It is worth getting familiar with all the search functions in order to save time, battle more efficiently and even gain extra xp when using a lucky egg for mass evolution.
Niantic first introduced the search bar in the Pokemon list screen in Pokemon Go update 0.67.1 (iOS 1.37.1) and is continuously adding new search options.
Below are the search options and the way you can use them to your advantage.
Search function
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Example
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Advanced search
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function
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Advantage
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Search for Pokemon to evolve
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‘evolve’
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Search for specific Pokemon to evolve by Pokedex number or name - ‘evolve & 10,13,16’/evolve & pidgey, weedle*, **
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Shows all the Pokemon which have enough candy to be evolved
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Saves time when doing mass evolution with a lucky egg
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Search by type
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‘water’
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Fire,flying - shows a list of all FIRE types and FLYING types
Fire&flying/fire|flying - shows a list of Pokemon which are FIRE/FLYING type*, **, ***
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Saves time when battling a gym or in a raid. Search for best counter.
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Search by Pokedex number
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‘201’
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Search for Pokedex range ‘152-248’
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Shows the Pokemon with that Pokedex number
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Search by CP
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‘cp420’
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Search for cp range ‘cp2000-2500’
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Shows all Pokemon with that CP/ in that CP range
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Saves time when placing a Pokemon on a gym in order to control decay rate
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Search by HP
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‘hp200’
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Search for hp range ‘hp200-300’
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Saves time when placing a Pokemon on a gym in order to place the strongest Pokemon
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Search for a move
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‘@hydro pump’
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Saves time when battling a gym or in a raid by searching for best counter move.
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Search for legendary
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‘legendary’
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Shows all legendary Pokemon
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Search by nickname
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‘Hulk’
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Search by Pokemon species
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‘+eevee’
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Search for species by nickname ‘+SweetChansey’ will show all Chanseys and Blisseys
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Shows all the Pokemon of that species including evolutions
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Searching for current gym defenders
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‘defender’
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Saves time when you want to feed you Pokemon remotely (Important as you currently cannot access your Pokemon from the gym badge list)
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Search For Shiny Pokemon
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‘Shiny’
| Shiny search in other languages: Italian: cromatico French: chromatique German: schillernde Japanese: 色違い Portuguese: brilhante Spanish: variocolor |
Shows all your shiny Pokemon
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Useful when you want to show off your Shinies!
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*colon(:), semi-colon(;), or a comma(,) have the same function
**search works with spaces or without
***search is not case sensitive
Source:
reddit.com
pokemongohub.com