz’s is his preference to dispatch his enemies (or any innocent bystanders he decides he isn’t too fond of) by way of fisticuffs. It’s worth noting that Mewderator (government name Samuel P. Dilbert) was found shot dead in the Bronx less than half an hour following Amethyst’s expropriation of the #1 spot. The police report stated this was due to a self-inflicted wound, though that’s obviously an attempt to cover up the truth: Amethyst brutally murdered poor Sammy P., leaving his wife a widow (and a smokin’ vixen of one at that! Meeeeeow!!) and his seven children, all under five years old, without a father. Despite his preference for hand-to-hand combat, a firearm was likely used in the event to direct blame away from Amethyst, and perhaps to send a message. Maybe it was ritualistic, too. Top scientists and philosophers are still working on that one. In tandem too, wouldn’t ya know it! Strange times. These are sick people, everyone.
Threat level: ★★★★★★★
Kill count: 14,523 confirmed

Pokemaster:

Creator of and the most powerful presence on the site, Pokemaster can do whatever he wants! Except he doesn’t. For the past several years, Pokemaster’s presence on the site has quickly declined into nothing. Public conclusion seems to be that Pokemaster has simply forgotten about the site, is too lazy to do anything, or anything to that effect. This could not be further from the truth. Pokemaster has been held captive in Fizz’s basement since 2021. It was initially thought that his lack of activity was due to his inability to use the site unless Fizz was out of his house, though my surveillance team has determined that it would be impossible for Pokemaster to escape in any capacity from Fizz’s basement, as he has been effectively entombed in a sarcophagus of duct tape and scraps of cardboard, his only link to the outside world being a feeding tube that feeds the man whatever Fizz’s mom (very sweet lady, for the record) has laying around that isn’t pork rinds or Red Bull. Generally, this is quite good food– the surveillance team watched Fizz tube feed him leftover ribs and a very nicely aged Chardonnay. Sometimes, however, Fizz gets upset at Pokemaster and puts a few LEGO bricks in the blender and puts that through the feeding tube instead of anything edible. Given that we have determined that it is, in fact, Fizz who has sole control over Pokemaster’s account, inactivity on the account is likely due to his frequent forgetting of the password.
Threat level: none

Comments

I can't think of anything funny to say but this is brilliant. HT you've done it again.

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i'll never forgive you for what you did to sammy, you rotten *******. thanks for freeing up his babe of a wife though!

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Keep my wife's name out of your ******* mouth!

Answer 2

sumwun:

While they may seem standoffish and blunt, sumwun has solidified him/her/them/itself as an incredibly intelligent and well-spoken member of our small community. In stark contrast to many of the moderators, sumwun is one of the few forces of good left on Pokebase. An incredibly discreet individual - and a tough-as-nails soldier trained in anything you could possibly think of at a secret military base in Kazakhstan - sumwun is a formidable ally in this sorry state of affairs that Pokebase has been plunged into. Currently on a secret mission in Queensland under the alias James R. McGodwin-Chamberson, sumwun keeps a low profile and draws no attention to him/her/them/itself, his/her/their/its only identifiable traits being his trusty eyepatch, and a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe, with the hatchback removed in favor of two eighteen-inch subwoofers used exclusively to blast electro swing and math rock to the good people of Brisbane. One of sumwun’s greatest contributions to the resistance is personally freeing me from my institutionalization, and even though he/she/they/it had months, the witty phrase he/she/they/it came up with to exclaim as he/she/they/it broke down the door was “want any fries with that?” REALLY? “Want any fries with that???” I wish they had just *** killed me. Godspeed.
Threat level: ★★★★★★★
Kill count: some

-RisingManectric-:

Incredibly well-versed in the world of competitive Pokemon, RisingManectric is one of the few members of staff to be very involved with the scene. Also an Australian, RisingManectric was one of the first to join Fizz’s ranks, the duo venturing out to any two-pot blues (Australian slang for convenience store) they don’t have lifetime bans from to buy pork rinds and Red Bull to turn into a paste and consume right there in the parking lot. Unlike Fizz, RisingManectric’s affinity for pork rinds and Red Bull is more akin to your weird stoner cousin, and involves far smaller amounts of world domination. Also unlike Fizz, his addiction to the Elixir has resulted in the death of only one person, a mailman most knew as Funny Jethro, who was already two Cheez-Its away from a third heart attack. While not a particularly active contributor to Fizz’s reign of terror, he often supplies the *** with pork rinds and Red Bull, as he is banned from far fewer two-pot blues. He’s been captured by the resistance several times, but we let him go because we felt bad for the guy.
Threat level: ★
Kill count: one

MonkeyBusiness:

