Implicating electrode_(pokemon) → pokémon
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Unimplicating electrode → pokémon
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Reason:

An electrode is a common device used in electrostimulation, among other uses such as with EEG machines. As a general term, it shouldn't be used exclusively for a pokemon.

I suggest that electrode_(pokemon) be used to specifically refer to the pokemon, while electrode is reserved for the electrical apparatus. It should be noted that electrodes has been used for such a purpose already, though I would think that the singular form would be preferred.

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+½. Actually the name change seems reasonable, but the implicated tag should be '[[electrode_(pokémon)|electrode_(pokémon)]]' instead; also 'electrode_(pokemon)' should be aliased to it, like happens with 'golem_(pokémon)'.

A curious thing that happens with the first generation is the fact of some pokémon english names be actual words, example:

• golem (a mythological creature)
• onix (a quartz)
• electrode (a circuit component)
• ditto ('duplicate')
• haunter ('haunt')
• oddish ('eccentric')
• seel (to close one's eyes)
• mew ('meow', 'seagull', a bird cage, to confine)

O16 said:

• onix (a quartz)

That one is actually spelled "Onyx".

Clawdragons said:
That one is actually spelled "Onyx".

'Onix' is an uncommon variation of the word, similarly to 'mollusk' and 'mollusc'.