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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!  GrammarFreak01 (talk)19:33, 10 June 2018 (UTC)  Reply

Why did you undo my edit to near-universal TMs?sumwun (talk)18:48, 2 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Do not edit other people's user pages. You may wish to familiarize yourself with theuserspace policy.Tiddlywinks (talk)23:49, 13 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Next time you edit an article, use the preview button at the bottom left corner of your editing screen. It will allow you to look at your edits before you actually submit them. That way, you don't have to make unnecessarily consecutive edits to a single article. Thank you.GrammarFreak01 (talk)22:04, 27 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

I know. I'm just surprised how many times I can find a new example that I now think this list wasn't supposed to be complete. I'll try to do it without as many saves.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)22:07, 27 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Okay.GrammarFreak01 (talk)22:15, 27 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Please don't change the formatting of the table is it doesn't affect how the table will look, it is unnecessary. Thank you.--ForceFire03:44, 8 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

If it is unnecessary then it shouldn't bother you, it made the code clearer and shorter in page length. Also, I've changed how are presented pokestar studios opponents. I'm insisting on restoration my changes.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)10:34, 8 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

It also added more unnecessary bytes than it had before. It didn't shorten page length at all... if you mean within the editing box, then that's not a problem, as there are other things that are longer. And the coding doesn't need to be made "more clearer", it's fine the way.--ForceFire12:13, 8 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

There were more bytes, because I've added many spaces. It's much more pleasing this way in my opinion and you have really no reason care about it, but you're against as always.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)12:39, 8 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Never use Serebii as a source. The site is a secondary source so is necessarily unreliable, but more importantly, the site has specifically requested we don't use their content. --SnorlaxMonster12:59, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Fine, I won't, that's not the first time I found an error there. This table wasn't even finished then. By the way, nice changing of message.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)13:49, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

1. What country are you from because I saw you adding thatClefairy andClefable had somewhat different Polish names inEP006.
2. See what I have written onTemplate talk:Bag2.

Have a nice day,TheICTLiker419:14, 11 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Of course I'm Polish and I've seen ForceFire reverted your edit, which I prefered. And I've also seen Bag2. I don't really understand how does it work, but it seems fine and someone really should decide if to change this template but it's always hard to get one of admins' attention.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)09:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

As you have repeatedly shown a complete lack of compliance in regards to making major changes to templates, including changing the look of it and making very unnecessary minor changes, you have been blocked for a week. I have told you numerous times already, youcannot make major changes to a template without asking on the talk page first. Even if no one responds, ask a [staff] member directly. No response does not give you the right to just make the edit. Do not do as you please. If you return and continue to make any major templates changes without asking first, you will be blocked for longer. Thank you.--ForceFire16:12, 1 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

We only add anime dex entries if the dex entry is about the subject itself, passing mentions do not count.--ForceFire05:54, 10 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hello. I have noticed that you have been editing theUser: namespace a lot recently, and have made a total of 4+ userspace edits today. Please do not edit the userspace any more, as theuserspace policy limits the amount you can edit your userpage: No more than three edits per day (byUTC), and you must contribute to themainspace more than you edit your user page(s). This policy was instated to promote people helping out in the mainspace, and also to control strain on our servers. Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia, after all, so help us out by contributing to some articles before coming back to your personal page(s). The more often you edit in the mainspace, the more you will be allowed to edit your user page(s). Thank you. --ForceFire17:05, 17 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Please take note that you are required to contribute to themainspace, and do so more than you edit your userpage. Just limiting yourself to 3 edits a day does not make it all "okay".Tiddlywinks (talk)03:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Does it count that I've made a lot of contribution to the mainspace over the years? I'm also working exclusively on things that I intend to move on the mainspace.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)11:13, 23 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

No, you can't stock up any kind of "credit".

