.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-sij8--add-gift-clause-rule.md

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# nuzlocke-tracker-sij8
title: Add gift clause rule
status: todo
type: feature
created_at: 2026-02-20T19:56:10Z
updated_at: 2026-02-20T19:56:10Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-49xj
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Add a new `giftClause` boolean rule: in-game gift Pokemon are free and do not count against the area's encounter limit.

## Checklist

- [ ] Add `giftClause` to `NuzlockeRules` interface and `DEFAULT_RULES` (default: false)
- [ ] Add `RuleDefinition` entry with appropriate category
- [ ] When enabled, gift-origin encounters bypass the route-lock check in the backend (similar to shinyClause bypass)
- [ ] Update the encounter creation endpoint to check for giftClause when origin is "gift"
Remove unused nuzlocke rules, reorganize into core and playstyle Remove firstEncounterOnly, permadeath, nicknameRequired, and postGameCompletion from the rules system — they are either implicit (it's a nuzlocke tracker) or not enforced. Move levelCaps to core (it's displayed in the sticky bar). Create a new "playstyle" category for hardcoreMode and setModeOnly — informational rules useful for stats but not enforced by the tracker. Remove the completion category entirely. Add sub-task beans for the rules overhaul epic. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> 2026-02-20 21:20:23 +01:00			`---`
			`# nuzlocke-tracker-sij8`
			`title: Add gift clause rule`
			`status: todo`
			`type: feature`
			`created_at: 2026-02-20T19:56:10Z`
			`updated_at: 2026-02-20T19:56:10Z`
			`parent: nuzlocke-tracker-49xj`
			`---`

			Add a new `giftClause` boolean rule: in-game gift Pokemon are free and do not count against the area's encounter limit.

			`## Checklist`

			- [ ] Add `giftClause` to `NuzlockeRules` interface and `DEFAULT_RULES` (default: false)
			- [ ] Add `RuleDefinition` entry with appropriate category
			`- [ ] When enabled, gift-origin encounters bypass the route-lock check in the backend (similar to shinyClause bypass)`
			`- [ ] Update the encounter creation endpoint to check for giftClause when origin is "gift"`