Get an ability | PokéAPI unofficial

1 parameter

idstringrequired

The ability identifier; you can provide it as a string or integer.

1 status code

200Returns an ability object with its identifier, name, main-series flag, generation, localized names, effect entries and changes, flavor text entries, and associated Pokémon.

idintegerrequired

namestringrequired

is_main_seriesbooleanoptional

generationobjectrequired

namesarray<object>required

effect_entriesarray<object>required

effect_changesarray<object>required

flavor_text_entriesarray<object>required

pokemonarray<object>required

Error handling

The id path parameter must identify an existing ability and can be supplied as a string or integer.

import { Client } from "pokéapi";

const client = new Client({
  baseUrl: "https://pokeapi.co",
});

const result = await client.ability.get({ id: "9b2f1c10-7a3e-4d54-8c2a-1f6b9e0d4a21" });

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "is_main_series": true,
  "generation": {
    "name": "Example Name",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "names": [
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "language": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "effect_entries": [
    {
      "effect": "example_value",
      "short_effect": "example_value",
      "language": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "effect_changes": [
    {
      "version_group": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      },
      "effect_entries": [
        {
          "effect": "example_value",
          "language": {
            "name": "Example Name",
            "url": "https://example.com"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "flavor_text_entries": [
    {
      "flavor_text": "example_value",
      "language": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      },
      "version_group": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "pokemon": [
    {
      "is_hidden": true,
      "slot": 1,
      "pokemon": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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