pokeapi Sylveon's back sprite is a blank value

When I tried to get the back sprite for Sylveon it didn't show up. I don't know whether this is normal or not (I'm new to this). Please don't get frustrated, I'm looking to help...

Thanks :)

Feb 23 '25 01:02 superL132

Hi! Thanks a lot! Can you paste here the link that returns no image? And if you have an image for Sylveon we can try integrate it

Feb 23 '25 20:02 Naramsim

Sorry for the late response, the link to Sylveon is : https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/sylveon

when trying to get the 'back_default' value in 'sprites' it appears to be blank. Is this an actual error or is this just me?

Mar 11 '25 12:03 superL132

yes, back_default is null, so we lack that image. If you provide us with an image we can add it to the database

Mar 16 '25 18:03 Naramsim

Alright, unfortunately I don't have any Sylveon back sprites that are copyright free to provide. Thanks for letting me know.

Mar 17 '25 00:03 superL132

@superL132 seems like the sprite is available from showdown:

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen5-back/sylveon.png

Full list of gen 5 style back sprites: https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/gen5-back/

Jun 13 '25 08:06 justingolden21

@justingolden21 Thank you for the response, This helps a lot!

Jun 14 '25 17:06 superL132