diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2772dde..24b8b5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ Working app with a type-themed UI:
   Clefairy is Normal, etc.), and era move data. Toggleable in the nav
   from Settings.
 - **Settings** — theme (System / Light / Dark / Black / Sepia) + accent
-  colour, sprite style, JSON export/import.
+  colour, text size, an in-app reduce-motion override (on top of the OS
+  preference, which is always respected too), sprite style, haptic
+  feedback on catch (Vibration API), which screen to land on at launch,
+  JSON export/import.
 - **PWA** — Workbox SW: precache shell + snapshot, SWR for API JSON,
   cache-first LRU for sprites, in-app update toast.
 
diff --git a/src/components/Card.js b/src/components/Card.js
index e72dc5b..bd90d3a 100644
--- a/src/components/Card.js
+++ b/src/components/Card.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { TypeChip } from './TypeChip.js';
 import { entry, toggle } from '../store/selection.js';
 import { typeHex } from '../lib/type-color.js';
 import { typesForGen } from '../lib/type-resolve.js';
+import { prefersReducedMotion } from '../store/settings.js';
+import { buzz } from '../lib/haptics.js';
 
 /**
  * One Pokémon in the dex feed. Tinted by its primary type: a soft top-down
@@ -30,11 +32,14 @@ export function Card(species, number, { spriteStyle = 'official', versionGroup,
       const next = entry(species.id);
       caughtBtn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(next.caught));
       card.classList.toggle('is-caught', next.caught);
-      if (next.caught && !window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
-        caughtBtn.animate(
-          [{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(1.4)' }, { transform: 'scale(1)' }],
-          { duration: 260, easing: 'cubic-bezier(.34,1.4,.64,1)' },
-        );
+      if (next.caught) {
+        buzz();
+        if (!prefersReducedMotion()) {
+          caughtBtn.animate(
+            [{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(1.4)' }, { transform: 'scale(1)' }],
+            { duration: 260, easing: 'cubic-bezier(.34,1.4,.64,1)' },
+          );
+        }
       }
     },
   });
diff --git a/src/lib/haptics.js b/src/lib/haptics.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88204bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/haptics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { settings } from '../store/settings.js';
+
+/**
+ * A short haptic pulse for a positive action (catch, favorite…). Gated on
+ * the user's haptics setting and on Vibration API support — most notably
+ * absent on iOS Safari, where this silently does nothing.
+ */
+export function buzz(pattern = 15) {
+  if (!settings.get().haptics || !navigator.vibrate) return;
+  try {
+    navigator.vibrate(pattern);
+  } catch {
+    /* unsupported in this context (e.g. no user-activation) — ignore */
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 9e0ccee..715752b 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ if ('scrollRestoration' in history) history.scrollRestoration = 'manual';
 // Navigation scroll memory is per-session — start a cold launch at the top.
 ui.set({ feedScroll: 0, searchScroll: 0 });
 
+// Land on the configured default screen for a fresh launch (no hash yet at
+// all — a bookmark, the home-screen icon, or typing the bare URL). Explicit
+// navigation, like tapping "Dex" in the nav, is never redirected — that
+// only ever touches location.hash after this point.
+if (!location.hash) {
+  const DEFAULT_ROUTES = { dex: '#/', team: '#/team', search: '#/search' };
+  location.hash = DEFAULT_ROUTES[settings.get().defaultRoute] || '#/';
+}
+
 // React to preference changes. The dex feed updates itself in place, but the
 // Pokémon detail page is built once per visit — rebuild it when the selected
 // game changes so its data (flavour text, learnset, matchups, evolution,
diff --git a/src/router.js b/src/router.js
index 22f1a07..22fb943 100644
--- a/src/router.js
+++ b/src/router.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { AbilityDetail } from './views/AbilityDetail.js';
 import { TeamView } from './views/TeamView.js';
 import { NaturesView } from './views/NaturesView.js';
 import { detailSkeleton, lookupSkeleton } from './components/skeletons.js';
+import { prefersReducedMotion } from './store/settings.js';
 
 const routes = [
   { pattern: /^#?\/?$/, view: () => DexGrid() },
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ function resolve(hash) {
 }
 
