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* 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|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 terminology is different; leveling up | * Specific terminology is different; leveling up and legendary Pokémon have a lowercase L, as "starter Pokémon" would have a lowercase "s" (but, of course, a capital P in Pokémon). | ||
* Specific | * 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>. | ||
* The plural of "Pokémon" is "Pokémon", as is the plural of every Pokémon species the same as the singular, much like {{wp|moose}} or {{wp|sheep}}. | * The plural of "Pokémon" is "Pokémon", as is the plural of every Pokémon species the same as the singular, much like {{wp|moose}} or {{wp|sheep}}. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||