PICODEX - BY ALANXOC3

Welcome to the world of PICO-8 Pokemon! Picodex is a complete generation 1 Pokemon battle simulator, with slight modifications, that fits within a single 32KB PICO-8 cartridge.

Standard PICO-8 controls apply to this game. For a computer keyboard this is: "arrows", "x/z", "enter".

There are 6 modes in Picodex:

• BROWSE: View all Pokemon you have unlocked along with stats and possible moves.
• EDIT: Edit up to 3 teams. Customize Pokemon and movesets in each team.
• LEAGUE: Battle against trainers in the Pokemon league.
• VERSUS: Take turns playing a custom match between you and a friend.
• HORDE: Have your team battle all 151 Pokemon in order with no breaks.
• CREDITS: See who helped make the game.

Picodex initially loads with only 6 Pokemon unlocked. You can unlock more Pokemon by defeating trainers in LEAGUE mode. Everytime you win a battle, you unlock all the Pokemon the opponent had as well as their entire moveset. Picodex will auto-save any Pokemon/trainers/scores you have unlocked, so don't be afraid to close it and play again later.

Picodex is also available on lexaloffle at: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=52388

BATTLE MECHANICS

The Picodex battle system follows the mechanics of the original Pokemon Stadium 1 (PS1) game on the Nintendo 64.

For those unfamiliar with how Pokemon Stadium 1 battle mechanics work, I strongly recommend these articles:

• https://www.smogon.com/rb/articles/stadium_guide
• https://www.smogon.com/rb/articles/rby_mechanics_guide

For those already familiar with Pokemon Stadium 1 battle mechanics, most everything should behave the same besides these intentional modifications:

Modifications inspired by original handheld games:

• Substitute only protects from damage done by opponent. Not against any effects.
• Swift will never miss, bypassing all accuracy checks including when opponent uses dig/fly.
• Sleep lasts 0-6 turns, unless caused by rest, then only 1 turn.

Modifications inspired by later Pokemon games:

• Sleep, freeze, trapping moves, and disable can break a user free multiturn moves.
• Roar/Whirlwind switch the opponent's Pokemon with another random Pokemon.
• Teleport switches the user's Pokemon with another random Pokemon.
• The freeze status condition has a 20% chance to unthaw the Pokemon each turn.
• Hyper beam still needs to recharge if it knocks out the opponent Pokemon.
• Haze only resets stat modifiers, it does not reset any special effects.
• Transform fails when opponent is transformed or user is already transformed.
• Leech seed does not use the toxic counter.
• Struggle bypasses type checks.

Modifications inspired by personal preference:

• All Pokemon are set to level 50 with the highest possible stats they can have for that level.
• When you KO the target with a multihit move such as "Double Slap", your attack will continue onto the next Pokemon sent out.
• If a Pokemon faints, the next Pokemon in the user's team is sent out automatically. This places more importance on team order.
• Mimic replaces the move's pp with "5", bypasses accuracy checks, and doesn't copy mimic.
• Rage consumes 1 pp for each turn it is used.
• Damage calculation is capped at 999 damage.

MOVEDEX

Picodex includes the standard movesets for all 151 Pokemon, as well as a few extra moves from various events and glitches for the generation 1 games. Those extra moves are:

• Fearow with Payday. From an in-person event.
• Pickachu with Surf. From an in-person event.
• Pickachu with Fly. From an in-person event.
• Psyduck with Amnesia. A prize Pokemon from Pokemon Stadium 1.
• Rapidash with Payday. From an in-person event.
• Slowbro with Metronome. From a Juggler in Pokemon Stadium 1.
• Magikarp with Dragon Rage. From an in-person event.
• Dragonite with Barrier. From Lance in Red/Blue/Green.

Here is a list of all the moves available in Picodex, along with a short description of what each move does:

