Bulbapedia:Manual of style/Manga/Manga Pokémon notability policy

This article is a proposed policy for Bulbapedia. Please discuss the proposed policy and suggest possible changes on the article's talk page.

Notability rules

The following are guidelines to which Pokémon are notable in the manga to get their own articles on Bulbapedia:

1. Starter Pokémon that are owned by any of the main characters are all notable, if they have appeared in more than one chapter/round. If they have not meet this criteria, then they would have to have had a significant impact on the plot of the chapter/round, manga series as a whole, or a certain arc.
2. Pokémon owned by another characters that are also only notable if they appeared in more than one chapter/round.
3. For recurring characters, only their signature Pokémon may have an article created about them. But they would have to have a certain impact on the plot of the chapter/round to be otherwise, notable.
4. Gym Leaders may have an article about their signature Pokémon, but only if it did more than just battle like if it appeared and had some impact chapter's/round's on the plot.