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Chiazilla

2011-06-15T22:36:06Z

173.32.33.170: /* Battledome */

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The '''Chiazilla''' is a gigantic [[Chia]] - a species who are usually noted for being short in stature - inspired by [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]]. The Chiazilla supposedly roams the oceans, and has been viewed both as a protector and a predator of [[Maraqua]]. He receives annual offerings from its citizens, and was connected to a far past ruler of [[Mystery Island]], who sent the Chiazilla off on an impossible quest accidentally.

==Plot summary==
===Hunt for the Battledome===
{{main|Hunt for the Battledome}}

The Chiazilla was called upon to do battle against his engineered counterpart, the [[MechaChiazilla]].

==Battledome==
{{BattleInfo
|Chiazilla
|[[Image:24.gif]]
|October 15, 2001
|500
|500
|60
|Water Arena
|Refreshing at the maraqua.
|9=Up from the depths, twenty stories high... CHIAZILLA. 300 metric tons of fear, and hes not happy...
|10=water}}

==Trivia==
*The Chiazilla was featured in a [[Neopedia]] article, ''The Legend of Chiazilla'', released May 25, 2001, before it was replaced with [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=27 an article] on [[Garin]].
*Chiazilla was given another (presumably permanent) Neopedia article on January 17, 2008.

==External links==
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=99 Chiazilla]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=183 Chiazilla]

[[Category:Heroes]]
[[Category:Chias]]

Paint Brush

2011-04-25T15:45:00Z

173.32.33.170: /* All Petpet paint brushes */

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[[Image:Neopets PBs.PNG|thumb|A few examples of the many paint brushes that can be found around Neopia.]]

A '''paint brush''' is a special type of [[item]] that can be used to change the [[colour]] of a [[Neopet]] or [[Petpet]]. The first paint brushes were released on May 9, 2000. Within the [[Neopets]] community, the act of using a paint brush is called "painting". The colour that a Neopet or Petpet becomes after painting depends on which paint brush is used. For example, a ''Blue Paint Brush'' will change the colour of a Neopet to [[Blue]], while a ''Scritchy Sketchy Paint Brush'' will change the colour of a Neopet to [[Sketch]]. Paint brushes disappear after they are used and, as such, each paint brush can only be used once.

Paint brushes are broadly divided into two groups: those that can be used to paint Neopets and those that can be used to paint Petpets. These groups are mutually exclusive; paint brushes intended for Neopets cannot be used on Petpets, and paint brushes intended for Petpets cannot be used on Neopets. Users can determine which group a paint brush belongs to by examining the name of the paint brush. If the paint brush's name contains the word "Petpet", then it can only be used on Petpets. If the paint brush's name does not contain the word "Petpet", then it can only be used on Neopets.

==Obtaining a paint brush==
With the exception of a few select paint brushes that are sold at the [[Hidden Tower]], paint brushes cannot be purchase from official Neopian [[shop]]s. Instead, users must obtain paint brushes by winning them from certain [[game]]s of chance, such as the [[Fruit Machine]] and the [[Alien Aisha Vending Machine]], or by receiving them as part of a [[Random Event]]. Paint brushes are also sometimes available as prizes for participating in [[plot]]s or winning certain [[contest]]s. On top of that, the [[Advent Calendar]] has been known to occasionally give out paint brushes. Users also have a small chance of receiving a paint brush when they redeem a gold key in [[Key Quest]].

Excluding the four ''starter'' paint brushes that are included inside of [[Newbie#Newbie Pack|newbie packs]], all paint brushes are tradable. This means that paint brushes can be purchased from other users using the [[Auction House]], the [[Trading Post]], or user shops. Because the demand for paint brushes within the Neopets economy is so high, users can often sell their paint brushes for tens of thousands or even millions of [[neopoint]]s.

