Philosophy
Pokémon Databasestarted with one military mission : to make Pokémon secret plan info as easy to incur and endure as possible . We strain to be concise while also contain everything you need , and keep the site as fast as potential . We are also one of the few rest fully self-governing Pokémon websites .
Pokémon Databaseis also the home ofPokéBase , our Q&A forum . This works quite otherwise to most forums - oecumenical chatter is warn in favour of clear , non - opinionated answers . This means questions are not just useful to the original asker , they are also useful for future visitor . Someone can unfold the question page and quickly see the best answer right near the top . We now have over 15,000 questions with great answers , thanks to our great community !
We were one of the first Pokémon sites to have aresponsivedesign - a layout which works well on all devices from desktop estimator down to smartphones ( and the Nintendo 3DS ) . We were also the first to apply HTTPS which offers majuscule security ( for exercise when using a public wi - fi meshwork ) and speeding .
History
Pokémon Databasestarted as a short examination site in January 2008 . Back then it was just a elementary list of Pokémon on a blanched page with some canonic details ( screenshots here ) . As more and more details were added , a right design was made to hold the content and the site was moved to a new orbit , pokemondb.co.uk , in March 2008 .
The site continued to turn beyond outlook and soon we were receive over 100 visitant a day . Two age by and by in March 2010 we switched to a.netdomain name , to point that it ’s a worldwide situation ( .co.ukis supposed to be for British websites only ) . Now we were receiving many thousands of visitors every day !
In April 2010 a new section was set up - a Q&A forum bid the Pokémon Knowledgebase , orPokéBasefor inadequate . This form of assembly has never been done by any Pokémon fansite ; it was a grownup hitting and is still proving its usefulness today .
Pokémon Black & White were released in March 2011 and we got a huge rise in traffic . The visitor numbers continued to remain high-pitched andPokémon Databasebecame one of the top 5 Pokémon fansites in the world .
Around Christmas 2012 work began on a new design for the internet site . The basic excogitation itself was put together fairly chop-chop , but one of the chief end was to beresponsive , which means the exact same code working well on smartphones and tablets as well as screen background computer . However this mean that every page had to be remade from scratch ! The chance was use up to remodel a mass of the programming behind the scene too , as well as move to a new more powerful waiter . This project turned out to be incredibly time consume , but finally in July 2013 adaptation 3 was open to the world !
In 2018 we embark upon another redesign . This one was chiefly focused on improving navigation on mobile . We redesign the menu for well-situated use on modest CRT screen , and finally made the quick hunting box seeable . But like the previous redesign it end up need a larger code rewrite and took several month to finish . It launched in June 2018 .
So what ’s next ? Well we have a ludicrously longto - dolist so there are always more things to contribute ! We go for to have a general give-and-take assembly at some head in the future for more community interest , as well as many more ecumenical guides and written content .
Frequently Asked Questions
for stem the gamy act of repetition questions I ’m make through electronic mail , here are some FAQs - that actuallyareasked frequently !
Can I use some content from your site?
In general , no . All write subject , situation design and datum show / layouts have had a huge amount of inquiry and effort put into them to make as easy to learn as potential . Do not slip our content !
However , official Pokémon artwork and sprites are not our universe and are used under a Fair Use Policy , so you are innocent to use them however you wish . Each of thePokémon spritespages has an well-to-do way to sum up look-alike to your site or meeting place billet .
Do you have a downloadable database or API?
Despite being namedPokémon Database , currently we do not declare oneself any database or API ( program Programming Interface ) for economic consumption , though it may be something we offer in the future . However , there are many beginning of data out there :
by the bye , this question is often asked in relation to smartphone apps . It should be noted here thatwe are unable to make a Pokémon appas Nintendo / TPCi get them take down from all app store . The website is plan to work well on Mobile River !
What did you use to make this site?
There is very little specialist computer software need to make a website ; most work is done in a text editor . This site uses the PHP programming nomenclature with a MySQL database , all hosted on an Nginx server .
PokéBase runs on an extraneous program calledQuestion2Answerfor which I have of late read over maturation .
Other software I use :
How do I advertise on PokemonDb?
We have limited advertising here via BuySellAds to cover our costs . Do not netmail us about customs duty advertisingbecause we are not interested and your electronic mail will be strike out as junk e-mail .
Is PokemonDb for sale?
No ! This site is independently run by one person ( with assistance from our bang-up community ) and is not for sale , altogether or partially . Do not netmail us with dazed offer because we are not interested .
Credit where credit’s due
Although the vast bulk of the website is the work of one person , we also have contribution from other source :
Also be sure to natter our friends over atPokéJungle.netwho post news , merchandise , rumors and other interesting articles .
Contact Us
Have you fleck an error on the situation ? Or do you just desire to tell us how awesome we are ? ;)
First , make indisputable toread the FAQs below , as your interrogation has likely been asked before . We are NOT concerned in custom advert .
For anything else , you could email us at :
For site suggestions , you could also useMeta - PokéBase , our Q&A forum . Here you are more probable to hear back from me or our other members on whether your musical theme is ripe .
Privacy Policy
No personal information is necessitate to access this website or view any regular page .
To participate in the biotic community ( PokéBase ) a valid email address is required ; it is only visible to site decision maker and is only used for account validation ( to preclude junk e-mail ) and to send opt - in notifications .
We apply BuySellAds on this site to get across our mellow costs . Ads are non - personalised .
