Bulbapedia:List of link templates

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Bulbapedia's policy with linking is to make certain the consistency of related pages; for example, while there is no other thing known as Fire Blast, the move Fire Blast is located at Fire Blast (move). This is so that there is consistency with linking to articles on moves, as some, like Psychic, share their name with another aspect of Pokémon.

While more often, this would be easily done simply by linking the article as [[Fire Blast (move)|Fire Blast]], this requires much tedious punctuation, with vertical pipes and parentheses typed over and over for a Pokémon's moveset. For this reason, link templates were created, which allow anyone to link to an article with a certain suffixed or prefixed word, and link the article as its base name. Fire Blast is linked as {{m|Fire Blast}}, so that it appears as Fire Blast.

Although link templates are encouraged in day-to-day usage, it is asked that they are only used for the intended purpose. Any use otherwise may be considered a "laziness template". For example, consider writing [[Pokémon Trainer]] instead of {{g|Trainer}}. Usage of laziness templates will be reverted, and offenders will be warned.

Link templates and their use

In-game properties

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{p}} Links to articles about Pokémon species {{p|Charizard}} Charizard
{{p|Charizard|Outrageous}} Outrageous
{{m}} Links to articles about moves {{m|DoubleSlap}} DoubleSlap
{{m|DoubleSlap|a five-hit move}} a five-hit move
{{t}} Links to articles about types as the type name {{t|Dragon}} Dragon
{{t|Dragon|weak to itself}} weak to itself
{{type}} Links to articles about types as "type name"-type {{type|Dragon}} Dragon-type
{{typecolor}} Links to articles about types as "type name" in type color* {{typecolor|Dragon}}  Dragon 
{{typecolorlight}} Links to articles about types as "type name" in type color light* {{typecolorlight|Dragon}}  Dragon 
{{typecolordark}} Links to articles about types as "type name" in type color dark* {{typecolordark|Dragon}}  Dragon 
{{typecolor2}} Links to articles about types as "type name"-type in type color* {{typecolor2|Dragon}}  Dragon-type 
{{2t}} Links to two types as "type 1"/"type 2" {{2t|Dragon|Flying}} Dragon/Flying
{{a}} Links to articles about Abilities {{a|Sand Stream}} Sand Stream
{{a|Sand Stream|activates a sandstorm}} activates a sandstorm
{{stat}} Links to sections of the article on stats {{stat|Special Defense}} Special Defense
{{status}} Links to status ailment articles or sections of the article status condition {{status|Burn|burned}} burned
{{TM}} Links to TMs by their number and the move contained within {{TM|29|Psychic}} TM29 (Psychic)
{{TM2}} Links to TMs by their number, with their number. {{TM2|30}} 30
{{HM}} Links to HMs by their number and the move contained within {{HM|04|Strength}} HM04 (Strength)
{{b}} Links to articles about Berries with just Berry name {{b|Rawst}} Rawst
{{Gen}} Links to Generations by their Roman numeral {{Gen|III}} III
{{v}} Links to Pokémon games as "game Version" {{v|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} Ruby and Sapphire Versions
{{v|Emerald}} Emerald Version
{{2v}} Links to Pokémon game pairs as "games Versions" {{2v|Ruby|Sapphire}} Ruby and Sapphire Versions
{{3v}} Links to Pokémon game trios as "games Versions" {{3v|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Versions
{{4v}} Links to Pokémon game sequels as "games Versions"* {{4v|Black|White}} Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
{{5v}} Links to Pokémon game quintets as "games Versions" {{5v|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald|FireRed|LeafGreen}} Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Versions
{{v2}} Links to Pokémon games as "game" {{v2|Emerald}} Emerald
{{2v2}} Links to Pokémon game pairs as "games" {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}} Ruby and Sapphire
{{2v2|Black|White|2}} Black 2 and White 2
{{3v2}} Links to Pokémon game trios as "games" {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
{{4v2}} Links to Pokémon game quartets as "games"* {{4v2|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
{{5v2}} Links to Pokémon game quintets as "games"* {{5v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald|FireRed|LeafGreen}} Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen
{{game}} Links to Pokémon games as "Pokémon game" {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
{{game|Emerald}} Pokémon Emerald
{{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
{{game2}} Links to trio of Pokémon games as "Pokémon games" {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
{{game3}} Links to a game article, allows alternate text {{game3|Emerald|the third version to Ruby and Sapphire}} the third version to Ruby and Sapphire
{{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|the first Generation III games|s}} the first Generation III games
{{game4}} Links to quartet of Pokémon games as "Pokémon games" {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}} Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow
{{game5}} Links to quintet of Pokémon games as "Pokémon games" {{game5|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald|FireRed|LeafGreen}} Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen
{{sup/1}} Links to the initial of a Gen I Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/1|R}} R
{{sup/2}} Links to the initial of a Gen II Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/2|G}} G
{{sup/3}} Links to the initial of a Gen III Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/3|R}} R
{{sup/4}} Links to the initial of a Gen IV Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/4|D}} D
{{sup/5}} Links to the initial of a Gen V Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/5|B}} B
{{sup/6}} Links to the initial of a Gen VI Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/6|X}} X
{{sup/7}} Links to the initial of a Gen VII Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/7|S}} S
{{sup/ss}} Links to the initial of a Side Series Pokémon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/ss|Colo}} Colo
{{sup/t}} Links to a Time, in its color and in superscript {{sup/t|M}} Morning
{{sup/md}} Links to the initial of a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game, in its game color and in superscript {{sup/md|R}} R
{{gameabbrev1}} Links to Gen I Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev1|RB}} RB
{{gameabbrev2}} Links to Gen II Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev3|GS}} GS
{{gameabbrev3}} Links to Gen III Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev3|RS}} RS
{{gameabbrev4}} Links to Gen IV Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev4|DP}} DP
{{gameabbrev5}} Links to Gen V Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev5|BW}} BW
{{gameabbrev6}} Links to Gen VI Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev6|XY}} XY
{{gameabbrev7}} Links to Gen VII Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrev7|SM}} SM
{{gameabbrevss}} Links to Side Series Pokémon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrevss|Colo}} Colo
{{gameabbrevmd}} Links to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games through colorized shorthand {{gameabbrevmd|R}} MDR
{{rt}} Links to Routes as "Route #" {{rt|102|Hoenn}} Route 102
{{rtn}} Links to Routes as "#" {{rtn|102|Hoenn}} 102
{{pkmn}} Links to "Pokémon (x)" with text of (x) {{pkmn|breeding}} breeding
{{pkmn2}} Links to "(x) Pokémon" with text of (x) {{pkmn2|wild}} wild
{{tc}} Links to an article of a Trainer class {{tc|Hiker}} Hiker
{{g}} Links to "Pokémon (x)" with text of Pokémon (x) {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
{{staff}} Links to "Staff of Pokémon (x)" {{staff|Diamond and Pearl}} Staff of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
{{egg}} Links to articles about Egg Groups with the group name {{egg|Field}} Field
{{egg2}} Links to articles about Egg Groups with the group name and "group" {{egg2|Field}} Field Group
{{egg3}} Links to articles about Egg Groups with the group name and "Egg Group" {{egg3|Field}} Field Egg Group
{{Prof}} Links to articles about Pokémon Professors as "name" {{Prof|Oak}} Oak
{{Badge}} Links to section "X" of the Badge article as "X Badge" {{Badge|Icicle}} Icicle Badge
{{fa}} Links to articles about Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Friend Areas {{fa|Darkness Ridge}} Darkness Ridge
{{pw}} Links to articles about Pokéwalker areas {{pw|Yellow Forest}} Yellow Forest
{{ci}} Links to articles about cities in the Pokémon world as "name" {{ci|Viridian}} Viridian
{{isl}} Links to articles about islands in the Pokémon world as "name" {{isl|Cinnabar}} Cinnabar
{{to}} Links to articles about towns in the Pokémon world as "name"* {{to|Pallet}} Pallet
{{gy}} Links to articles about Gyms with just the area name {{gy|Pewter}} Pewter
{{player}} Links to the Player character article as "player" {{player}} player
{{Shiny}} Links to the Shiny Pokémon article as "Shiny" {{Shiny}} Shiny
{{Pokémon XD}} Links to the Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness article as "Pokémon XD" {{Pokémon XD}} Pokémon XD


