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Get move target

GET
/api/v2/move-target/{id}/
const url = 'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/move-target/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);
}

Targets moves can be directed at during battle. Targets can be Pokémon, environments or even other moves.

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
descriptions
required
Array<object>
object
description
string
<= 2000 characters
language
required
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
moves
required
Array<object>
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
names
required
Array<object>
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
language
required
object
name
required
string
<= 200 characters
url
required
string format: uri
Example
Terminal window
{
"id": 1,
"name": "specific-move",
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "One specific move. How this move is chosen depends upon on the move being used.",
"language": {
"name": "en",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/language/9/"
}
}
],
"moves": [
{
"name": "counter",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/move/68/"
},
{
"name": "curse",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/move/174/"
}
],
"names": [
{
"name": "Specific move",
"language": {
"name": "en",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/language/9/"
}
}
]
}