PokéAPI MCP Server

Give your AI assistant access to the entire Pokémon universe

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in TypeScript that wraps PokéAPI v2 — the largest Pokémon RESTful API (1300+ species, 900+ moves, 300+ abilities, 18 types). Ships as both an npm package and a VS Code extension.

Packages

Package	Description	Docs
`pokeapi-mcp-server`	MCP server (npm/CLI)	README →
`pokeapi-mcp-extension`	VS Code extension	README →

Quick Start

Option 1: VS Code Extension (recommended)

Install from the marketplace — the extension handles everything automatically:

ext install bhayanak.pokeapi-mcp-extension

VS Code provides built-in start / stop / restart controls. Your AI assistant gets access to all 12 tools immediately.

Option 2: npm / CLI

npm install -g pokeapi-mcp-server
pokeapi-mcp-server

Or use with Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pokeapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "pokeapi-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

12 MCP Tools

Category	Tools	What They Do
Pokémon	`pokemon_get`, `pokemon_search`	Lookup & search by type/generation
Types	`pokemon_get_type`, `pokemon_type_matchup`	Type details & effectiveness calculator
Moves	`pokemon_get_move`, `pokemon_search_moves`	Move database & filtered search
Abilities	`pokemon_get_ability`	Ability effects & Pokémon lists
Evolution	`pokemon_get_evolution_chain`	Full evolution trees with conditions
Species	`pokemon_get_species`	Flavor text, habitat, egg groups
Items	`pokemon_get_item`	Item details, effects, categories
Analysis	`pokemon_compare`, `pokemon_type_coverage`	Side-by-side stats & team coverage

License

MIT © bhayanak

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build all packages
pnpm run build

# Run the MCP server (stdio mode)
cd packages/pokeapi-server && pnpm run dev

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
`pokemon_get`	Get detailed Pokémon data (stats, types, abilities, moves)
`pokemon_search`	Search Pokémon by type, generation, or browse
`pokemon_get_type`	Get type details and damage relations
`pokemon_type_matchup`	Check type effectiveness
`pokemon_get_move`	Get move details (power, accuracy, effect)
`pokemon_search_moves`	Search moves by criteria
`pokemon_get_ability`	Get ability details
`pokemon_get_evolution_chain`	Get evolution chain with conditions
`pokemon_get_species`	Get species data (flavor text, habitat, catch rate)
`pokemon_get_item`	Get item details
`pokemon_compare`	Compare 2-4 Pokémon side-by-side
`pokemon_type_coverage`	Analyze team type coverage

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`POKEAPI_MCP_BASE_URL`	`https://pokeapi.co/api/v2`	API base URL
`POKEAPI_MCP_CACHE_TTL_MS`	`86400000` (24hr)	Cache TTL
`POKEAPI_MCP_CACHE_MAX_SIZE`	`500`	Max cache entries
`POKEAPI_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS`	`10000`	HTTP timeout
`POKEAPI_MCP_LANGUAGE`	`en`	Preferred language

Development

pnpm run typecheck   # TypeScript type checking
pnpm run lint        # ESLint with security rules
pnpm run test        # Run tests
pnpm run build       # Build all packages

License

MIT

PokéAPI MCP Server