==Using a paint brush==
To use a paint brush on a Neopet, the user must place the paint brush in their [[inventory]] and then travel to the [[The Rainbow Pool|Rainbow Pool]]. At the Rainbow Pool, the user will be shown a picture of each of their Neopets. If the paint brush in the user's inventory can be used on one of displayed Neopets, then a drop down list containing the name of the paint brush will appear below that Neopet. The user must select the paint brush from this drop down box and then click the ''Submit'' button to use the paint brush.

To use a paint brush on a Petpet, the user must first attach the Petpet to one of their Neopets. Next, the user must place the paint brush in their inventory and then travel to the [[The Rainbow Pool#Petpet Puddle|Petpet Puddle]]. At the Petpet Puddle, the user will be shown a picture of each Petpet that is attached to one of their Neopets. If the paint brush in the user's inventory can be used on one of displayed Petpets, then a drop down list containing the name of the paint brush will appear below that Petpet. The user must select the paint brush from this drop down box and then click the ''Paint this Petpet!'' button to use the paint brush. Petpets that have been zapped by the [[Treasure Maps#Petpet Laboratory|Petpet Lab Ray]] cannot be painted.

==All Neopet paint brushes==
As of February 2011, there are 55 paint brushes that can be used to paint Neopets at the Rainbow Pool:

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*[[Baby]] Paint Brush - ''May 16, 2002''
*[[Biscuit]] Paint Brush - ''February 8, 2006''
*[[Blue]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Brown]] Paint Brush - ''September 6, 2001''
*[[Camouflage]] Paint Brush - ''July 27, 2005''
*[[Checkered]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Christmas]] Paint Brush - ''November 28, 2000''
*[[Cloud]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Darigan]] Paint Brush - ''April 10, 2003''
*[[Disco]] Fever Paint Brush - January 31, 2001
*[[Electric]] Blue Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Faerie (colour)|Faerie]] Paint Brush - ''January 16, 2001''
*[[Fire]], Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Ghost]] Paint Brush - ''October 23, 2002''
*[[Glowing]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Gold]]en Paint Brush - ''March 2, 2001''
*[[Green]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Grey]] Paint Brush - ''April 9, 2004''
*[[Halloween]] Paint Brush - ''November 2, 2001''
*[[Invisible]] Paint Brush - ''May 15, 2000''
*Lost [[Desert]] Paint Brush - ''June 23, 2001''
*[[Maractite]] Paint Brush - ''November 25, 2010''
*[[Maraquan]] Paint Brush - ''June 17, 2003''
*[[Island]] Paint Brush - ''June 26, 2002''
*[[Orange]] Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*[[Pink]] Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*[[Pirate]] Paint Brush - ''May 28, 2002''
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] Paint Brush - ''November 26, 2002''
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*[[Purple]] Paint Brush - ''May 9, 2000''
*[[Rainbow]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Red]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Relic]] Paint Brush - ''April 1, 2010''
*[[Royal]] Paint Brush - ''February 3, 2004''
*Scritchy [[Sketch]]y Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Shadow]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Silver]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Skunk]] Paint Brush - ''September 21, 2000''
*[[Snow]] Paint Brush - ''December 2, 2003''
*[[Speckled]] Paint Brush - ''September, 22 2002''
*[[Split]] Paint Brush - ''May 15, 2000''
*[[Spotted]] Paint Brush - ''October, 5 2000''
*[[Starry]] Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*Starter Blue Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2006''
*Starter Green Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2006''
*Starter Red Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2006''
*Starter Yellow Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2006''
*[[Strawberry]] Fields Forever Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Striped]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Transparent]] Paint Brush - ''September 25, 2010''
*[[Tyrannian]] Paint Brush - ''January 8, 2002''
*[[Usuki]] Paint Brush - ''August 20, 2003''
*[[White]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Woodland]] Paint Brush - ''June 26, 2010''
*[[Yellow]] Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2000''
*[[Zombie]] Paint Brush - ''October 25, 2007''
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In addition to this, there are currently three paint brushes that exist as items on the Neopets website that cannot be used at the Rainbow Pool:

*[[Glass]] Paint Brush - The Glass colour was removed from the site on January 8, 2002.
*[[Lutari Island|Lutari]] Paint Brush - This paint brush could be obtained from [[Neopets Mobile]] service. No Neopets were ever released in this colour.
*[[Stone]] Paint Brush - The Stone colour was removed from the site on June 26, 2002.

