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Flavor Text for Scarlet/Violet and Mega Evolutions

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
api, data

Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by inspecting how Pokédex entries and form data are represented for Scarlet/Violet and Mega Evolutions, then determine how version-specific and form-exclusive flavor text should be exposed. Done means the requested entries are available through the API without breaking existing species or form data.

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Description

I've noticed that the Pokédex entries (or flavor text as it is known) are missing for Pokémon from previous generations that have entries in the Pokédexes in Scarlet and Violet. (And possibly Legends: Arceus, but that might just be an id-10t error on my part?) I.e. Bulbasaur is in the Blueberry dex, but the most recent entries are from Sword/Shield.

Additionally I noticed that there are no flavor texts for any of the Mega Evolutions. I know the Pokédex entries are tied to the species rather than the Pokémon or forms for obvious repetition issues, but I would like to request some way to have the Mega Evolution texts added in, including the ones for each game version as well. The forms already have an isMega parameter, so perhaps adding a "form-exclusive-flavor-text" next to it would fit?

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