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PokeDex++ – I rebuilt my Pokémon app as a web app

PokeDex++ – I rebuilt my Pokémon app as a web app

by meimeixoxi·Feb 17, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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The Take

The author ported a full mobile feature set — card collection with unlockable skins, DexCoins, buddy progression and fast search — into a tidy React SPA, and the onboarding + region filters show real UX attention. It's enjoyable and clearly a labor of love, but it's essentially a niche fan app rather than a novel product; open-sourcing or adding persistence/trading would be the obvious next moves.

Category
Gaming
Target Audience

Pokémon fans, collectors, and hobbyist web gamers

Post Description

Hi HN,

I originally built PokeDex++ as a mobile app using React Native and Expo. It was designed to be more than just a Pokédex — it included features like a card collection system, buddy progression, virtual coins, and detailed stat pages.

But I couldn’t afford the Play Store developer fee at the time, so the app never got published.

Instead of abandoning the project, I decided to rebuild the entire thing as a web app using React and deploy it independently.

The current web version includes:

• Individual pages for each Pokémon • Card collection system with unlockable skins • Virtual currency (DexCoins) • Buddy progression mechanics • Fast search and navigation

This is a solo passion project, and I’m continuing to improve it.

I’d really appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or criticism.

Thanks for checking it out.

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