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* Items and all words in them are always capitalized; they are considered proper nouns for the purposes of Bulbanews. "{{bp|Leftovers}}," "{{bp|Escape Rope}}" or "{{bp|Water Stone}}" are all correct as written. Case should match that of the game text, such as the {{bp|DeepSeaTooth}}. | * Items and all words in them are always capitalized; they are considered proper nouns for the purposes of Bulbanews. "{{bp|Leftovers}}," "{{bp|Escape Rope}}" or "{{bp|Water Stone}}" are all correct as written. Case should match that of the game text, such as the {{bp|DeepSeaTooth}}. | ||
* Locations should also be capitalized in a manner consistent with English grammar. {{bp|Ruins of Alph}} has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered {{bp|route}}s, such as 101, 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. {{bp|Ruins of Alph}} has the A in Alph always capitalized, while numbered {{bp|route}}s, such as 101, 217 and so on, are proper nouns and must have the R capitalized. | ||
* Specific terminology is different | * 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. | ||
* 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. | ||