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# nuzlocke-tracker-gkcy
title: Output seed JSON
status: todo
type: task
priority: normal
created_at: 2026-02-11T08:43:21Z
updated_at: 2026-02-11T08:43:33Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-bs05
blocking:
    - nuzlocke-tracker-vdks
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Generate the final per-game JSON files in the existing seed format.

## Checklist

- [ ] **Apply route ordering**: Use the existing `backend/src/app/seeds/route_order.json` to assign `order` values to routes. Handle aliases (e.g. "red-blue" → "firered-leafgreen"). Log warnings for routes not in the order file.
- [ ] **Merge special encounters**: Integrate starters, gifts, fossils, and trades from `backend/src/app/seeds/special_encounters.json` into the appropriate routes.
- [ ] **Output per-game JSON**: Write `{game-slug}.json` files matching the existing format:
  ```json
  [{"name": "Route 1", "order": 3, "encounters": [...], "children": []}]
  ```
- [ ] **Output games.json**: Generate the global games list from `version_groups.json` (this may already be handled by existing config, verify).
- [ ] **Output pokemon.json**: Generate the global pokemon list including all pokemon referenced in any encounter. Include pokeapi_id, national_dex, name, types, sprite_url.
- [ ] **Handle version exclusives**: Ensure encounters specific to one version in a version group only appear in that game's JSON file (e.g. FireRed exclusives vs LeafGreen exclusives).

## Notes
- The output must be a drop-in replacement for the existing files in `backend/src/app/seeds/data/`
- Boss data (`{game}-bosses.json`) is NOT generated by this tool — it's manually curated
- Evolutions data is also separate (currently from PokeAPI) — out of scope for this task