search.php

<?php


$dbHost = 'localhost';
$dbUsername = 'root';
$dbPassword = '';
$dbName = 'pokemon';

$db = new mysqli($dbHost,$dbUsername,$dbPassword,$dbName);

$searchTerm = $_GET['term'];

$query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM pokemon WHERE Pokemon LIKE '".$searchTerm."%' ORDER BY Pokemon ASC");
while ($row = $query->fetch_assoc()) {
    $data[] = $row['Pokemon'];
}
//return json data
echo json_encode($data);

?>