Sources

Usage

Supports

• Public version label v2.8 as observed on 2026-08-27
• Public mode names: Story, Battle Tower, Challenges, Daily Pokésort
• Pokédex, Achievements, Hall of Fame, Items and Passive Items UI labels
• Story description including Classic and Nuzlocke
• Battle Tower public description including staged regional maps and type traits
• Team order can be changed by dragging Pokémon
• Pokelike's fan-made and unaffiliated disclaimer
• Official Pokelike game destination

Limitations

• Does not expose a complete Trait rules dataset in the crawlable page
• Does not support unpublished drop rates or hidden boss statistics
• Does not by itself support community strategy claims

Usage

Supports

• Current public version label v2.9
• Story
• Battle Tower as staged regional maps
• Battle Tower Starter selection from Pokémon already captured by the player
• Battle Tower Type Traits and regional bosses
• The public Battle Tower description says five regions
• Challenges
• Daily Pokésort
• Items
• Passive Items
• Team-order UI
• Official game destination

Limitations

• Does not provide the detailed Item effects extracted from the versioned official client asset
• Its five-region Battle Tower wording is stale against the six accessible stages in the current v2.9 client
• Does not list complete Battle Tower Region names, order, boss names, unlock rules, rewards, or EV rules
• Does not establish that every Wiki page has been reviewed for v2.9
• Does not by itself support community strategy claims

Usage

Supports

• A Pokelike 2.8 subreddit announcement exists
• The announcement discussion describes Weekly Challenge as a place to test temporary or potentially recurring modes

Limitations

• Do not call the author the game developer unless that identity is established from the source used
• The post does not expose a complete structured changelog in crawlable text

Usage

Supports

• The standard 18 Pokémon types
• The official current-series type effectiveness chart
• The general role of attacking and defending types

Limitations

• The page explicitly notes that type affinity can differ by game
• It does not confirm any Pokelike-specific type chart variation

Usage

Supports

• API resource structure for Pokémon, Pokémon species, types, generations, regions and evolution data
• Field definitions used to prepare a local Pokémon data snapshot

Limitations

• Does not confirm Pokémon availability in Pokelike
• Does not describe Pokelike-specific items, traits, modes or builds
• Production must not depend on runtime API availability

Usage

Supports

• The PokéAPI project and its source dataset
• The source project's BSD-3-Clause license
• A reproducible source for local data snapshots

Limitations

• source project licensing does not grant rights to Pokémon trademarks or official artwork
• Do not import or display official Sprite assets
• Does not establish Pokelike-specific availability or mechanics

Usage

Supports

• A community Team Analyzer exists
• Players use team weaknesses, resistances, immunities and offensive coverage
• Capture and full-team swap comparisons are recognized product needs
• A userscript-based approach creates an installation barrier

Limitations

• Do not copy its prose, UI or code
• The thread does not define Pokelike Wiki's product rules
• Boss data from the userscript is not automatically approved for this project

Usage

Supports

• Publicly described userscript feature set for coverage, weaknesses, boss preview and catch/swap helpers

Limitations

• The source project currently declares no license
• Do not copy source code
• Do not create a derivative userscript
• Do not copy its UI or game-DOM integration

Usage

Supports

• Players want an easy-to-read collected Trait guide
• Trait information is difficult to consult during Endless replacement decisions

Limitations

• The post itself does not supply a complete Trait rules dataset
• Do not use it as the source for exact thresholds or effects

Usage

Supports

• Players are confused by Trait activation
• Players connect Trait understanding with Battle Tower progression and Pokémon upgrades

Limitations

• The question alone does not establish exact Trait mechanics
• Extract exact rules only from a source that states them

Usage

Supports

• Players ask how Soothe Bell interacts with Lum Berry and other start-of-fight effects
• The thread contains conflicting community observations about the exact number of boosts
• The conflict is a useful Item-page and source-handling example

Limitations

• Do not hard-code a deterministic two-boost or four-boost result from this thread
• Do not present either comment as an official rule

Usage

Supports

• Community reports that completing the Generation 1 Pokédex unlocks the Shiny Charm
• Community reports that the charm increases or doubles the shiny rate
• Players need a direct Shiny Charm guide

