Do you still refer to some Pokemon by their Japanese names?

[Hikamaru]

I just wanna ask, do any of you still refer to certain Pokemon by their Japanese names even after the localizations get revealed?

I usually refer by Japanese name until the English name gets released.

 

[voltianqueen]

Just Wargle for me. I got attached to that name and think it sounds cooler than Braviary. I tried not to learn the Japanese names so I wouldn't think the English names sounded funny when they were released.

 

[Olli]

I refer to Pokémon by their Japanese names untill the games featuring them comes out in English, much like I refer to the regions, characters, and what else there is by their Japanese names untill official English names have been given.

The only instance I've had of knowing the Japanese names was when Black and White came out in Japanese. It was a much discussed topic at the time, and since no English names had been given at the time, I'd have to refer to their Japanese names obviously.

I had a hard time going from Isshu to Unova though, mainly because I liked Isshu much better.

 

[Cid]

I came to a point where the names just shifted to their English ones in a really sudden manner. Maybe that's because I got used to playing the English games, with all the new names painting over their Japanese release speculation-era ones. I've memorized pretty much every Pokémon since the third generation in English, that carried on to the fourth, and now with this one. So yeah, I get some minor switcheroos here and there (probably because I watch the anime in Japanese) but it's been mostly English localization for the names pretty much.

I agree that the shift from Isshu to Unova was pretty hard. All the previous regions effortlessly had rings to them while still sounding like Japanese names so I didn't see the point and felt momentarily stubborn.

 

[TheFallenUmbreon]

I prefer the English ones. However, for some Pokemon, I prefer them by their Japanese names. For example: Mijimaru (Oshawott). Whenever I hear the first name of the Pokemon in any language, it just gets stuck in my head and I use it more often.

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

For the most part, I've never paid all that much attention to the name speculations of new Pokemon. The only times I can really remember a critter's Japanese name are from when they're featured in the upcoming anime movie - 'cause normally they're the first released Pokemon from each new generation. Having said that, the only one I can remember off the top of my head would be Rukario... so that probably doesn't count as much! :D

 

[Zephele]

The only time I kept up-to-date with the unveiling of new Pokemon was for Gen V, and I recall shifting into the English names with relative ease. I guess it helped that I never really got attached to many of the Pokemon's names until the English versions were released, though there are some Japanese names which I can still vaguely remember.

 

[Porynoir]

Dialga is Dialga, heh. Sometimes I say Pokabu.

 

[ShadowStriatonTriad]

Yes; actually I prefer the Japanese names of Pokemon. Some Pokemon names are the same in English though, too. I do like to say Fujimaru!

 

[Quixote]

While I do personally like some of the Japanese names over the English, I'll still refer to english for conveniences sake. It's a giant pet peeve of mines when there's a discussion going on and someone keeps referring to the Japanese names forcing me to go look up the Pokemon.

 

[Esper]

If I've recently played my Japanese copy of White then, yeah, I will. The opposite happens with my English copy of Black. And if I don't play either for a while I start to forget either name entirely.

 

[CliveKoopa]

No, I never refer to any pokemon with their Japanese names unless of course they are the same as their english names like Pikachu.

 

[Yoshikko]

I would refer to them in Japanese until the English names are revealed, if it weren't for the fact that I don't refer to any Pokémon at all before I can even play the game because it doesn't really interest me lol.

The only one that I often call by its original name still is Reuniclus who I call Rank or just Rankurusu because I freaking love that name, and because that's what it's commonly known as in Smogon for some reason.

 

[psyanic]

I just go with plain old English. I just don't keep up with all the Japanese names, so I learn the names by playing through the games, which happen to be in English.

 

[Satoshi Ookami]

In my case it's more if I ever refer to them with English names =D
I prefer Japanese but since English are more used I sometimes catch the english names.
But since I don't want to watch English version of anime, I'll probably stick to Japanese names at least in 5th gen.

 

[Ω Ruby and α Sapphire]

No, not me. They are to hard for me to say! :D

 

[Firox]

I'm getting used to the Japanese names - for some I prefer the German names like the Charmander evolutions (Glumanda, Glutexo, and Glurak) and the Squritle evolutions (Schiggy, Schillok, Turtok) - but the one in Japanese I use alot is Meowth (my second favorite Pokemon) Nyasu!! Nya-Nya (sound cat makes in Japanese). I also watch the anime in my native language (Spanish) they use the English names but with the Spanish accent


my main preference is Japanese.

 

[Cherrim]

I kind of regret importing Pokemon Black when it came out. I tried my best, but I ended up memorizing a lot of gen 5's names in Japanese and even when I played it in English (twice!) I didn't memorize them in English. So for gen 5, I can probably name all the Pokemon if I had to, but half of them will be named in English and the other half in Japanese. :P I really wish I could just forget the Japanese names and learn them fresh in English. I don't like referring to Pokemon in other languages since I'm really only involved in the English fandom.

 

[Ho-Oh]

I still call Druddigon Crimgan because Crimgan sounds much better and that Druddigon as a name sucks. I can probably name a lot of Unova's Japanese names due to the forum etc, lol. Otherwise nope, all English for me.

 

[Itcheeee]

I still use most gen V Pokemon's Japanese names, I never really got used to the English ones. I changed a lot of my gen V poke's names to the Japanese name lol =p