Build a Pokédex app, a quiz game, or a battle simulator using real game data. You get Pokémon, moves, items, sprites and more through simple JSON GET requests. It's free and open-source, so you can prototype quickly without signing up. Remember to cache responses and follow the fair-use policy so the service stays available for everyone.
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95
A score out of 100 from our daily tests over the last 30 days, based on error rate, reliability and speed.
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100%
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0%
Share of our daily test calls in the last 30 days that failed, averaged over all endpoints of this API.
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Free
Free and open-source; docs state no auth and no rate limits but fair-use policy applies.
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No auth
No key or login needed.
🤖 Robot last checked the docs and pricing 5 days ago
No — PokéAPI requires no authentication and all resources are publicly accessible.
There are no enforced rate limits since the move to static hosting, but you must follow the fair-use policy and cache results to avoid IP bans.
The API data is free to access, but Pokémon names and characters are Nintendo trademarks, so check trademark and licensing rules before commercial use.
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