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50 WEIRD Pokemon Translations!
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
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Most of us grew up with the english version of Pokemon with all of the english names for everything; but what if I told you some english names are COMPLETELY different in Japanese? For example, Ash's Pikachu's most notable move 'Thunderbolt' actually translates to '100,000 Volts' or even the attacking move 'Leech Seed' translates to 'SUCK BLOOD'... And that's just two of the fifty I go over! Also a big thank you to Carden_F, Dougbro1, and Laprasrules12 for helping me with this video!
00:00 Intro
00:57 50 Weird Translations
10:01 Outro
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With "Demon's Kiss" it could be referring to the Succubus, a demon that is know for striking at night and can even attack you in your dreams
They also violate men in their sleep. So that’s great. The Incubus is the same thing, but it instead preys on women.
*Known
Not only that but said demon's favorite food is Muk backwards.
meru
And do questionable things to you
Fun fact: In Spanish, the ability Moxie is named Self Esteem for some reason.
Makes sense, beating an opponent can raise self esteem so Moxie raising atk after fainting a Pokemon is like that
Also, "Slam" was translated as "Portazo" ("Door hit"). Imagine a Pokemon taking a door to hit somebody else with.
Well, Moxie is named "Arroganza" in Italian, therefore Arrogance. It only makes sense that the ability boosts the Attack of your Pokémon when it knocks out an opponent
Because when you KO a pokemon, the ability activates - your self esteem is raised/
It makes sense kind off
In Italian, the Great Ball is called Mega Ball
In Italian, Leech Seed is called Parasite Seed
In Italian, Tackle is called Action
In Italian, for the first 6 generations, the Youngsters were named Bullies
Parasite Seed is so fitting with it's effect 😂
"Youngsters were called bullies"
I--
Pfft--
WHY WOULD YOUNGSTERS BE CALLED BULLIES
@@kaitomybeloved3126 because they're bullying you by grabbing you out of nowhere and talking about great theur rattatas are and how great theur shorts are.those narcissistic bastar-
@@kaitomybeloved3126 I am Italian and yet I have no idea
Well, for anyone who didn't turn on subtitles, the Charizard is talking about getting a new mega evolution and squirtle suggested a new mega for charizard and gengar rejects it and well, i think you get the picture.
4:26 Purgatory isn't hell, it's an in-between realm where souls get purified so that they can enter heaven. The fact that it's a fire type move most likely refers to the Latin name for Purgatory translating to "Cleansing fire"
Umbreon’s Japanese name “Blacky” will always be my favorite
For some reason this reminds me of the fact that Cerberus translates to "spotted one" meaning Hades essentially named his dog Spot...
Other than that Umbreon is one of my fav eeveelutions
Jolteon's Japanese name "Thunders" and Zapdos's jap name "Thunder" are the worst. Honorable mention goes to Magmar "Boober".
"How is Sigilyph a bird?"
I suggest looking up the hummingbird Nazca line
Thank you, this is now officially my favorite design basis.
I never thought of it that way. And the Nazca lines are interesting to learn about
Imagine:
Lillie: “Ribombee use Suck Blood!!!”
*Ribombee drain her opponent dry*
Lillie the Miniskirt girl toss a Beast Ball at a Phermosa, then a Hyper ball at pikachu and then another drink Psycho Soda later
OK, we get it!
@@lusaminearcmorningstar4162 What?
@@lusaminearcmorningstar4162 hello "Alter"nate universe Lusamine Speedwagon
@@WarmLillie she's just a fake, don't worry about her
My favorite translation is "Noroi". It means both "curse" and "slow", which is why non-Ghost users lose speed when using it.
trust me an octopus lock does hurt as its basically meant to choke ur opponent.
Well Dobbs the "Demon Kiss" putting another pokemon to sleep makes sense when you realize Succubus and Incubus's do "Stuff" to them while their target sleeps. And "Angel's kiss" makes sense to confuse someone because of The Biblically Accurate Angels, would you want those things to kiss you?