 const canAnimate = () =>
-  typeof document.startViewTransition === 'function' &&
-  !window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+  typeof document.startViewTransition === 'function' && !prefersReducedMotion();
 
 let rerenderCurrent = null;
 
diff --git a/src/store/settings.js b/src/store/settings.js
index 232e232..3b67c22 100644
--- a/src/store/settings.js
+++ b/src/store/settings.js
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ import { createStore } from './createStore.js';
 /**
  * User preferences. Small, synchronous, read on boot.
  *
- * - versionGroup: the selected "game" (PokéAPI version-group key)
- * - pokedex:      the active regional dex within that game (null = first one)
- * - theme:        'system' | 'light' | 'dark'
- * - spriteStyle:  'default' (pixel) | 'official' | 'home'
- * - showShiny:    default the detail view to shiny sprites
- * - locale:       reserved for localized names (PokéAPI supports many)
+ * - versionGroup:   the selected "game" (PokéAPI version-group key)
+ * - pokedex:        the active regional dex within that game (null = first one)
+ * - theme:          'system' | 'light' | 'dark'
+ * - spriteStyle:    'default' (pixel) | 'official' | 'home'
+ * - showShiny:      default the detail view to shiny sprites
+ * - locale:         reserved for localized names (PokéAPI supports many)
+ * - fontScale:      'small' | 'default' | 'large' text size
+ * - reduceMotion:   in-app override — off even if the OS doesn't ask for it
+ * - defaultRoute:   'dex' | 'team' | 'search' — landing screen on cold launch
+ * - haptics:        short vibration on catch (Vibration API, Android only)
  */
 export const settings = createStore('pdx.settings', {
   versionGroup: 'all', // 'all' = National Dex, newest data, no generation limits
@@ -19,13 +23,18 @@ export const settings = createStore('pdx.settings', {
   showShiny: false,
   showTeamNav: true,
   locale: 'en',
+  fontScale: 'default',
+  reduceMotion: false,
+  defaultRoute: 'dex',
+  haptics: true,
 });
 
 const DARKISH = new Set(['dark', 'black']);
+const FONT_SCALE = { small: 0.9, default: 1, large: 1.15 };
 
 export function applyTheme(state = settings.get()) {
   const root = document.documentElement;
-  const { theme, accent } = state;
+  const { theme, accent, fontScale, reduceMotion } = state;
 
   if (!theme || theme === 'system') root.removeAttribute('data-theme');
   else root.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
@@ -33,6 +42,11 @@ export function applyTheme(state = settings.get()) {
   if (!accent || accent === 'red') root.removeAttribute('data-accent');
   else root.setAttribute('data-accent', accent);
 
+  root.style.fontSize = `${(FONT_SCALE[fontScale] ?? 1) * 100}%`;
+
+  if (reduceMotion) root.setAttribute('data-reduce-motion', 'true');
+  else root.removeAttribute('data-reduce-motion');
+
   const meta = document.querySelector('meta[name="theme-color"]');
   if (meta) {
     const dark =
@@ -47,3 +61,11 @@ export function applyTheme(state = settings.get()) {
     );
   }
 }
+
+/** True if animations should be skipped — OS preference or the in-app override. */
+export function prefersReducedMotion() {
+  return (
+    !!settings.get().reduceMotion ||
+    window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/tokens.css b/src/styles/tokens.css
index f0dafa9..4acd833 100644
--- a/src/styles/tokens.css
+++ b/src/styles/tokens.css
@@ -140,3 +140,10 @@ a {
     transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
   }
 }
+/* Settings > Reduce motion — an explicit in-app override alongside the OS
+   preference above, for anyone who wants it off without changing OS-level
+   settings (or whose OS setting this app can't see, e.g. some WebViews). */
+:root[data-reduce-motion='true'] * {
+  animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
+  transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/views/PokemonDetail.js b/src/views/PokemonDetail.js
index 3866077..9592083 100644
--- a/src/views/PokemonDetail.js
+++ b/src/views/PokemonDetail.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { onSwipe } from '../lib/swipe.js';
 import { loadSnapshot } from '../data/snapshot.js';
 import { resolvePokedex, dexRows, prettify } from '../data/pokedex-resolver.js';
 import { getPokemon, getSpecies, getEvolutionChain, getEncounters } from '../data/api.js';
-import { settings } from '../store/settings.js';
+import { settings, prefersReducedMotion } from '../store/settings.js';
 import { ui } from '../store/ui.js';
 import { entry, toggle, setNote } from '../store/selection.js';
 import { team, addToTeam, removeFromTeam, inTeam, MAX_TEAM } from '../store/team.js';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { TypeMatchups } from '../components/TypeMatchups.js';
 import { Locations } from '../components/Locations.js';
 import { FlavorText } from '../components/FlavorText.js';
 import { typeHex } from '../lib/type-color.js';
+import { buzz } from '../lib/haptics.js';
 import { offensiveSummary } from '../data/type-chart.js';
 
