Looking at our Pokédex, we can see that for each species, typing and ability is listed, with only the ability linking to a page, implying that an abilitydex will be added eventually. But this leads to the question of why not a typedex as well.

What I propose is a page for each type. The pages will consist of type effectiveness of that type, both offensively and defensively, and a list of each Pokémon and attack of that type.

Following the format Fantasty posted oh so long ago, surround a term with the appropriate
[code]- [move][/move]
- [item][/item]
- [term][/term]
- [ability][/ability]
- [pokemon][/pokemon]
- [status][/status]
- [movelist][/movelist]
- [itemlist][/itemlist]
- [abilitylist][/abilitylist]
- [pokemonlist][/pokemonlist][/code] and I am proposing we add a [type] tag as well. Looking at the ninth post of this topic, this typedex can replace [movelist]type[/movelist]
and [pokemonlist][/pokemonlist]. [movelist][/movelist] in general will still be a valid tag for things like status of some sort (unless, or rather, until of course we
do a status dex too), but [pokemonlist][/pokemonlist] will be made completely useless.

I completely agree, and if I had any experience with any sort of programming (and appropriate access...) I would implement those changes immediately. But unfortunately, site maintenance is entirely in the hands of polite and/or Fantasty, two very busy people.

You should probably post this on the wiki if you haven't yet.

One of the problems with a type dex is you have to consider the attacking pokemon as well as the defending pokemon. Mold Breaker is a big deal when it applies...

Another thing that could possibly make ours better.

Things like Mold Breaker are what I meant by "In certain cases, a description about a type may be necessary, e.g. the effects of certain abilities, changes over generations, etc." My last edit somehow messed up the actual page, completely stretching it.

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Those are the types that we have to work with. Just post which, if any you will do, so someone won't also do it. Also, don't plagiarize. In certain cases, a description about a type may be necessary, e.g. the effects of certain abilities, changes over generations, etc.

EDIT: Smogon's typedex offensive chart ignores ability based immunities/resistances/weaknesses. Our typedex can be special after all!!

Super effective attacks are now green (#00FF00), neutral attacks are white (#FFFFFF), not very effective attacks are yellow (#FFFF00), and immunities are red (#FF0000). If you want to see the color, open up a calculator in Windows, or anything that can change hex into decimal, and enter values in as pairs. Then open up Paint, and define a custom color by entering the first pair as red, second pair as green, and third pair as blue. Or if you have Photoshop, you can enter the value as is. Alternately, you can just do a Google search of that number, with the hash sign too. To save you time with the conversions, 00=0, and FF=255.

I like your idea, I've put it on my to-do list. Please reform your code if you get a chance so it doesn't shoot off the side of the page. I tried to do some of it, but the replies still are all messed up. Only Mods can use the [html] tag by the way.

Hmm, the replies seemed fine to me. I only put in the [html] tags because I didn't know what language this forum is written in, and I figured it would make it easier for you to eventually implement, seeing as I don't have access.

[QUOTE USER="majesticstar" TIME="1242498099"]Hmm, the replies seemed fine to me. I only put in the [html] tags because I didn't know what language this forum is written in, and I figured it would make it easier for you to eventually implement, seeing as I don't have access. [/QUOTE]

Soon we're going to have BBScode tags for tables and other stuff, and pretty much support for everything basic HTML supports. But for obvious reasons, XSS and other things, we don't allow HTML.

Seeing as my posts in this topic tend to be massive, instead of posting code on this board, I will simply keep it until I finish, at which time I will give it to whoever plans to implement it. If for some reason you want it, just ask. I did convert some of it to html so that people can see how it should function. Download files here. Just downloading the css file, types.html file, and any type should show well enough how it works, but I uploaded the others in the event someone would want all of them. BTW, the aesthetics will definitely be changed. Just imagine it where the text goes in articles. And pretend that clicking on a Pokemon's name would link to its analysis, likewise with the moves.

I have no experience with Shadow, so if someone does, his/her help would be appreciated. Feel free to suggest aesthetic changes. Lastly, how much information do we want conveyed by the Pokemon and move lists? We can put in abilities, base stats, perhaps even egg groups and such. Same deal with moves. I also need someone to check the actual mechanics of most of the moves and abilities that I mentioned.

I finally have another update. Look for an edit in the coming days with a link to it.

Stuff in it: Each type has type effectiveness, offensive and defensive, done, a list of Pokemon of the type, as well as their national dex numbers, a list of attacks, along with its BP, PP, and accuracy. Everything is organized into tables, and both the Pokemon lists and the attack lists are sortable by whatever criteria is currently there. Where applicable, there is some text about stuff like Levitate or what not.

Stuff to be added: I plan to add descriptions to each of the attacks, and base stats, abilities, and egg groups to the Pokemon.

Stuff I'd like help with: Checking for any mistakes made, aesthetic suggestions, style (regarding the text), suggestions on what to add/remove, and if possible, things mentioned in "stuff to be added"

Posting to say that I really appreciate the effort, majestic star. You're being a great help! Once you get the edited version up and link me to it, I'll make sure to take a look and offer my input :)

Here's the link to the homepage of the typedex.
http://mytestsite.heliohost.org/libelldra/types/index.html
From here, you can get to any of the types, or at least what I've done of it.