Happy with their English names?! I won’t be using spoilers for any information OFFICIALLY given out by Nintendo of America.
- Snivy (tsutaaja) – Grass Snake Pokemon [Overgrow]
- Tepig (pokabu) – Fire Pig Pokemon [Blaze]
- Oshawott (mijumaru) – Sea Otter Pokemon [Torrent]
- Reshiram – Vast White Pokemon [Turboblaze]
- Zekrom – Deep Black Pokemon [Teravolt]
Region name: Unova!
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ps- Did the wait kill you? :p English name page has been updated as well 😀
pps- These are the people who correctly guessed ‘Snivy’: Roy, oshell, Gerudo_Prince, Ai, ???Unown, Sazando007, Marshmallow, Kitkat, Belmand and finally MIKAL85 was the first to guess it.
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Er-hem…
Now that that’s estabished, may I just say how much I hate the names Tepig and Unova? ‘Cuz they’re pretty bad IMO. D:
‘TEPIG’ sound like ‘TEMPIK’ = ‘Vagina’ in Indonesian language (*________*) WEF
Yes. First.
Seconded
Yes…. And this is Marc from the FB page…. I dislike the names…. And the region name change.
Oh my GOD!! What have they done? Tepig? WTH??? (OMG Unova… *puts gun in mouth*)
WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT , why did it have to be Snivy and Oshawott and what the hell is Teppig, it’s like…..WHAT
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Tepid and pig, evidently.
Sorry, im not that good in english (considering im french arabic), so i dont really know what tepid means, but, okay what the hell is Unova (and dont say its U and Nova). I liked isshu better, why did they change it this time (Sinnoh was sinnoh in english and Kanto, and Johto and Hoenn too i think )
It’s alright, tepid means just a little warm, basically.
I’m probably going to keep calling it Isshu myself .
Unova….ew.
Snivy make sense, but Tebig and and Oshawott? can someone explain why.
Well Tepig is Tepid and Pig, and Tepid means somewhat warm. So I guess it makes sense but I wish they combined them differently. Oshawott? you got me there…
HATERS GONNA HATE!
I like Snivy.
Tepig sounds boring.
Oshawott, what?
Oshawott is oddly unique ^.^ Tepig…I’ll get used to it…eventually…
I like it as well :p
hahaha totally agreed!! HALF-HEARTED OPTIMISM, THAT IS THE WAY TO GO.
It’s inevitable everybody complains about everything, it’s like they didn’t remember throwing fits about the last gen, and the gen before that. “LICKILICKY??? GOSH. WHAT’S THIS POKEMON WITH THE MOUSTACHE.”
Actually I still make fun of both of those so maybe they weren’t such good examples.
I agree completely, everyone will always complain about everything, Tsutaaja wasn’t even a good name, all it was was “Ivysnake” in japanese words, I love the american names though.
Also, Unova is a combination of latin words.
Everyone complained about the starter evos, and now thats passed.
They “WILL” get over the names lol
Care to share? .o.
Latin Theory: Unum and Nova meaning One New
I also wanted to know what other sites thought, so I checked… Pokebeach… and apparently it could be Un from United States, OV as in of and A as the a at the end, put them together you get
UN-OV-A Unova because Isshu/Unova is based off New York.
The wait destroyed me T.T
Snivy: This was actually a name I saw really early on. I probably saw this name the most besides Smugleaf. Not bad at all.
Tepig: Ew. The pig part is obvious, but where is the Te from?
Oshawott: So awkward that I love it <3 Though I'm going to nickname my Oshawott Miju.
Unova: It reminds me of a bank or something… Un = United, ov = of, a = America?
Tepig comes from Tepid and Pig.
I had the same though of Unova.
*thought.
WTTTFFF!! i wait all day like a crazy fan boy and they throw THIS at me? holy krow! NINTENDO OF AMERICA YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN
agreed!
