diff --git a/pokemon_v2/api.py b/pokemon_v2/api.py
index cf0b7052c..622d17d48 100644
--- a/pokemon_v2/api.py
+++ b/pokemon_v2/api.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
+from typing import Optional
+
 from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.serializers import BaseSerializer
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.db.models import Model, Q, QuerySet
 from django.http import Http404
-from django.db.models import Q
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, extend_schema_view, OpenApiParameter
 from drf_spectacular.types import OpenApiTypes
 
@@ -25,9 +29,9 @@ class ListOrDetailSerialRelation:
     for list or detail view.
     """
 
-    list_serializer_class = None
+    list_serializer_class: Optional[type[BaseSerializer]] = None
 
-    def get_serializer_class(self):
+    def get_serializer_class(self) -> type[BaseSerializer]:
         if self.action == "list" and self.list_serializer_class is not None:
             return self.list_serializer_class
         return self.serializer_class
@@ -39,11 +43,11 @@ class NameOrIdRetrieval:
     pk (in this case ID) or by name
     """
 
-    idPattern = re.compile(r"^-?[0-9]+$")
+    idPattern: re.Pattern[str] = re.compile(r"^-?[0-9]+$")
     # Allow alphanumeric, hyphen, plus, and space (Space added for test cases using name for lookup, ex: 'base pkm')
-    namePattern = re.compile(r"^[0-9A-Za-z\-\+ ]+$")
+    namePattern: re.Pattern[str] = re.compile(r"^[0-9A-Za-z\-\+ ]+$")
 
-    def get_queryset(self):
+    def get_queryset(self) -> QuerySet:
         queryset = super().get_queryset()
         filter = self.request.GET.get("q", "")
 
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
 
         return queryset
 
-    def get_object(self):
+    def get_object(self) -> Model:
         queryset = self.get_queryset()
         queryset = self.filter_queryset(queryset)
         lookup = self.kwargs["pk"]
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ class PokeapiCommonViewset(
     ListOrDetailSerialRelation, NameOrIdRetrieval, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet
 ):
     @extend_schema(parameters=[retrieve_path_parameter])
-    def retrieve(self, request, pk=None):
+    def retrieve(self, request: Request, pk: Optional[str] = None) -> Response:
         return super().retrieve(request, pk)
 
     pass
@@ -978,7 +982,7 @@ class VersionGroupResource(PokeapiCommonViewset):
     },
 )
 class PokemonEncounterView(APIView):
-    def get(self, request, pokemon_id):
+    def get(self, request: Request, pokemon_id: str) -> Response:
         self.context = dict(request=request)
 
         try:
@@ -1076,7 +1080,7 @@ def get(self, request, pokemon_id):
     },
 )
 class PokeapiMetaViewset(viewsets.ViewSet):
-    def list(self, request):
+    def list(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         try:
             git_hash = (
                 subprocess.check_output(