It's interesting to note how some names that are kept are already English or semi-English words (Ponyta, Parasect, Gengar) while some are actually Japanese (the Nido family, Pikachu, Togepi).Ī little word of forewarning that as someone who speaks a little Japanese, I'm considering names that are 'close enough' in pronunciation as the same thing, so Lapras's Japanese name, ラプラス ( Rapurasu), while romanized as 'Laplace' by Nintendo's trademarks, is still read identically as how you would read the English name of Lapras with katakana, so I'm considering both the same name. English as read by Japanese phonetics) in the original Japanese games, but get changed when localized for the international audience. And, well, it's an aspect of anime and manga that's been around since forever, so can you blame Pokemon for following suit? The thing is, there are some Pokemon names that are actually English (or, well, 'Engrish', a.k.a. You see, anyone who watches anime or reads manga will know that Japanese works of fiction like to give some names in English, just to sound cooler. But some Pokemon actually share their Japanese and English names, and this little article will list those names, plus a little discussion about the names that are kept during the localization. Nearly every single character, both Pokemon and human, get new English names that are just as punny and made up of combinations of words as their original Japanese names. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.So, Pokemon is originally a Japanese franchise before being imported and localized for the English-speaking audience. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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