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==Page cleanup: "first partner" vs. "starter"==
In the current version, the quotes and sources for "first partner" are mostly buried in the references while the ones for "starter" are quoted and highlighted. Let's please present both "first partner" and "starter" using basically the same style and structure while making it clear how much they are officially used in relation to each other.

The page text already states that "first partner" is the main version since [[Generation VI]], and we can also see that "first partner" is the one most commonly used if we compare the sources since Generation VI. However, the presentation of this article still appears to give some undue weight to "starter" because of those style differences between sections. Incidentally, "starter" is still official since it's been used in some recent sources so let's please avoid wording like "first partner Pokémon were previously known as starter Pokémon". 

Should we mostly use actual quotes in the main body for both "starter" and "first partner", or should we mostly use footnote references for them both? Personally, since this is a page entirely dedicated for the terminology, I would suggest using more in-line quotes in the main body and avoid the buried references, but I would understand if other people prefer using the references instead. In my opinion, using references is fine for regular non-terminology pages. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 02:38, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
: My view is that the full quotes aren't particularly useful to readers here because the context of how "first partner" and "starter" are used in prose isn't emphasized on the page. Since the groups of relevant Pokémon are already listed on the main page for the topic, I think leaving that context in footnotes should be fine. The other concern would be that including in-line quotes consistently would greatly increase the length of the page, which may make it harder to read. --[[User:Apopheniac|Apopheniac]] ([[User talk:Apopheniac|talk]]) 12:41, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

== Core series usage across languages ==

Putting this here for future reference. This is the term used in each language during each usage of "first partner Pokémon" in the core series games. Grey cells indicate cases where that language is not using a term that resembles "first partner Pokémon".