I honestly wasn't looking at the content since it was your base userpage and most people just use that for personal info. If you'd like to move it to a subpage but still keep it all together (instead of one for each subject), some people like making a userspace sandbox. Edits to that would be more immediately distinct. And we do generally give allowance for work intended for the mainspace.Tiddlywinks (talk)15:19, 23 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

I've practically finished and would like to show my work to the staff. What would be the best way to do that? I really don't want to get ignored or be left with just the negative answer.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)22:15, 23 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Start by asking someone. If it's not answered, you can ask someone else. If you don't like the answer you can appeal higher (if possible).Tiddlywinks (talk)22:42, 23 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

You're still making unnecessary edits to templates and changing the design of it without permission (changing the colors counts as changing the design). Please cease the pointless edits to templates as they change nothing and please start a discussion on the talk page first if you want to change the colors of the template. Thank you.--ForceFire16:54, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

So, can I change the colors because one page really shouldn't use two different ones for each gender?--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)16:59, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yes, you may.--ForceFire17:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

My edit also contained other changes. Are these alright?--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)17:10, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

Putting the coding of the cells in one row is pointless and changes nothing, so not that, leave them separated. Anything else is fine.--ForceFire17:13, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

I will make the edit now. Tell me if there is something you don't agree with.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)17:17, 31 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

The new changes are fine.--ForceFire09:36, 1 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Please don't make templates in the mainspace. If you want to propose a template, create it in your userspace first and wait for it to get approved. Thank you.--ForceFire 04:14, 11 June 2020 (UTC)Ok. Sorry, I didn't know such template already exists.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)11:31, 11 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

I think the same episodes (and same instigator in them) for example DP142 and the Togepi, BW007 and the Snivy, and Emolga in the episodes it’s used for (without combining episodes, of course) should be rowspanned if possible--KnightGalarie (talk)19:24, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for taking an interest in my little project. Well, it is still far from finished and after that I still would have to convince the staff about adding it to the mainspace so there is time until we talk about cosmetics.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)19:58, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Oh I know its current state. I’m not talking about mainspacing. I wouldn’t call it cosmetics, more aesthetic, but what I’m talking about is more its structure. I don’t think we need to see the same episode mentioned 5 or 6 times, just let the first instance stretch as necessary. Same for repeated instances of the instigator within the episode. It’s a structural thing, which is important.--KnightGalarie (talk)20:01, 10 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

It's much easier to work with what it is now and it will stay this way. I personally don't think it should be connected because every use of Attract is a seperate incident.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)11:01, 11 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Why did you add the sizing? The table of contents on themove variations page is so tall that this change was unneeded. --16:27, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

I thought the page "Move variations" looks very weird and inconsistent with all the tables in different sizes, and I didn't change height, just width so it has no effect on how tall the page is.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)16:36, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

When I meant "table of contents", I meant the auto-generated grey column with a green border with the names of headers on the same page. That's why I had to undo your edit. --17:43, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Oh, it doesn't fit on your screen? Well it did on mine. Maybe I'll try with 600px?--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)17:59, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sure, you can do that. --12:51, 13 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Even after your edit to the template, it still fits between the left side of the screen and the table of contents. --07:22, 15 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Wait, so you are asking why the table of contents is on the right instead of the left like on other pages? It's because of the div "<div>__TOC__</div>". Someone put it there because the table of contents is very long.--RocketGrunt (Report To Me)11:55, 15 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

No, actually, it's related to the width.

Specifications (taken from my computer):

• Screen resolution: 1366x768 pixels
• Content area width: 1152 pixels
• Width of the table of contents onMove variations page: 239 pixels
• Padding: 13 pixels on both sides

Also, I could DM you on Discord instead of this long thread on this page. I am Keyacom#0002 on Discord, so could you send me a friend request, if you can? --19:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hi, can I ask what exactly were you referring to by 'gender policy' inBuizel's case? Its gender difference is pretty clear.Adil —Talk page13:57, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yes, I realized my mistake. It's still counterintuitive to me to treat Pokemon from generation IV differently, but I understand the idea. In case of Staraptor, I think it's clear that we can't use gender difference as a proof.--RocketGrunt14:04, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Noted. I'm discussing the Staraptor issue with the staff. I'll post a reply under the topic you recently started on Staraptor's page once we have a decision.Adil —Talk page14:24, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Also, in DP103 Ash's Staravia was infatuated by robot Staravia with a pink bow, seems like a indication to me.--RocketGrunt14:39, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

James refers to the decoy as princess Staravia trap number 5. So, I don't think there's any doubt that Ash's is male. The argument is whether to use the episode or the policy as the reasoning.Adil —Talk page14:44, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Just going to say this before you go ahead and make more edits that I have to revert. If the difference is simply the length or size of a Pokemon's physique or design, like Meganium or Abomasnow, then it is a minor difference. A difference that isn't minor is a difference we can actually tell, like Pikachu or Buizel's difference.--ForceFire15:35, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Cool. Can you answer my questions about gender differences on your talk page and speculation policy talk page?--RocketGrunt15:37, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Why did you undo my edit on misdreavus?BlauesSerpiroyal (talk)19:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Because you left it with broken template.--RocketGrunt20:15, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Oops, sorry. Thats...emberassing I'll fix it. Thanks for the clarification (i should really use the preview button more often)BlauesSerpiroyal (talk)20:19, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Onix Is the heaviest unevolved pokemon not cosmoem because cosmoem is the secondary evolution of cosmog and unevolved means the first stage so yeah-unsigned comment fromGeomancyGarbodor (talk •contribs)

