Field guide / 01
This guide covers the five-minute forest game on pokesurvivor.online. Learn the controls, pick a partner and plan your first run, then return to the arena to try what you have learned.
Open the game on the home page, choose a partner and select Enter the forest. Use WASD or the arrow keys to move; all learned moves attack automatically. Click an upgrade card or press 1–3 to choose it. Press P or Escape to pause, or use the Pause button.
Open the home-page game panel and wait for the partner menu. Landscape orientation is recommended for a wider view of the arena; portrait mode also works.
Press and drag anywhere on the arena to move. A floating joystick appears under your finger and follows a longer drag. Small drags inside its dead zone do not move your partner; release to stop. Attacks are automatic.
Tap a partner, an upgrade card or a pause button to select it. The run pauses while an upgrade choice is open. Switching apps also pauses the run; closing the tab ends the active expedition. See what your browser saves below.
Bulbasaur starts with a wide Vine Whip that knocks enemies away. Charmander fires burning Ember projectiles. Pikachu uses fast, piercing Thunder Shock bolts and moves fastest.
Circle the edge of the visible group instead of stopping in the middle. This keeps enemies gathered behind you and leaves a lane for experience drops.
Collect blue crystals to level up and learn up to four moves. Focus your upgrades on a move you want to evolve, then learn its required passive within the same run. Once you meet the recipe, choose the gold evolution card on a later level-up. Check the moves and evolution recipes for exact requirements.
Beedrill arrives at 1:50 and marks the direction of its charge. Gengar arrives at 4:20, fires radial projectiles and marks an area for a delayed shadow blast. Step away from the markers. Survive to 5:00 and defeat both bosses to win.
| Moment | Good question | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Opening minute | Do I have a route? | Keep moving in a broad loop and avoid corners. |
| First level-up | What will help for the next wave? | Choose damage or space-making before a narrow bonus. |
| Screen gets busy | Where is my next exit? | Turn early and leave a lane before enemies surround you. |
| Boss warning | What area is unsafe? | Move out of the marker, then keep the boss at a readable distance. |
Coins from drops and supply caches, a bonus based on defeats, and a 60-coin victory bonus go to camp. Train health, attack or pickup range there. Completed-run rewards, camp training and your field journal are saved in this browser.
Switching apps pauses a running expedition. Closing or reloading the tab discards the active run. To finish early and retain earned coins, pause and choose End run & keep earned coins. Return to the same browser to keep using your saved progress; it does not sync between devices, and clearing browser storage removes it.
Ready to try? Return to the game.