move name	canonical name	description
absorb	Absorb	damages target. restores users hp by 1/2 of damage inflicted.
acid	Acid	damages target. 10% chance to lower defense by 1 stage.
acidarmr	Acid Armor	raises users defense by 2 stages.
agility	Agility	raises users speed by 2 stages.
amnesia	Amnesia	raises users special by 2 stages.
aurorabm	Aurora Beam	damages target. 10% chance to lower attack by 1 stage.
barrage	Barrage	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
barrier	Barrier	raises users defense by 2 stages.
bide	Bide	user endures damage for 2-3 turns then inflicts twice the damage endured.
bind	Bind	damages target. repeats 2-5 turns. target cannot move during this time.
bite	Bite	damages target. 10% chance to flinch.
blizzard	Blizzard	damages target. 10% chance to freeze.
bodyslam	Body Slam	damages target. 30% chance to paralyze.
boneclub	Bone Club	damages target. 10% chance to flinch.
bonerang	Bonemerang	damages target. repeats 2 times.
bubble	Bubble	damages target. 10% chance to lower speed by 1 stage.
bublbeam	Bubble Beam	damages target. 10% chance to lower speed by 1 stage.
clamp	Clamp	damages target. repeats 2-5 turns. target cannot move during this time.
cnfusion	Confusion	damages target. 10% chance to confuse.
cnfusray	Confuse Ray	confuses target.
comtpnch	Comet Punch	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
constrct	Constrict	damages target. 10% chance to lower speed by 1 stage.
convrson	Conversion	users copies targets types.
counter	Counter	usually goes last. user retaliates for twice the damage it endured from a physical attack this turn.
crabhamr	Crabhammer	damages target. high critical hit ratio.
cut	Cut	damages target.
dfnscurl	Defense Curl	raises users defense by 1 stage.
dig	Dig	user prepares and is nearly invulnerable on turn one then damages target on turn two.
disable	Disable	one randomly selected move for target is disabled for 2-7 turns. fails if target is already disabled.
dizypnch	Dizzy Punch	damages target.
doubedge	Double Edge	damages target. user receives 1/4 recoil damage.
doubkick	Double Kick	damages target. repeats 2 times.
doubslap	Double Slap	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
doubteam	Double Team	raises users evasion by 1 stage.
dreameat	Dream Eater	restores users hp by 1/2 of the damage inflicted on target but only works on a sleeping target.
drgnrage	Dragon Rage	damages target. deals exactly 40 damage.
drillpck	Drill Peck	damages target.
earthqke	Earthquake	damages target.
eggbomb	Egg Bomb	damages target.
ember	Ember	damages target. 10% chance to burn.
explsion	Explosion	user faints then does high amounts damage to target.
fcsenrgy	Focus Energy	raises critical hit ratio.
fireblst	Fire Blast	damages target. 30% chance to burn.
firepnch	Fire Punch	damages target. 10% chance to burn.
firespin	Fire Spin	damages target. repeats 2-5 turns. target cannot move during this time.
fissure	Fissure	target faints. doesnt work on faster Pokemon.
flamthwr	Flamethrower	damages target. 10% chance to burn.
flash	Flash	lowers targets accuracy by 1 stage
fly	Fly	user prepares and is nearly invulnerable on turn one then damages target on turn two.
furyatck	Fury Attack	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
furyswps	Fury Swipes	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
glare	Glare	paralyzes target.
growl	Growl	lowers targets attack by 1 stage.
growth	Growth	raises users special by 1 stage.
guilotin	Guillotine	target faints. doesnt work on faster Pokemon.
gust	Gust	damages target.
harden	Harden	raises users defense by 1 stage.
haze	Haze	resets stat modifiers from both Pokemon.
headbutt	Headbutt	damages target. 30% chance to flinch.
hijmpkck	High Jump Kick	damages target. user receives 1 hp of recoil damage if attack misses.
hornatck	Horn Attack	damages target.
horndril	Horn Drill	target faints. doesnt work on faster Pokemon.
hydropmp	Hydro Pump	damages target.
hypnosis	Hypnosis	puts target to sleep.
hyprbeam	Hyper Beam	user attacks on one turn then recharges on turn two.
hyprfang	Hyper Fang	damages target. 10% chance to flinch.
icebeam	Ice Beam	damages target. 10% chance to freeze.
icepnch	Ice Punch	damages target. 10% chance to freeze.
jumpkick	Jump Kick	damages target. user receives 1 hp of recoil damage if attack misses.
karatchp	Karate Chop	damages target. high critical hit ratio.
kinesis	Kinesis	lowers targets accuracy by 1 stage.
leechlif	Leech Life	damages target. restores users hp by 1/2 of damage inflicted.
leechsed	Leech Seed	seeds target. user steals 1/16 of targets max hp every turn.
leer	Leer	lowers targets defense by 1 stage.
lghtscrn	Light Screen	user receives 1/2 damage from physical attacks.
lick	Lick	damages target. 30% chance to paralyze.
lovekiss	Lovely Kiss	puts target to sleep.
lowkick	Low Kick	damages target. 30% chance to flinch.
meditate	Meditate	raises users attack by 1 stage.
megakick	Mega Kick	damages target.
megapnch	Mega Punch	damages target.
