diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 5c8891a..360f9ab 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation(libs.androidx.ui.test.manifest)
     implementation("androidx.navigation:navigation-compose:$nav_version")
     implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose:2.6.1")
+    implementation("com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0")
+    implementation("com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0")
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9ab37b6..8df0ded 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ti/mobpo/ui/PokeSearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ti/mobpo/ui/PokeSearchViewModel.kt
index dcd3733..86cea18 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ti/mobpo/ui/PokeSearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ti/mobpo/ui/PokeSearchViewModel.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,60 @@
 package com.ti.mobpo.ui
+
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import retrofit2.Call
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory
+import retrofit2.http.GET
+
+// Data class to hold Pokemon species information
+data class PokemonSpecies(
+    @SerializedName("name") val name: String,
+    @SerializedName("url") val url: String
+)
+
+// Data class to hold the response from the Pokemon species API
+data class PokemonSpeciesResponse(
+    @SerializedName("results") val results: List<PokemonSpecies>
+)
+
+interface PokeApiService {
+    @GET("pokemon-species/?offset=0&limit=1025")
+    fun getPokemonSpecies(): Call<PokemonSpeciesResponse>
+}
 
 class PokeSearchViewModel : ViewModel() {
+    private val retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
+        .baseUrl("https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/")
+        .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
+        .build()
+
+    private val service = retrofit.create(PokeApiService::class.java)
+
     private val _uiState = MutableStateFlow(PokeSearchUiState())
     val uiState: StateFlow<PokeSearchUiState> = _uiState.asStateFlow()
 
-}
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+    private var pokemonList: List<PokemonSpecies>? = null
+
+    init {
+        fetchPokemonSpecies()
+    }
+
+    private fun fetchPokemonSpecies() {
+        service.getPokemonSpecies().enqueue(object : retrofit2.Callback<PokemonSpeciesResponse> {
+            override fun onResponse(call: Call<PokemonSpeciesResponse>, response: retrofit2.Response<PokemonSpeciesResponse>) {
+                if (response.isSuccessful) {
+                    val speciesResponse = response.body()
+                    pokemonList = speciesResponse?.results
+                }
+            }
+
+            override fun onFailure(call: Call<PokemonSpeciesResponse>, t: Throwable) {
+                /*TODO*/
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}