# PokéSurvivor Wiki: *tiers, builds & guides.*

> Text edition of [https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/). Reviewed 2026-10-17 against game source snapshot `b297089`. Interactive search, filters, calculators, images and videos remain on the HTML page; this edition does not access a game save.

Your independent Pokémon Survivor Wiki for the 966-partner Pokédex, tier lists, legal builds, co-op fixes and Judgment of Arceus.

Independent guide for JPTER78’s browser game. No game login, download charge or in-game purchase is offered here.

![A compass-bearing forest guardian beside a turquoise rift. Original AI-assisted concept illustration.](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/assets/media/rift-guardian-1440.webp)

## Your opening move

### Charmander

Fire · Starter partner

Level 5 + Power in this run, then choose the golden card.

## What’s stopping your next run?

Choose the problem. Find your next step.

## See the run. Read the next move.

Real captures from a fresh local guest session. Watch the automatic attack, then follow the guide for your next upgrade.

### A first look at the battlefield

### Read the video steps

1. Ember fires automatically while the partner moves.
2. Keep space around the partner and approach dropped experience.
3. Upgrade offers and outcomes vary between runs.

![Ember attacks automatically while the partner moves.](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/assets/media/ember-combat-1280.webp)

## Meet the partners. Know the numbers.

Actual partner stats and type rules from the recorded game snapshot. Find a name, compare an opening, or check a difficult matchup.

| Partner | Type | HP | Attack |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [001 **Bulbasaur**](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/pokedex/#p1) | Grass / Poison | 90 | 1.06× |
| [004 **Charmander**](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/pokedex/#p4) | Fire | 88 | 1.03× |
| [007 **Squirtle**](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/pokedex/#p7) | Water | 90 | 0.97× |
| [025 **Pikachu**](https://pokemonsurvivorwiki.com/pokedex/#p25) | Electric | 86 | 1.00× |

## A tier is a starting point. Your build is the plan.

Compare all 966 source attributes, then use the dedicated 29-starter list, move patterns and evolution requirements to plan a route.

### Latest verified game update

2026-10-15

#### Required updates

A required update ends the current run after a 10-second warning, saves its recorded rewards and reloads the game.

**Checked against the source.**Reference reviewed 2026-10-17. Source inspection is separate from gameplay testing.

## Different game, similar name?

Pokémon Survivor Burst is a separate project. Identify your game before using a build or download guide.