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* The word Pokémon is always capitalized, as well as the names of Pokémon species. So are nouns starting with "Poké", such as [[Pokéblock]], [[ | * The word Pokémon is always capitalized, as well as the names of Pokémon species. So are nouns starting with "Poké", such as [[Pokéblock]], [[PokéNav]] and [[Poké Flute]]. Note, however, that there is no one common trend for spelling of words beginning with "Poké" - they can be written as a compound word, with the second part of the word capitalized or uncapitalized, or as two words with the second word capitalized. Also note that this applies to many nouns starting with "Pokémon", such as with [[Pokémon Trainer]]. | ||
* Items and all words in them are always capitalized; they are considered proper nouns for the purposes of Bulbapedia. "Leftovers", "Escape Rope", or "Water Stone" are all correct as written; a page would not be titled "Water stone". Case should match that of the game text, such as the DeepSeaTooth. | * Items and all words in them are always capitalized; they are considered proper nouns for the purposes of Bulbapedia. "Leftovers", "Escape Rope", or "Water Stone" are all correct as written; a page would not be titled "Water stone". Case should match that of the game text, such as the DeepSeaTooth. | ||
* 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}}, {{rt|217}}, 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}}, {{rt|217}}, and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | ||