---
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` object, required
    - `default` string, uri
  - `version_group` VersionGroupSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `form_names` object[], required
    - `language` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `name` string, required
  - `names` object[], required
    - `language` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `name` string, required
  - `types` object[], required
    - `slot` integer, required
    - `type` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_pokemon_form_retrieve` removed and replaced with `pokemon_form_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `pokemon_form_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_pokemon_form_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 3 breaking
  - the `name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `pokemon/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `version_group/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type was generalized from `integer` to `string`
- **2024-03-03** `edb165ce0847` — 5 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `sprites/additionalProperties/` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the `form_names` response's property type changed from `object` to `array` for status `200`
  - the `names` response's property type changed from `object` to `array` for status `200`
  - the `sprites/additionalProperties/` response's property type changed from no type to `string`, and format from no format to `uri` for status `200`
  - …2 more

[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/650bc9dd2efe/schema)