Get a move | PokéAPI unofficial

1 parameter

idstringrequired

The identifier of the move to retrieve; this value can be a string or an integer.

1 status code

200Returns the move object, including its name, battle properties, contest details, damage class, effects, generation, and related move data.

idintegerrequired

namestringrequired

accuracyintegeroptional

effect_chanceintegerrequired

ppintegeroptional

priorityintegeroptional

powerintegeroptional

contest_combosobjectrequired

contest_typeobjectrequired

contest_effectobjectrequired

damage_classobjectrequired

effect_entriesarray<object>required

effect_changesarray<object>required

generationobjectrequired

metaobjectrequired

namesarray<object>required

past_valuesarray<object>required

stat_changesarray<object>required

super_contest_effectobjectrequired

targetobjectrequired

typeobjectrequired

machinesarray<object>required

flavor_text_entriesarray<object>required

learned_by_pokemonarray<object>required

Error handling

The id path parameter can be a string or an integer and must identify the move to retrieve.

import { Client } from "pokéapi";

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

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

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "accuracy": "example_value",
  "effect_chance": 1,
  "pp": "example_value",
  "priority": "example_value",
  "power": "example_value",
  "contest_combos": {
    "normal": {
      "use_before": "example_value",
      "use_after": "example_value"
    },
    "super": {
      "use_before": "example_value",
      "use_after": "example_value"
    }
  },
  "contest_type": {
    "name": "Example Name",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "contest_effect": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "damage_class": {
    "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"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "generation": {
    "name": "Example Name",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "meta": {
    "ailment": {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    },
    "category": {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    },
    "min_hits": "example_value",
    "max_hits": "example_value",
    "min_turns": "example_value",
    "max_turns": "example_value",
    "drain": "example_value",
    "healing": "example_value",
    "crit_rate": "example_value",
    "ailment_chance": "example_value",
    "flinch_chance": "example_value",
    "stat_chance": "example_value"
  },
  "names": [
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "language": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "past_values": [
    {
      "accuracy": "example_value",
      "power": "example_value",
      "pp": "example_value",
      "effect_chance": 1,
      "effect_entries": [
        {
          "effect": "example_value",
          "short_effect": "example_value",
          "language": {
            "name": "Example Name",
            "url": "https://example.com"
          }
        }
      ],
      "type": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      },
      "version_group": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "stat_changes": [
    {
      "change": 1,
      "stat": {
        "name": "Example Name",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ],
  "super_contest_effect": {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "target": {
    "name": "Example Name",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "type": {
    "name": "Example Name",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
  "machines": [
    {
      "machine": {
        "url": "https://example.com"
      },
      "version_group": {
        "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"
      }
    }
  ],
  "learned_by_pokemon": [
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  ]
}

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