Kanto Tactics

How a run works

1. 1
   Buy Pokemon in the shop phase

   The shop is where you buy Pokemon; the bench holds reserves and the field is the team that fights. Bench Pokemon contribute nothing to type synergies.

2. 2
   Place your formation

   Your trainer level sets how many Pokemon you can field at once — positioning and type bonuses are decided before the fight starts.

3. 3
   Watch the auto-battle

   Pokemon handle their own attacks. Your job is the drafting and placement between rounds, not the fighting itself.

4. 4
   Climb the campaign

   The run goes through eight gyms toward the Elite Four — the game's own Guide explains any card or type bonus you meet on the way.

Rules that trip up new players

1. 1
   Three copies evolve automatically

   Collect three identical Pokemon and they merge into the evolved form — no manual evolve button to hunt for.

2. 2
   The Magnet unequips safely

   Use a Magnet to pull items off a Pokemon without selling it — the mistake most beginners make exactly once.

3. 3
   Eevee branches on equipment points

   Eevee's evolution depends on its equipment points — preview the branch before committing.

4. 4
   Friend rooms do not rank

   PvP rooms (Play with friends → Create room → share the link/code) host up to 8 players with no account, but results do not affect ranking — empty seats get filled by bot Trainers.

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