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Get evolution chain

GET
/api/v2/evolution-chain/{id}/
const url = 'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/evolution-chain/example/';
const options = {method: 'GET'};


try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

Evolution chains are essentially family trees. They start with the lowest stage within a family and detail evolution conditions for each as well as Pokémon they can evolve into up through the hierarchy.

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
id
required
string

This parameter can be a string or an integer.

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

200

Section titled “200”
Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required
integer
baby_trigger_item
required
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
chain
required
object
evolution_details
required
Array
evolves_to
required
Array<object>
object
evolution_details
required
Array<object>
object
version_group
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
is_default
required
boolean
gender
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
held_item
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
item
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
known_move
required
nullable
known_move_type
required
nullable
location
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
min_affection
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_beauty
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_damage_taken
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_happiness
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_level
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_move_count
required
integer format: int32
nullable
min_steps
required
integer format: int32
nullable
near_special_rock
required
boolean
nullable
needs_multiplayer
required
boolean
nullable
needs_overworld_rain
required
boolean
nullable
party_species
required
string
nullable
party_type
required
string
nullable
relative_physical_stats
required
string
nullable
time_of_day
required
string
trade_species
required
string
nullable
trigger
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
turn_upside_down
required
boolean
used_move
required
nullable
region
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
base_form
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
evolved_form
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
is_baby
required
boolean
species
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
is_baby
required
boolean
species
required
object
name
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
Example
Terminal window
{
  "chain": {
    "evolves_to": [
      {
        "evolution_details": [
          {
            "version_group": {
              "name": 1,
              "url": 2
            },
            "gender": {
              "name": 1,
              "url": 2
            },
            "held_item": {
              "name": 1,
              "url": 2
            },
            "item": {
              "name": 1,
              "url": 2
            }
          }
        ],
        "species": {
          "name": "happiny",
          "url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon-species/440/"
        }
      }
    ],
    "species": {
      "name": "happiny",
      "url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon-species/440/"
    }
  }
}