That Voltorb gif you uploaded was from a dream sequence. Voltorb can't actually change its size. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)14:32, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

It did in one episode of Original Series and in the manga.--RocketGrunt14:34, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

What episode specifically? Even if it's true, the image you uploaded isn't a good representation of that, since, as I said, it's from a dream sequence. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)14:56, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

EP049, PG04 and PS010.--RocketGrunt15:01, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

My reasons are the same as Finnish, the gif is from a dream sequence and not from any of the other episodes where Voltorb can apparently change size (of which I am sceptical of). If you can re-upload a new gif that isn't from the dream sequence (and thus prove that it is actually something Voltorb can do), then the edit can stay. Also, do not continuously re-add removed information, it falls under edit warring. But you know that already, at least youshould know that already.--ForceFire18:37, 29 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

I'm going to emphasize Force Fire's warning above. Per theblocking policy, making the same edit three times is edit warring. Edit summaries are not a suitable way to have an extended "discussion" on the pros and cons of an edit. If you have a disagreement with someone about an edit, take it to a talk page before it becomes an edit war.Tiddlywinks (talk)01:13, 30 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

While I like theedits of the Type articles you did for consistency's sake, why not update the other Type articles with those differences? I don't think the Pokémon sprite column should have its own header, and it's strange to have it sortable as it is now on the type pages. --AmbientDinosaur (talk)16:47, 8 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

That's because I really dislike these tables and don't really care about their looks and functionality as they have almost none. I like your idea and we can do that, it will make them better after all.--RocketGrunt17:08, 8 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hey, I created a proposal of adding series sections in the articles for Pokémon species. For instance, adding "Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl", "Pokémon the Series: Black & White", etc. sections inPikachu.

This is being discussed here:Bulbapedia talk:Editor's Hub#Pokémon pages with anime series sections. --Daniel Carrero (talk)13:34, 9 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

Donot just revert an edit because you disagree with it, discuss it (which you actually did) but actuallywait for a consensus before taking any action. Immediately adding the reverted info back in may fall under edit warring. The things you added really only pertained to a set of moves, not the type in general. Properties of a move doesnot belong on an article talking about a type (in general). They go to the move articles.--ForceFire04:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Celadonkey shouldn't revert my edit just because he didn't understand it. Every type relation is relevant in type page, especially in battle properties section.--RocketGrunt22:07, 28 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Just to be clear, I did understand your edits perfectly fine. Those exceptional type interactions are worth mentioningsomewhere for sure (and they already are, in what I would argue is the appropriate place), but the type pages are perhaps not the place for that, and currently, others seem to agree.

Again, if you believe strongly in this cause, you should make your case on a talk page. Maybe people will agree that it should be included, and then it might get added to the pages! But just going ahead and adding stuff back after you've been reverted is not the right approach. --celadonk (talk)18:38, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

In my experience mentioning something on the talk pages rarely works. Prove me wrong and have an opinion onTalk:Ash's Bulbasaur andTalk:Sabrina's Haunter pages.--RocketGrunt18:49, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Regarding Bulbasaur's gender, it was brought to my attention. I do intend to discuss it with the rest of the staff, but my work schedule has been inconsistent, so I haven't gotten around to finalizing it. As for Haunter, I'll add it to my to-do list. However, I don't have an eta unfortunately.Adil —Talk page19:21, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Rocket Grunt, for what it's worth, Ido think that user input on talk pages do need to be treated more seriously. It was one of my biggest frustrations here before I was promoted to staff. But just because, sometimes, talk pages can be an ineffective way to bring about change... using them is still what you're supposed to do. You can't just resort to breaking rules, especially ones that you've been warned about before, just because sometimes people don't respond to talk pages. --celadonk (talk)19:26, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

What is so complicated about Haunter's ownership that one admin can't make this tiny change? It's obvious it should be "Haunter (anime)" or even "Ash's Haunter".--RocketGrunt23:37, 2 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Right there, you yourself gave two options. That is precisely why it takes us time to discuss things. Making sure what option works better and why is it better, that the change is in line with the established set of rules and other possible issues that could come with it. At the end of the day, we are the ones responsible for giving users justification for the decision when asked. It is almost never "a tiny change" that a staff member can just go and do without a proper discussion with the other staff. It is a process, and we have to make sure that we are all on the same page.Adil —Talk page00:54, 3 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

I would agree if it wasn't a case from the year 1997. Some staff's guidelines about such common topic should be already established.--RocketGrunt12:35, 3 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

You make it sound like this one issue is the only issue we talk about. There are other things that get discussed among staff, and we've just come back from an upgrade with minor niggles that need fixing, so apologies if you feel that your questions are being ignored.--ForceFire06:43, 4 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

(resetting indent)Once again, rather than going to Finnish's talk page to sort it out, you resort to just reverting him. I decided to give you a one day partial block on Ash's Greninja before it resorts to you just reverting every time someone reverts you, i.e. the same old song and dance. I may not be so lenient the next time you decide to just revert someone without going to a talk page to sort it out. As for your edit, Greninja's ability was not stated in the anime. Don't just assume it is Battle Bond because it's how it works in the games, it still needs to be explicitly stated, as the writers could decide that the ability isn't needed for the anime (for the convenience of the story).--ForceFire12:00, 9 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

So you say Finnish should start discussion istead of reverting my edit. It makes totally no sense whatsoever to see the exact effect of the ability and say it may not be it.--RocketGrunt23:42, 9 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Finnish had explained in his edit summary why he reverted you, he's fine. You clearly disagreed, but rather than going to his talk page, you reverted him. It still needs to be explicitly noted. Wecannot assume it is just because it's how it works. Donot just guess. The writerscan, andhave in the past, throw curveball.--ForceFire06:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

I have no idea how can you assume it may not have Battle Bond.--RocketGrunt17:51, 10 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Because the anime didn'tsay it was. It needs to besaid. We can't go on assumptions. Simple as that.--ForceFire05:52, 11 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

(resetting indent)Another stern reminder touse the talk page, donot just continuously revert someone.Go to their talk page and sort it out. Rahl at least explained in his edit summary and your talk page why your edits were reverted, and incomplete contrast, you just continued to revert him without explaining why you thought you were correct. The issue surrounding Hidden Power has been resolved, but the issue of you absolutely refusing to use the talk page to settle dispute is an ongoing one and one you need to fix before you find yourself blocked,again.--ForceFire05:34, 29 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Whatyou need to do is tostop interfering in people's dusputes when they can resove them themselves. Inever see you in the talk page discussions to say anything new oranswering my messages, not even "staff will talk about it", just nothing, so I don't care. If you'd really care you would check my edit was reverted twice for no provided reason too and then third time before the other user could read what I have to say.--RocketGrunt10:39, 29 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Please explain how you've determined what Hidden Power type it is for Roark's Geodude.--Rahl (talk)19:59, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Because Brock said that. Could you watch the episode instead of reverting my edit?--RocketGrunt20:07, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

I just checked it. You've confused what he said. When Brock says 'and that was a Water type move too' he was referring to how Hidden Power beat out Hydro Pump, the Water move. He wasn't confirming Hidden Power's type.--Rahl (talk)20:09, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Ash said "It beat back that Hydro Pump!", and Brock added "And that was a Water-type move, too!". He meant Hidden Power.--RocketGrunt20:12, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Brock was emphasizing that Geodude beat back a strong Water-type move, a type that Geodude is particularly weak against.PokemonMasterJamal3 (talk)20:15, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. Team Rocket Grunt, go back and watch it again with that in mind.Rahl (talk)20:20, 28 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Why do you consider a Pokémon being a main character's first Pokémon of a certain type not notable enough? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)14:48, 24 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

You have about 20 main characters times 18 types, which would give 360 pieces of trivia. It's too common to be notable.--RocketGrunt14:52, 24 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Some of them are notable, some of them aren't. The ones caught in the first season wouldn't be notable as that would probably be a given since it's the first season. As for others, the current two series gap we use for the "Pokemon's first appearance since <episode>" trivia would be a good rule to use for these trivia as well.--ForceFire06:57, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Not in case of Team Rocket. They catch too few Pokemon. They are constantly getting new types.--RocketGrunt09:50, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Not always. Force Fire provided another reason which I can't really argue about. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)10:42, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

