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>Showers
>Thunders
>Booster
>>26890562
A lot of the gen 1 Japanese names are shit. Localization is one thing that Pokemon's always done well.
>Crab
BOSSGODORA
>Ghost
>Pigeon
Cute little fluff
>Kicklee
>Articuno
>>26890672
Or rather, that's this one's name. Slurpuff's German name isn't as cute
>Axoloto
>Fire
>Smogon
>Smogo
>>26890697
This one kills me the most of the three birds.
>Sirknight
The Magmer line's are all boob something
>>26890709
>Boober
>Booburn
>>26890709
Booby
Boober
Boobum
>Kangourex
>>26890703
D O G A R S
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>Airmd
Why is pikachu pikachu all over the world?
>>26890732
why is absol absol all over the world?
>>26890732
And chikorita, manafy, lucario………
>>26890739
Chikorita is called Germignon in France and Endivie in Germany.
>>26890732
The French translator for RBY once said that GF insisted that the Pokémon mascot HAD to keep its original name.
Most japanese names in gen 1 are shit, they're literally called exactly what they are
>Charmeleon
Lizard
>Krabby
Crab
>Rattata
Baby Rat
>Raticate
Rat
Also Ghastly and Haunter is Ghos and Ghost respesctively and I like how Jolteon is Thunders and Zapdos is Thunder
>>26890739
>Chikorita
wat?
Noivern
>UHaFnir
>>26890755
I thought chikorita is worldwide name
Because in English and Japanese version, it is called so
>>26890672
>>26890689
it's German name is a combination of drool and zabaione but is still pronounced like zabaione
Greninja
Gekkouga
Gekkou means moon light
Kouga is famous school of ninja
>>26890687
underrated
It's called Cavalanzas in German.
>>26890792
In Japanese, it's called chevargo
Chevalier + escargot
Roucoupsse
>>26890750
The gen 1 bird trio in japanese is Thunder, Freezer and Fire
>>26890899
Which language?
japanese name: poppo
which is a german word for the "butt"
how many localizations are there?
>>26890928
>which is a german word for the "butt"
I laughed.
>>26890928
And Pippi.
Pippi and Poppo...for a french like me that's really disturbing.
Popo literally means "pooh" and Pipi "pee".
>>26890899
>>26890917
French, but it's pronounced "Rou - Kou". (despite that, a lot of people pronounced it "Rou - Koups"...especially because the french anime made this mistake)
Flunkifer
>>26890562
>foreign
Nigga pokemons Japanese, you're the foreign one baka gaijin
>Vulgina
>>26890687
kek
good thing we germans got nice names
>Jolteon
Blitza
>Flareon
Flamara
>Vaporeon
Aquana
Just like
>Articuno
Arktos
>Zapdos
Zapdos
>Moltres
Lavados
>>26891916
>nice names
>>26891965
onvern and onbat are horrible
Ef-Em and UHaFnir...
EFM and UHF are terms with radiowaves and stuff. dont know what they thought when naming them, but who cares...
>>26890697
>Faia
Everytime
>Sylveon
Nymphia
>Greninja
Gekkouga
>Furfrou
Trimien
>Cacturne
Noctus(nocturne + cactus)
this nigga in chinese is motherfucking DOUBLE AXE BATTLE DRAGON
Thunders jolteon
Thunder zapdos?
