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# nuzlocke-tracker-mg46
title: Use PokemonSelector autocomplete for route encounters
status: completed
type: feature
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-02-08T12:33:11Z
updated_at: 2026-02-08T19:04:07Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-iu5b
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Replace the basic <select> dropdown in the route encounter form (AdminRouteDetail) with the PokemonSelector autocomplete component already used in the boss team editor.

## Current behavior
- Route encounter form has a plain HTML select dropdown listing all pokemon
- Difficult to find a specific pokemon in a list of 1000+

## Desired behavior
- Use the existing PokemonSelector component (autocomplete with search, sprite preview, dex number)
- Same UX as the boss team editor pokemon selection

## Files
- frontend/src/pages/admin/AdminRouteDetail.tsx — update the form
- frontend/src/components/admin/RouteEncounterFormModal.tsx — replace select with PokemonSelector