# veekun/pokedex

more than you ever wanted to know about Pokémon

Repository: https://github.com/veekun/pokedex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/veekun-pokedex
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-07-21T12:49:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5434, "days_push": 1504, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1525, forks 629 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.283995+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library and dataset containing extensive Pokémon game data scraped from the games, powering the veekun.com website. It includes a database schema, CSV/YAML data dumps, and CLI tooling for loading and querying the data.

## Use cases
- query pokemon stats and moves programmatically
- build a pokedex app with game data
- look up pokemon type matchups and abilities
- load pokemon game data into a database
- get structured data for a pokemon game project

## When to choose
- you need comprehensive, structured Pokémon game data
- you're building a tool or site that references Pokémon mechanics
- you want the dataset behind veekun.com

## When to avoid
- you need data for the newest game releases immediately
- you expect active maintenance or modern tooling
- you need a polished, documented API

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, cli, data-science
- domain: gaming-tools, databases, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: pokemon, game-data, csv, yaml, scraped-data, veekun

## Member repositories
- veekun/pokedex (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.283995+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 2026-08-30T04:31:40.824055+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/veekun/pokedex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.283995+00:00, sha a12642a927e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.