Limitations

• Treat exact unlock and rate details as community-sourced unless a Pokelike official or game source is added
• The thread contains unrelated or uncertain comments that should not be generalized

Usage

Supports

• Players want Starter, investment and cross-region Pokémon guidance
• Community strategies include focusing upgrades on a limited pool of Pokémon
• Battle Tower pages should distinguish player strategy from game mechanics

Limitations

• Individual Pokémon recommendations are player strategies, not official rankings
• Do not convert one comment into a universal Tier List

Usage

Supports

• Players seek an Endless guide and Build direction
• The thread contains a concrete community strategy around Dark types, Razor Claw and Stealth Goggles
• Build pages need prerequisites, items and alternatives

Limitations

• The shared Build is version-sensitive community strategy
• Do not label it the official or guaranteed best Build

Usage

Supports

• Players need collection-aware Unova investment advice
• The question includes Starter, leveling and missing-Pokémon decisions
• The thread contains community examples such as a Dratini-to-Dragonite route

Limitations

• A single successful route is not a universal Unova solution
• Do not publish a fixed best team without defining conditions

Usage

Supports

• Players are actively attempting a Kalos Tower stage
• Players need collection-aware Starter and investment advice
• The thread includes a community strategy using Dragon, Fire, Flying and Steel

Limitations

• The public Pokelike homepage crawl describes five Battle Tower regions and does not itself document Kalos
• Present Kalos details as community-sourced until a direct Pokelike game or announcement source is added
• Do not call the suggested type combination guaranteed

Usage

Supports

• The Pokelike Reddit and Discord moderation policy restricts direct Pokésort solution spoilers
• Hints and help should respect the community's spoiler boundary

Limitations

• This is a community publication policy, not a Pokésort game-mechanics source

Usage

Supports

• The intended content split between Pokelike Daily Pokésort and the independent PokeSort 4×4 game
• A spoiler-aware bridge destination for users seeking Pokésort rules

Limitations

• The independent 4×4 PokeSort board is not the Pokelike Daily Pokésort
• Its independent 4×4 solver and archive do not establish the six-Pokémon Pokelike daily answer

Usage

Supports

• Competitor coverage research for Pokédex, Items, Traits, Battle Tower, Challenges and guides
• Identification of topics where Pokelike Wiki needs stronger tool and decision value

Limitations

• Do not copy text, tables, images, metadata or page structure
• Do not treat competitor prose as the sole factual source for Pokelike mechanics
• Do not import its database

Usage

Supports

• Ongoing discovery of current player questions, updates, Builds and problems

Limitations

• The subreddit as a whole is not a single factual source
• Specific claims must point to a specific post or comment thread

Usage

Supports

• Static JSON snapshots produced from PokéAPI
• A reproducible source for Pokémon species, varieties, forms and type relations
• A source commit that can be pinned for deterministic imports

Limitations

• Does not confirm any Pokémon or form is available in Pokelike
• Does not describe Pokelike traits, items, modes or builds
• source project licensing does not grant rights to Pokémon trademarks, sprites or artwork

Usage

Supports

• Two Trait points are required per Trait level
• A normal Pokémon contributes one point to each of its types
• A shiny Pokémon contributes two points to each of its types
• A shiny dual-type Pokémon can activate Tier 1 for both represented types
• The same discussion reports that training and shiny effects do not apply to normal or Nuzlocke gameplay

Limitations

• Community comment rather than an official Pokelike rules document
• Does not define Mutant point values
• Does not state a Pokelike version

Usage

Supports

• A community-reported effect summary for all 18 type Traits
• Per-Tier formulas or tables for Normal, Grass, Bug, Fire, Fairy, Fighting, Dragon, Poison, Flying, Ground, Psychic, Dark, Electric, Ice, Ghost, Steel, Water and Rock
• A statement that Steel damage reduction reaches 90 percent at Tier 6

Limitations

• The author explicitly says the list was written from memory and some specifics may be slightly off
• The exact Steel reflection values were not remembered
• Effect text may be displayed but must not drive a full battle simulation
• Does not state a Pokelike version

Usage

Supports

• The community explanation applies type Traits to Battle Tower and Challenge modes
• Two normal Pokémon of a type or one shiny Pokémon of a type activates a Trait
• Fire Tier 1 is described as an Attack and Special Attack boost