There are only five types the duo have yet to catch (Fighting, Ice, Dragon, Rock, and Ground), so it's not going to be too terrible..--ForceFire12:24, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

But then we should treat them as one and Jessie's Frillish mention specifically it's first of Jessie's ghost Pokemon.--RocketGrunt12:47, 25 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Look at what I did onHeat Crash. You added a link tosemi-invulnerable turn, but I had to make sure the first letter is lowercase because this way, it will only look the same as the original text. -- _·15:57, 29 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

I see. Yea, it's not an official term so I guess I'll have to make all of them lowercase.--RocketGrunt20:40, 29 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Came here because I was able to track down multiple errors of that sort to your edits. Do you plan on correcting them anytime soon?Nescientist (talk)17:39, 26 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Fine, done. If you find any more of them, fix them by yourself because I am not able to track anything else down.--RocketGrunt18:53, 26 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Me neither. Thanks.Nescientist (talk)15:24, 27 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Before you go about and remove every cross gen related trivia from articles, I should let you know that those in the specific areas where the cross gen reference are made are fine as that's where they belong, not on the general region articles.--ForceFire05:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Hey! I don't get why you removedProton,Zinzolin,Shadow,Bryony andMable as notable Trainers of their respective types. They fit the definition of a type expert just as well asSina,Dexio,Zinnia,Lillie,Faba orPeony, and they actually fit itbetter thanColress orRose.Pale Prism (talk)21:20, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Why have you been changing "Kantonian" to "original" across Bulbapedia? Kantonian is an official term used to refer to Generation I Pokémon that have regional forms. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)18:30, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

For example, in SM, Hau refers to the player's mother's Meowth as a Kantonian Meowth. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)18:32, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

The two sources explicitly separates the Ultra Beasts from Legendary/Mythicals. The first source does so in the third paragraph, while the third source does so in the last line on the third paragraph in the "Head to the Ultra Wormhole" section.--ForceFire20:08, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Since the question if Ultra Beasts are legendary Pokemon isn't clearly dispelled by the main sources it's safe to say "Legendary and Ultra Beasts" to make sure everyone understands which Pokemon are meant and avoid making any claim. This doesn't explicitly state they aren't legendary.--RocketGrunt20:20, 17 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

If they were legendary, they wouldn't have separated them from the group. It wouldn't cause confusion at all, one could easily come to the conclusion of "if they didn't separate them, then they're in the same grouping". But the did, thus they are not legendary.--ForceFire05:09, 18 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Once again I must re-iterate, do not simply revert an edit/reversion just because you disagree with it. Bring it up to the user that reverted you. Don't just run straight for the undo button. I certainly look forward to having to re-iterate this to youagain some time later.

Regarding genders, there's no need to list which genders have appeared in the anime. Maybe the Gen IV differences, sure, but there's only so many of them that actually have appeared. The post Gen V difference are unnecessary as their differences are rather obvious and don't need pointing out, especially if it will just come off as repeating what's already shown in the main template. Genders that have appeared can just go to their respective Pokemon article. Also, Meganium's gender difference doesnot count, it is a minor difference as it concerns something being longer/shorter between genders.

Also, "Also, some minor differences are too nuanced to be sure they are not just inconsistency in drawing" is absolutely unnecessary as that is a rulemade by us for us. People can come to their own conclusion on what is minor and what isn't. Also, "Because some gender differences were introduced later than the Pokémon that have them, all individuals of such species used to be drawn as, what would now be considered, one gender." is absolutely incorrect. Just because a gender difference hasn't been shown, doesn't mean a certain Pokemon is only of one gender. Not sure how you came to that conclusion.

On psuedo-legendaries. It may be a fan made term, but the concept certainly isn't, especially with Game Freak coming up with a term to categorize these Pokemon.

So once again, doNOT simply run for the undo button when someone reverts you.GO TO THEIR TALK PAGE AND DISCUSS IT. You have been here long enough to know this.--ForceFire16:08, 27 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

How am I supposed to work around here? You are constatly reverting my additions without any reason whatsoever. If you don't like part of my edit just change the part and not revert whole edit. I am very happy to discuss any edit but you always just change it back as you like without sticking to the rules you are insisting on.

