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

# GET /api/v2/ability/{id}/

`GET /api/v2/ability/{id}/`

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.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- AbilityDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `is_main_series` boolean
  - `generation` GenerationSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `names` AbilityName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `effect_entries` AbilityEffectText[], required
    - `effect` string, required
    - `short_effect` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `effect_changes` AbilityChange[], required
    - `version_group` VersionGroupSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `effect_entries` AbilityChangeEffectText[], required
      - `effect` string, required
      - `language` LanguageSummary, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
  - `flavor_text_entries` AbilityFlavorText[], required
    - `flavor_text` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `version_group` VersionGroupSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `pokemon` object[], required
    - `is_hidden` boolean, required
    - `slot` integer, required
    - `pokemon` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_ability_retrieve` removed and replaced with `ability_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `ability_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_ability_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 9 breaking
  - the `effect_changes/items/effect_entries/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `effect_changes/items/version_group/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `effect_entries/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `flavor_text_entries/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - …5 more
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was generalized from `integer`/`` to `string`/``
- **2024-03-02** `9f9bcb858ae9` — 1 breaking
  - the `pokemon` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`

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

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