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

# List abilities

`GET /api/v2/ability/`

Abilities provide passive effects for Pokémon in battle or in the overworld. Pokémon have multiple possible abilities but can have only one ability at a time. Check out [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ability) for greater detail.

## Query parameters

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

## Response `200`

- PaginatedAbilitySummaryList
  - `count` integer, required
  - `next` string, uri, nullable
  - `previous` string, uri, nullable
  - `results` AbilitySummary[], 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_ability_list` removed and replaced with `ability_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 `ability_list` removed and replaced with `api_v2_ability_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`
- **2024-05-11** `b4b81f27325d` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `q`

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

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