---
title: "List pokemon species"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/pokemon-species/"
tags: ["pokemon"]
---

# List pokemon species

`GET /api/v2/pokemon-species/`

A Pokémon Species forms the basis for at least one Pokémon. Attributes of a Pokémon species are shared across all varieties of Pokémon within the species. A good example is Wormadam; Wormadam is the species which can be found in three different varieties, Wormadam-Trash, Wormadam-Sandy and Wormadam-Plant.

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `q` string

## Response `200`

- PaginatedPokemonSpeciesSummaryList
  - `count` integer, required
  - `next` string, uri, nullable
  - `previous` string, uri, nullable
  - `results` PokemonSpeciesSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `dc32de6001cf` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `cookieAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 3 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_pokemon_species_list` removed and replaced with `pokemon_species_list`
  - the response property `count` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `results` became required for the status `200`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `pokemon_species_list` removed and replaced with `api_v2_pokemon_species_list`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 1 breaking
  - the `results/items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
- **2024-05-10** `559f0edc9235` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `q`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api/changes/api/v2/pokemon-species/get.md)

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