User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/doc

Usage

• First parameter

The first unnamed parameter takes either a Pokémon's name or National Pokédex number. By default the template will convert one to the other.

Input	Output
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|Bulbasaur}}	1
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|493}}	1

• Second parameter

An optional second unnamed parameter is available to select alternate outputs. The list of currently supported conversions is listed below.

Type	For
nat(default)	National pokédex number
johto	Johto pokédex number
hoenn	Hoenn pokédex number
sinnoh	Sinnoh pokédex number
eng(default)	Pokémon's name in English
jap	Pokémon's name in Japanese kanji
roman	Pokémon's official romanized name

Examples:

Input	Output
63	63
89	89
39	39
20	20
ケーシィ	ケーシィ
Casey	Casey

Input	Output
Kadabra	Kadabra
90	90
40	40
21	21
ユンゲラー	ユンゲラー
Yungerer	Yungerer

• Input parameter

This template supports some alternate inputs other than national number or english name that can be used in the input parameter. Basically allowing backwards conversion from a given number (e.g. johto) to that pokémon's name.

Input	Output
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|1|input=johto}}	Chikorita
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|1|input=hoenn}}	Treecko
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|1|input=sinnoh}}	Turtwig

Supported alternate inputs	Sub-template
johto	User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/inputjohto
hoenn	User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/inputhoenn
sinnoh	User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/inputhoenn

Parameter requirements

The parameters are not case-sensitive, nor is the first unnamed parameter leading-zero sensitive.

203	203
Raticate	Raticate
6	6
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|4|input=siNnoh}}	Chimchar

Misspelling a Pokémon's name, entering an invalid number, or specifying an unsupported second parameter will create an error.

unknown pokémon	unknown pokémon
invalid number	invalid number
{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|Mew|bad name}}	Template loop detected: Template:Pokeconvert/nametonum

Technical information

• This template relies on two subtemplates {{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/numtoname}} and {{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert/nametonum}}

• This template generates an empty string output if you request a number output that does not exist.

{{User:Zappernapper/Pokeconvert|Glaceon|johto}}

• Pokémon's names will always have the first letter captialized.

• This template attempts to allow for format variations in entering the following names, the list below provides a reference for those names in their accurate formatting if users are having problems with them.
  • Mr. Mime
  • Mime Jr.
  • Porygon2
  • Porygon-Z

• The male and female Nidoran are a special case as some people are unable to type the ♀ or ♂ symbols. These symbols are used by the template internally, but the following formats are also accepted for either male or female forms.
  • nidoranf
  • nidoran(f)
  • nidoran f
  • nidoran (f)
  • nidoran female
  • nidoran (female)

• Currently this template does not support conversions based on other pokédex numbers or Japanese names, but this is a future possibility, the current format was written to be extensible, so hopefully this will be available one day in the future.