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This is an '''instruction manual''' that addresses the conventions adopted by Project TCGDex in writing, titles, articles, and linking Pokémon TCG and related Articles. Please read it before you contribute to the TCGDex project. Note, however, that this document is not updated frequently; survey prevailing conventions as well as reading these guidelines. If there are any unresolved disputes over what best adheres to the style of TCGDex, please contact the project leader, {{U|nuva-kal}}.
[[Bulbapedia]]'s {{bp|manual of style}} for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is a detailed guidebook that addresses the currently relevant Best Practices laid out for any and all articles and information overseen by {{bp|Project TCG}}. This document assumes a basic working knowledge of both the overall {{bp|manual of style}} as well as the TCG and its components. Please read it before you contribute to the project. Note, however, that the Pokémon franchise continues to [[Evolution|evolve]] relentlessly, resulting in the guides frequently falling out of date. It is best to survey prevailing conventions as a supplement to reading these guidelines. If there are any unresolved disputes over what best adheres to the style of Bulbapedia, please contact the {{bp|editorial board}}.


== General conventions ==
==Widespread conventions==
A key aspect of the TCG Project here at Bulbapedia is that it contains the largest quantity of pages, almost '''one third''', of any other project on the encyclopedia. That being said, consistency is everything. The general look, content, wording, etc. should be as similar as possible to what has come before.


== Pokémon Card conventions ==
Content is to be created as soon as any information is available on the subject. The {{template|Project TCG notice}} is to be placed on every TCG article. Incomplete articles are additionally tagged with <code><nowiki>{{incomplete}}</nowiki></code> and/or <code><nowiki>{{stub|TCG}}</nowiki></code>. Articles that have all available information written about them are not considered incomplete or stubs.


== Trainer Card conventions ==
==Card pages==
Cards are the building blocks for the entire Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards allow for the existence of decks, expansions, promotional merchandise, among everything else. Below are the conventions to follow when addressing card pages and their content. Relevant links are provided to tutorials for the current templates used on these articles.
===Pokémon===
[[File:ReshiramLegendaryTreasuresRC22.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Legendary Treasures Reshiram Full Art]]
:For an example of a basic Pokémon card article, see '''[[Nuzleaf (Diamond & Pearl 57)]]'''.
:For an example of an outstanding Pokémon card article, see '''[[Charizard (Base Set 4)]]'''.
:For an example of a wholly unique Pokémon card article, see '''[[Exeggutor (Tropical Mega Battle Promo)]]'''.
Pokémon cards make up the largest brick of content on Bulbapedia. There are currently over {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pokémon cards}} cards depicting Pokémon, thus as stated before, consistency is key. The layout, phrasing, and included content for a new card should be based on the most recent similar card.
====Layout====
Pokémon cards have four included sections in the following order: '''Intro''', '''Card text''', '''Release information''', '''Trivia'''.
Only the release information section can be omitted if nothing for the specific card exists.


== Energy Card conventions ==
:'''Intro''': The intro section is intended to be as direct and to the point as possible. It only includes the card's infobox and opening line. Directions for using the Infobox are provided [[Template talk:PokémoncardInfobox|here]]. For the basic information provided in opening line, there is no variation among simple cards. Follow the form provided below. Notes for exceptional cards are provided after, in order of frequency, with a link to an affected card afterward.
:::<code><nowiki>'''<cardname>''' (Japanese: '''<Japanese cardname>''' ''<Japanese cardname translation>'') is a {{ct|<type>}} <Stage> Pokémon card. It is part of the {{TCG|<expansion name>}} expansion.</nowiki></code>
::''Notes:''
:::*[[:Category:Promotional cards|Promotional cards]] replace the word ''part'' with ''one'' and omit the word ''expansion'' from the final sentence. [[Lurantis (SM Promo 25)]]
:::*Cards with a subsequent release after the initial release replace ''It is part of'' with ''It was first released as part of'' in the second sentence. [[Dark Persian (Team Rocket 42)]]
:::*Cards in releases that end in the words '''Expansion''', '''Set''', '''Pack''', or '''Collection''' omit the final ''expansion'' from the second sentence. [[Munna (McDonald's Collection 7)]]
:::*Cards with more than one type replace <nowiki>{{ct|<type>}}</nowiki> with <nowiki>{{2ct|<type1>|<type2>}}</nowiki>. [[Espeon δ (EX Delta Species 4)]]
:::*For exceptions only used significantly few cards, or cards before [[Generation VI]], refer to the '''{{redlink|Bulbapedia:Manual of Style/TCG/Obsolete Conventions}}.'''


== Others ==
:'''Card text''': The card text section is the bulk and primary focus of most card articles. The section provides quotes of all included text on the body of the card, including but not limited to Abilities, Attacks, Pokédex entries, card rules, etc. The main exception are card stats such as HP and Retreat Cost, which are provided within the card's Infobox in the '''Intro''' section. The information included in this section is contained entirely in card templates, all of which are listed out below, with their instructions of use included on their respective talk pages. This section here will detail when to include specific subsections for relevant extraordinary cards.
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