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Pokémon Blaze Online (PBO) is a free, fan-made Pokémon MMO. You explore Sinnoh, Jvaloh, Hoenn and Kanto alongside other trainers, and one account works everywhere: in your browser, on a computer or on your phone.

This page is your first-day checklist, from installing the game to your first Gym. For more detail, see the new player basics at the bottom.

Twinleaf TownEvery trainer starts here, at home in Twinleaf Town.Wild Pokémon here

Your first day

• Install: free, from the PBO downloads page, or play in your browser. How to play
• Account: made inside the game with NEW USER? on the login screen. Create your account
• Starter: Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup, chosen on Route 201. Your starter
• First hour: Running Shoes, Lake Verity, Prof. Rowan’s Lab, the Parcel and the Sinnoh Map. Your first hour
• First Gym: Oreburgh City.
• Not sure where to go? The Quest Tracker in the top-right corner shows your next story step.

Choose how to play

Get every file from the PBO downloads page. The game is free, and the page picks the version for your device. Do not install copies shared by other people.

Browser

No installation needed. Open play.pokemonblazeonline.com, let the game load, then log in or register.

• Your account and progress are shared with the downloadable game, so you can switch at any time.
• Browser play is still being improved, so you may meet bugs or slowdowns.
• On a phone, the browser shows the same phone layouts as the Android and iOS apps.
• On a phone, the Android app or the iOS install usually runs better.

Windows

1. Download the ZIP. On the downloads page, choose Windows and download the 64-bit ZIP. A 32-bit version is listed under it if you need one.
2. Extract it. Extract the ZIP to a folder of its own. Do not run the game from inside the ZIP.
3. Start the game. Open the extracted folder and run pbo.exe.

macOS

1. Download the disk image. Choose macOS on the downloads page. The default disk image is for Apple Silicon Macs; an Intel Mac build is listed under it.
2. Install it. Open the DMG and drag PBO into Applications.
3. Start the game. Open PBO from Applications.

If macOS refuses to open the game, check that you downloaded it from the PBO downloads page. Ask for help on Discord before you change any security settings.

Linux

1. Download the archive. Choose Linux on the downloads page and download the TAR.GZ for 64-bit x86. Java is included, so you do not need to install it.
2. Extract it. Extract the archive and open the pbo-linux folder.
3. Start the game. Open a terminal in that folder and run ./pbo.

Prefer a single file? The same page also offers an AppImage.

Android

1. Download the APK. Open the downloads page on your phone or tablet, choose Android and download the APK.
2. Open it. Open the APK from your Downloads.
3. Allow the install. If Android asks, allow your browser or file manager to install apps. Switch that permission off again once PBO is installed.

iOS

PBO is not in the App Store. On iPhone and iPad you sideload the IPA file from the downloads page.

The community’s iOS installation guide using Sideloadly on the PBO forums walks through it with a Windows PC and a USB cable. In short:

1. Sign the IPA. Install Sideloadly, drop the IPA into it and sign it with your Apple ID.
2. Trust the profile. On your device, go to Settings → General → VPN & Device Management and trust the profile.
3. Turn on Developer Mode. Recent iOS versions also need Developer Mode.

With a free Apple ID, you have to refresh the app in Sideloadly about once a week.

Stay safe

Only use the IPA from the PBO downloads page. Avoid jailbreaks, third-party app stores and paid “signing services”. You do not need them, and they can put your device and accounts at risk.

Create your account

You create your account inside the game. You do not need a forum account.

1. Open the form. Start the game and choose NEW USER? on the login screen.
2. Pick a username. It must start with a letter, use only letters and numbers, and be 3–13 characters long. Names with prohibited words are refused, and every name must follow the rules.
3. Add a password and e-mail. Enter your password twice, then your e-mail address. Use an address you can open: if you ever change your e-mail, the confirmation code is sent to this one.
4. Design your trainer. Choose BOY or GIRL, then your eyes and starting costume. Use Rotate to see your trainer from every side.
5. Register. Tick Accept Terms & Conditions and choose REGISTER. The login form is then filled in for you, so you can log straight in.

The registration window asks for a name, password and e-mail, and shows your trainer's look.

