Thread: IGN reveals more English Black and White names: Pokémon, abilities, moves translated

IGN reveals more English Black and White names: Pokémon, abilities, moves translated

IGN has recently updated to include new English translations of Black and White Pokémon, moves and abilities. Among the changes are Deerling (Shikijika), Basculin (Basslao) and Watchog (Miruhog).

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Are these the same as the unconfirmed names?

I guess it didn't really come as a surprise to anyone that these ones match the leaked names as well. :p

Sap Sipper sounds a little odd, but I guess it's okay.

Originally Posted by minimag

Are these the same as the unconfirmed names?

The Pokemon names are the same as the leaked list so far.

Sap Sipper? What the fuck?! Really...was herbivore too complicated of a word for 6 year olds or something?

Originally Posted by Bulbanews

Sap Sipper (was Herbivorous)

...da fuck?

There is a genuine problem to be had with Sap sipper, because it has really little to do with herbivores, which was a better and wider definition and wouldn't have had problems with down the line like we do with Sap sipper...

Goddamn it NoA.

Look at Basculin, it's so masculin!

I guess Watchog makes sense (Miru + hog, after all).

And Deerling = "deer" + "yearling", I'm willing to bet.

sap sipper sap sipper.

With the sippin and the sappin and the bippin and the bapping.

They don't know what the jazz is all about.

None of the Pokemon with the ability "Sap sipper" would actually sip sap...

Are these the same as the unconfirmed names?

yes

and in case you were still doubting, this all but confirms the leaked list; these matching names simply cannot be a coincidence.

Deerling? really? too bland.
Basculin is actually pretty good.
Swanna...meh
Watchog...also meh

I knew they had to be real

Originally Posted by Hyperion09

yes

and in case you were still doubting, this all but confirms the leaked list; these matching names simply cannot be a coincidence.

Yup... unofficially/indirectly confirmed. Unless there's a beta name somewhere or a typo or something like that. But those aren't things one should COUNT ON on this list.

The more name matches that occur, the more ridiculous it would be for someone official not to come out and say that the list is fake, anyway.

Also dont forget that names on that list like Sewaddle were officially confimed, making it even more likely.

I'm going to venture that the reason it's not "Herbivore" or "Herbivorous" is because that's going to make it sound like your critter plans, or at least wants, to eat that Victreebel outright. That might not be the sort of thing NoA wants to imply (despite the difference between normative plants on the one hand, and Victreebel and other plant-like Fair Folk on the other).