View source for Template talk:Pokémon

=Code to copy=
==Generation I==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=1
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|type1=
|type2=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move4=
|move4type=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Blue''' for the Red and Blue games or '''Yellow''' for the Yellow game. Delete for Stadium.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Held''' is the item the user is holding.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's fourth move.

==Generation II==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=2
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|gender=
|spritegender=
|type1=
|type2=
|held=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move4=
|move4type=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Gold''' for the Gold game, '''Silver''' for the Silver game or '''Crystal''' for the Crystal game. Delete for Stadium 2.
*'''Gender''' is the gender of the Pokémon. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male or '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless.
*'''Spritegender''' is the gender of the sprite displayed. Since Generation II did not have alternate sprites for different gendered Pokémon, use this to determine whether the Pokémon is shiny. Use '''shiny''' if the Pokémon in question is shiny. Delete if the Pokémon is not shiny.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Held''' is the item the user is holding.  If the user is not holding an item, do not include this field.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's fourth move.
==Generation III==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=3
|alt=
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|gender=
|spritegender=
|type1=
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move4=
|move4type=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Ruby''' for the Ruby and Sapphire games, '''Emerald''' for the Emerald game, and '''FireRed''' for the FireRed and LeafGreen games. Delete for Colosseum and XD.
*'''Gender''' is the gender of the Pokémon. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male or '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless.
*'''Spritegender''' is the gender of the sprite displayed. Since Generation III did not have alternate sprites for different gendered Pokémon, use this to determine whether the Pokémon is shiny. Use '''shiny''' if the Pokémon in question is shiny. Delete if the Pokémon is not shiny.
*'''Alt''' is an alternation parameter: if it is set to '''contest''', see below. If it is set to '''shadow''', the Pokémon will be treated as a Shadow Pokémon.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Held''' is the item the user is holding.  If the user is not holding an item, do not include this field.
*'''Ability''' is the Pokemon's ability.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's fourth move.

==Generation III contests==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=3
|alt=contest
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|gender=
|spritegender=
|type1=
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1cat=
|move1app=
|move1jam=
|move2=
|move2cat=
|move2app=
|move2jam=
|move3=
|move3cat=
|move3app=
|move3jam=
|move4=
|move4cat=
|move4app=
|move4jam=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Ruby''' for the Ruby and Sapphire games, '''Emerald''' for the Emerald game, and '''FireRed''' for the FireRed and LeafGreen games. Delete for Colosseum and XD.
*'''Gender''' is the gender of the Pokémon. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male or '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless.
*'''Spritegender''' is the gender of the sprite displayed. Since Generation III did not have alternate sprites for different gendered Pokémon, use this to determine whether the Pokémon is shiny. Use '''shiny''' if the Pokémon in question is shiny. Delete if the Pokémon is not shiny.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Held''' is the item the Pokémon is holding.  If the user is not holding an item, do not include this field.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1jam''' is the jam points of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2jam''' is the jam points of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3jam''' is the jam points of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4jam''' is the jam points of the Pokémon's fourth move.

==Generation IV==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|gender=
|spritegender=
|type1=
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move1cat=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move2cat=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move3cat=
|move4=
|move4type=
|move4cat=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Diamond''' for the Diamond and Pearl games or '''Platinum''' for the Platinum game. Delete for Battle Revolution.
*'''Gender''' is the gender of the Pokémon. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male or '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless.
*'''Spritegender''' is the gender of the sprite displayed. It can also determine whether the Pokémon is shiny or not. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male, '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female, '''shiny''' if the Pokémon is shiny and genderless or shiny with no difference between the male and female sprites, '''shiny male''' if the Pokémon is shiny and male, or '''shiny female''' if the Pokémon is shiny and female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless and not shiny or if the Pokémon does not have differing sprites for male and female and is not shiny.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Held''' is the item the user is holding.  If the user is not holding an item, do not include this field.
*'''Ability''' is the Pokemon's ability.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1cat''' is the type of the Pokémon's first move. Use either '''Physical''', '''Special''', or '''Status'''.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2cat''' is the type of the Pokémon's second move. Use either '''Physical''', '''Special''', or '''Status'''.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3cat''' is the type of the Pokémon's third move. Use either '''Physical''', '''Special''', or '''Status'''.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4type''' is the elemental type of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4cat''' is the type of the Pokémon's fourth move. Use either '''Physical''', '''Special''', or '''Status'''.

