smogon/pokemon-showdown
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to smogon/pokemon-showdown got a first human reply in a median of 5.2 hours (55 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 16% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,316 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 1,316 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 52.79 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | 5.2 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 16% |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | JavaScript |
| Window | 19 April to 16 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,316 of 3,219
- Score
- 52.79
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 88% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 41.1 (coverage 100%), friction 30.8 (coverage 80%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 89.2 | 80% |
| Criticality | 29.7 | 100% |
| Governance | 68.0 | 100% |
| Rigor | 42.1 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 21.0 | 50% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | 78.8% | 98.5 | 99 | 19 April to 18 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 16.3% | 67.5 | 166 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 5.2 hours (0.2 days) | 100.0 | 55 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 164.4 hours (6.9 days) | 66.4 | 126 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 4 | 28.5 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 6,771 downloads a month | 15.6 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/npm__pokemon-showdown.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.4102 | 41.0 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 3 | 75.0 | 857 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 67.5 | 67.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 8.3% | 10.4 | 181 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 70 | 70.0 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/smogon__pokemon-showdown.json |
| Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
Persona view
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,316 of 3,219 | 52.79 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | 804 of 1,276 | 50.23 | C | Rated |
| AI-assisted | 1,759 of 3,696 | 50.81 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- 2c19acafb4d8fa6884bdaf93ff08ecb6394b5ddf6cd363333a49365eac8297d0
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/eb.json, under the key smogon/pokemon-showdown.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). smogon/pokemon-showdown. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/smogon/pokemon-showdown/. CC BY 4.0.
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