How to play

The full rulebook. Every stat, the exact damage math, all moves and all status effects, so you know precisely what is happening in a fight and how to win it.

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1. The goal

You bring a team of 3 Soltokemons, one in the arena at a time. You win when all 3 of your opponent's creatures faint. Each round you and your opponent secretly pick an action at the same time, then both actions resolve in Speed order. You cannot see their choice first, so good play is about reading them.

2. The four stats

HP (Health): how much damage the creature can take before it faints. The raw number you see.
Attack: a multiplier on the damage you deal. 1.30 means you hit 30% harder than average; 0.85 means 15% softer.
Defense: a multiplier that reduces the damage you take. Higher is better. Damage scales with the attacker's Attack divided by your Defense.
Speed: decides who acts first each round. The faster creature lands its move (and its status) before the slower one. Ties are random.

Soltokemon	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed
Sparkmon Electric	95	1.30	0.85	140
Pyromon Fire	105	1.25	1.00	110
Floramon Grass	115	1.00	1.05	95
Aquamon Water	130	0.85	1.30	75

Sparkmon: Glass cannon. Fastest and highest attack, but the frailest.

Pyromon: Aggressor. High attack and good speed, burns the foe down.

Floramon: Bruiser. Balanced, drains HP over time to stay alive.

Aquamon: Tank. The most HP and defense, but slow and low attack.

3. Type matchups

A 4-element cycle. Each type beats one and loses to one. The other two matchups are neutral.

Electric

beats Water

→

Water

beats Fire

↑

↻

↓

Grass

beats Electric

←

Fire

beats Grass

Hitting a type you beat (super effective): 1.5x damage.
Hitting a type that beats you (resisted): 0.66x damage.
Neutral matchup: 1x damage.

We keep this at 1.5x on purpose. A full 2x would let the type matchup decide the whole game. At 1.5x type is a strong edge, but a bad matchup is something you answer by switching, not a death sentence.

4. How damage is calculated

Every hit runs through this formula:

Damage = Power × STAB × Type × (Attack ÷ Defense) × Random

Power: the move's base power (see the moves table below).
STAB (Same-Type Attack Bonus): 1.25x if the move's type matches the user's own type, otherwise 1x. So your Strike and Burst always get the bonus, Tackle never does.
Type: 1.5x super effective, 0.66x resisted, or 1x neutral (section 3).
Attack ÷ Defense: your Attack multiplier divided by the target's Defense multiplier.
Random: a small roll between 0.90 and 1.00, so damage is never fully fixed.
Critical hit: a flat 6.25% chance (1 in 16) on any damaging move to deal an extra 1.5x.
Damage is always at least 1. Status moves deal no direct damage.

Example. Sparkmon uses Thunderbolt (power 24, Electric) on Aquamon (Water, so super effective): 24 × 1.25 STAB × 1.5 type × (1.30 ÷ 1.30) × ~0.95 ≈ 45 damage.

5. Energy ⚡

Energy is the heart of the game. You start each creature at 5 energy and gain +2 at the end of every turn, up to a maximum of 9. Every move has an energy cost, and that +2 regen is lower than a Strike (3), so you cannot just spam your best attack. Each turn the real decision is: spend now, or bank energy for a Burst?

Energy is tracked per creature. Switching does not let you dump a charged Burst onto a fresh fighter, the new one has its own energy bar.

6. The four moves

Every Soltokemon has the same four roles, themed to its element. Each one exists for a clear reason:

Move	Cost	Power	Acc.
Tackle Neutral	⚡1	12	100%
Strike Your type (STAB)	⚡3	24	100%
Burst Your type (STAB)	⚡5	44	85%
Signature Your type (status)	⚡3	0 (status)	100%

Tackle: Cheap filler. Deals little, but its real job is to bank energy for a Burst.

Strike: Reliable damage. Costs more than you regen, so you cannot use it every turn.

Burst: Heavy spike you have to charge up to. Big payoff, but it can miss.

Signature: No direct damage. Inflicts your element's status on the foe for 3 turns.

Move names by type

Type	Strike	Burst	Signature
Electric	Thunderbolt	Thunder	Static Shock
Fire	Flame Strike	Inferno	Scorch
Grass	Leaf Blade	Solar Beam	Leech Seed
Water	Water Gun	Hydro Blast	Soak

7. Status effects

Each type's Signature move inflicts a different status for 3 turns. This is what gives every creature a real playstyle. The exact numbers:

⚡ Shocked (Electric, via Static Shock)

Each turn there is a 30% chance the creature skips its action entirely. Its Speed also drops to 75%.

🔥 Burned (Fire, via Scorch)

The creature takes 7 damage at the end of each of its turns, and its Attack drops to 60% (so its hits are much weaker).

💧 Soaked (Water, via Soak)

The creature's Attack drops to 70% and its Speed drops to 70%. It deals no direct damage, it just defangs a threat.

🌿 Leeched (Grass, via Leech Seed)

The creature loses 9 HP at the end of each of its turns, and that exact HP is given back to the creature that applied the leech.

A creature can carry only one status at a time. Applying a new one (or the same one again) refreshes it back to 3 turns.
A status sticks to the creature. It only ticks down and deals its damage while that creature is the active fighter.

8. Switching

You can swap your active Soltokemon for one on your bench, but switching uses your whole turn: the opponent gets a free hit on the creature coming in. Switch to gain a type advantage or to save a low fighter, while predicting what they will do. When a creature faints, sending in the next one is free and does not cost your turn.

9. What happens each turn

You and your opponent pick an action secretly, at the same time.
Any switches happen first (the switching side does not also attack).
Remaining attacks resolve in Speed order, faster creature first.
End of turn: status damage (Burn, Leech) is applied, then both active creatures gain +2 energy.

10. Quick tips

Lead with a type edge, or with fast Sparkmon to land Shock first.
Use Tackle on turns where you are saving energy for a Burst.
Status first, then attack. A Burned or Soaked foe deals far less damage.
Do not stay in against the type that beats you. Switch to the one you beat.
Speed wins races. The faster creature lands its move and its status first.

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