Manage the Player Pipeline
- Identify positions, pitching roles, leadership, and depth that will leave.
- Evaluate candidates against the vacancy rather than collecting ratings without a route.
- Check the location, timing, and appearance rules independently from Scout Evaluation.
- Recruit players who can realistically enter the team’s development path.
- Check selection order, pitcher role, and growth type before registering a drafted player.
Recruit Against the Roster You Are About to Lose
Scouting belongs to the same cycle as development and graduation. Begin with the seniors and key roles that will disappear, then look for incoming players who can enter those jobs over time. Judge candidates and availability from the current Hakkyū interface rather than importing rules from a different high-school baseball mode.
Scout Evaluation Controls Selection Order
KONAMI’s official 2024–2025 FAQ identifies game performance and Scout Evaluation items as two ways to raise the value. Players are then selected in descending Scout Evaluation order regardless of defensive position. Exact ties are resolved randomly.
Admiration Members Follow the Professional Player’s High School
Some original incoming players admire a professional player, closely copy that player’s form, and enter with abilities approaching the professional profile. For your own incoming class, an Admiration Member may appear anywhere but is more likely in the professional player’s high-school prefecture. For opposing schools and scouting, the member appears in that prefecture. When one appears, the admired professional is added to the Pro Baseball Player Encyclopedia.
Graduation and Original-Player Registration Are Separate Decisions
Graduation ends the school career. A drafted player can then continue into original-player registration, where the export settings describe the registered player rather than the temporary role used inside Hakkyū.
What to Check During Registration
| Setting | Default or automatic behavior | Available decision |
|---|---|---|
| Draft selection order | Descending Scout Evaluation; ties random | Raise evaluation before graduation through documented methods. |
| Pitcher role | Starter, Reliever, or Closer selected from Stamina | Spend the available registration points to change or add a role. |
| Growth type | Early Peak | Spend points to select another available type such as Normal, Late Peak, or Very Late Peak. |
Verify the Final 2026 Labels Before Confirming
The functions of the post-graduation points and growth choices are documented, but the final official English name of the points and exact 2026 growth labels still require interface confirmation. Read the current registration screen and review the assigned role and growth type before completing export.
The Repeatable Plan
- Recruit against future vacancies.
- Keep evaluation, selection order, and location availability as separate questions.
- Treat graduation registration as a final configuration step for the exported original player.