Talk:Gym Leader

Talk:Gym Leader

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Unnecessary Japanese

Why every page that lists Gym Leaders or similar group we're given their Japanese name and it's transcription? Same for the City they come from. This is very unusual I never see anything like it anywhere else on this site. I feel like it's an artifact from the past where we didn't know character's English names and their Japanese ones were not only primarily used, but also solidified in people's memory. Should these stay the same or should we consider refreshing those tables? Rocket Grunt 15:56, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm inclined to agree, there's really no need for them. Perhaps it's to fill the space better, but maybe there'd be another solution for that (not that I think it's a huge issue tbh).

I'd also like it if these tables used color better - we shouldn't have colored text on a colored background, as it hurts readability and is an accessibility issue. Landfish7 16:22, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

I think we can do away with the Japanse text too, we don't list Japanese names in Pokemon-related lists, for example. As for colors, I think the type column should be the only column to be colored, the rest doesn't really need to be colored in, imo (and if you want to take it further, we could replace the colored type cells for the type icons).--ForceFire (talk) 05:59, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Looks like this would involve an update or replacement of {{gldr}}, fwiw. I think it would be worth it though. Landfish7 12:06, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

My pitch for the new table: here. I am thinking about adding default orders to help people get around the mix of leaders from different games. Rocket Grunt 19:34, 24 February 2026 (UTC)