 const idFromUrl = (u) => Number(u.replace(/\/$/, '').split('/').pop());
@@ -238,11 +239,14 @@ export async function PokemonDetail(nationalId) {
       onclick: () => {
         toggle(nationalId, field);
         syncTrack();
-        if (entry(nationalId)[field] && !window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
-          b.animate(
-            [{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(1.12)' }, { transform: 'scale(1)' }],
-            { duration: 240, easing: 'cubic-bezier(.34,1.4,.64,1)' },
-          );
+        if (entry(nationalId)[field]) {
+          buzz();
+          if (!prefersReducedMotion()) {
+            b.animate(
+              [{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(1.12)' }, { transform: 'scale(1)' }],
+              { duration: 240, easing: 'cubic-bezier(.34,1.4,.64,1)' },
+            );
+          }
         }
       },
     });
diff --git a/src/views/SettingsView.js b/src/views/SettingsView.js
index 8a89e6d..51a88e6 100644
--- a/src/views/SettingsView.js
+++ b/src/views/SettingsView.js
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ export async function SettingsView() {
   );
   const accentField = el('div', { class: 'field' }, el('span', {}, 'Accent colour'), accentRow);
 
+  const fontSizeField = selectField('Text size', st.fontScale || 'default', [
+    ['small', 'Small'],
+    ['default', 'Default'],
+    ['large', 'Large'],
+  ], (v) => {
+    settings.set({ fontScale: v });
+    applyTheme();
+  });
+
+  const reduceMotionField = el('label', { class: 'field field--check' },
+    el('input', {
+      type: 'checkbox',
+      checked: !!st.reduceMotion,
+      onchange: (e) => {
+        settings.set({ reduceMotion: e.target.checked });
+        applyTheme();
+      },
+    }),
+    'Reduce motion',
+  );
+
   const spriteField = selectField('Sprite style', st.spriteStyle, [
     ['default', 'Pixel (modern)'],
     ['game', 'Game era (pixel art from the selected game)'],
@@ -72,6 +93,21 @@ export async function SettingsView() {
     'Show Team in the navigation bar',
   );
 
+  const hapticsField = el('label', { class: 'field field--check' },
+    el('input', {
+      type: 'checkbox',
+      checked: st.haptics !== false,
+      onchange: (e) => settings.set({ haptics: e.target.checked }),
+    }),
+    'Haptic feedback on catch',
+  );
+
+  const defaultRouteField = selectField('Landing screen', st.defaultRoute || 'dex', [
+    ['dex', 'Dex'],
+    ['team', 'Team'],
+    ['search', 'Search'],
+  ], (v) => settings.set({ defaultRoute: v }));
+
   const storageNote = el('p', { class: 'settings__note' }, 'Calculating storage…');
   if (navigator.storage?.estimate) {
     navigator.storage.estimate().then(({ usage = 0, quota = 0 }) => {
@@ -102,7 +138,19 @@ export async function SettingsView() {
 
   view.append(
     el('header', { class: 'view__header' }, el('h1', {}, 'Settings')),
-    el('div', { class: 'settings__group' }, themeField, accentField, spriteField, shinyField, teamNavField),
+    el(
+      'div',
+      { class: 'settings__group' },
+      themeField,
+      accentField,
+      fontSizeField,
+      reduceMotionField,
+      spriteField,
+      shinyField,
+      hapticsField,
+      teamNavField,
+      defaultRouteField,
+    ),
 
     el('h2', {}, 'Your data'),
     storageNote,