Pokémon MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for fetching Pokémon data from the PokéAPI.

Features

The server provides the following tools:

• get-pokemon: Fetch detailed information about a specific Pokémon by name or ID

• get-type: Get information about a Pokémon type and its damage relations

• search-pokemon: Search for Pokémon with pagination support

• get-move: Get details about a specific Pokémon move

• get-ability: Get information about a Pokémon ability

Related MCP server: PokeAPI MCP Server

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pokemon-mcp-server.git
cd pokemon-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Usage

Running the Server

npm start

Using with Claude for Desktop

To use this server with Claude for Desktop, add it to your Claude for Desktop configuration file:

For macOS:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pokemon": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/pokemon-mcp-server/build/pokemon-server.js"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pokemon": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\pokemon-mcp-server\\build\\pokemon-server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Testing with MCP Inspector

You can test the server using the MCP Inspector:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/pokemon-server.js

Example Tool Usage

Fetching a Pokémon

Tool: get-pokemon
Parameters: {"nameOrId": "pikachu"}

Getting Type Information

Tool: get-type
Parameters: {"type": "electric"}

Searching for Pokémon

Tool: search-pokemon
Parameters: {"limit": 5, "offset": 0}

Getting Move Information

Tool: get-move
Parameters: {"nameOrId": "thunderbolt"}

Getting Ability Information

Tool: get-ability
Parameters: {"nameOrId": "static"}

API Limitations

This server uses the public PokéAPI, which has rate limiting. Please be respectful of the API's usage limits.

License

MIT