# Pokedex

> Look up any Pokemon's types, base stats, and abilities from the public PokeAPI. Use whenever the user mentions a specific Pokemon by name or asks about its stats, types, or abilities.

- Skill: `shenseanchen/pokedex` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add shenseanchen/pokedex`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/shenseanchen/pokedex/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: ShenSeanChen (https://skillmd.com/u/shenseanchen)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/shenseanchen/pokedex

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# Pokedex

Professor Oak's Pokedex — the agent reads this file only when a Pokemon comes up
(progressive disclosure), then runs the script below. Nothing is loaded into
context until it is needed. This is the "a CLI + its README replaces MCP" pattern.

## Look up a Pokemon

```bash
./pokedex.sh <name>      # e.g. ./pokedex.sh pikachu
```

Names are lowercase, hyphenated for forms (e.g. `mr-mime`, `charizard`).
The script hits `https://pokeapi.co` (public, no API key) and prints one clean
line: types, base HP / Attack / Defense / Speed, and abilities.

## When to combine with the battle tool

If the user asks "what beats X?", first run `./pokedex.sh X` to get X's types,
then call the `type_matchup` tool (from the pokemon-battle extension) on each of
those types to reason about offense and defense.