Riddle me this DEV and MLH Community [April Fools]

All the AI tools came together and gave me this message. They demanded me to send it to Dev.to and the MLH Community. Otherwise, they will go on OpenClaw to delete both platforms :(

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Not all rewards glitter the same,

Vrxvi tcztbj fwkve jgfzc kyv tcrzd.

 

Exfb jan vjmn R anodbn cx kanjt,

Every promise real—no fake.

 

Remaining patient tells you when,

Pjvnb xo cadbc knprw jpjrw.

 

Fetv pfl tyffjv kf wfccfn kyiflxy,

Nothing’s lost—except maybe you.

 

Numbers, years, a felt‑known tune,

R dvdfip yldj r jzcmvi jgffe.

 

Pnwcun fxamb, ojvrurja ouxf,

If it’s wrong… why does it glow?

 

Very few walk away untouched,

Vmve wvnvi jljgvtk rj dlty.

 

Pzvcu kf rejnvij, ufe’k xzmv lg--

Fcu ivgczvj wzcc kyv tlg.

Leuvijkreu nyrk cvu pfl yviv,

Lecvjj... pfl rcivrup yvri zk.

 

Gcrp zk.

 

Nyrk rd Z yvrizex?

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Bonus Points

1. This can be decoded by a Cipher, but what kind of Cipher?

2. What's the Shift/Key number?

3. Did you build the Cipher? Share your solution and explain!

Found the Answer?

Leave the Answer in the comments along with the answers to the Bonus Points (which is optional).

Hint

It comes from a TV show like Pokemon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-xtCF3T94

Comments

[Aryan Choudhary]

P jvtl ihjr hmaly dllrz huk zll aopz ypkksl huk mvynla av joljr vaolyz 😭

[FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ (っ◔◡◔)っ]

Nice try lol

[bingkahu (Matteo)]

Did it. Am I allowed to post the answer? @francistrdev

[FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ (っ◔◡◔)っ]

Yes

[bingkahu (Matteo)]

Hint: I think it's a Caesar cipher

[Debajyati Dey]

Hey I just built the decipher - hope you will give it a read! -

A Case Study in Solving the Riddle of FrancisTRDEV

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A Case Study in Solving the Riddle of FrancisTRDEV

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[FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ (っ◔◡◔)っ]

Great work! Will reply in a bit :)

[Debajyati Dey]

I found the solution, Now I am going to write an article for this. Stay tuned!