5th Gen Official English Name Discussion

[King Gumball]

AKBFAWHB the new names are all hard to say, or sound really... bad. I like none of them >.>

Patrat- really necessary? It is such a bad name...
Braviary- make me sound like I have a European accent
Gothitelle- TV? Would sound better if it were Gothizelle or something
Reuniclus- Ridunculas? The name sounds a bit ridiculous :/
Axew- It sounds weird in a bad way. I am wondering how it got this name
Cofagrigas- erm... it is okay, again sounds really strage, like they are scrambling to think up proper names.
Drilbur- this one is actually the only one I like.
Woobat- WHY!! What sort of name is that, to that poor little love bat?
Musharna- Stayed the same thank God, as predicted.

 

[Ho-Oh]

I think it's Galvantula, not to sure.

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...actually on the rumoured, I like crookodile. It is creative, so in a way I hope some of them are confirmed. Anddd from the looks of it, we'll get our Pignite and Emboar (mind if I celebrate early?)

And if they're fake then I'll kinda be sad, since I do like a few of them. :(

 

[Polizard]

I really think I'm going to nickname most of my pokemon in Black white because most of the names are pretty bad

 

[PaxAmericana]

I love the name Kibago Axew!

 

[Speed]

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...actually on the rumoured, I like crookodile. It is creative, so in a way I hope some of them are confirmed. Anddd from the looks of it, we'll get our Pignite and Emboar (mind if I celebrate early?)

And if they're fake then I'll kinda be sad, since I do like a few of them. :(

Crookodile reminds me too much of Tododile; but Pignite is a great name, for any pokemon. But which one is it supposed to be for?

 

[Ho-Oh]

Pignite is for Chaoubou or whatever it's called. :3

...oh so that's why I like that name so much, Totodile is awesome. Also on the rumoured, Tranquill (which sounds really nice), Cyndaquil... do we have a Rita? :(

Also if the names do turn out real, then I won't get Yorterrie. ;; And Yorterrie works perfectly as is. :(

 

[Trap-Eds]

early rumors are a bit of a spoiler alert for me, so I'll just keep using Japanese names for now. And while I love all these names, I cant help but be annoyed by Cofagrigus. Notice how it has a certain word in it? Not that I'm against gays, I'm a gay supporter.

But I don't think you actually pronounce it that way. I hope. Coh-fuh-gree-guhs. *shrug*

Free fall/Japan = Sky Drop/English? That sounds like it would be switched around. Sky Drop/Japan and Free fall/English. But ehh, I've never really paid attention to Japanese names till now. xD

Patrat sounds like Patrick. xD

CROOKodile? xDD Punny names are...punny. :P

I don't really like the name Braviary that much. It sounds like they're trying too hard with clever names. Wargle was good enough.

 

[Sirknight]

Pignite is for Chaoubou or whatever it's called. :3

...oh so that's why I like that name so much, Totodile is awesome. Also on the rumoured, Tranquill (which sounds really nice), Cyndaquil... do we have a Rita? :(

Also if the names do turn out real, then I won't get Yorterrie. ;; And Yorterrie works perfectly as is. :(

Completely agree about Yorterrie and if Zuruguu and Zuruzukin's name ended up being the rumored ones then I have a ton of nicknaming to do.

 

[Speed]

Pignite is for Chaoubou or whatever it's called. :3

...oh so that's why I like that name so much, Totodile is awesome. Also on the rumoured, Tranquill (which sounds really nice), Cyndaquil... do we have a Rita? :(

Also if the names do turn out real, then I won't get Yorterrie. ;; And Yorterrie works perfectly as is. :(

If Pignite is it's name, Pignition should be it's evo., that would fit really well. xD

And there are always nicknames if a Pokemon doesn't get the name you want.

 

[El Diabeetus]

Belle is now Bianca. Cheren stays, I honesty thought it would've been the other way around.

On the official B/W site. Along with the IGN revealed names.

 

[solarowl]

Why does Woobat have to sound similar to Zubat?
I like Woobat much more. :(

 

[PlatinumDude]

Woo! \o/ Serebii announced more english names.

Braviary - Wargle
Patrat - Minezumi
Gothitelle - Gochiruzeru
Reuniclus - Rankurusu
Cofagrigus - Desukan
Drilbur - Mogurew
Axew - Kibago
Woobat - Kokomori
Musharna stays the same \o/

Dust Proof is no Overcoat, Sandpower is Sand force, Sand Strength is now Sand Rush.

Double chop is now Dual Chops, Heart stamp stays the same. You first is after. .___.

Free fall is now sky drop.

Mokomo is called Fennel.

