pokeapi.pokemon.species
Get species-level information for any Pokemon including Pokedex flavor text, genus (e.g. "Mouse Pokemon"), generation introduced, growth rate, capture rate, base happiness, gender ratio, egg groups, habitat, color, evolution chain URL, and flags for baby/legendary/mythical status. Flavor text is ...
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What pokeapi.pokemon.species does on Apibase
AI agents call pokeapi.pokemon.species to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name_or_id | string | number | Yes | Pokemon species name (e.g. "bulbasaur") or species ID (e.g. 1). Use the base species name, not form names (use "rotom" not "rotom-heat"). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why pokeapi.pokemon.species is rated Low
Retrieves read-only Pokémon metadata from public API with no data modification or execution capabilities.
From the tool's definition Get species-level information, Pokedex flavor text, no side effects, no auth required
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The rule that runs pokeapi.pokemon.species safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pokeapi.pokemon.species, this is the rule to start with:
pokeapi.pokemon.species is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every pokeapi.pokemon.species call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pokeapi.pokemon.species
Get species-level information for any Pokemon including Pokedex flavor text, genus (e.g. "Mouse Pokemon"), generation introduced, growth rate, capture rate, base happiness, gender ratio, egg groups, habitat, color, evolution chain URL, and flags for baby/legendary/mythical status. Flavor text is the description shown in the in-game Pokedex (English, from most recent main game). Gender rate: -1 = genderless, 0 = always male, 8 = always female, others are eighths female. Examples: "pikachu", "eevee", "mewtwo", "snorlax". No auth required; fair-use free API. Source: PokéAPI (pokeapi.co). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
pokeapi.pokemon.species accepts 1 parameter: name_or_id. Required: name_or_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pokeapi.pokemon.species: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
pokeapi.pokemon.species is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pokeapi.pokemon.species rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for pokeapi.pokemon.species. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
pokeapi.pokemon.species is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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