User talk:Hewer

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Thank you, and have a good time editing here!   ForceFire 04:49, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Contents

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• (Top)
• Hisui sentence
• Image on your userpage
• The Preview Button
• Rainbow Swirl Alcremie
• Rei/Akari
• Forms
• The Preview Button again
• Form differences
• Blaine, Misty, and Brock: Trivia
• Genesect's default form naming

Contents

Hisui sentence

That sentence regarding a Pokémon's region specific evolution is normally separated from the main sentence, as seen in every other case of region specific evolutions, regardless of Usrluna etc. not being a regional form.--ForceFire 05:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Image on your userpage

If you want to add an image to the infobox, "File:" is automatically added. That's why I edited your userpage to make sure Hisuian Decidueye's image appears without any problem. --C.Ezra.M_{rozmowa · sprawozdanie} 13:03, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

The Preview Button

Instead of editing a page several times in a row, try using the preview button to make sure your edit looks the way you want it to. It's right next to the Save Page button. Please try it out, so as not to clog up the Recent Changes. Also, if you want to edit multiple sections of the page, make sure that you click "edit this page" at the top of the page rather than editing it by section. Thanks! --Landfish7 06:45, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Rainbow Swirl Alcremie

Any reason why "in real-time in SwSh" was removed from Rainbow Swirl Alcremie's evolution conditions in its section on the List of Pokémon with form differences page? In previous discussion in regards to similar evolutions, such as with Own Temp Rockruff into Dusk Form Lycanroc, users have agreed that we should be specific, as what "evening" means differs dramatically from game to game and may not be obvious to readers. Being specific will also help future proof it somewhat for if and when this form returns in a future game and "evening" ends up being defined differently. Landfish7 21:36, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

The section does define evening as 7:00 to 7:59 pm though, and since all of the times in that section are based on Sword and Shield's time system I figured it wouldn't make sense to only specify there. Anyone unsure what day and night or 7:00 to 7:59 refer to can click the link to time above. This is consistent with what's in Lycanroc's section, the only difference being that section has to list three different evening definitions whereas Alcremie's section only needs the one. Bandana Hewer Dee (talk) 21:52, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Rei/Akari

Since I noticed you were the one that also removed the trivia on LA's page a year ago: Rei/Akari have never been listed on the Rival article even after over a year since the game's release. If you feel like they should be, you could make a case for it on the talk page... but for now, the trivia is currently valid as far as Bulbapedia's definition goes. PokemonMasterJamal3 (talk) 18:15, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Also related to the LA page: "On its boxart" is grammatically correct. I have never heard the term "in its boxart" used before. PokemonMasterJamal3 (talk) 19:51, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

You are mistaken - "boxart" refers specifically to the artwork that is used on the box and not the box itself, so it should be "in its boxart" in the same way you'd say "in the artwork" rather than "on the artwork". Bandana Hewer Dee (talk) 20:10, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Again, I'm pretty sure that "on its boxart"/"on the boxart" is still grammatically correct, and the wiki has always used this phrasing as well. PokemonMasterJamal3 (talk) 21:02, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

"In its boxart" isn't used anywhere on the wiki. Landfish7 23:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Forms

Hiya! Just letting you know that the form differences page is in the process of being split out into the species pages e.g. what you would find under Basculin is being moved to Basculin's species page under the section titled Form data. Before making updates to the form differences page, it might not hurt to check to see if that species has a Form data section, and apply the changes there instead. Let me know if you have any questions! Landfish7 01:28, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

The Preview Button again

Instead of editing a page several times in a row, try using the preview button to make sure your edit looks the way you want it to. It's right next to the Save Page button. Please try it out, so as not to clog up the Recent Changes. Also, if you want to edit multiple sections of the page, make sure that you click "edit this page" at the top of the page rather than editing it by section. Thanks! --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 18:25, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Form differences

