Linking to Bulbapedia when new species show up?

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Having a separate section could work, yeah. I'll consider doing that, though part of the problem is that some of these characters show up and start being important in the middle of a section, so I would then have to decide whether I want to show their image before or after they appear. (In an ideal world, I would be making illustrations, but I have neither the time nor talent, I'm afraid...)

Since this is a forum about Pokemon, assuming readers already know the Pokemon makes sense. And I don't know much about the games following XY, so nothing brand new will be showing up.

My main concern is based on my past experiences reading things here. Though I'm familiar with most of the Pokemon, there would be times were I would develop a mental image of a Pokemon that was totally wrong. Say, if I incorrectly assumed an Eevee is bipedial, then I would be confused holds something in its teeth. Maybe this is more of a personal problem, since I tend to maintain a mental image of what's going on when I read things. Maybe that's kinda weird, but... idk? :confused:

On the topic of visualizing action, I absolutely agree. IMO, action needs to flow well yet be interesting. If a lot is happening at once, I'll keep descriptions brief and keep things moving. Though the story is being told in 3rd person, it's generally going to be from someone's perspective; if they don't have time to notice something, it's not getting brought up. (On that note, that's part of why I don't want to be describing Pokemon; unless the character has never seen the species before, they'd just think "Oh, it's a ____," and carry on.)

But almost all of the characters in the story are Pokemon, so they're important all of the time, not just during action scenes.

Also, I'm not referring to moves by name very often. When I do, it's not enough to just say "The Umbreon fired a shadow ball." That's just telling you what's happening, and I'd rather "show and not tell."

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