Pokémon partnersFind your partner.
Take a Pokémon into the wild and build your collection between runs. Each partner gives the adventure a different face.
Browse the author’s Pokédex THE ORIGINAL GAME · AN INDEPENDENT GUIDE
PokeSurvivor
Guide.
A familiar partner.
A whole new way to survive.
Meet JPTER78’s Pokémon survival game. Explore the world, get to know its systems, and find your way to the original browser adventure.
Free to playA fan-made adventure
PC & mobilePlay in your browser
Automatic attacksYou handle the movement
Up to 4 playersOriginal online co-op
THE GAME + YOUR FIELD NOTESKeep the game and
Keep the game and
your notes together.
Open the original game in its own window.
Keep the controls and references right here.
POKESURVIVOR.COM
Play on the original site.
The creator currently blocks games embedded on other websites. Open a separate game window and keep these notes beside your run.
Open game windowDesktop: arrange the game and this guide side by side.
Phone: switch between the game tab and these notes.
Game access and account handling are controlled by pokesurvivor.com. Entry and controls checked October 22, 2026.
GET YOUR BEARINGSSame Pokémon.
Same Pokémon.
Different adventure.
Pick a partner, move through the hordes,
and shape a run one choice at a time.
Pokémon partners
Moves & upgradesMake every choice count.
Your partner attacks automatically. A run adds move choices, evolving attacks and held items to the mix.
Read the author’s game guide
World & encountersSee what’s out there.
Wild hordes are only part of the journey. The author describes legendary rifts, weather, altars, springs and chests.
Explore the game’s featuresExplore links above open the original author’s resources. Character artwork is from the game’s credited sprite collection.
THE FIELD GUIDE
Find your next answer.
Start with the task you have now. Each category opens a complete collection of guides.
2 GUIDES
Start a run
Controls, first-run choices and the habits that keep a run alive.
View all 2 guides
4 GUIDES
Choose your Pokémon
The roster, starter picks, individual partners and the limits of tier lists.
View all 4 guides
7 GUIDES
Moves & builds
Move slots, evolutions, bonds, held items, typing and weather.
View all 7 guides
6 GUIDES
Grow your collection
Gacha tickets, shinies, permanent upgrades, shop stock, missions and achievements.
View all 6 guides
8 GUIDES
Device & account help
Saves, mobile play, downloads, controls, language, source code and game identity.
- PokeSurvivor Saves & Account Recovery
- PokeSurvivor Android & Mobile
- PokeSurvivor Download & Offline Play
New & updated guides
THE ORIGINAL, YOUR WAYOne adventure.
One adventure.
Two ways in.
Start on the author’s site, or check the author’s offline HTML package. The available features are different.
A QUICK CHECKThe right game.
The right game.
The right place.
Similar names can lead to different games.
Here’s what this guide covers.
Is this Pokémon Survivor Burst?
Pokémon Survivor Burst is a separate game by Clessio. This guide covers JPTER78’s original PokéSurvivor browser game, so check the author before following advice for a similarly named game.
Is this the official game website?
This is an independent player guide. The original game is made by JPTER78 and is available at pokesurvivor.com. This site is not affiliated with Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.
Sources & image credits
Game information is based on the author’s guide, itch.io page and original repository. Sources checked October 22, 2026. This is source research, not a claim of in-game testing. The live site and offline package may use different revisions.
Pixel sprites: PMD SpriteCollab, CC BY-NC 4.0. Individual contributors and original credits: image attribution. Sprites are cropped and arranged as character illustrations; these arrangements are not gameplay screenshots. Pokémon characters belong to their respective owners. Pixelify Sans is used under the SIL Open Font License.