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---
language:
- en
license: apache-2.0
multimodality:
- image
tags:
- pokemon
- anime
- game
- entertainment
- image-classification
- who's-that-pokemon
task_categories:
- image-classification
pretty_name: "PokeShadowBench"
---
# PokeShadowBench
## GitHub Repo
[https://github.com/freddiev4/pokeshadowbench](https://github.com/freddiev4/pokeshadowbench)
## Dataset Description
- **Repository:** [PokeShadowBench](https://huggingface.co/datasets/freddie/pokeshadowbench)
- **Point of Contact:** [Freddie Vargus](https://github.com/freddiev4)
## Dataset Summary
This dataset contains silhouette images from the "Who's That Pokémon?" segments from the Pokémon anime series. Each entry includes:
- A silhouette image of a Pokémon
- The Pokédex number
- The name of the Pokémon
The dataset is focused on the Indigo League, and includes 61 Pokemon.
## Usage
```python
from datasets import load_dataset
# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("freddie/pokeshadowbench")
# Access images and metadata
test_dataset = dataset["test"]
# Get a specific Pokemon's images
bulbasaur = test_dataset.filter(lambda x: x["name"] == "bulbasaur")
```
## Dataset Structure
The dataset is organized in the following structure:
```
test/
├── bulbasaur/
│ └── 001-bulbasaur.png
├── ivysaur/
│ └── 002-ivysaur.png
...
```
Each Pokémon has its own directory containing its silhouette image, along with a `metadata.jsonl` file containing Pokémon information.
### Data Fields
Each entry in metadata.jsonl contains:
- `file_name`: Path to the image file
- `name`: Name of the Pokémon
- `dex_number`: Pokédex number of the Pokémon
### Supported Tasks
- **Image Classification**: Identify Pokémon from their silhouettes
- **Pokémon Recognition**: Match silhouettes with their corresponding Pokémon names and numbers
### Source Data
The images are sourced from the "Who's That Pokémon?" segments in the Pokémon anime series. Each image is:
- Screenshotted from the anime
- Cropped to focus on the Pokémon
- Named according to the format: `XXX-name.png` where:
- XXX is the Pokédex number
- name is the Pokémon name
- Source: [https://pocketmonsters.net/segments](https://pocketmonsters.net/segments)
## Licensing Information
This dataset is released under the Apache 2.0 license.
## Citation Information
```bibtex
@misc{who-that-pokemon,
author = {Freddie Vargus},
title = {PokeShadowBench},
year = {2025},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
journal = {Hugging Face Hub},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/freddie/pokeshadowbench}}
}
```