How to Play Pokemon Bingo
Pokemon Bingo blends immaculate-grid strategy with Pokédex trivia. Follow the rules below to plot your perfect run, avoid penalties, and keep your daily streak rolling.
Rules
- A fresh 4×4 Pokemon Bingo grid drops every day at midnight Eastern. Everyone plays the same board on the same calendar date.
- Each tile contains a Pokédex-inspired clue — primary and secondary typing, ability combinations, stat gates, egg groups, habitats, and more.
- Work through a queue of forty Pokémon one at a time. Choose the tile whose clue the active Pokémon satisfies and lock it in.
- Correct placements secure the tile and advance the queue. Incorrect guesses apply a penalty, sending the current Pokémon to the back of the line and burning the next slot.
- Use Skip before guessing if you are unsure. Skipped Pokémon slide to the end of the queue without any penalty.
- Clear all sixteen squares before the queue runs dry to extend your streak and unlock the shareable results card.
- Only the live daily board counts toward your streak. Archive boards are available for practice and experimentation.
Pro Tips
- Stat gates use the base stats published by Game Freak — in-battle modifiers, EVs, and natures do not affect eligibility.
- Capture rate buckets follow PokéAPI values. Legendary and Mythical Pokémon typically sit in the lowest bracket.
- Egg groups, habitats, colors, and body shapes map directly to official Pokédex data. If a Pokémon changes across forms, the specific form in the queue determines eligibility.
- Hidden ability tiles call for the exact hidden ability listed. General hidden-ability tiles simply check whether the species has any hidden ability.
- Progress and streak data save locally in your browser. Clearing storage or switching devices resets the record.