# PokeAPI Characteristic Lookup

> PokeAPI Characteristic Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the highest-stat characteristic phrase for a Pokémon based on its IV gene value ID

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/pokeapi-characteristic
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pokeapi-characteristic-lookup-13d6f2cf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aDcNYZd4Tx3xKPi8rmT1r

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability pokeapi-characteristic-lookup-13d6f2cf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What is the characteristic phrase shown for Pokémon characteristic ID 7 — the one that appears based on its IV gene value?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to look up the characteristic phrase displayed on a Pokémon's summary screen based on its IV gene value ID. Ideal for Pokémon game data enrichment, team analysis tools, or displaying in-game flavor text. Prefer this over scraping the PokeAPI directly when a paid, proxied, reliable endpoint is acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or out-of-range ID returns an error or empty response
- Non-integer ID value causes a bad request
- Missing ?id= parameter results in an error
- Payment failure returns 402 if USDC payment is not completed
- Upstream PokeAPI unavailability causes 503 or timeout

## How this service works

Highest-stat characteristic phrase shown for a Pokemon by its IV gene value (param id). Query: ?id= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON object containing the characteristic phrase (e.g. 'Loves to eat', 'Often lost in thought') associated with the given characteristic ID, including which stat it highlights and the gene modulo value that triggers it.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pokeapi-characteristic-lookup-13d6f2cf/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from clonecho.builda.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/clonecho.builda.company/llms.txt)