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Get egg group

GET
/api/v2/egg-group/{id}/
const url = 'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/egg-group/1/';
const options = {method: 'GET'};
try {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}

Egg Groups are categories which determine which Pokémon are able to interbreed. Pokémon may belong to either one or two Egg Groups. Check out Bulbapedia for greater detail.

id
required
string

This parameter can be a string or an integer.

Example
Terminal window
1
Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required
integer
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
names
required
Array<object>
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
language
required
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
pokemon_species
required
Array<object>
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
Example
Terminal window
{
"id": 1,
"name": "monster",
"names": [
{
"name": "Monster",
"language": {
"name": "en",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/language/9/"
}
}
],
"pokemon_species": [
{
"name": "bulbasaur",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon-species/1/"
},
{
"name": "ivysaur",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon-species/2/"
}
]
}