Architecture

// Battle simulation is integrated into rooms
import { BattleStream } from './sim/battle-stream';
import { Teams } from './sim/teams';

// The simulator uses streams for battle communication
const stream = new BattleStream();

import { BattleStream } from 'pokemon-showdown';

const stream = new BattleStream();

// Write commands to the simulator
stream.write(`>start {"formatid":"gen7randombattle"}`);
stream.write(`>player p1 {"name":"Alice"}`);
stream.write(`>player p2 {"name":"Bob"}`);

// Read battle messages
for await (const output of stream) {
    console.log(output);
}

# Install and run
./pokemon-showdown

# Or with Node.js directly
node pokemon-showdown

# Specify a port
node pokemon-showdown 8000