Given that the most common methods of achieving a specific form are through form change or Evolution, I believe it is appropriate and helpful to indicate on the Form article that some forms are not achieved through either, with Bloodmoon Ursaluna being just one example of such a case. In fact, official sources also felt like this was important to distinguish when explaining Bloodmoon Ursaluna's form: The Pokémon is unique in that its altered appearance cannot be attributed to Evolution or form change. I also think we could expand the section to mention unique forms that are also gender differences, such as Meowstic and Basculegion. There's also Toxtricity, whose form is determined by Toxel's Nature. I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know if you feel this information would not enhance or help inform on the subject of the article, and why you may think so. Thanks! Landfish7 01:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

I feel like the only way Ursaluna could possibly be argued to be unique among form differences is the fact it can't be evolved into, and while worth noting regarding the actual form itself, I don't think it's notable enough to put in that blurb describing the basics of Pokémon forms and how some change while others don't. Those are the two main categories of forms, Ursaluna falls in the latter category, but giving it a special mention gives the misleading impression that it's somehow in its own separate category. Whether it can be evolved into is also a random reason for it to be worthy of a special mention, I'd sooner mention other differing factors like the varying ways Pokémon can change forms (e.g. in or out of battle, using items or other means), or if we're talking about evolution, there's Pokémon with one form that evolve into multiple and vice versa. But seeing as this is just a blurb, I think it's fine the way it is now, no need for it to get bloated when it's just an explanation of the basic concept of forms, and we explain the specifics of each individual one elsewhere. (Also mentioning gender differences in that section wouldn't really make sense since they're covered by the next section, and Toxtricity's form being determined by Nature is again a very random thing to deem noteworthy, there's all sorts of factors that can determine forms.) Hewer (talk) 09:35, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Blaine, Misty, and Brock: Trivia

Hi, I'm new to the Wiki. I have yet to fully read the guidelines, that's why I thought it best to speak to someone who last edited Blaine's page. I would like you to add something to the Wiki regarding Blaine, Misty and Brock that I noticed in the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions as I played. It's about their respective days when they can be called for battles.

- For Blaine, I suspect he can be called on Tuesdays because the Japanese word for Tuesday, 火曜日 (kayōbi), is written with the character for fire: 火.

- For Misty, I suspect she can be called on Wednesdays because the Japanese word for Wednesday, 水曜日 (suiyōbi), is written with the character for water: 水.

- For Brock, I suspect he can be called on Saturdays because the Japanese word for Saturday, 土曜日 (doyōbi), is written with the character for earth: 土.

Feel free to verify what I just mentioned. Feel free to also take the credit. All I ask is for you to add this info on the rightful pages, if it is not already added, that is. I'm just a humble guy who's learning Japanese and playing their games. Samurai-D (talk) 02:39, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Considering that pre-National Pokédex Evolution stones at the Athlete Shop also mostly correspond to the days of the week (Moon Stone on Mondays (月曜日), Water Stone on Wednesdays (水曜日), etc., and also both Metal Coat and (Gold) Nugget on Fridays (金曜日), I think this really may have been a deliberate choice, and even if it wasn't, I still think it should be noted at least as a fun coincidence. There's also the fact that Clefairy dance at the Mt. Moon Square and leave a Moon Stone when they flee, on Mondays. Kikugi (talk) 23:38, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

I agree. Since you're clearly more knowledgeable about this than me, you can feel free to add the information yourself. It would probably work fine as a trivia point on each character's page. Hewer (talk) 23:51, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Genesect's default form naming

I was going to edit the caption of the first infobox image from "Normal" back to "Genesect" to match other similar Pokemon (e.g. Kyogre, Magearna), but looked into the edit history and saw that you did some edits with that information. Given that it would match the pages of other similar Pokemon and the data of the latest game (Legends: Z-A), it seems to me that the first infobox image caption should say "Genesect" instead of "Normal", but what do you think? Acetone15 (talk) 00:02, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

I believe "Normal" is used as the name of Genesect's default form in Pokémon GO, but never in the core games (it originally had "Genesect" as the form name, shared with its other forms, but as of ZA the default form now has no form name, which in species infoboxes means defaulting to the species name). So I think I'd lean towards changing it back to "Genesect" to be more consistent with the core series, though I don't feel too strongly as there is official usage to back it up either way. Hewer (talk) 00:24, 11 April 2026 (UTC)