I know this is years old, but I think Wanko is also something little kids tend to call dogs, usually translated as 'doggy!' At least this is the case in Japanese media.
5:11 You missed the more accurate meaning of Bewear, as "Kiteru" is the present progressive form of "to come", or basically "it's coming!", which is much closer to its reputation in the franchise where it's a bear that you really don't want to get in trouble with, and makes much more sense why its English name is "Bewear" as in "beware!"
Gen 7 has some real gems, but way too many non-evolving Pokémon make it feel super shallow to me. I really hope generation 8 doesn't follow suit and instead the vast majority of the Pokémon have at least one evolution. It'd also be great if they bring back pre-evos and post-evos for old Pokémon. We haven't had them in so long and it really bridges the universe together.
I really want megas and region variants to comeback. Or just give all pokemon a slight colorization difference akin to chocobo breeding, pkmn stadium 1 naming effects colors and spinda's spots.
@@WingedFish66 unfortunately eviolite exists so if a pokemon gets a new evolution it would also gain eviolite access and I just don't see that happening
Mandarin Chinese is Chinese spoken in the mainland (and more common than Cantonese). Cantonese is spoken in Taiwan (or maybe Hong Kong, not sure which) and along the coasts. Cantonese is more for Chinese sailors and fishermen. TL;DR: Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese are not alike.
Nice video I love linguistic puns, especially because I am bilingual Arabic & English and a (lazy) student of Japanese I want to comment about the brief Arabic shown (rushed for brevity and summarized for readability - mistakes will be made) The arabic spelling written (on the video) is رز (pronounced ruz) which in modern* arabic translates to Rice (made me chuckle). I know you meant زر (but because the english suite of adobe and or natively english editing software doesn't write Arabic script right to left by default (unless you have the ME - middle east - version of the suite)) but زر means button (in modern arabic - and without diacritics - pronounced zer). However زرّ with the diacritic shaddah** ( ّ - looks like a small w) which doubles the letter that it is on top of - giving the ر (Raa) (R sound in english) a heavier pronunciation زرر (Za arra) means shine or sparkle. * There are many meanings to a word when written and said with different diacritics ** more info can be found here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics #NerdAlert
1:36 Also, "Ashir" is Hebrew for "I'll sing", and "Shir" is Hebrew for "Song". Because Primarina is a based on those sirens - who lured sea wanderers by singing with their beautiful voices and then eating the attracted travelers - I think that's also related
Fun fact: I live in venice and traslating the sentence "it was really the time!" in my dialect it results "Z'era ora!" Wich was exactly what we said when zeraora was finally announces
10:27 When I first saw the name Uteroid, I thought of the word "Uterus" and "Fetus". Seing as Lusamine was absolutely insane with her children and ultra beasts, claiming to be their mother, I can see the Uterus part. The void could also symbolise that she is not not truly their mother, instead is nothing, and means nothing to them. The "oid" could also mean vaguely human as when they fuse, and also Uteroid's appearance as a girl, specifically Lillie. So basically, a motherless child, a child with no mother, whatever u wanna word it. I like the idea of this whole thing, ESPECIALLY with the whole Lusamine thing. I'm sure i'll come and edit later lol Edit: It could also mean a child of nothing, or a child from nothing. Tridetroll pointed out that Nihilego's name means literally "I am nothing". Cool!
I really like the background song at 1:00. Video's solid as always, great job Lockstin and Smoof Also, can you please make a best / worst type video, regarding attacking, defending, general play style, movepool and the mons themselves? My personal bet is on Grass, because Ice may be weak defensively, but STAB Ice Beam (100% accurate move with 2x more PP and slightly more power than Blizzard) sounds better than STAB Grass in general.
5:31 One of the funniest things of SM was the chapter when they visit Kanto and put this thing next to Gloom (Kusaihana). Kusai! Amai! 6:00 Veeeery tempted to name this one Jotaro. Yara-yare....
I love this video series especially since it's so interesting. I can't wait for the Gen 8 Pokemon. I would like to see this series in other languages too.