==All Petpet paint brushes==
As of February 2011, there are 41 different Petpet paint brushes that can be used to paint Petpets at the Petpet Puddle:
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*[[Black]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''January 14, 2002''
*[[Blue]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Brown]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 18, 2001''
*[[Checkered]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''February 6, 2008''
*[[The Mysterious Lutari Water]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''December 12, 2001''
*[[Clay]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''May 11, 2005''
*[[Cloud]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''January 25, 2002''
*[[Custard]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''July 20, 2005''
*[[Darigan]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''November 22, 2005''
*[[Disco]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''August 31, 2004''
*[[Dung]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''June 9, 2004''
*[[Electric]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''September 23, 2009''
*[[Faerie]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''November 7, 2001''
*[[Fire]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''April 23, 2003''
*[[Ghost]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''July 29, 2003''
*[[Glowing]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''May 19, 2003''
*[[Green]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Grey]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''September 4, 2003''
*[[Halloween]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 29, 2001''
*[[Invisible]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''November 5, 2003''
*[[Island]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 1, 2003''
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*Lost [[Desert]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''September 26, 2007''
*[[Maractite]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''January 26, 2011''
*[[Maraquan]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''April 21, 2004''
*[[Mutant]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''January 28, 2002''
*[[Orange]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''September 24, 2003''
*[[Pink]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Pirate]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''January 15, 2004''
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''December 23, 2003''
*[[Purple]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''November 14, 2001''
*[[Rainbow]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''March 26, 2003''
*[[Red]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''December 18, 2001''
*[[Robot]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''March 7, 2002''
*[[Sketch]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''June 16, 2004''
*[[Snow]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''December 13, 2003''
*[[Spotted]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''April 18, 2002''
*[[Starry]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 12, 2005''
*[[Tyrannian]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''May 10, 2002''
*[[White]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Yellow]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''October 3, 2001''
*[[Zombie]] Petpet Paint Brush - ''August 21, 2010''
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==Trivia==
*In 2002, during the month of May, [[TNT]] held a [http://www.neopets.com/comps/newpaintbrush.phtml paint brush competition] and let users vote on which paint brush they would like to see next. During the first round of this competition, users could vote for one of three new paint brushes: the Baby Paint Brush, the Tartan Paint Brush, or Mystery Island Paint Brush. The Baby Paint Brush received the most votes during this round and was declared the winner on May 15, 2002. During the second round, users could choose between the Tartan Paint Brush, the Mystery Island Paint Brush, and the Pirate Paint Brush. On May 21, 2002, the Pirate Paint Brush was declared the winner after receiving 194,375 votes. Even though the Mystery Island Paint Brush lost both rounds of the paint brush competition, it would still be revamped and released on June 27, 2002.
*There are three colours only available by using a Paint Brush: [[Royal]], [[Usuki]], and [[Quiguki]]. These colours are not available through the [[Rainbow Fountain]] or the [[Treasure Maps#Secret Laboratory|Lab Ray]].
*Interestingly, many colours that Neopets can only obtain by using the Lab Ray or the Rainbow Fountain, such as [[Robot]] or [[Clay]], are available to Petpets by using paint brushes.

==External links==
*[http://neopets.com/help/paintbrush.phtml Complete List of Paint Brushes]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=101 Blue Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=2 Cloud Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=3 Darigan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=10 Faerie Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=77 Green Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=4&id=5 Island Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=12 Maraquan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=26 Rainbow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=135 Red Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=24 Snow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=53 Spotted Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=19 Starry Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=156 Yellow Paint Brush]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=10 Changing Your Neopets Appearance FAQ], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=301 Once you paint a Petpet does it stay that colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=326 Once you paint a petpet, how do you get it back to its original colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=390 Why cant I use the Glass or Stone paint brushes?]

