A simple Python snippet to find out if a name is a Pokemon or not.

is_pokemon.py

import requests

topics = 'bulbasaur, go, pikachu, html'

findings = {}
for topic in topics.split(','):
    topic = topic.strip()
    result = requests.get(f'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{topic}')
    if result.text == 'Not Found':
        findings[topic] = 'is not a pokemon'
    else:
        findings[topic] = 'is a pokemon'

for topic, finding in findings.items():
    print(f'{topic} {finding}')