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

title, status, type, priority, created_at, updated_at, parent

title	status	type	priority	created_at	updated_at	parent
Validation and full generation	completed	task	normal	2026-02-11T08:43:29Z	2026-02-11T10:52:55Z	nuzlocke-tracker-bs05

Validate the new tool's output against existing data and generate seed data for all games.

Checklist

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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