pokedexcli

A command line pokedex application created using Go and PokeAPI. As part of the boot.dev GoLang course.

Running the program

To run the program, use the following command:

go run .

Alternatively, build the program first:

go build -o pokedexcli

Then run it with:

./pokedexcli

Available Commands

• exit: Exit the application.
• help: Display available commands.
• map : Show available areas to explore.
• mapb: Show previous areas explored.
• explore [area]: Explore a specified area to find Pokémon.
• catch [pokemon]: Attempt to catch a specified Pokémon.
• pokedex: Display all caught Pokémon.

Improvement Options

• Update the CLI to support the "up" arrow to cycle through previous commands
• Simulate battles between pokemon
• Add more unit tests
• Refactor your code to organize it better and make it more testable
• Keep pokemon in a "party" and allow them to level up
• Allow for pokemon that are caught to evolve after a set amount of time
• Persist a user's Pokedex to disk so they can save progress between sessions
• Use the PokeAPI to make exploration more interesting. For example, rather than typing the names of areas, maybe you are given choices of areas and just type "left" or "right"
• Random encounters with wild pokemon
• Adding support for different types of balls (Pokeballs, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, etc), which have different chances of catching pokemon