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Bulbapedia is a free encyclopedia about Pokémon written collaboratively by many people, based on MediaWiki software, and run by Bulbagarden. It is a wiki, meaning that once anyone creates an account here, he or she will be able to create and edit pages (except certain important pages). The following articles contain information about Bulbapedia; reading, creating, and editing articles; and participating in this project.

Getting started
About Bulbapedia | General disclaimer | Spoiler warning

Browsing Bulbapedia
By category | By overview

Starting Bulbapedia
Starting an article | Tutorial on editing pages | Site FAQ

Editing Bulbapedia
Manual of style | Style primer | Link templates

Images and media
Upload images | How to upload | Image policy

Keeping track of changes
Messages from the Editor | Dealing with Vandalism

Policies and guidelines
Blocking policy | Banning policy | Protected pages

Userspace policy
Username policy | Usertag policy

Talk page policy
Talk abuse | Signature policy

Code of conduct
Dispute resolution | Image reversion policy

The Bulbapedia community
Staff | Leadership Board

Technical information
Wikipedia help | The MediaWiki software | Copyrights

If you inquire help for a certain article or issue that was unanswered here, post it on the Bulbawiki Forum.

Important links

Bulbapedia Main Page – the page to which every user not specifying an article is redirected.
Bulbanews Main Page – the official Pokémon newspaper division of Bulbagarden.
Bulbagarden Archives Main Page – designed as a repository for pictures.
Bulbawiki Forum – help for article issues or disputes.

For more pieces of information, please see the Welcome Portal.

Bulbapedia policies and guidelines
Manual of style	Anime • Games • Manga • Sidegames • TCG
Help pages	Dispute resolution • FAQ • List of link templates • Wikicode • Values
Articles	Manual of style • Notability requirements • Speculation policy Machine-assisted contributions • Unreleased materials • Protection • Vandalism
Talk pages	Code of conduct • Signature policy • Talk page policy
Templates	Link templates • List of link templates • Template policy • Usertag policy
Userspace	Username policy • Userspace policy • Usertag policy