User talk:Nuva-kal

Pokémon TCG Images

Hi, I noticed you've done a lot of work on the TCG pages. I don't know how much they'd help, but I've got a lot of TCG images on my system (just over 40). I don't know if they'll help you, but I can send them to you if you want. If you want to know what they are, I can either send a screenshot of them to you or just list them. I can send the images either via email, or Windows Live Messenger (MSN). Anyway, let me know if your interested. Regards, Double Dash 15:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Edit: Just a quick list: 8 images (one Japanese) from Diamond & Pearl; 11 images (Japanese) from Mysterious Treasures; 8 images (Japanese) from Shining Darkness; 8 images from EX sets; 2 display box images; the Worlds 2006 card back; 4 Worlds 2005 deck box images and the Worlds 2005 logo; 4 Worlds 2006 deck box images; 4 Worlds 2006 card images, one to go with each deck. That's actually 50 altogether, not just over 40, and I've probably got some more elsewhere. They're from various places, and all have been released by press releases either by Pokémon USA or Pokémon-Card.com in Japan. Edit at 16:02, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Concerning images for the cards themselves, its Happy Mask Man you need to talk to - I tend to handle TCG lists and related topics (some of which need some attention), after several card articles I did myself have been edited in favour of his system. I would do articles for the later sets, such as Diamond & Pearl to ease his workload, but he'd need a lot of work to add to it anyway, what with the Japanese translations and the GameBoy version of the TCG, etc. - I can't do any of that. I'd prefer not to tread on his feet. Although we will need images eventually of the English cards, its not my place to determine when. Cheers for the heads-up though. nuva-kal, 18 June 2007 21:15 (BST)

Edit: Come to think of it - there are a couple of things that could make the lists better. The first is the set logo on the cards, I'm having difficulty finding high resolution images of the ones that we don't have yet. The second would be booster designs, which could be displayed alongside the card lists (language specific) and take up some of that white space. Although more recent booster images are easy to find, older ones with a decent enough resolution are difficult to track.

So set symbols and set logos for as many sets as possible, plus as many booster pack designs as possible? Do you want any theme deck boxes if I can find those as well? Double Dash 20:50, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

That would be a bonus! nuva-kal, 18 June 2007 22:04 (BST)

Is there any way to send you what I have? Got plenty of stuff for you. Double Dash 15:04, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

My Hotmail account is acting up, so you can send the stuff to my alternate address - [email protected] nuva-kal, 26 June 2007 16:33 (BST)

Re: Credit

No, it's fine, thanks. :-) Double Dash 19:26, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Poké Ball is spelt as two words with both words capitalised. - 振霖_T 01:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

You should not move content from a article to a category description. Instead, link to the category from the article. - 振霖_T 15:03, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

I only moved the Nintendo Promo cards to separarte articles in their own category because one single article is too large. Upon editing the single article, there was a notice saying it may be too large for other users to view. Besides, there are more miscellaneous promos coming out later this year, and there is a new promo set (DP##), so I thought separating them would give less hassle in the long term. That's what I did with the Japanese Promo cards too. nuva-kal, 1 July 2007 21:02 (BST)

Not view, edit. The point is, with categories you don't have to maintain the list in the article, just link to the category. - 振霖_T 07:00, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Shining Darkness

There was no reason to blank that page. Yes, it's considered a Japan-only expansion, but so is VS, Web, Moon Hunting, Night Dashing, and several Japan-only promo card categories. It would be inappropriate to blank any of those, why would it be appropriate to blank Shining Darkness?

Don't pull a stunt like that again, or there will be consequences. Bulbapedia does not take kindly to people who blank notable pages for no reason. ****, Bulbapedia frowns on blanking pages period! --Shiningpikablu252 18:06, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Shining Darkness is not Japanese-exclusive, I don't know why people can't get their heads round this - Secret Wonders is the English version of it, simply with Dialga, Palkia and Darkrai omitted and with a few cards from MH/ND added. Can the removal of six cards and an addition of 10 really class Shining Darkness a stand-alone set?

Were the Japanese and English versions of Team Rocket classed as two sets because the English version had Dark Raichu - no; were Japanese and English versions of EX Sandstorm considered separate because the English version had (at the time) exclusive cards in it - no.

I have not completely omitted the content of Shining Darkness, if you will take note, I have simply moved its content to Secret Wonders, as 95% of the card list is exactly the same as its Japanese counterpart. With all of the relevant information included in Secret Wonders, I saw no need to keep the Shining Darkness article, and therefore removed the information - not being a moderator, I can't actually delete the page.

I have done this in the past with the e-card sets, and more recently EX Power Keepers, so why I have attracted such a negative response for a perfectly reasonable action is beyond me. If you would prefer me to alert you or a moderator when I am about to do something of this nature, I will do so. I do not go and delete pages off the lam - I take my position as a member of the Pokémon and Bulbapedia community seriously and whenever I do edit material, it is done with consideration for others and always with a just explanation. nuva-kal 09:11, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, uh, I'd actually back that up. (Sorry for butting in, but I agree here.) Bar, what, ten cards, Shining Darkness is Secret Wonders. Similarly, DP4 in America will be Moon Hunting/Night Dashing. There's going to be very little point in having four pages for two sets, surely. Now, I could understand if both DP3 and DP4 in America were 50/50 of Shining Darkness and MH/ND, but they're not. You can't use VS and Web to back up your argument, either, because their cards have never been released in English-language sets. Double Dash 15:07, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Shining Darkness

No probs, happy to be able to help out. I'm gonna redirect the Shining Darkness page to Secret Wonders, so there are no more arguments. Double Dash 21:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Card Article Image Field

"image= |" displays the image "Please upload an image of this card" when the field in question is blank. There is no need to replace the field with the text when it's easier to have the blank field. --Shiningpikablu252 16:36, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. nuva-kal 16:39, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

TCG ID

PLEASE USE THE {{TCG ID|SET NAME|CARD NAME|CARD NUMBER}} ON ANY CARD LISTS. Jason ::File:Ani151MS.gif

I know, I'm just not that familiar with using these new templates. I'll learn(!) BTW, you say you have stuff for the GB cards? If you could add images and Japanese characters/translations to complete them that would be great. nuva-kal 13:21, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

yes i do. it is on my pc... along with alot of stuff....however, would it be possible to manage gb1 and gb2 card images near their card number ? :) Jason ::File:Ani151MS.gif

I don't know what you mean, which number are you talking about - the ones in the checklist? nuva-kal 13:34, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Double Redirects

When moving a page, make sure you fix any double redirects you create. When you moved Moon Hunting/Night Dashing (TCG) to Great Encounters (TCG), you left behind two double redirects in Moon Hunting (TCG) and Night Dashing (TCG) and did not bother to fix them. I've gone ahead and fixed them for you, but make sure you fix any double redirects you create when moving pages in the future. You can check for double redirects by looking under "What Links Here" on a page. --Shiningpikablu252 22:19, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Flaaffy

You sure? The Secret Wonders Blister Pack with the Flaaffy doesn't get released till December...Arri 17:56, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

You're right, its just that my local Forbidden Planet has the Secret Wonders blister pack with the alt. holos, and when I saw the bit about the Flaaffy, I automatically assumed that was the one you were on about - I completely forgot about the Japanese promo! nuva-kal 18:14, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Suicune

For the record, this Wizards promo Suicune and its Nintendo promo reprint are itself reprints of an Aquapolis card, Suicune H25. You might want to create the article at the Aquapolis location and create the necessary redirects. --Shiningpikablu252 17:37, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem :) nuva-kal 17:40, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Bionicle

Bionicle RULZ!!!!!!!!! Have you ever been to the BSO1 Wiki?File:Ani260MS.gifAceFile:Ani384MS.gif 19:25, 2 February 2008 (UTC) P.S. My username there is the same as it is here.

Yes, I've been to the Wiki, although I never really edit there, since a lot more members are actively updating minor things that they've got from Greg or adding things from the books, which I don't get until at least 2-3 months after the Americans do. I never really get the chance to add anything new to the BS01 Wiki, unlike here where there is still a lot to do, especially regarding the TCG, which is what I'm primarily involved in.

The Wiki may prove useful for minor titbits when I get around starting my flash Bionicle website for my final university project. Nice to hear from a fellow Bionicle fan! nuva-kal 13:59, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: DP4

Hit the nail on the head. :-) I've almost finished the Moonlit Pursuit/Dawn Dash page, then I'll take all necessary information outta the Great Encounters page. After than, the next three pages can just be created as per. Double Dash 21:22, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Ralts Half Deck

You will find nothing while searching for Japanese Nintendo websites, due this seems to be an exclusive Spanish release. I can't assure whatever it is a promotional release or a Spanish exclusive. You can find more about it on the Oficial Ex Ruby and Sapphire Spanish distributor website.

Hmmm. Do you know if the other Spanish Half Decks have the same content as the Japanese ones? If so, then its just a case of indicating that the Ralts one is Spanish exclusive, if the others are different, it might be better to make a separate article, or put another list on the same page. All English content is derived from stuff from Japan, with slight modifications (or major with the new sets). Then other European countries usually uniformally just get the English content and translate it without changes (albeit it takes a long time and several sets don't get released - French and German for example). This is the first time I've seen this done, which is why I was sceptical about it. You might want to talk to some other TCG project members to see what they think. nuva-kal 22:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

On the Treecko, Mudkip and Torchic half decks you will find the Spanish content of them.

