ChampDex vs PokéBase GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChampDex
Build competitive Pokémon teams, calculate damage, and analyze the meta with this comprehensive offline-ready tool. Access detailed Pokémon stats, type matchups, and speed tiers to prepare for tournaments.
- Comprehensive Pokémon database
- Competitive team builder with stat system
- Advanced damage calculator
- Interactive type chart
- Speed tier calculator
- Offline-ready functionality
- Automatic data updates
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ChampDex is the ultimate companion app for competitive Pokémon Champions players. Build teams, calculate damage, analyze the meta, and prepare for your next tournament — all in one fast, offline-ready app. **DEX** Browse every Pokémon in the Champions regulation with full base stats, abilities, types, weaknesses, and move pools. Toggle between base and Mega Evolved forms to compare stats instantly. **TEAM BUILDER** Build competitive teams with the Champions stat point system (66 points, max 32 per stat). Set natures, abilities, items, and moves. Import teams directly from PokePaste URLs or export your builds to share with friends. **DAMAGE CALCULATOR** Powered by the Smogon Pokémon Showdown damage engine. Calculate exact damage ranges with full support for abilities, items, weather, terrain, stat boosts, Mega Evolutions, and every competitive edge case. **TYPE CHART** Interactive type matchup reference. Select one or two types to instantly see weaknesses, resistances, and immunities with clear multiplier labels. **SPEED TIER CALCULATOR** Compare Pokémon speeds with natures, stat points, Choice Scarf, Tailwind, weather abilities, paralysis, and stat boosts. See exactly who moves first. **ALWAYS UP TO DATE** ChampDex data updates automatically in the background — no app update needed when regulations change. Powered by PokéAPI and Limitless TCG tournament data. **PRO FEATURES** Upgrade to ChampDex Pro for the full competitive toolkit: • Unlimited teams • Meta Dashboard — tournament usage stats from 3,800+ real teams • Sample competitive sets with natures, items, and stat spreads • Speed Tier Calculator • Pokémon Comparison — side-by-side stat analysis • Matchup Notes — save game plans per team • iCloud Sync — access your teams on all your devices Legal and Terms: This app is an unofficial app and is NOT affiliated, endorsed or supported by Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon company in any way. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and are supported under fair use. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and belong to Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. They are used in this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use, for the United States of America, or of the intellectual property code, for France. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement intended. Pokémon © 2002-2018 Pokémon. © 1995-2018 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PokéBase GO
This app helps trainers plan battles and optimize their teams. It provides a searchable database of Pokémon stats, moves, and matchups, along with calculators for various battle formats and tier lists.
- Searchable Pokémon database
- Type, stat, and move analysis
- Battle calculators (DPS, PvP, Dynamax)
- Ratings and tier lists
- User Pokémon integration
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Plan battles, compare stats, and find your best attackers. - Searchable database with types, stats, moves, and matchups - DPS, PvP, and Dynamax calculators - Ratings and tier lists - Use your own Pokémon in the tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PokéBase GO at none against ChampDex's 1. PokéBase GO also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). ChampDex's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ChampDex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PokéBase GO asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChampDex against 5.0 for PokéBase GO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
ChampDex ships an update every 2 months, PokéBase GO every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChampDex | PokéBase GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Treinish | Limu Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
ChampDex
PokéBase GO
In-app purchases
ChampDex
- Lifetime$9.99
PokéBase GO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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