Keep your account safe

Keep your password and any e-mail codes to yourself; PBO staff will never ask for them. If you forget your password, use the Forgot Password? button on the login screen.

Your starter and your region

You begin in Sinnoh, in your bedroom in Twinleaf Town. The story then carries you on to Jvaloh (PBO’s own region), Hoenn and Kanto. Each region has its own starter choice, 8 Gyms and an Elite Four.

Region	Where you choose	Starters
Sinnoh	Route 201	Turtwig Chimchar Piplup
Jvaloh	Prof. Blaze’s Lab	Rowlet Litten Popplio
Hoenn	Route 101	Treecko Torchic Mudkip
Kanto	Professor Oak’s Lab	Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle

Not sure which to pick? See starters.

Each region keeps its own Pokémon

Pokémon remember the region they were caught in. Outside that region, a Pokémon may battle at a lower level or gain no experience until you have beaten the right region’s Elite Four. Read Pokémon are tied to their region before you buy or trade for Pokémon from a region you haven’t finished.

Your first hour in Sinnoh

Whenever you are unsure where to go, open the Quest Tracker in the top-right corner. It always shows your next story step; see the top-right icon bar.

1. Choose your starter. Leave your room in Twinleaf Town and catch up with your friend Barry. Your starter is waiting on Route 201.

   

   The starter window on Route 201 offers Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup.

2. Get your Running Shoes. Go home. Your mom gives you the Running Shoes and you put them on straight away, so you run from now on. If they are still in your bag, use them once.

3. Go to Lake Verity. Back on Route 201, Barry wants to catch the legendary Pokémon of the lake. He will not let you go east to Sandgem Town yet, so go west to Lake Verity with him. You meet Cyrus there for the first time.

4. Visit Prof. Rowan. Follow Route 201 east to Sandgem Town and visit Prof. Rowan’s Lab.

   

   Sandgem Town

   

   Prof. Rowan's Lab

5. Pick up the Parcel. Go home to Twinleaf Town and talk to your mom. Outside, Barry’s mom asks you to take a Parcel to him.

6. Meet Dawn. You meet Dawn on Route 202, north of Sandgem. This unlocks the Party button, so you can team up with a friend in a Co-op Duo.

   

   Route 202Dawn waits on Route 202, north of Sandgem Town.Wild Pokémon here

7. Deliver the Parcel. Take it to Barry in the Trainer School in Jubilife City. He gives you the Sinnoh Map, which unlocks the world map.

   

   Trainer SchoolBarry swaps the Parcel for the Sinnoh Map here, in Jubilife City.

8. Go for your first badge. Head on to Oreburgh City for your first Gym.

   

   Oreburgh CityOreburgh City has the first Sinnoh Gym.

From here, two pages take over:

Sinnoh walkthroughEvery badge in Sinnoh, step by step.

Sinnoh Pokémon locationsWhat you can catch on each route.

Ask for help

• In game: the ? (Help) button has links to the guides, an Item Finder, a Sync button for when you are stuck in a doorway, and an Open Ticket link for support. See Help (?).
• Community: join the PBO Discord or the forums. Say which platform you play on, what you were doing and the exact message you saw.
• Stay safe: crop personal details out of screenshots, and never post your password or e-mail codes.

New player basics

The game screenEvery button, icon and window on the HUD, and what it does.

Things to knowPBO-specific rules that catch new players out.

Battle basicsMoves, switching, types, status conditions, healing and blacking out.

Catching PokémonEvery Poké Ball, where to get it, and where new catches go.

PC StorageBoxes, search, team presets and releasing Pokémon safely.

Mounts and costumesRiding and getting mounts, free ones too, and changing your outfit.

Daily and weekly routineEverything that resets each day, week or month, with reset times.

Chat, friends and tradingWhispers, friends, mail, blocking, chat channels and trading with players.

Settings and performanceEvery settings category, smoother play on each device, and hotkeys.

FAQShort answers to the questions new trainers ask most.

Community guidesPlayer-written guides on the PBO forums.

Credits

Based on Guide for new players and the iOS installation guide using Sideloadly on the PBO forums. Rewritten and checked against the game and the PBO downloads page on 1 October 2026.