4th Gen HGSS Official English Names Thread

[Serebii]

Haha!

Serebii is a horrible place for information, to not cite information in this day and age is beyond ridiculous, and can't be excused. And he writes news in such a vague way that when things are clarified he can claim that he was 'right'...

You do realise what the concept of insider sources is? I can't reveal them

 

[Guy]

So GB sounds allows you to listen to the sounds of the originals? Do I need the games or is the music already insde the HG/SS?

The GB Sounds does allow you to listen to the old 8 Bit sounds from the original GSC, yes. :D However, you only receive it in the games after you collect all 16 Gym Badges in the Celadon Mansion. Your question was a little confusing, but more or less this should answer your question (I think...) :|

Also, doing a little browsing on Serebii and apparently nine of the Pokéathlon event names for the US has been revealed. These could be subject to change prior to the release of the games, but it is highly unlikely. Luckily, for those of you who liked the Japanese names of the Pokéathlon events, the US names are relatively the same with only a few actual changes to some.

https://serebii.net/index2.shtml

(US Name - Japanese Name)

Spoiler:

Pokéathlon Game Event Names

• Hurdle Dash - Dash Hurdle (ダッシュハードル)
• Lamp Jump -Bounce Field (バウンドフィールド)
• Ring Drop - Ring Out Fight (リングアウトファイト)
• Snow Throw - Shooting Snow (シューティングスノー)
• Relay Run - Charge Relay (チェンジリレー)
• Block Break - Break Block (ブレイクブロック)
• Pennant Grab - Steal Flag (スティールフラッグ)
• Disc Catch -Catch Saucer (キャッチソーサー)
• Goal Roll - Smash Goal (スマッシュゴール)

 

[Rainflower]

I like Kotone and Hibiki's English name. This made me can't wait to play the English HGSS.

But I don't like most of the name localizations tho :/ Such as Athena to Arriana and Lance to Proton. But in Lance's case, I think it's for differing him with the Elite Four Lance. XD

 

[Dragonpiece]

Ethan....Ethan, SERIOUSLY?! I am definitely glad we can changed the name of the character is all I can say on that one.

 

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

I like the name Ethan, it is my name and that is why I like it. Also the name Jimmy is the anime name, if it happened in the anime, it won't happen in a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow is an exception. Wasn't there a Lyra Forest in Pokemon Ranger?

Also I'm guessing trainers are going to be renamed, since there is a PokeManiac Ethan in Pokemon GSC.

 

[Munch Dog]

I like the name Ethan, it is my name and that is why I like it. Also the name Jimmy is the anime name, if it happened in the anime, it won't happen in a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow is an exception. Wasn't there a Lyra Forest in Pokemon Ranger?

Also I'm guessing trainers are going to be renamed, since there is a PokeManiac Ethan in Pokemon GSC.

Nah, I doubt that. Since the male player's name would only be Ethan if you don't pick him or name him that yourself. And since it's just a player name I don't think the conflict matters that much.

 

[fenyx4]

Ethan is OK, but that calls up to mind Ethan from Power Rangers Dino Thunder (I have a thing on minimizing name sharing as much as possible, though names are bound to be shared eventually). I've decided on calling myself (playing as Gold) Skyler, to relate to Ho-Oh and the skies :).

With Kotone, I was really hoping for Harmony. Lyra sounds like the name of a middle-aged woman... I guess it'll grow on me though. It's nice that the harp meaning was preserved, too!

Petrel and Arianna are nice names. Especially Petrel, since I know no one by that name and it seems unique. Awesome that the "rocket" theme was kept. I noticed that 4 other planets from the Team Galactic names could be used, too... (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Neptune). And yes, Pluto is a planet!! (The US renaming to Charon sucked)

Magnus is an awesome name, by default. :)

Archer would seem more like a code name... Apollo seemed more fitting.

And WTF, who names their son "Proton"? Nerds, I'm guessing. Even worse, protons have positive charge, while Team Rocket's motives are usually negative... Lance, Vance...something other than a random chemistry particle? This one just irritated me...

It's odd how people make a big deal out of names sometimes... Personally, the fact that I have to see some of these annoying names over and over will bug me...

Eh, things could have been worse...I wonder what Baoba will be named?

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As for the items:

Apricorn Case seems much better than box. Box seems so generic these days...

Berry Pots I'm still iffy about, Berry Planter was already good...

The Itemfinder being renamed and abbreviated bugs me. Even in Generation IV, items still need abbreviations? Dowsing Machine sounds cooler though, so there's a plus.

