Pokémon Storage System: Difference between revisions

→‎Markings: I think a table kind of makes it easy to skip reading and assume it's official. If people /have/ to read, it's harder to mistake ; If pink isn't special on its own, IDK it needs mention
(→‎Markings: Described the common convention for marking used in Gen VI and VII)
(→‎Markings: I think a table kind of makes it easy to skip reading and assume it's official. If people /have/ to read, it's harder to mistake ; If pink isn't special on its own, IDK it needs mention)
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In Generation III, there were four markings: ●, ■, ▲, and ♥. In [[Generation IV]], two more markings were introduced and the existing ones were reordered, making the full list ●, ▲, ■, ♥, ★, and ♦. In [[Generation VII]], colors were added to these markings, with the option of making any marking either blue or pink. Pokémon can be marked with any combination of markings. A Pokémon will keep its marking settings if traded to another Trainer.
In Generation III, there were four markings: ●, ■, ▲, and ♥. In [[Generation IV]], two more markings were introduced and the existing ones were reordered, making the full list ●, ▲, ■, ♥, ★, and ♦. In [[Generation VII]], colors were added to these markings, with the option of making any marking either blue or pink. Pokémon can be marked with any combination of markings. A Pokémon will keep its marking settings if traded to another Trainer.


Markings officially have no effect or purpose except what the player may invent for them. This being said, a convention has surfaced around the use of the six markers, and whether or not a Pokémon has maximum IV stats for one of its six attributes. Pokémon traded through WonderTrade or the Global Trade System are often marked in this way. In Generation VII (where two colors are allowed per marker) a maximum IV indication is generally marked with the blue color.
Markings have no explicit effect or purpose except what the player may invent for them. In many online communities, however, players have taken up the convention of using them to mark which [[statistic|stats]] a Pokémon has a maximum {{IV}} in (HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed).
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| ●
! ▲
!  ■
! ♥
! ★
! ♦
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| HP
! ATK
! DEF
! SPATK
! SPDEF
! SPD
|}


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