---
title: "Get pokemon form"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/pokemon-form/{id}/"
tags: ["pokemon"]
---

# Get pokemon form

`GET /api/v2/pokemon-form/{id}/`

Some Pokémon may appear in one of multiple, visually different forms. These differences are purely cosmetic. For variations within a Pokémon species, which do differ in more than just visuals, the 'Pokémon' entity is used to represent such a variety.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- PokemonFormDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `order` integer, nullable
  - `form_order` integer, nullable
  - `is_default` boolean
  - `is_battle_only` boolean
  - `is_mega` boolean
  - `form_name` string, required
  - `pokemon` PokemonSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `sprites` PokemonFormSprites, required
    - `sprites` unknown, required
  - `version_group` VersionGroupSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `form_names` PokemonFormName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `names` PokemonFormName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `types` PokemonFormType[], required
    - `slot` integer, required
    - `type` TypeSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `trigger_conditions` PokemonFormTriggerCondition[], required
    - `trigger` string, required
    - `base_form` PokemonFormSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-08-08** `0bfa5b75c167` — 2 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `trigger_conditions/items/name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `trigger_conditions/items/url` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `trigger_conditions/items/base_form` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-08** `fe58d471586f` — 3 breaking, 2 warning, 4 info
  - the `sprites` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - the `trigger_conditions/items/url` response's property format changed from `uri` to no format for status `200`
  - the `types/items/slot` response's property format changed from `int32` to no format for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `sprites/default` from the response with the `200` status
  - …5 more
- **2026-08-03** `44ede4b2725a` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `trigger_conditions/items/base_form` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-29** `21201f772476` — 1 info
  - added the required property `flavor_text_entries` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-17** `dc32de6001cf` — 3 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `cookieAuth` was removed from the API
  - added the required property `trigger_conditions` to the response with the `200` status

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

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/pokeapi/poke-api/revisions/05e384460041/schema)