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.
Jeezzz ugh first shock for me was when the starters evolutions were revealed, now the names =_= but mehh its not as bad as it could have been, the only real thing that erks me is the Unova crapola……Isshu would have been fine IMO
I like Tepig and Snivy, and Unova actually sounds really cool. I’ll get used to Oshawott.
I don’t get what all the fuss is about. Smugleaf is a meme and will stay as such. Wotter and Isshu would both be too ambiguous and easily confused with other words in the English language. The only other name that I thought was clever and would’ve been cool to have was Pignite. That name is boss.
They should just leave Isshu alone T_T they’ve done it again…
I’m fine with the starter name, but they ruined the region name…>_<…
No, they changed the name. They didn’t ruin it. It actually makes sense on several levels in English as opposed to a meaningless Japanese-derived word.
Well, Isshu sounds too much like issue which is probably why they changed it. I don’t have a problem with Unova. I kinda like that the first region that isnt in Japan gets a different name, cooler sounding.
I do like Mijumaru better. Oshawott sounds like Ocelot to me lol Nothing to do animal-wise.
The others are OK.
Yeah ocelot came to mind first for me too. Despite not being based on a nocturnal wildcat of central and south America I think it’s a cute name. Wotter just doesn’t click :/
Yeah, as soon as I heard the name, I was like “Oh, Ocelots! I like those!” and then I was like “Hang on… what do they have to do with otters?”
Snivy is the only one that doesn’t sound really strange…but I guess I’ll used to them, as always. :p
Unova?! WTF was wrong with Isshu? I liked Isshu 🙁
As for the starters I’m liking Snivy and Oshawott but Tepig? Worst.
Wow TONS of comments already!
With the exception of Snivy I think these names are all super lame =/
Tepig makes absolutely no sense since tepid refers to water thats slightly warm :/ Tbh, Emboar should be the starter name not the evo (thinking along the lines of ember being a weaker move)
Oshawott…. does ANYONE have any clue what this means?
Snivy is the only one that’s ok, and thats only because the other 2 are so bad. My ideas were Nettile (Nettle+Reptile) or Serplant (Serpent+Plant) or maybe Saplent (Sapling+Serpent) which I think are much better, but thats probably because its me 😛
I think Oshawott is supposed to be: Ocean + Water + Otter
It’s funny, everyone is saying how terrible the starters names are and yet the actual starter pokemon that people (for the most part) now love….got the same kind of treatment when they were first revealed.
It’s just the shock and surprise that’s talking.
DUMBEST MOTHERFUCKING NAMES EVER CREATED!!!!!!!! I SWEAR TO GOD THEY SUCK!
I mean i think the name Snivy is alright i guess but seriously Tepig and Oshawott?
I can’t even imagine Ash yelling that out when he throws his pokeball
I bet someone would nickname Tepig into “Teh Pig”.
DUDE I WAS SO GOING TO DO THAT!!!
But anyways, i hate you nintendo of america, i’m getting a plane ticket and will learn japanese just to go live in japan.
I think that Tepig’s German name is better… Floink :3 It’s so cute 😀
Snivy is perfect, I love it.
Oshawott, ehh, I’ll get used to it fast. It isn’t bad, but isn’t amazing.
Tepig is obscure, I think, and sounds like teh pig. Many names would have been better. Floink though :3
Unova, although Pokebeach says otherwise, I think comes from Uno and Variety, meaning ‘One Variety’, as Isshu came from ‘isshurai’, which means ‘One Variety’
I’m gonna nickname him Pokabu either way, i cant stand that he’s called Tepig!!!!!! but……..
If u add a h to Teh then it would be TehPig, now thats bitching 🙂
My thoughts:
Snivy: The best IMO, It doesn’t sound awkward and I just like it.
Tepig: It sounds a little weird, and I don’t really know why they chose it over some other more obvious names (like Pignite), but I like it for some reason.
Oshawott: This one is confusing, Mijumaru really grew on me, so it’ll be a tough change, since it’s my least favorite name, it just sounds awkward for some reason.
So for the most part, the names are okay, and I know they’ll grow on me, but Unova? Seriously, WTF, Isshu sounded weird when I first heard it, but I got used to it, and I think I’ll miss it now that I know we’ll be playing in the “Unova” region.
oshawott sounds german if you give it a funny accent 😀
LOL the same story with all ya people every generation.
At least I haven’t seen stupid arguments like “Diaruga is bettur than Dialga”, but hey there’s lots of names to go hahaha.
The english names are always more original. Theres lots of japanese ones which are simply 2 words next to each other. So stfu, it’s not like you won’t get used to them just to complain about the 6th gen ones later YET AGAIN
YES! i agree with your last paragraph 100% the jap names are really common and sometimes pokes are named the samething each generation
English names like, say “Pidgey”?
AH so here we are again the dawn of the US release well lets check out the new names Snivy hmmm gamefreak usually combine too common english worlds and make a new name but snivy sounds so common and sounds like a nickname you would name a snake grass pokemon. Tepig i dnt know why but i kinda like that name because its original(it coulda been worse firpig or pire or flamig :p). the water name is just perfect its been so long since we had a Pokemon with a name that made no sense and its ORIGINAL you gotta remember the originality guys.
and i agree 100% on the new region name EWWWWWWW Unova sounds like a one of those Birth control commericals they play all the time(haha)
I really like Snivy and Oshawott 🙂 tepig is a weird name on a weird pokemon 😀
But the question is… what will their evolutions be named, that will decide it for me, but Snivy is SO the best!
How do you pronounce oshawott???
Anyway I like the names except tepig sounds like the pig which is stupid since it’s a pig that cooks itself..
Im confused by Tepig and Oshawott. I know what Tepig reffers to but i dont hear the ring to it like alot of the starters do like Treeko ( Tree Gecko) and Turtwig ( Turtle Twig). So Tepig means warm pig???? I dont mind Oshawott but i really want to know what Osha means but i like Wott because it remind me of Wotter.
1) Snivy
2) Oshawott
3) Tepig
Tepig name is a play on the word Tepid which make its name means “bringing the “pig” into the fold”
I dont like Tepig, kinda boring in my humble opinion.
But I really like Snivy and Oshawott 😀 The legends are also pretty awesome
Unova is cool. I actually rather like it and it fits with the whole “new” aspect they were going for this gen….and if you dont like it, its not really that big of a deal is it? The first region didnt even have a name way back when
Sad The guy who Posted this Made a Error it’s not Tsutaaja it’s Tsutarja noob
ツタージャ -> Tsuta-ja -> tsutaaja Some fansites, including Serebii, decided to romanize it with an ‘ar’ instead of long ‘a’, but neither is technically incorrect.
Actually the official romanization is registered as Tsutarja, but you’re right, neither is ‘more’ correct than the other.
its spelled three different ways dude lol 😀 matter fact tsutaaja is the version is see most of the time
Then again, they will probably grow on me in a couple days LOL.
I don’t mind the names, and remember — you can always nickname your Pokemon with something you like! :3
So, Snivy and Tepig are pretty damn obvious, as far as word-breakdowns go. 😐 I must admit that I like Tepig better than I thought I would. I was really hoping for “Pokabu” to stay, after all.
I’ve seen a few theories for Oshawott, and I think that “ocean+shell+water+otter” is probably it. Even though that is insanely complex… 😐 (Though I do find it amusing that we seem to have exactly half of “Wotter” sticking around.)
Apparently Oshawott’s German name is “Ottaro.” I find that name absolutely adorable, and that is what I plan to nickname my Oshawott. :<
My appologies for the long post, it's late and I'm rambling.