Daily Cryptic Puzzle

PokeCryptic Answer Today

Work through the clue one cryptic layer at a time. The definition, fodder, and indicators stay hidden until you open them, and the final answer has its own reveal.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Puzzle #259Par 4

Official Clue

World champ knocked out by flashing Unown attack?
Length: (5)Puzzle: #259

Step-by-Step Reveal

Quick Check

Open only the final-answer stage when you are ready to compare your solution.

Recent PokeCryptic Answers

Dates are the permanent identity for each puzzle.

Browse archive
Puzzle #258Sep 15, 2026

Lost warrior staggering on a limb secured by makeshift brace

CRABOMINABLE
Puzzle #257Sep 14, 2026

Elite ninja spinning amok, taking out 1000 for $1000!

KOGA
Puzzle #256Sep 13, 2026

Orpheus blunders opportunity to recover a ghost

SHORE UP
Puzzle #255Sep 12, 2026

Iron Boulder is a device designed for a different time period

SMOOTH ROCK
Puzzle #254Sep 11, 2026

Damsel in distress circles the confines of unoccupied tower?

MUDSDALE
Puzzle #253Sep 10, 2026

Crab‌walk backwards, then foxtrot

KLAWF
Puzzle #252Sep 9, 2026

A two-shot cocktail is all you need to get the party started!

OSHAWOTT
Puzzle #251Sep 8, 2026

Dull person turned in a final... as a rough draft?

AEROBLAST
Puzzle #250Sep 7, 2026

Mutated dads with uteri bear children?

TEDDIURSA
Puzzle #249Sep 6, 2026

Smoking one packet of tobacco leads to rare kinds of aortic lesions

TORKOAL
Skip to main content