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"Legendary Pokemon" vs "Legendaries"

What term do you use more?

  • Legendary Pokemon

    Votes: 7 21.9%
  • Legendaries

    Votes: 18 56.3%
  • Bothe equally

    Votes: 6 18.8%
  • Other

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • Total voters
    32

Necrum

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  • I have seen Legendary Pokemon referred to as either Legendary Pokemon, or Legendaries. I put the question to you:
    What is your preferred terminology for these Pokemon? Do you use either of these more than the other? Or do you have yet another term for them?

    Personally, I prefer Legendary Pokemon, as that is the way it is said in the games, and Legendaries is not actually a word. It doesn't bother me when people say Legendaries, it's just my preference.
     

    Zorogami

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  • I never really thought about it, but i think i use the term Legendaries way more often. I guess i got used to it, and it's shorter too ^^
     

    TwilightBlade

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  • I use them interchangeably. I believe 'Legendary Pokemon' is the more formal term while 'legendaries' is an informal term often used by some lazy bone traders. :P
     

    Aquacorde

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  • I use them interchangeably. I believe 'Legendary Pokemon' is the more formal term while 'legendaries' is an informal term often used by some lazy bone traders. :P
    Same here, pretty much. Although I have noticed I'll use "legendary Pokémon" more when talking about them in the anime or PokéSpe and "legendaries" more often anywhere else.
     

    Sydian

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  • I'm going to move this to Pokemon General, since the terminology is synonymous with the anime, TCG, manga, you get it.

    Anyway, I just say legendaries. It's the shorter of the two phrases sooo...!
     

    Cherrim

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  • I use both. I recognize that "Legendary Pokemon" is the proper way to say it but it sounds really formal and it's a bit of a mouthful to say aloud and takes a lot longer to type, too. So in casual conversation I'll say "Legendaries" for sure but if it's something a little more serious than that, I'll try to use the right terminology where I can. They're fairly interchangeable for me though.
     

    Warship

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  • i'd say legendaries too since it's much shorter but i sometimes use the other too when i talk more formal
     

    soulavenger

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  • I still use the term 'Legendary Pokemon' to refer to these special pokemons.
    But,I don't mind people using 'Legendaries' or any other term to describe them.
     
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  • I've always considered the two terms interchangeable, and I have no real prefence of one over the other. I do tend to say 'legendaries' more often, though, simply because it's quicker to type out.
     
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    I use the word "Legendaries" more because now there are many Legendary Pokemon, so it just sounds more accurate to me. Haha.
     

    Mithel_Celestia

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  • I call them Legends. heh, not part of what you asked but it is still shortened for legendaries. Legendary seems like a mouthful to say so Legends shorten it.
     

    Keldeoh

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    I've always referred to them as Legendary Pokemon since it sounds cooler to me. {XD} "Legendaries" is a short-form which I use only occasionally when I'm having a Pokemon conversation with my friends.
     
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