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 ==Interactions==
-Unmarked Spectralids seem to not fear creatures that are idling. If there is a [[Mamuta]] in the same level as a swarm of Unmarked Spectralids, it is possible to spot some of the Spectralids land on the creature as it idles. In addition, after both the Unmarked Spectralids and the [[Bulborb|Red]], [[Orange Bulborb|Orange]], and [[Hairy Bulborb]]s have been added to the in-game [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]], the Spectralids can be seen flying around the former two bulborbs in their respective Piklopedia files.
+Unmarked Spectralids seem to not fear creatures that are idling. If there is a [[Mamuta]] in the same level as a swarm of Unmarked Spectralids, it is possible to spot some of the Spectralids land on the creature as it idles. In addition, after both the Unmarked Spectralids and the [[Bulborb|Red]], [[Orange Bulborb|Orange]], and [[Hairy Bulborb]]s have been added to the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]], Spectralids can be seen flying around the former two Bulborb varieties in their respective Piklopedia entries.
-Spectralids merely flutter about without waking up the bulborb and may occasionally land on it, but due to the way collisions work in the game they are unreasonably strong. As a result, they can push the bulborb around, sometimes even shoving it out of the regular map boundaries.{{cite youtube|kuO2x6K14ng|of Unmarked Spectralids pushing a Red Bulborb around|published={{date|19|June|2019}}|retrieved={{date|20|June|2019}}}}
+Spectralids merely flutter about without waking up the Bulborbs and may occasionally land on it. Due to the way collisions work in the game, Unmarked Spectralids are unrealistically strong, and as a result, they can push the Bulborbs around, sometimes even shoving it out of the regular map boundaries.{{cite youtube|kuO2x6K14ng|of Unmarked Spectralids pushing a Red Bulborb around|published={{date|19|June|2019}}|retrieved={{date|20|June|2019}}}}
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Naming==
-{{naming
+===Plurality===
-| common = Unmarked Spectralids. The word "Unmarked" is used because these creatures do not have any markings on them. "Spectralids" relates to the word "spectral", referring to their vibrant colors. Given that the name of entries in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] is always in singular form, and there is no instance in the game of the term "Spectralid", it can be concluded that "Spectralids" is both the singular and plural form of the word. This is reiterated on in {{p3}} and {{p4}}, which feature the [[Flutterbie family]], using "Spectralids" as a consistent singular term.
+Following English grammar conventions, it is intuitive to read the word "Spectralids" as a plural form of the word "Spectralid". However, "Spectralid" does not appear anywhere in ''Pikmin 2'', nor are the Unmarked Spectralids ever referred to in a sentence in a way that would give a definitive singular form. All [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] entries are named in singular form, which would suggest that a single specimen would be called an "Unmarked Spectralids". On the other hand, it could be reasoned that the Piklopedia entry for the Unmarked Spectralids is uniquely plural, as it documents 3 distinct colorations together unlike the entries for the [[Candypop family]]. {{p3}} introduces the [[Flutterbie family]] whose members also use the "Spectralids" name, where it is used as a singular form in [[lock-on]] text. {{p3d}} and {{p4}}'s Piklopedias give each color of Flutterbie its own entry, continuing to use the word "Spectralids" individually.
+{{naming
+| common = Unmarked Spectralids. The word "Unmarked" is used because these creatures do not have any markings on them. "Spectralids" relates to the word "spectral", referring to their vibrant colors.
 | jpcommon = {{j|サンショクシジミ|Sanshoku Shijimi|Tricolored {{w|Lycaenidae|Lycaenids}}}}.
 | jpname = {{j|モンナシモリシジミ|Mon Nashi Mori Shijimi|Patternless Forest Lycaenid}}.
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 <gallery>
 Unmarked Spectralids.png|Unmarked Spectralids in the Piklopedia.
-Unmarked Spectralid HQ.png|A close-up of a yellow Unmarked Spectralids.
+Unmarked Spectralid HQ.png|A close-up of a yellow specimen.
-Unmarked Spectralid close.png|A close-up of a red Unmarked Spectralids.
+Unmarked Spectralid close.png|A close-up of a red specimen.
-Spectralid purple.jpg|A close-up of a purple Unmarked Spectralids.
+Spectralid purple.jpg|A close-up of a purple specimen.
-Spectralidmamuta.png|An Unmarked Spectralid on top of a stationary Mamuta.
+Spectralidmamuta.png|An Unmarked Spectralids on top of a stationary Mamuta.
 Unmarked Spectralids P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Unmarked Spectralids in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
-Unmarked Spectralids E-Card.jpg|The Unmarked Spectralids' [[e-card]], #53 (18<sup>th</sup> red card).
+Unmarked Spectralids E-Card.jpg|The Unmarked Spectralids [[e-card]], #53 (18<sup>th</sup> red card).
 </gallery>