Status of Pokemon Showdown in the last 24 hours
84%
server status
11
countries
115ms
Response time
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In Isnotdown, you will be able to instantly check if Pokemon Showdown works perfectly, or on the contrary, if it is registering some type of problem to offer its services.
Service
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The Pokemon Showdown service appears to be working!
Frequent failures of Pokemon Showdown
So, to answer TC's question: No, Pokemon Showdown is not technically legal as it would very likely be found by a court to constitute copyright infringement (other IP issues may also be triggered).
But, it is unlikely, given Nintendo's existing history, that any action would be taken against them.
Pokémon Showdown is usable, but expect degraded performance and certain features not to work in: Safari 4+ IE9+
Troubleshooting Tips
Problem solved? Still can't connect to Pokemon Showdown? Continue with Step 2.
Turn it on again. Clear internet cookies and browser cache.
Still stuck and not enjoying Pokemon Showdown, then go to Step 3.
Still stuck and not enjoying Pokemon Showdown, then go to Step 3.
Temporarily disable your antivirus or firewall running in the background. Now, if you can access Pokemon Showdown, be informed that your security software is causing problems. Try adding Pokemon Showdown to the set of trusted sites.
DNS is a service that translates Pokemon Showdown into a machine-readable address called an IP address. In most cases, this job is done by your ISP. If only specific sites are not opening, it is likely to be corrupted.
Ask for direct help to the administrators of Pokemon Showdown
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