Game modes
Standard, Ironman, Group Ironman, Hardcore, Hard Mode, the randomizer and run modifiers.
Every character is made with a mode, and a few options on top of it. You choose them in the character wizard, and they are fixed for the life of the character.
The modes
| Mode | In short |
|---|---|
| Standard | The ordinary game. Play with everyone. |
| Ironman | Just you: no trades, mail or market with other players. Shops and in-game gifts still work. |
| Group Ironman | Ironman for up to 5 players, who trade and share a box with each other and nobody else. |
Options
| Option | Allowed with | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcore | Ironman, Group Ironman | One life. A whiteout loses Hardcore for good. |
| Hard Mode | Any mode | Every trainer battles like a Gym Leader. |
| Randomizer | Ironman, Group Ironman | The Pokémon in the world are shuffled. |
| Run modifiers | Any mode | Change rates and rules: shiny rate, exp, catch rate, level caps and more. |
Fixed once created
The wizard says it plainly: the mode, Hardcore, Hard Mode, the randomizer, the modifiers and the group are locked in once the character is created. The server records them; nothing on your side can change them later. There are only three ways a character's rules ever change, and each goes one way:
- A Group Ironman who leaves (or is removed from) their group becomes a solo Ironman.
- A Hardcore character who whites out loses Hardcore and carries on as a plain Ironman.
- An Ironman can ask to stop being an Ironman; seven days later the character becomes Standard.
Sanctioned and tuned runs
A run with no randomizer and no modifiers is sanctioned: it plays by the standard rules and is compared with other sanctioned runs. Hard Mode keeps a run sanctioned. The randomizer or any modifier makes a run tuned: it keeps its badges and achievements, but it is listed apart from the standard runs. Picking a modifier's default value does not count as a change.
Character cards and nametags show the mode:
| Tag | Shown as |
|---|---|
| — | Standard |
| IM | Ironman |
| GIM | Group Ironman |
| HC | Hardcore Ironman |
| HC-GIM | Hardcore Group Ironman |
| * | Tuned run (randomizer or modifiers; Hardcore's tag wins) |
A Hard Mode run adds "Hard Mode" after the name.
Not in the game yet
There are no leaderboards yet. Being sanctioned is what will make a run eligible for them.
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