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Pokémon Go Evolutions


Overview

A key part of Pokémon Go is using evolutions to get stronger Pokémon, and a deeper understanding of evolutions is key to being the greatest Pokémon Go player of all time. This data set covers 75 Pokémon evolutions spread across four species. A wide set of variables are provided, allowing a deeper dive into what characteristics are important in predicting a Pokémon's final combat power (CP).

Example research questions: (1) What characteristics correspond to an evolved Pokémon with a high combat power? (2) How predictable is CP from an evolution?


Variables

  • name: A unique name given to the Pokémon
  • species: The Pokémon's type, e.g. Pidgey.
  • cp: Pre-evolution Combat Power, which is a summary of the Pokémon's strength for battling prior to the evolution of the Pokémon.
  • hp: Pre-evolution Hit Points, which is a summary of how difficult it is to weaken the Pokémon in a battle.
  • weight: Pre-evolution weight, in kilograms.
  • height: Pre-evolution height, in meters.
  • power_up_stardust: Pre-evolution stardust required to power up the Pokémon.
  • power_up_candy: Pre-evolution candy required to power up the Pokémon.
  • attack_weak: The name of the pre-evolution weaker attack of the Pokémon.
  • attack_weak_type: The type of the pre-evolution weaker attack.
  • attack_weak_value: The damage done by the pre-evolution weaker attack.
  • attack_strong: The name of the pre-evolution stronger attack.
  • attack_strong_type: The type of the pre-evolution stronger attack.
  • attack_strong_value: The damage done by the pre-evolution stronger attack.
  • cp_new: Post-evolution Combat Power.
  • hp_new: Post-evolution Hit Points.
  • weight_new: Post-evolution weight, in kilograms.
  • height_new: Post-evolution height, in meters.
  • power_up_stardust_new: Post-evolution stardust required to power up the Pokémon.
  • power_up_candy_new: Post-evolution candy required to power up the Pokémon.
  • attack_weak_new: The name of the post-evolution weaker attack.
  • attack_weak_type_new: The type of the post-evolution weaker attack.
  • attack_weak_value_new: The damage done by the post-evolution weaker attack.
  • attack_strong_new: The name of the post-evolution stronger attack.
  • attack_strong_type_new: The type of the post-evolution stronger attack.
  • attack_strong_value_new: The damage done by the post-evolution stronger attack.
  • notes: Any additional notes made while collecting the data.


Data Source

This is an original data set by OpenIntro.


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To access the data in R, type

source("http://www.openintro.org/books/statdata/pokemon.R")

To access the data in SAS, type

filename pokemon url 'http://www.openintro.org/books/statdata/pokemon.csv'