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"evolve" as a verb is not, and this was confusing people | on second thoughts, "first evolution" should be formatted like that, since only the concept itself is capitalized
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* Locations should also be capitalized in a manner consistent with English grammar; [[Ruins of Alph]] has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered [[route]]s, such as {{rt|101|Hoenn}}, {{rt|217|Sinnoh}}, and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | * Locations should also be capitalized in a manner consistent with English grammar; [[Ruins of Alph]] has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered [[route]]s, such as {{rt|101|Hoenn}}, {{rt|217|Sinnoh}}, and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | ||
* Specific types are called "the Water type" and "the Rock type" when used as nouns and "Water-type" and "Rock-type" when used as adjectives, while their subject pages are [[Water (type)]] and [[Rock (type)]], respectively. ''Squirtle is a "Water-type"'' is not correct; ''Squirtle is a '''Water type''''' and ''Squirtle is a '''Water-type Pokémon''''' are. When linking as an adjective, it is preferred that <code><nowiki>{{type|Water}}</nowiki></code> is used rather than <code><nowiki>{{t|Water}}-type</nowiki></code>. | * Specific types are called "the Water type" and "the Rock type" when used as nouns and "Water-type" and "Rock-type" when used as adjectives, while their subject pages are [[Water (type)]] and [[Rock (type)]], respectively. ''Squirtle is a "Water-type"'' is not correct; ''Squirtle is a '''Water type''''' and ''Squirtle is a '''Water-type Pokémon''''' are. When linking as an adjective, it is preferred that <code><nowiki>{{type|Water}}</nowiki></code> is used rather than <code><nowiki>{{t|Water}}-type</nowiki></code>. | ||
* Evolutionary levels should be designated as "unevolved", "first | * Evolutionary levels should be designated as "unevolved", "first evolution", and "second evolution" for Pokémon that have undergone zero, one, and two evolutions respectively during their development. TCG terminology of "basic Pokémon", "stage 1 Pokémon" and "stage 2 Pokémon" should not spill over into other media, as {{p|Pikachu}} and several other Pokémon are considered basic in the TCG sense, yet are Pokémon that have undergone one evolution in their lifetimes, making them first-evolution Pokémon, more akin to {{p|Charmeleon}} than unevolved Pokémon, which their pre-evolutions are. | ||
==Hyphenation== | ==Hyphenation== | ||
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*{{pkmn|Egg}} | *{{pkmn|Egg}} | ||
*[[Egg Group]] | *[[Egg Group]] | ||
*[[Evolution]]{{tt|*| | *[[Evolution]]{{tt|*|concept only, not when referring to Evolutionary stages like 'first evolution'; not capitalized in-game until Pokémon X and Y}} | ||
*Evolutionary | |||
*[[Mega Evolution]] | *[[Mega Evolution]] | ||
*[[Berry]] | *[[Berry]] | ||