Image linking

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{ic}} Links to in-game icons for types and damage categories {{ic|Fire}} Fire
{{bigic}} Links to in-game large icons for types {{bigic|Fire}} Fire
{{e}} Links to TCG icons for Energy {{e|Fire}} Fire
{{ene}} Links to small TCG icons for Energy {{ene|Fire}} Fire
{{star}} Links to the Shiny star icon for Pokémon Star {{star}} Star
{{PDollar}} Links to the Pokémon Dollar symbol {{PDollar}} $
{{Bag}} Links to bag item sprites {{Bag|Secret Potion}} Secret Potion
{{TMic}} Links to TM bag item sprites {{TMic|Bug|81|X-Scissor}} TM81 - X-Scissor
{{HMic}} Links to HM bag item sprites {{HMic|Water|08|Dive}} HM08 - Dive
{{ani}} Links to animated Pokémon menu sprites. Use sparingly. {{ani|003}} 003
{{MS}} Links static Pokémon menu sprites {{MS|003}} 003
{{aow}} Links to animated Pokémon overworld sprites from HGSS. Use sparingly. {{aow|003}} 003
{{ow}} Links static Pokémon overworld sprites from HGSS {{ow|003}} 003OD.png
{{exp}} Links to TCG expansion symbols. {{exp|Jungle}} Jungle
{{rar}} Links to TCG rarity symbols. {{rar|Uncommon}} Uncommon
{{flag}} Links to flags. {{flag|Japan|Flag of Japan|40}} Flag of Japan
{{SP}} Links to Pokémon SP symbols {{SP|G}} Pokémon G


Pure disambiguation

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{ga}} Links to Pokémon game characters {{ga|Dawn}} Dawn
{{an}} Links to Pokémon anime characters {{an|Dawn}} Dawn
{{ka}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Kanto {{ka|Victory Road}} Victory Road
{{jo}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Johto {{jo|Marina}} Marina
{{ho}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Hoenn {{ho|Victory Road}} Victory Road
{{si}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Sinnoh {{si|Victory Road}} Victory Road
{{un}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Unova {{un|Pokémon League}} Pokémon League
{{kal}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Kalos {{kal|Pokémon League}} Pokémon League
{{al}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Alola {{al|Pokémon League}} Pokémon League
{{gdis}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in different generations {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} Battle Frontier
{{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} Battle Frontier
{{mdc}} Links to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon characters {{mdc|Whiscash|1}} Whiscash
{{mdc|Wigglytuff|2}} Wigglytuff
{{ra}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in a Pokémon Ranger game {{ra|Cameron}} Cameron
{{mov}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in a movie {{mov|Rebecca}} Rebecca
{{so}} Links to things that are disambiguated and are songs {{so|Pokémon World}} Pokémon World
{{EF}} Links to people that are disambiguated and are in the Elite Four {{EF|Aaron}} Aaron
{{FB}} Links to people that are disambiguated and are in the Frontier Brains {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} Tucker
{{TR}} Links to things that are disambiguated and from Team Rocket {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} Delibird
{{ma}} Links to articles that are disambiguated and are in a manga {{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back!}} Mewtwo Strikes Back!
{{adv}} Links to Pokémon Adventures characters {{adv|Red}} Red
{{ccp}} Links to Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪ characters {{ccp|Haruka}} Haruka
{{GnB}} Links to Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys characters {{GnB|Gold}} Gold
{{GDZ}} Links to Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All characters {{GDZ|Shinji}} Shinji
{{MPJ}} Links to Magical Pokémon Journey characters {{MPJ|Pikachu}} Pikachu
{{Zensho}} Links to Pokémon Zensho characters {{Zensho|Satoshi}} Satoshi
{{HIBAPC}} Links to How I Became a Pokémon Card characters {{HIBAPC|Akane}} Akane
{{PPM}} Links to Pokémon Pocket Monsters characters {{PPM|Red}} Red
{{Eng}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in English {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}} Pokémon Stadium
{{Jap}} Links to things that are disambiguated and in Japanese {{Jap|Pokémon Stadium}} Pokémon Stadium
{{CD}} Links to things that are disambiguated and are CDs {{CD|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master}} Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
{{single}} Links to things that are disambiguated and are singles {{single|Pokémon World}} Pokémon World
{{book}} Links to things that are disambiguated and are books {{book|Mewtwo Strikes Back}} Mewtwo Strikes Back
{{OBP}} Links to things that are disambiguated and not covered by other link templates {{OBP|Harrison|Whirl Cup}} Harrison
{{pmin}} Links to Project Globe articles {{pmin|Israel}} Israel
{{safari}} Links to Safari Zone articles while displaying Safari Zone {{safari|Hoenn}} Safari Zone


