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

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

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

Genders were introduced in Generation II for the purposes of breeding Pokémon but can also result in visual differences or even different evolutionary lines. Check out [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gender) for greater detail.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

- GenderDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `pokemon_species_details` string, required
  - `required_for_evolution` string, required

## Changes

- **2024-02-24** `c0b00c7eff36` — 3 breaking, 4 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type changed from `string` to `integer`
  - the `pokemon_species_details` response's property type changed from `array` to `string` for status `200`
  - the `required_for_evolution` response's property type changed from `array` to `string` for status `200`
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was added to the API
  - …3 more

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

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