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# nuzlocke-tracker-j28y
title: Curate route ordering to match game progression
status: todo
type: task
created_at: 2026-02-05T13:37:39Z
updated_at: 2026-02-05T13:37:39Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-f5ob
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Routes are currently in alphabetical order from PokeAPI. Update the order field in each game's JSON seed file to reflect actual game progression (e.g., Pallet Town → Route 1 → Viridian City → Route 2 → ...).

## Details
- 646 routes total across 5 games
- FireRed and LeafGreen share the same route progression (Kanto)
- HeartGold and SoulSilver share the same route progression (Johto + Kanto)
- Emerald has its own progression (Hoenn)
- So effectively 3 unique orderings to define
- After updating JSON files, re-run the seed: `podman compose exec -e PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 -w /app/src api python -m app.seeds`

## Files
- `backend/src/app/seeds/data/firered.json`
- `backend/src/app/seeds/data/leafgreen.json`
- `backend/src/app/seeds/data/emerald.json`
- `backend/src/app/seeds/data/heartgold.json`
- `backend/src/app/seeds/data/soulsilver.json`