A man of incredible knowledge and sharp wit, MonkeyBusiness has solidified himself on the site as both someone who can be depended on to play by the rules, as well as have a little fun while he does so. One of the more sociable members of staff, MonkeyBusiness often has the outward appearance of being an ordinary user. Don’t let this fool you though; the man is a mad genius and a master of disguises. Having mastered upwards of one hundred different languages and thousands of dialects, MonkeyBusiness can blend in anywhere and everywhere, making him an invaluable asset to Fizz and co. Known as “the Deceiver” in some parts of Southeast Asia, his incredible ability to improvise incredible disguises spawned urban legends of a shapeshifter during Fizz’s failed campaign to locate a lab in northwestern China that was allegedly researching a highly potent - and illegal - Red Bull formula. Though he technically ranks low in Fizz’s cabal, he is easily the most dangerous of the bunch, save for Fizz himself. It’s alleged that he rarely partakes in the Elixir, and that his abilities as a human weapon are completely natural, though this rumor is unconfirmed. Do not engage under any circumstances.
Threat level: ★★★★★★★★★
Kill count: 8,623

Saber:

Referred to as “the Sword,” Saber is incredibly knowledgeable in the realm of competitive Pokemon, as well as being one of my most loyal men. Missing since mid-2025, however, many believe him to be deceased. Accredited with taking out some of Fizz’s former top dogs, most notably Sempi, The One Who Shall Not Be Named, and PsychicX1. Great with a sword, incredible with a gun, swell with a morningstar, talented with a halberd, lethal with a hammer, unbelievably good with an intercontinental ballistic missile, magnificent with a bullwhip, and even better with a sword, Saber was trained on the same Kazakhstani military base as sumwun, but when sumwun was trained the drill sergeant wasn’t quite so mean, so he/she/they/it didn’t come out quite as tough as the nails that Saber is tough as. As aforementioned, his disappearance is speculated to be due to his untimely demise (many claim to be by the hands of Fizz himself), though I believe he has taken upon a quest deep within the jungles of Madagascar in search of the mythical goo-goo root, a medicine that the ancient peoples of the island claimed could bring any man back from his addiction to pork rinds and Red Bull. In any case, a fine soldier, though he’s kinda socially awkward. One of those guys that thinks he’s really funny but he’s just not. Kind of a pain to be around. Good soldier, though. Can’t be overstated. I just don’t really like him on a personal level. That’s all.
Threat level: ★★★★★★★★★★
Kill count: Many

Jhnfui:

Once a good man and productive member of the Pokemon Database, Jhnfui (an initialism for his full name, Johnathan Haroldolio Nathaniel Franklin User-Interface) bent his knee to big Fizz. A betrayer and a coward. Before his execution, Jhnfui worked as the head of the surveillance team, keeping tabs on Fizz and, more impressively, a whole uninterrupted five months tracking MonkeyBusiness without his knowledge. In November of ‘23, Jhnfui expressed to me his affinity for pork rinds, a path which I informed him was incredibly dangerous, and immediately sent him to get rehabilitation at Cornerstone Healing Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Jhnfui was quickly kicked out of Cornerstone, on the basis of “pork rinds is not an addiction,” and ended up back at the resistance’s top secret base at 701 E. Joppa Road in Towson, Maryland under strict surveillance by an individual best known as “the badass,” so as to not allow him to consume pork rinds in any capacity. Unfortunately, the badass is not known for his intellectual abilities and did, in fact, allow Jhnfui to consume amounts of Red Bull that would rival the rates of Fizz’s top dogs. In the early morning of day eight of Jhnfui’s pseudo-imprisonment, he managed to overpower the badass (likely due to him having spent upwards of 200 hours awake and on high alert) and escape in a Red Bull-induced rage, which was presumably supplemented by pork rinds shortly after, given the mostly-decimated state of the Exxon gas station and convenience store (American for two-pot blue), located at 201 E. Joppa Rd, Towson, MD 21286. He then met up with MonkeyBusiness with a request to join Fizz’s posse, after which he was spotted at Fizz’s place of residence (technically a house) at 2:14 AM local time, where he was accepted into the group after the initiation task of simply braving the smell of the awful place. His time in the gang, however, was cut short after disappearing into the outback for several weeks, having stolen enough pork rinds and Red Bull to persist on for months from Fizz’s secret stash. Jhnfui was then spotted, for some reason, in Singapore attempting to barter with locals, trying to offer his dirty shoelaces and some pocket lint in exchange for the pork rinds he was so desperate for. After a brief chase, he was dispatched in March of 2024 by Saber, considered a mercy killing. Rot in hell, dirty ***.
Threat level: none; deceased