Getting started

SMT Showdown is a battle simulator for Shin Megami Tensei in the spirit of Pokémon Showdown. This section covers Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. It plays like SMT IV, with four big differences:

• Skill affinities: every demon is better or worse with each kind of skill.
• A new Smirk: a Smirking demon always hits and always crits, magic included.
• Hama and Mudo deal damage, and kill outright only while Smirking.
• Separate attack buffs: Tarukaja for Phys and Gun, Makakaja for magic.

Your first battle

1. Open the Battle tab and press start. You fight a computer opponent; as a guest you get a random team.
2. When you are ready for people, open Rooms and create an open room or a private one with a code.
3. Build your own teams in Teams (you need an account).

Each side has 6 demons: 4 fight and 2 wait in reserve. Before the battle both players see the opponent's demons and choose their 4 starters. You win when every enemy demon is down; after 40 rounds the side with more total HP left wins.