README.md

React Pokemon Code Along

Getting Started

To run this code:

1. Install dependencies:

   npm i

2. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

You can also view the completed application here:
React Pokemon Tutorial

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Starting from Scratch

This code is complete. To create a new Vite project and follow along, use the steps below:

Initial Setup

1. Create a Vite App

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. View scripts in package.json to understand how to run the template app.

4. Prepare files:

   • Empty App.jsx, App.css, and index.css.
   • Copy the completed index.css from this repository and ensure it's connected to your main.jsx.

Building the Application

1. Create the App component

   • Use the RFC snippet from the React Snippets VS Code extension (optional).

2. Create a static Card component

   • Populate the App component with a couple of static <Card> components.

3. Fetch Data

   • Create a function called fetchData() to perform a fetch request to a static URL.
   • https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API/Using_Fetch Example: https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/25

4. Parse Data

   • Extract the following from the API response:
     • data.name
     • data.sprite
     • data.id

5. Manage State

   • Use useState to create a team array.

6. Fetch Random Pokemon

   • For each fetch request, search using a random index (1–151 for Generation 1 Pokémon) and append the new data to the team array.

7. Render Cards Dynamically

   • Use team.map() to display a unique Card for each Pokémon in the team.
     • Pass a unique value for each key.
     • Pass the Pokémon data into the Card component.

8. Dynamic Card Rendering

   • Ensure the Card component renders dynamic data.

9. Add Buttons

   • Fetch Button: Fetches a new Pokémon and adds it to the team.
   • Clear Button: Resets the team array to empty.

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Stretch Goals

1. Disable Fetch Button

   • Make the "Fetch" button disappear once the team has 6 Pokémon.

2. Disable Clear Button

   • Prevent the "Clear" button from working until the team has 6 Pokémon.