Thread: Notched-ear Pichu's English name possibly revealed: Dub name may be Spiky-ear Pichu

Originally Posted by d.aisuke

Heh, I'm not the only one who does that?


Nope.

I'll still be calling her "Gizamimi Pichu"

I've pretty much stopped keeping with the english names and fandom outside of Bulbapedia; She's Gizamimi Pichu to me.

Also, I'm surprised they're startiing to reveal all of this stuff so early.
I wonder if we'll see Movie 12 by the end of the year, and HGSS before March?

If the place holder dates are April 1st then expect it in April.

Well I was just thinking, the Japanese name sounds more feminine, Both real and the fanname english name, when I think of "Spiky" I think of a guy name or something.

Originally Posted by Jnoo

I had Spiked Ear, but Spiky's fine.

Oh, now I wish they had named it that instead. XD But yeah, Spiky's good.

I've always hated "Notched-eared" because its ear's not even really notched! So glad to have a widely-used name that actually makes some sense.

Why couldn't they reveal it like this in Japan

Notched-ear Pichu's English name possibly revealed: Dub name may be Spiky-ear Pichu

A new advertisement on Pokémon.com has recently appeared. It features the ear of the Pokémon previously known as the Notched-ear Pichu, but when looking into the URL of said ad's Flash file, it refers to it as the Spiky-ear Pichu.

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Originally Posted by Magmortar

Why couldn't they reveal it like this in Japan

Because in Japan they like to tease the west with bullshit like how they did. I think. Either way something this subtle should have been done.

i wish it was bitey mouthed pichu.

Originally Posted by Lil Brother

Oh, now I wish they had named it that instead. XD But yeah, Spiky's good.

I've always hated "Notched-eared" because its ear's not even really notched! So glad to have a widely-used name that actually makes some sense.

Wrong.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/notch

Notch - A V-Shaped Cut. Notchie has two of them.

Originally Posted by Sketch

Wrong.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/notch

Notch - A V-Shaped Cut. Notchie has two of them.

I see your definition of "notch" and raise you the definition of "cut". ;P

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cut

Cut (noun)
the result of cutting, as an incision, wound, passage, or channel.
-or-
an excision or omission of a part.

A notch implies that the v-shaped cut was actually into the ear's pre-existing shape - SE Pichu's spikes were additional parts of the ear, not a cut into anything.

The new name is okay with me, but why do I have the feeling that a lot of people are going to nickname their Spiky-Ear Pichu: Spike.

It doesn't matter to me either way.
In fact: Neither Notched Ear Pichu or Spiky eared Pichu counts as a "name" in my eyes.
It just refers to the fact that its a Pichu with a spiky ear.. Like how Ash (and most anime characters ever...) is a spiky-haired boy

Originally Posted by Dogasu

I'm all against pointless renames. But this doesn't fit into that category at all.

"Notch-Eared Pichu" was just a fan translation of Giza-Mimi Pichuu. Repeat after me: A FAN TRANSLATION. It wasn't any more "correct" than "Jagged-Eared Pichu" or "Corrugated-Eared Pichu" or, even, "Spiky-Eared Pichu."

The fact that people are complaining about this is...well, it's not SURPRISING. Just annoying.

I came to this thread to point this out, and was pleasantly surprised it had already been done.

...then I read further, and saw that people were STILL complaining and saying it was "changed". Jesus Christ, people, read the thread.

Originally Posted by Dewgong Rain

I love how at the event I'll be able to call it notch-eared. Just watch some smart-ass little kid be like, "It's called the SPIKY eared Pichu, retard." Oh boy will this be fun

Confusing little kids with big words like "japanese" ftw

....yeah, I think this has to be one of the dumbest posts I've read on this forum.

(speaking of which, why did everyone suddenly decide it absolutely had to be referred to as "notched-ear" in English anyway, when all the fansubs used "jagged-eared"? You'd think there'd be at least someone using a different translation out there. You silly sheep fanbase you)

Hey guys, no need to insult our opinions. Maybe I am acting rediculos, but I'm just not so sure about "Spiky-ear Pichu". Also, it's not too nice to call other people's posts "dumb".

Nope, but in this case it's quite factual.

It's not nice to call kids who use official names for things instead of some cliquey fan-term "smart-ass" either.

True. Sorry, I can be a tad sensetive.