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Revision as of 13:32, 21 January 2023
 | This article is a draft relating to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. |
Certain Speech Patterns or catchphrases are consistently used by certain characters or Pokémon species across the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. Translations are often inconsistent.
Characters and Species
Ampharos
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occasional foreign words | No equivalent | French |
Bidoof
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection or confirmation | Yup, yup | Jawollja | Già, già[1]
Sì, sì[1] | |||
| Interjection | By golly | Donnerwetter | Ohibò | |||
| Confirmation | Yes sirree | Sissignore |
Caterpie
Young Japanese children aren't particularly familiar with Chinese characters, so their omission in the Japanese version suggests the character is young.
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Kana without kanji[2] |
Chatot
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After some phrases | ♪ | ♪ | ♪ | ♪ | ♪ |
Corphish
His catchphrase is based on its Japanese name.
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | Ehi, ehi ehi |
Croagunk
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Mehehe | Eh eh eh |
Dark Matter
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Mix of uppercase and lowercase | Mix of hiragana and katakana | Mix of uppercase and lowercase |
Dugtrio
Duskull
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Hee-hee |
Gengar
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Ec, ec | Kekeh! |
Herdier
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect | Scottish |
Hippopotas
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accent | German |
Kangaskhan
These might be one off instances. Check if there are more examples.
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname for interlocutor | Honey[1]
Sweetie[1] |
Schätzchen[3] | Stella[1] |
Koffing
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Whoa-ho-ho | Jo, jo, jo | Uooh-ho-ho |
Loudred
Magnemite
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Katakana | Uppercase[3] | Uppercase[3] | Uppercase[4] | Uppercase | |
| Interjection | BZBZBZZT![3]
Pi-pi-pi![4] |
ビビビ | BZBZBZZ[3]
BZBZBZZT[3] |
BZBZBZZ[3]
BZBZBZZT[3] |
BZBZBZZT[3] | BZZ BZZ BZZ![3]
BZBZBZZZT![3] |
Magneton
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Uppercase[4] |
Magnezone
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Normal | Katakana | Normal[1]
Uppercase[4] |
Normal[1] | ||
| Interjection | ZZZT![1] | ZZZT![1] | ZZZT![1] |
Metapod
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text style | Kana without kanji[2] |
Nuzleaf
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect | Southern US |
Quagsire
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | hmm
mmm Mm-hmm |
No equivalent | ||||
| Start of some phrases | No equivalent | No equivalent | Maaah | No equivalent | ||
| End of some phrases | No equivalent | だぬ | No equivalent | No equivalent |
Skuntank
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Chaw-haw-haw! | Jua, jua, jua | Ahr-ahr-ahr |
Sunflora
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | Oh my gosh | Shock | ||||
| Anxiety | Eek |
Wigglytuff
A Wigglytuff appears in both the Rescue Team and Explorers games. It's not directly confirmed that the two are the same character, however, they use the same speech pattern and share an interest in friendship. "Yoomtah" is also said in the Explorers of Time and Darkness anime episode.
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration/Shouting | Taaaaaaah![5]
YOOM...TAH![1] |
たあーーーーーーーーーーーーーーっ！！ | TA-DAAAAA![1] | ¡La, la la![3]
No equivalent[1] |
Luuuffii![3]
LUUUUU... FIIII![1] |
Tadaaaaaah![5] |
| At the end of some words | ~♪[3] | ♪ | ♪[1] | ~♪[3]
♪[1] |
♪[1] | ~♪[3] |
Wobbuffet
Wobbuffet's Japanese name is a way to express agreement. This does not work with the English name, but translations keep the name nonetheless.
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreement | Wobbuffet! | ソーナンスー！ | Giusto![1] |
Wynaut
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the end of phrases | No equivalent | ナノ | No equivalent |
Zubat
| Usage | English | Japanese | French | Spanish | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughter | Heh-heh-heh | Jue, jue, jue | Eh-eh-eh |
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Explorers of Time/Darknes/Sky
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rescue Team DX
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Red and Blue Rescue Team
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 For the two free Friend Areas given during the story in Red and Blue Rescue Team
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 When buying Friend Areas manually in Red and Blue Rescue Team