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Pikipedia aims to have full coverage of the aspects in the Pikmin series, within reason. As such, it will contain information that could spoil the experience a player gets when they try a part of the game for the first time by themselves. Such information is considered a spoiler.
While Pikipedia does take some measures to minimize the spoiling potential of the information, reader discretion is still advised.
Minor spoilers
Because what may count as an experience that can be spoiled for some may be considered trivial for others, minor spoilers on the wiki will not be marked. Another reason for this is that if they were to be marked, most pages would be littered with such warning tags.
Major spoilers
Whenever possible, Pikipedia attempts to hide or warn about major spoilers. The definition of a major spoiler is vague, but in general, a reward for a difficult challenge or an important aspect of the storyline (specially near the end of a game) will likely be considered a major spoiler. Pikipedia wants to bring information to the readers while, at the same time, keeping them safe from having their most important gameplay moments spoiled. But for the sake of the encyclopedic value of the wiki, as well as the convenience of most readers, these anti-spoiler warnings and measures will be minimal.
Handling spoilers
On the wiki, there are a few ways for editors to handle spoilers such that readers who are trying to avoid them can continue to do so.
Explicit spoiler warnings
Pages or sections that contain a lot of spoilable material will likely start with a warning that notifies the reader about it. On the same warning, the reader can expect to find what elements of the series run the risk of being spoiled. From here, the reader can decide whether or not they wish to continue. The warning should look like the following:
Hidden information
For pages and sections that don't normally contain major spoilers, the information will be displayed like normal, but if a major spoiler has to be included, it will likely be hidden inside a block of text that can be shown or re-hidden by the reader with the click of a button. The section will be hidden when the page loads, but because it relies on Javascript to hide, the block of information will be visible if Javascript is not running on the web browser. Here is an example of a hidden block of text:
Template:Spoiler start This text would contain some major spoiler. Template:Spoiler end
Implied spoiler warnings
Although rare, at times, the editors write the information such that section introductions or links to different articles will not explicitly state that major spoilers follow, but it can be assumed by the reader. A simple example would be for the article to link to a page about a final boss, but in doing so, also stating that it is a final boss; spoiler-worried readers would avoid the link in the first place as a result. Example:
"This trait is reminiscent to the final boss in the game, the Titan Dweevil.", instead of just "This trait is reminiscent to the Titan Dweevil."
Avoiding spoiler material altogether
For parts of the wiki where a vast majority of readers visit, the best course of action is to avoid writing or referring to spoiler-heavy material entirely, unless necessary, of course. A good example would be to avoid any final boss-related content on the front page's did you know section.