User talk:CloudMonarch

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!       BigDocFan, Junior Admin Bulbapedia (talk) 13:17, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Sprite trivia and linking

Hiya! Thanks for your interest in adding info to Pokémon species articles! However, I did want to let you know that we do not currently include sprite trivia on these pages, as these types of sprite changes are very common and usually not considered very notable, with there only being a few rare exceptions. If you're not sure, feel free to ask on the talk page of the relevant article if something may be considered notable enough to include. It's also worth noting that these sprite changes can easily be observed by readers if they just look at the sprite box, so there's not much need to specifically point out these changes in the Trivia section.

On another note, I thought I'd also inform you that, unlike some wikis, we try to link directly to articles without using redirects. So instead of linking to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions with the text "Pokémon Gold and Silver" (which goes to a redirect) by adding [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], you would instead link to the article using [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold and Silver]], which produces a direct link to the article, but with the text you want to display i.e. Pokémon Gold and Silver. We also very commonly use link templates to make it easier to link directly to articles. In this case, you could link to it with {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, to produce a link to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions with the text "Pokémon Gold and Silver". There's a full list of link templates, if you're interested in learning more of these handy templates.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to a staff member. They're here to help! Thanks and have a great day! Landfish7 05:38, 14 July 2023 (UTC)