# VGC Helper — user reviews > 43 indexed App Store user reviews of VGC Helper by John Rommel Estropia, rated 4.80/5 from 543 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vgc-helper/id1598784937/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vgc-helper/id1598784937.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 488 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of VGC Helper? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Clean, intuitive, and easy-to-use interface - 🚀 Fast and responsive performance - 💡 Integrated damage calculator and speed checker - 📱 Works offline without internet connection - ✨ No ads or intrusive monetization - 🎯 Excellent for competitive team building - 📊 Displays common items and moves for Pokémon - 🔄 Syncs with Pokémon Showdown data - 🎨 Simple and visually appealing design **Cons** - 🎨 Dull color palette and minimal art style - ⏱️ Lack of regular updates (last update April 2024) - 📦 Missing data for recent game regulations - 🐛 Level selection locked at level 50 - ⚙️ EV input system wastes 4 EVs per Pokémon - 🎮 Cannot battle friends directly in-app - 📋 No folder/organization system for teams **Commonly reported bugs** - Tatsugiri only learns 4 moves (Draco Meteor, Helping Hand, Muddy Water, Celebrate) - Level select for team building non-functional - Team reorganization causes duplicate teams and override issues - Overridden teams become uneditable until menu exit - Missing Pokémon data for certain species (e.g., Emboar) **Most requested features** - Shiny Pokémon option/toggle - Pokémon Box for storing specific builds - Save individual Pokémon builds across teams - Ability to set exact EV values - Level selection beyond level 50 - Regulation G and Regulation I support - Regulation E Pokémon and movesets - Battle feature for playing against friends - Folder system to organize teams - Character images or Pokémon thumbnails ## Newest reviews (11 of 43) ### 5/5 — I have an issue *2024-11-26* Just a heads up, the lvl select for team building has been none functional for a while. All team slots are locked at lvl 50 even thought there is a selection for up to lvl 100. Good app otherwise. ### 5/5 — Good *2024-08-08, version 3.0.1* It’s good and helpful ### 5/5 — Great tool for building VGC teams *2024-07-15, version 3.0.1* I got back into online ranked matches on S/V recently and I’ve been using Pokemon Showdown to practice & build teams in my spare time, but having this app & being able to play around with different setups offline and see how the speed tiers are with the battle sims, I love it. Definitely recommend this if you’re into VGC or just love pokemon battling in general. ### 5/5 — Great app, would love one small addition *2024-07-14* Really enjoy this app, the design is simple and great and it is very easy to use. The one feature I would find useful is the ability to save specific mons builds to have on multiple teams. Right now I am building teams of all mons available and then making new teams with the combination of the mons I want. ### 5/5 — Small Visual* Bug Report / Review *2024-06-29* When using the reorganize feature after introducing a new team, moving it down from the top slot will override the next slot down, resulting in 2 duplicate teams. After deleting the new team in the 2nd slot the duplicate will remain in the 1st and be unable to be edited. After exiting to the main menu and going back into the team editor the overridden team will reappear. The duplicate can be fixed at any time by simply backing out to the main menu or by moving the duplicate team in the reorganize menu, but the initial inability to edit the overridden team is the only reason I'm posting this. All in all, amazing app and works amazingly well for visualizing team comps on mobile, since showdown doesn't work as well for looking at stat spreads on your phone :) ### 5/5 — The Best Pokemon App *2024-05-29* No ads, no intrusive donate prompts, clean UI, no premium mode, and no internet connection required (and goofy April Fools sprites). This app is perfect. Game Freak should make this the official app for VGC players. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2024-04-25* Beautiful and simple UI, very easy to navigate through. Only addition I could think to ask for at this time is a sort of Pokémon Box where you could store specific builds to refer back to; I have several different builds for Farigiraf for example, so being able to store each of those builds and refer to them later would be super helpful. ### 5/5 — Hogir *2024-04-21, version 3.0.1* Baby gronk rizzed me while playing this( jk it’s a w Pokémon app) ### 5/5 — This is really cool *2024-02-03, version 2.9.2* Good job whoever developed it ### 5/5 — Literally fantastic. *2024-01-15* A visually appealing app that lets you easily build teams on mobile while giving you the full power of Showdown? Yes, please! No need to keep logging in or refreshing the mobile page because I lost connection? Sign me up! Love it, and thank you!! ### 5/5 — Saviour *2023-12-27, version 2.9.0* Bless you for this app it’s a game changer🔥🔥🔥 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-07-02, version 4.1.2* Doesn’t have Megas and all it’s good for is speed tiers which it’s not even good at that. Just use an online damage calc ### 1/5 — Art & Color *2025-07-16, version 3.0.1* UI leaves a lot to be desired. Art style is nonexistent, no character images or thumbnails, and the color palette is dull and uninspiring. ### 3/5 — . *2024-06-28* No recommended ev spreads, only 1 recommended team, no usage % for anything ### 3/5 — Does it have SV data? *2022-12-24, version 1.2.2* Would give 5 stars if yes ### 4/5 — Tatsugiri: FIX IT PLEASE *2025-12-04, version 3.0.1* Bro, I’m not trying to be rude but, PLEASE FIX TATSUGIRI SOON! IT ONLY KNOWS DRACO METEOR, HELPING HAND, MUDDY WATER, AND CELEBRATE. Please fix it. Otherwise great app. ### 4/5 — Great app, but *2025-05-13* Overall this app has everything that you could want in a team builder, the only major issue is the lack of updates. The last one was over a year ago in April of 2024. If there is not going to be further on updates and this is specifically catered to that timeline only, then you have exactly what you’re looking for. However, if you’re looking for anything relevant to team building in 2025, you’re in the wrong place. Great app, just want updates if possible. ### 4/5 — PLEASE UPDATE FOR REG G AND REG I *2025-04-09, version 3.0.1* This app is otherwise amazing it is just severely lacking in terms of updates for a large majority of the meta pokémon ### 4/5 — pretty good *2025-02-19* I mean i’m pretty satisfied, great alternative to showdown if you can’t access it bc of school or work wifi. it doesn’t let you put exact values for EVs though and you end up wasting 4 EVs on every pokemon. ### 4/5 — This isn’t that bad of an app! *2024-12-09* I would rate it higher, as a wolfeyvgc fan, I think having a setting for battling to battle real life people would be… better. You see, i cant battle my friends. I don’t use Pokémon showdown, because it’s a bit difficult to use. Although, i like this game more due to how it shows the common items for what people make the Pokémon hold! It does that for moves too. It’s a lot more easier to use! and personally, i like how everything has its own section. So yeah, 4/5 :) ### 4/5 — Good VGC app *2024-12-03, version 3.0.1* Has been helpful in my journey to learning VGC. Just wish it was updated more often. Some stats for Pokémon no info shows up especially when prepping for Reg G ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-08-12* Extremely good app keep going Also iron head is 20% flinch chance not 30% lol ### 5/5 — Great App for help with VGC *2026-07-07* great for building teams and it updates frequently there's alot of thought and hard work put into this app and i appreciate it 🔥🔥 ### 5/5 — Best VGC app ever, bar none *2026-06-18, version 4.0.0* Thank you for updating the app with Mega’s and Pokemon Champions! ### 5/5 — Title *2026-05-16, version 3.0.1* Very good app, no adds, good UI ### 5/5 — The Best VGC App *2026-05-04* This is by far the best VGC teambuilding app available. Hoping it gets updated for Champions soon! **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! Champions support had been available for a while now, so please try it and share us your feedback! ### 5/5 — Beginner Friendly *2025-09-27* I have been a Pokemon fan for most of my life, but only recently decided to try competitive team building. This app is extremely helpful helping me put ideas together, work out stats and team combinations. 10/10 recommend. ### 5/5 — The Best Pokémon App I’ve Found *2025-09-08, version 3.0.1* The fact that this has both a damage calculator and speed checker is very nice. The interface is slick and responsive. The information is clearly laid out. I’ve tried several other apps that do similar things, but this one is the one I always come back to. ### 5/5 — Add shiny feature *2025-07-21* Good vgc app really good but misses a feature, like the shiny options. ### 5/5 — Great VGC tool *2025-03-10* This app is great at pulling info quickly. It sorts and organizes in ways serebii just can’t. Although serebii has some more details like explaining how many stages a stat falls or raises. The damage calculator is great too. Although limited in comparison to showdowns, its visuals and display are easy to use. This is an awesome tool. ### 5/5 — Amazing🤫🥔 *2025-02-09, version 3.0.1* I made a amazing team in seconds just needs more updates --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*