RUBY: How Can Either Convert A String Into A Hash or Add It Into A Hash : So in basic RUBY I am trying to figure out how to either Convert a string into a hash or put a string into a hash. I want the pokemon item as the key and a integer for the value. 

Something like this

hash = {}
pokemon_list = "pikachu charizard jigglypuff bulbasaur"

def create_poke_list(string)
  hash << string.split
end
create_poke_list