Single post in Proposal to Rename Albino and Melanistic Pokemon
Forum Index > Core > Announcements > News Archive > Proposal to Rename Albino and Melanistic Pokemon >
Hm, hadn't considered renaming being a mitigator to the disconnect... hm.
Perhaps Piebald would work for an Albino replacement? Per Wikipedia, though it's similar, "The vision problems associated with albinism are not usually present as eye pigmentation is normal."
For Melans... I'm not sure there's a real word equivalent for 'not truly melanistic but still dark' like piebald is for 'not truly albinistic but still light'. Hyperpigmentation? Might have to get back to this one.
They/them, for simplicity. Beathan sprite; egg sprites from Bulbapedia; avatar; Acacia sprite by me; Bee from Pokefarm Advent