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STRATEGY / WEB-NATIVE

Pokémon Showdown.

Pokémon Showdown is a browser battle simulator with formats, a teambuilder and online opponents. The client repository explicitly identifies the original play host and documents mobile browser support. Start by reading the selected format: the rules of a random-team battle and a format using a team you built affect what you need to prepare before the first turn.

Web-nativePointer / touch documented
Open original game ↗ (opens a new tab)

Opens the project’s game host.

Pokémon Showdown project illustration
Original Pokémon Showdown logo from the client repository, used for editorial identification. The client code licence does not establish a logo or trademark licence. This is not a battle screenshot. Source & credits (opens a new tab)
EXPLORE THIS COLLECTIONStories, worlds & tactics ↗

YOUR FIRST SESSION

Your first few moves.

Jump to controls ↓
  1. 01

    Pick a format

    Read whether it supplies a team or requires your own.

  2. 02

    Inspect the battle panel

    Check the active Pokémon, available moves and visible status before choosing.

  3. 03

    Keep your own team copy

    Export a team you want to preserve before clearing browser data.

KEEP THIS HANDY

Controls at a glance.

Battle buttons
Select a legal move or switch from the active battle panel.
Format selector
Read the rules and team requirements before searching.
Teambuilder
Create a team and inspect import/export before relying on local storage.

Format determines preparation

The client supports multiple battle formats. Read the format selection before expecting a particular roster, rule set or team-building requirement. For a first session, learning where the current battle presents legal actions is more useful than copying a team into an unrelated format. Match the team to the rules you actually selected.

Read the turn before committing

The battle interface separates the active Pokémon, move options, switching and the battle log. Use those regions to reconstruct the last turn before choosing the next action. This profile provides an entry point to the simulator, not competitive damage calculations or a prediction of what another player will do.

Preserve teams deliberately

A team export is a readable representation you can keep outside the browser. Account registration, a saved replay and a team export solve different problems. Inspect each control on the original host, keep a separate copy of a team that matters, and avoid entering credentials into unofficial copies of the client.

BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE TAB

What happens to your progress?

Teams, account identity and battle replays are different records. Use the teambuilder’s import/export controls for teams and read the replay controls after a battle; do not assume signing in backs up every local team.

Check the save and backup guide ↗

A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

Before the next click.

Is this a complete Pokémon adventure?

It is a battle simulator rather than a campaign with exploration and catching.

Is a desktop installation required?

The original client runs in a browser. Its documentation also describes supported mobile browsers.

KEEP GOING

A useful next read.

Keep your browser-game progress. ↗

Follow the source.

Pokémon Showdown / Smogon contributors; Pokémon names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Licence notice. AGPL-3.0 client code; logo/media rights and Pokémon trademarks are separate. No blanket image reuse licence established..

Latest collected source change: Move bot toggle on newclient outside dropdown (opens a new tab) . Repository activity does not identify the hosted game version.

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