Foreign names

>>26890562
A lot of the gen 1 Japanese names are shit. Localization is one thing that Pokemon's always done well.

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>Crab

BOSSGODORA

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>Ghost

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>Pigeon

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Cute little fluff

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>Kicklee

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>Articuno

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>>26890672
Or rather, that's this one's name. Slurpuff's German name isn't as cute

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>Axoloto

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>Fire

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>Smogon

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>Smogo

>>26890697
This one kills me the most of the three birds.

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>Sirknight

The Magmer line's are all boob something

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>>26890709
>Boober
>Booburn

>>26890709
Booby
Boober
Boobum

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>Kangourex

>>26890703
D O G A R S
O
G
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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.

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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

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>>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

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It's called Cavalanzas in German.

>>26890792
In Japanese, it's called chevargo
Chevalier + escargot

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Roucoupsse

>>26890750
The gen 1 bird trio in japanese is Thunder, Freezer and Fire

>>26890899
Which language?

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japanese name: poppo
which is a german word for the "butt"

how many localizations are there?

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>>26890928
>which is a german word for the "butt"
I laughed.

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>>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)

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Flunkifer

>>26890562
>foreign
Nigga pokemons Japanese, you're the foreign one baka gaijin

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>Vulgina

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>>26890687
kek

good thing we germans got nice names

>Jolteon
Blitza
>Flareon
Flamara
>Vaporeon
Aquana

Just like
>Articuno
Arktos
>Zapdos
Zapdos
>Moltres
Lavados

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>>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)

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this nigga in chinese is motherfucking DOUBLE AXE BATTLE DRAGON

Thunders jolteon
Thunder zapdos?