==Generation IV contest==
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|alt=contest
|pokemon=
|nickname=
|ndex=
|level=
|game=
|gender=
|spritegender=
|type1=
|type2=
|move1=
|move1cat=
|move1app=
|move2=
|move2cat=
|move2app=
|move3=
|move3cat=
|move3app=
|move4=
|move4cat=
|move4app=
}}</pre>
===Description of fields===
*'''Pokemon''' is the name of the Pokémon.
*'''Nickname''' is the nickname of the Pokémon. Delete if the Pokémon does not have a nickname.
*'''Ndex''' is its National Dex number.
*'''Level''' is the Pokémon's level.
*'''Game''' is the game from which this Pokémon appears. Use '''Diamond''' for the Diamond and Pearl games or '''Platinum''' for the Platinum game. Delete for Battle Revolution.
*'''Gender''' is the gender of the Pokémon. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male or '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless.
*'''Spritegender''' is the gender of the sprite displayed. It can also determine whether the Pokémon is shiny or not. Use '''male''' if the Pokémon is a male, '''female''' if the Pokémon is a female, '''shiny''' if the Pokémon is shiny and genderless or shiny with no difference between the male and female sprites, '''shiny male''' if the Pokémon is shiny and male, or '''shiny female''' if the Pokémon is shiny and female. Delete if the Pokémon is genderless and not shiny or if the Pokémon does not have differing sprites for male and female and is not shiny.
*'''Type1''' is the primary type of the Pokémon.
*'''Type2''' is the secondary type of the Pokémon. Delete if it is mono-typed.
*'''Move1''' is the name of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move1app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's first move.
*'''Move2''' is the name of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move2app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's second move.
*'''Move3''' is the name of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move3app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's third move.
*'''Move4''' is the name of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4cat''' is the contest category of the Pokémon's fourth move.
*'''Move4app''' is the appeal points of the Pokémon's fourth move.

[[User:Slegna|Slegna]] 09:02, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

== Problem with the type1/type2 ==

For some reason, I'm getting a problem when I just delete the "|tyep2=" line. For example:
<pre>{{Pokémon/1
|pokemon=Dragonair
|ndex=148
|level=54
|game=FireRed
|type1=Dragon
|held=Unknown
|ability=Shed Skin
|move1=Safeguard
|move1type=Normal
|move2=Outrage
|move2type=Dragon
|move3=Dragon Rage
|move3type=Dragon
|move4=Hyper Beam
|move4type=Normal
}}</pre>
Gives me:
{{Pokémon/1
|pokemon=Dragonair
|ndex=148
|level=54
|game=Blue
|type1=Dragon
|held=Unknown
|ability=Shed Skin
|move1=Safeguard
|move1type=Normal
|move2=Outrage
|move2type=Dragon
|move3=Dragon Rage
|move3type=Dragon
|move4=Hyper Beam
|move4type=Normal
}}

However,
<pre>{{Pokémon/1
|pokemon=Dragonair
|ndex=148
|level=54
|game=FireRed
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Dragon
|held=Unknown
|ability=Shed Skin
|move1=Safeguard
|move1type=Normal
|move2=Outrage
|move2type=Dragon
|move3=Dragon Rage
|move3type=Dragon
|move4=Hyper Beam
|move4type=Normal
}}</pre>

Gives me:
{{Pokémon/1
|pokemon=Dragonair
|ndex=148
|level=54
|game=Blue
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Dragon
|held=Unknown
|ability=Shed Skin
|move1=Safeguard
|move1type=Normal
|move2=Outrage
|move2type=Dragon
|move3=Dragon Rage
|move3type=Dragon
|move4=Hyper Beam
|move4type=Normal
}}

