PokeAPI

How to Use This API

1. Get a Pokémon by Name

https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/ditto

Returns Ditto's full data: base stats (all 48s), abilities (Limber, Imposter), type (Normal), sprites (front/back/shiny), and held items. Replace "ditto" with any name or Pokédex number.

2. Get a Pokémon by National ID

https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/1

Returns Bulbasaur. IDs 1-1010 are currently available across 9 generations.

3. Get All Pokémon (Paginated)

https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon?limit=20&offset=0

Returns a paginated list with names and URLs. Use limit (max 100000) and offset for browsing.

4. JavaScript — Pokédex Search

async function getPokemon(nameOrId) {
  const resp = await fetch(
    `https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/${nameOrId}`
  );
  const p = await resp.json();
  return {
    name: p.name,
    id: p.id,
    types: p.types.map(t => t.type.name),
    stats: p.stats.reduce((acc, s) => {
      acc[s.stat.name] = s.base_stat;
      return acc;
    }, {}),
    sprite: p.sprites.front_default,
    height: p.height / 10 + 'm',
    weight: p.weight / 10 + 'kg'
  };
}

getPokemon(6).then(charizard => {
  console.log(`${charizard.name} (#${charizard.id})`);
  console.log('Types:', charizard.types.join(', '));
  console.log('Stats:', charizard.stats);
});

5. Python — Compare Two Pokémon

import requests

def get_pokemon(name):
    resp = requests.get(f'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{name}')
    data = resp.json()
    return {
        'name': data['name'].title(),
        'types': [t['type']['name'] for t in data['types']],
        'stats': {s['stat']['name']: s['base_stat']
                  for s in data['stats']},
        'weight': data['weight'] / 10
    }

pikachu = get_pokemon('pikachu')
eevee = get_pokemon('eevee')

print(f"{pikachu['name']}: {pikachu['weight']}kg")
print(f"{eevee['name']}: {eevee['weight']}kg")
print(f"Speed diff: {pikachu['stats']['speed'] - eevee['stats']['speed']}")