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	'''Pokémon Abode''' is a now defunct [[Pokémon]] site. It was started in 1997 by Ryan Dumlao, who ran the site under the alias "PokeAbode Man". It began in earnest as a small information-only site on Tripod.com, but once a UBB-based forum was established on a third-party message board network, the site began to flourish. By 1999, the site expanded to its own domain with a dedicated server and full UBB-based forum with several subforums. The community around it grew to a large size, with upwards of a million pageviews per day. Upon expansion, PokeAbode Man brought on his only other collaborator on the site, ~~Raichubacabra~~, as the Staff Artist and daily contributor.		'''Pokémon Abode''' is a now defunct [[Pokémon]] site. It was started in 1997 by Ryan Dumlao, who ran the site under the alias "PokeAbode Man". It began in earnest as a small information-only site on Tripod.com, but once a UBB-based forum was established on a third-party message board network, the site began to flourish. By 1999, the site expanded to its own domain with a dedicated server and full UBB-based forum with several subforums. The community around it grew to a large size, with upwards of a million pageviews per day. Upon expansion, PokeAbode Man brought on his only other collaborator on the site, Raichupacabra, as the Staff Artist and daily contributor.

	At this time, the site was incorporated into the IGN.com network as an IGN Affiliate. Due to its large size and competition with other large Pokémon sites, a budding rivalry with the [[Universal Pokémon Network]] grew between the respective sites' message board communities. While sometimes volatile, the sites demonstrated the strong following of both the Pokémon franchise and the Pokémon web communities.		At this time, the site was incorporated into the IGN.com network as an IGN Affiliate. Due to its large size and competition with other large Pokémon sites, a budding rivalry with the [[Universal Pokémon Network]] grew between the respective sites' message board communities. While sometimes volatile, the sites demonstrated the strong following of both the Pokémon franchise and the Pokémon web communities.