# PokeAPI/sprites

Repository containing many Pokémon sprites

Repository: https://github.com/PokeAPI/sprites
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sprites
Homepage: https://pokeapi.github.io/sprites/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: pokeapi, sprites, pokemon, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-08T05:47:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3672, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1647, forks 365 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.406736+00:00)

## What it is
A repository hosting the complete collection of Pokémon sprite images used by PokéAPI, organized by game generation, variant (shiny, back, female, animated), and format (PNG, SVG, GIF). It can be cloned or installed via npm/bower to bundle all sprites locally.

## Use cases
- download all pokemon sprites for my app
- get official artwork images for each pokemon
- find shiny and back sprites for retro pokemon games
- host pokemon sprite images locally instead of hitting the API
- get animated showdown gifs of pokemon
- browse pokemon item icons
- build a pokedex frontend with sprite images

## When to choose
- you need bulk access to Pokémon sprites without API rate limits
- you're building a Pokédex, game, or fan project needing sprites across generations
- you want versioned, organized game artwork assets installable via npm

## When to avoid
- you need live Pokémon data rather than images
- you need sprites for non-Pokémon games
- you need a permissive license for commercial redistribution (license is non-standard)

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, media, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: pokemon, sprites, game-assets, image-assets, pokeapi, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- PokeAPI/sprites (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.406736+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 2026-08-30T03:45:17.290536+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PokeAPI/sprites (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.406736+00:00, sha accb8c22fbd5)
  - homepage: https://pokeapi.github.io/sprites/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:18:32.603594+00:00, sha 62a2811060a1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.