1. If the site DOESN'T say that Ultra Beast Pokemon ISN'T LEGENDARY then it is NOT an EXPLICIT statement. It doesn't matter how you interpret it, you just lie if you consider it as EXPLICIT confirmation.
2. "Also, some minor differences are too nuanced to be sure they are not just inconsistency in drawing": Ok, so what? It still can be mentioned for the users to understand this concept. We could makie it hidden. It's still not a reason to delete whole table.
3. "Because some gender differences were introduced later than the Pokémon that have them, all individuals of such species used to be drawn as, what would now be considered, one gender." Just because a gender difference hasn't been shown, doesn't mean a certain Pokemon is only of one gender. Not sure how you came to that conclusion. : Maybe you didn't understand. I'm pretty sure it's meant to say that all Pokemon of such species regardless of their gender is drawn the same so we can't use it as a reason to confirm it. I'm not sure what you don't understand here.
4. especially with Game Freak coming up with a term to categorize these Pokemon.: Then why don't we call them that way?
5. GO TO THEIR TALK PAGE AND DISCUSS IT: I'm recomending you to do the same. You are in the wrong here for putting stuff like "NO" when reveting my edits. It's unconstructive. If you don't agree, you have to provide a reason.
6. Additional question: Do we use terms like "Unovan Yamask" or "Kantonian Exeggutor", because I think they shouldn't be used since I found only two instances in the games when they said it and only for two Pokemon.--RocketGrunt19:26, 28 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

I gave a reason for my reversions in both of them, to which you decided to revert back rather than go to a talk page.

1. The fact that the two groups are separated is enough evidence to imply that Ultra Beasts are not legendary, it doesn't need to scream that they're not legendary in all sources available. If they were legendary, then they wouldn't have been separated, but they were.
2. That sort of thing goes to a policy page, to which it already is there. As I said before for another subject, just because it's mentioned elsewhere, doesn't mean it needs to be mentioned everywhere. If users wants to know/are confused, you can redirect them to the speculation policy. Easy.
3. In that case, it's the same as above, it's already in the policy page. No need to explain it in a separate article.
4. Because we want to be sure Game Freak actually sticks to that term and it doesn't just become a one off.
5. That was my third revert, and I was already annoyed that you chose to, once again, revert an edit rather than discuss it, like you usually do. My actual reasonings were already stated in the previous two reverts. To which you decided to revert rather than go to a talk page.
6. Only when referring to multiple regional forms in the same context/sentence/paragraph.--ForceFire05:25, 29 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Abcboy's{{form}}, which has the same function as the "f" template you just created, was main spaced a couple weeks or so ago. I've left a couple requests to have BulbaBot start editing the appropriate links to accommodate this template, but those requests haven't been responded to yet. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk)16:39, 17 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Ok. I'll change it to "form".--RocketGrunt16:44, 17 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

Do no just ignore the hidden message, it's there for a reason. "You" doesn't make sense as it is not mimicking "you", it's mimicking Pikachu, and "chu" and "you" are not phonetic.--ForceFire04:35, 26 December 2021 (UTC)Reply

Thebackground-color property does not need to be added to everything, it only needs to be added it to table headers of sortable tables to make sure the arrows are not overwritten by thebackground-image property because thebackground shorthand (which is the property merging all the properties that start withbackground-) sets its value toinitial. -- _·17:47, 13 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

Ok. I just thought I always use background-color so I was surprised it wasn't everywhere.--RocketGrunt18:25, 13 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

The version B looks good, but I would suggest doing type symbols with names through a better approach.

My suggested version isGrassFighting. It could be even implemented as a template. For general inline use, the template could beGrassFighting.

For the bigger blocks like the first example, it could be implemented like this. The styling of the template could be facilitated with theTemplateStyles extension, which is not on Bulbapedia yet. As for the extension, it allows to use the<templatestyles> tag to specify a CSS stylesheet to be loaded from only when the template is transcluded. One of the best advantages to this is that these don't have to be defined in MediaWiki:Common.css - which is better for participation and bandwidth.

Thicker tags (for the type effectiveness table, etc.)

