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# nuzlocke-tracker-rzu4
title: Game Data Cleanup
status: todo
type: epic
created_at: 2026-02-10T08:58:36Z
updated_at: 2026-02-10T08:58:36Z
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Audit and fix the game seed data to ensure all supported games have accurate encounter data and correct route ordering. PokeAPI provides a solid basis for Gen 1-7, but later games (Gen 8+) have no encounter data at all (stub/null JSON files), and route ordering is only defined for Gen 1-4. This is mostly manual work, but we should explore automated/semi-automated options where possible (e.g. scraping community wikis, leveraging existing fan-curated datasets).

## Current State

### Encounter data status:
- **Complete (from PokeAPI):** Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X, Y, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
- **Stub/null (no data):** Sword, Shield, Scarlet, Violet, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Legends Arceus
- **Minimal/partial:** Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire (96 lines each), Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee (134 lines each), Legends Z-A (1298 lines, partially complete)

### Route ordering status (route_order.json):
- **Defined:** firered-leafgreen (+ aliases: red-blue, yellow, lets-go), heartgold-soulsilver (+ aliases: gold-silver, crystal), emerald (+ aliases: ruby-sapphire, omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire), platinum
- **Missing:** diamond-pearl, black-white, black-2-white-2, x-y, sun-moon, ultra-sun-ultra-moon, sword-shield, brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl, scarlet-violet, legends-arceus, legends-z-a

### Special considerations:
- Existing PokeAPI data may have inaccurate encounter rates or missing special encounters (gifts, fossils, starters)
- Sub-area grouping (children) may need review — some routes are split into too many/few sub-areas
- The `special_encounters.json` file handles manual additions but may be incomplete for later gens

## Approach
- Manual curation is the primary approach for most tasks
- Explore automated options: community datasets (e.g. veekun/pokedex, PokeAPI CSV data), wiki scraping, or other structured data sources
- Use the admin panel and export CLI to verify/edit data after seeding