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Aliasing pokemon_frlg -> pokemon_firered_and_leafgreen.
Aliasing pokemon_hgss -> pokemon_heartgold_and_soulsilver.
Aliasing pokemon_bw -> pokemon_black_and_white.
(that, or pokemon_b&w, to match White's tag)
Reason: Shortcuts for the remake design indicators and the 'new blood'. "firered" is especially awkward to type.
Updated by jxh2154
Now that the game is out and most of the characters are named, I really think pokemon_black_and_white should get aliased to pokemon_(game).
Hillside_Moose said: Now that the game is out and most of the characters are named, I really think pokemon_black_and_white should get aliased to pokemon_(game).
Straight up aliased? We have all sorts of other pokemon game tags. Is there a reason not to keep this one?
Did the shortcut aliases.
jxh2154 said:
Straight up aliased? We have all sorts of other pokemon game tags. Is there a reason not to keep this one?
The only Pokemon games with their own tags are the remakes, and because they had new characters or situations that weren't in the original games. (Though I would argue that pokemon_heartgold_and_soulsilver is the only useful one, as leaf_(pokemon) is about the only thing new from pokemon_firered_and_leafgreen.) Black/White is a new entry in the series, not a remake, and any situations unique to the game are implicit by the characters themselves.
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There's a pokemon_diamond_and_pearl tag as well, actually. Also, Red has a different look in the remakes. Whether this is actually tagged correctly is another story (most people certainly don't use the HGSS tag how it is described in the wiki).
Algasir said:
There's a pokemon_diamond_and_pearl tag as well, actually.
Added by one person, and for no discernible reason other than bean counting.
Also, Red has a different look in the remakes. Whether this is actually tagged correctly is another story (most people certainly don't use the HGSS tag how it is described in the wiki).
You mean like post #735444? I suppose it's enough to keep pokemon_firered_and_leafgreen then.
Hillside_Moose said:
(Though I would argue that pokemon_heartgold_and_soulsilver is the only useful one, as leaf_(pokemon) is about the only thing new from pokemon_firered_and_leafgreen.) Black/White is a new entry in the series, not a remake, and any situations unique to the game are implicit by the characters themselves.
As said, Red looks different, and some, if not all, of the Gym Leaders look different from any or all of their previous game appearances (though I wonder just how many people think of Sabrina in green trainer wear). These tags are also used for PKMN SPECIAL, to indicate remake-induced costume changes; although "alternate costume" could be used instead, I think it could help to distinguish them from their game counterparts, but maybe not.
Also, I'm currently blacklisting pokemon_black_and_white, though some (vague/unimpressive) spoilery has slipped through to me. I think it's a viable tag until at least a month or two after domestic English releases.
