smogon/pokemon-showdown
Pokémon battle simulator. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 63
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 516
- age_days: 5367
- days_rel: 36
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
5858 stars · 3484 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pokémon Showdown is a Pokémon battle simulator that runs as a website, a self-hostable game server, and a JavaScript library for simulating battles across Generations 1-9. It also ships command-line tools and a web API for programmatic battle simulation and bot development.
Use cases
- simulate pokemon battles programmatically
- host my own pokemon battle server
- build a pokemon battle bot
- run pokemon battles from the command line
- get pokedex data in javascript
- play pokemon battles online in a browser
When to choose
- you need accurate Pokémon battle mechanics simulation for Gen 1-9
- you want to self-host a battle server or build bots against its protocol
- you need a reusable JS library or CLI for battle simulation
When to avoid
- you want a graphical Pokémon game to play offline
- you need a general-purpose game engine unrelated to Pokémon
- you require a non-JavaScript/TypeScript runtime without using the CLI tools
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation game-engine http-server websocket cli chatbot gaming-tools simulation apis cross-platform cli self-hosted pokemon battle-simulator game-server pokedex turn-based-battles typescript game-development nodejs web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/smogon/pokemon-showdown · fetched 2026-08-28 · 505ef66bfa7e
- homepage: https://pokemonshowdown.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 272ac0724e34
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/pokemon-showdown · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6bb3797568a2
- site_page: https://pokemonshowdown.com/autodownload/mac · fetched 2026-08-29 · 230a22f13aaa
- site_page: https://pokemonshowdown.com/autodownload/win · fetched 2026-08-29 · 230a22f13aaa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| smogon/pokemon-showdown | main | 87 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="smogon/pokemon-showdown")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem