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[[File:Pou.png|thumb|220x220px|An adult pou with all the default customizations]] |
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[[File:Pou_image.png|thumb|157px|Pou as a baby]]'''Pou''' is a virtual pet app developed by Zakeh and released for Android, iOS and BlackBerry. Released by Zakeh around late August 2012, it soon became viral and was rated 4.4 by the players. It is updated sometimes, even Pou is no longer cuddlish, when, the Ponytail wig update was installed by the players. It is known that the character works as the logo. |
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pou.png|Adult |
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==Appearance== |
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Child Pou.png|Child |
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Pou is a weird-shaped alien with big buggy eyes and no legs or arms. It has a small smile which curls up to the left side of its body. It is brown, but can be customized by color. Colors can be bought from the Shop. |
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Baby Pou.png|Baby |
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|name=Pou |
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|portrayedby=[[Paul Salameh]] (voice) |
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|species=Pou (alien species) |
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|gender=*N/A |
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*Male (in social media posts) |
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|eyes=Black (default but can be changed by the player) |
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|appearsin={{PouGame}} |
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|occupation=None |
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|relatives= |
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|affiliation=Pets |
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}} |
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''For the '''game starring the character''', see [[Pou (game)]]'' |
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'''Pou''' is an alien who is the title character of [[Pou (game)|the game of the same name]]. |
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== Conditions == |
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Pou has four status bars, the hunger bar, the health or vitality bar, the happiness bar, and the sleep bar. These affect the gameplay. |
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== Appearance == |
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Pou is an alien whose body is a round edged triangle shape. Their mouth is located on their left cheek. Pou originally comes in a tan colored body and black eyes, but this can be changed by the player. A baby Pou's eyes are proportionally larger to its body than an adult one's, looking similar to a frog with no appendages. However, the player can change Pou's skin and eye colors. |
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Pou is fed by dragging the various foods to his mouth. Certain foods affect Pou's other stats too. On some occasions, especially when fed the same food over and over again, it will refuses the food and make a "no" sound. Pou's hunger increases over time. This will drain the health bar. |
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== Sizes == |
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Pou gets dirty over time. It alsoo defecates, though it only does so in the bathroom, so the faeces (poop) can only be seen when the player goes to the bathroom. Pou can be cleaned by being rubbed with the soap and washed off. Pou can also be cleaned by holding the rain cloud over it instead of over the flowers, though this method is unreliable because it gives only half the coins than when done in the bathroom. The feces can be cleaned by simply tapping on it. |
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== Trivia == |
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*Pou pants like a dog after being rubbed, much like being tickled. |
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Pou's vitality is drained over time. The rate at it is draining is increased if the food or sleep meter is at 0%.The potions that are used to maintain pou's health are quite expensive and should be used sparingly. |
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*Many players believe that Pou is male. However, it is implied in-universe that Pous are a species and not an individual character. |
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**Pou is referred to as "it" in the game, and has no option for a gender, but in social media accounts, where Pou is portrayed as an individual, male pronouns are used. |
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**Pou can be whatever gender the player wants it to be, since Pous have no sexual differences whatsoever, no gender is revealed or said, and there are both masculine and feminine features for Pou in the shop. |
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*Every time the game is opened after leaving it for too long, Pou will automatically become sick, get dirty, and defecate only in the bathroom. |
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*The name ''Pou'' has different pronunciations depending on the speaker. Some people say it like "poh" (with an "oh" sound). This is implied in the minigame title [[Tic Tac Pou]] and in the Snowpou [[Outfits|outfit]]. Others say the name like "poo" (similar to "Pooh"), and a few say it like "pow" (rhymes with "wow"). In Arabic, Pou is written as بو, which sounds more like "Boo". |
