Another take on a Pokemon Sudoku puzzle – Details in comments (OC)
Another take on a Pokemon Sudoku puzzle – Details in comments (OC)
by FountOfDumbQuestions
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FountOfDumbQuestions
Hey folks! Some of you might be familiar with PokeDoku, a Pokemon-inspired take on a Sudoku. It consists of a 3×3 grid that must be filled out with 9 Pokemon total, and each row and column shares a characteristic, like “Fire-Type” or “Mega Pokemon”. I wanted to try a different approach – something maybe 9×9 or as large as possible, and with a solution as unique as possible. So, here’s my first successful attempt at such a puzzle, after quite a few failures.
Now, if you happen to be one of the few people who identify as both a puzzle fiend and a Pokemaniac, you may be able to solve this puzzle without any kind of direction, so I’ll just give you the puzzle and the most basic instructions.
* Your goal is to fill out this 6×6 grid with unique Pokemon such that each row, column, and colored 2×2 square has ***something different in common***. (These are big, obvious characteristics and not something like “They both have a height between 4’11” and 6’1″ “.)
* All variants of Pokemon present in the main series games can used, using their in-game names. Temporary form changes are associated with the base Pokemon (think Megas, Primals, stuff like Palafin-Hero), but are still considered their own Pokemon with their own names.
* There are a few very similar sets of Pokemon that will fill this grid, but there is only one unique solution when it comes to the row, column, and square characteristics.
I do want to give a bit more direction to make this puzzle accessible outside of the hardcore puzzle fiends out there, so I’ll comment with those details. Happy solving! The puzzle should be completely solvable (but quite difficult) without any guesswork. And if you do attempt it and want to post a full or partial solution, mark spoilers please!
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Hey folks! Some of you might be familiar with PokeDoku, a Pokemon-inspired take on a Sudoku. It consists of a 3×3 grid that must be filled out with 9 Pokemon total, and each row and column shares a characteristic, like “Fire-Type” or “Mega Pokemon”. I wanted to try a different approach – something maybe 9×9 or as large as possible, and with a solution as unique as possible. So, here’s my first successful attempt at such a puzzle, after quite a few failures.
Now, if you happen to be one of the few people who identify as both a puzzle fiend and a Pokemaniac, you may be able to solve this puzzle without any kind of direction, so I’ll just give you the puzzle and the most basic instructions.
* Your goal is to fill out this 6×6 grid with unique Pokemon such that each row, column, and colored 2×2 square has ***something different in common***. (These are big, obvious characteristics and not something like “They both have a height between 4’11” and 6’1″ “.)
* All variants of Pokemon present in the main series games can used, using their in-game names. Temporary form changes are associated with the base Pokemon (think Megas, Primals, stuff like Palafin-Hero), but are still considered their own Pokemon with their own names.
* There are a few very similar sets of Pokemon that will fill this grid, but there is only one unique solution when it comes to the row, column, and square characteristics.
I do want to give a bit more direction to make this puzzle accessible outside of the hardcore puzzle fiends out there, so I’ll comment with those details. Happy solving! The puzzle should be completely solvable (but quite difficult) without any guesswork. And if you do attempt it and want to post a full or partial solution, mark spoilers please!
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Cool puzzle, got it in about 30 minutes with your hints, a lot of time looking up the typing / gens