Some new information regarding Pokemon Sun & Moon was released recently, including a new 'mon called Type: Null. However, this presents a problem with tag searching, as "type:" is a modifier(?) and not part of the actual search term. Obviously the whole system can't be changed to accommodate one tag, so should it be listed as "type_null" instead, simply removing the colon?

Also, in the future, what section would this sorta question be better suited for besides General?

Rontio said:
Some new information regarding Pokemon Sun & Moon was released recently, including a new 'mon called Type: Null. However, this presents a problem with tag searching, as "type:" is a modifier(?) and not part of the actual search term. Obviously the whole system can't be changed to accommodate one tag, so should it be listed as "type_null" instead, simply removing the colon?

Also, in the future, what section would this sorta question be better suited for besides General?

+1 to type_null due to the search modifier. I'm personally not a big fan of pokemon myself, but it makes sense to replace the : with a _.

Thanks a lot for breaking e621, Game Freak.

Right now, Pokemon types tags seem to follow the form *_type; as you can see here. They are not tagged very often, but if you were to create a new tag for this Pokemon type, is should probably be null_type.

Tag/Wiki Projects and Questions is probably the correct category for this type of question.

SaimonPSmith said:
Right now, Pokemon types tags seem to follow the form *_type; as you can see here. They are not tagged very often, but if you were to create a new tag for this Pokemon type, is should probably be null_type.

"Type: Null" is a new mon, not a new type.

I spend too much time on e621. This Pokemon is my evidence, because my first thought on seeing the name was "that's going to cause tagging problems".

This pokemon makes me weep.

Jackalfag said:
"Type: Null" is a new mon, not a new type.

My mistake, I don't follow Pokemon news.
In that case, I would think @Rontio is right in using type_null.

So after watching the latest Pokemon video, am I to assume the game is about Mewtwo-like artificial Pokehybrids escaping from labs?

Lance_Armstrong said:
So after watching the latest Pokemon video, am I to assume the game is about Mewtwo-like artificial Pokehybrids escaping from labs?

Def seems that way