[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]
[[Category:Items]]

Neopet

2011-03-30T12:56:42Z

173.32.163.100:

:''This article is about the creatures. For other uses of "Neopet" or "Neopets", see [[Neopets (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Great_Desert1.gif|frame|right|Several Neopets - clockwise from top, a [[Bruce]], and [[Aisha]], a [[Lupe]] and an [[Ixi]]. Also present is a [[Petpet]]. ]]
A '''Neopet''' (from [[wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]] ''[[wiktionary:νέος|νέος]]'' meaning "new", and "pet") is any one of 54 [[wikipedia:sentience|sentient]], [[wikipedia:sapience|sapient]] species of a virtual animals yet discovered to inhabit the world of [[Neopia]].

Players on the [[Neopets]] website can adopt, raise, and play with these creatures. While different types of Neopets are classified into different species, the Neopet community is not divided amongst species boundaries. They are capable of [[NeoHome|home building]], operating a [[wikipedia:market economy|market economy]] with [[Neopoints|currency]], building and utilising tools and technologies of a range of complexity, and complex social interaction. Neopets enjoy [[art gallery|art]], [[Altador Cup|sports]] and [[battledome|physical competition]], and [[games|play]]. [http://neopoints.in Click Here to Buy Neopoints]

==Biology==
[[Image:127.gif|left|frame|Painting can make aesthetic differences...]]
Neopets are categorised into 54 different species. While the word ''species'' usually defines a group whose members can breed with each other to produce fertile offspring, different species of Neopets have been shown to have families with each other. Neopet species often varies wildly within a biological family (as ''Neovian Genealogy'' notes, "[[Skeith]] plus [[Zafara]] equals... [[Ixi]]?"). Any given Neopet may change into a different species through exposure to certain [[Morphing Potion|potions]], magical [[plushie]]s, or the [[Lab Ray]] while retaining the same essential identity. All species have two sexes.

The form of any given Neopet can change due to what [[colour]] it is painted. These changes can be as small as re-colouring a [[red]] Neopet [[blue]] to drastically changing a Neopet's biology - they may [[faerie (colour)|gain wings]], [[Maraquan|become aquatic]], or even [[robot|forgo organic bodies entirely]]. Except for the [[Grundo]], who can also begin as [[brown]], [[purple]], or [[white]], all Neopets begin coloured [[red]], [[blue]], [[yellow]], or [[green]]. Counterintuitively, Neopets do not begin life coloured as [[baby|babies]]

The primary means of altering a Neopet's colour is at the [[Rainbow Pool]] in [[Neopia Central]] with a [[paint brush]] or through the Lab Ray.

[[Image:Caption 404.gif|right|frame|... or radically alter a Neopet's form.]]Most new Neopets come into existence when a player creates them using the [[Create-a-Pet]] feature. However, some species have been shown to hatch from eggs - the [[Draik]] - or metamorphose from a different creature - a [[Krawk (Petpet)|Krawk]] [[petpet]] into a [[Krawk]] Neopet.

Neopets are vulnerable to a variety of [[disease]]s and some species are allergic to certain foods (for example, [[Kyrii]]s get Itchy Scratchies from anything with apple in it). Other species, by contrast, can eat non-food items, and may even do so spontaneously.

Neopets as owned by players do not die, despite the existence of [[Ghost]] Neopets, and can only be removed from the world if deleted for being given an inappropriate (e.g. profane) name, or if their current owner is [[frozen]].

===Origins===
It is unclear exactly how Neopets evolved. While the [[Tyrannian]] paint [[colour]] shows what seems to be less-evolved versions of Neopets (reminiscent of variously [[wikipedia:caveman|caveman]], [[wikipedia:sabre-tooth cat|sabre-tooth cat]]s, etc) the [[Neopedia]] article on [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] suggests that Neopets began to come into existence from flashes of light. The presence of [[faerie]]s and faerie magic may explain the existence of Neopets, or they could have been brought to Neopia from other worlds by technologically superior powers. At least one species of Neopet, the [[Grundo]], was brought to Neopia this way.

