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New to Pokémon automation? This is what this guide is for!
This wiki will walk you through the entire process of automating your game. This includes everything from what hardware to purchase, to setting it all up, to running them on your Switch.
To get started, consider a program(s) from the list you would like to use. List is organized from least to most hardware required. Linked items below are to demo videos.
Choose Your Automation Level
| Basic Hardware | Advanced Hardware |
|---|---|
| AutoHost- MultiGame | Dex Rec Finders |
| AutoHost - Rolling | FriendCode Adder |
| Ball Thower | FriendSearchDisconect |
| Beam Reset | Pkmn Home Page Swap |
| Clothing Buyer | Prevent Sleep |
| Custom Program | Purple Beam Finder |
| DateSpam - BerryFarmer | Raid Item Farmer OHKO |
| DateSpam - DailyHighlight | Autonomous Berry Tree |
| DateSpam - LotoFarmer | Autonomous Fishing |
| DateSpam - StowOnSideFarmer | Autonomous IOA Trade |
| DateSpam - WattFarmer | Autonomous Overworld |
| DaySkipper EU | Autonomous Regi |
| DaySkipper JPN-7.8k | Autonomous Regigigas2 |
| DaySkipper JPN | Autonomous Strong Spawn |
| DaySkipper US | Autonomous SwordofJustice |
| Den Roller | Autonomous Whistling |
| EggCombined2 | Stats Reset |
| EggFetcher2 | Switch Viewer |
| EggHatcher | Virtual Console |
| EggSuperCombined2 | |
| Event Beam Finder | |
| Fast Code Entry | |
| Friend Delete | |
| GodEggDuplication | |
| GodEggItemDupe | |
| MassRelease | |
| MultiGameFossile | |
| PABotBase | |
| Hunt Regi | |
| Unattended IOA Trade | |
| Unattended Regi | |
| Unattended Regigias | |
| Unattended Regigigas2 | |
| Unattended StrongSpawn | |
| Unattended SwordOfJustice | |
| SurpriseTrade | |
| TradeBot | |
| TurboA |
For Basic Hardware start here: here
For Advanced Hardware start here: here
This project automates Pokémon Sword/Shield (and Nintendo Switch in general) using a microcontroller that fakes as a wired game controller. But instead of a human pressing buttons, it is the microcontroller that is doing it - albeit electronically without moving parts. From here on down, we will call this microcontroller the "device".
There are many different devices that can be used for this purpose. The most common is the Arduino (the namesake of this project). Others that we support include the Teensy and the Pro Micro. (Though we no longer recommend the Arduino.)
The device by itself is sufficient for basic programs. More advanced programs will require communication with a computer. This is done using a serial connection.
Using the device with a serial connection to a computer will allow a computer to control your Switch. But any programs running with this setup are still "blind" in that they cannot see the Switch screen or hear any sounds. Thus this leads to the final component, "feedback". Feedback is where the program can utilize video and/or sound information from the Switch. This is done using a capture device such as a capture card that is used by streamers.
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