Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon FAQ

[phalt]

TL;DR we'll try and add the information as we get it, but we don't want to add information that is hearsay or speculative. We'll prefer to wait for trusted sources rather than add little bits of information as we go.

As more is found out about Sun & Moon, we'll be happy to discuss it here.

[zaneadix]

@phalt nice thinking :)

[nimaje]

@phalt +1
but Veekun will have to add the same data, if they support Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. Because of DRY (Don't Repeate Yourself) I suggested a data repo (https://github.com/phalt/pokeapi/issues/102#issuecomment-185292046) which could be used together with Veekun and others who need the "raw data".
(Should I open a new issue to discuss this or do you don't want this in general?)

[phalt]

@nimaje yep you're right - and this is why I opened this issue. When I say trusted sources I basically mean Veekun's data :) Do we need an extra repository if Veekun has the data? Why not just make fork in this project?

[mikazo]

Hey, since Sun & Moon come out this week, I will happily lend a hand with any work that needs doing to get the new data added to the API. Just let me know!

[Pokemonleaks]

does anyone have a black screen after becoming the champion in pokemon moon???? i keep getting a unimplemented function 'StoreDataCache'. does anyone know how to fix this?

[alchzh]

I suggest using the smogon data miner's info

it's pretty reliable

[pixelgruff]

I'm also available for helping get Sun & Moon information into the API. I run a Discord bot against the PokeAPI and my friends and I would love the new data.

[Sidaroth]

I'm not sure how useful this will be for your gen7 updates, but here's the data i'm using:
https://github.com/Sidaroth/Pokedex/blob/master/gen7out.csv,
https://github.com/Sidaroth/Pokedex/blob/master/gen7abilities.csv (Added abilities as well)
Keep in mind this is mostly taken from pokemonDB.net, and if there are any errors there they will be reflected here as well. My data does not contain everything that pokeapi keeps track of either, but it may be helpful.

[DaveParr]

There are a couple of other places, with full stats now:
http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/bug.shtml
http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/rowlet
http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-sun-moon-alola-pokedex-stats-moves-types/

Not checked the veracity of the values, but they seem complete in each record.

[torjinx]

I'm eager to help with this in any way I can! My go-to resources:
http://poemondb.net
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pokemon-sun-moon-battle-mechanics-research.3586701/

What's the game plan? How long should we wait to be sure data is reliable?

[LeonMB]

Would be awesome to have sun and moon data, are there any plans to update the data set for gen 7?

[alchzh]

Every plan is in this thread probably

[route1rodent]

FYI @phalt I´ve created a CMS capable of importing and exporting Veekun CSV data to/from any SQL DB, with some improvements to the CSV files: Pokedex Admin

I created it in order to make it easier to everyone to understand the data structure and being able to complete and fix it easier.

I tried to tell @ eevee about it but I got no response from her/him and apparently there has not been any activity in the original veekun/pokedex repository regarding S/M data in any of its branches... so I started doing it myself.

Anyone willing to contribute will be welcome, in form of data exports and Pull Requests to the metaunicorn/pokedex repository, which is a data-only repo.

I am currently filling the Sun and Moon data with that CMS tool, but lots of informations are missing (pokemon color, habitat, and other misc. data) and I am not able to find that in any known dex sites.

If anyone has access to this raw data dump from the original games, which may contain that extra info and more, please contact me.

[route1rodent]

I think we can reuse lot of info from the Showdown project aswell, but I don't know what may be missing yet,... lots of things to fill in these CSVs :_)

https://github.com/Zarel/Pokemon-Showdown/blob/master/data/pokedex.js

Serebii, Bulbagarden and PokemonDB provide a lot of useful complementary information too. I think that importing and verifying data with various sources is all we can do right now.

I also hope I can simplify all of these CSV data structures in the future, first my prio is to bring Sun Moon data to this known veekun format.

[alchzh]

http://phalt.co/pokeapi-and-swapi-going-forward/

Could work though, I can transform showdown data into csv if you want