Puts cute Pokémon in your code editor to boost productivity ✨

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💖 Support

If you enjoy this project, please consider supporting me.
Manually creating the .gif files for each sprite takes a lot of time and effort.
Your sponsorship helps me dedicate more energy to improv and expand the project.

Installation

Install this extension from the VS Code marketplace or the Open VSX Registry.

OR

With VS Code open, search for vscode-pokemon in the extension panel (Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+X on MacOS) and click install.

OR

With VS Code open, launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+P on MacOS), paste the following command, and press enter.

ext install jakobhoeg.vscode-pokemon

Using VS Code Pokémon

After installing, open the command palette with Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+P on MacOS.

Run the "Start Pokemon coding session" command (vscode-pokemon.start) to see a Bulbasaur in VS Code:

Enjoy interacting with your favourite Pokémon!

Changing settings

Open the setting panel with Ctrl+, on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+, on MacOS. In the search bar, enter “vscode-pokemon" to see all available options.

Set the size and position of the extension.

Upcoming features

Extracting and creating .gif files involves quite a bit of tedious manual work, but I’ll aim to add Gen 4 soon!

Credits

Sprite Sources

• Pokemon Sprites: © The Pokémon Company / Nintendo / Game Freak
• The sprites are used for non-commercial, fan project purposes only
• Original sprite artwork belongs to the respective copyright holders

Acknowledgments

• All sprites are property of their original creators
• This repository is a fan project and is not affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, or Game Freak

This repository is inspired by and based on vscode-pets by tonybaloney.