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+#  Basic Pokémon RL Training Environment Setup
+
+## 🖥️ System Requirements
+
+- **Python**: 3.9 or higher (✅ 3.10 recommended)  
+- **Node.js**: v20 or higher (for Pokémon Showdown server)  
+- **npm**: Latest version  
+- **Git**  
+- **Operating System**: Windows 10/11, Linux, or macOS  
+
+> ⚠️ Ensure Python and Node.js are added to your system's `PATH`.  
+> ✅ Enable `pip` and Python launcher (`py`) during installation.
+
+---
+
+## 🧰 Hardware Recommendations
+
+| Component | Requirement |
+|----------|-------------|
+| RAM      | 8–16 GB minimum |
+| Storage  | At least 5 GB free |
+| CPU      | Multi-core (4+ cores recommended) |
+| GPU      | Recommended for faster training |
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ Setup Instructions
+
+### 1. Create and Activate Virtual Environment
+
+```bash
+# Windows
+python -m venv venv
+venv\Scripts\activate
+
+# Linux/macOS
+python3.10 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+### 2. Upgrade Core Tools
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+```
+
+### 3. Install Required Packages
+
+#### Option A: Manual Installation
+
+```bash
+# Install poke-env first to set compatible gymnasium version
+pip install poke-env
+
+# Core RL and utility libraries
+pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+pip install stable-baselines3==2.2.1  # or 2.3.2
+pip install gymnasium
+pip install poke-env  # Reinstall to ensure compatibility
+pip install tensorboard matplotlib pandas wandb
+pip install trl==0.19.1
+pip install torchvision torchaudio
+```
+
+#### Option B: Install Specific poke-env Version
+
+```bash
+pip install poke-env==0.9.0
+```
+
+This will automatically install:
+
+- `gymnasium>=1.0.0` – RL environment interface  
+- `numpy>=2.0.2` – Numerical computing  
+- `orjson>=1.24.3` – Fast JSON parsing  
+- `pettingzoo>=2.32.3` – Multi-agent RL environments  
+- `tabulate==0.9.0` – Table formatting  
+- `websockets==15.0.1` – WebSocket client  
+
+---
+### Fork the Pokemon-Showdown Repo onto your main project folder
+- git clone https://github.com/smogon/pokemon-showdown.git
+## ✅ Test Your Setup
+
+Create a basic test script to verify installation.  
+Example script:
+
+![Test Script Output](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c5cb5911-388b-4511-8d43-0a48f5e047a0)
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Known Issues
+
+- Compatibility issues between versions of:
+  - `stable-baselines3` and `poke-env`
+  - `gymnasium`, `pettingzoo`, and `stable-baselines3`
+  - `random battle generator doesn't load for gen9, due to ShadowException(still buggy)`
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Fixes Applied
+
+- Ensured Python 3.10 is selected for `venv`
+- Using gen8 for random battle generation
+- Uninstalled conflicting packages:
+
+```bash
+pip uninstall -y poke-env gymnasium pettingzoo stable-baselines3 trl torch
+```
+
+- Installed newer compatible version of `stable-baselines3`:
+
+```bash
+pip install stable-baselines3>=2.4.0
+```