PokeAPI

📸 Real response, captured by us

Not a mockup — this is what PokeAPI actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 780 ms).

{
  "id": 25,
  "name": "pikachu",
  "base_experience": 112,
  "height": 4,
  "is_default": true,
  "order": 35,
  "weight": 60,
  "abilities": [
    {
      "is_hidden": false,
      "slot": 1,
      "ability": {
        "name": "static",
        "url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/9/"
      }
    },
    {
      "is_hidden": true,
      "slot": 3,
      "ability": {
        "name": "lightning-rod",
        "url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/31/"
      }
    }
  ],
  "past_abilities": [
    {
      "generation": {
        "name": "generation-iv",
        "url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/generation/4/"
      },
      "abilities": [
        {
          "is_hidden": true,

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call PokeAPI — pick your weapon.

// PokeAPI — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/pikachu");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

# PokeAPI with Python requests
import requests

r = requests.get("https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/pikachu")
print(r.status_code)
print(r.json())

# PokeAPI from your terminal
curl "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/pikachu"

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