Sort Mode
The Pokémon sorting puzzle — also known as PokéSort.
Sort mode gives you both halves of the answer and asks you to line them up. On one side, a list of attributes: one sits in every gap of the board. On the other, a list of Pokémon, shuffled into a tray. Nothing to search for and nobody to pick — sort the Pokémon until every attribute between two neighbours holds, and the board is the complete answer.
There's a daily Sort board — the same one for everyone, one per difficulty — and it's the one you land on. Solve it and it locks, saved the way you finished it. Want more? Unlimited gives you endless random boards.
Example board
Attributes: heavier → · faster → · lower Pokédex number →
Your Pokémon: Gengar, Snorlax, Onix, Pikachu
Snorlax is the only one heavy enough to open, Onix follows, and from there Speed and the Pokédex number decide the rest. One order makes all three connections turn green at the same time — that's the answer.
Which attributes can be sorted?
Every directional connection in PokéWired is really a sorting rule: it says which of the two Pokémon goes on the left. These are the ones you'll meet most often.
| Attribute | Connection | Sorted by |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | Heavier → | Snorlax (460 kg) sorts above Pikachu (6 kg). |
| Height | Taller → | Onix (8.8 m) sorts above Bulbasaur (0.7 m). |
| Speed | Faster → | Base Speed, so Jolteon sorts above Slowpoke. |
| Attack | Stronger atk → | Base Attack, not the damage of a move. |
| Defense | Bulkier → | Base Defense — Shuckle sorts above almost everything. |
| HP | More HP → | Base HP: Blissey first, Shedinja last. |
| Base stat total | Stronger → | The sum of all six stats (BST). |
| Pokédex number | Lower # → / Higher # → | National Dex order, #1 to #1025. |
| Evolution | Evolves into → | Charmander sorts before Charmeleon. |
| Evolution line length | Longer line → | Three-stage lines sort above one-stage ones. |
Sort boards also mix in non-directional connections — same type, same colour, same generation, shared weakness. Those don't tell you which side a Pokémon goes on, but they do tell you who can sit next to whom, which is usually where the solve starts. Every rule in the game is explained in the connections encyclopedia.
How to solve a board fast
- Start at the extremes. A chain of “heavier →” has to open with the heaviest Pokémon you were given, and end with the lightest.
- Use the non-directional rules to pair Pokémon up first, then decide the order of each pair with the directional ones.
- Turn on hints from the menu: each Pokémon then shows the exact numbers the board is asking about, so you can sort by weight or Speed at a glance.
- Placing a Pokémon on an occupied slot swaps the two, so you can shuffle the order without emptying the board.
- Par is one move per Pokémon — sort it in one pass and you get three stars.
Normal and Hard
Normal boards are four or five Pokémon and use the everyday attributes: weight, height, Speed, Pokédex number, evolution. Hard boards go up to six and pull from the deeper set — base stat total, base Defense, evolution line length, near-double power — and they're generated tighter, so there are usually only one to three orders that work.
FAQ
What is Sort mode?
Sort mode (also called PokéSort) gives you a list of attributes and a list of Pokémon. The Pokémon come shuffled, and every gap between two slots already carries an attribute — heavier, faster, taller, evolves into, lower Pokédex number. Your job is to sort the Pokémon into the order that satisfies all of them at once. When every connection turns green, that arrangement is the complete answer.
Is there a daily Sort puzzle?
Yes, and it's what you land on. Every day there's one Sort board for everyone, per difficulty, and solving it locks the board so it stays saved exactly as you finished it. If one a day isn't enough, switch to Unlimited and play as many random boards as you want.
How is it different from the daily chain puzzle?
In the daily puzzle you choose Pokémon from all 1025 to fill empty slots. In Sort mode you choose nothing: you are handed exactly the Pokémon the puzzle needs, and the only thing you control is the order. It's a sorting puzzle, not a search puzzle.
Which Pokémon attributes can you sort by?
Weight, height, base Speed, base Attack, base Defense, base HP, base stat total, National Pokédex number, evolution stage and evolution line length are all sortable. Sort mode mixes them with non-directional connections like same type, same colour or same generation, which pin a Pokémon to a neighbour without saying which side it goes on.
Is there always only one correct order?
Not always, but there are very few. The generator throws away any board that can be sorted too many different ways, so a solved board is a real answer and not a lucky shuffle. Hard boards are the tightest — usually one to three valid orders.
Do sorted Pokémon count for my Pokédex?
Yes. Solve a Sort board and every Pokémon on it unlocks in your PokéWired Pokédex, the same way the Pokémon you place in the daily puzzle do.
En español: modo Orden
El modo Orden (o PokéSort) te da las dos mitades de la respuesta: una lista de atributos —uno en cada hueco del tablero— y una lista de Pokémon barajados. No hay nada que buscar ni a quién elegir: ordená los Pokémon hasta que todos los atributos entre vecinos se cumplan y el tablero sea la respuesta completa.
Hay un tablero diario —el mismo para todos, uno por dificultad— y es con el que entrás. Cuando lo resolvés queda bloqueado y guardado tal cual lo terminaste. Si querés más, en Ilimitado tenés tableros al azar sin límite.
Se puede ordenar por peso, altura, Velocidad, Ataque, Defensa, PS, poder base total, número de Pokédex y evolución. Empezá por los extremos: una cadena de “más pesado →” arranca sí o sí con el más pesado que te tocó. Poner un Pokémon en un casillero ocupado intercambia los dos, así que podés reacomodar sin vaciar nada.