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**All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral. | **All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral. | ||
**Some fighters have no defined gender in their home series and change gender in some of their alternate costumes in Smash Bros. (such as [[Robin]] and [[Inkling]]). When discussing these characters in the context of their home series, it is acceptable to refer to them with gender-neutral language. When discussing these characters as Smash Bros. fighters, it is preferred to use the gender of the default costume. In either case, omitting pronouns entirely is a valid style as long as the text does not become unnecessarily clunky. | **Some fighters have no defined gender in their home series and change gender in some of their alternate costumes in Smash Bros. (such as [[Robin]] and [[Inkling]]). When discussing these characters in the context of their home series, it is acceptable to refer to them with gender-neutral language. When discussing these characters as Smash Bros. fighters, it is preferred to use the gender of the default costume. In either case, omitting pronouns entirely is a valid style as long as the text does not become unnecessarily clunky. | ||
*When referring to the individual [[Ice Climbers]], always use Popo to refer to the player-controlled leader, and Nana for the computer-controlled partner. While some [[alternate costume]]s have Nana as the leader and Popo as the partner, Popo as the leader and Nana as the partner is the default configuration in-game, and in the competitive community, the leader is referred to as Popo with the partner being called Nana regardless of the costume. Additionally, "Popo" and "Nana" are easier to use and flow better in articles than "leader climber", "partner climber", and the like. | *When referring to the individual [[Ice Climbers]], always use Popo to refer to the player-controlled leader, and Nana for the computer-controlled partner. While some [[alternate costume]]s have Nana as the leader and Popo as the partner, Popo as the leader and Nana as the partner is the default configuration in-game, and in the competitive community, the leader is referred to as Popo with the partner being called Nana regardless of the costume. Additionally, "Popo" and "Nana" are easier to use and flow better in articles than "leader climber", "partner climber", and the like. | ||
*All writing should be done in third person. | *All writing should be done in third person. | ||