So anyone think that the IHC section for Charmander is/isn't good to go?

Alright, deciding to jump back into this thread after a long time of not being part of it.

Any major things I need to know before I work on an entry?

Anyone who assigns themselves loads of character tropes is someone to be worried about.

Gen 6. Outside of that, I haven't been paying attention.

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HOTTING HELPY!!

Well, the Bagon article already has a Hobbit reference, but apart from that it's fine.

edited 28th Dec '13 8:59:44 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

I think I'll tackle Furfrou as a means of getting back into this - poodles are pretty well documented so it shouldn't be too difficult.

I've taken look at the Type Overview article... and fixed formatting (with the help of Bulbapedia, since there's a neaty list of formatting notes; it's in userspace right now, though), since it was inconsistent even with itself.

Someone will need to rewrite it, though, since second sentence on moves is no longer correct with the introduction of Flying Press, and I don't feel like doing such major change.

Plus there's that fact that it seems to imply physical moves all make contact, ignoring such moves as everyone's favorite EQ which is a physical non-contact move (or Petal Dance, which a special contacting move).

"Screw it, I AM going to enjoy this game!"

In the chat channel, regarding human culture.

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

My attempt to tackle a Pokémon move.

Psyshock

Statistics

• Type: Psychic
• Attribute:Mixed, see below.
• Strength:80

Description

The user materializes an amorphous mass of psychic energy and releases it towards the target. The energy explodes upon impact.

Mechanics

Psyshock is one of the most odd Pokémon attacks ever discovered. It is a Psychic-type move performed by materializing a usually small-sized, amorphous mass of psychic energy in front of the user, and then releasing it. Inexperienced Pokémon may use hands or other hand-like appendages to control the size of created energy (Trainer's Tip: The manual inside Psyshock Technical Machine has detailed information on how to use this kind of attack without endangering nearby people, flora or fauna). It has been noted that the attack upon impact explodes, dealing damage specific to physical moves, such as Zen Headbutt, even though it is created with Pokémon's psychic power.

Due to its quirky nature, Psyshock is mostly seen on a Psychic-type Pokémon as for most part, they're the only Pokémon capable of manifesting pure psychic energy in the way the move requires. There are few Pokémon that aren't part Psychic-type that can learn this technique, however, as they exhibit similar powers, or are versatile enough to mimic it.

Hazard Level (?/10)

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"1/5 needs more practice"

(based on that Flamethrower entry on page... 116?)

Now seriously, this needs some kind of rewriting.

It's bit... unusual move. Psychic-type has only two physical moves, Zen Headbutt (apparently, you concetrate willpower in your head, and then ram target with it. How practical! Why we can't do this?) and Psycho Cut (blades formed by psychic power... though anime also depicted it as slashing with blade [like the one Gallade has], presumably filled with psychic power).

Also for goodness sakes, couldn't come with any hazards. Tried to compare it to Psychic (which has been depicted as controlling target with telekinesis in anime. Probably most famous example is Mewtwo throwing Ash somewhere into air and not caring if he dies or not, lol.)

Wait, should you call dibs if you post something here first?

edited 29th Dec '13 9:06:57 AM by PinkCelebi

"Screw it, I AM going to enjoy this game!"

You should really call dibs before anything is posted. We have the system for a reason.

Yes, yes you should. I'm not even sure if there was any decision to cover moves as well, given that there appears to be only one other move entry(Flamethrower), and not everyone thought they were necessary.

There's some sort of special deal with starters, yes? Because I'd like to try and dibs the Chespin line but I saw something mentioning something to do with starter dibs so...

Also, apparently the anime is canon with this or something because I looked at the page I made and there's one paragraph (second one in "Hazards") which just seems like it doesn't make sense tone-wise or otherwise.

edited 29th Dec '13 11:16:44 AM by Thnikkafan

Anyone who assigns themselves loads of character tropes is someone to be worried about.

Since I've never wrote an article before, can I just post individual segments to get feedback on each, or should I have a rough draft of the whole thing to post?

Also, TV Tropes eats all of my edits, so I can't change the dibs page.

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

It's better if you have the whole thing ready, not least of which because it's easier for us if everything's in one place.

(And I edited in your Dibs.)

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

All right, then I'll probably have something up in a week or so. Also, thank you~

edited 29th Dec '13 11:31:28 AM by conflictedpsyches

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Expired dibs were last cleared on 9 September 2011, over 2 years ago. I cleaned them up. If this was not okay, I'm sorry, and feel free to revert.

I'm working on an Endangered Species List of mons for the PEFE. I'll post what I've got when I'm done with the Kanto mons, so I can get some feedback before I start working on the other 5 gens.

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Endangered huh? I feel like you should only list Fossil Mons and those explicitly stated as super rare in the franchises, otherwsie it's too much H Eadcanon.

Casual talk is a debate you have to win.

Log of discussion of it in chat for the courtesy of those who don't frequent the room

Cool, just added the IHC section to Charmander, but replaced the Hobbit reference with something else to maintain Rule of Three (using only two examples seems a bit lacking).

Also added Yu-Gi-Oh and Dragonheart references, is that okay?

In Human Culture

While Charmander and its evolutions are not true Dragon-type Pokémon (except when Mega Evolved), the line is much more common and widely recognized in human culture than most true Dragon-types. In particular, Charizard has often been depicted in fiction and folklore, usually as a vicious, fire-breathing beast with a knack for kidnapping princesses. In film, Charizard has served various roles within the fantasy genre, ranging from the hero's companion in a somewhat obscure medieval adventure film to a fast-talking Ponyta's romantic interest in a series of animated movies starring a green Conkeldurr.

Charizard also frequently appears in televised cartoons, and has been depicted twice in a certain toy-based transforming robot franchise - the primary villain of one series has a Mega Charizard Y alternate mode (upgraded from a Tyrantrum), and an antagonist in a more recent series transforms into an alien-looking Mega Charizard X. Oddly enough, Mega Charizard X appears in a children's card game and anime as the counterpart to Reshiram, rather than Zekrom serving this role - it is emphasized that, while Charizard X is much weaker than its counterpart, it also has greater potential and can become more powerful if set up properly. Of note is that the two Pokémon share a type combination, which may have factored into this strange depiction.

edited 30th Dec '13 9:31:38 PM by DarthMegatron

I haven't been here in a minute, but could you rewrite to be a little less specific about all the nerd culture references? Human culture is more than just anime, card games, and popular films.

edited 30th Dec '13 10:18:48 PM by Hashil

OK, made some final small edits to Tyrantrum, is it good to go?

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I'm not sure if this has come up yet, but if anyone's working on Xerneas and Yveltal, I figure that they fit into the Sinnoh creation mythos as the representations of Life and Death respectively. So yes, that does mean the Pokémon world's Grim Reaper is a giant red-and-black bird.

And though Zygarde isn't official as of yet, I'd also like to propose that it is the 'trio master', tasked by Arceus to ensure Life and Death operate in equilibrium.

Nobody's working on any of them until the third version/sequels come out, since those usually expand the story.

Also Zygarde is official. It's in the games.

Speaking of, I remember we said the same thing about Black and White. How did BW 2 effect us?

Casual talk is a debate you have to win.