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

# Get move damage class

`GET /api/v2/move-damage-class/{id}/`

Damage classes moves can have, e.g. physical, special, or non-damaging.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- MoveDamageClassDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `descriptions` MoveDamageClassDescription[], required
    - `description` string
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `moves` MoveSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `names` MoveDamageClassName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `descriptions/items/description` response property's maxLength was increased from `1000` to `2000` for the response status `200`
  - api operation id `api_v2_move_damage_class_retrieve` removed and replaced with `move_damage_class_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `move_damage_class_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_move_damage_class_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 5 breaking
  - the `descriptions/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `moves/items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `names/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - …1 more
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was generalized from `integer`/`` to `string`/``
- **2024-02-26** `3dc383577199` — 2 info
  - api tag `pokemon` added
  - api tag `move-damage-class` removed

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

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