About this game
PokeVillain is a free-to-play persistent browser game (PBBG) built around joining a Pokemon villain team rather than the hero side. Players sign up with one of five villain syndicates, catch and train a crew of Pokemon, complete jobs for their Boss, and progress through ten ranks from Recruit to Right Hand. Content includes 34 locations from Pallet Town to Indigo Plateau with their own wild Pokemon and trainers, 130+ trainers plus eight Kanto gyms and the Elite Four with custom art, and a dex of 273+ entries from Gen 1 and Gen 2 with some Gen 4 evolutions. Systems include IVs and natures, shinies, a wild comeback mechanic, Boss jobs paced by nerve, expeditions that send spare Pokemon out for loot and experience, fossil digging and revival, a seven-trainer dojo with shop and hall of fame, 80 unlockable player portraits, a Game Corner and player-run market, server-wide raids, floor-by-floor ownership of Silph Tower contested between players, and four-Pokemon live duels with simultaneous choice and a ranked ladder. Sessions are paced by energy; no install is needed, guests can start playing, and the game is available in English and Spanish on phone or browser. The author states the trainer portraits and backgrounds were AI-generated along with most of the code, Pokemon sprites, artwork and cries are the official ones, and music comes from OpenGameArt.