I really do have some time ago a long discussion with some members of the TCG project, because they were as sceptic as you, but what they did was to undo my contributions just because they don't belive it wasn't a fake. Until I contact a TCG project administrador. --Profesor Bain 21:24, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm always willing to give people benefit of the doubt. I wish I looked at those articles earlier, then we probably wouldn't be having this discussion! I've just added a little notification on the Half Deck template for the Ralts one just to ease up confusion with those who are not familiar with it (like me) and saving people from contacting you about it (again, like me!). nuva-kal 11:20, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry. That's what makes Bulbapedia a great encyclopedia. I will continue investigating about this Ralts Half Deck in order to clarify all this topic.--Profesor Bain 12:35, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Template:TCG Expansions

Hi there, would you happen to know who I need to talk to about changing this template to include Moonlit Pursuit/Dawn Dash, and also other changes? Double Dash 15:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

TTE maybe, or Zhen Lin. Is this just for running the idea past them, or how to actually do it? nuva-kal 19:28, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I wanna discuss the issues caused by both Japanese and English DP4, how to rectify them, and also submit changes for them to check and either accept or deny. Double Dash 21:49, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

OK. Other members involved with the TCG might want their input too, but TTE and Zhen are probably the ones to run it by first. nuva-kal 22:06, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

TCG Promo

hello there. i am Magnedeth. after reading your userpage, it seems we have a bit in common (like Bionicle), but i digress to the real reason of this post. you seem to be engrossed in the TCG. now, i was a huge collector back in the day, but less so these days. however, through it all, i have always been collecting one thing. Magnemite. yes, im on a mission to collect every single Magnemite card in exsistence, both reg and reverse holo. that being said, i didnt come here to ask if you have a card or anything, but i would like to know if you know if/when the Magnezone promo will make it stateside? the obvious thing would be the american release of the movie, but, the american release will almost cirtainly not be in theatres. i have the D/P Magnezone card (still looking for reverse holo, but ill find it) and im itching for another one. MAGNEDETH 00:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

This is the problem with Japanese promo cards - there are so many of them and Nintendo do not have the resources to translate every single card (there are some they don't translate for obvious reasons, like the Imakuni? cards, etc.). Considering the cards that Nintendo put into POP sets and the rate at which they release new promo cards (how long its taken to get certain Lv. X Pokémon is a good example), it looks unlikely that we will see an English version any time soon. There are a few Battle Road promos that have made their way into the Western market, but they only tend to be decent cards playwise. Looking at Magnezone, it does look good, so there may be a chance that it may work its way into a POP set, or part of a value pack - but not for a while. Never say never! Nuva-kal 12:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

arg! ill find a way, i always find a way...i have the vending Magnemite and Magneton which were not released stateside, and i also have an Imakuni? pass card and trainer card, and i used to have Imakuni?'s Doduo, but somone stole it. (can you beleive that?!?) oh well. it looks like a Magnezone Lv. X is comming down the pipeline soon, guess ill have to wait untill it's released in america. thats rather expected though, its just another set. you dont happen to know when its getting released, do you? MAGNEDETH 19:07, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, Magnezone Lv. X is in Temple of Anger/Cry from the Mysterious, the majority of which will likely be pushed back to our DP6 set, released around August (the third set of the year normally clashes with Worlds). Majestic Dawn has Garchomp Lv. X and Porygon-Z Lv. X confirmed, but will have to include Leafeon Lv. X and Glaceon Lv. X too, so I don't think Nintnedo will push the boat out to put another Lv. X in there, meaning its unfortunately another long wait. Good luck with your collection! Nuva-kal 19:18, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

NOOOOOO!!!!! my deck needs another Magnezone!!! damn......well, thanks for all the info anyway.. MAGNEDETH 19:21, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

did you do all (most) of the vending machine cards? i have more than just the Mags. im still not sure how i got them...must have gotten a couple of packs from somone/somwhere...in anycase, thanks to you, i know what they say now! -- MAGNEDETH 00:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I've got an old UK edition of Pojo's Pokémon from August 2000 that's got scans and translations of most of the cards (though some are a little off). I'll try and get Series 3 done sometime soon. Nuva-kal 08:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

awesome. ill have to go and find out which ones i got so i can translate them. i have a Pass Card too, though, thats completely obsolete, isnt it.. -- MAGNEDETH 23:16, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

The Pass Card was one of the "bonus" cards with Series 3. In Japan when Series 3 was released, there was a campaign where you sent in either Haunter, Kadabra, Omanyte, Graveler or Machoke with the Pass Card to the card company and they would send you the evolved version back. A nice little thing, a shame it didn't make it across the pond.