Succubi don’t just attack when they’re asleep, I’m pretty sure they _do stuff_ when they’re awake as well. Though, they are able to _do their deed_ when the victim is sleeping.
is not about biblical angels lol if someone comes to you and kisses u you'll get confused.
biblical angels can appear however they want btw
So funny enough Mistletoe seed can suck out the nutrients from other plants thus the move leech seed but for some reason has no effect on grass types, curious.
A lot of the Translations in Japan does also apply to German, for example: Ultra Ball= Hyperball, or Cleffa is also named in German "Pii"
Don't forget that Swift also makes sense in German because it's called "Sternschauer" which means star shower. Yeah...
@@Baka_Crazy it is Not Star Shower, but yes, "Sternschauer" makes sense, i am german so i know
@@kullbull6083 Well what would you suggest then? I mean I'm not a translator so I'm curious about you ideas also my brain is fusing these two languages often together so...
@@Baka_Crazy It means like, multiple volleys of Stars getting shot at the enemy, like a Blizzard of Stars getting shot at the Enemy
@@kullbull6083 Well I see in that move a shower of stars falling from the sky that's what I thought when I finally learned how to read and saw the stars. And later I just saw that's in english just “Swift“ lol
Funnily enough, it seems like the different rankings for Pokémon Contests in Gen 3 and 4 (except the Normal Rank) are named directly after the Japanese names for the Poké Balls. There's the Super Rank, Hyper Rank, and Master Rank. Just a random thing I noticed.
1. Love the animation sprites in the beginning of your vidoes.
2. A LOT of things make so much more sense now.
3. Night Slash's translation is bonkers. Wow. Just wow.
Volteccer/Voltekka is also the name of Tekkaman's special move, so it's an homage to an homage. :3
gardevoir: lets make eggs
muk: ok
gardevoir: NO I WAS TALKING ABOUT OUR TRAINER
muk: too late
gardevoir: we will never speak of this again
I watch with captions on alot and its cool that they actually gave dialog to the intro where the mons were just saying their names
Agreed with charizard at the start
7:27
I actually have two of those bottles just sitting on top of my vanity/dresser next to an empty box of Mochi (the box has a really pretty Sakura tree branch on it and a really cute picture of some Mochi buns on a tray and I just thought it was really adorable so I, being the Japanese culture fanatic I am, decided to keep it and put it up on display. Same with the bottles).
I just randomly found some Ramune sofa (the name of the drink) in the Japanese candy section of a store and so I got one of each flavor since I had never seen any before in all my 20 years of living (although I was actually younger back then...) despite the fact that I almost always go to the foreign foods/sweets/imports sections at stores when I see them. It tastes really good honestly...a bit weirder than I'm used to but it literally tastes like a mix between soda and candy (because that's literally what it is...)
Umbreon is literally Blacky lol. Another humorous one is Mandibuzz. It’s Vulgina which is from vulture and Regina or queen but sounds a lot dirtier. And I like Braviary’s which is Wargle from war eagle.
Forewarn ability is Prophetic Dream
Selfdestruct is actually “large boom” or something but the kanji is the same as suicide bomb, hence the meme.
Aerial Ace is Swallow Return. It refers to cutting both ways with a sword, like a swallow tail.
Double slap is actually Round Trip Slap. It hits 2x for each hit, even though it sounds like it should just hit twice.
Fire Blast translates to the tradition of lighting the Star shape on a mountain side…that’s why it has the animation it does.
Take Down is Life Risking Tackle.
Dobbs I've missed you!! Really hope COVID isn't taking a toll on you and/or you kicked it to the curb!! Thanks for the upload and have a great day, dear!
Feeling much better now :] thanks for asking!
Comparing the voltage to household voltage to say it's a lot of power isn't really how electricity works just fyi. It's too much to explain quickly but a static shock you get from rubbing your feet on carpet can be 10k volts, but it's not much power because the amperage & time are so low
You forgot one of the most well-known…
Dark Type is actually Evil Type
:)
He said it in Crossroad Killing
Also Purgatory is the realm between Heaven and Hell
Fun fact, you could make donut onigiri, and some think onigiri are rice-based donuts.
