National Pokédex over DNS
Sainternet is proud to present to you the world's first (…and only?) DNS driven TXT record based National Pokédex over DNS!
This fun little (ab)use of DNS allows one to query a Pokémon species name (currently supported: US, JP, FR, DE) in order to receive its National Pokédex Number (NPN), or query an NPN (zero padding optional) in order to receive the Pokémon species name (currently supported: US, JP Rōmaji, FR, DE).
Example Pokédex over DNS Queries
Using dig
Example Pokédex over DNS queries using dig:
National Pokedex
dig +short txt 265.pokedex @dns.sainternet.xyz
English US
dig +short txt wurmple.pokedex @dns.sainternet.xyz
Nihon
dig +short txt kemusso.pokedex @dns.sainternet.xyz
Français
dig +short txt chenipotte.pokedex @dns.sainternet.xyz
Deutsch
dig +short txt waumpel.pokedex @dns.sainternet.xyz
Using dnslookup
Example Pokédex over DNS queries using dnslookup:
National Pokédex
RRTYPE=TXT dnslookup 265.pokedex https://dns.sainternet.xyz/dns-query
English US
RRTYPE=TXT dnslookup wurmple.pokedex https://dns.sainternet.xyz/dns-query
Nihon
RRTYPE=TXT dnslookup kemusso.pokedex https://dns.sainternet.xyz/dns-query
Français
RRTYPE=TXT dnslookup chenipotte.pokedex https://dns.sainternet.xyz/dns-query
Deutsch
RRTYPE=TXT dnslookup waumpel.pokedex https://dns.sainternet.xyz/dns-query
Using nslookup
Example Pokédex over DNS queries using nslookup
National Pokedex
nslookup -type=txt 265.pokedex dns.sainternet.xyz
English US
nslookup -type=txt wurmple.pokedex dns.sainternet.xyz
Nihon
nslookup -type=txt kemusso.pokedex dns.sainternet.xyz
Français
nslookup -type=txt chenipotte.pokedex dns.sainternet.xyz
Deutsch
nslookup -type=txt waumpel.pokedex dns.sainternet.xyz