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+# RustyDex - The Complete Pokedex Tool
+
+This tool is currently a WIP. When at a functional state, it will serve to be a
+(hopefully) complete tool for all manner of pokemon related tracking, analysis,
+team building, nuzlocking, and other informational tasks.
+
+## Planned Features
+
+1. Complete Pokedex - The first and primary DexApp the tool will provide is,
+   fittingly, a complete pokedex. This pokedex will preferably contain much of
+   the information that can be found on PokemonDB, Serebii, Bulbapedia, pokeapi,
+   and other sources, but in an easily searchable, offline manner.
+
+   Aside from just information, the pokedex is planned to allow for easy
+   searching, sorting, and filtering of all pokemon on a large variety of
+   criteria. Whether you want all pokemon that learn a given move, are available
+   in a given region or generation, have a particular type combination or
+   weakness, have particular base stat ranges, or just want to know how many
+   pokemon have "mon" in their name, the pokedex should be able to fulfill your
+   searching needs.
+2. Team Builder - As a complement to the first DexApp, RustyDex is also planned 
+   to include a TeamBuilder. It'll use all the same capabilities as the Pokedex 
+   DexApp for searching, but will also include some analytical capabilities to
+   help you build your teams. Whether you want to know if your team leans more 
+   physical/special, has gaps in its type coverage, particular weaknesses you
+   may have overlooked, or has pokemon that may be in competing roles, the 
+   builder will hopefully serve its purpose in making team building a little 
+   easier both for competitive and casual players.
+3. Living Dex Tracker - The application not only will store information about
+   teams you build, but will also be capable of helping you track your living
+   dex. 
+
+This is not considered an exhaustive list of features, but it should represent
+some of the capabilities I hope the application will have when finished. Nothing
+will be perfect, of course, but feedback and contributions are welcome!