RULES & STRATEGY

How to play PokeSort 4×4

Divide 16 Pokémon into four groups of four. Each intended group shares one precise Pokémon connection.

Playing the six-Pokémon ordering game? Read the PokeSort Chain rules for its five clues and four lives.

The rules

Select four Pokémon you believe belong together.
Submit the group. A correct set locks above the board.
“One away” means exactly three selected Pokémon belong to one intended category.
Solve all four groups before making four mistakes.

What counts as a connection?

Current connections use default-form type, exact dual type, introduction generation, Pokédex color, evolution stage, and Baby, Legendary, or Mythical status. All four Pokémon must fit the same rule. Types use each Pokémon’s usual form; alternate-form types are not used.

Strategy that works

Start with the narrowest fact. An exact dual type may be more useful than one shared type. Generation, Pokédex color, evolution stage, and Baby, Legendary, or Mythical status can separate a quartet when typing overlaps.

Expect overlaps. A Pokémon may fit several descriptions. Do not submit until the remaining 12 can still form plausible groups.

Use One Away carefully. Keep three likely members and replace the weakest assumption rather than rebuilding the selection at random.

Daily versus Infinite

Daily gives every player the same date-seeded board and records a local streak. Infinite produces repeatable practice boards and does not affect that streak. Archive lets you replay earlier dated boards.

Pokelike’s Daily Pokésort is a different six-Pokémon ordering puzzle. If that is the game you mean, use the Pokelike Pokésort rules and worksheet instead of these 4×4 instructions.

A verified example

A verified 2026-08-25 board groups Caterpie, Burmy, Shelmet, and Spidops under “Only Bug type.” Each species’ default form has exactly one type: Bug. Play that board.

PokeSort not loading?

If the board or Pokémon images do not load, use the PokeSort troubleshooting guide.