POKEWAR TACTICS / 2.0

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The War of Ten Banners · The Legendary Accord

The War of Ten Banners

PokeWar Tactics

VERSION 2.0 / TWO CAMPAIGNS. ONE WORLD.

Where does your story begin?

01 / THE ORIGIN STORY

The War of Ten Banners

Ten armies promise peace through conquest. Rise through the ranks, stand beside Musoka, and discover what victory asks of your partners.

Nine strongholds · One final challenge

02 / THE STORY CONTINUES

The Legendary Accord

After the war, legendary power threatens the peace. Shape the founding of the first Pokémon League.

Six chapters · Four possible settlements

Begin with the war, or step into its aftermath. Each campaign has its own save.

THE WAR OF TEN BANNERS / COMPANY

Who will you stand with?

Choose an army to begin. Its type forms the core of your squad.

PokeWar Tactics is a free, non-commercial fan game. Pokémon and all related names, characters, and sprites are © Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by them — it is purely a fan tribute. Sprite art via the PMD SpriteCollab and Pokémon Showdown community archives. Enjoying the campaign? ☕ Buy the dev a coffee

How to Play

PokeWar Tactics is a Pokémon strategy game. Build a squad, choose a path, and guide automatic battles through positioning and support items. The War of Ten Banners spans ten operations with permanent campaign defeat. The Legendary Accord follows six story chapters with choices and chapter checkpoints.

Type effectiveness

Every hit is multiplied by the attacker's primary type vs the defender's type(s):

  • Super effective ×1.25
  • Not very effective ×0.75
  • Traditionally immune ×0.65 — there are no zeroes; e.g. Ground still hits Flying for ×0.65.

Dual-type defenders multiply both ways (a ×1.25 into a 2nd ×1.25 = ×1.56; a ×1.25 into a ×0.75 = ×0.94). A Pokémon only ever attacks with its first type.

What each type is strong against (×1.25)

Fire → Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel

Water → Fire, Ground, Rock

Grass → Ground, Rock, Water

Electric → Flying, Water

Ground → Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel

Rock → Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice

Ice → Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground

Fighting → Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Psychic → Fighting, Poison

Flying → Bug, Fighting, Grass

Bug → Grass, Psychic, Dark

Poison → Grass

Ghost → Ghost, Psychic

Dark → Ghost, Psychic

Steel → Ice, Rock

Dragon → Dragon

Normal → nothing super-effective (neutral vs all)

Damage formula

Each hit deals, at minimum 3 damage:

damage = ATK × typeMultiplier × (special 1.65 if charged) × (X Atk 1.25 if active) − DEF × 0.54

So attack, the type multiplier, and enemy defense all matter. A charged special hits 65% harder; X Def Wall then cuts incoming damage by 20% on your side. Bulk (HP + DEF) is deliberately impactful, so fights last a few seconds rather than instantly.

Battle: attack order & formations

  • Battles are automatic. Each Pokémon acts on its own cooldown (faster/higher-BST units act sooner), moving toward the nearest enemy and attacking when in range.
  • Roles come from base stats: Tanks (melee, +HP/DEF), Fighters (mid-range, +ATK/HP), Rangers (long range, +ATK) that strike from afar.
  • Each attack builds a special charge; at full charge the next hit is a 1.65× special.
  • Formations set your opening layout: Balanced, Vanguard (durable units forward), and Backline Screen (ranged protected behind).
  • Your chosen Ace (a faction-type leader) gets +10% HP/ATK/DEF. Switching to a new Ace grants it double XP for the next battle.

Support items (used mid-battle)

  • X Atk Spray — +25% squad attack for 6s.
  • X Def Wall — −20% damage taken for 6s.
  • Restore — heals your weakest active Pokémon (~46%).
  • Revive — brings back a fainted ally at half HP.

You start with 3 X Atk, 3 X Def, 1 Revive and some Restores. Restock at Field Shops and the free Resupply Tent.

Route nodes

  • Trainer / Wild / Elite / Boss — battles. Winning a Wild opens a capture chance on it. Boss nodes end the operation and grant an insignia.
  • Supply Escort — battle for +money and a discounted recruit (₽65).
  • Field Shop — no battle; buy Poké Balls and support items.
  • Vendor nodes: Rare Pokemon Dealer (gamble for a recruit), Safari (pay to pick a recruit), Rare Rations (+levels), Candy (make one shiny), Physician (permanent +5% team stat, once), Resupply Tent (free item kit).

Money, catching & recruits

  • Income: +₽35 per trainer/wild/elite win, +₽80 for supply, +₽60 for a boss.
  • Balls: Poké ₽15, Great ₽30, Ultra ₽45 (bought singly). Better balls raise catch odds.
  • Catching: after a wild win you get up to 3 throws. Odds scale with the target's tier and your ball; a Poke Flute buys a final attempt. You cannot own two of the same evolutionary family.

Levels & evolutions

  • XP-to-next-level is 12 + current level; a full campaign takes a squad toward Lv.70.
  • Reserves share XP: benched Pokémon earn the same battle XP as your active squad (silently), so a swapped-in ally is never under-levelled.
  • Pokémon evolve automatically at their canonical levels, raising their stats and often their tier.

The Legendary Accord

Choose this campaign at enlistment to play six chapters about founding the League. Story decisions change enemy aces, civilian support, and the final charter. The Accord journal records commitments and legendary custody.

Your four starting partners receive training and a faction reinforcement between chapters. One legendary can join your company and occupy an ordinary squad slot. Any partner can be your ace in this mode.

Defeat offers a replay from the chapter opening, restoring that chapter's decisions, roster, and supplies together. This mode has its own autosave. An optional final championship cannot undo the settlement you founded.

The war and League origin are alternate history, drawing on characters from the games and Pokémon Adventures.

The War of Ten Banners: winning & losing

Clear all 10 operations to win. Each stronghold boss you beat adds an insignia (+1.5% HP/ATK/DEF each). A campaign loss is permanent — you start fresh. Finishing the campaign unlocks War Realism, a nuzlocke mode where fainted Pokémon are lost for good and replaced by drafted reinforcements.