The Pokédle Blog
Strategy guides, Pokémon trivia, and the design thinking behind our daily games. One new post every couple of weeks.
- May 30, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
A short history of daily puzzle games (Wordle to Pokédle)
How Wordle accidentally invented a genre, what made it stick, and how Pokédle and the rest inherit the same basic loop.
Read article → - May 27, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
Drawing Pokémon from memory: a beginner's guide
60 seconds, one canvas, one Pokémon. Notes from someone who cannot draw but wanted to score above 60 on Draw That Pokémon.
Read article → - May 25, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
Spotting shinies: the subtle color shifts that matter
How official shiny palettes are actually built, and how to tell a real one from a plausible recolor in Spot the Shiny.
Read article → - May 22, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
Base Stat Total explained: what makes a Pokémon strong
What BST actually measures, where it lies, and a small list of mons to memorise if you want to win more Higher or Lower rounds.
Read article → - May 20, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
Memorising Pokémon routes: a practical Gen 1 to 3 guide
A working method for remembering Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn encounter tables. Signature spawns, region tells, and the routes that are weird on purpose.
Read article → - May 18, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
Reading Pokédex entries: spotting the giveaways
Habitat words, body shape words, behaviour words. A few patterns that make redacted Pokédex entries much easier to solve.
Read article → - May 15, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
The hardest Pokémon cries to identify (and tricks to learn them)
Notes on why so many old Pokémon cries sound the same, and a few low-effort ways to actually tell them apart.
Read article → - May 12, 2026 · The Pokédle Team
How to recognize a Pokémon from a zoomed-in sprite
Notes on the color cues, silhouettes, and texture quirks that help you name a Pokémon from a tiny crop of official art.
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