Because when I was a kid, the games were in english only, and the translation of the anime was specifically made for French-Canadians instead of the France version. So we had French Canadian voice actors, and the Pokémon and characters had their english names. I learned every single Pokémon name in english and I don't know many of their french names. Also the ones I've seen sound dumb. Really really dumb, I wouldn't imagine myself yelling their names without laughing lol
I'm past the part with Misty. I like how it is just slighlty darker than the animes ^^