Pokémon Survivor:
pick a partner.
Plan your moves.

The starting roster has 29 partners. These six examples cover its six default starting attacks, so you can compare how a run begins without treating a stat total as a tier list. The personality test can suggest a partner; you can reject that suggestion and choose another.

For a first attempt, try Squirtle for a piercing shot or Piplup for a slowing burst. That is a recommendation based on the moves’ behavior, not a measured win-rate ranking. If you keep getting caught at close range, change your positioning before assuming you need a rarer Pokémon.

Piercing projectile

Squirtle

Water Gun / Water move

Try this if you want to keep your distance. Line enemies up behind you so a piercing shot can meet a group.

Water GunScaldLevel 5 + Power

Targeted projectile

Charmander

Ember / Fire move

A straightforward projectile option. Watch where the shot goes while you concentrate on finding space to move.

EmberFire BlastLevel 5 + Power

Slowing burst

Piplup

Bubble / Water move

Try this if crowds keep reaching you. Bubble slows enemies it hits; use that opening to move out before they surround you.

BubbleSurfLevel 5 + Sprint

Returning projectile

Treecko

Razor Leaf / Grass move

The leaves travel out and back. Reposition with their return path in mind instead of running directly into the crowd.

Razor LeafLeaf StormLevel 5 + Reflexes

Wide melee arc

Bulbasaur

Vine Whip / Grass move

Pick this if you prefer working around the edge of a group. Its sweeping attack rewards watching your distance from enemies.

Vine WhipPower WhipLevel 5 + Power

Homing projectile

Psyduck

Confusion / Psychic move

Its default attack is Psychic even though Psyduck is a Water Pokémon. Judge the move you are firing, not just your partner’s type.

ConfusionPsyshockLevel 5 + Reflexes

These are default starting moves. A purchased starting-move upgrade can change a partner’s opening attack. Developer’s starter assignments · Move behavior and evolution requirements

The movement and target-priority advice comes from the developer’s guide. The step order is our suggested learning sequence, not a tested clear-time build. A player’s difficulty report describes early crowding and shielded enemies; difficulty and balance can change with updates.

SEE THE RUN IN MOTION

Watch players handle the horde

These creator videos show the browser game in action. They were published on October 11–12, so the interface and balance may differ from the current game. Use the checked move table above for evolution requirements. Clicking a preview loads YouTube’s player.

Watch gameplay

Watch gameplay

04 / DIFFERENT GAME, DIFFERENT NUMBERS

Use PokéSurvivor’s type rules

Knowing the usual type relationships helps, but the damage numbers are different here. The game softens both strengths and weaknesses because you control one partner and cannot swap Pokémon during the run.

For two defending types, multiply the two matchups and apply the cap. For example, Fire into Grass/Steel reaches the ×2.4 cap, rather than the main-series ×4. Normal into a pure Ghost target deals ×0.3 rather than zero. Weather can also favor or weaken types, so read the current weather before relying on one attack.

Use the official PokéSurvivor type chart and weather notes for this game. Our main-series type calculator is for the main Pokémon games; its multipliers do not apply to PokéSurvivor.

BEFORE YOUR NEXT RUN

Common questions