I'm getting slightly aggravated with this, it's probably due to my lack of sleep though - [[User:Slegna|Slegna]] 00:05, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
:I found your problem, even though I'm sure why it happens. Use "{{Pokémon|gen=<number>" instead of "{{Pokémon/<number>" and it'll work. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">electAbuzz</span>''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']] 07:32, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
::Gracias. I knew it was something small and stupid. - [[User:Slegna|Slegna]] 11:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

== shiny ==

how can shiny Pokémon be shown using this template? [[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] '''''[[Special:Contributions/Turtwig_A|Contributions]]''''' '''''[[User talk:Turtwig A|Talk]]''''' 22:08, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
:I think it has something to do with the "ndex" section, Turtwig A. ''Alpha'' [[User:CuboneKing|<font color="Red">Cu</font>]][[User talk:CuboneKing|<font color="Bronze">bo</font>]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|<font color="Green">ne</font>]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|<font color="Black">King</font>]] 22:12, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
::No, actually there's a parameter called "spritegender". You can enter "shiny", "male", "female", "male shiny" or "female shiny" there to change the sprite when needed. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">electAbuzz</span>''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']] 22:13, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Yep. Obserrrve on the red Gyarados's page. '''[[User:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#DAA520">''TTE''</span>]][[User talk:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#C0C0C0">chidna</span>]]''' 17:35, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

== Purpose ==

of {{Template|Pokémon/1}}, {{Template|Pokémon/2}}, etc... Seriously, they're not necessary. If anything, it's aggravating. The only "shortcut" is removing the gen parser. That's it... unless someone tells me their purpose, I think these should be deleted. [[User:Ht14|<span style="color:#B69E00"><sup>'''''ht'''''</sup></span>]][[User talk:Ht14|<span style="color:#E1E1E1"><small>''14''</small></span>]] 03:19, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
:Ummm... Dude, when you use this template, you're actually using the subtemplates. The "gen" parameter calls one of these subtemplates. --[[User:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">electAbuzz</span>''']][[User talk:ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']][[Special:Contributions/ElectAbuzzzz|'''<span style="color:#ED9121">z</span>''']] 09:43, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
::Me no comprende... I vaguely understand it, but it's ok... [[User:Ht14|<span style="color:#B69E00"><sup>'''''ht'''''</sup></span>]][[User talk:Ht14|<span style="color:#E1E1E1"><small>''14''</small></span>]] 21:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

== what if? ==

the Pokémon can have both abilities. How can that be represented? [[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 00:22, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

:Only one [[ability]] supported.  Sorry.

:People have tried to reflect two abilities on userpages, but all that ends up doing is adding unwanted links to the [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted pages]]...--[[User:Shiningpikablu252|Shiningpikablu252]] 00:28, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
::The reason I was asking was because of [[Castle Valet Darach and Caitlin‎|this page]]. Apparently, Houndoom has two abilities. [[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 00:31, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
:::Could there at least be an "ability2" parameter? [[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 00:42, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
::::Houndoom doesn't have two abilities. Its ability '''can be''' one of two things (if you saw a Houndoom in the wild, this would be randomly determined by the game). Apparently, Darach's Houndoom has the ability Early Bird. [[User:Kidburla|Kidburla]] 12:49, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
I know this conversation's six months old, But it's come up again now that it is used for some MD Pokémon, which ''can'' have two abilities at the same time. I could edit the template to have an optional ''ability2'' parameter which doesn't change the current template if it is left out if that is alright. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</sc> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 03:12, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:That would make life easier actually. [[User:Ht14|<span style="color:#DAA520"><sup>'''''ht'''''</sup></span>]][[User talk:Ht14|<span style="color:#C0C0C0"><small>''14''</small></span>]] 03:20, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
::Provided you don't kill the template in the process, go for it. &mdash;'''<span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="color:#000">darklord</span>[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|<span style="color:#0047AB">trom</span>]]</span>''' 04:13, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:::I've changed the Generation IV template, and previewed it extensively, so I hope I haven't missed something stupid. Do any of the Pokémon from MDRB have one? (i.e. do I need to change the Gen III template as well?) I don't want to kill the server unnecessarily. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</sc> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 06:02, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
::::Yeah, Ekans in [[Team Meanies]] can have two abilities. [[User:Turtwig A|<font color="#CD7F32">Turtwig's</font>]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|<font color="#FF7F00">A-B-Cs</font>]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|<font color="#green">talk</font>]] |  [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|<font color="#yellow">contribs</font>]]) 20:47, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:::::Done. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</sc> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 21:09, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
:One issue... due to the upgrade of the shadow alternate form, there's only the option of two abilities instead of one. It seems redundant if there's a Dragonite who has the Inner Focus ability or the Inner Focus ability. Hmm... maybe an ability3 parser. [[User:Ht14|<span style="color:#003366"><sup>'''''ht'''''</sup></span>]][[User talk:Ht14|<span style="color:#527935"><small>''14''</small></span>]] 00:27, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
:Where is this? The only cause I can see would be that something is making it so that ability2 and ability are both defined as the same thing. <span class="sc">[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</span> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 01:47, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
::That's what I mean. [[User:Ht14|<span style="color:#003366"><sup>'''''ht'''''</sup></span>]][[User talk:Ht14|<span style="color:#527935"><small>''14''</small></span>]] 01:48, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

