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Pokémon belonging to main characters should appear at the top of the list, in the order {{Ash}}-{{an|Misty}}-{{an|May}}-{{an|Dawn}}-{{an|Iris}}-{{an|Serena}}-{{an|Brock}}-{{an|Cilan}}-{{an|Clemont}}-{{Tracey}}-[[Jessie]]-[[James]], in the order they were obtained/revealed. [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], [[Dawn's Piplup]], [[Iris's Axew]], [[Clemont's Dedenne]], [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[James's Chimecho]], and [[James's Mime Jr.]] should precede all others. If a Pokémon is traded, it should be listed with the Trainer who traded it away within the episode it is traded, and with the Trainer it is traded to in all subsequent episodes it appears in. | Pokémon belonging to main characters should appear at the top of the list, in the order {{Ash}}-{{an|Misty}}-{{an|May}}-{{an|Dawn}}-{{an|Iris}}-{{an|Serena}}-{{an|Brock}}-{{an|Cilan}}-{{an|Clemont}}-[[Goh]]-{{Tracey}}-[[Jessie]]-[[James]], in the order they were obtained/revealed. [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], [[Dawn's Piplup]], [[Iris's Axew]], [[Clemont's Dedenne]], [[Goh's Raboot]], [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[James's Chimecho]], and [[James's Mime Jr.]] should precede all others. If a Pokémon is traded, it should be listed with the Trainer who traded it away within the episode it is traded, and with the Trainer it is traded to in all subsequent episodes it appears in. | ||
Other characters' Pokémon should also be grouped together in the order they were obtained/revealed. Semi-regular characters' Pokémon (characters which recur in more than one episode, excluding two-part episodes) should precede guest characters' Pokémon. Wild Pokémon should appear in [[List of Pokémon by National Dex number|National Dex order]], with recurring wild Pokémon topping the list. | Other characters' Pokémon should also be grouped together in the order they were obtained/revealed. Semi-regular characters' Pokémon (characters which recur in more than one episode, excluding two-part episodes) should precede guest characters' Pokémon. Wild Pokémon should appear in [[List of Pokémon by National Dex number|National Dex order]], with recurring wild Pokémon topping the list. | ||
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# For [[rival]] characters and other recurring characters, only their signature Pokémon may have an article created about them. An exception may be made if another Pokémon that is not the signature has had an impact on the series. One example of this would possibly be [[Gary's Arcanine]]. {{jo|Jimmy}} and {{jo|Marina}} also fall into this category. If a rival's signature Pokémon does nothing more than battle or has no major impact on the plot, then it is not notable for an article and instead should have a section on its Trainer's page. | # For [[rival]] characters and other recurring characters, only their signature Pokémon may have an article created about them. An exception may be made if another Pokémon that is not the signature has had an impact on the series. One example of this would possibly be [[Gary's Arcanine]]. {{jo|Jimmy}} and {{jo|Marina}} also fall into this category. If a rival's signature Pokémon does nothing more than battle or has no major impact on the plot, then it is not notable for an article and instead should have a section on its Trainer's page. | ||
# [[Gym Leaders]] may have an article about their signature Pokémon, but only if it did more than just battle in the episode(s) it appeared in and had some impact on the plot. Examples would be [[Blaine's Magmar]], which saved the Cinnabar Gym and developed Charizard's personality, or [[Clair's Dragonair]], which helped save the Dragon Kingdom. [[Elite Four]] members and [[Frontier Brains]] also fall into this category. | # [[Gym Leaders]] may have an article about their signature Pokémon, but only if it did more than just battle in the episode(s) it appeared in and had some impact on the plot. Examples would be [[Blaine's Magmar]], which saved the Cinnabar Gym and developed Charizard's personality, or [[Clair's Dragonair]], which helped save the Dragon Kingdom. [[Elite Four]] members and [[Frontier Brains]] also fall into this category. | ||
# Recurring wild Pokémon may only receive articles if they had a significant impact on the plot | # Recurring wild Pokémon may only receive articles if they appeared in at least three episodes AND had a significant impact on the plot or contributed tangentially to it. An example of this would be {{an|Bewear}} that followed Team Rocket around, and the {{an|Jigglypuff}} that followed around Ash and his friends. The background appearances of a recurring Pokémon, whether in real time or a flashback, do not count. | ||
# Pokémon that have appeared in movies are notable if they were the main character in that movie. The other movie | # Pokémon that have appeared in movies or multi-part episodes are notable if they were the main character in that movie or anime episodes. The other Pokémon, who appeared in the respective movie or set of episodes, may sometimes be notable only if their role was significant in the plot. If possible, merged articles should be created for those Pokémon, such as for the {{mov|legendary birds|legendary birds|2}} from ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' or something similar to {{an|Forces of Nature}} from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. | ||
# Pokémon that belong to characters of the day are never notable for their own article. However, in rare instances, an exception may be made if the Pokémon itself was a character of the day. | # Pokémon that belong to characters of the day are never notable for their own article. However, in rare instances, an exception may be made if the Pokémon itself was a character of the day. | ||