Pokemon GO Search Strings: All commands and How To Use Them

Pokemon GO Search Strings help trainers quickly find Pokemon from their own storage. The commands can be both simple like cp followed by the desired number and complicated like type&@type&cp2000- (to get Pokemon of a particular type with specified type moves over the desired CP). There are quite a few of these Search String commands that Pokemon GO players will need to know about.

This guide provides all the available ones in-game, their use case, and how the commands need to look to input them correctly.

All Pokemon GO Search Strings and Their Uses

The following Pokemon GO Search Strings are currently available to trainers to sort through Pokemon in their storage:

Search String	Use	Example
cpX	Replace X with desired CP number to see Pokemon with the exact CP.	cp3000
hpX	Replace X with desired HP number to see Pokemon with the exact HP.	hp10
ageX	Replace X with desired number to see Pokemon caught X days ago.	age10
X	Replace X with Pokedex Number	1 will return Bulbasaur
distancex-y	Replace X and Y to get Pokemon that you caught between that distance range from your current location.	distance2000-5000
yearX	Replace X with year to see Pokemon that you caught that year.	year2024
Xhp / Xattack / Xdefense	Replace X with 0-4 to get Pokemon with the same rating for that stat	3hp 3attack&3defense&3hp
costume	Returns all costumed Pokemon you have caught.	costume
defender	Returns all your Pokemon currently defending Gyms	defender
eggsonly	Returns all Baby Pokemon	eggsonly
evolve	Returns all Evolved Pokemon or ones that can evolve	evolve
evolvenew	Returns all Pokemon that when evolved will be a new entry on your Pokedex	evolvenew
megaevolve	Returns all Pokemon that can currently mega evolve	megaevolve
hatched	Returns all Hatched Pokemon	hatched
item	Returns all Pokemon that can evolve through items	item
legendary	Returns all Legendary Pokemon you have	legendary
lucky	Returns all Lucky Pokemon	lucky
mythical	Returns all Mythical Pokemon	mythical
ultra beasts	Returns all Ultra Beasts	ultra beasts
dynamax	Returns all Dynamax Pokemon	dynamax
shiny	Returns all Shiny Pokemon	shiny
traded	Returns all Traded Pokemon	traded
type	Replace with the type you want to search for to get Pokemon of that type	water
shadow	Returns all Shadow Pokemon	shadow
purified	Returns all Purified Pokemon	purified
tradeevolve	Returns all Pokemon that can be evolved through trading	tradeevolve
@special	Returns Pokemon that have special or exclusive moves	@special
male female genderunknown	Returns all Pokemon of that particular gender	male female genderunknown
xxs x xl xxl	Returns all Pokemon of that size	xxs x xl xxl
raid remoteraid megaraid exraid primalraid	Returns all Pokemon caught from the respective raid type.	raid remoteraid megaraid exraid primalraid
gbl	Returns all Pokemon caught as GBL rewards	gbl
snapshot	Returns all Pokemon caught as Photobombs	snapshot
locationbackground	Returns all Pokemon that have Location Backgrounds	locationbackground
specialbackground	Returns all Pokemon that have Special Backgrounds	specialbackground
favorite	Returns all Pokemon that you marked Favorite	favorite
@weather	Returns all Pokemon whose moves are currently boosted by in-game weather	@weather
@move	Returns all Pokemon who have the specified move	@dig
@move-type	Returns all Pokemon who has moves of the specified type	@fire
@1move-type	Returns all Pokemon who have moves of the specified type	@1fire
@2move-type	Returns all Pokemon who has Charged Attack moves of the specified type	@2fire
@2move-type	Returns all Pokemon who has Second Charged Attack moves of the specified type	@3fire
<type	Returns all Pokemon weak to the specified type	<water
>type	Returns all Pokemon that have moves that are Super Effective against the specified type	>water
X*	Replace X with 0-4 to get Pokemon that have X stars when appraised	1*
Buddy1-5	Returns all Pokemon who have Fast Attack moves of the specified type	buddy1
Mega0-3	Returns all Pokemon that can Mega Evolve but you have not yet [for 0] and that have Mega Level between 1 and 3	Mega3
+PokemonName	Returns all Pokemon of that particular Pokemon family	+Bulbasaur to get Bulbasaur and its evolution family
!	Used to remove specifications from the return list	!evolve for all Pokemon that cannot evolve
, ; :	Used to return Pokemon that meet either criteria	dragon, flying dragon; flying dragon: flying
& |	Used to return Pokemon that meet both criteria	Necrozma&@Outrage Necrozma|@Outrage
–	Used for range.	cp3000- for Pokemon above that CP cp2000-3000 for Pokemon in that CP range cp-2000 for Pokemon below that CP

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