3:36 could also be the french "loup garou" (you don't pronounce the "p") wich mean werewolf can't really know since in japanese L and R are basically the same (also im pretty sure rugarou is just the loup garou prononciation that have been exported to canada along other french stuff)
Also, the Rougarou is a cryptid from the swamps of Louisiana around Acadiana and New Orleans: a wolf-like creature that is meant to scare children as well as Catholics who break the rules of Lent.
this may be just a dumb speculation but i find it interesting how nihilego's japanese name uturoid may have drawn inspiration from the deadly critters that once inhabited and were created on planet SR388.
Since Galar is based off the two largest parts of the UK, from what we know at the moment, I think it would only be fair to do a video breaking down Pokemon names in Scottish, and possibly English, Gaelic. That said, chances are nobody bothered with that sort of official translation, so it might take a bit more work than what these videos have done thus far.
As a japanese studant (5 years already :D) I want to say that her pronunciation is soooo native that sometimes I can't even figure out the sound she's doing, it's so cuuute
Love this series! it goes to show that GF thinks through even the little details that we tend to overlook. It's so interesting! I also love the image picks when breaking down names!
Awsome vid as always! This series is certainly One of my favorites and i hope itll continue. As for a next Language suggestion id wish german to be next. Keep up the awsome work lockstin
6:02 I now want a shirt with the OBEY but with a picture of Oranguru XD 7:50 That has a striking resemblance to the Japanese definition of a "losers game." Like a game that you play when you lose a challenge. I think it's like "Batsu Gameu" or something of that nature. Idk, seems topical to fighting this pokemon being a losing battle because it can set a very powerful counter trap to your attacks.
@@zicklane as said in the video, it's name is "Fire BEWITCHING Lizard" Bewitching as in seductive, since she uses pheromones basically as a love potion. That and if you actually look at Salazzle's design, she's designed with a lot of traits that are seen as sexy, or mimic those traits. For example: the scale design on her chest resembles the "v neck" on a low cut shirt designed to show off a women's cleavage, and she has a near perfect hourglass figure. So yeah, she's a non human designed to look attractive by more human standards. Furry bait.
12:32 just letting you know that the concept of mana was originally from Polynesia, which is where the "magical" context came from. generally speaking, mana is a spiritual energy that everything has, albeit in varying amounts.
What is the bug you used at 6:15 for Wimpod? It's beautiful. Also: -the bug used for Golisopod? - the image for teeth on Bruxish is photoshopped, right? Putting teeth where they don't belong is such a weird, but effectively disturbing, meme.
Fun fact: Kapu also can mean "taboo" or "forbidden," and in the former kingdom of Hawaii, referred to actions that weren't allowed under certain circumstances. For instance, it was kapu for women to touch fishing equipment. Nowadays, it's not unusual to see signs reading "KAPU" on people's gates, meaning "stay out of here (or face my pitbull and gun)."
Surprised you didn't point out the real pun of Mimikyu's name: "mimic you" Also, Mika actually got one of the pronunciations wrong this time, that being Lunala. Y'see, its name SHOULD be spelled "Luna'ala", as in Japanese, its name is said with four sylabble as "ru-na-aa-ra" or "loo-na-ah-la" in English. Finally, the note on Necrozma's forms is only partially right. The names you listed are alternate names for those two forms, but the other names are what were directly translated into the English names: "Tasogare no Tategami"(Dusk Mane) and "Akatsuki no Tsubasa"(Dawn Wings)
I think the German and French localization teams each did a good job for Gen 7. My favorites are Schlingking (German Guzzlord) and Pierroteknik (French Blacephalon). Wouldn't mind seeing one of those 2 languages being next.
The journey may have come to an end. But these only get me more and more excited for future entries and the exciting name origins Game Freak and their affiliates can come up with to give life to so many designs and ideas these pokemon can represent! LOVE THIS!
I like how Lurantis further emphasizes its Orchid Mantis inspiration by diverting the expectation of it being a Bug Type or Bug-Grass Type and being only Grass Type. Almost as if it’s actually what it is mimicking.
