Balance elixir cost for best strategy!
v8 - Refactored Edition
🎯 OBJECTIVE
Destroy the enemy's Legendary Pokemon towers before they destroy yours! Each player has three towers: two side towers and one main King tower in the center.
💧 Elixir System
- Elixir regenerates over time (shown at bottom)
- Each Pokemon costs 1-7 elixir to deploy
- Manage your elixir wisely – don't overspend!
🎮 Deploying Pokemon
- Click/tap a Pokemon card in your hand
- Click/tap on YOUR side of the arena to deploy
- Pokemon auto-walk toward enemy towers and attack
⚔️ Combat
- Pokemon attack automatically when enemies are in range
- Melee Pokemon must get close to attack
- Ranged Pokemon can attack from a distance
- Flying Pokemon hover above the battlefield
🏆 Win Conditions
- Destroy the main King tower = instant win!
- Destroy more towers when time runs out
- Tie-breaker: Most damage dealt to towers
🔥 TYPE EFFECTIVENESS
Super-effective attacks deal 1.6x damage. Not-very-effective attacks deal 0.625x damage.
| Type | Strong Against | Weak Against |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Fire | Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel | Water, Rock, Dragon |
| 💧 Water | Fire, Ground, Rock | Grass, Dragon |
| 🌿 Grass | Water, Ground, Rock | Fire, Poison, Flying |
| ⚡ Electric | Water, Flying | Grass, Ground, Dragon |
| ❄️ Ice | Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon | Fire, Water, Steel |
| 👊 Fighting | Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel | Psychic, Flying, Fairy |
| ☠️ Poison | Grass, Fairy | Ground, Rock, Ghost |
| 🏔️ Ground | Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock | Grass, Bug |
| 🦅 Flying | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Electric, Rock, Steel |
| 🔮 Psychic | Fighting, Poison | Steel, Dark |
| 🐛 Bug | Grass, Psychic, Dark | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 🪨 Rock | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug | Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 👻 Ghost | Psychic, Ghost | Dark |
| 🐉 Dragon | Dragon | Steel, Fairy |
⚠️ STATUS EFFECTS
Pokemon can inflict powerful status effects through their abilities:
| Status | Effect |
|---|---|
| 🔥 BURN | 8% HP damage/sec, reduced attack |
| ☠️ POISON | Escalating damage (3% → 9% per sec) |
| ⚡ PARALYZED | Periodic stuns, reduced speed |
| ❄️ FROZEN | Cannot move or attack |
| 💤 SLEEP | Cannot act for duration |
| 👻 HAUNTED | Flees in terror, 5% HP/sec |
| 😨 INTIMIDATED | Reduced attack/speed, 2% HP/sec |
| 🩸 BLEEDING | Constant HP drain (2.5%/tick) |
✨ Pokemon ABILITIES
Each Pokemon has a unique ability that triggers during combat:
| Ability | Pokemon | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Static | Pikachu, Jolteon | 30% paralyze on contact |
| Flame Body | Charizard, Arcanine | 25% burn attackers |
| Poison Point | Nidoking | 30% poison on contact |
| Freeze | Lapras | 15% freeze enemies |
| Cursed Body | Gengar | Haunts attackers (flee) |
| Intimidate | Gyarados | Intimidates nearby on spawn |
| Rough Skin | Garchomp | Causes bleeding on contact |
| Hypnosis | Alakazam | 20% sleep enemies |
| Effect Spore | Venusaur | Random status on contact |
💡 TIPS & STRATEGIES
🎯 Counter-Deploy
Wait to see what your opponent plays, then deploy a type-advantaged Pokemon to counter!
💧 Elixir Management
Don't deploy at 0 elixir – always save some for defense. Patience wins games!
🛡️ Tank + DPS Combo
Deploy a tanky Pokemon first to absorb hits, then follow with ranged attackers behind.
⚔️ Split Push
Attack both lanes simultaneously to overwhelm the enemy and force difficult decisions.
✨ Ability Synergy
Combine Pokemon with complementary abilities – stack status effects for devastating combos!
👑 Protect Your King
Losing side towers is okay, but losing your King tower means instant defeat. Defend wisely!
ℹ️ ABOUT THIS GAME
⚖️ LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This project is NOT licensed, endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., Supercell, Niantic, DeNA, or Tencent/TiMi.
All Pokemon names, characters, and images are trademarks of their respective owners. "Clash Royale" gameplay concepts are property of Supercell.
📋 Purpose & Use
- 100% FREE – No monetization, no ads
- For entertainment & educational purposes ONLY
- An LLM experiment in AI-assisted game design
- A fan tribute made with love
- NOT for commercial use or distribution
🔧 Technical Details
- Platform: Web browser (HTML5/JavaScript)
- Sprites: Animated GIFs via Pokemon Showdown
- Audio: Web Audio API with procedural 8-bit music
- Storage: localStorage for deck persistence
Created with ❤️ by a Pokemon and Clash Royale fan