Limitations

• Community explanation rather than an official mode matrix
• Does not define every mode or every Trait effect

Usage

Supports

• Players discuss a Kanto Battle Tower stage

Limitations

• Does not define Kanto calculation rules

Usage

Supports

• Players discuss a Johto Battle Tower stage

Limitations

• Does not define Johto calculation rules

Usage

Supports

• Players discuss a Hoenn Battle Tower stage

Limitations

• Does not define Hoenn calculation rules

Usage

Supports

• The complete 36-record ITEM_POOL and 128-record PASSIVE_ITEM_POOL exposed by the official v2.9 client
• Official Item IDs, names, effect text, and stable order within each collection
• ITEM_POOL minimum-map and generation-two restriction fields when present
• PASSIVE_ITEM_POOL hook identifiers for extraction auditing

Limitations

• Does not support strategy recommendations or best-Item rankings
• Does not automatically prove identical behavior across every Pokelike mode
• Does not support stacking rules that are not explicit in the effect text
• Does not resolve the community-reported Soothe Bell and Lum Berry interaction dispute

Usage

Supports

• MAX_ACCESSIBLE_STAGE exposes six accessible Battle Tower stages
• STAGE_META orders Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos as Stages 1 through 6
• STAGE_GEN_RANGES provides each stage's range bounds as National Pokédex IDs
• REGION_STARTERS provides the regional Starter species IDs for each stage
• FIXED_STAGE_REGIONS provides three fixed Trainer groups, names, and source order for every stage

Limitations

• Does not support best Starter, Tier List, win-rate, or guaranteed-team claims
• FIXED_STAGE_REGIONS does not by itself establish that every listed Trainer is a boss
• Does not establish explicit stage unlock conditions in the imported fields
• Does not establish a complete stage reward table, permanent upgrade rules, EV rules, or encounter table
• The importer intentionally excludes Pokémon rosters, sprites, images, maps, and other game assets

Usage

Supports

• Players discuss a Sinnoh Battle Tower stage

Limitations

• Does not define Sinnoh calculation rules

Usage

Supports

• Public version label v3.1
• Official browser game destination
• Visible Story, Battle Tower, Challenges and Daily Pokésort navigation

Limitations

• Version observation does not revalidate older Wiki guides or mechanics.
• Visible navigation does not establish every mode unlock condition.

Usage

Supports

• Level-based evolution records and evolution-check conditions
• Hand-placed encounter pools and in-game Pokédex location output
• Item and Passive Item effects
• Baseline Trait point counting and displayed Trait descriptions
• Shiny Charm condition and the ordinary shiny-roll function

Limitations

• Code and displayed location hints do not guarantee a random encounter or a completed playthrough.
• Special challenges and other modes can override ordinary rules.
• Base Pokémon Forms and defensive calculations remain a separate dataset.

Usage

Supports

• The complete 36-record ITEM_POOL and 128-record PASSIVE_ITEM_POOL exposed by the official v3.1 client
• Official Item IDs, names, effect text, and stable order within each collection
• ITEM_POOL minimum-map and generation-two restriction fields when present
• PASSIVE_ITEM_POOL hook identifiers for extraction auditing

Limitations

• Does not support strategy recommendations or best-Item rankings
• Does not automatically prove identical behavior across every Pokelike mode
• Does not support stacking rules that are not explicit in the effect text
• Does not resolve the community-reported Soothe Bell and Lum Berry interaction dispute

Usage

Supports

• MAX_ACCESSIBLE_STAGE exposes six accessible Battle Tower stages
• STAGE_META orders Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos as Stages 1 through 6
• STAGE_GEN_RANGES provides each stage's range bounds as National Pokédex IDs
• REGION_STARTERS provides the regional Starter species IDs for each stage
• FIXED_STAGE_REGIONS provides three fixed Trainer groups, names, and source order for every stage

Limitations

• Does not support best Starter, Tier List, win-rate, or guaranteed-team claims
• FIXED_STAGE_REGIONS does not by itself establish that every listed Trainer is a boss
• Does not establish explicit stage unlock conditions in the imported fields
• Does not establish a complete stage reward table, permanent upgrade rules, EV rules, or encounter table
• The importer intentionally excludes Pokémon rosters, sprites, images, maps, and other game assets

Usage

Supports

• Official game, Discord and subreddit links identified by the community announcement
• The announcement says no official Pokelike app is planned

Limitations

• An announcement about official status is not a security assessment of third-party products.

