Route 1-1 Placement & Boss Guide

Route 1-1 serves as an introduction to role-based placement and boss mechanics in Pokepath TD. The route is designed to ease players into strategic positioning while introducing basic status effects. In this guide, we’ll explain the recommended placements and show how Articuno can be defeated efficiently using Poison, Burn, and Stun, even without high-level Pokémon.

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Placement Per Role

Color Legend:

• 🟦 AoE DPS / Armor Breaker → Best against tanky enemies. Excels at breaking armor and dealing heavy area damage.
• 🟥 AoE DPS → Built for wave clear. Hits multiple enemies at once and keeps pressure off your defenses.
• 🟨 Slow / Stun → Controls enemy movement. Slows or stuns targets to stabilize tough waves and bosses.
• 🟧 Close / Range DPS → Versatile damage dealers that work well either up close or from a distance.
• 🟪 Anti Invisible → Essential for revealing and damaging invisible enemies on specific routes.

Each tile shows the recommended role. You can swap Pokémon freely as long as the role is respected.

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How to Defeat Articuno

Articuno is very vulnerable to status effects.

Recommended strategy:

• Spam Poison, Burn, and Stun
• Levels are not required
• Pure DPS also works, but needs higher investment

This video shows the minimal setup required to defeat it.