Kareem Abra-Jabbar

Each game puts you at the foot of the summit with your six. Walk up the few steps, face the trainer and press A to start the battle. Before that you can press Start, then POKéMON, to check your team's moves.

The modes

Classic

One battle a day against RED. Everyone gets the same six random Pokémon from Generations 1–3 that day. RED has five random ones plus one from his classic team.

Both sides share a random level from 50 to 100, with held items.

Draft

One battle a day against RED, but you build the team: pick six from a pool of twelve (the same pool for everyone that day). Your first pick leads; tap a Pokémon in your team bar to make it the lead.

RED's six stay hidden until the battle. Each card shows Strong vs (how many of his six its types hit hard) and Weak to (how many of them hit it hard). Level 50, no held items. Until you talk to RED, Change team takes you back to the draft.

Gauntlet

Beat as many trainers in a row as you can, as often as you like. Pick six of twelve, then face Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, BLUE, PROF. OAK and RED in a random order. You don't know who's next, and each has their signature Pokémon.

Your team is fully healed for every battle. After each win, keep one of yours, take one from the trainer you beat and pick four of eight new ones. One loss ends the run; your score is the number of trainers beaten. Level 50, no held items.

Every mode keeps its own stats. Leaving or reloading the page mid-battle counts as a loss.

Keyboard

←↑↓→

Walk, move the cursor

X

A button: talk, confirm

Z

B button: back, cancel

Enter

Start: open the menu

Right Shift

Select

Space

Fast-forward on / off (3× speed, sound off while it's on)

On a phone

D-pad

Walk, move the cursor. Slide your thumb to change direction.

A

Talk, confirm

B

Back, cancel

Start

Open the menu

Select

Select

Fast-forward

3× speed on / off

The buttons appear under the game screen on phones and tablets. Tap Pokémon cards to pick them. If there's no sound, tap anywhere once.

Tips

• For quicker battles, press Start, then OPTION, and set BATTLE SCENE to OFF to skip move animations.
• Classic and Draft unlock a new battle at midnight. The title card counts down to it.
• Add ?seed= and a number to the address for a practice run of any mode. Nothing is saved.