Usage

Supports

• The listed developer, package ID and support website identify this app separately from pokelike.xyz

Limitations

• The listing does not establish endorsement by the creators of pokelike.xyz.
• Store metadata can change.

Usage

Supports

• Safari bookmarking and Home Screen website shortcut steps

Limitations

• This is browser guidance, not a Pokelike compatibility or offline-play guarantee.

Usage

Supports

• Android Chrome website shortcut and web-app menu guidance

Limitations

• Menu wording and install availability depend on the browser and website.

Usage

Supports

• 666 puzzle candidates with ordered types, recorded body colour, generation and zero-based evolution stage.
• Nine directional link predicates, including primary-type-only Beats.

Limitations

• A pinned puzzle snapshot; future game changes require revalidation.
• Candidate membership does not establish Story encounter availability or battle outcomes.

Usage

Supports

• Public version label v3.1.1 and official browser-game destination.

Limitations

• A version label does not revalidate every guide or mechanic.

Usage

Supports

• 150 seeded original-engine tests: Lum Berry gives two +1 opening boosts per living teammate, four with enabled Soothe Bell; repeated stats are possible.
• Disabled-passive and fainted-member controls.
• The passive reward selector offers up to three eligible unowned passives; neither item is in the six-entry Challenge starting-item list.
• A successful non-gauntlet Endless trainer/boss path invokes the selector unless challengeNoPassives is set.

Limitations

• Synthetic combatants in an isolated official engine, not a live Challenge acquisition or full-run trial.
• Does not establish every special mode, deck battle, or passive combination.
• Random eligibility is not a guaranteed drop or a measured drop rate.

Usage

Supports

• Observed new-save Story / Classic / Kanto / Red / Bulbasaur opening and three starter moves.
• Actual Staryu capture, Bug Catcher fight with a fainted starter, Mystic Water equipment, Rare Candy targeting and level increase, and a random-event Ace Trainer fight.

Limitations

• One desktop Chrome session with random choices, not a full clear, route guarantee, best-team test, or physical-device check.
• No live game state was injected; the separate Soothe Bell experiment used synthetic fixtures and is not this playthrough.

Usage

Supports

• 750 seeded original-engine combat cases for Shell Bell and Leftovers, enabled/disabled Sitrus Berry, Revival Herb, missing-HP caps and active-member controls.
• Seven original-calculator cases for dual-type, normal/Shiny, odd-point and six-slot Trait thresholds.

Limitations

• Synthetic combatants in normal combat; not a win-rate trial, full-run tier list or every-mode test.
• Trait examples exclude Mutants and passive bonuses; existing catalog effects retain their separate v3.1 review.

Usage

Supports

• Project identity, fan-made reconstruction status and available modes on pokelike2.com.
• Homepage checked alongside the About page: browser play, no download or sign-up, local saving and mode unlock labels.

Limitations

• An owned-project description does not independently verify mechanical compatibility or save transfer with pokelike.xyz.
• The separately listed Android app at pokelike2.xyz is a different destination.

Usage

Supports

• Johto Story gym and League fixed teams, types, levels and order
• Selected encounter pools, ordinary evolution levels, starter stats and held-item descriptions
• Johto Story League preparation flow

Limitations

• Public code inspection is not a completed run or a win-rate test.
• Encounter pools do not guarantee a random offer; special modes can have other rules.

Usage

Supports

• Attributed Cyndaquil and Espeon recommendation
• One reported clear team with levels and held items
• Attributed Silver reward and risk description

Limitations

• No game version or controlled win-rate comparison is provided.
• Its +50% Charcoal / Twisted Spoon descriptions conflict with the current official +40% ordinary item descriptions.
• Reported Adrenaline Orb / Focus Sash are not in the current ordinary held-item pool inspected here.

Usage

Supports

• Player demand for Johto Story help
• Community advice to retain early Mareep/Pichu for Clair’s Gyarados
• Player experience of levelling and preparation tradeoffs

Limitations

• Comments mix regions, versions and individual experience.
• The claim that Electric is the only way to beat Gyarados is not adopted as a universal rule.

