PokeAPI/pokeapi

Generation 8 data

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#520 opened on Aug 13, 2020

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Description

PokeAPI has decided to take a temporary shift from https://github.com/veekun/pokedex and thus to allow the community to add the new generation 8 data.

The process to add new data consists as follows:

  1. Decide which new data you want to bring in.
  2. Look up here how this data is structured in our CSV files
  3. Add the new data manually or by using a script and documenting where did you get those pieces of data, read also this document.
  4. Open 2 Pull Requests

Sources that might be used for scraping/checking new generation 8 data are:

  • Bulbapedia
  • Serebii
  • PokemonDB
  • Pokemon.com
  • Pokemon ROMs dump files

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
apidata
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Python knowledgeCSV understandingWeb scraping experience
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55
Research direction
Look at the CSV files in the pokedex repository under pokedex/data/csv to understand the structure. Use sources like Bulbapedia, Serebii, etc. to gather Generation 8 Pokémon data. Create a script (preferably in Python) to generate the CSV entries. Open a PR to the pokedex repo with the CSV data and a separate PR here with any API logic changes.