megdrain	Mega Drain	damages target. restores users hp by 1/2 of damage inflicted.
metrnome	Metronome	user performs a random move, excluding struggle.
mimic	Mimic	this move is replaced by one of the target's moves at random with 5 pp. move is reset to mimic if user switches.
minimize	Minimize	raises users evasion by 1 stage.
mirrmove	Mirror Move	user performs the last move executed by its target, excluding struggle.
mist	Mist	protects user from modifier decreases.
ngtshade	Night Shade	damages target. deals exactly 50 damage.
payday	Pay Day	damages target.
peck	Peck	damages target.
petldanc	Petal Dance	damages target. repeats 2-3 turns then gets confused afterwards.
pinmisil	Pin Missile	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
poisngas	Poison Gas	poisons target.
pound	Pound	damages target.
psnpowdr	Poison Powder	poisons target.
psnsting	Poison Sting	damages target. 20% chance to poison.
psybeam	Psybeam	damages target. 10% chance to confuse.
psychic	Psychic	damages target. 30% chance to lower special by 1 stage.
psywave	Psywave	damages target. deals a random amount of damage between 1 and 75.
quickatk	Quick Attack	usually goes first.
rage	Rage	user attacks uncontrollably and uses 1 pp each turn. raises users attack by 1 stage each time it is damaged.
razrleaf	Razor Leaf	damages target. high critical hit ratio.
razrwind	Razor Wind	user prepares on turn one then damages target on turn two.
recover	Recover	restores 1/2 of users max hp.
reflect	Reflect	user receives 1/2 damage from physical attacks.
rest	Rest	user is cured of major status and recovers full hp but falls asleep.
rllngkck	Rolling Kick	damages target. 30% chance to flinch.
roar	Roar	usually goes last. switches opponent's active Pokemon with a random benched Pokemon.
rockslid	Rock Slide	damages target.
rockthrw	Rock Throw	damages target.
sandatck	Sand Attack	lowers targets accuracy by 1 stage.
scratch	Scratch	damages target.
screech	Screech	lowers targets defense by 2 stages.
seistoss	Seismic Toss	damages target. deals exactly 50 damage.
selfdstr	Self Destruct	user faints then does high amounts damage to target.
sharpen	Sharpen	raises users attack by 1 stage.
sing	Sing	puts target to sleep.
skulbash	Skull Bash	user prepares on turn one then damages target on turn two.
skyattck	Sky Attack	user prepares on turn one then damages target on turn two.
slam	Slam	damages target.
slash	Slash	damages target. high critical hit ratio.
slppowdr	Sleep Powder	puts target to sleep.
sludge	Sludge	damages target. 30% chance to poison.
smog	Smog	damages target. 30% chance to poison.
smokscrn	Smokescreen	lowers targets accuracy by 1 stage.
softboil	Soft Boiled	restores 1/2 of users max hp.
solrbeam	Solar Beam	user prepares on turn one then damages target on turn two.
sonicbom	Sonic Boom	damages target. deals exactly 20 damage.
spikcann	Spike Cannon	damages target. repeats 2-5 times.
splash	Splash	does nothing.
spore	Spore	puts target to sleep.
sprsonic	Supersonic	confuses target.
stomp	Stomp	damages target. 30% chance to flinch.
strength	Strength	damages target.
strngsht	String Shot	lowers targets speed by 1 stage.
struggle	Struggle	damages target. used when user can't use any more moves. ignores type checks.
stunspor	Stun Spore	paralyzes target.
submsion	Submission	damages target. user receives 1/4 recoil damage.
substute	Substitute	user creates a decoy with 1/4 of its hp. opponent will damage substitute but user is vulnerable to effects.
suprfang	Super Fang	this move halves targets current hp. inflicts at least 1 damage.
surf	Surf	damages target.
swift	Swift	damages target. always hits, bypassing all accuracy checks.
sworddnc	Swords Dance	raises users attack by 2 stages.
tackle	Tackle	damages target.
tailwhip	Tail Whip	lowers targets defense by 1 stage.
takedown	Take Down	damages target. user receives 1/4 recoil damage.
teleport	Teleport	usually goes last. switches user's active Pokemon with a random benched Pokemon.
thndpnch	Thunder Punch	damages target. 10% chance to paralyze.
thndrblt	Thunderbolt	damages target. 10% chance to paralyze.
thndrwav	Thunder Wave	paralyzes target.
thndshck	Thunder Shock	damages target. 10% chance to paralyze.
thrash	Thrash	damages target. repeats 2-3 turns then gets confused afterwards.
thunder	Thunder	damages target. 10% chance to paralyze.
toxic	Toxic	target is badly poisoned with poison damage increasing each turn.
tranform	Transform	user copies target stats, types, and moves. moves are all set to have 5 pp.
triattck	Tri Attack	damages target.
twineedl	Twineedle	damages target. repeats 2 times. 20% chance to poison.
vicegrip	Vice Grip	damages target.
vinewhip	Vine Whip	damages target.
watergun	Water Gun	damages target.
watrfall	Waterfall	damages target.
whrlwind	Whirlwind	usually goes last. switches opponent's active Pokemon with a random benched Pokemon.
wingatck	Wing Attack	damages target.
withdraw	Withdraw	raises users defense by 1 stage.
wrap	Wrap	damages target. repeats 2-5 turns. target cannot move during this time.