Enigma Stone ruins it for me. I'm presuming this renaming was due to space constraints, but Enigma Crystal sounded much more...enigmatic and mysterious, if you will. Too many Stones in the Pokemon world, nowadays...

GB Sounds annoys me, since the item picture shows an actual player. Moreover, you can't really hold sound(s). But the change seems more like a PokeGear upgrade (similar to the Hoenn and Sinnoh Sounds), so that sort of rectifies it for me...

The Jade Orb bothers me... Rayquaza's game featured Emerald prominently, so why is Jade being used? If it was Emerald Orb, I wouldn't be as annoyed. Jade is supposed to be the name of a future main series Pokemon game! :) I'd really like it if the orb was called Green Orb, to keep in line with the ordinarily-named Red and Blue Orbs of RSE.

Pass seems way too vague...

Wave Bell sounds cool, but I'm alright with Tidal Bell...

Ugh...why is Compe Ball renamed? The event is a contest, not a sport... Sheesh, I already got annoyed with the change in design (from the anime; I know this PokeBall never really had a design in the games in the first place). Ultimately, I'd prefer the original label of Park Ball (the Pal Park Balls seem like they should be named GS Balls due to their intricate nature...). And even my second choice, Compe Ball, sounded cool, but "Sport" Ball just ruins it...
Sport Ball even seems like it be a Poke Ball-stylized beach ball, even...

The only thing that bugs me about the Pokéathlon is the pronounciation...?

Aprijuice sounds very odd. I'm at a loss as to what it was called before, but couldn't Apricola be a nice alternative, or something?

I like the Sinjoh Ruins combination of Sinnoh and Johto (I previously thought they were just going to be the Silent Ruins).

Lol at Mystri Stage being an incorrect spelling of 'mystery'. I don't have an alternative, so I guess I'll just stick with it for now...

Embedded Tower sounds odd as well. At least Hidden Tower referenced its special nature, in a way...

Despite a few quirks, I'm still awaiting HG/SS (the games still aren't out in English, so names could still be changed as nothing's 100% confirmed yet)! :D

 

[Nathanyiel]

I already hated Kotone for replacing kris, but whats up with Lyra? I don't like the name, and why did they give Gold a name?? they kept it Red and Green in FRLG, why not here??

 

[Jolene]

Bulbapedia should hurry up and change "Gold"'s name to Ethan.

 

[Myles]

Bulbapedia don't consider any of the English names to be confirmed. Because really they aren't, we only have Serebii's word.

 

[Mew~]

GYM LEADER GREENS COMFIRMED NAME!!!!

*Drum roll*
Gym leader greens us name will be:

Spoiler:

Gym leader Blue!

 

[Bwazzam]

Dang, I thought his name was going to be Gary. o3o

 

[Guy]

Gym leader greens us name will be:

Spoiler:

Gym leader Blue!

Yeah, I was expecting Green's US name to remain as Blue. There really was no required effort to change it (as it was the same in the original English games GSC), other than the US receiving a remake of Red and Green, rather than Blue. However, I'm pretty much content with Blue keeping his original US name as there was no change. :) Therefore, it at least keeps the aspect of nostalgia for the last remaining gym in Kanto.

Dang, I thought his name was going to be Gary. o3o

Nope, that's the same as saying they should have named Red, Ash instead. They wouldn't have taken the Anime names to rename what was done in the original GSC. Rather they might have thought of something new, such as how they changed Gold's name to Ethan over Jimmy.

 

[Bwazzam]

Actually, I didn't want Red to be "Ash". For some reason, I thought Blue was going to be Gary.

Ahh, whatever. I like Blue more than Gary anyway.

 

[Myles]

Oh man... If he was Green this time, it would help clear up the Blue/Green stuff and maybe people would just start to call him Green instead of different random ones...

If they were going to call him Gary, he would have been called Shigeru in the Japanese version.

 

[GoldvsRed]

Yeah, I figured they retconned the Rival's name with FR/LG. Oh, well. I'm still calling him Green, it sounds more fitting, since Blue sounds too nice. Besides, I can't go and change his name in Leafgreen. So... I'm still calling him Green.

 

[Jolene]

I now figure that "Green" is the canon English name for the FR/LG female player character.

 

[GlitchCity]

argh I'm mad! I wanted for them to keep Greens name! Not change it back to Blue! ugh oh well.

 

[Munch Dog]

Yeah, I was kinda hoping they'd keep him Green, but meh it doesn't really make that much of a difference for me.

 

[560cool.]

Phew , they changed Lance's Name ... -'_-

That's good . Proton sounds pretty badass as well ! :]