Pokemon Pronunciation!

Smallbirdie

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    IT'S CALLED A "GLI-GAR"? I'VE BEEN PRONOUNCING IT "GIL-GAR" FOR YEARS!

    I've got a 4 year old, and at the thrift store we found and bought a VHS copy of "Pokemon the Johto Journeys: Crimson Warrior" (featuring Gold & Silver Pokemon! Ooooh!). We just popped it in the VCR. It's got Gligar and Gligar Man in it (I've never this episode before) and when they introduced him I realized how dyslexic I've been! I've see it a thousand times, and I've always said Gil-gar.

    Aw hell! They just did "Who's That Pokemon?" I said, "Oh, that's Mareep". No, it's not Mare-ep, it's Ma-reep!

    Does this sort of thing happen to anyone else?
     
    I've always said Gli-gar. As long as that "i" sounds like an "i" rather than an "ee".

    I done the same with Arceus. I used to pronounce Dialga "die-alga". There's loads, but I can't remember them anymore because I just ended up changing to the anime pronunciations @~@
     
    I thought Misdreavus' name was pronounced MIS-dri-vus (4Kids dub) but it's actually MIS-dree-vus (TPCi/PUSA dub). I think the latter is correct.
     
    Oh yeah, I used to pronounce Misdreavus's name completely wrong, Mis-dree-vee-us. No idea why.
     
    I wouldn't trust pronunciations in the dub anyway, they're always pronouncing a name any ol' how. Take Raikou, they've said it like 3+ different ways.
    I just like to pronounce it how I like, or just how the dub says it anyway, though if I ever get a name wrong and I find it hear the proper pronunciatio, I always find myself saying it how I used to anyway. xD
     
    I called Cofagrigus Cofgrigus. I also used to call Rhyperior Rhypherior. They're all just spelling mistakes to me.
     
    Got this all the time with the 3 legendary dogs...
    Examples:

    -Raikou: Ray-ko or Ray-cow?
    -Entei: En-tey or En-tai?
    -Suicune: Su-wi-kjun or Suj-kjun?

    Maximum confusion here.
     
    Espinight said:
    Got this all the time with the 3 legendary dogs...
    Examples:

    -Raikou: Ray-ko or Ray-cow?
    -Entei: En-tey or En-tai?
    -Suicune: Su-wi-kjun or Suj-kjun?

    Maximum confusion here.
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    I pronounce them:

    Raikou: RYE-KO
    Entei: EN-TAY
    Suicune: SWEE-COON

    Some pronunciations I've never been totally sure of:

    Ambipom (AM-BEE-POM?)
    Lombre (LOME-BRAY?)
    Masquerain (MASS-KURR-RAIN?)
    Uxie (UCKS-EE?)

    Also, here's a couple I found out I had been mispronouncing when I saw them in the anime:

    Snivy (always pronounced it with a short I)
    Manectric (always pronounced it MA-NECK-TRICK then found out it's MAY-NECK-TRICK)
     
    I used to pronounce Bonsly as "Bon-slee," but after seeing one of the first D/P episodes, I learned the real pronunciation (Bon-slye), and have used it ever since.
     
    deoxys121 said:

    Snivy (always pronounced it with a short I)
    Manectric (always pronounced it MA-NECK-TRICK then found out it's MAY-NECK-TRICK)
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    xD, I though I was the only one with these...I also made the mistake with Bonsly and Arceus....I just feel Embarrassed sometimes when I knew I use to pronounce them wrong in front of my other friends..
     
    deoxys121 said:


    I pronounce them:

    Raikou: RYE-KO
    Entei: EN-TAY
    Suicune: SWEE-COON

    Some pronunciations I've never been totally sure of:

    Ambipom (AM-BEE-POM?)
    Lombre (LOME-BRAY?)
    Masquerain (MASS-KURR-RAIN?)
    Uxie (UCKS-EE?)

    Also, here's a couple I found out I had been mispronouncing when I saw them in the anime:

    Snivy (always pronounced it with a short I)
    Manectric (always pronounced it MA-NECK-TRICK then found out it's MAY-NECK-TRICK)
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    Some unusual thoughts...

    I didn't know Manectric's name pronounciation until I watched a video of Pokemon Battle Revolution on YouTube.

    Uxie and Ambipom plus the Legendary Beasts you got correct.
     
    Oh dang, I never realized how many I've been mispronouncing!! Bonsly, Manectrike, Misdreavus... As soon as Bulbapedia comes back up I'm going to check to see if they have a pronunciation guide!
     
    I used to pronounce Misdreavus as mis-DRAY-vee-us (dont ask where that came from). And I still refuse to pronounce Arceus as ARK-ee-us. It will always be AR-cee-us to me :P.
    I'm probably pronouncing most of the Gen 5 Pokémon wrong since I don't watch the anime anymore and completely relied on Battle Revolution for Gen III and IV pronunciations.
     
    Smallbirdie said:
    As soon as Bulbapedia comes back up I'm going to check to see if they have a pronunciation guide!
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    They do not have such a guide and they never will, due to the fact that--as you can see--there are multiple ways to pronounce a name, and they've done so across different canons (anime; vocalized side-games) and dub productions.
     
    I hear all the new ones first on the anime so I take it as it is. Though I do wonder about Victini (first times I skimmed over the word and I thought it was vicinity) - should it be Vis-tinee? Find out on movie 14!
     
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