# Pronunciation Problems in Pokemon **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301 "2023-05-03T07:12:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prof.Pinata](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/prof.pinata/32/67901_2.png) [@Prof.Pinata](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Prof.Pinata)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/1 "2023-05-03T07:12:33Z")
This was just something that I thought was fun. I personally am no god at pronunciation and I usually butcher some names badly. So this is just a discussion about thing that we pronounce wrong or are hard to say in Pokemon. Here are a few examples: - Ecruteak Gym - Arceus ---
**Author:** ![bbobrob](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bbobrob/32/249595_2.png) [@bbobrob](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bbobrob)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/2 "2023-05-03T07:47:16Z")
There were a couple that I remember I thought were weird when I first heard other people pronounce them: -Solgaleo. I pronounce it Soul-galley-oh (with a sort of rise in intonation), but I found out a lot of other people pronounce it Soul-ga-leigh-oh (downward moving intonation) -Arceus is another. I pronounce it Arse-e-us; I’ve heard others pronounce it with a hard C (Ark-e-us) -Necrozma too. I pronounce it Neck-raw-z-ma. I’ve heard others say Neck-row-z-ma. Not a big difference, but it was still weird given that I was pronouncing it one way in my head the whole time. ---
**Author:** ![mrbubbles](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mrbubbles/32/255723_2.png) [@mrbubbles](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mrbubbles)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/3 "2023-05-03T07:51:06Z")
> [@Am I the only one who has been mistakenly calling Whismur - WhiMsur?](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-has-been-mistakenly-calling-whismur-whimsur/36265): > > Am I the only one? I got a new WhiSmur card today and realized it’s not WhiMsur. What do you think are the hardest or strangest Pokémon names to spell or pronounce? Something similar which was discussed. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![bbobrob](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bbobrob/32/249595_2.png) [@bbobrob](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bbobrob)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/4 "2023-05-03T07:56:11Z")
This reminds me that I only very recently realized it was called PhanPy and PhanPHy. I’ve had this Pokemon’s name wrong since its release in Gen 2 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pinata](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/prof.pinata/32/67901_2.png) [@Prof.Pinata](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Prof.Pinata)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/5 "2023-05-03T08:18:40Z")
Didn’t even realize it. Thanks for sharing ---
**Author:** ![seafoamarticuno](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seafoamarticuno/32/97280_2.png) [@seafoamarticuno](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/seafoamarticuno)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/6 "2023-05-03T08:26:32Z")
According to antique roadshow Nidoking is N-eye-doking and not N-ee-doking 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![bigman](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bigman/32/41312_2.png) [@bigman](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bigman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/7 "2023-05-03T10:43:13Z")
Or Nih doh king ---
**Author:** ![decoypalmette](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/decoypalmette/32/254336_2.png) [@decoypalmette](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/decoypalmette)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/8 "2023-05-03T11:19:20Z")
You can imagine how italian kids butchered these names back on the days. Yes the anime helped, but we were reading the name in our way lol Arch-eh-oos Veel-eh-ploom Geeggleepoof Klef-ah-blae ---
**Author:** ![jonbo](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/jonbo/32/1737_2.png) [@jonbo](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/jonbo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/9 "2023-05-03T12:24:40Z")
This only goes to gen 5, but the Pokédex 3D Pro app (game?) for the 3DS has all of the official pronunciations: [https://youtu.be/0Loz61U6CuE](https://youtu.be/0Loz61U6CuE) > [@bbobrob](#): > > -Arceus is another. I pronounce it Arse-e-us; I’ve heard others pronounce it with a hard C (Ark-e-us) They’ve actually pronounced it both ways, which is kind of weird. The actual official way is Ark-e-us, but in Battle Revolution they used Arse-e-us. ---
**Author:** ![woolsluk](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/woolsluk/32/417_2.png) [@woolsluk](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/woolsluk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/10 "2023-05-03T16:32:12Z")
When @smpratte tries to say Celebi 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Rattlesnake](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rattlesnake/32/245396_2.png) [@Rattlesnake](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Rattlesnake)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/11 "2023-05-03T17:50:41Z")
Everyone looks at me funny when I say Poke-e-man’s. What am I doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ragingkraken](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ragingkraken/32/154151_2.png) [@ragingkraken](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ragingkraken)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/12 "2023-05-03T20:46:20Z")
Pacifidloge. Always called it Pacific-lodge since you know Pacific Ocean. I didn’t realize I’d been calling it wrong since I was a kid until fairly recently. Also it started as a meme because Wolfy calls it Cinder-achy but I’ve started actually calling it that now instead of Cinderace. It sounds better. ---
**Author:** ![needszeebs](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/needszeebs/32/1811_2.png) [@needszeebs](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/needszeebs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/13 "2023-05-03T23:40:38Z")
My beef: - people who say “reh-gice” instead of “regi-ice” - people who say “sway-cune” 👀 ---
**Author:** ![jonbo](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/jonbo/32/1737_2.png) [@jonbo](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/jonbo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/14 "2023-05-04T01:39:01Z")
> [@needszeebs](#): > > people who say “reh-gice” instead of “regi-ice” [https://youtu.be/0Loz61U6CuE?t=1000](https://youtu.be/0Loz61U6CuE?t=1000) 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![wooltchi](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/wooltchi/32/2438_2.png) [@wooltchi](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/wooltchi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/15 "2023-05-04T01:50:46Z")
I made this mistake too and I honestly cant correct myself. Phanpy sounds wrong and Ill continue calling it panphy ---
**Author:** ![Cerulean](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/cerulean/32/672_2.png) [@Cerulean](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Cerulean)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/16 "2023-05-04T02:27:30Z")
Rayquaza. The proper pronunication is actually “ray-QWAY-zuh,” but I have always said “ray-QWA-zuh.” ---
**Author:** ![kromaticlanturn](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/kromaticlanturn/32/1996_2.png) [@kromaticlanturn](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/kromaticlanturn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/17 "2023-05-04T02:42:38Z")
Suicune has been my favorite legendary forever. For years I had it in my head as Soo-ee-saween. Not really sure why, guess I just never bothered to read it properly. Finally heard the proper pronunciation in the anime, and absolutely hated it. I think my pronunciation is way better. Sounds more legendary my way haha. ---
**Author:** ![explorer](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/explorer/32/1814_2.png) [@explorer](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/explorer)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/18 "2023-05-04T03:06:18Z")
I think Suicune messed up a lot of kids, I had it as Soo-ee-seen for a decade. ---
**Author:** ![ragingkraken](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ragingkraken/32/154151_2.png) [@ragingkraken](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ragingkraken)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/19 "2023-05-04T03:12:05Z")
well that’s a new one. Don’t think I’ve ever heard of that one. ---
**Author:** ![needszeebs](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/needszeebs/32/1811_2.png) [@needszeebs](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/needszeebs)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301/20 "2023-05-04T04:00:32Z")
[![](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/c/1c548f19c941e329c2c7970f25d6b74f9f2050db.jpeg "Regicries") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSMQYDYBALY) the man himself says otherwise [Next page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/pronunciation-problems-in-pokemon/41301.md?page=2)