Eh, they’ll always be Smugleaf, Wotter and Pignite to me, and I hate the name Unova, what have NoA done?
OMG I GOT SO CLOSE TO Snivy’s REAL NAME!!!!
My guess was Slivy/Slyvy (slither/sly + Ivy)
only one letter away!!!
*is very proud of himself*
I actually really like Tepig (play on “tepid” for those who didn’t guess…)
Oshawott is o.O coz I can’t make out what the “Osha” is…
I have no problem with Unova, but I don’t understand why they’d change Isshu… I thought it was a pretty all right name as it is
because everyone loves Latin.
OSHAWHATT????
what the heck is this?these names are wacked.snivy,it can grow on me(at least i can pronounce it).tepig,can grow,cant pronounce.oshawott,again,as soon as i can pronounce it,i will like it,sounds kinda cool
loved the japanise names better,for know
also,changed nickname,from tsujara fan,to snivy fan——–LONG LIVE SNIVY FAN!!!!
Just think of Tepig as The Pig, made me lol because it’s just so ridiculous that it’s called that! Snivy = a gangster name, tepig = okay, Oshawott is just fun to say! XD
OSHAWOTT (Got pwned by snivy…)
WHYYY did they change the region name!!! Isshu was such a great name!
I like snivy and oshawott (kind of). But tepig…
My guesses:
Snivy = snake + ivy
Tepig = tepid + pig
Oshawott = ocean water + otter
That’s probably the best idea for Oshawotts that I’ve seen yet!
Where did you get this information?
http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com/en-us/
Oh….. My….. God…. Their names SUCK!
I don’t HATE any of this per-say…it’s just like…”excuse me what?”
While I’d rather have English people saying “Unova”, considering them saying “Isshu” would have came out wrong (considering the way everyone here says “kamikaze” when referencing WWII…ugh, learn to pronounce words.), but it’s like…way too drastic of a change.
=/
Oshawott scares me. OSHA is the acronym for the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and HAZARD ADMINISTRATION. Getting certified in OSHA is a nightmare.
Honestly what was so wrong with the name Wotter?
TEPIG is in no way better sounding than Pyroink or Pignite.
Snivy is a pretty decent name. SMugleaf was better.
Excuse me? “Smugleaf” was an abortion of a name. It had NOTHING to do with what “Tsutaaja” means (Ivy snake) and looked dumb.
Wotter didn’t have the same flow as most Pokemon names and just sounded like a bad fan name- the same could be said about Pignite =_=
Wotter was literally the dumbest name I had ever heard given to a pokemon. Can seriously no one be any more clever than that? At least Smugleaf actually sounded decent.
Unova ew…
Why did they change it?
It’s always been the same. The tradition has just been broken…
I know… I’m upset too 🙁
Isshu sounds too much like issue. That’s the only reason I can think of.
What about Hoenn it sounds like you know what!
It’s not really a good reason when you think about that…
I…… DIDN’T MAKE THAT CONNECTION UNTIL RIGHT NOW.
Snivy = Snake + Ivy
Tepid = Tepid (One Slightly Warm) + Pig
Oshawott = (Modified word of Ocean?) + Otter
Unova = Unum + Nova (Translates to “One New” in Latin)
Just to clarify what some of them mean.
I’m fairly happy, Oshawatt growing on me and Tepig sounds like THE PIG which makes me laugh, and Snivy sounds gangster
Oshawott has shock factor for sure…..but I think it’s a name I could grow to love…it has that ring to it. Snivy was predicted by some people….but it’s still pretty good.
Is it pronounced rhyming with “Ivy” or is it like “Snivvy” sorta sounding like sniffy (with v sound)?
snai-vee
I’m assuming it’s pronounced Sn-ivy, like the plant.
For some reason the name “Unova” keeps making me think of the country “Genovia” from that movie The Princess Diaries….
omfg this just made my day 🙂 i was thinking the same thing >.<