Template code:

<span>[[File:{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}} icon SwSh.png|30px]]<span>[[{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}} (type)|{{color|FFF|{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}}}}]]</span></span>

CSS:

:root { --size: 50px; }.type-box-thick {    border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -moz-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -webkit-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -ms-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -o-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    display: inline-flex;    align-items: center;    padding: 4px;    margin: 0 2px;}.type-link-thick {    margin: 0 10px 0 20px;    display: inline-block;    min-width: calc(var(--size) * 1.5);    text-align: center;    font-size: larger;}.normal   { background-color: #4D5052; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#919AA2 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fighting { background-color: #59424B; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#CE416B var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.flying   { background-color: #4D525A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#8EA8DE var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.poison   { background-color: #524958; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#AA6BC8 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ground   { background-color: #5A4A42; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#D97845 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.rock     { background-color: #585550; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#C5B78C var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.bug      { background-color: #4D553F; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#91C12F var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ghost    { background-color: #424952; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5269AD var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.steel    { background-color: #454D52; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5A8EA2 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fire     { background-color: #605045; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#FF9D55 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.water    { background-color: #424E5A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5090D6 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.grass    { background-color: #455547; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#63BC5A var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.electric { background-color: #5D5942; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#F4D23C var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.psychic  { background-color: #5E494A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#F8787E var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ice      { background-color: #475858; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#73CEC0 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.dragon   { background-color: #374958; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#0B6DC3 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.dark     { background-color: #45454A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5A5465 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fairy    { background-color: #5D4E5D; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#EC8FE6 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }

This utilizes CSS variables. Each variable name must start with two dashes and is case-sensitive. Variables defined in a selector other than:root are only available in that selector, otherwise, they are available in all selectors. Thebackground-color property is also a fallback property in case the browser does not support CSS gradients.

Thinner tags (for most inline use, etc.)

Template code:

<span>[[File:{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}} icon SwSh.png|22px]]<span>[[{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}} (type)|{{color|FFF|{{ucfirst:{{lc:{{{1|normal}}}}}}}}}]]</span></span>

CSS:

:root { --size: 30px; }.type-box {    border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -moz-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -webkit-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -ms-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    -o-border-radius: calc(var(--size) / 2);    display: inline-flex;    align-items: center;    padding: 4px;    margin: 0 2px;}.type-link-thin {    margin: 0 5px 0 10px;    display: inline-block;    min-width: calc(var(--size) * 1.5);    text-align: center;}.normal   { background-color: #4D5052; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#919AA2 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fighting { background-color: #59424B; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#CE416B var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.flying   { background-color: #4D525A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#8EA8DE var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.poison   { background-color: #524958; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#AA6BC8 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ground   { background-color: #5A4A42; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#D97845 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.rock     { background-color: #585550; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#C5B78C var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.bug      { background-color: #4D553F; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#91C12F var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ghost    { background-color: #424952; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5269AD var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.steel    { background-color: #454D52; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5A8EA2 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fire     { background-color: #605045; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#FF9D55 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.water    { background-color: #424E5A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5090D6 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.grass    { background-color: #455547; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#63BC5A var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.electric { background-color: #5D5942; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#F4D23C var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.psychic  { background-color: #5E494A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#F8787E var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.ice      { background-color: #475858; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#73CEC0 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.dragon   { background-color: #374958; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#0B6DC3 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.dark     { background-color: #45454A; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#5A5465 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }.fairy    { background-color: #5D4E5D; background-image: linear-gradient(105deg,#EC8FE6 var(--size),transparent calc(var(--size)) + 1px); }

Sorry for such a long post. Feel free to rate the new template proposal. --21:39, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Wow, that's a solution I was looking for. I couldn't figure out the design for these divs. How does it look now? Feel free to do whatever you want this table look like. I hope we could talk to the staff to be allowed to implement it.--RocketGrunt22:40, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Oneofthosedf has already suggested adding galleries to the articles of designers and is waiting consensus. Donot do as you please, if you want something (particularly major) to be added/changed, youASK. You have been told this way too many times, yet you still refuse to go to the talk page and suggest your changes.--ForceFire19:19, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Don't make up rules thatdon't exist, wiki is open for everyone so all types of changes could be made. It's not even a big change so I don't see why it would need to be talked over so much. You can just turn them all back, so while you decide, it could be done. That's very arbitrary to choose this over anything else. Competent staff wouldn't even require everyone to be waiting, especially not about pages that were left abandoned for years, unless it's something really big like release of a new game. Pure text clashes with the style of the whole site, it needs more images.--RocketGrunt19:41, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

It's basic wiki etiquette. You can change a sentence, but you can't just change an entire structure willy nilly. It's that simple. It does not need to be written down to "exist", it's just basic "what not to do". And it is a major change as you are changing the structure of the article, even if the way it is currently clashes with other elements on the article. You should still ask.--ForceFire19:53, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

It's a change from a list to a gallery. Very simple change. One staff member should be enough to take a look and quickly decide if it's a good change, needs to be corrected or bad. If you care more about hampering users's work than about the quality of the site, we will have more arguments.--RocketGrunt19:59, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

The general rule is,Bulbapedia is NOT yours. Bulbapedia handlingbelongs to the staff. There might be someone who actually disagrees with the design, not the change itself. The staff won't bite if you ask. As for the galleries, the idea looks great in my opinion.

