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General Category => General Pokémon Discussion => Topic started by: Bulbakip on September 15, 2014, 16:26
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There are Pokémon names like Bulbasaur that no one mispronounces and names like Arceus that everyone mispronounces ;D (Pronunciation: Ar-k-ius) - I'm not good at writing transcriptions :laugh:
In this topic you can write which Pokémon's names you mispronounce :)
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lugia is apparently one? i say it 'loo-GEE-ah' whereas its apparently 'LOO-gee-ah' which blows my mind and i refuse to pronounce it in this awful way
meganium was another one. i say it right now, but i said it 'meh-gah-NEE-um' when its really 'meh-GAY-nee-um'
i still say 'ARR-see-uss' though. no hard Cs here pal, you give me a pokemon that has a name that looks like its read close to 'arse' you bet your bottom dollar im gonna be pronouncing it that way.
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IPA to the rescue.
I pronounce Hydreigon wrong on purpose, simply because I think it sounds better as 'haɪ-dreɪ-gɒn'
It is of course, supposed to be pronounced 'haɪ-draɪ-gɒn'
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i still say 'ARR-see-uss' though. no hard Cs here pal, you give me a pokemon that has a name that looks like its read close to 'arse' you bet your bottom dollar im gonna be pronouncing it that way.
You mean it's not?!
I used to have trouble with Suicune, until Pokemon 4ever was released. I feel like they did that to correct me. There are probably a lot I mispronounce, but eh, whatcha gonna do?
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I guess technically Kyogre is pronounced "KYE-ogre", but I've always pronounced it "KEY-ogre". I used to call Audino "Aww-DEE-no" until I learned that the apparent pun on its name is that it sounds similar to "I dunno." Actually, I think I still do. Bah, Pokemon names are weird.
Not sure if this one counts, but I've always ever called Moltres "Mole-trace" since that's what the phonetic gag technically is, but I think I've only ever heard "Mole-tress" or (if you ask the original Pokerap) "Mole-trees", which kind of kills the joke when compared to "Articuno" and "Zapdos" (Unless you pronounce Uno "One-oh" and say Dos as in MS DOS)
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Rayquaza is one that I pronounce differently like Everytime I say it xD It's like.... Ray-KWA-za, Ray-kwa-za, Ray-kway-za, Ra-kwa-za.
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Hariyama I pronounce "hairy-armpit" because I can never remember what it's actual name is.
A lot of the newer Pokemon I struggle with, especially as I don't even know half of them.
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I used to pronounce kyurem as ky-rue-em because I always thought of it to be spelled Kyruem.
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Rayquaza has so many ways to be pronounced and I don't relly know how it shold be :??? I pronounce it kind of like "Ray-kwa-za" and sometimes like "Rey-qwe-za"
Doe anyone know how to pronounce it? :mellow:
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I always am confused with Misdreavus. I mean the one Johto League episode clearly calls it "Mis-dra-VUS" and even the Pokemon are saying it multiple times around their trapped friend. Then another episode about two years later and onward calls it "Mis-DRAY-vus." Bonsly is another. In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, it is clearly saying "Bon-SLY" and even referred to as such numerous times. Then Brock finds and catches one and the name is suddenly "Bons-Lee." I know the voice actors changes were occurring during that time but the movie was made AFTER the changes!
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I always thought Misdreavus was Mis-dree-a-vus. Guess that's what I get for not watching the anime.
I'm going to make a sound clip one day of me saying every Pokemon's name the way I think of it in my head. I say "Ar-see-uss" and "Mole-tress" as well as "Ray-kwa-za" (so kwanza without the n). Apparently Mismagius is Miss-mah-gee-us (with a g as in gull)? I always said Miss-mage-ee-us because that seems to be the pun.
I used to think Suicune was Soo-ee-sine before I realized that it's a u in there.
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I used to think for awhile that Gyrados was pronounced "Gyro-dos." Porygon2' pronunciation also had me confused for years since it was never and most likely WILL never be seen in any movie or the anime. I kept wondering if it was "Porygon-Two" or "Porygon-Squared" because the 2 came after Porygon but there was no space or hyphen and the 2 might be the squared indicator used in algebraic equations.
*Addition* Another thing that bothers me is the one episode with all the Dunsparce back in Johto was not a pronounciation but rather Dunsparce being labelled as the wrong type! The Poke Dex and several characters kept calling it a "Bug type Pokemon" numerous times! Seriously, Misty even said "That's one Bug Type I would like!"
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I used to think Suicune was Soo-ee-sine before I realized that it's a u in there.
I had this exact same problem.
Yesterday I found out that I've been pronouncing Mawile incorrectly. I've been saying 'May-Wile' but according to the anime it's 'Ma-Wile' :S
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I will, and always will, say Ray-kwa-za and Ar-see-us. I actually tried to watch Destiny Deoxys a while back but had to sstop because 1. I hate how pokemon say their names (always bothers me how it reminds me I pronounce everything wrong, and it's just annoying) 2. I could not stand hearing Rayquaza being called "Ray-kway-za." What is this madness!? 3. I hate the anime in general. Sue me.
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I used to pronounce Loudred "Laur-ed," like Lauren but with a "d" at the end instead of an "n"
Then it became "Lao-red".
Finally I started pronouncing it the right way "Lao-dread"
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Let's see how this goes then...
