---
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}}
}
```