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

# List characteristics

`GET /api/v2/characteristic/`

Characteristics indicate which stat contains a Pokémon's highest IV. A Pokémon's Characteristic is determined by the remainder of its highest IV divided by 5 (gene_modulo). Check out [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Characteristic) for greater detail.

## Query parameters

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

## Response `200`

- PaginatedCharacteristicSummaryList
  - `count` integer, required
  - `next` string, uri, nullable
  - `previous` string, uri, nullable
  - `results` CharacteristicSummary[], 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_characteristic_list` removed and replaced with `characteristic_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 `characteristic_list` removed and replaced with `api_v2_characteristic_list`
- **2024-05-10** `559f0edc9235` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `q`
- **2024-02-26** `3dc383577199` — 2 info
  - api tag `pokemon` added
  - api tag `characteristic` removed

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

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