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This is a list of the '''grammar conventions and syntax''' officially used when describing the [[Pokémon]] series. Bulbapedia should use all of these conventions when relevant—note that quotes should remain the way they are originally and not changed to fit these conventions. Remember that consistency with these conventions is very important, and your cooperation is appreciated. | |||
If you would like to suggest an addition or modification for this page, please do so on the talk page. This page is maintained by {{u|SnorlaxMonster}}. | |||
==Vital syntax== | |||
==Nouns, capitalization, and specific terminology== | |||
* The word Pokémon is always capitalized, as well as the names of Pokémon species. So are nouns starting with "Poké", such as [[Pokégear]], [[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]]. | |||
* 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}}. | |||
* 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. Note that the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] games do not utilize {{wp|CamelCase}}, so when referring to the items in these games that matching case should be used, like 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. | |||
* 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 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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*As adjectives, types are "<typename>-type". | *As adjectives, types are "<typename>-type". | ||
**Example: {{p|Squirtle}} is a {{type|Water}} Pokémon. | **Example: {{p|Squirtle}} is a {{type|Water}} Pokémon. | ||
*As nouns referring to a Pokémon of that type, they are "<typename> type"{{tt|*|note that this style is casual, and <nowiki>"<typename>-type Pokémon"</nowiki> is preferred}} | *As nouns referring to a Pokémon of that type, they are "<typename> type"{{tt|*|note that this style is casual, and <nowiki>"<typename>-type Pokémon"</nowiki> is preferred}} | ||
**Example: {{p|Squirtle}} is a {{t|Water}} type. | **Example: {{p|Squirtle}} is a {{t|Water}} type. | ||
**Example: [[Blaine]] specializes in {{t|Fire}} types. | **Example: [[Blaine]] specializes in {{t|Fire}} types. | ||
*As nouns referring to the types themselves, they are "<typename>" or "the <typename> type". | *As nouns referring to the types themselves, they are "<typename>" or "the <typename> type". | ||
**Example: {{t|Fire}} is super effective against {{type|Grass}} Pokémon. | **Example: {{t|Fire}} is super effective against {{type|Grass}} Pokémon. | ||
**Example: The {{t|Steel}} type was introduced in Generation II. | **Example: The {{t|Steel}} type was introduced in Generation II. | ||
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*{{pkmn|Trainer}} | *{{pkmn|Trainer}} | ||
*[[Pokémon Professor]] | *[[Pokémon Professor]] | ||
*[[Ability]] | *[[Ability]] | ||
*Hidden Ability | *Hidden Ability | ||
*{{pkmn|Egg}} | *{{pkmn|Egg}} | ||
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*{{pkmn|Contest}} | *{{pkmn|Contest}} | ||
*[[Ribbon]] | *[[Ribbon]] | ||
*[[Accessory]] | *[[Accessory]] | ||
*[[Backdrop]] | *[[Backdrop]] | ||
*[[Fossil]] | *[[Fossil]] | ||
*[[Move Tutor]] | *[[Move Tutor]] | ||
*[[Pokémon Day Care]] | *[[Pokémon Day Care]] | ||
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*[[White Forest]] | *[[White Forest]] | ||
*[[Black City]] | *[[Black City]] | ||
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