Also, I took some time to fix a LOT of errors with the galleries on your userpage. --_(/)21:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sorry for another message, but I didn't realize this was moved to Oneofthosedf's sandbox before I tried to re-add these to your userpage. --_(/)21:07, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

I see. Fun fact, the template "{{subst:N2Num|<Pokémon's name>}}" doesn't work inside gallery tag so I had to save it somewhere and then could work on it.--RocketGrunt21:36, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi! ForceFire justapproved the galleries. I'm thankful for your work in my sandbox, you saved me a lot of work, and if you want to, you can add them yourself to the individual pages. I'd feel weird just going around pasting your work onto the mainspace.Oneofthosedf(talk)(contribs)14:42, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

That wouldn't be a problem at all, but I'll add them.--RocketGrunt15:15, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sorry for splitting up this discussion (which I usually don't do), but I wanted to ask you if I actually fixed the template so the Defense field is not broken. Showing Therian Enamorus because you showed the screenshot with the issue showing its base stats:

Does it now display as expected? (I did ask you there, but you didn't answer, so I brought this up here.) --_(/)14:20, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Yea, It doesn't break anymore, great! I also asked about it on the mainspace template because shame that the words "nature" don't fit in one line at the bottom.--RocketGrunt15:15, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Also, about the main stats template, I wrote onits talk page for a suggested change I also did for my PLA stat template. --_(/)18:00, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Let's hope someone will read our suggestions.--RocketGrunt18:07, 6 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

• For the table of Pokémon icons, I actually recommend using a CSS grid. For Ken Sugimori, it might look just like this:

Ken Sugimori

• The maximum width for the grid:
  • It could be calculated as${\displaystyle maxWidth=perRow\times width+(perRow-1)\times colGap}$, where:
    • ${\displaystyle perRow}$ is the number of child elements intended to be in each row
    • ${\displaystyle width}$ is the width of each child element
    • ${\displaystyle colGap}$ is the column gap
  • ${\displaystyle maxWidth=15\times 48+(15-1)\times 2=748[px]}$, so this grid's max width is 748 pixels.
• I know thepointer-events property being set tonone is annoying, but it's there so negative space (the one that overlaps another Pokémon's icon) isn't linked. If you select all images like if you were selecting text, you'll see how much the sprites here overlap. I know there are possible values such asfill or, arguably the best,paintedVisible, but these aren't applied here because, at the moment, they only work for SVGs. If you so eagerly want to check progress on how raster images (JPGs, PNGs, etc.) will be handled by this, trackthis issue.

--_(/)19:55, 8 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. In this case, I would prefer table. As you can see I added colored cells, which wouldn't really work in this grid.--RocketGrunt18:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

These still work in grids though, you just need to add the specific colors to the<div>s representing the icons. In that case, the table will just look like this (with the new Pokémon you added):

Ken Sugimori

Grids are also easier to fix. Currently, Slowbro should have been after Slowpoke, but is after Magneton. --_(/)19:25, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Fine. Since you insist.--RocketGrunt20:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

I just noticed that using a flexbox isslightly better, as it allows to use an absolute length unit for the max width. To not center the last row,justify-content: flex-start; can be used. --_(/)21:04, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Honestly, I don't even understand this at this point but ok.--RocketGrunt23:18, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi, how are you? I saw that you understand a little bit about this Galleries formatting thing and was also working on some. I wanted to know if you can help me, I created a galleryhere and the images were side by side, do you know what I should do to leave one on top of the other? Do you think it's better to use this style to place the images or is it better to try another way? Because I don't think there is any image or scene with the other Gym Leaders in the anime like that.--Hikaru Wazana (talk)21:50, 09 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Galleries here are really unfortunate. As I understand it, the issue is with the middle image having the same width like the wide images? I figured something like this below could work. If galleries are the problem, you could just make a table for images like are used for character artworks[1].--RocketGrunt23:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

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  The Gym Leaders ofKanto in theanime

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  The Gym Leaders ofJohto in theanime

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  The Gym Leaders ofKalos in theanime