Pokedex CLI

A small REPL-style Pokedex client that talks to the public PokeAPI and keeps a short-lived cache to reduce repeat requests.

Features

• Browse location areas with map and mapb.
• Explore an area to list Pokemon found there.
• Catch Pokemon and keep a local Pokedex for the session.
• Inspect caught Pokemon stats and types.

Requirements

• Go 1.24.4 (see go.mod)

Install

go build -o pokedex

Run

./pokedex

Or run directly:

go run .

Commands

• help - Show help output.
• exit - Exit the REPL.
• map - List the next page of location areas.
• mapb - List the previous page of location areas.
• explore <location_name> - List Pokemon found in a location area.
• catch <pokemon_name> - Attempt to catch a Pokemon.
• inspect <pokemon_name> - Show details for a caught Pokemon.
• pokedex - List all caught Pokemon in this session.

Notes

• Caught Pokemon are stored in memory only (no persistence).
• The client uses a small in-memory cache to reduce repeat API calls.

Tests

go test ./...