Does Ketchum sound like Catch em?

Started by Shining Arcanine December 1st, 2003 1:16 AM
  • 2915 views
  • 26 replies

Frostweaver

Ancient + Prehistoric

Age 34
Male
Canada
Seen September 11th, 2016
Posted July 30th, 2016
8,246 posts
19.7 Years
I thought that's always the allusion the translaters are trying to draw all along... usually the names have something to do with the character *except 2 terrible one, both starting with m and are siblings of each other*

Like Tracey Sketchit and etc... there's some character descriptions within the names (but very minor descriptions...)

Sayuri no Hoshi

♥ i'm loving angels instead ♥

Age 36
♥ with my arch angel...in spirit XD ♥
Seen October 12th, 2012
Posted October 24th, 2008
1,140 posts
19.6 Years

Funny how I've thought about that, too, lol. Well, I adored Ash back in the day (and uh...still do ^_^) and I wondered how to spell his last name. I was a slow child, lol. I wrote it down "literally". Like Catchem. It wasn't until later I caught on and found out it was spelled Ketchum. Sort of like a pun, don't you all think?


|| be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it ||

| c h r y s t i e | partners in crime | k a y l e i g h |
Age 35
Scotland
Seen August 2nd, 2004
Posted August 2nd, 2004
367 posts
19.7 Years
Of course, Americans always do unworthy stuff like that.
I wonder what their last Japanese names are.
We are friends,
Forever.
We will be trusting,
Forever.
Our world will be apart,
Never.
My, it is a beautiful night,
My shares delight.
Always will we cast the light
Of friendship alight.
Good night, my friend.
May the stars
Move us to sleep.

Sayuri no Hoshi

♥ i'm loving angels instead ♥

Age 36
♥ with my arch angel...in spirit XD ♥
Seen October 12th, 2012
Posted October 24th, 2008
1,140 posts
19.6 Years
Well, he did call himself ketchup in the episode with Electabuzz and Scyther

Well, I could see where you got that from. He did space out for a second while he was looking at Pikachu being all obsessive with the ketchup... O_o; And then he said "Ketchup..." But, like it was already posted, he called himself Tom Ato, Misty as Ann Chovy, and Brock as was also pointed out, Caesar Salad. ^_^


|| be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it ||

| c h r y s t i e | partners in crime | k a y l e i g h |

Haruka

Pokémon Coordinator

Age 34
Kanto (Currently: Caldwell, NJ)
Seen July 24th, 2009
Posted April 7th, 2008
3,877 posts
19.7 Years
Remember Ash's Pikachu was holding a katchup bottle and Ash wanted to disise his name to Ketchup.. lol.. thats soooo funny... Classic!


Omigosh, it's the return of Ashley... =o
Friend Codes
Pokemon Battle Revolution: 4381 9024 5685 (Alyssa)
Pokemon Diamond: 1718 9721 5525 (Hikari) (2 win, 2 loss)
Florafield City Gym* is now open!
Gym Statistics: 3 win, 3 loss
*Requires a registration at TCoD and also with the League.
em.../urp...
Seen April 15th, 2011
Posted April 15th, 2011
2,625 posts
19.7 Years
Wasn't that the same episode that Brook was known to the rival gyms as Caeser Salad?
Ya!
But wasn't it scissors salad? o_O|||
And what does Ann Chovy mean?
I'm finally back...after 5 years XD
lol, aren't my Jynx da cutest Jynx you have seen?

My DA: http://j2y8n2x.deviantart.com

Hikaru's Twin

Clinging to Mrs. Christie

Age 35
Admiring Kate from afar..(Scotland, UK)
Seen May 7th, 2005
Posted January 4th, 2005
845 posts
19.5 Years
Giving Ash the surname Ketchum was deliberate, as it was supposed to sound like "Catch 'em" as in "Gotta Catch 'em All!" I remember reading that in some Nintendo Magazine... ^^
"As I watch the warm coloured autumn leaves spiralling gently to the ground-I wonder...
If I ever knew it was possible to wake up one morning and find the sweetest, most beautiful woman...I would've wanted to wake up a lot sooner.... Smart, sensible, pretty, funny, kind...are words that aren't close enough to describing just how perfect she truly is. Her cute smile, her warm auburn hair and her pale ice blue eyes, add to the beauty of her terrific personality.But most of all, she cares for me too; thats why I wear my best smile every day..."
Date: 06/07/04 Time: 20:43
How amazing it would be to relive that moment...
Member of the Abby X Sawah Fan Club!

*☆------------------------------------☆*

...Thanks to Mrs. Scott for being there when i needed her most...
And to Kate for taking me to Tiffins! :p

Paired up with bna_li!
Obsessed with Kate Christie...
Someone that i admire and think the world of....


Christie-San's #01 Fan!
Always...

+Hoenn's Dearest+

NaVeR

That Guy from that Place

Age 30
S. Korea
Seen October 15th, 2005
Posted February 4th, 2005
126 posts
19.4 Years
uhhh...to me Ketchum sounds more like ketchup XDDDDD


and when they used gotta catch 'em all as a slogan (do they still use that?) i was like what the <something i can't say on pc> was that?
Back and Better Than You... I Mean... Ever ^^;
Paired with... <no one>. But I'm lookin' ^-~
Also known as Leek Perilous...
Banner made by me! :P


Miyu-chan

.::f l o w e r g i r l::.

Age 34
Seen April 23rd, 2014
Posted January 17th, 2010
5,956 posts
19.7 Years
That was so obvious Shining Arcanine.
You mean you haven't noticed it all this while?
My brother and I often make fun of his name by calling him "Ash Ketchup" instead :D :P
My brother and i do that too! XD Gotta agree that they did a lame job in making surnames for them. >"< I think in the japanese version, they didn't have any. n_n;


l Paired -MegaDitto l Evil sidekick - Ninja Retsu l Evil Twin -Hiyori-chan l

Avatar by - Me