TCG links

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{TCG}} Links to Pokémon Trading Card Game things {{TCG|Fossil}} Fossil
{{TCG ID}} Links to individual Pokémon Trading Card Game cards {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Squirtle|68}} Squirtle
{{ct}} Links to Pokémon Trading Card Game types as "type name"-type {{ct|Darkness}} Darkness-type
{{2ct}} Links to Pokémon Trading Card Game dual-types as "dual-type (type1)/(type2)" {{2ct|Grass|Darkness}} dual-type Grass/Darkness


Anime and other uses

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{AP}} Links to Ash's Pokémon as "<species name>" {{AP|Chimchar}} Chimchar
{{TRT}} Links to Team Rocket trio as "Team Rocket" {{TRT}} Team Rocket
{{MTR}} Links to Meowth (Team Rocket) as "Meowth" {{MTR}} Meowth
{{TRM}} Links to Meowth (Team Rocket) as "Team Rocket" {{TRM}} Team Rocket
{{motto}} Links to Team Rocket mottos as "motto" {{motto}} motto
{{Ash}} Links to Ash Ketchum as "Ash" {{Ash}} Ash
{{ashfr}} Links to Ash's friends as "his friends" {{ashfr}} his friends
{{Tracey}} Links to Tracey Sketchit as "Tracey" {{Tracey}} Tracey
{{Gary}} Links to Gary Oak as "Gary" {{Gary}} Gary
{{TP}} Links to Trainers' Pokémon as "<species name>" {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} Croagunk
{{OP}} Links to Trainers' Pokémon as "<Trainer>'s" {{OP|Brock|Croagunk}} Brock's
{{Delia}} Links to Delia Ketchum as "Delia" {{Delia}} Delia
{{Brocksib}} Links to Brock's siblings as "<name>" {{Brocksib|Salvadore}} Salvadore
{{Steven}} Links to Steven Stone as "Steven" {{Steven}} Steven
{{series}} Links to one of the anime series as "(name) series"; does not italicize for the original series {{series|Original}} Original series
{{series|Advanced Generation}} Advanced Generation series
{{series|Diamond & Pearl}} Diamond & Pearl series
{{series2}} Links to one of the anime series "as (name)"; does not italicize for the original series {{series2|Original}} Original
{{series2|Advanced Generation}} Advanced Generation
{{series2|Diamond & Pearl}} Diamond & Pearl


Manga and other uses

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{Vol}} Links to manga volumes as "Volume #" {{Vol|Pokémon Pocket Monsters|1}} Volume 1
{{PAV}} Links to Pokémon Adventures volumes as "Volume #" {{PAV|7}} Volume 7
{{chap}} Links to Pokémon Adventures chapters as "<name> chapter" {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}} Red, Green & Blue arc
{{chap2}} Links to Pokémon Adventures chapters as "<name>" {{chap2|Red, Green & Blue}} Red, Green & Blue


To other wikis' articles

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{wp}} Links to Wikipedia articles {{wp|Pokémon}} Pokémon
{{jwp}} Links to Japanese Wikipedia articles {{jwp|ポケットモンスター}} ポケットモンスター
{{dewp}} Links to German Wikipedia articles {{dewp|Pokémon}} Pokémon


To other members of Encyclopaediae Pokémonis

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{de}} Links to PokéWiki articles {{de|Pokémon}} Pokémon
{{ja}} Links to Pokémon Wiki articles {{ja|ポケットモンスター}} ポケットモンスター
{{pl}} Links to Wikinezka articles {{pl|Pokémon}} Pokémon
{{fr}} Links to Poképédia articles {{fr|Pokémon}} Pokémon
{{it}} Links to Pokémon Central articles {{it|Pokémon}} Pokémon
{{zh}} Links to 52Poké Wiki articles {{zh|神奇宝贝}} 神奇宝贝