===Species===
The fifty-four known species of Neopet are:

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*[[Acara]]
*[[Aisha]]
*[[Blumaroo]]
*[[Bori]]
*[[Bruce]]
*[[Buzz]]
*[[Chia]]
*[[Chomby]]
*[[Cybunny]]
*[[Draik]]
*[[Elephante]]
*[[Eyrie]]
*[[Flotsam]]
*[[Gelert]]
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*[[Gnorbu]]
*[[Grarrl]]
*[[Grundo]]
*[[Hissi]]
*[[Ixi]]
*[[Jetsam]]
*[[JubJub]]
*[[Kacheek]]
*[[Kau]]
*[[Kiko]]
*[[Koi]]
*[[Korbat]]
*[[Kougra]]
*[[Krawk]]
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*[[Kyrii]]
*[[Lenny]]
*[[Lupe]]
*[[Lutari]]
*[[Meerca]]
*[[Moehog]]
*[[Mynci]]
*[[Nimmo]]
*[[Ogrin]]
*[[Peophin]]
*[[Poogle]]
*[[Pteri]]
*[[Quiggle]]
*[[Ruki]]
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*[[Scorchio]]
*[[Shoyru]]
*[[Skeith]]
*[[Techo]]
*[[Tonu]]
*[[Tuskaninny]]
*[[Uni]]
*[[Usul]]
*[[Wocky]]
*[[Xweetok]]
*[[Yurble]]
*[[Zafara]]
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==Characteristics==
Each individual Neopet has a name. Neopets taken by players have names that are unique amongst all the other Neopets on the website. Each individual also has other statistics that may be viewed by a player through the [[Quick Ref]] page - in the case of their own Neopets - or an a Neopet's [[look-up]]. Individuals also have a height, given in [[wikipedia:centimetre|centimetre]]s, and weight given in [[wikipedia:pounds (weight)|pounds]]. A Neopet's weight can change in response to the foods it is fed.

Neopets can be trained to improve their strength, movement, defence, and hit points. While a Neopet's age is recorded, the main indicator of their experience is their level. Higher levels allow strength, movement, defence, and hit points to be trained to higher degrees. Strength, movement, and defence points can be trained by up to twice the points of a pets level, and hit points up to three times level. These statistics may be increased by [[random events]], [[Coltzan's Shrine]], or the Lab Ray to beyond these restrictions, however further training through the training schools will not be possible until the Neopet's level is increased again.

A Neopet's level also effects what [[abilities|faerie and species abilities]] it can learn. These abilities, strength, movement (to a modest extent), defence and hit points come into play in the [[Battledome]].

Individuals also have a fishing skill score, which reflects its experience at [[Underwater Fishing]] and what types of [[fish]] it is capable of retrieving, and an [[Employment Agency]] rating, featuring their rank and completion statistics.

The intelligence statistic of a pet is influenced primarily by how many [[book]]s it has been read, and can affect which books it will be willing to read in the future.

===Personality===
When a Neopet is created, the owner is asked to describe its nature: what the Neopet most likes to do (e.g. gathering food or making friends) and how they typically react when meeting others (e.g. smile sweetly or run away). These attributes do not have any effect on gameplay. After creation, they could only be seen if the Neopet was [[Pound|put up for adoption]], however when the site was revamped in April 27, 2007, it was show on the Neopet's look-up as well.

Pets that were created before this date all had their personalities set to gathering food and acting friendly while those that were created after show what their creator chose instead. [[The Neopets Team]] did acknowledge this glitch but have not fixed it yet.

==Neopet care==
A Neopet's owner can care and provide for their Neopets. As well [[customization|customising]] them with [[clothes]], accessories, and other paint colours, they can change improve or lower their pet's mood through their actions, feed it, and cure it of diseases.

