Talk:Type: Null (Pokémon)

Russian name

Could someone in the staff please add this line?

|ru=Тип: Ноль Tip: Nol'|rumeaning=Literally Type: Zero

--Raltseye prata med mej 15:00, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Also could soneone add that it's the first Pokémon to have a different Spanish and Italian name unless UB-01 is revealed to be a Pokémon. --Raltseye prata med mej 15:01, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

It's "Tipo Zero" in Italian, literally "type zero" (yes, with no ":"). --Tano (talk) 16:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes, and as far as I manage in all those language (except Spanish) it means Type: Zero. So could someone please add this? --Raltseye prata med mej 20:28, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Like you said, not until we find out if there are other Pokemon that follow this trend in Gen VII. Starscream (talk) 13:39, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Appearance

The mask has a collar that is exactly like the ring on Arceus's waist. Since this is a genetically manufactured Pokémon and the mask is a limiter, it's like they're saying that religion limits Science. --Tano (talk) 16:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I think that's a bit of a stretch. Bulbapedia is for verifiable facts, not inferences and interpretations. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 16:47, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I agree, the second part is more like a fun talk. The fact is actually the collar part. May be a coincidence of course. --Tano (talk) 16:59, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

In addition the horn-thing, looks like a mix between the tao trio's wings.Animaltamer711:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

You mean the head-hatchet thing? I thought it did look like a Zekrom wing. Also, the collar spikes have green hexagons on them.--Pokencyclopedia (talk) 19:41, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

While I agree Tano's comment is too speculatory, I do think there is ample evidence and reference to note that Type:Null has a relationship with Arceus. Between the collar, the line on the pokemon site that says it was an attempt to create an artificial pokemon to replicate the power of a mythical pokemon, the fact that it's evolution has an ability that's essentially a duplicate of Arceus's, and said ability is called RKS systems (RKS - Arrkayus - Arceus), I think it's more then clear that there is an intentional link. There are pokemon with origins listed on their pages that have much less evidence.

In light of the recent news regarding it's evolution and how that ties into this that I outlined above, does anybody have any issues with it being added?Jabberwockxeno (talk) 02:08, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

We can still wait until the game comes out and we have all the lore available to us, so we know exactly how to frame it in a non-speculative way. There's no harm in waiting. Bulbapedia doesn't have a deadline. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 05:44, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Genderless

As shown in the Japanese trailer, it it a genderless Pokemon. Mettie7 (talk) 16:32, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Yet another Pokémon with a name that consists of two words...

...after Mr. Mime, Mime Jr. and the recently-announced Tapu Koko. However, I think it's the first Pokémon to have a colon in its name. - LDEJRuff 18:11, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Catch Rates

How do game-players traditionally determine the numerical catch-rate for a Pokemon? Is this done by just throwing regular Pokeballs at a Pokemon while it is at full health and measuring how many attempts it takes to capture it, or is it by hacking the game? Avert (talk) 20:14, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

It's done by consulting the game's source code, yes. On a separate note, your signature goes at the end of your post, not the beginning. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 04:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Name Trivia

Isn't this the first Pokémon to not keep its English name in the Spanish and Italian localizations? Technickal (talk) 15:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Yes it is but it will be added once all the Gen VII Pokémon have been revealed incase any more follows this trend. --Raltseye prata med mej 17:55, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

I think this should be added

It is currently not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. Lokki (talk) 18:17, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Nope, none of our prerelease Pokémon articles have that clause, because we have no way of knowing whether they have no evolutions or if their evolved forms just haven't been revealed yet. If Type: Null doesn't evolve, that clause will be added after the games come out. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 18:26, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

And what's Oricorio then? Lokki (talk) 18:40, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

And also Solgaleo, Lunala and Magearna Lokki (talk) 18:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

The latter three are Legendaries/Mythicals, which as a rule don't evolve, but yes, it doesn't belong on Oricorio. As a side note, please use link templates. Don't casually link to redirects. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 19:01, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Bulbapedia strives to have most accurate, least speculative information available; not to be the first to state something or to follow the fandom's theories. Right now, there's very little we can say that won't delve into speculative territory. That goes not just for this page, but for many other pages as well. Regardless of how 'probable' or 'obvious' something is, we'd rather wait for confirmation or more information in general. Please keep this in mind as the games' release approaches. Crystal Talian 06:01, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Type: null; and Sillicon Valley

Null is a programmer term meaning.... well, "null", nothing, indicating a glitch of some kind (like with MissingNo.). And then, this glitch evolves into Sil-vally, like in Sillicon Valley, place that's well known for Hi-tech stuff, computers etc.

So, both are hi-tech synthetic Pokemon, one is named after software, second one after hardware...

Makes sense.... kind of xD - unsigned comment from Khamira (talk • contribs)

Griffin

Both Type: Null and Silvally appear to have some inspiration from chimeras, but there is also a striking resemblance to griffins: both have eagle-like talons as front feet and have a vaguely feline back legs and body. The blade on the heads of both Pokemon resembles an eagle's head in profile. Silvally's feline ears resemble that of a griffin's, and when contrasted against its dark body, its head resembles that of a Bald Eagle. Its mouth also appears to end in a beak.

--Geektreecko (talk) 20:10, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

A pretty defining characteristic of griffins is wings. Neither Pokemon has wings. I would also say the fish tail is a pretty drastic divergence from griffins. I think chimera is really the primary inspiration, and griffins just happen to have some common points. (And a parallel is not the same thing as a design influence.) Tiddlywinks (talk) 21:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

STAB

Should Type: Null get italicized STABs on its learnset/move pages since it evolves into a Pokémon that can change types? Right now there's none on its learnset, and the move pages aren't consistent at all with whether or not it gets italicized. The only precedent I can think of for this kind of thing is Darumaka, who has Zen Headbutt italicized in its learnset (but isn't italicized on the page itself)--Cold (talk) 01:52, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Branch Chief F

In the basement, there are notes from a "Branch Chief F" talking about how to be the best manager you can be, and noting at one point how this king among men created a restraint device that was stolen by his supervisor's family.

Seems to be talking about Faba inventing the restraint devices here.KrytenKoro (talk) 19:14, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Material of Type: Null's Mask?

In the biology section of the article, Type: Null's mask is described as being made of wood. Is this confirmed anywhere or is it just speculation? I don't recall seeing anything in the game or pre-release material describing the mask as wood. Skyarrow (talk) 21:05, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Spoiler Warning

I think there seriously needs to be some sort of spoiler warning for the bio section of Type: Null. I'm playing through the game at the moment, and I'm trying to be as spoiler free as possible. I remember seeing this Pokémon in one of the major trailers, and I wanted to learn about its biology and what it exactly is. An entire third paragraph included inside that section containing easily visible massive spoilers was really disappointing. --MatrVincent (talk) 20:29, 28 December 2016 (UTC)