Thanks dobbs for translating with captions
I had to rewind the Swift fact because I thought I heard the girl say "Flaaffy, use Speed Star"
And then a Mareep uses Speed Star 🌟
I love how you have to turn on captions to understand the intro.
Number 50 I remember watching as a kid for the first time and saying the same thing "Those aren't donuts donuts 😕 "
I heard about those rice treats. Something about they changed them, because they thought we wouldn't understand them, or might not like them. So, they changed them to donuts, thinking we wouldn't notice. Something like that.
Love the editing style Dobbs.
That intro was hilarious lol
I'm actually Grateful I turned on the Subtitles in the start of the video, now i understand what thet said
7:12 I agree tank filling does make the best sense but in the context of Metroid filling a tank of heath would? 🤷🏻♂️
I recently watched the video explaining Cramorants origins on Lockstin and Gnoggin. It's Japanese name is the 'onomonopia' (meaning sound of) gulping or choking
"This one explains the thumbnail"-Dobbs 2022
Metapod stiffen
Me:
Bursts of laughter
Bullet Seed in Spanish was called "Recurrente", but was changed to "Semilladora", which es way more accurate. Literally "semilla" (seed) and "ametralladora" (machine gun)
Also, Return was translated as "Retroceso", now is "Retribución". Someone in prior gens was using Google Translator, I suppose
Assist translates to "cat's paw" because it is based on a Japanese saying that can be literally translated to "I'd even like to borrow a cat's hands" Meaning that the person saying it needs any help they can get. That also explains why only feline pokemon can learn it naturally.
I can't believe that slowpoke survived the mewtwo attack
The funny thing about Leech Seed is that it doesn't affect grass-types, even though mistletoes are parasites which attach to a plant host and absorb nutrients. In the anime, it affected grass-types at first, but became ineffective on them later.
"Nothing beats a JELLY FILLED DONUT."
Great video Dobbs. Keep up the great work. Love your videos and personality.
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@@bidoof367 I am not a bot. Why would you ask that.
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@@bidoof367 Ok. Like I said I'm not a bot
People can survive thousands of volts, so long as there's very few amps. Can someone with a electricity engineering degree give a better answer?
The reason for "Mistletoe Seed" drains HP is because Mistletoe is a parasitic plant. It grows on other plants by draining the nutrients from the host. You can see it growing sometimes by looking up into trees and looking for clusters of leaves that aren't those of the tree.
about the striking with the back side of a sword its lethal if the sword has two edges so
In regards to Boufallants signature move; its Afro will not break, but it can and will use its Afro to break the other Pokémon, or perhaps nearby objects and trees.
2:51 I think it's more of being so terrified the pokemon blacks out
I love how if you turn on the subtitles, you can understand the pokemon at the start.
Assuming mistletoe seed would be a reference to mistletoe being a parasitic plant that slowly drains its host of nutrients
Girl: What are you doing babe?
Boy: METAPOD STIFFEN!
The intro sure is unexpected each time lmao
1:47 Due to the fact that Thunderbolt is called 100.000 Volts Giovanni actually thinks in his battle against Red in Pokémon Adventures that his Pikachu's strongest Move is undoubtedly 100.000 Volts. (But we can cut the Translation Team some slack here. The Manga Team is not above just making up Moves, so...)
3:42 Funfact about Return and why it's called that way: The Woman that gives you TM27 Return in FireRed LeafGreen on the Guard House on Route 12 actually talks about how well-treated Pokémon will return the favor to you with this move.
I am now convinced that there is a pun at play in the original Japanese.
4:08 The german localizers had the same thought. Because Glaciate is literally called "Eiszeit". Also, any Pokémon (with Nature Power in its movepool) can try its hand (or paw, etc.) at starting an Ice Age in ORAS' Shoal Cave Depths. I was pretty baffled when I randomly came across it whilst hunting for Shiny Snorunt.
I just realised turning on subtitles actually shows you what the Pokemon are saying
Can we talk about how dobbs said mimicry?
