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Isshu City Names
Personally Gens 1&2 had my favorite city names because they shared a common theme which i felt was lost in 3&4. Kanto was named for colors and your home town was Pallet like a painters pallet where the colors begin. And Johto was named for trees, aside from Golden Rod which is a color but it fits because it is the link between Johto and Kanto. I personally would love to see the return of cities with themed names. what do all of you think?
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Yeah, I agree with Valor. The towns should return to having a central theme. Especially since the main theme in Black and White is Yin and Yang or balance of nature and industry.
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If what People say are true about the games being Nature Vs. Industry they Might have Nature and Industry Related Names ?
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I think they should name the cities in black and white after real cities. That would add a kind of uniqueness to it, especially if you live in Japan and are familiar with the names.
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I don't think they should name them after real cities, this is a fictional world. There's a lot of other things they could do. Maybe we'll get sky-themed names. Doesn't "Hiun" have something to do with the sky? |
Meh i don't consider putting two words together a "theme" colors are theme, tree names are a theme
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Hiun means Fate
Tenbun Town? (Destiny) Sachi City? (Fortune) Tame Temple? (Good) Warui Way? (Bad) Shiawase Shrine? (Luck) |
well bulbabedia isn't my opinion XD i said I Don't just like some people don't believe in smogon's tiers it is their opinions, i didn't mention it because I don't believe it
@ calder i like those suggestions especially Tenbun Town it sounds like a great name for your home town |
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~ & I consider putting two words together a theme also, just not a very good one. :/ I agree, I love Kanto/Johto names. |
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Well doesn't Huin have something to do with the sky I heard someone in this forum say something about that... |
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Well, it could also mean Misfortune also or fate like you said.
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Well will the theme of fate be translated into English words for the English version :\
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Maybe the theme is based on aspects of life, like fate, hope, misfortune,etc. Though I like the fate/destiny theme :D
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If anything, Gen II didn't have a theme. Goldenrod, Mahogany and Violet are colours (although the latter is also a tree). Cherrygrove and Cianwood are compound words and Olivine is a rock. Where's the theme in that?
Gen III had a theme of compound words describing the area. Lily-cove, Petal-burg, Lava-ridge. =| |
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@Darknight i am 99% sure they were plant names before they were color names :/ |
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You have a point but i actually think your "odd" city out proves the plant/tree aspect and not so much the color
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Nice thread. I was thinking they'd be named after tech, or maybe basic things... Urm, Candle, Fluorescent, Incandescent etc xD
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Mahogany is a type of wood, not a tree. Olivine is a rock, or an extension on Olive (yet another colour). Cherrygrove is two words put together. And, uh, Cianwood and Ecruteak don't exist outside of Pokemon. Admit it, less than half of the Johto cities are actually plants.
And then Gen III theme isn't just "taking two words and sticking them together". Each name means something in relation to the city itself. Slateport is a main port with big streets and stuff. Lavaridge is on a ridge next to a volcano. Sootopolis is a portmanteau of soot (from a volcano) and metropolis, meaning big city, which is what Sootopolis is - a big city in a volcano. If anything, the Gen III names were much better thought out and fit a lot better than the original ones, while sticking to a theme. |
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