I love that for Lunala the image used for the moon is from My Little Pony. It's literally from the first two episodes where Princess Luna is trapped in the moon.
@@AntediluvianGirl throughout the game the natives greet you with 'Alola!' which is in reference to 'Aloha!'. 'Alright m8' is a typical British saying.
@@giovannibonfiglio9243 oh wait a second you meant the saying, I thought you meant the region because Nintendo had the dumb idea of naming the whole region around a saying Yeah I know what aloha is and it's 5 meanings are, I was born in Hawaii and lived there till age 7 (Honolulu city particular, on Oahu, tripler hospital)
The localizers did SUCH a good job translating these names!! Almost every translation has the same parts as the Japanese names, and they made the English names sound so charming! They even improved on a few minor things, like changing the name Silvady to Silvally. That makes it easier to tell what words are in the name, and makes the pronunciation clearer.
Great job again ! I have been wondering, do you plan on doing that in other languages ? That could be fun and quite amazing on a lore perspective (as a French fan I could help you with that (or you could find another french speaker xD I mean, I just tink it would be cool to do other languages, I don't really want to intrude in your work). Anyway, thanks again for your video!
Thanks to Mika (apologies for misspelling her name if I did), and Gnoggin for bringing her into the videos! It really shows respect to the languages used to pronounce them properly, so Mika doing this is super cool, and Gnoggin taking that into mind is cool, too! :)
You should do a series like this with the English names. I know there’s already a video with it all, but it’s so fast paced. It would be nice to have a series with this type of pacing. And then we can learn about the Alolan Pokémon names too
Japanese is so awesome! Thank you for giving all this information. Oh and if you want to make a German version of this video. I would offer myself to pronounce them as good as I can (even German Pokémon names are still confusing me sometimes and I'm native speaker)
Let's not forget to thank Mika for her contribution to these pkmn naming videos. Thanks Mika!
Am I the only one that is hearing the voice of japanese google translate?
Και όποιος είναι Έλληνας like
Oranguru's name is basically "I told you to DO IT"!!
If I ever get one, it shall be named Shia.
Don’t let your dream world abilities just be dreams! Just DO IT!
Dewit
やれやれユータン だぜ...
やれやれだぜ
My favourite : Cruel sea star and Very cruel sea star
My favorite:that's a castle...huh
If “wan” is the sound of a dog barking, then “wanko” would be like “woofer.” So precious.
Or, since "ko" is "young animal", it's like "little barker" :D
*insert Undertale Doggo joke here*
Woofer is low note speaker right?
wank
wanker
I know this is years old, but I think Wanko is also something little kids tend to call dogs, usually translated as 'doggy!' At least this is the case in Japanese media.
Nihilego's name is just Kirby Lore that Pikachu stole during Smash
Me, seeing that "explosion" is Bakuhatsu: Oh, so that's where King Explosion Murder got his name.
hello fellow trash-
@@NOSRNAMARA no not trash wrong answer more like enthusiastic man.
It’s also a pun on his name:
Baku-Satsu-Ou: Bakugou
Mimikyu also sounds like Mimic You.
HMMM NEVER WOULDA GUESSED
I still like Nihilego's english name slightly more. It's literally latin for "I am nothing."
You video on RCS
No I like head goes boon a tad bit more 2 I am nothing 3 DO IT ape
Tridetroll nah its japanese name is SPLENDID and of course its latin name is still nihilego.
also has Nihilism, which is rejection of aspects in human existence. It's more commonly used as "we have no meaning"
I was inspired by these videos to actually try to learn Japanese.
Harrison Rhys Harley
Sweet.
頑張って下さいね！
Good luck
I thought the Marsh in Marshadow meant Marshmellow. because it looks like a black marshmellow man.
hahah same here xD
same thats literally all i could think of for Marshadow's name until i learnt it stood for marshall arts
Cosmoem is literally just a space egg and i love it forever
5:11 You missed the more accurate meaning of Bewear, as "Kiteru" is the present progressive form of "to come", or basically "it's coming!", which is much closer to its reputation in the franchise where it's a bear that you really don't want to get in trouble with, and makes much more sense why its English name is "Bewear" as in "beware!"
