It's pretty nice, though I have to be honest and ask:
1. Why should I use this one specifically, given that Pokedex listings are dime a dozen on the internet nowadays? I mean, the technology is nice, but a static website is presumably even quicker, and you're still competing with the likes of Serebii, Bulbapedia, Smogon, the official site, etc.
2. Why are no Pokemon from generation 6 included in this? Anyone wanting a Pokedex now is likely to want some information about the new species introduced in Pokemon X and Y, and your competition likely have this data.
It's a nice enough interface, and the technology seems interesting, just wondering about the use case.
P.S. As for it being shut down... I doubt it. The article doesn't say the app is being sold on the Apple store or Google Play, it's a web app that's accessible for free through the browser. It's just a fancy website, like the thousands of other Pokedex websites that have been going for years or even decades.
I got the impression that they were doing this to show off the tech, and the Pokemon angle was just because they needed a well-known, medium-sized corpus of data to work with. They even said "it's the perfect target for an ambitious web application," implying that the topic was second to the tech.
There's not many topics that fit the bill, and this is way more intriguing than a list of US Presidents or UN Countries.
1. this is easy, accessible, broadly compatible. I think it's the fastest way to get to the data (especially on mobile: no going to store, no waiting to download, touch-friendly interface)
2. "soft" technical limitation of the PokéApi. He says it can be worked around, time permitting. PRs encouraged!
As far as use cases go, I think it's common to want a Pokédex of some sort when playing the games. As the existence of this blog post illustrates, this particular one was a case study in web technology first with a fun theme rather than a grand attempt at market domination.
1. Why should I use this one specifically, given that Pokedex listings are dime a dozen on the internet nowadays? I mean, the technology is nice, but a static website is presumably even quicker, and you're still competing with the likes of Serebii, Bulbapedia, Smogon, the official site, etc.
2. Why are no Pokemon from generation 6 included in this? Anyone wanting a Pokedex now is likely to want some information about the new species introduced in Pokemon X and Y, and your competition likely have this data.
It's a nice enough interface, and the technology seems interesting, just wondering about the use case.
P.S. As for it being shut down... I doubt it. The article doesn't say the app is being sold on the Apple store or Google Play, it's a web app that's accessible for free through the browser. It's just a fancy website, like the thousands of other Pokedex websites that have been going for years or even decades.