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Numbering system for variants?

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
content

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Review the repository's existing sprite and variant data conventions, then use the discussion to determine whether a numbering approach is wanted and what the accepted handling of alternate forms would be; done means an agreed project direction rather than an implementation defined by this issue.

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Description

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I'm using these sprites in a personal project and supplementing them with artwork from Sun & Moon. I'd like to contribute back to the PokeAPI project by submitting a pull request with this content, along with whatever data I contribute to the core. However, there are many variants (Alola forms & identical Pokemon species with different appearances and typings), and I'm curious how the project tackles these.

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