Me: Dartrix, I don't want to play fetch right now!
Dartrix:
*FUKUTHROW*
I really like lots of the pokemon introduced in this gen
LuckyOwl777 Me too. Especially that cool samurai bug monster.
I mean it introduced my all time most favourite Pokémon (check my pfp and you'll understand) so I can't hate on it
Gen 7 has some real gems, but way too many non-evolving Pokémon make it feel super shallow to me.
I really hope generation 8 doesn't follow suit and instead the vast majority of the Pokémon have at least one evolution. It'd also be great if they bring back pre-evos and post-evos for old Pokémon. We haven't had them in so long and it really bridges the universe together.
I only liked the first half of your comment
Post-evos yes, but please no more useless baby mons. They're cute, but that's all they have to offer besides needlessly taking up space.
I really want megas and region variants to comeback. Or just give all pokemon a slight colorization difference akin to chocobo breeding, pkmn stadium 1 naming effects colors and spinda's spots.
@@WingedFish66 unfortunately eviolite exists so if a pokemon gets a new evolution it would also gain eviolite access and I just don't see that happening
So? Didn't stop them from letting Eviolite Chansey and Porygon2 exist. And even if Shuckle of all things got a new proper evo it wouldn't be broken.
0:34 I finally noticed something! Necrozma looks like 'Nirvash Type: The End' from Eureka Seven
Fun facts: The Chinese name of Rockruff “岩狗狗” sounds like Cantonese swear word“戇鳩鳩”
Now if we only spoke Chinese/Cantonese
but cantonese is chinese.... do you mean mandarin sounds like cantonese?
Mandarin Chinese is Chinese spoken in the mainland (and more common than Cantonese). Cantonese is spoken in Taiwan (or maybe Hong Kong, not sure which) and along the coasts. Cantonese is more for Chinese sailors and fishermen.
TL;DR: Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese are not alike.
Nihilego’s -oid ending could also reference Metroid, like how they both attach to people’s heads
I love these videos! I love Pokémon and languages so I definitely want more!
Nice video I love linguistic puns, especially because I am bilingual Arabic & English and a (lazy) student of Japanese
I want to comment about the brief Arabic shown (rushed for brevity and summarized for readability - mistakes will be made)
The arabic spelling written (on the video) is رز (pronounced ruz) which in modern* arabic translates to Rice (made me chuckle).
I know you meant زر (but because the english suite of adobe and or natively english editing software doesn't write Arabic script right to left by default (unless you have the ME - middle east - version of the suite))
but زر means button (in modern arabic - and without diacritics - pronounced zer).
However زرّ with the diacritic shaddah** ( ّ - looks like a small w) which doubles the letter that it is on top of - giving the ر (Raa) (R sound in english) a heavier pronunciation زرر (Za arra) means shine or sparkle.
* There are many meanings to a word when written and said with different diacritics
** more info can be found here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_diacritics
#NerdAlert
1:36
Also, "Ashir" is Hebrew for "I'll sing", and "Shir" is Hebrew for "Song".
Because Primarina is a based on those sirens - who lured sea wanderers by singing with their beautiful voices and then eating the attracted travelers - I think that's also related
Fun fact: I live in venice and traslating the sentence "it was really the time!" in my dialect it results "Z'era ora!" Wich was exactly what we said when zeraora was finally announces
ma salve
6:28 a D-Frag! image, this channel doesn't stop impressing me.
D-Frag ! I was searching the name for a while now.
Thank you !
10:27
When I first saw the name Uteroid, I thought of the word "Uterus" and "Fetus".
Seing as Lusamine was absolutely insane with her children and ultra beasts, claiming to be their mother, I can see the Uterus part.
