nuzlocke-tracker/.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-vdks--validation-and-full-generation.md

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# nuzlocke-tracker-vdks
title: Validation and full generation
status: completed
type: task
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-02-11T08:43:29Z
updated_at: 2026-02-11T10:52:55Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-bs05
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Validate the new tool's output against existing data and generate seed data for all games.

## Checklist

- [x] **Diff against existing data**: Compared all 37 games. Route names differ systematically (PokeDB uses proper punctuation/region qualifiers). Encounter counts are generally higher (PokeDB more complete). Version exclusives verified.
- [x] **Fix discrepancies**: Fixed: games.json missing `category` field, pokemon.json missing 231 non-encountered pokemon (evolutions etc.), pokemon name casing in special encounters, sprite coverage for all 1350 pokemon, type coverage using fallback to existing data.
- [x] **Generate for all games**: All 37 games (+ legends-z-a with no data) generated successfully. All 39 JSON files validated. 7 previously empty games now populated (Sw/Sh, BDSP, PLA, Sc/Vi).
- [x] **New game coverage**: Sword/Shield (1052 routes, 8900 encounters), Scarlet/Violet (415 routes, ~3850 encounters), Legends Arceus (88 routes, 1582 encounters), BDSP (177 routes, ~1840 encounters) — all reasonable.
- [ ] **Update route_order.json**: 11 version groups have route orders, 11 are missing (diamond-pearl, black-white, black-2-white-2, x-y, sun-moon, ultra-sun-ultra-moon, sword-shield, brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl, legends-arceus, scarlet-violet). Requires manual curation.
- [ ] **Update special_encounters.json**: Currently only covers 3 version groups (firered-leafgreen, heartgold-soulsilver, emerald + aliases). Requires manual curation for other games.

## Notes
- This is the final validation step before we can replace PokeAPI as the data source
- Some discrepancies are expected — PokeDB may have more complete data than PokeAPI
- Route ordering for new games will likely need manual work