Usage

Supports

• Kanto fixed gym and League rosters, types, levels and order.
• Kanto ace-only held-item rule and per-opponent League preparation, reordering, item changes and conditional consumable healing.
• Selected Kanto capture windows, evolution levels and current ordinary item descriptions.

Limitations

• Code and data inspection is not a completed campaign or measured win-rate test.
• Encounter eligibility does not guarantee an offered capture; mode-specific rules may differ.

Usage

Supports

• Hoenn Story gym, Magma/Aqua and League rosters, levels and order
• Selected encounter pools, evolution levels and ordinary item effects
• Ability behavior, per-opponent League preparation and admin rewards

Limitations

• Public code inspection is not a completed run or a win-rate trial.
• Random capture and item offers are not guaranteed.

Usage

Supports

• Attributed recommendation to inspect abilities and consider partner pairs

Limitations

• Its claim that Hoenn alone has abilities conflicts with current later-region code.
• No Wiki playthrough or controlled comparison is established.

Usage

Supports

• Official homepage displays Pokémon Roguelike v3.5 at the retained observation.
• Original game destination, Story/Tower/Challenges and Login / Signup labels.

Limitations

• Homepage version observation does not revalidate every older dataset or guide.

Usage

Supports

• Current Login/Register, recovery-email and one-hour password-reset interface and handlers.
• Cloud save account identity, local/cloud divergence, force-upload consequences and scoped long-run syncing.
• Ice freeze cap, damage-based shatter, thaw immunity and Icy Rock condition.
• Steel reflection based on landed damage, per-hit cap, and same-hit healing resolution.

Limitations

• Client-source review, not an account registration, sent email or cross-device restoration playtest.
• Only the stated changed rules are reviewed here; other data retains its own version.
• Trait effects are informational; the Wiki does not simulate battle damage or win rates.

Usage

Supports

• Seven ordinary Tower stages including ORAS; fixed opponent rosters, levels and Trait configurations.
• Hall of Fame starter filtering, run completion and egg/event permanent unlock boundaries.
• Current currency, Vitamin 5% stat formulas, caps, paired Attack budget, costs and duplicate Legendary Shards.
• 48 Mega/Primal stone requirements, Kalos/ORAS gates, winning-Challenge MVP accounting and mode exclusions.

Limitations

• Current public-client inspection and isolated static-data replay, not a completed Tower clear, live hatch, investment purchase or measured counter strategy.
• Special Challenge, weather, ability, save/account and update conditions can change the applicable path.

Usage

Supports

• All 12 permanent Challenge definitions and 18-type Monotype cycle
• Daily clear 2000/replay500 and shared Europe/Berlin reset
• Dated Mega Hoenn Weekly definition available 2026-10-16 and all three variants/rewards
• Fourteen retained Weekly/mode definitions, including permanent SpireMon
• Normal and Hardcore Endless modes, five-map finales, Normal reward scaling
• Griseous Orb +10% Mutation threshold50% and existing-Mutant extra-type reroll
• Normal/shiny/Mutant/shinyMutant Trait contributions 1/2/2/3
• Current passive effects, Bullet Punch Attack-stage below+10 condition, and explicit v3.5 Ice changes

Limitations

• Reviewed public client definitions/behavior; not a completed playthrough
• Weekly and Daily snapshots are explicitly dated, not a continuously refreshed feed
• Community build is attributed separately and does not establish unlimited survival

Usage

Supports

• Historical Scyther/Mega Scizor Water/Ice route
• Early/mid-run passive priorities, Mutation roster transition and carry condition

Limitations

• August13 2026 strategy; current v3.5 Ice changes invalidate its guaranteed/infinite freeze premise
• RNG-dependent build and player-reported result, not an official or personally completed run

Usage

Supports

• September9 player explanation that an orb rerolls an existing Mutant’s extra type

Limitations

• Community report, not independent playtesting
• Official v3.5 item behavior is the current rule source; success type and attempt count remain random

Usage

Supports

• August 21, 2026 Brave cloud-sync failure report and browser diagnostic example.

Limitations

• A dated single player report; not a current universal Brave bug or a tested account recovery.