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# nuzlocke-tracker-7jba
title: Review and complete special encounters for all games
status: completed
type: task
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-02-10T08:59:24Z
updated_at: 2026-02-11T13:52:06Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-rzu4
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Only starters were missing from the encounter data. Gifts, trades, and fossils are already present in the per-game encounter JSON files.

The `special_encounters.json` file previously contained starters, gifts, and fossils for Gen 1-3 — but only the starters were actually needed (the rest was redundant). Additionally, starters were missing for Gen 4+ games. Yellow and Let's Go were incorrectly aliased to firered-leafgreen (wrong starters).

## Checklist:
- [x] Remove non-starter entries from special_encounters.json
- [x] Add Yellow starter (Pikachu) — was incorrectly aliased to firered-leafgreen
- [x] Add Let's Go starters (Pikachu, Eevee) — was incorrectly aliased to firered-leafgreen
- [x] Add Gen 4 starters (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/BD/SP)
- [x] Add Gen 5 starters (Black/White/B2/W2)
- [x] Add Gen 6 starters (X/Y)
- [x] Add Gen 7 starters (Sun/Moon/USUM)
- [x] Add Gen 8 starters (Sword/Shield)
- [x] Add Gen 9 starters (Scarlet/Violet)
- [x] Add Legends Arceus starters
- [x] Add Legends Z-A starters