==Changes==
I don't know when this template was changed, but all the PMD characters now only have one ability. What happened? I looked through the history of this page and it doesn't change much. [[User:Samjohn95|<font color="Blue">Sam</font>]][[User talk:Samjohn95|<font color="Purple">john</font>]][[Special:contributions/Samjohn95|<font color="Teal">95</font>]] 21:58, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
:What happened was that TTE upgraded the template, and that option was created after he designed it. The changes that matter are actually on the sub-templates. They're currently under cascading protection from [[Joey]] and [[Battle CD]], so I can't fix it, it'll need someone with more power than I do to edit it. Specifically, the easiest way to do it would be to replace <code><nowiki><small>Ability:</small></nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki><small>{{#if: {{{ability2|}}}|Abilities|Ability}}:</small></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>[[{{{ability|No ability}}} (ability)|<span style="color:#000;">{{{ability|No ability}}}</span>]]</nowiki></code> with <code><nowiki>[[{{{ability|No ability}}} (ability)|<span style="color:#000;">{{{ability|No ability}}}</span>]] {{#if: {{{ability2|}}}|and [[{{{ability2}}} (ability)|{{color|000|{{{ability2}}}}}]]|}}</nowiki></code> If no-one does it before then, I'll do it once the cascading protection expires, and it goes back to regular protection. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</sc> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 01:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
::And it should be displaying both now. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</sc> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 23:41, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
:::Yes, it does, thanks! It may seem small, but it makes a lot of pages inaccurate when only one is displayed. Thanks again, [[User:Samjohn95|<font color="Blue">Sam</font>]][[User talk:Samjohn95|<font color="Purple">john</font>]][[Special:contributions/Samjohn95|<font color="Teal">95</font>]] 01:04, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

== Small change ==

Could we possibly make it so that the sprite of the Pokémon is actually in the same square as the name/level/gender? [http://takharii.referata.com/wiki/Template:Poke Like this?] (copied from BP for example purposes only). I find that some animated sprite are larger than they should be, and this makes it look neater.
{|
|{{Pokémon
|pokemon=Lapras
|nickname=Sakura
|gender=female
|ndex=131
|level=54
|game=SoulSilver
|held=Expert Belt
|type1=Water
|type2=Ice
|ability=Shell Armor
|move1=Psychic
|move1type=Psychic
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunderbolt
|move2type=Electric
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Ice Beam
|move3type=Ice
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf
|move4type=Water
|move4cat=Special
}}
|{{Pokémon
|pokemon=Charizard
|nickname=Hiruki
|gender=male
|ndex=006
|level=42
|game=SoulSilver
|held=Life Orb
|type1=Fire
|type2=Flying
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Dragon Pulse
|move1type=Dragon
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Heat Wave
|move2type=Fire
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Focus Blast
|move3type=Fighting
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Air Slash
|move4type=Flying
|move4cat=Special
}}
|} See how the animated one is noticeably wider? Merging them into the same box would eliminate this. [[User:Takharii|<span style="color:#FFD733;">'''たか'''</span>]][[User talk:Takharii|<span style="color:#DAA520;">'''はり'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Takharii|<span style="color:#B69E00;">'''い'''</span>]] 11:51, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
:I 'spose its not too big a problem, but I'm just bringing this back up. [[User:Takharii|<span style="color:#FFD733;">'''たか'''</span>]][[User talk:Takharii|<span style="color:#DAA520;">'''はり'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Takharii|<span style="color:#B69E00;">'''い'''</span>]] 10:31, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