===Mood===
A Neopets mood, being happy or sad, is changed by user actions around the website. There are ten levels of happiness, from least to most happy:

*Depressed
*Very unhappy
*Miserable
*Unhappy
*Content
*Happy
*Cheerful
*Extremely happy
*Joyful
*Delighted!

There are numerous ways to change a Neopets happiness, such as playing with a [[toy]], [[grooming]] them, riding the [[Roo Island Merry Go Round]] or eating a [[Negg|Happy Negg]]. To see the Neopets current happiness level, a user can go to the [http://www.neopets.com/quickref.phtml Quick Reference] page. If a Neopet happens to be [[Disease|sick]] when this is done, however, its happiness will be lowered.

The only known effect of happiness occurs from a rare [[random event]] when a user's Neopet is unhappy. Should the Neopet be unhappy when it occurs, its [[colour]] turns to blue if really sad, or red if angry, and green if really sick.

While a Neopet's happiness doesn't effect gameplay and doesn't need to be changed, it's generally considered mean not to keep a Neopet happy.

===Hunger===
Just like real life creatures, Neopets become hungry over time, and must be fed to become full again. Neopets can be any of the following levels of fullness:

*Dying
*Starving
*Famished
*Very hungry
*Hungry
*Not hungry
*Fine
*Satiated
*Full up
*Very full
*Bloated
*Very bloated

Neopets can be fed with any [[food]] item, of which will lower its hunger (though it can sometimes be in the same state of hunger even when fed, which is random). Food is acquired with the Neopoints users gather. Should a user not have enough Neopoints to buy food for their Neopet, they can go to the [[Soup Faerie|soup kitchen]] which will feed a users Neopets if they have under 3000 NP (including their bank account). They can also gather food by going to [[Dailies]], visit the [[Healing Springs]] which will sometimes make a users active Neopet bloated, or complete an [[Earth Faerie]] [[Faerie Quest]] which will make a random Neopet bloated. Also, Jetsam can eat Aquatic Petpets and Grarrls and Skeiths can eat <em>any</em> non-food items, allowing a user to save Neopoints and other food items while feeding them items they don't want.

Unlike a Neopet's mood, hunger has a direct affect on how Neopets is played, because Neopets who are hungry (or not hungry, if it shows up red) cannot fight in the [[battledome]]. However, despite the name of the most desperate hunger level, dying, a Neopet cannot actually die of hunger.

===Pet Spotlight===
First started on August 29, 2000, the Pet Spotlight is one of the many competitions run on the Neopets website. Users submit a short story or description (limited to 500 - 2500 words) of their Neopet of choice accompanied by a self-created drawing of the pet. Trophies for the spotlight began to be handed out on October 17, 2000 and are displayed on the pet's lookup.

==Site Spotlight==
The '''Site Spotlight''' was a regular competition on the Neopets website where players could submit petpages that they created on a variety of topics and receive a trophy in return if their submission was selected. Site content ranged anywhere from profiles of their pet to guides for various Neopian-related topics such as [[Faerie]]s, [[Games Room|games]], or [[Morphing Potion|morphing potions]].

The Site Spotlight started on August 29, 2000 and trophies began to be handed out two months later on October 17, 2000. Due to a decline in popularity, the last Site Spotlight was selected on August 12, 2010.

