Proposal to Rename Albino and Melanistic Pokemon

I like the idea of "lunar" for albinos and "solar" for melans! To me, this implies that lighter-colored pokemon are named "lunar" because of of a lack of melanin in their coats, maybe making them more sensitive to the sun and thusly being "active" at night more often? Also, the moon is grey, so that color connection would make sense! And for darker-colored pokemon, the name "solar" would imply that they have lots of melanin in their skin, meaning that they can withstand sunlight better than their lighter-colored counterparts. And when i think of the Sun i think of fire, and fire burns things, making them "charred" or black in appearance :0 Edit: I also love the chiffon/velvet idea a ton!!! the fabric comparison of "dark" and "light" is super expressive in my eyes, and i love the names!

In my opinion, changing the name of Albino and Melans aren't neccessary. In both cases, the name matches and tell exactly what those coloration means: Albino - lack of pigment in skin. Melanistic - increased development of dark pigment in skin. I see no reason to change them. Mostly because they relate to scientific terms (albinism and melanism) which makes them sound straight forward and easy to understand. Changing the terms might be confusing. Or the new nickname might be something less understandable for future new players. If players have problems understanding the meaning behind terms "albino" and "melanistic" the best way is to include an explanation in visible place. So I vote for keeping the names as they are.

I say that the names should be kept as it is,because they aren't a misnomer. Pokemon follow significantly different biological laws than IRL, so what is albino and melan to us is also considered albino and melan to the pokemon world. i.e,albino's don't have actual animal colouration but still have a lighter skin tone as compared to their regular counterpart, which would be considered albinism in the pokemon world

this is actually perfect.

Albino:Leggera (Light in italian) Melanistic: Pouri (Dark in maori)

How about astral for albino and umbral/twilight/sidereal for melanistic?

i don't think we should change the names, but if we do, i think "ivory", "lumine", or "pearlescent" are good replacements for albino pokemon. ivory is a cream-white color, which reminds me of albino pokemon's color scheme (since albino pokemon aren't white, they're just lighter than their original forms). lumine is short for luminescent, which means emitting light not caused by heat. like wolfcore's idea, albino pokemon should be more sensitive to the sun because of the lack of melanin in albino pokemon's coats, so i think this name suits them. pearlescent means glossy white, and shiny pokemon shine in official games, so why not convey that same effect with names? as for melans, i think "ombre" (shadow in french), "umbra" (shadow in latin) or "yin" would be good fits.

Prema for melanistic?

I second this, I adore everything about these titles

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