japanese names

Started by NA3LKER December 26th, 2010 11:30 AM
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(dunno if there is a thread for this yet)

anyone else such a nerd that they know some japanese names of pokemon? and are there ones that you prefer over the english names?

i prefer the japanese for scyther (strike)
i also like the japanese fo r suicune (suikun), mew (myuu) and mewtwo (myuutsu).but these ones are pronounced very similar to the english names

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I know a few. But the ones that I most definitely prefer over the English names are Pokabu, Tsutarja, and Mijumaru.
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Aside from the half of GenV pokemon whose name I bothered to memorize (simply as a placeholder until official English names are released, of course) and pokemon whose names are roughly the same in both languages (like Pikachuu and Myuutsuu), I can name off the top of my head (in rough national dex order):
Fushijibata
Lizardon
Zenigame
Spear
Pipi
Purin
Nyarth
Kodakku
Gardie
Windie
Utsobot
Yadon
Betbeton
Ghost
Matadogas
Lucky
Barrierd
Strike
Koiking
Metamon
Kobigon
Kairyu

....

After looking at how many GenI pokemon I was able to list, I should just stop here so as to keep from looking like a total nerd. XD

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I totally prefer Japanese names for 5th generation and I know some of 4th generation Pokemon 'cause I've been watching new episodes of Pokemon in Japanese since half of DP.
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Futachimaru will ALWAYS be better han the English name <3.
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I rather the Japanese names most of the time even though I know more English names. I find them to sound either cool or lulzsome. I mean, look at Magby and Magmar, Buby and Boober. When I first heard them in DP I lol'd so hard

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BTW, is "Odairu" really the right way to write it in English?

"Ordile" is the trademarked romanization IIRC

This happens every generation; everyone claims the Japanese names to be superior, but eventually you get used to the English translation.

That said, I can remember pretty much every JP name for the G4 Pokémon because that was the first time I actually paid attention to new info as it was coming in (oh, the inforush was fun...).
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