"JELLY-FILLED DONUTS" Never change, translation team, never change. 🤣
Loved the intro soo much XD
The move Assist aka "Cat paw" actually has nothing to do with copycats.
This move came from the Japanese slang "You even want to borrow a cat's paw" meaning you are so screwed up that you will take any help you get. and literally, any, like even a cat wants to help you you will take it. This is why this move's effect is to randomly pull an ally's move in battle because you will take anyone's help, so whoever comes out you just take it.
In other words, they are not copying moves. They literally just get the effect of the move from whoever is willing to help them at this point.
This is so good I love it
I got a new update on my Rotom phone that will allow me to understand Pokémon
*Lillie use Poke-translate and figure out something dark*
Dobbs! You and Vinny should do an It's a Wonderful Life theme battle this holiday season!
Team 1
Clarence--Togekiss
Mary--Gardevoir
George--Gallade
Zuzu--Cherrim
The Building and Loan--Stakataka
Uncle Billy--Magikarp
Team 2
Mr. Welch--Machoke
Potter--Greedent
Violet--Pheromosa
Burt--Growlith (police officer)
Ernie--Corviknight (taxi driver)
Buffalo Gals--Bouffalant.
I am totally open to tweaks and suggestions!
Don't forget that the rice balls were also called popcorn balls
And ice cream sandwiches
If anyone cares, here are those things in German:
1. Leer = Silberblick (someone who squints has a Silberblick)
2. Submission = Überroller (to roll over something)
3. Night Slash = Nachthieb (Night Slash)
4. Bullet Seed = Kugelsaat (Bullet Seed)
5. Thunderbolt = Donnerblitz (Thunderbolt)
6. Quick Attack = Ruckzuckhieb (ruck-zuck is a slang rarely used word for quick or immediately)
7. Harden = Härtner (harden)
8. Mirror Move = Spiegeltrick (mirror trick)
9. Leech Life = Blutsauger (blood sucker)
10. Lovely Kiss = Todeskuss (kiss of death)
11. Sweet Kiss = Bitterkuss (bitter kiss)
12. Dizzy Punch = Irrschlag (mad/insane punch)
13. Splash = Platscher (splash)
14. Hyper Fang = Hyperzahn (hyper fang)
15. False Swipe = Trugschlag (delusion punch)
16. Return = Rückkehr (return)
17. Volt Tackle = Volttackle
18. Glaciate = Eiszeit (ice age)
19. Zen Headbutt = Zen-Kopfstoß (zen-headbutt)
20. Head Charge = Steinschädel (rock-head)
21. Inferno = Inferno
22. Horn Leech = Holzgeweih (wooden antler)
23. Oblivion Wing = Unheilschwingen (wings of disaster)
24. Assist = Zuschuss (grant)
25. Swift = Sternschauer (shower of stars)
26. Horn Attack = Hornattacke
27. Octolock = Octoklammer (Octogrip)
28. Leech Seed = Egelsamen (leech seeds)
29. Poké Ball = Pokéball
30. Great Ball = Superball
31. Love Ball = Sympaball (shortened form of Sympathie/sympathy)
32. Beast Ball = Ultraball
Ultra Ball = Hyperball
33. Berries = Beeren (berries)
34. Destiny Knot = Fatumknoten (destiny knot, but I never heard the word "Fatum" before)
35. Fluffy Tail = Eneco-Rute (Eneco's tail)
36. Lucky Punch = Lucky Punch
37. Max Potion = Top-Trank (best potion)
38. Soda Pop = Sprudel (sparkling water)
39. Nugget = Nugget
40. Zapdos = Zapdos
41. Magikarp = Karpador => Karpfen (carp) + Dorsch (cod)
42. Abra = Abra
43. Cramorant = Urgl (basically the sound of someone choking)
44. Magmar = Magmar
45. Battle Armor = Kampfpanzer (battle shell)
46. Cute Charme = Charmebolzen (a slightly negative term used to describe an over the top charming person. Direct translation: charming bolt)
47. Lass = Göre (a negative term to describe annoying or disobedient children, mostly but not exclusively used for girls)
48. Tamer = Dompteur (tamer)
49. Youngster = Teenager (after Gen 6 "Knirps" = little fellow)
50. No idea what he says in German, never watched the anime and can't find the scene on YT.
didn't know potion in german is "trank" xd
I knew you were going to mention the “Jelly Filled Donuts” eventually in this video
I loved the fluffly use SPEEDD STAR/STARS!!!!!!!
