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

# Get pokemon

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

Pokémon are the creatures that inhabit the world of the Pokémon games. They can be caught using Pokéballs and trained by battling with other Pokémon. Each Pokémon belongs to a specific species but may take on a variant which makes it differ from other Pokémon of the same species, such as base stats, available abilities and typings. See [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(species)) for greater detail.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- PokemonDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `base_experience` integer, nullable
  - `height` integer, nullable
  - `is_default` boolean
  - `order` integer, nullable
  - `weight` integer, nullable
  - `abilities` object[], required
    - `ability` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `is_hidden` boolean, required
    - `slot` integer, required
  - `past_abilities` object[], required
    - `abilities` object[], required
      - `ability` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
      - `is_hidden` boolean, required
      - `slot` integer, required
    - `generation` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `forms` PokemonFormSummary[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `game_indices` PokemonGameIndex[], required
    - `game_index` integer, required
    - `version` VersionSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `held_items` object[], required
    - `item` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `version_details` object[], required
      - `rarity` integer, required
      - `version` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
  - `location_area_encounters` string, required
  - `moves` object[], required
    - `move` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `version_group_details` object[], required
      - `level_learned_at` integer, required
      - `move_learn_method` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
      - `version_group` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
  - `species` PokemonSpeciesSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `sprites` object, required
    - `front_default` string, uri
  - `cries` object, required
    - `latest` string, uri, required
    - `legacy` string, uri, required
  - `stats` PokemonStat[], required
    - `base_stat` integer, required
    - `effort` integer, required
    - `stat` StatSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `past_stats` string, required
  - `types` object[], required
    - `slot` integer, required
    - `type` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `past_types` object[], required
    - `generation` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `types` object[], required
      - `slot` integer, required
      - `type` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 2 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_pokemon_retrieve` removed and replaced with `pokemon_retrieve`
  - added the required property `past_stats` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the `held_items` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `held_items/item` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `held_items/version_details` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `pokemon_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_pokemon_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 5 breaking
  - the `forms/items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `game_indices/items/version/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 `species/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`/``
- …earlier changes not shown

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

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