The Index

How rare is rare?

Rarity is computed independently of personality from measurable game data. Five weighted factors produce a raw score, which becomes a dataset-wide percentile.

The five factors

Encounter scarcityweight 35%

species average 20/100

Availability scarcityweight 25%

species average 29/100

Capture difficultyweight 15%

species average 63/100

Special statusweight 15%

species average 8/100

Acquisition complexityweight 10%

species average 18/100

Tier distribution

Common

461 (45%)

Uncommon

255 (25%)

Rare

185 (18%)

Very Rare

92 (9%)

Exceptional

32 (3%)