Bubblemotes are the standared set of emoticons on Route 50. They are based off of the speech/thought bubbles in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver which appear over the head of one's partner Pokemon when the player converses with it, hence the term "bubblemote".
Usage[]
Each bubblemote is assigned a codeword associated with the emotion that it conveys, though it does not always refer to the in-game use of the bubblemote. To use a bubblemote, one types in two colons, one before and one after the codeword. This will parse into the corresponding bubblemote in all official areas of the site: Forums, Chat, Bases, Comments, and even Galleries.
Some bubblemotes may have a second codeword, usually a text emote. Text emotes that start with a colon do not need an extra colon at the beginning. For example, one would type ":):" instead of "::):". The [noparse] and [code] BBcode tags will not prevent Bubblemotes from parsing. This is a list of bubblemotes on Route 50:
:smile:, :giggle:, :): :laugh:, :grin:, :^^:, :^_^: :nod: :ditto:, :woop:, :'_': :tinysmile: :ooh: :bulb: :lol: , :xD: :!: :omg: :sad:, :(: :tear: :sob:, :cry: :swt:, :^^;: :?: :spin:, :@_@: :tongue:, :P: :spit:, :PP: :wink:, :;):, :meow:, :3: :nom: :byob: :drool: :la: , :note: :blush: , :o^^o: :heart: :waha: :gg:, :>): :badass: :shades: :mad:, :>:(: , :>(: :argh: :bleh: :grumpy: :pif: :what: :umm: :uneasy:, :/: :rolleyes: :shifty: :hm:, :hmm:
Bubblemote keywords placed on the same line produce the same icon.
Special Bubblemotes[]
Route 50 also includes some custom bubblemotes that do not technically convey an emotion:
:rock: :paper: :scissors: :pirate: :ninja: :1up: :muffin: :taco: :rainbow: :skarmory: :noluv: :kefka: :ban:
Not Bubbles[]
These are not in bubbles, but are technically bubblemotes as they are written similarly:
:win: and :fail: :sweetcatch: :TEMCO: :cake:
The :yawn: bubblemote currently does not exist and possbily never will, as it may possibly be (c) TEMCO, but no one knows for sure.