The protagonists that have appeared throughout the mainline Pokémon games have official names that have been used in spin-off media in the past.

Sprigatito is the Grass-type Starter that looks like a cat. The Pokemon’s English name is a portmanteau of “sprig” and “gatito,” the latter of which is the Spanish word for kitten. Sprigatito might ...

Jessica is a writer for Game Rant with a background in language-focused content. She is fluent in Japanese and got her start writing articles teaching about the culture and language. She graduated ...

With a few exceptions, Pokemon can say only their own names, but that name varies depending on which language you’re playing your game in. This poster highlights some of the alternate Pokemon names ...

Pokemon fan artist reimagines creatures based on names, creating hilarious and unique designs for familiar critters. Pokedex serves as a valuable resource for evaluating Pokemon species, with some ...

Following the outcry that Pikachu's name would be changing in Hong Kong, we wondered how well the original Pokemon names translated into different languages across the world. And we stumbled upon some ...

That is, until you yell “Cay-ter-pie!” (not that you would be this excited about seeing one, but work with us here) and another trainer looks at you narrowly and says, “You mean ‘Cat-ter-pee?‘” It’s a ...

Before Pokemon was the massive worldwide hit it is today, it had to be localized for audiences outside of Japan and this meant that Nintendo of America had to come up with a whole host of names for ...

The Pokémon Company has issued an important clarification to address common mispronunciations of certain pokémon, including Rayquaza and Kingambit. It may have started with only 151 pocket monsters, ...