A lot of the bonus cards tend to be spoof ones or ones that allow you to bend the rules of the game. Because of this, I don't think that people took them seriously at first and they were ignored, but there is a growing collectors market for them - especially now since Wizards didn't translate the majority of them, so it is a card worth holding onto. Nuva-kal 17:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

absolutly. i take pride in my rare useless cards. i also have the Imakuni "trainer card". is there a translation for that somwhere? (and while were at it, Imakuni's Doduo too. i will get it back someday...) -- MAGNEDETH 00:55, 10 April 2008

I've gone ahead and done some of the bonus cards from vending (some of them are really wierd and difficult to read) and Imakuni?'s Doduo. Enjoy! Nuva-kal 11:00, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

hell yes. thank you. now, to begin the tedious and expensive task of collecting them all! ok, maybe not. but, i still like them. do you have any Imakuni? or vending cards? -- MAGNEDETH 23:26, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't have any Imakuni? cards, no. I did have a Vending Ponyta waaaay back, but I must have traded it for something. This was back when everyone in school had Pokémon cards, and this girl had a Ponyta who didn't know what set it was from. Nobody knew, so she just gave it to me because I was the only one who recognised it was in Japanese. Then, I must have traded it for something soon after 'cause I don't have it anymore. I didn't have as much respect for the Japanese cards as I do now, so in hindsight I should have held onto it, but it doesn't really bother me that much. Technically with the Wizards promos, I do have some Vending cards, so I guess that will do for now! Nuva-kal 09:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

on a Ponyta related note, i had 26 Ponyta's. about 21 or so from the base set. once i realised this, i started giving them away! im just wondering though, why do you have so much repect for the Jap cards? back when the cards were big, i didnt care if they were english of jap, i wanted them, but then i stopped collecting. only very recently did i actually go out and get a pack (for old time sake) and now i really dont care for the Jap cards. -- MAGNEDETH 23:05, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I guess I've come to respect them because of the sheer volume of them. Because I've done the promo lists and started the translations for some the early ones, you realise how much Wizards missed out to begin with. It's happening all over again with the new promos, and there are some fantastic cards out there that we will never see the light of day of in the West. Plus, these guys make the game, so without them we wouldn't even have the TCG. Without the collaboration of PCL, PUSA and other gaming bodies, the TCG would never have stayed as popular as it has been over recent years. Sure, it doesn't enjoy the dizzying heights it had back in the late 90's, but there is still a strong fan base behind all aspects of Pokémon, and Bulbapedia is proof of that. Nuva-kal 14:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

well, i respect that. that makes a lot of sence. -- MAGNEDETH 19:37, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Speaking of some of the Vending cards, what of the checklists from series 3? Due to the number sign, it's impossible to have the article exactly named "Checklist #1 (Vending S3)" and the like. Personally, I'd take the same approach used for the Blaine's Quizzes. --Shiningpikablu252 23:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

The checklist names are placeholders for now, because the title of the card is the name of the deck those cards in the checklist are for. As soon as I dig up the names of the decks, I'll change the links. Nuva-kal 09:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you know the last 6 illustrators for the "P" Promotional cards? That's the only thing holding back those cards' creations. ^Moldy_Orange 14:58, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's Midori Harada - I don't have a crystal clear image of the cards, but the illustrations (particularly the Mewtwo) are similar to her art style. The illus. for each of the cards are taken from one large piece that features the six Pokémon, so she is credited for all six. Nuva-kal 15:35, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Some card name translations

Hiya, I'm about to make a page for the 11th movie commemoration set from Japan, but there are two cards whose names I'm unsure of. This one, "氷空のシェイミ", I think is Icy Sky Shaymin, and this one, "反転世界のギラティナ", I think is Reverse World Giratina, but I'm not sure. If you could help, I'd much appreciate it. If you want the pages there are on, I'll link. Cipher 11:04, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

It is Reverse World Giratina, but only the one that is the Origin Forme. I am unsure what the Shaymin is. The information I got for it is here: [1] so if you would like to check that out... ^Moldy_Orange 12:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

I think Icy Sky is pretty accurate, though the last two characters before Shaymin literally translate as 'air travel' in some things I put it through! Your assumptions are better English name-wise than some of the translations I have seen for them, so I would go with those.Nuva-kal 13:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Skarmory card

The second attack on the Skarmory card, (メタルスラッシュ) translates as "Metal Slash". ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 23:22, 29 July 2008 (UTC)