pokemon is an R package that contains Pokémon-related datasets. The
first Pokémon video
game
came out in 1996, and Nintendo has since released nine generations of
games, including 37 individual games in the main series. It is one of
the best-selling video game series and is actively played by millions of
people. The Pokédex is a comprehensive collection of stats for all
Pokémon in the series, which has made it the most common Pokémon-related
data to collect. However, in the past, only a limited subset of Pokédex
data was available in data sets, so this package expands the
availability by including data sets related to items and moves, plus an
expanded Pokédex. Our datasets use information retrieved from
PokéAPI, a public database of Pokémon-related data
with an API interface. However, our package is not a wrapper package for
the API because it only contains the datasets automatically available to
the user. Our goal in creating this package is to make a design that
allows users to view and easily interact with extensive Pokémon-related
data without being forced to collect it themselves because no such
package currently exists (to our knowledge). This package can help
create visualizations to compare different types of Pokémon, analyze
various items, examine the prevalence of particular moves, and more. It
allows Pokémon enthusiasts and those hunting for datasets to perform
Pokémon-related data analysis more smoothly.
Note some limitations: This data does not account for the most recent Pokémon game releases, Pokémon Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, because the API has not yet added it to their database. It also does not incorporate data from the upcoming games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (scheduled for release in Fall 2022). According to the PokéAPI’s documentation, some Pokémon Sword and Shield data may be inaccurate because of the method they used to obtain the information. Additionally, some information from the API has not been added or updated (we tried to use variables that have data for all generations).
You can install the development version of pokemon from GitHub with:
devtools::install_github("abbidabbers/pokemon")library(pokemon)pokedex: Detailed organizer for data included in the Pokédex such as order, name, types, species, height, weight, abilities, base experience, and stats for each Pokémon.item_index: Metadata about items in the Pokémon games, such as item name, cost, category, and attributes, the power and effect of the move “Fling” when used with this item, and the Pokémon that can hold it.moves_index: A collection of data about moves in the Pokémon games, including name, accuracy, power, and generation release.
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)
head(pokemon::pokedex)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 33
#> order name species_name genus gen type ht wt color shape abilities
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <lis> <dbl> <dbl> <chr> <chr> <list>
#> 1 1 bulbas… bulbasaur Seed… gene… <chr> 0.7 6.9 green quad… <chr [2]>
#> 2 2 ivysaur ivysaur Seed… gene… <chr> 1 13 green quad… <chr [2]>
#> 3 3 venusa… venusaur Seed… gene… <chr> 2 100 green quad… <chr [2]>
#> 4 5 charma… charmander Liza… gene… <chr> 0.6 8.5 red upri… <chr [2]>
#> 5 6 charme… charmeleon Flam… gene… <chr> 1.1 19 red upri… <chr [2]>
#> 6 7 chariz… charizard Flam… gene… <chr> 1.7 90.5 red upri… <chr [2]>
#> # … with 22 more variables: catch <int>, friend <int>, exp <int>, growth <chr>,
#> # egg_groups <list>, f <dbl>, gender_diff <lgl>, egg_cycles <int>, hp <int>,
#> # attack <int>, defense <int>, spattack <int>, spdefense <int>, speed <int>,
#> # total <int>, evolves_from <chr>, default <lgl>, varieties <list>,
#> # form_switch <lgl>, baby <lgl>, legendary <lgl>, mythical <lgl>
ggplot2::ggplot(data = pokemon::pokedex, aes(x = total, y = catch)) +
geom_point() +
facet_wrap(~growth) +
labs(title = "Catch Rate vs. Total Stat Value, Separated by Growth Rate", x = "Total Stat Value", y = "Catch Rate")
The Pokéball image for the logo was made by Andreuvv.
Many thanks to the folks at PokéAPI for their incredible work.
Some of the variable descriptions in the documentation are copied from the PokéAPI documentation.