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By jakobhoeg · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Pokémon for your VS Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 21, 2026

vscode-pokemon has 267,573 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1244 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
267,573
Official API · Oct 21, 2026
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Rank
#1244
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 13 ratings

About vscode-pokemon

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VS Code Pokémon

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</div> <p align="center"> Puts cute Pokémon in your code editor to boost productivity ✨ <br> <br> <a href="https://github.com/jakobhoeg/vscode-pokemon/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feature&template=bug_report.md&title=">Report a Bug</a> · <a href="https://github.com/jakobhoeg/vscode-pokemon/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feature&template=feature_request.md&title=">Request feature</a> </p> <div align="center">

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Seen used by engineers at Microsoft!

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Installation

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

Default view

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:

Default view

Enjoy interacting with your favourite Pokémon!

Keyboard Shortcuts

VS Code Pokémon comes with default keyboard shortcuts to make managing your Pokémon quick and easy:

Keybindings

Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts

You can customize these shortcuts to match your preferences:

  1. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+P on MacOS)
  2. Run the Pokemon Coding: Configure keybindings command
  3. Select the command you want to customize
  4. VS Code will open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor filtered to that command
  5. Click the pencil icon next to the command and press your desired key combination

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.

Default Pokémon

You can configure specific Pokémon to automatically appear when you first start using the extension. This is useful for setting up your preferred team without having to manually spawn them when you open new windows.

To configure default Pokémon, add the following to your settings.json:

{
  "vscode-pokemon.defaultPokemon": [
    {
      "type": "pikachu",
      "name": "Sparky"
    },
    {
      "type": "charizard",
      "name": "Flame"
    },
    {
      "type": "articuno"
    },
    {
      "type": "mewtwo",
      "shiny": true
    },
    {
      "type": "random"
    },
    {
      "type": "random",
      "pool": ["pikachu", "eevee", "gengar", "snorlax"]
    }
  ]
}
  • type (required): The Pokémon species (e.g., "pikachu", "charizard", "mewtwo"), or "random" to spawn a random species
  • name (optional): A custom name for your Pokémon. If not provided, a random name will be assigned
  • shiny (optional): Determines if the Pokémon is shiny, if not set will use vscode-pokemon.shinyOdds setting.
  • pool (optional): Only used when type is "random". Restricts the random selection to this list of species. Invalid entries are dropped with a warning; if none are valid, selection falls back to any Pokémon.

Note: The extension automatically saves your current Pokémon between sessions. The defaultPokemon setting is only used when:

  • You start the extension for the first time
  • You open a new windows/repository
  • You have removed all Pokémon (no saved session exists)

A "random" entry is resolved to a specific species the first time it's applied, then saved like any other Pokémon — reopening the window won't re-roll it, only removing all Pokémon will.

To reset to your default Pokémon, use the "Remove all pokemon" command and restart VS Code.

Pokémon Language

You can customize the language used for Pokémon names. The extension supports official Pokémon languages: English (US), French, German, and Japanese.

Using the Command
  1. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+P on MacOS)
  2. Run the Pokemon Coding: Change Pokemon language command
  3. Select your preferred language from the list
Using Settings

You can also configure the language directly in your settings.json:

{
  "vscode-pokemon.pokemonLanguage": "fr-FR"
}
```…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • keybindings
  • pets
  • pixel
  • pixelart
  • pokemon
  • pokémon
  • vscode

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Adoption over time

vscode-pokemon installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 267,573 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.vscode-pokemonInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days267,573installs266.2K266.4K266.6K266.8K267K267.2K267.4K267.6KJul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-pokemon installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 267,573 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

vscode-pokemon installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.vscode-pokemonInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace267,573installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-pokemon installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

vscode-pokemon VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1244 (by installs).vscode-pokemonVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1244current rank#1242#1243#1244#1245#1246#1247Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-pokemon VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1244 (by installs).

Ratings over time

vscode-pokemon ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 13 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.vscode-pokemonRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days13ratings11.51212.51313.51414.5Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-pokemon ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 13 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,253 shown · page 63, #4 (overall #1,244)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other762 listings · 39 pages · page 19, #2 (overall #362)
Other: every listing in installs order

Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for vscode-pokemon
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jakobhoeg.vscode-pokemon. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.