pokemonsay is cowsay but for Pokémon! Internally pokemonsay still uses cowsay so you will need it installed as well.
You can install pokemonsay through Homebrew.
# If you do not already have Homebrew installed
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# To use gshuf (required)
brew install coreutils
# Install cowsay (required)
brew install cowsay
# To use random sayings (optional)
brew install fortune
# Allow homebrew to install from this repo
brew tap anthonyvadala/anthonyvadala
# Install pokemonsay
brew install pokemonsaygit clone http://github.com/anthonyvadala/pokemonsay
cd pokemonsay
./install.shNow that pokemonsay is installed, you can use it like so:
pokemonsay Hello WorldTo have a random Pokémon say some random thing to you, use fortune:
fortune | pokemonsayThere is a cowthink-like version as well:
pokemonthink -p Charmander-Kanto One day I will be a Charizard!-p, --pokemon POKEMON_NAME-REGIONIAL_VERSION
Choose what Pokémon and regional version will be used by its name and region.
-f, --file COW_FILE
Specify which .cow file should be used.
-w, --word-wrap COLUMN
Specify roughly where messages should be wrapped.
-l, --list
List all the Pokémon available.
-n, --no-name
Do not show the Pokémon name.
-t, --think
Make the Pokémon think the message, instead of saying it.
-h, --help
Display this usage message.
MESSAGE
What the Pokémon will say. If you don\'t provide a message, a message will be read form standard input.brew uninstall pokemonsaysh $HOME/.pokemonsay/uninstall.sh- When trying to call a Pokémon you must specify its region as well e.g.
[Pokémon Name]-[Region], you can get a full listing of Pokémon and their regions by usingpokemonsay -l.
See the README.md file in the /build folder for instructions
A special thanks to @possatti for creating the original pokemonsay.
I don't own Pokémon or anything related to it. Pokémon is property of The Pokémon Company.