# 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).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `pokeapi.pokemon.species`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/pokeapi.pokemon.species

## Facts

- Tool: `pokeapi.pokemon.species`
- Server: Apibase (`apibase-mcp-client`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase.md
- Install: `npx -y apibase-mcp-client`
- Homepage: https://github.com/whiteknightonhorse/APIbase
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| 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.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "pokeapi.pokemon.species",
    "arguments": {
      "name_or_id": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## 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 own definition: "Get species-level information, Pokedex flavor text, no side effects, no auth required"

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Apibase:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "pokeapi.pokemon.species": {}
  }
}
```

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