Desukan.. what have they done to you? :| <33

My 2 cents on the English names (meaning, if possible, will be in parentheses; some people may already know the meanings):
-Braviary (Bravery + avian): Wargle is better, since War + eagle makes more sense
-Patrat (derived from pack-rat?): I could live with that, but it sounds slightly worse than "Bidoof."
-Gothitelle (derived from gothic?): I can live with this, but BP's romanization sounds better.
-Reuniclus (homonculus + reincarnate?): It's hard for me to pronounce.
-Cofagrigus (coffin + ?): Slightly easier to pronounce than "Reuniclus."
-Drillbur (drill + ?): I like this one.
-Axew (Axe + chew): I like this one, too. For some reason, whenever I say it, I think of Gible.
-Woobat (Woo (impress) + bat): Oh, god, what have they done? This makes Zubat an even better name in comparison :/
-Musharna (same as Japanese): I'm happy they kept it.
-Fennel: Sounds awkward for some reason.

I don't mind the new attack names. As for the "other English names" that were revealed, I like "Serperior" and "Emboar" (I saw the second one coming).

 

[solarowl]

Belle is now Bianca. Cheren stays, I honesty thought it would've been the other way around.

On the official B/W site. Along with the IGN revealed names.

Dang! I wanted Bel to be Belle. :(
At least Cheren keeps his name.

 

[Ho-Oh]

..I just realised. MY THEORY IS WRONG! :( Everything I knew is wrooong.
Now I don't know when we'll get new info. D:

And wow about Bianca/Cheren. I guess in a way that means I'll always be associating Jake to Cheren then. XD Bianca... idk, I somewhat prefer Bel. :x

 

[ManhattanTheStarr]

Wow, these names are BEAUTIFUL. I can't think of one name that I really don't like, tbh. (SCRAGGY AND SCRAFTY, WTH?) Some names are uncreative, and that's a good thing~ It brings back the Generation 1 feel to the Pokemon. I've already gotten used to some of the names that I REALLY hated... like Cofagrigus. (Which is now very easy for me to pronounce :>) I think NoA has done an actually GOOD job renaming the Pokemon. And Bianca for Bel's English name is perfect.

 

[twistedpuppy]

I'm hoping Axew's name (Kibago) is pronounced as A-zu. I'll be pissed if they pronounce it as Ax-ew. >.<

As for Wargle, I thought Braviary was pretty clever, but pretty lame too. I'm just gonna nickname it Wargle when I get one. ¬___¬

 

[Angelique]

Belle is now Bianca. Cheren stays, I honesty thought it would've been the other way around.

On the official B/W site. Along with the IGN revealed names.

Bianca is confirmed? It means white. Cheren already means black so. Love. <33

Also, 596 Galvantula Denchura:
a : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
b : to stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock

These are really creative. Yay for increasing my vocabulary. First, tepid. Now, galvanize. XD

 

[twistedpuppy]

Bianca...Belle...they're both great names. I wouldn't know why anyone would complain about it. It's not as strange as Cofagrigus.

 

[solarowl]

Braviary: I actually like it a bit, but I think Wargle is a much better name.
Patrat: I don't really like it. It doesn't even make sense to me.
Gothitelle: Sounds like Gothic television. XD
Reuniclus: Sounds like Nucleus. I was expecting a better name than this.
Cofagrigus: Again. What a worse name than it could be.
Drillbur: I actually like this name.
Axew: Kind of cute for me. But I'd rather have them include axe in one of its evolutions names.
Musharna: Good that they kept it.

After sounds like a weird name for a move. o_O

Fennel is a weird name, for Mokomo. :|

Actually I think Bianca isn't as bad. I just like Bel more.

 

[El Diabeetus]

I never stated my opinion's on the new names:

Braviary: I don't see the point of renaming a Pokémon with an already English name. But, I like it. I find it clever. Looks like (Brave + Aviary).

Patrat: Not much of an opinion for a Pokémon I don't have much of an opinion for. Looks like (Patrol + Rat).

Gothitelle: Don't even like the Pokémon, but it's name looks like an awkward mutilation of the Japanese name. Gothisele or Gothizelle would work better if you ask me.

Reuniclus: I like it, a simple name for a simple Pokémon. Looks like (Reunite + Homonculus).

Cofagrigus: No opinion, they could've incorperated the Death part of the Japanese name. Is it really that taboo to say death? The only part of the name I can tell is the Cof from coffin.

Drilbur: Like it. Simple name for a simple Pokémon. Looks like (Drill + burrow).

Axew: Don't mind it. I was wondering what it could be but, I came to this conclusion. Axe + Jaw.

Woobat: Like it, it's a pun. But, it fits. Plus it looks like they're making fun of the fact that it's the generation's Zubat. Looks like or is (Woo; to impress + bat).

Musharna: No opinion, it's the Japanese name.

Fennel is an awkward name. I have no idea where they got it from either.