== Spritegender ==

I know this was discussed in [[Template_talk:Pok%C3%A9mon#shiny]] (but it is over 6 months old), but I noticed that the sprite is controlled by both
'''''ndex''''' and '''''spritegender'''''.  Just ''spritegender'' adds the little star next to the level.
For example: <pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|pokemon=Wobbuffet
|nickname=Wobbuffet
|ndex=202
|level=12
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|spritegender=female shiny
|type1=Psychic
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move1cat=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move2cat=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move3cat=
|move4=
|move4type=
|move4cat=
}}
</pre>
That gives me:
{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|pokemon=Wobbuffet
|nickname=Wobbuffet
|ndex=202
|level=12
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|spritegender=female shiny
|type1=Psychic
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move1cat=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move2cat=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move3cat=
|move4=
|move4type=
|move4cat=
}}
But:
<pre>{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|pokemon=Wobbuffet
|nickname=Wobbuffet
|ndex=202 f s
|level=12
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|spritegender=
|type1=Psychic
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move1cat=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move2cat=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move3cat=
|move4=
|move4type=
|move4cat=
}}</pre>
That gives me this:
{{Pokémon
|gen=4
|pokemon=Wobbuffet
|nickname=Wobbuffet
|ndex=202 f s
|level=12
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|spritegender=
|type1=Psychic
|type2=
|held=
|ability=
|move1=
|move1type=
|move1cat=
|move2=
|move2type=
|move2cat=
|move3=
|move3type=
|move3cat=
|move4=
|move4type=
|move4cat=
}}
Once again only difference is there that there isn't a [[File:ShinyDPStar.png]]. So in some ways, [[User:CuboneKing|CuboneKing]] was right and so was [[User:ElectAbuzzzz|ElectAbuzzzz]]. It sure looks fancier if you use the ''spritegender'' command, but it doesn't matter for the sprite. ----[[User:NateVirus|<span style="color:blue">NateVirus</span>]]<small>''([[User talk:NateVirus|<span style="color:green">Talk</span>]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|<span style="color:red">Contributions</span>]]''</small>) 04:26, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

== <nowiki>{{{back}}}</nowiki> parameter ==

The main template needs a <nowiki>{{{back}}}</nowiki> parameter to incorporate the parameter of the same name that was put into the sub-templates a few months ago. - [[User:Chosen|<span style="color:#F85888">Chosen</span>]] <span style="color:#6890F0">of</span> [[User talk:Chosen|<span style="color:#F8D030">Mana</span>]] 03:03, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

== Shiny Forme difs==

What if I need to put a shiny of a different forme than normal, such as a Shiny Deoxys Speed Forme? How does this fit in the party template? -- [[User:Pringles|Pringles]] 23:50, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
:Just put "386S s" in the "ndex" parameter. Replace S with A for attack, or D for defense. <sup>[[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|<span style="color:#C00;">★</span>]]</sup>[[User:Jo The Marten|<span style="color:#C00;">Jo the Marten</span>]]<sup>[[Flygon (Pokémon)|<span style="color:#C00;">★</span>]]</sup> [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|<span style="color:#C00;">ಠ_ಠ</span>]][[Cilan (anime)|<span style="color:#90C870;">♥</span>]] 00:33, 2 August 2012 (UTC)