==Trivia==
*A user's Neopet would send its user an e-mail wishing them a happy birthday when the time came after January 27, 2000.
*Level 181 is the minimum level a Neopet must have to receive the rank "Too High to Count".
*Users could rate the look of another user's Neopet via a five star rating from their Neopets Lookup as of September 12, 2007.
*Users were given the option to send photos of their Neopet to another user on September 21, 2007.
*Since site update from [[Neopets 2.0]] and [[Neopet Customisation]], Neopets were unable to show emotions and other battledome poses as they were used to. This changed with an update on December 21, 2007, and a Neopet's facial expressions could show when they are happy, sad, angry, or sick.
*The most popular Neopet is the Shoyru.
*The active pet, when seen on the left-hand module, will occasionally communicate short sentences while the user browses the site. The following 16 phrases, written directly below the pet's image, are rendered as '''(Pet name) says:'''

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*A Tiki Tour sounds good right about now!
*AH! BEHIND YOU! Just kidding!
*Destruct-O-Match sounds like fun right about now.
*Do you think you could buy me a toy? Please?
*How can I show my face in the Battledome like this?
*I think some strength training is in order, don't you?
*Is it time for training yet?
*Know anyone who's up for a fight?!
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*My puny arms can't even hold an Attack Pea!
*Seen any good concerts lately?
*Today doesn't seem to be a very good day.
*When's the last time we visited the Techo Master?
*Why don't you just paint me grey if you're gonna leave me like this?
* *ho hum*
* *sigh*
* *yawn* Is it nap time, yet?
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Neopet Species|Category - ''Neopet Species'']]
*'''Pet-based Competitions:''' [[Beauty Contest]], [[Book#Book Awards|Book Awards]], [[Customisation Spotlight]], [[Gourmet Club]]

==External links==
*[http://neopets.com/reg/page5.phtml Create-A-Neopet Page], [http://www.neopets.com/quickref.phtml Quick Reference for users Neopets], [http://www.neopets.com/pound.phtml The Neopian Pound], [http://www.neopets.com/topneopets.phtml Top Neopets], [http://www.neopets.com/allpets.phtml All Neopets], [http://www.neopets.com/sitespotlight.phtml Site Spotlight], [http://www.neopets.com/spotlight.phtml Pet Spotlight], [http://www.neopets.com/press.phtml Press images of various Neopets]
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=249 Neopet Version Two]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=34 Neopet v2]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=9 Neopet FAQ], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=10 Changing Your Neopets Appearance FAQ], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=15 Training Your Neopet FAQ], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=18 Gaining Abilities and Levels], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=53 How do I restore my Neopets back up to full hit points if they are bloated?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=56 Can my Neopets get jobs?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=60 How do you know how strong, fast or healthy your Neopet is?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=63 How do you name your Neopet's Petpet?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=80 How do I create my Neopets webpage?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=84 Can you change your Neopets username?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=93 How do I find out when my Neopet's special day is?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=95 What are Hit Points?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=99 How do I dress my Neopet for the Beauty Contest?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=105 My Neopet is bloated and it won't take the Flat-u-less pills, what do I do?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=108 Where is 'send a pet to a friend'?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=109 Why do I sometimes see my pet floating on her pet description?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=163 My pet is bored of games, what can I do?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=170 My pet is a mutant, how do I get my old pet back?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=228 Can my Neopet wear clothes?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=283 Can I heal my Neopet for free?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=285 How do I work on making the web page for my Neopet look better and different?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=310 Does every neopet get its own day to honour it?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=319 Can you really feed toys and dubloons to pets?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=334 How do I increase my Neopets Health?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=367 Can I see all the Neopets?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=371 My pet wont eat certain foods!], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=372 My pet is bloated, what does this mean?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=386 Can I start an Adoption Agency?], [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=393 Someone sent me a Neopet, where is it?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=12 12], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=15 15], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=17 17], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=23 23], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=26 26], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=27 27], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=37 37], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=38 38], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=50 50], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=51 51], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=54 54], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=56 56], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=61 61], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=64 64], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=72 72], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=87 87], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=90 90], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=132 132], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=136 136], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=138 138], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=155 155], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=166 166], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=199 199], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=200 200], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=212 212], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=219 219], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=230 230], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=235 235], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=249 249], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=250 250], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=253 253], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=255 255], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=256 256], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=258 258], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=259 259], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=261 261], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=273 273], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=289 289], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=410 410]
*'''Site Spotlight:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Hatsuechie Get Delighted Guide]

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