pokedex-cli

A CLI-based Pokédex tool, written in Go

Features:

• Get detailed stats, types, and descriptions for any Pokémon by name or National Dex number
• View Effort Values (EVs) and base stats
• Display level-up movesets for Pokémon in the latest or selected games
• Supports multiple move-learning methods and game versions
• Clean, human-readable output

Requirements

Go 1.18 or higher. Install here.

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your system

$ git clone https://github.com/IMBoBx/pokedex-cli.git
$ cd pokedex-cli

2. Build

• Linux/macOS

$ go build -o pokedex-cli

• Windows

$ go build -o pokedex-cli.exe

3. (Optional) For global access from the Terminal

• Linux/macOS

$ sudo mv pokedex-cli /usr/local/bin/

• Windows: Add the folder to your PATH.

Usage

(Note: if added to PATH or /usr/local/bin, drop the ./ at the beginning. If using Windows, use .\ instead of ./)

Get Pokémon Details

./pokedex-cli pokemon [name|number]

Example:

./pokedex-cli pokemon infernape
./pokedex-cli pokemon 392

Get Effort Values (EVs)

./pokedex-cli ev [name|number]

Example:

./pokedex-cli ev infernape
./pokedex-cli ev 392

View Moveset

./pokedex-cli moves [name|number] [flags]

Available flags:

• --game, -g: Select game version (default: scarlet-violet)
• --method, -m: Select move-learning method (default: level-up)

Example:

./pokedex moves infernape -g black-white
./pokedex moves 392 -m machine --game sun-moon

Credits

• Powered by PokeAPI.
• Built with Cobra CLI.