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North American Names of B/W Starter Pokemon and Region Revealed
Pokemon.com has finally revealed the North American names for the 3 starter Pokemon of Pokemon Black and White, as well as the region in the games. Tsutarja, the grass type Pokemon, is called Snivy, a portmanteau of Snake and Ivy. Pokabu, the Fire-Type starter is known as Tepig, a combination of Tepid and Pig, and finally, the Water-Type starter, Mijumaru, is to be called Oshawott, which seems to be a combination of either the name of the city "Oshawa", in Toronto, Canada, or "Ocean", with "Water", and "Otter". Additionally, for the first time in Pokemon`s history, the name of the region in a mainstream game has been changed. The region found in Pokemon Black and White, Isshu, will be known to international audiences as Unova, which seems to be a play on the word "Unknown", referencing how the Isshu (Unova) Region is farther away from any of the previously introduced regions than they are from each other. Additionally, the North American names for the abilities and Species Names of Reshiram and Zekrom have been revealed. Reshiram`s ability is still called "Turboblaze", and it is now known as the Vast White Pokemon (originally being the "White Yang" Pokemon). Zekrom`s ability`s name has been changed to "Teravolt" from "Teravoltage", and it will now be known as the Deep Black Pokemon (originally being called the "Black Yin Pokemon")
Snivy Tepig Oshawott Source(s): [http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com/en-...rter-pokemon/] Last edited by AuraKshatriya; November 22, 2010 at 02:28:45 PM. |
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Oshawott hmm.... I can't say that I am a huge fan of it , but I like it, I think it will grow on me. Snivy is pretty good too, but Tepig? o.0
Sounds like "Da' pig" I can't even imagine how they are going to make that sound in the anime. xD |
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I expect everyone here's gonna rage about these. A lot. So I'm just going to put a link here.
Anyway, Snivy is good, when I hear Oshawott I picture a nice Canadian river, and I'm gonna go against popular opinion and say Tepig really isn't that bad. Sure, it's not good, either, but look at the link. We're all going to not care after a few months passed. |
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I really like how they changed the region's name. I hated how foreign Isshu sounded, considering this is supposed to be America.
Unova... nova means new... Wait a minute! That's a different language! Forget what I just said... I (unlike most people, apparently) like the new names (except Tepig. WTH.), especially Snivy. |
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Besides Tepig, I think Snivy and Oshawott actually sound pretty good! Now I just gotta remember not to call Snivy Tsutaaja anymore...oh well.
But Tepig? I honestly don't really care for that name. :/ Oh yeah, are you supposed to pronounce it YOU-no-va, or UH-no-va? I think it's the former, but the latter makes the region name sound more relevant to the point Game Freak is trying to get across. (Well, I guess we got the "O" sound back, so we're 5 for 5) Last edited by GrassPokemonFTW; November 22, 2010 at 05:43:27 PM. |
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Snivy: Not as good as smugleaf, but fits the character. I kind of like it.
Tepig: Really? There's a bunch of better fire pig puns out there, game freak. Oshawott:... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WHAT? just.... what. I'm just trying to figure out the logic behind this. Why is it named after a canadian river? How does that make any sense? Last edited by Sableyed; November 22, 2010 at 08:29:50 PM. |
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I remember when people were talking about the game names being racist or whatever, but not anymore, since we've pretty much learned to accept the names Black and White. |
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Oh well. I still can't wait till the other names show up. Last edited by GrassPokemonFTW; November 22, 2010 at 08:53:19 PM. Reason: Called it "Oslawott" instead of "Oshawott" X_X |
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Stop hating on the Region name folks and read this post I fond on the PokeCommunity
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Last edited by Buoysel; November 23, 2010 at 05:33:41 AM. |
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Snivy = Awesome. Reflects the Pokémon's sinister character.
Tepig = No. It sounds strange and uncreative. Oshawott = What?! The name sounds more jumbled and mixed up than the others. Unova = Awesome. Relevant to the region being modern and far away from the other regions. Other than that, I'm also finding them weird because I got used to the Japanese names (Mijumaru and Pokabu sound better, in my opinion). Despite that, I hope I accept these names when the games are released in America. Quote:
Last edited by Shadow; November 23, 2010 at 08:56:50 AM. |
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Reading through all the new comments, I pretty much agree with anything about how the names will grow on us like they have in previous generations and how they've always been silly, like CHAR + salaMANDER and MUDsKIPper.
For all those who want to keep complaining about the new names: Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; November 23, 2010 at 10:12:46 AM. |
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i believe that unova means since nova is portugiese for new, i think it means starting a new beginning since the game resets to route 1 its like a whole new game new region new pokemon new trainer design new elite 4 style. etc. Being evil or good is unrelavent to the game because being evil in pokemon is impossible and in my opinion from what gymnotide lastly said i think hes kinda self centered. |
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Since I get used to the japanese names, the english names sounds strange to me. I pretty sure that everyone would get use of the name no matter how horrible or chessy the name is. I wonder how Tepig's name pronounced. I have a feeling it would be Teh-Pig.
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My Opinions of Official English, Official Japanese, and Fan Nicknames.
Smugleaf > Snivy > Tsutarja Piglit (or any pun, really) > Pokabu (Albeit, Pokabu is a great Japanese name) > Tepig Oshawott > Mijimaru > Wotter (or Derpderp) So now that I think about it, Oshawott is currently the best name for Mijimaru, actually. It's a shame, I don't really like any of its names, why is this thing so difficult to come up with good names for? On the other hand, Pokabu is the easiest thing to name ever, so why the hell did they pick Tepig? Snivy is a fine name that I am sure I will grow to like, I'm just stuck on Smugleaf thanks to the internet. |
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someone should make a thread that contains a list that looks something like this:
(pokemon Image) - Japanese Name - American Name And constantly keep it updated when new american names are revealed. I know this would help me out...idk about anyone else though. |
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