Ever since Wordle exploded in popularity at the turn of the decade, all manner of daily puzzle games have followed suit, including plenty with a Pokémon theme. From guessing the Pokémon based on its color palette and playing Pokémon-themed sudoku to daily battles against the iconic Red, there are loads of options for every budding trainer. While a true Poké nerd will find enjoyment in every daily Pokémon game, the vast array on offer could also consume hours of your day.
So we've narrowed it down to the seven best, in no particular order. First up is one of the newest daily Pokémon games, Daily Red. This is a battle simulator where you get to fight Red and his Mt.
Silver team from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. All of his Pokémon are level 100, and so are yours. The challenge lies in the fact that the team you're battling with is randomized each day.
Daily Red uses the rules from the third generation of Pokémon games, and it runs on Pokémon Showdown's battle simulator. You can switch out your Pokémon whenever you like, but you cannot use items. Everyone gets the same team, and while you can do as many practice runs as you like, you only get one shot at the proper battle.
Can you build up a winning streak? The grid game is a fairly popular format for various niches and genres, including sports, but with PokéDoku, it's been repurposed for Pokémon. The gist of it is as follows: every day, there is a new 3x3 grid.
You must think of the most obscure Pokémon that meets each category. The rarer the Pokémon (aka, the fewer people who have chosen that Pokémon today), the more unique points you'll score. You can't use the same Pokémon twice, and at the end, you can compare your picks to all the possible answers, to see what the most and least popular choices were.
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