Do you like the concept of pokemon repeating their names as cries?

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They're all literally animals. Like in the games, they'd probably have just vocalized roars and screeches. Some pokemons don't say their names, but the majority of them do. Except for a few pokemon that can talk via telepathy, or talk like TR Meowth, my opinion is that they should have more 'creature-ish' cries.

What do you think ?
 
As long as it's not their non-homophonic Japanese Name, I want it to remain the same(I HATE ONIX's JAPANESE NAME, WHY, WHY?)
 
I don't mind it actually. I never really paid attention to their game cries and I like how the anime sort of turned the way they say their names all the time into a complex language.
 
Really depends. The japanese version handles it well, because most pokemon often use only one or two syllables of their name, so it's usually a bit more subtle and comes off as more 'natural' sounding as a result. They also tend to actively try and make them sound more animal-like, imo.

Never have liked the way the dub handled it by by having them say their entire names all the time though. And while there are exceptions (freaking Snorlax, man), I don't think it really helps that it often just sounds like some dude saying a name over and over.
 
Most continuities have them saying their names. I've long since gotten used to it.
 
I kinda wish some Pokemon had more natural cries. Especially the prehistoric ones, who existed before there were humans to name them by their cries. (Kind of a chicken-or-the-egg thing.) Aerodactyl's isn't so bad, though it could do with less enunciation so it could sound more primitive. And Archeops--not only is saying its modern-day name not a great idea, but it sounds too much like a modern-day bird. I'd have preferred something more like the raptors from Jurassic Park.
 
As long as it isn't flat out saying the entire name and has an attempt not to sound like a human saying the name outloud than I don't mind, which is usually something the dub would do.

Though I do remember watching the Sinnoh league and hearing Ohsubame's cry and completely wtfing at the screen because it didn't sound like a bird at all but some very angry man.
 
I always liked the Pokemon with natural sounding cries much better than the ones that just say their name and variations thereof. The ones who exclusively said their names never bothered me too much, but I always seem to like the Japanese cries much better than the dubbed ones, most of them seem to suit the Pokemon better.
 
I always found Pokemon saying their own names unnatural, mainly because it doesn't sound plausible for an animal to make the exact sound as their name. It the reason I dare not watch the anime with other people with me. ...I know it's Pokemon, so I shouldn't take things seriously, but I found it funny. Not that it matters, since I am used to their name-cry already. After all, Pokemon have conscious and the potential to talk like people, so it's not out of the norm to have them with cries based on their names.

Thanks for reading.
 
*shrugs* I've gotten used to it so I'm okay with it myself, as long as the Pokemon don't sound too human-like. Though I do find it amusing to think that many Pokemon apparently name themselves. Lol.
 
I like the fact that it forces the actors and creators to work with the voices and emotions to get ideas across. I doubt they would do this so much had they spoke or growled as would be more 'normal'. I prefer it with the Japanese voices since they manage so work with it far better.
 
For a while, the dub handled most of them well an made it sound fairly natural, but nowadays they usually sound retarded and forced. Just another fine example of the "its for kids, who cares?" excuse to get by with poor quality I'm afraid :(.
 
I don't mind it so much, though I enjoy when the cries sound more natural, like Onix :)
 
Especially considering I watched the anime much earlier than I played the games, I still feel repeating their names is the right cry. Although, it would feel weird if the cries were replaced in all the games!
 
Bluelatios said:
For a while, the dub handled most of them well an made it sound fairly natural, but nowadays they usually sound retarded and forced.
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The voices for Squirtle and Geodude sounded forced and retarded to me. :-/

As for the topic, I'm alright with it. The Japanese voices sound way better than the dub's voices. They're far more realistic and expressive. A lot of Pokémon in the English dub sound like some guy saying the name in the same tone of voice 24/7. *coughGoldeenandGliscorcough*
 
I'd like them to have more natural sounds. Why is it that a Pokemon can typically only say their own name & not anyone else's? What makes them only able to use those specific sounds & pronunciations? What part of their body or mind allows them to utilize such ways of speaking & prevent them from learning any others? And how does the Pokemon interpret these mumblings as different words that have different meanings? How are they able to understand another Pokemon's usage of "words" when they couldn't learn anything but their own? It's so confusing. Especially during evolution. If a Poliwag is only able to say "Poliwag" then it will say only that. But then it evolves into Poliwhirl. How did it learn to say "whirl"? And why is it no longer able to say "wag" when it's been saying that since the moment it was born? I may have gotten used to it over the years, but it's still bugged me how communication is done between Pokemon & other Pokemon, never mind Pokemon & humans.
 
I agree that it's sort of odd for animals to recite their human-coined common names.

It would be like an elephant literally saying "elephant" rather than whatever sound it makes.

Its easier for kids to identify the particular Pokemon and makes the name memorable, though, which is why they do it.
 
Legacy said:
I agree that it's sort of odd for animals to recite their human-coined common names.
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Are you sure humans weren't being uncreative and calling them based on what they thought their cries sounded like?
 
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