The void could also symbolise that she is not not truly their mother, instead is nothing, and means nothing to them. The "oid" could also mean vaguely human as when they fuse, and also Uteroid's appearance as a girl, specifically Lillie. So basically, a motherless child, a child with no mother, whatever u wanna word it. I like the idea of this whole thing, ESPECIALLY with the whole Lusamine thing. I'm sure i'll come and edit later lol
Edit: It could also mean a child of nothing, or a child from nothing. Tridetroll pointed out that Nihilego's name means literally "I am nothing". Cool!
I really like the background song at 1:00. Video's solid as always, great job Lockstin and Smoof
Also, can you please make a best / worst type video, regarding attacking, defending, general play style, movepool and the mons themselves? My personal bet is on Grass, because Ice may be weak defensively, but STAB Ice Beam (100% accurate move with 2x more PP and slightly more power than Blizzard) sounds better than STAB Grass in general.
I thought Mimikyu was literally a japanese corruption of 'mimic you'
5:31 One of the funniest things of SM was the chapter when they visit Kanto and put this thing next to Gloom (Kusaihana). Kusai! Amai!
6:00 Veeeery tempted to name this one Jotaro. Yara-yare....
I love this video series especially since it's so interesting. I can't wait for the Gen 8 Pokemon. I would like to see this series in other languages too.
I always read Mimikyuu's name with the intended meaning of "Mimic you" as in it's mimicing Pikachu's physical appearance
I really appreciate all of the high quality images you guys used!
3:36 could also be the french "loup garou" (you don't pronounce the "p") wich mean werewolf
can't really know since in japanese L and R are basically the same (also im pretty sure rugarou is just the loup garou prononciation that have been exported to canada along other french stuff)
Yeah. The fun thing with "loup garou" is that garou already means Werewolf, so it could be translated as Wolf Werewolf.
Also, the Rougarou is a cryptid from the swamps of Louisiana around Acadiana and New Orleans: a wolf-like creature that is meant to scare children as well as Catholics who break the rules of Lent.
this may be just a dumb speculation but i find it interesting how nihilego's japanese name uturoid may have drawn inspiration from the deadly critters that once inhabited and were created on planet SR388.
2:50 nice one editor, I saw that
0:58 Did Faba just birdball special Ash's Rowlett?!
3:18 That gif needs to be used more often
Since Galar is based off the two largest parts of the UK, from what we know at the moment, I think it would only be fair to do a video breaking down Pokemon names in Scottish, and possibly English, Gaelic. That said, chances are nobody bothered with that sort of official translation, so it might take a bit more work than what these videos have done thus far.
As a japanese studant (5 years already :D) I want to say that her pronunciation is soooo native that sometimes I can't even figure out the sound she's doing, it's so cuuute
I'm good on Bewear, it punches me out on Smash
I learned so much about the names about my favorite gen pokemon and learning about Japanese.
Awesome video as always. Can't wait to see what you do next maybe French?
Cosmog can also come from cosmogony, the study of the beginning of the universe.
your little "moment" on cutiefly and ribombee convinced me to catch one myself.
Love this series! it goes to show that GF thinks through even the little details that we tend to overlook. It's so interesting! I also love the image picks when breaking down names!
Nobody's gonna talk about that Magic Knight Rayearth gif for describing Salazzle? It would appear that our Lockstin has got taste.
Very good video, just one slight thing - at 13:25 the arabic letters are the wrong way round زر is Zarra, whereas رز is Razza
headgoesboom?
(Please tell me I'm not the only EthGoesBOOM fan who thought of him)
Awsome vid as always! This series is certainly One of my favorites and i hope itll continue. As for a next Language suggestion id wish german to be next.
Keep up the awsome work lockstin
ALL RIGHT! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
6:02 I now want a shirt with the OBEY but with a picture of Oranguru XD
7:50 That has a striking resemblance to the Japanese definition of a "losers game." Like a game that you play when you lose a challenge. I think it's like "Batsu Gameu" or something of that nature. Idk, seems topical to fighting this pokemon being a losing battle because it can set a very powerful counter trap to your attacks.
i love how Salazzle's Japanese name basically translates to "furry bait".
wait how
what did I miss something
@@zicklane as said in the video, it's name is "Fire BEWITCHING Lizard" Bewitching as in seductive, since she uses pheromones basically as a love potion. That and if you actually look at Salazzle's design, she's designed with a lot of traits that are seen as sexy, or mimic those traits. For example: the scale design on her chest resembles the "v neck" on a low cut shirt designed to show off a women's cleavage, and she has a near perfect hourglass figure. So yeah, she's a non human designed to look attractive by more human standards. Furry bait.
