PokéAPI Sprites

To save load on PokéAPI, we host all the sprite images here. If you want to use all the sprites in your application, you can just download the entire contents directly.

Install

Git

git clone https://github.com/PokeAPI/sprites.git

Npm

npm install --save github:PokeAPI/sprites

Bower

bower install --save PokeAPI/sprites

Sprites

The sprites are divided in the different subfolders you can see below.

sprites
\- pokemon
    \- other
        \- dream world (SVGs)
        \- official artwork (PNGs)
        \- showdown (GIFs)
        \- home (PNGs)
    \- versions
        \- generation i
            \- red and green (PNGs with back, gray, back-gray variants)
            \- red and blue (PNGs with back, gray, transparent, transparent-gray, back-transparent-gray, back-gray variants)
            \- yellow (PNGs with back, gbc, gray, transparent, transparent-gray, back-gbc, back-gray, back-transparent-gray, back-transparent variants)
        \- generation ii
            \- crystal (PNGs with back, shiny, back-shiny, transparent, transparent-shiny, back-transparent, back-transparent-shiny variants)
				\- animated (GIFs of front facing sprites with shiny variants)
            \- gold (PNGs with back, shiny, transparent, back-shiny variants)
            \- silver (PNGs with back, shiny, transparent, back-shiny variants)
        \- generation iii
            \- emerald (PNGs with shiny variants)
            \- fire red and leaf green (PNGs with back, shiny, back-shiny variants)
            \- ruby and sapphire (PNGs with back, shiny, back-shiny variants)
        \- generation iv
            \- diamond and pearl (PNGs with back, female, shiny, back-female, back-shiny, shiny-female variants)
            \- heart gold and soul silver (PNGs with back, female, shiny, back-female, back-shiny, shiny-female variants)
            \- platinum (PNGs with back, female, shiny, back-female, back-shiny, shiny-female variants)
        \- generation v
            \- black and white (PNGs with back, female, shiny, back-female, back-shiny, shiny-female, animated variants)
            \- icons (PNGs)
                \- animated (PNGs)
        \- generation vi
            \- omega ruby and alpha sapphire (PNGs with female, shiny, shiny-female variants)
            \- x and y (PNGs with female, shiny, shiny-female variants)
        \- generation vii
            \- ultra sun and ultra moon (PNGs with female, shiny, shiny-female variants)
            \- icons (PNGs)
        \- generation viii
            \- icons (PNGs with female variants)
            \- brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl (PNGs)
        \- generation ix
            \- scarlet-violet (PNGs with female variants)
            \- champions (PNGs with shiny variants)
    \- default PokeAPI sprites (PNGs with back, female, shiny, back-female, back-shiny, shiny-female variants)
\- items
    \- default PokeAPI items (PNGs)

All the following images are embedded at a maximum 100x100px size. All the smaller ones preserve their size while the bigger ones are embedded at 100x100px.

pokemon

Interested in helping us complete the default Gen 5 style sprite collection? See CONTRIBUTING_SPRITES.md for details on our maintenance scripts for National Dex 650+.

other

dream-world

home

official-artwork

This folder contains the custom shiny sprites of the official artwork. We thank @DevMike123, @JoseBaGra, and Pokétwo who are the spriters that created these custom shiny sprites.

showdown

This folder contains sprites designed by the Smogon community

versions

generation i

red-blue

yellow

generation ii

crystal

gold

silver

generation iii

emerald

fire red and leaf green

ruby and sapphire

generation iv

diamond and pearl

heart gold and soul silver

platinum

generation v

black and white

This folder contains the official B&W sprites on top of custom sprites designed by the Smogon community

• The sprites with IDs greater than 650 are thus not official. You can find the source of these sprites at this Smogon thread and also at this Google Sheet. We thank leParagon, Blaquaza, TheAetherPlayer, G.E.Z., KingOfThe-X-Roads, Spook, Cynda, Involuntary Twitch, mjco, Z-nogyroP, PumpkinPastel, RadicalCharizard, HM100, N-Kin, Zerudez, MyMarshlands, Wobblebuns, princessofmusic, aXl, fishbowlsoul90, HealnDeal, Espeon Scientist, AMVictory, Mega-Pokebattlerz, Layell, GeoisEvil, Quanyails, RedRooster, Wyverii, Basic Vanillite, Larryturbo, TheCynicalPoet, Arkeis, paintseagull, Branflakes325, Siiilver, Noscium, Sleet, Zermonious, Bynine, Corson, Legitimate Username, TrainerSplash, Farriella, MrDollSteak, TeraVolt, Dleep, WPS, Brylark, KattenK, Travis, SpheX, SelenaArmorclaw and Hematite, who are the spriters that created these custom B&W sprites.

Animated

icons

Animated

generation vi

omega ruby and alpha sapphire

x and y

generation vii

ultra sun and ultra moon

icons

generation viii

icons

items

brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl

generation ix

scarlet-violet

champions

Special Thanks

• We would like to thank the Smogon community for allowing us to use and serve their custom B&W-style sprites for the Pokemon with IDs greater than 650. Check out their free and open-source Pokemon Battle Simulator at Pokémon Showdown
• KingOfThe-X-Roads for providing the front_default sprites for generation 9.
• x.com/DoveKyle/github.com/kyledovey for providing the back_default, back_shiny and z-a mega sprites for generation 9.