To other members of NIWA

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{smw}} Links to Super Mario Wiki articles {{smw|Mario}} Mario
{{zw}} Links to Zelda Wiki articles {{zw|Link}} Link
{{met}} Links to Metroid Wiki articles {{met|Samus}} Samus
{{wk}} Links to WiKirby articles {{wk|Kirby}} Kirby
{{ww}} Links to Wars Wiki articles {{ww|Orange Star}} Orange Star
{{lw}} Links to Lylat Wiki articles {{lw|Fox McCloud}} Fox McCloud
{{pk}} Links to Pikipedia articles {{pk|Captain Olimar}} Captain Olimar
{{sw}} Links to StrategyWiki articles {{sw|Pokémon Red and Blue}} Pokémon Red and Blue
{{sbw}} Links to SmashWiki articles {{sbw|Master Hand}} Master Hand
{{wb}} Links to WikiBound articles {{wb|Ness}} Ness
{{dk}} Links to Donkey Kong Wiki articles {{dk|Donkey Kong}} Donkey Kong
{{np}} Links to Nookipedia articles {{np|Tom Nook}} Tom Nook
{{gsu}} Links to Golden Sun Universe articles {{gsu|Djinn}} Djinn
{{nw}} Links to NintendoWiki articles {{nw|Shigeru Miyamoto}} Shigeru Miyamoto
{{few}} Links to Fire Emblem Wiki articles {{few|Marth}} Marth
{{lsw}} Links to Starfy Wiki articles {{lsw|Starfy}} Starfy
{{fzw}} Links to F-Zero Wiki articles {{fzw|Captain Falcon}} Captain Falcon
{{ip}} Links to Icaruspedia articles {{ip|Pit}} Pit
{{dqw}} Links to Dragon Quest Wiki articles {{dqw|Slime}} Slime
{{hdt}} Links to Hard Drop Tetris Wiki articles {{hdt|Tetris}} Tetris
{{ink}} Links to Inkipedia articles {{ink|Inkling}} Inkling


To specific namespaces

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{u}} Links to user pages {{u|Zhen Lin}} Zhen Lin
{{ut}} Links to user talk pages {{ut|Zhen Lin}} talk page
{{bp}} Links to pages in the "Bulbapedia" namespace {{bp|manual of style}} manual of style
{{bt}} Links to pages in the "Bulbapedia talk" namespace {{bt|manual of style}} manual of style
{{cat}} Links to categories by their name {{cat|Pokémon that evolve using Dawn Stone}} Pokémon that evolve using Dawn Stone
{{img}} Links to images by their filename {{img|001.png}} 001.png
{{template}} Links to pages in the "Template" namespace as template code {{template|User Mudkip}} {{User Mudkip}}
{{s}} Links to Shipping articles in the Shipping: namespace, links to Shipping redirects outside of it. "Shipping" suffix not required. {{s|Poké}} Template:S
{{appendix}} Links to pages in the "Appendix" namespace {{appendix|Fan terminology}} Fan terminology


General

Link template Use Example
Code Result
{{DL}} Directly links to a part of a page {{DL|Potion|Super Potion}} Super Potion
{{DL|Potion|Super Potion|Heals 50 HP}} Heals 50 HP
{{Anchor}} Creates an anchorpoint on a page with the text inserted.
Can be used in tandem with the {{DL}} template.
{{Anchor|Here}}
{{Anchor|There|To this text}} To this text
Here
There
{{dotw}} Links to a specific day of the week {{dotw|Thursday}} Th
{{key}} Links to a specific key items on "List of key items by generation" pages {{key|II|Egg Ticket}} Egg Ticket
{{BMGf}} Links to a thread on the Bulbagarden forums {{BMGf|29680|Bad ad reporting thread}} Bad ad reporting thread
{{N}} Links to a page on Bulbanews {{n|Front page}} Front page
{{yt}} Links to a video on YouTube {{yt|dYzFeE6MyX4|Mew glitch}} Mew glitch
{{ytu}} Links to a user on YouTube {{ytu|Bulbagarden}} Bulbagarden's YouTube channel


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