@@afrothekobold last I checked lizards don't have fur
**fur**ries
@@zicklane scalie bate than, it's all semantics anyway
12:32 just letting you know that the concept of mana was originally from Polynesia, which is where the "magical" context came from. generally speaking, mana is a spiritual energy that everything has, albeit in varying amounts.
I'd just like you to know that this video made me smile on a night that I didn't think I was going to want to wake up.
Thank you.
Name origins of the gym leaders/trial captains. And Elite 4 and champions as well.
i love how incineroar is just roarincinerate in japanese
I’m so excited for this video.
What is the bug you used at 6:15 for Wimpod? It's beautiful.
Also:
-the bug used for Golisopod?
- the image for teeth on Bruxish is photoshopped, right? Putting teeth where they don't belong is such a weird, but effectively disturbing, meme.
Saw it in recommended. Its nice.
7:30 hey I know that picture in the top right corner!
Fun fact: Kapu also can mean "taboo" or "forbidden," and in the former kingdom of Hawaii, referred to actions that weren't allowed under certain circumstances. For instance, it was kapu for women to touch fishing equipment.
Nowadays, it's not unusual to see signs reading "KAPU" on people's gates, meaning "stay out of here (or face my pitbull and gun)."
2:32 I’ve always thought that Charjabug looks more like a bus than a battery.....
Finally! So pumped this is out
Surprised you didn't point out the real pun of Mimikyu's name: "mimic you"
Also, Mika actually got one of the pronunciations wrong this time, that being Lunala. Y'see, its name SHOULD be spelled "Luna'ala", as in Japanese, its name is said with four sylabble as "ru-na-aa-ra" or "loo-na-ah-la" in English.
Finally, the note on Necrozma's forms is only partially right. The names you listed are alternate names for those two forms, but the other names are what were directly translated into the English names: "Tasogare no Tategami"(Dusk Mane) and "Akatsuki no Tsubasa"(Dawn Wings)
8:04 I don't remember this scene from DIU
12:07 This man put Static for Kuro. I'm dead☻😂🤣😵
Until Stakataka, I thought The Pokémon Company finally bucked the trend of having at least one Pokémon per generation have a repeating name.
I'm surprised that Lockstin didn't mention that Mimikyu's name sounds similar to Pikachu since that's the pokemon it's pretending to be.
I think the German and French localization teams each did a good job for Gen 7. My favorites are Schlingking (German Guzzlord) and Pierroteknik (French Blacephalon). Wouldn't mind seeing one of those 2 languages being next.
ok, "Pierroteknik" is really brilliant. Still, nothing makes me laugh as much as "head goes boom" xD. Imagine if we named more pokemons like that?
And another reason why French and German are my favorite languages to study and use for wordplay.
This is amazing. Thank you so much. Will appreciate and understand their names while watching the Japanese Anime.
Anyone else noticed the editor's note at 2:49 ? 😂
So many GW2 pics. Kinda suprised tbh.
Also nice video, it's so damn interesting.
Keep up the great work.
5:09
I literally have that Retsuko plush. It's a great sensory toy when anxiety gets to be too much. And is cute as hecc
The journey may have come to an end. But these only get me more and more excited for future entries and the exciting name origins Game Freak and their affiliates can come up with to give life to so many designs and ideas these pokemon can represent! LOVE THIS!
We're also currently working other languages until the next gen comes out.
Sweet! That sounds fun ;)
Really love this series it really helps with name origins, I really like it. Can’t wait for swoshi. Do the ones you already have in french
Is Marshadow not just the planet Mars and Shadow, as it's a shadow, and it keeps the celestial theme?