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*[[Paul Salameh]] voiced Pou by speeding up his voice.<ref>https://www.xataka.com/aplicaciones/este-juego-tiene-nueve-anos-actualmente-supera-500-millones-descargas-android-peta-ios-su-nombre-pou</ref> |
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*Pou follows the player's finger if they drag it along the screen. |
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*When Pou gets [[coins]] while playing [[minigames]], an animation plays where it will open its mouth wide, slightly lower it, and then finally close it. The same animation plays when Pou is rubbed. |
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* Pou's maximum level is 270. |
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*In the old app icon and in various early merchandise, Pou had a thicker outline. |
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''Main article: [[Pou (character)/gallery]]'' |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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Pou simulates parenting as the baby and the player as the parent, it is quite realistic. The player can feed Pou, play with it, tuck it in to sleep, give Pou medicine, clean it, talk to it and dress it up. |
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==Sizes== |
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==Trivia== |
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*The game Pou farts/burps is not created by Zakeh and copies the original Pou and gave it the name "Pouf". |
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* There is an adaption for windows phone called "mou" |
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*Pou is popular amongst Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking diaspora: this is why most videos, and "battles of the virtual pets", etc. are made in Spanish and/or Portuguese. |
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*There is plenty of "fake" Pou games for kids that don't have android phones, most of them can be found on http://www.freepougames.com |
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clothingpou.png|A male and female Pou |
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Pou grow.jpg|A child Pou wearing a black tux playing with a football. This photo uses the early status bar design, where the fun and the energy bar were swapped, and the gear icon for levels with a star next to the level number. It was later changed to a Food-Health-Fun-Energy status bar, the gear was replaced with a stylized Pou, and the star was removed from the left of the level number of the Pou. This photo was possibly made after Pou's very first release in August 2012. |
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Pou feed.jpg|Feeding Pou |
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Pou-custom.jpg|Customize! |
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Pou-dirty.jpg|Pou enjoys bath time. |
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Blue Pou.jpg|This is a Pou with the color blue on it. Cute, right? |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377577409046152.1073741828.377574269046466&type=3 Pou's Facebook page] |
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*[http://www.pou.me Pou's website] |
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[[www.FreePouGames.com|Pou Games for PC]] |
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[[Category:Pou's customizations]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 15 June 2024
For the game starring the character, see Pou (game)
Pou is an alien who is the title character of the game of the same name.
Appearance
Pou is an alien whose body is a round edged triangle shape. Their mouth is located on their left cheek. Pou originally comes in a tan colored body and black eyes, but this can be changed by the player. A baby Pou's eyes are proportionally larger to its body than an adult one's, looking similar to a frog with no appendages. However, the player can change Pou's skin and eye colors.
Sizes
- Baby - 0%-49%
- Child - 50%-99%
- Adult - 100%
Trivia
- Pou pants like a dog after being rubbed, much like being tickled.
- Many players believe that Pou is male. However, it is implied in-universe that Pous are a species and not an individual character.
- Pou is referred to as "it" in the game, and has no option for a gender, but in social media accounts, where Pou is portrayed as an individual, male pronouns are used.
- Pou can be whatever gender the player wants it to be, since Pous have no sexual differences whatsoever, no gender is revealed or said, and there are both masculine and feminine features for Pou in the shop.
- Every time the game is opened after leaving it for too long, Pou will automatically become sick, get dirty, and defecate only in the bathroom.
- The name Pou has different pronunciations depending on the speaker. Some people say it like "poh" (with an "oh" sound). This is implied in the minigame title Tic Tac Pou and in the Snowpou outfit. Others say the name like "poo" (similar to "Pooh"), and a few say it like "pow" (rhymes with "wow"). In Arabic, Pou is written as بو, which sounds more like "Boo".
- Paul Salameh voiced Pou by speeding up his voice.[1]
- Pou follows the player's finger if they drag it along the screen.
- When Pou gets coins while playing minigames, an animation plays where it will open its mouth wide, slightly lower it, and then finally close it. The same animation plays when Pou is rubbed.
- Pou's maximum level is 270.
- In the old app icon and in various early merchandise, Pou had a thicker outline.
Gallery
Main article: Pou (character)/Gallery