Lizardon or Charizard??

[Toblerone]

I agree. They are very hard to pronounce in my opinion. Even though Lizardon is a good name for Charizard. I think it fits it's appearance.

 

[Peanutassailant]

i would say the english name.

1, english names are more desireable and rarer than japanese names
2, this was what i was accustom with as a kid, "charmander" "bulbasuar, "Squirtle"
3, i just plain think they sound better, lol, the japanese names seem to long winded

 

[Acrutheo]

Changing now would obviously be infeasible because the vast majority of the English fandom has always had these names, and to change now would cause problems. Even if we could go back in time and change it, I wouldn't want to. This is because all the English ones have etymologies that can be traced more easily, whereas some of the Japanese etymologies wouldn't make sense. I will concede that some Japanese names are better, for example, as Berlitz said, "barrier'd" over "Mr. Mime", as far as females are concerned.

 

[austin00081]

Pochama is cuter than Piplup in the anime.
;3

 

[Tsuroerusu]

I think the English names for this generation of starters were really good, but then we got to "Blaziken" which I thought was pretty bad.

 

[zilla103]

I like the english names better because it fits the pokemon better and most of us grew up with the english names so the jappanese names for me are weard.

 

[SBaby]

I'll be honest with you. I favor the English names, because those are the names I remember the most. Those are the names I heard back before I had Internet access and could go on message boards where people wondered why I used the dub as a reference. And thus, those are the names I familiarized myself with. I don't have the patience, nor the incentive to familiarize myself with 4 entire Editions of Japanese names. So dub it is.

On another note, I just watched the dub version of the Cynthia episode (where she battles Paul) and I have to say, I'm now a firm believer that she is the Pokemon version of a Druid. She seems to stay neutral in everything (such as the way Paul treats his Pokemon), and talks about Legends and nature almost on a constant basis.

 

[Cherrim]

I prefer the English names. Unfortunately I don't know Japanese well enough to understand any puns or references in them but at least in English I can do that much. It makes it more enjoyable, not to mention a little easier to remember, which is great considering the sheer amount of Pokémon now.