.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-yfi8--fetch-boss-battle-sprites-from-bulbapedia.md

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# nuzlocke-tracker-yfi8
title: Fetch boss battle sprites from Bulbapedia
status: completed
type: task
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-02-14T09:14:32Z
updated_at: 2026-02-14T09:38:04Z
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## Overview

Write and run a one-time script to download boss battle trainer sprites from Bulbapedia's archives. For totem pokemon, link to existing pokemon sprites instead.

## Current State
- 10 game directories have sprites (122 files total): red, yellow, gold, crystal, ruby, emerald, firered, diamond, heartgold, omega-ruby
- 11 game directories are completely missing: black, black-2, platinum, x, sun, ultra-sun, lets-go-pikachu, sword, brilliant-diamond, legends-arceus, scarlet
- 11 boss entries have null sprite_url (firered Elite Four + heartgold Elite Four/Red)

## Checklist
- [x] Write download script with Bulbapedia image URL patterns
- [x] Download sprites for all missing games
- [x] Fill in null sprite_url entries for firered/heartgold
- [x] Handle totem pokemon by linking to existing pokemon sprites
- [x] Handle special cases (multi-boss entries, Legends Arceus nobles)
- [x] Update seed JSON files with correct local paths
feature/boss-sprites-and-badges (#22) Reviewed-on: https://gitea.nerdboden.de/TheFurya/nuzlocke-tracker/pulls/22 Co-authored-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> Co-committed-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> 2026-02-14 11:04:08 +01:00			`---`
			`# nuzlocke-tracker-yfi8`
			`title: Fetch boss battle sprites from Bulbapedia`
Update Cilan/Chill/Cress sprite 2026-02-14 13:11:06 +01:00			`status: completed`
feature/boss-sprites-and-badges (#22) Reviewed-on: https://gitea.nerdboden.de/TheFurya/nuzlocke-tracker/pulls/22 Co-authored-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> Co-committed-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> 2026-02-14 11:04:08 +01:00			`type: task`
			`priority: normal`
			`created_at: 2026-02-14T09:14:32Z`
Update Cilan/Chill/Cress sprite 2026-02-14 13:11:06 +01:00			`updated_at: 2026-02-14T09:38:04Z`
feature/boss-sprites-and-badges (#22) Reviewed-on: https://gitea.nerdboden.de/TheFurya/nuzlocke-tracker/pulls/22 Co-authored-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> Co-committed-by: Julian Tabel <juliantabel.jt@gmail.com> 2026-02-14 11:04:08 +01:00			`---`

			`## Overview`

			`Write and run a one-time script to download boss battle trainer sprites from Bulbapedia's archives. For totem pokemon, link to existing pokemon sprites instead.`

			`## Current State`
			`- 10 game directories have sprites (122 files total): red, yellow, gold, crystal, ruby, emerald, firered, diamond, heartgold, omega-ruby`
			`- 11 game directories are completely missing: black, black-2, platinum, x, sun, ultra-sun, lets-go-pikachu, sword, brilliant-diamond, legends-arceus, scarlet`
			`- 11 boss entries have null sprite_url (firered Elite Four + heartgold Elite Four/Red)`

			`## Checklist`
			`- [x] Write download script with Bulbapedia image URL patterns`
			`- [x] Download sprites for all missing games`
			`- [x] Fill in null sprite_url entries for firered/heartgold`
			`- [x] Handle totem pokemon by linking to existing pokemon sprites`
			`- [x] Handle special cases (multi-boss entries, Legends Arceus nobles)`
			`- [x] Update seed JSON files with correct local paths`