Let's talk Pokémon cries!

[Sheep]

Each Pokémon has their own cry/sound in the games they make when being used.

Do you have any favorite cries? Least favorite? Are there any you find to particularly stand out? What about cute-sounding cries? Feel free to mention anything about Pokémon cries here. (b' ')b

Spurred by me using my Alpha Raichu in Legends and realizing how cute Raichu's cry is, especially with how often mine speaks in the game.

 

[Fairy]

I feel like I can still identify all the 8bit cries from the original 151 lmao. I wouldn't say I have any most/least favorites, but they are definitely living rent free in my brain.

 

[Drayton]

Anyone hear a cry that is use the same sound of THIS POKEMON cry, but in a different tone.. You could name a few that sounded similar but different pitching or tone


Bonus: Why I only think Pikachu cry sounded like a anime version one, god that is amazing.

 

[Finneari]

I feel like I can still identify all the 8bit cries from the original 151 lmao. I wouldn't say I have any most/least favorites, but they are definitely living rent free in my brain.

I sometimes get them stuck in my head, too! Even just mentioning the Pokémon can set my brain off like that, and it's like it doesn't realize it's not a song! It's not earworm material!

What I liked particularly about the gen 1 cries was when HP was low on occasion certain Pokémon lost their cry and sounded like another. Metapod suddenly had Gastly's cry in R/B, for instance. A strange bug.

 

[Corveone]

Love:
Lumineon, Dialga, Meloetta, Froslass, Lugia, Milotic, Kricketune, Porygon2, Hippopotas, Aurorus, Regice, Electivire, Gothitelle, Miltank, Bastiodon.

Hate: the anime Pikachu & Eevee cries (nice to see they got their game cries back in Legends Arceus)

Anyone hear a cry that is use the same sound of THIS POKEMON cry, but in a different tone.. You could name a few that sounded similar but different pitching or tone

That was an issue in the GB games due to technical limitations. Many Pokémon shared the same cries with a somewhat different pitch, like Parasect and Mewtwo.

 

[Duck]

I don't really play with sound on, so I don't really notice a lot of these sounds, I guess.

The few times I did, they always seemed kinda hideous to me, I'm not gonna lie.

 

[Zeostar]

I like Kricketune and Kyogre.

 

[Sheep]

What I liked particularly about the gen 1 cries was when HP was low on occasion certain Pokémon lost their cry and sounded like another. Metapod suddenly had Gastly's cry in R/B, for instance. A strange bug.

I wasn't aware of this, at least not about Metapod sounding like Gastly on low HP. Going to have to look that up!

On the note of anime-sounding cries, I definitely prefer sounds. When Pikachu and Eevee's cries went back to sounds in Legends it took me a bit to get used to it (especially for Pikachu) but once I adjusted it was a really welcome revert to me. Makes them sound more like actual animals, which I think is what I prefer.

 

[Roni]

There's so many cute sounding ones in my head right now, but I can't for the life of me remember which Pokemon they belong to D: And it's not like I can easily spell it out for y'all either lmao. I'mma come back when I eventually remember~

 

[Sweet Serenity]

Abomasnow – I swear I can hear it shouting Obama
Aggron – All aboard the choo-choo train!
Alomomola – Sounds kind of funny
Celesteela – Odd sounding cry for an odd Pokémon
Chatot – For some reason, hearing this cry brings back amazing memories in my life
Chandelure – Doesn't sound natural in a good way
Cherrim – Very cute cry for a very cute Pokémon (in its sunshine form)
Cofagrigus – How can you not love it
Combee – Very cute
Combusken – I love the way it sounds and love imitating it
Cresselia – Very cute cry, almost catlike
Decidueye – Awesome cry
Espeon – Cute sound
Delphox – Sounds like it's screaming WTF
Donphan – Another on of those cries that bring back good memories
Drifblim – You can rap to that cry
Dialga – I'm not really sure why, but I just love the way the cry sounds
Empoleon – You can tell it means business
Eternatus – For some reason, its cry brings back good memories
Feraligatr – Sounds almost exactly like a bellowing alligator
Froslass – A combination of cute and creepy
Giratina – Sounds like a scream from the underworld
Gothitele – Sounds like a horror movie sound effect
Grapploct – "I smell cheese"
Heatmor – Sounds like an actual living thing
Heatran – It sounds like something malfunctioning, but in a cute way
Heracross – Sounds like it's screaming OH MY GOD
Honchkrow – A combination of a motorcycle revving and a scary death bird call
Jynx – I love the rhythm
Kricketune – How can you not love that cry
Kyorge – Loud but cute sounding screech
Litleo – Possibly the cutest cry ever
Lumineon – Sounds soothing to the ears and relaxing
Magnezone – Sounds like a mechanical Pacman dying
Malamar – I don't know why, but it sounds really good
Meloetta – Nice singing tone
Mismagius – Sounds very playful, but kind of creepy at the same time
Medicham – You can make some good music with that cry
Musharna – So weird and mysterious
Nidoking – Sounds intense
Palossand – OOOOOOOOOHHHHH
Parasect – Sounds like Mewtwo's cry
Phione – Very cute
Porygon-Z – Sounds like its glitchy and out of control
Regigigas – Another cry you can rap to
Reshiram – Beautiful cry for a beautiful Pokémon
Rotom – Iconic sound that I've grown to like from playing the Alola games
Serperior – Iconic sound for me as my first starter
Skorupi – Sounds cute for a poisonous scorpion
Sylveon – A cute cry that suits its appearance
Swoobat – Cute cry
Tapu Fini – Creepy but cute
Togekiss – Sounds like something that isn't a living being, but good too
Turtonator – Sounds like a motorcycle engine revving up
Umbreon – Sounds good
Uxie – Very cute cry for a very cute critter
Victreebel – Very soothing to the ears
Virizion – Simply love it