pykemon

A Python package for accessing a rich Pokémon database covering all 9 generations — including base stats, moves, abilities, items, natures, and status effects.

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Quick Start

pip install git+https://github.com/byuirpytooling/pykemon.git

from pykemon.db import get_connection

con = get_connection()
pokemon = con.sql("SELECT * FROM pokemon").pl()

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What's Inside

• 1,000+ Pokémon across 9 generations, including regional forms and Mega Evolutions
• Moves, abilities, items, natures, and status effects — all in one place
• DuckDB-powered — fast SQL queries with no server required
• Polars-friendly — results come back as Polars DataFrames out of the box

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Where to Go Next

• Getting Started — a full walkthrough of what you can do with the data
• API Reference — full documentation of the package
• Power Creep Vignette — a worked example analyzing base stat trends across generations