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Age 27
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New York City
Seen March 19th, 2023
Posted November 7th, 2022
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14.7 Years
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Just a small question on terminology you guys use. When your Pokemon hits zero health points, do you consider him "fainted" or "dead", or something else? I've seen people use both. Is there any particular reason as to why you say what you say?
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Kenshin5

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Oklahoma
Seen September 18th, 2013
Posted March 25th, 2013
4,391 posts
14.8 Years
I say fainted or he is out. Cause if you are ever out of your pokemon it says something like you "whited out" or you "blacked out". I would say the Pokemon died if it was like Cubone mother. Then again if a Ghost faints then they are already dead so how could they die? Even though Ghosts hatch from Eggs and what not(guess that would be for a different topic).

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Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
I just say he's "fainted". "dying" is a different story, because you can't really say that it died since you're going to revive it again after the battle.
Age 34
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Allybahma
Seen April 5th, 2011
Posted April 3rd, 2011
111 posts
12.7 Years
I make light fun of it with my friends and say "crap, he ded. Oh well, Poke Center ho'!"

But it'll always be fainted to me. It's fainting for a reason. If your pokemon DIED then you wouldn't have that pokemon anymore. Not to mention it wouldn't be able to be revived from death. That's just creating a ton of zombie problems we don't need right now.

I like to think that fainting is just that. The pokemon fought so hard that it fainted or has no more stamina to fight. It's like with the anime. The pokemon pass out on their side with swirly eyes then the fight is over. They're not dead, they just got the wind knocked out of them.

And the Poke Center lets them get some rest, and revives are like energy drinks. It's just silly to say they're really dead, unless you're playing a nuzlocke like -weeper- said.

Timbjerr

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Age 36
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Texas
Seen May 30th, 2022
Posted January 28th, 2016
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19.7 Years
I say "knocked out" when typing it out or when I'm trying to speak carefully, but I do have a tendency to say that they're "dead" if I'm speaking without thinking.

I never use the term "fainted" as it implies that my pokemon just hyperventilated as opposed to simply being down and unable to fight ("knocked out" as used in boxing or wrestling).
Age 30
Male
Long Beach,California
Seen April 23rd, 2011
Posted April 23rd, 2011
152 posts
12.2 Years
I have a pretty bad temperament so whenever the game makes me mad(usually through being immobilized from infatuation or confused) I refer to "making the pokemon faint" as killing them. So yeah, I usually say faint unless I'm mad at the game.

Age 28
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Seen February 24th, 2016
Posted February 24th, 2016
3,252 posts
16.3 Years
I'd say my Pokemon 'died', because everytime i play a game and lose, I'd say... Oh wait.

I say that they died. I even say I died if I lose a battle, haha.
^This. I even say I 'died' in Tetris or Mario.
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I think to myself "oh it's dead - okay let's move on!" usually when they fainted, because it's some kind of a habit I guess.




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Seen September 6th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2014
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12.7 Years
I usually say "oh he's dead" or "oh he's out" or something. Fainted is two syllables and requires effort to say.
I don't say he's out but I agree fainted takes to much effort to say. Dead is usually what I say. But I still correct people when they say that they have died.
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Seen October 29th, 2011
Posted August 18th, 2011
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12.3 Years
I use both. I use "fainted" if I feel like to and "dead" if I feel like to. When I battle a trainer, Cynthia for example; I say things like, "Yes! Garchomp died!" and "I'm going to kill your Roserade! lol
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