Pokemcp MCP Server

Pokemon MCP Monorepo

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What is the Pokemcp MCP server?

Pokemcp MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Pokemon MCP Monorepo.

What you get

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Pokemon data through standardized tools. This monorepo contains both the MCP server and data ingestion service for fetching Pokemon data from PokeAPI.

What the assistant can call

Once Pokemcp is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • get_pokemon — Get detailed information about a specific Pokemon
  • search_pokemon — Search Pokemon by name, type, or other criteria
  • get_strongest_pokemon — Find the strongest Pokemon by various stats
  • get_pokemon_stats — Get detailed stats for a Pokemon
  • compare_pokemon — Compare stats between two Pokemon
  • get_type_effectiveness — Get type effectiveness information
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server
  • Usage — The Usage tool exposed by this server

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: POKEMON_DATA_DIR. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js 18+ - PNPM - Git

Setting it up

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Choosing this one

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Pokemcp's toolset — get_pokemon, search_pokemon, get_strongest_pokemon and 6 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by grovesjosephn; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Pokemcp's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 9 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Pokemcp.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the pokemcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_pokemonGet detailed information about a specific Pokemon
search_pokemonSearch Pokemon by name, type, or other criteria
get_strongest_pokemonFind the strongest Pokemon by various stats
get_pokemon_statsGet detailed stats for a Pokemon
compare_pokemonCompare stats between two Pokemon
get_type_effectivenessGet type effectiveness information
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.
UsageThe Usage tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Pokemcp MCP server

Configure Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pokemon": {
      "command": "pokemon-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "POKEMON_DATA_DIR": "/path/to/pokemcp/data"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ - PNPM - Git
VariableDescriptionRequired
POKEMON_DATA_DIRFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Pokemcp to get pokemon.
  • Use Pokemcp to search pokemon.
  • Use Pokemcp to get strongest pokemon.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Pokemcp to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 9 tools (get_pokemon, search_pokemon, get_strongest_pokemon, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Pokemcp directly.