I very excited and happy to be able to welcome Pokémon fans back to the official forum of the PokéJungle website, Mt. Moon Community! First started way back in 2006, we ultimately closed it and transitioned to a forum that was simply "PokéJungle Forums". But I think we lost a lot of uniqueness in that move and, ultimately, our forums closed with the continued popularity of social media sites which hosted discussions that would have previously taken place on forums.

Over the years, I had really wanted to bring back Mt. Moon but I had let the domain lapse and it got taken by domain squatters. I would still periodically check if it had been released though, and, to my great happiness, I could reclaim mountmoon.net. Yes, I know I could have found a similar domain, but this feels like reclaiming a piece of the forum's 10-year history.

Is this 2005? Why do we need a Pokémon forum?

It seemed like social media was really the evolution of the forum — you could make friends across the platforms and weren't confined to primarily interest-based websites, didn't have to register for a gazillion forums, could easily share short-form content and images and they were ultimately just very convenient.

But I think it is getting clearer and clearer that platforms controlled by some of the world's wealthiest people are ultimately not making the internet a better place. Whether that's through the spread of misinformation, the pushing of controversial content to generate engagement or arbitrary enforcement of rules on their users, no social media platform has really come out looking good. Today, some seem extremely detrimental.

That's why I believe that forums are a good option for people to use to discuss Pokémon or anything else.

Mt. Moon Community is still evolving

Just like a Clefairy, Mt. Moon still has room to grow and evolve. Please have fun, be respectful and let us know any feedback you have so we can continue to improve!

Much love,

PokéJungle

I'm really excited MMC is back! Congrats on the launch. I think there will always be a place for forums.

Thanks for opening it up!

Any forum opening up in 2025 deserves so much praise! It's going to be a lot of work to keep it maintained and active, but hopefully people will rally around and make it a home!

Best of luck with the relaunch of Mount Moon!

When is the hard launch? :o

Cool that the forum is coming back! I hope it will be a success.