{{Colorswatch|FFF|Term roughly means "First partner Pokémon"}}
{{Colorswatch|{{red color light}}|Term roughly means "First Pokémon"}}
{{Colorswatch|{{blue color light}}|Term roughly means "Partner"}}
{{Colorswatch|{{green color light}}|Term roughly means "Traveling companion"}}
{{Colorswatch|CCC|No term aligns with first partner Pokémon in the equivalent quote}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="--first-color: #{{red color light}}; --partner-color: #{{blue color light}}; --traveling-color: #{{green color light}}; --na-color: #CCC;"
! class="unsortable" | Game
! class="unsortable" | Context
! French
! Italian
! German
! Spanish
! Japanese
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{GameIcon|B2}}{{GameIcon|W2}}
| "'Go, Volcarona! Use Heat Wave here!'<br>The Trainer solemnly ordered<br>the Pokémon who resembled<br>his '''first partner'''..."
| premier compagnon
| primo compagno
| ersten Partner
| primer compañero
| 初めての　パートナー
|-
| "The spirit of my '''first partner''', Larvesta--no, Volcarona--lives on in my current partners, too!"
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | partenaire
| primo compagno
| ersten Partners
| primero de mis compañeros
| 最初の　パートナー
|-
| {{GameIcon|X}}{{GameIcon|y}}
| "Which Pokémon did you pick as your '''first partner'''?"
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | premier Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | primo Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | {{tt|Partner|Context translates to &quot;Which Pokémon did you choose as your partner at the start of your journey?&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | {{tt|compañero|Context translates to &quot;…Pokémon you chose as your partner at the start of your journey&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | {{tt|パートナー|Context translates to &quot;Which Pokémon did you first choose as your partner?&quot;}}
|-
| {{GameIcon|US}}{{GameIcon|UM}}<br>{{gameabbrevss|Bank}}<br>{{gameabbrevss|HOME}}
| "This Ultra Beast is well enough liked to be chosen as a '''first partner''' in its own world."
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | {{tt|compagnon de voyage|Context translates to &quot;…which makes it an ideal traveling companion&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | {{tt|compagno di viaggio|Context translates to &quot;…so it is often chosen as a traveling companion&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | {{tt|Partner für Reisen|Context translates to &quot;…so it is often chosen as a traveling companion&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | {{tt|compañero de viaje|Context translates to &quot;…so it is often chosen as a traveling companion&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | 旅立ちの　パートナー
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{GameIcon|US}}{{GameIcon|UM}}
| Kukui: "Y’see, the fact of the matter is... one of these Pokémon will become your '''first partner''', woo!"
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | partenaire
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | compagno di avventure
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | Partner-Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | compañero de aventuras
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | パートナー
|-
| Nanu: "You’ll have to choose the Pokémon you want to have as your '''first partner'''."
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context translates to: &quot;I'll give you a Pokémon, you just have to choose.&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | compagno di viaggio
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context translates to: &quot;Choose the Pokémon that will accompany you on your island challenge.&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | compañero de aventuras
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | パートナー
|-
| "Looking back at your '''first partner''', the first Pokémon you ever chose in your adventure... you are reminded of how far you have come."
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | premier Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | primo Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context translates to: &quot;This Pokémon was the first one you picked on your journey.&quot;}}
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | compañero
| 最初の　パートナー
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}
| "Choose the Pokémon you’d like to have as your '''first partner'''!"
| premier partenaire
| style="background-color: var(--traveling-color)" | compagno d’avventura
| erstes Partner-Pokémon
| primer compañero Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | パートナー
|-
| First Partner Pokémon<br>({{ga|Trainer Card}})
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | Premier Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | Pokémon iniziale
| Erstes Partner-Pokémon
| Primer compañero
| 最初のパートナー
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{GameIcon|LA}}
| "Choose a Pokémon to be your '''first partner''' in preparation for your trial."
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | premier Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | primo Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | erstes Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | compañero Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | 最初のポケモン
|-
| Laventon: "Do you want <Pokémon> as your '''first partner'''?"
| premier partenaire
| primo compagno d’avventure
| ersten Partner
| primer compañero
| はじめての相棒
|-
| rowspan=4 | {{GameIcon|Sc}}{{GameIcon|V}}
| "Often used by Trainers who picked a <Type>-type Pokémon for their '''first partner'''."<br>([[Green Poké Ball Pick|Green]]/[[Red Poké Ball Pick|Red]]/[[Blue Poké Ball Pick]])
| partenaire de départ
| primo compagno d’avventure
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | erstes Pokémon
| primer compañero
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | トレーナー
|-
| Rika: "What was the category of the Pokémon you chose to be your '''first partner'''?"
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | premier Pokémon
| primo compagno
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | erste von dir ausgewählte Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | primer Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | 最初に選んだ ポケモン
|-
| Clavell: "Have you decided which of these Pokémon you would like to be your '''first partner'''?"
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | partenaire
| primo compagno
| erster Partner
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | compañero
| style="background-color: var(--partner-color)" | パートナー
|-
| "That was the day I gave you your first partner Pokémon—<Pokémon>."
| premier partenaire
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context talks about remembering giving them &lt;Pokémon&gt; on their first day at the academy}}
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context talks about remembering giving them &lt;Pokémon&gt on their first day at the academy}}
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context talks about remembering giving them &lt;Pokémon&gt on their first day at the academy}}
| style="background-color: var(--na-color)" | {{tt|N/A|Context talks about remembering giving them &lt;Pokémon&gt on their first day at the academy}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{gameabbrevss|HOME}}
| First partner Pokémon<!--not sure on the context of this one-->
| Premier partenaire Pokémon
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | Il tuo primo Pokémon
| Erstes Partner-Pokémon
| Primer Pokémon recibido
| style="background-color: var(--first-color)" | 最初に　選んだ　ポケモン
|-
| First Partner Pokémon<br>({{OBP|Research Task|HOME}} titles)
| Les premiers partenaires
| I primi compagni d’avventura
| Erste Partner-Pokémon
| Primeros compañeros
| 最初のパートナー
|-
| "Pokémon that Trainers of the <region> region choose as their first partner before beginning their journey."
| premiers partenaires
| primo compagno d’avventure
| erstes Partner-Pokémon
| primeros compañeros Pokémon
| 最初の　相棒
|}
--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#A70000">'''Snorlax'''</span>]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#0000A7">'''Monster'''</span>]] 04:15, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

:Awesome, thanks for checking those terms used in multiple languages. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 20:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)