Beastly and monstrous Pokémon, such as Charizard, simply roar, screech, trill, or bellow. Certain Pokémon (especially Legendary and Mythical Pokémon) can speak telepathically.

Notably, the cuter or more humanoid a Pokémon is, generally the more likely it is to talk this way.

As shown in the quote at the top of the page, this was lampshaded in the first episode.

Ash (Satoshi) is 'Pikapi' while Togepi, during the seasons that Misty was with them, was 'Pipipi.' Likewise, Misty (Kasumi) herself is 'Pikachupi' and after Ash catches a Pokémon or earns a Gym Badge he says 'Pi-Pikachu,' meaning 'Getto da ze!', Ash's catchphrase in the original Japanese version, and also the Japansese translation of the franchise's slogan, 'Gotta catch 'em all!' Here is a collection of what's been discerned with fair certainty. With a little careful listening to regular cast members (such as Pikachu) in the original Japanese, though, it's possible to make out patterns. For example, Bulbasaur might be named Bulbasaur simply because the sound it makes is 'Bulbasaur,' or a variation thereof.

Almost all Pokémon in Pokémon: The Series, who can say only their names or parts thereof, hence the name.

For example, the Chinese word for cat is Mao. Often, it's the only thing the monster ever says, which may require Repeating So the Audience Can Hear.Ĭan be a Justified Trope if the monsters in question made their sounds before people named them, and people decided to name them that which happens once in a while in real life.

That said, dogs don't go around saying 'Canis! Canis!' Sometimes it's part of an attack or an affirmative of their master's commands. note Amusingly, the English word 'dog' comes from the Old English 'docga', an onomatopoeia of the sound of a dog's deep bark. It's especially strange when one considers that dogs don't go around saying 'Dog! Dog!' et cetera. The symptom is repeating its own name or a part thereof over and over.

When the Verbal Tic sufferer is pushed well past Smurfing all the way to its logical conclusion and practically becomes The Unintelligible, this is the result, a speech disorder primarily suffered by some types of mons.

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