🌟 Play Pokémon on IRC with SkyChatz!

Ever dreamed of catching Pokémon in a chatroom? Now you can—right from your IRC client! Our nostalgic Pokémon bot lives on irc.skychatz.org, bringing wild encounters, trainer battles, and mystery gifts to life in real time.

🕹️ How to Join the Adventure

  1. Connect to IRC
    Use your favorite IRC client and connect to:
    Server: irc.skychatz.org
    Port: 6697 (SSL) or 6667 (non-SSL)
  2. Join the Pokémon Channel
    Type: /join #pokemon
  3. Start Your Journey
    Type !pokemon to begin. Choose your starter, explore areas, and catch wild Pokémon as they spawn!

🎮 Features

  • 🌿 Wild Pokémon spawns with expressive flavor text
  • 🧃 Mystery gifts and seasonal events
  • 🧙 Trainer cards and stats
  • 🛸 Area-based encounters and evolving spawn logic
  • 🧩 Modular commands with cooldowns and feedback
  • 🎭 ASCII-style menus and Game Boy-inspired UX
  • 📜 Onboarding flows and alias registry for new trainers

📦 Bonus Tips

  • Use !pokehelp to see all available commands
  • Try !trainer to view your stats and progress
  • Watch for surprise spawns and mystery gifts—some are time-based!
  • Invite friends to battle or trade using !challenge and !trade

🧠 Behind the Scenes

This bot is powered by modular C++ scripts projects, designed for maintainability and delight. It uses area-based spawn logic, expressive feedback, and a nostalgic flavor system to make every encounter feel magical.

Want to contribute or customize your own bot? Reach out on SkyChatz or explore the open-source scaffolding that powers this experience.

Ready to catch ’em all? We’ll see you in the tall grass 🌾