Is Pokékipe free? Yes — and here is how we keep it that way
Pokékipe is funded by ads on the website plus optional tips, never by gating the site behind a paywall. The Discord and Telegram bots are cosmetic alternative interfaces — same data, no ads. Here is exactly what is free, what is not, and how the project pays its bills.
✅ Pokékipe is 100% free
Every single feature — meta analytics, Team Builder, Box, Replay Analyzer, Scouting, Timeline, guides — is free and works without an account.
What is included?
There is no free plan and no premium plan. There is just Pokékipe. Everything on the site is available to everyone, with no paywall, no trial period and no feature gates.
🆓 Pokékipe — free forever
- ✓Full meta browsing across every format and every available month
- ✓Complete Pokémon profiles: moves, items, spreads, checks & counters
- ✓Team Builder with threat meter, coverage analysis and suggestions
- ✓Unlimited local Box storage for your teams
- ✓Showdown paste import, including Mass Import
- ✓Compare tool for side-by-side Pokémon comparisons
- ✓Replay Analyzer with hax assessment and board advantage
- ✓Scouting tool for opponent username analysis
- ✓Competitive Timeline (suspect tests, tournaments, VGC events)
- ✓48-month historical heatmap
- ✓Full competitive guides and glossary
- ✓24-month comparable usage trends
- ✓Showdown-format set export
How is Pokékipe funded?
A real product still has real costs — servers, data storage, domain, time. We have decided up front that those costs will never be passed on to players through a paywall. Instead, Pokékipe will be funded in two non-intrusive ways:
📢 Non-intrusive advertising
At some point after launch, Pokékipe will display a small number of discreet ads on a few pages. No pop-ups, no auto-playing video, no walls between you and your data — just enough to pay the hosting bill. Advertising is not live yet; when it goes live we will announce it on Discord.
💛 Voluntary tips
Players who want to actively support the project can leave a small monthly tip (€2,99) from their account page. Tips are fully optional — the entire site stays free for everyone, tip or no tip. The Discord and Telegram bots mirror the site's data on platforms where ads aren't possible, so tipping is the natural way to cover their hosting cost. As a thank-you, tippers also get advanced bot commands; non-tippers still have access to the bots' basic commands. On the website itself nothing changes — tip or no tip, you see the same charts, the same exports, the same analytics.
What about a premium tier or a subscription?
There is no premium plan for the website. Every analytics feature, every page, every chart on pokékipe is free to access without an account. The Discord and Telegram bots are cosmetic alternative interfaces — same data, no ads — and tipping is the natural way to support that no-ad hosting. The website itself stays 100% free, forever.
Frequently asked pricing questions
Is there any hidden cost?
No. No free trial that becomes a subscription, no paywalled page on the site, no hidden charge. Every number you see on pokékipe.com is free to access, now and forever. The optional €2,99/month tip funds the project (and the no-ad Discord/Telegram bots, which are cosmetic alternatives to the site) — and even that is a thank-you, not a gate on anything.
Do you sell my data?
No. Pokékipe does not sell or share personal data — and thanks to our OAuth-only sign-in, we barely have any personal data to begin with. See the Privacy page for details. Privacy & data.
How can I support the project?
Use Pokékipe, tell your teammates about it, report bugs and suggest improvements on our Discord. If you really want to chip in, you can leave a €2,99/month tip from your account page — it is fully optional and keeps the lights on. As a thank-you, tippers also get advanced commands on the Discord and Telegram bots (which are no-ad cosmetic mirrors of the site). Discord.