# PokeAPI/pokeapi

The Pokémon API

Repository: https://github.com/PokeAPI/pokeapi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pokeapi
Homepage: https://pokeapi.co
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: beginner-friendly, api, pokemon, pokeapi, graphql, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T05:47:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4290, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 579, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5357, forks 1156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.948788+00:00)

## What it is
PokeAPI is a free, open-source RESTful (and beta GraphQL) API serving comprehensive Pokémon game data such as species, moves, abilities, types, and items. The repository contains the Python backend, database build tooling, and Docker/Kubernetes deployment for self-hosting the service.

## Use cases
- get pokemon stats and abilities in my app
- fetch pokemon move data for a game tool
- build a pokedex website
- query pokemon data with graphql
- self-host a pokemon data api
- learn api development with a beginner-friendly project

## When to choose
- you need a single consistent source of Pokémon game data
- you want a free, no-auth, read-only API for learning or hobby projects
- you want to self-host the dataset or contribute to a popular open-source API

## When to avoid
- you need write access or user-generated Pokémon content
- you need production-grade SLAs or heavy query volume without self-hosting
- you need non-video-game Pokémon data like the TCG or anime

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, http-server, graphql, database
- domain: gaming-tools, apis, developer-tools, education
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: pokemon, rest-api, open-data, read-only-api, django, game-data, free-api, docker, kubernetes, web-server

## Member repositories
- PokeAPI/pokeapi (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.948788+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:58:46.547927+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PokeAPI/pokeapi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.948788+00:00, sha 231569362204)
  - homepage: https://pokeapi.co (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:06.145711+00:00, sha 621b193dbec4)
  - site_page: https://pokeapi.co/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:06.155238+00:00, sha 1da105a68184)
  - site_page: https://pokeapi.co/docs/v2 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:06.157934+00:00, sha 5cf9fcaf3aab)
  - site_page: https://pokeapi.co/docs/graphql (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:06.162509+00:00, sha 035c0f20f076)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.