Category talk:Species

To-do list for Category:Species:

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Fill in missing Infobox data for each species, as discovered Make corrections for Variant (species colors?), Evolve, and Rarity Write bios for different species Badgesicle, Chippopotamus, Cinnamonkey, Cocoadile, Crowla, Doenut, Dragumfly, Eaglair, Fizzlybear, Fourheads, Galagoogoo, Jameleon, Juicygoose, Lackatoad, Lickatoad, Mallowolf, Newtgat, Profitamole, Quackberry, Raisant, Roario, Shellybean, Sherbat, Swanana, Sweetooth, Zumbug Add a couple paragraphs (linked) text on Category page, touching on general species concepts like: a pinata's value, how it can increase by wearing accessories trading and selling pinatas species development; creating new species check requirements for juicygoose and swanana

I'll bet nobody's ever asked this before, but which Pinata Species is your favorite? I like Macaraccoon, Pretztail and Fizzlybear. -MiaRe123

There is a lot of great discussion taking place at the Viva Pinata Forum, so you may want to join there if you haven't already. --Jimmcq 15:11, 4 September 2006 (EDT)

I'm thinking about adding an eagle species, but since there was some that thought that it was a seagull should I wait? -Spartan

I haven't gotten a chance to watch that video yet, so I don't really have an opinion on which one it is yet... Maybe add it to the Unknown page for now? --Jimmcq 18:23, 23 September 2006 (EDT)

When you get a chance to watch it, check out the right side at 2:00 to see what appears to be a lion walking by :) --FeralKitty 18:33, 23 September 2006 (EDT)

I don't think that I should be the one who is in progress of writing the pinata bios. It's not that I don't won't to but I want others to feel welcomed to contribute. It's not like the episode things where only I should write those because the story is the same and they should all follow one writing style. People may find or have different impressions of each pinata. --Spartan 19:21, 26 October 2006 (EDT)

Regarding variants, a grammatically correct sentence would be an improvement. Currently, using "...changes its color to a color species" is saying that you're changing the color to a color that is named after the species. Writing "Doing this changes it to this color or pattern would make more sense; alternatively, "Doing this changes the species to this color or pattern. --Photon Turtle

FYI, Misral93 wasn't responsible for the grammar, and was just using what we'd been consistently entering. This suggestion is better off on the Category talk:Species discussion page, and I'm moving it.

Would "Feeding it a turnip changes its color to purple" be a specific example of what you would prefer it to say? --FeralKitty 00:27, 12 November 2006 (EST)

I think that example works well. The content is all great so far, it would be a shame to see it marred by poor writing. Since this is the premier Viva Pinata information site on the Interet at the moment (and I can't imagine that changing), contributors should remember that people with varying English comprehension skills will use it to help them accomplish their in-game goals. This doesn't mean that articles should be written in very basic English, rather they should be written in such a way as to limit mis-interpretation. --PhotonTurtle

Has the Penguin pinata been comfirmed? Mistral 01:40, 13 November 2006 (EST)

Nope. (See Talk:Penguin.) --FeralKitty 01:52, 13 November 2006 (EST)

68

The number 68 came from one of the interviews with Viva Pinata designer Gregg Mayles... but pretty much everything else has stuck to 60+.

So, how many species are there in total? Does the 68 include the 60 we currently have listed plus the 8 sour species? Or are they including the 8 color variants of the White Flutterscotch (since they have different species names)? Or something else entirely?

Do you think there more than the 60 we know about?

--Jimmcq 19:33, 16 November 2006 (EST)