Recognition versus recall
Multiple-choice questions ask you to recognize the right answer among alternatives. A typed answer asks you to retrieve the name without prompts, which is more difficult but often produces stronger memory after correction.
If a species looks familiar but its name will not come to mind, skip it and review the answer later. The goal is not to protect a perfect score; it is to reveal which names are not yet easy to retrieve.
A practical study routine
Work in short sessions and stop when the answers begin to blur together. Review missed Pokémon by generation, type, or evolutionary family, then return to the typed challenge after a break.
Say the name before typing it. Connecting the visible design, spoken sound, and written spelling gives the memory more than one cue. For unusual spellings, pay attention to repeated letters, hyphens, and names that combine two words.
- Use Enter to submit an answer quickly.
- Invalid Pokédex names do not use up a question.
- Completed answers remain available in the same field-notes review used by silhouettes.
What ShadowDex records
The quiz records correct answers, skips, current and best streaks, elapsed active time, and the answer attached to each question. This progress stays in the browser’s local storage and is not attached to an account.
Starting over replaces the saved run for this mode. Reviewing a completed run does not modify its score, so you can revisit difficult names before deciding to begin again.