The jojo reference at the bottom left of 11:58 hit me hard
I like how Lurantis further emphasizes its Orchid Mantis inspiration by diverting the expectation of it being a Bug Type or Bug-Grass Type and being only Grass Type. Almost as if it’s actually what it is mimicking.
I love that for Lunala the image used for the moon is from My Little Pony. It's literally from the first two episodes where Princess Luna is trapped in the moon.
It's been seven episodes. Where are you getting these pictures?!?
Food for thought: Do you think the sword and shield version or “alola” will be “alright m8?”
What? Alola is the sun and moon region, galar is sword and shield
@@AntediluvianGirl throughout the game the natives greet you with 'Alola!' which is in reference to 'Aloha!'. 'Alright m8' is a typical British saying.
@@giovannibonfiglio9243 oh wait a second you meant the saying, I thought you meant the region because Nintendo had the dumb idea of naming the whole region around a saying
Yeah I know what aloha is and it's 5 meanings are, I was born in Hawaii and lived there till age 7 (Honolulu city particular, on Oahu, tripler hospital)
@@giovannibonfiglio9243 since one of the trainers is scottish, she might say "hey ya cunt!"
At First i thought nihilegos japanese Name is a reference to the Metroids from... Well the Metroid series. I mean it kinda looks and acts like one too
The localizers did SUCH a good job translating these names!! Almost every translation has the same parts as the Japanese names, and they made the English names sound so charming! They even improved on a few minor things, like changing the name Silvady to Silvally. That makes it easier to tell what words are in the name, and makes the pronunciation clearer.
2:50 i hate Crabominable too😅
"Sweet" + "Queen" = Tsareena..?
I dunno, her laughing cheerfully as she repeatedly kicks her downed opponents seems… *_SOUR._*
Great job again ! I have been wondering, do you plan on doing that in other languages ? That could be fun and quite amazing on a lore perspective (as a French fan I could help you with that (or you could find another french speaker xD I mean, I just tink it would be cool to do other languages, I don't really want to intrude in your work). Anyway, thanks again for your video!
We're actually currently making Mandarin versions of this series. After that we'll either be doing German or French
@@FineappleRyan great!! I'm looking into that!
Trumbeak’s name seems more closely related to trumpeters, a family of birds, rather than a trumpet, but it could work as a double-meaning.
Fantastic video! I love stuff like this.
I love these kind of videos!
8:16 I thought this was a play on words of mimic & pikachu for the longest time cuz of the costume
Thanks to Mika (apologies for misspelling her name if I did), and Gnoggin for bringing her into the videos! It really shows respect to the languages used to pronounce them properly, so Mika doing this is super cool, and Gnoggin taking that into mind is cool, too! :)
You should do a series like this with the English names. I know there’s already a video with it all, but it’s so fast paced. It would be nice to have a series with this type of pacing. And then we can learn about the Alolan Pokémon names too
Solar and Lunar Eclipse Necrozma is waaay better than what we got
Pokémon Eclipse, Pokémon Stars, Pokémon Prysm, Pokémon Necro, Pokémon Space... and then we got... uLtRa SuN aNd UlTrAmOoN
I wish more of the names would have stuck. These names are so much more interesting.
3:50 Orochimaru droppin by
A Lockstin image search engine would be funny
I thought Silvally was short for Silicon Valley in California, where most technological advances come from.
SAME
Also, Celesteela probably has my favourite Japanese translation out of them all
My favorite pokemon Nyabby name origin Hi(fire in japanese) Nyā(meow in japanese) and tabby. He/she evolves into Nyaheat
Lmao, paladin danse in a buzz lighteer suit of powerarmor 😂😂😂😂😂
Japanese is so awesome! Thank you for giving all this information. Oh and if you want to make a German version of this video. I would offer myself to pronounce them as good as I can (even German Pokémon names are still confusing me sometimes and I'm native speaker)
I would like to add that the koso in wimpods japanese name is also the onomatopoeia for the sound of sneaking