My iteration of Bullet Seed is a Nuzleaf using a wooden gun
wwll Brock's eyes are closed so he can't tell jelly filled doughnuts from onigiri
"gallade, use strike with the back of The sword"
Lol
The Squirtle saying Charizard that one time lol
"splash translates to hop"
i guess even the pokemon company hates hop at this point
(I mean the rival btw)
At this point we could make a whole sword and shield mod changing hops name to splash
yes.
What gangar said must have made Charizard so pissed he spoke English
"There is an invisible red thread around people destined to meet" Please don't remind me of Your Name
red string of fate
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention Mandibuzz's Japanese name... Vulgina. I'm not kidding.
What's even funnier is that Mandibuzz are always female.
Love the details with the duo tetelds
We can see the translation of the conversation of Charizard, Squirtle and Gengar.
Seeing garborder kissing celebi in the trumbnail is the most curse pokemon ship i ever seen
Your house does not run off 120v. That is your branch circuits. Your house is off 220v
Quick question. Can these weird translation explain pokemon moves that don't make sense?
Such as Wooper can use ice punch, or Charmander can use wing attack?
Ice Punch seems to be Freezing Punch, so it still makes no sense haha
When you know a lot of these terms cuz you watch Pokemon subbed
Also, thought Crossroad Kill was 'Brutal Swing' in Japanese cuz Ash's Galarian Farfetch'd used it a lot. I didn't even know G. Farfetch'd could learn Night Slash... it can, through breeding.
Ash's Pokemon get the best moves non-legit cuz anime protagonist, right?
Lol no Ash's farfetch'd is just using the move brutal swing
@@gadget2327 but then the anime is wrong cuz Ash says "Crossroad Kill"
@@kingkryptonite0 It knows both moves
I'll never look at a nugget the same way again.
I consider myself to be a Fierce Beast User.
Huh, funny thumbnail, now i actually wish that were a actual moment within any Pokémon Media.
Krabby is crab. How did you not put this on the list
and that's why we turn on captions 0:03
I refuse to believe that ash used logic and maths to name the z-move since he is canonically the person who named it
And he's too dumb for maths
He was probably like "100,000 volt,but stronger,hmm 10M sounds cool and is higher,okay 10M volt thunderbolt it is"
About Poké Balls, let me talk about the Spanish adaptations (at least European Spanish, 'cause for we, the Latinos, the only current existing adaptations are anime & manga), we have
Poké Ball
Super Ball (just like the Japanese for the Great Ball)
Amor Ball (Love Ball's literally adapted from English)
Ente Ball ('cause we call 'em "Ultraentes" instead of "Ultrabestias" (that's for the Ultra Beasts, "Ultraente" "means " ultra being/entity"))
I remember those Japanese sodas you mentioned. Also I caught a Shiny Chansey in Let's go Pikachu and nicknamed it Lucky.
You tought it was crazy with Swift? Well, in the French translation, it translates to *Meteor!*
babe wake up Dobbs uploaded
Ngl 10 000 volts sounds cooler than 10 000 ampers. If it was 10 000 ampers than Ash and everything else would be dead.
7:36 reminds me of a certain Golden Hair Protagonist
My word is now stiff
My Metapod is hard
We will have fun tonight
Squirtle said Charizard 👀
Someone traded me a Bulbasaur that had poke rust
In your top 10 videos can I have The names for all the songs (besides Megalovania and the original Pokémon series song)
I was shocked when I discovered that Mons' names were translated and adapted to German, French and Italian. Here in Spain as well as in Portugal and Netherlands I think, they left the names like in English
What is the theme playing in the Intro
I just cannot place it even tho I have heard it before
#10 : Jynx also has some demon origins, so yes
@Dobbs Nice use of Franky