Gen I (http://vocaroo.com/i/s07A9ElfX1R7)
Gen II (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0p2qVz88DMr)
Gen III - had to record twice whoops, Whiscash is haaard (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0n517k7T0Hc)
Gen IV (http://vocaroo.com/i/s17CUL1Xjsr8)
Gen V (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0VbsXoCwPSJ)
Gen VI (http://vocaroo.com/i/s0heQyoabLbw)
this was harder than it should have ever been ^^;
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I always have, and always will, say it KAI-ü-rem. Can't see how it's "supposed" to be pronounced CUE-rem like in that Keldeo movie (only saw a few bits of it when I wanted to see Kyurem in combat :p)
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I always have, and always will, say it KAI-ü-rem. Can't see how it's "supposed" to be pronounced CUE-rem like in that Keldeo movie (only saw a few bits of it when I wanted to see Kyurem in combat :p)
I will always do the the same. Death to CUE-rem!
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Hm, am I the only one who always mispronounces Sceptile? I always pronounce it with a soft 'c', (as in scepter)... the animated series taught me I was pronouncing it wrong, and I have decided that whoever decides official pronunciations should be fired as my way sounds way better.
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Hm, am I the only one who always mispronounces Sceptile? I always pronounce it with a soft 'c', (as in scepter)... the animated series taught me I was pronouncing it wrong, and I have decided that whoever decides official pronunciations should be fired as my way sounds way better.
I thought that's how you were supposed to say it.
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Ash pronounces it Skeptile, like with a k sound. It sucks.
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Hm, am I the only one who always mispronounces Sceptile? I always pronounce it with a soft 'c', (as in scepter)... the animated series taught me I was pronouncing it wrong, and I have decided that whoever decides official pronunciations should be fired as my way sounds way better.
wait what
Surely anyone who is vaguely literate pronounces it with a soft "c"
Omg anime wth seriously.
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I always used to pronounce suicune as "soo-sign' because I couldn't read its name properly lol. Also dratini was always called 'Dragon-tini'
Also snivy in the anime is 'sn-eye-vee' I've always thought of it as 'snih-vee'.
I've always pronounced wartortle as 'war-turtle', ho-oh as 'ho-ho'
Rayquaza is "Ray-qway-zah". Another one is latios. I've seen some american youtubers say 'lay-tios' but I've always said 'lah-tios'.
Random ones but yeah lol.
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I can never read pokemons names right... Dragalge's name confuses me so much, I have no idea how to pronounce it, and apparently I pronounce Yveltal wrong... I keep changing how I pronounce it, like e-ve-tal, e-vet-tal, I don't know.
Also, when I was young I pronounced Ratata as ra-ta-tat-ta, and Magikarp as meta-carp (like meta-knight, except it sucks. Thing is, I had never played a kirby game back then, and neither had anyone I knew, so I have no idea where I got that...)
There's probably hundreds more I couldn't pronounce for a long time, but that's all I can remember right now.
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Surely anyone who is vaguely literate pronounces it with a soft "c"
I used to pronounce it with a hard "c", but it was probably due to how the anime pronounces it. I've realized more recently that soft "c" Sceptile flows off the tongue a bit better, so I've just chosen to use that one. I think the anime is capable of being wrong in that regard :p
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I can't deny I am a total snob about pronunciations. I know it's a common one but I instantly lose respect for anyone who says "Arseus." IT HAS AN *ARC* AROUND IT. IT IS *ARKEUS*.
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I'm not sure how to pronounce "Rattata." One episode of the anime pronounced it "Ra-tuh-TA," (stress on 3rd syllable) while another pronounced it "Ra-TA-ta" (stress on 2nd). I alternate between pronunciations from time to time.
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Man tine is pronounced so weird. The PokeDex pro says it's Man-teen but I always thought it was Man-tine. Basically making it rhyme with canteen.
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For some reason, Ferglatar. Also, for 5 seconds, Snivvy.
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I know this forum hasn't been answered for a while but, I do need some help! I'm making an animation, and caterpie makes a short cameo appearance, how do you pronounce it? Is it Cat-er-pee or Cat-er-pie? I also noticed the "Rayquaza" confusion in this forum. Someone asked how it was pronounced. I think it's pronounced Ray-kway-zar
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I know this forum hasn't been answered for a while but, I do need some help! I'm making an animation, and caterpie makes a short cameo appearance, how do you pronounce it? Is it Cat-er-pee or Cat-er-pie? I also noticed the "Rayquaza" confusion in this forum. Someone asked how it was pronounced. I think it's pronounced Ray-kway-zar
Definitely cat-er-pee and I'm pretty sure you've got Rayquaza right, although I will never pronounce it like that :tongue2:
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Phew! Relief! Thanks!
My use of the word Caterpie:
"Ok! Mightyenas have sharp teeth and claw! Ah but we have something they don't! We've got the element of surprise!" (picks up a caterpie) "They'll never expect a Caterpie to attack them... because it would be killed in an instant! Ok! Forget surprise!"
I may put your username in the end credits for helping me out here, if that's ok with you!
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Does anyone know how to pronounce Deoxys? I think it's Dee-ox-ease, but I guarantee you, 90%, I screwed up the pronunciation there!
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I believe that is actually Dee-ox-iss, I've never heard anyone pronounce it -ease.
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You pronunciation is how I meant it to sound!
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I keep saying Yvetal as "Ya-vet-al" and it's "Ee-vell-tall"
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Is Spearow pronouced Spear-row or some other way?
Just curious!
Skarmory is pronounced Scar-more-ee
I used to pronouce it Sku-mor-ee
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The Nidoran family always confused me. I keep wanting to say Nido as "Nigh-do" instead of "Nee-do." "Nigh-do" just makes so much more sense to me.