PokeClaude

Pokemon TCG Pocket MCP Server & CLI

Query 2000+ Pokemon cards through Claude with AI-powered deck building, synergy finding, and strategic analysis.

Quick Start

Claude Code Plugin

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pokeclaude": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["pokeclaude", "mcp"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

NPM Package

# Run MCP server
bunx pokeclaude mcp

# Or install globally
npm install -g pokeclaude
pokeclaude mcp

Features

• 2,077 Cards - Complete Pokemon Pocket TCG database
• 8 MCP Tools - Search, analyze, find synergies, counters
• DuckDB-Powered - Lightning-fast SQL queries
• CLI + MCP - Unified interface for all uses
• 4 Skills - Auto-activating Claude Code skills
• 5 Commands - Slash commands for common tasks

CLI Usage

# Search for cards
pokeclaude search --type Fire --limit 10

# Get card details
pokeclaude get --name "Pikachu ex"

# Find synergies
pokeclaude synergies --card-name "Charizard ex"

# Find counters
pokeclaude counters --target-type Fire

# Analyze deck
pokeclaude analyze --card-names "Pikachu ex" "Raichu"

# Show type stats
pokeclaude stats

# Run custom SQL
pokeclaude query --sql "SELECT * FROM cards WHERE hp > 200"

# List trainers
pokeclaude trainers --limit 20

# Start MCP server
pokeclaude mcp

MCP Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_cards | Search cards with filters (name, type, HP, set, etc.) | | get_card | Get specific card details by exact name | | find_synergies | Find cards that synergize with a given Pokemon | | find_counters | Find counters for a specific type | | get_type_stats | Get type distribution statistics | | query_cards | Run custom SQL queries (SELECT only) | | list_trainers | List all trainer and item cards | | analyze_deck | Analyze deck composition and rules compliance |

Commands

• /pokeclaude:build-deck - Build competitive 20-card decks
• /pokeclaude:analyze - Analyze cards or decks
• /pokeclaude:find-counters - Find counter strategies
• /pokeclaude:meta - Current meta analysis
• /pokeclaude:cli - CLI reference

Skills

The plugin includes 4 auto-activating skills:

• Pokemon Deck Builder - Activates for deck building tasks
• Pokemon Card Analyst - Activates for card analysis
• Pokemon Meta Analyst - Activates for meta discussions
• Pokemon Skill Builder - For building Claude Code skills

Pokemon TCG Pocket Rules

• Deck Size: 20 cards
• Energy Zone: 1 energy/turn auto-generated (NOT from deck)
• Win Condition: 3 points (ex Pokemon = 2 pts, regular = 1 pt)
• Bench Limit: 3 Pokemon
• Max Copies: 2 per card

Project Structure

pokeclaude/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json      # Plugin metadata
├── .mcp.json            # MCP server config
├── cli.ts               # CLI entry point with mcp subcommand
├── index.ts             # MCP server exports
├── src/                 # Source files
│   ├── cli.ts           # CLI commands
│   ├── db.ts            # DuckDB client
│   ├── types.ts         # Type definitions
│   └── ...
├── skills/              # Claude Code skills
│   ├── pokemon-card-analysis/
│   ├── pokemon-deck-building/
│   ├── pokemon-meta-analysis/
│   └── pokemon-skill-builder/
├── commands/            # Slash commands
├── references/          # Research and documentation
├── data/                # Card database CSV
└── package.json

Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run in development mode
bun dev

# Run MCP server
bun mcp

# Build for production
bun run build

# Run tests
bun test

# Update card data
bun run scrape

Database

• Source: limitlesstcg.com
• Total Cards: 2,077 across 12 sets
• Unique Cards: 1,068 (art variants auto-deduplicated)
• Update: Automatic via scraper

License

MIT

Author

Brian Sunter - @briansunter

Note: This plugin is not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, The Pokemon Company, or any of their subsidiaries.