def find_pokemon_id(name): if name == 'Nidoran-F': return 29 elif name == 'Nidoran-M': return 32 elif name == 'Mr-Mime': return 122 elif name == 'Ho-Oh': return 250 elif name == 'Mime-Jr': return 439 else: name = name.split('-')[0] for k in pokejson.keys(): v = pokejson[k] if v == name: return int(k) return 0