INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN
A big map. Honest boundaries.
445 original editorial/reference pages are in this build. Counts describe actual output, not a claim that every game, card, language, secret or competitive rule has been fully covered.
| Content type | Pages | Actual scope |
|---|---|---|
| card | 7 | Original selective printing/context research |
| set | 39 | Selected English text checklists plus existing campaign research |
| guide | 50 | Original learning, collector and research explanations |
| game | 53 | Mainline version-family references and selected spin-off orientations |
| news | 1 | Original selective printing/context research |
| species | 295 | Default-form stats, matchups, versioned moves and evolution metadata |
What is not complete
No complete walkthrough for every game; no exhaustive spin-off catalog; no hands-on secrets verification; no every-form or full encounter database; no full card-level worldwide printing catalog; no independent audit of every set or native-language translation; no live prices, current meta decklists or live event feed. We do not fill those gaps with invented certainty.
Publication review is separate from building
Publication holds remain noindex and are excluded from discovery exports. Before expanding an indexed cohort, review its factual claims, source support, release/version labels, language details and actual unique utility. A structural API can support game grouping without proving an undocumented gameplay claim. Species references are programmatically assembled over cached facts, with original computed comparisons; they are not individually play-tested.
Rights boundaries
No official art, card scans, sprites, logos, franchise symbols, Pokémon-like generated mascots, copied wiki articles, ROMs or leaked materials. Factual metadata licences and retained notices are documented at Sources; they do not grant rights to underlying franchise IP. Source and rights concerns can be reported through the contact address; unresolved material is held rather than presented as verified.