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, 10 years ago→Pokémon Gender
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"All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral, ''unless the Pokémon can only be one gender, in which in that case the Pokémon can be referred to as that gender''".<br> | "All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral, ''unless the Pokémon can only be one gender, in which in that case the Pokémon can be referred to as that gender''".<br> | ||
As I said, the previous discussion above doesn't appear finished and this line is in a somewhat debatable state. Thoughts? <font face="AmericanTypewriter">[[User: Rtzxy|<span style="color:darkorange;">Rtzxy</span>]] [[File:SmashSig.jpeg]] [[User talk:Rtzxy|<span style="color:blue;">Smashing!</span>]]</font> 16:07, 14 October 2014 (EDT) | As I said, the previous discussion above doesn't appear finished and this line is in a somewhat debatable state. Thoughts? <font face="AmericanTypewriter">[[User: Rtzxy|<span style="color:darkorange;">Rtzxy</span>]] [[File:SmashSig.jpeg]] [[User talk:Rtzxy|<span style="color:blue;">Smashing!</span>]]</font> 16:07, 14 October 2014 (EDT) | ||
:There's no particular reason to make this change. In addition to the fact that it would create inconsistency across different Pokemon pages, it contradicts how the games themselves refer to the Pokemon. For example, Chansey's Melee trophy uses "it" even while discussing the 100% female nature of the species. Aside from [[Event 25: The Aura Is With Me|rare goofs]], this is highly consistent across official sources. (If that wasn't enough, Bulbapedia also changed its policy to strictly using "it" for species, restricting "him"/"her" for individual Pokemon with known genders.) [[User:Miles of SmashWiki|<font color="dodgerblue"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">'''Miles''']] <font color="silver">([[User talk:Miles of SmashWiki|<font color="silver">talk]])</font></font></span></font> 17:36, 14 October 2014 (EDT) | |||