Pokelog is an offline, macOS companion app for Pokemon GO. Overall, it is a highly customized collection of spreadsheets for analytics. It started as an IV calculator but has evolved several features that I personally find useful:
- catalog and organize your Pokemon
- find your strong raid attackers against a particular raid boss
- quantitatively compare moves and determine best move sets
- find each Pokemon’s type advantages and disadvantages
- determine exact level/IVs based on CP, HP, and Stardust
- see pokedex stats at a glance
Requirements
- macOS v10.9 or later
- Internet connection: The latest GAME MASTER file is downloaded, if necessary.
Notes
Pokelog is freely available for download and use. If you find it useful, donations are welcome; and for amounts of at least $10, you will be a licensed user.
The GAME MASTER (GM) files are stored in your Library folder[1]. Niantic has changed and can change the GM file format at any time. If it changes and Pokelog cannot parse it, you can manually download an older GM and load it via the FILE menu. Your previous GM is kept as backup. Otherwise, please notify me so I can update Pokelog.
2025/01/10: Niantic has removed Smeargle’s moves from the GM. Until I find a better solution, I basically copy/paste the moves from an older GM into the current GM.
- <~/Library/Application Support/org.zzz0.Pokelog/game_masters/>
Acknowledgments
There have been a few different efforts in decoding the GM file, with varying JSON output formats. Pokelog initially supported all formats, but some decoders have stopped. The decoding process is an arduous task requiring constant maintenance. I am grateful to all the efforts. Thanks to: