I thought "Pokemon" was just a normal type of noun? You know, like
"people".
Pokemon are a species aren't they?
Of course, I can't verify the way they do it in the manga since every
letter
is in capitals *sigh*
Sorry. Lurker's correct. Anyone could have made that mistake. Don't feel
bad.
I don't. I feel happy ^_^. Now I know the answer to a question I've always
wondered. So its *always* capitalised no matter the way the word is used ...
I thought is was "pokemon" too. Nintendo Power magazine (the official,
and most biased IMHO) capitalizes it. Also, the manual for Smash Brothers
capitalizes it. I think the manual for the Game Boy game capitalizes it
too,
but I can't find it. Interestingly enough, the Smash Brothers manual calls
that famous capturing tool a Poke Ball. Yup. 2 words. I'll have to check
other sources to see if it wasn't a typo like the word "eninvironments" on
the back of Zelda 64.
This brings up the second thing I've always wondered. About capitalising
Pokemon actual names as well:
Eg. Say Ash is calling Pikachu. "Hi, Pikachu!" Then you'd capitalise the 'p'
in pikachu.
But if he said something like, "Look at all those pikachu!" Then do you
still have to
capitalise the 'p'?
If anyone knows the *correct* way to do it, please inform ^_^;;
Capitalising everything makes things a *lot* easier. As for Poke ball being
2 words. That's right. In the game it's listed as POKE BALL. And in this
Pokemon Power comic I got, it also separates the words. At least I got that
part canonically correct =P
It would be a lot easier if someone wrote up a FAQ for writing Pokemon
fanfiction ^_^;;
AlTHOUGH...if you think about it, Oddish is not exactly the most
useless Pokemon. Takes it a while to be able to do anything
especially cool, but if you play it right, you can kick some serious
ass with Oddish...
Yeah, I know that. Especially when it evolves or you teach it some cool
TMs.
But it was the weakest plant pokemon I could think of ... or at least
spotted on my chart of pokemon =P
Since this is based on the show, and not the game, you don't need to look
at
stats as much as you do the coolness or cuteness. In this case, a
Madatsubomi/Bellsprout would suffice. I don't know if it's more powerful
than Nozonokusa/Oddish, but it's pretty vulnerable. I mean look at that
stem! In the game, it wouldn't matter, but in the anime, everything can be
used against a Pokemon. If one good attack hits that stem, the phrase
"Pokemon Snap" will take on a whole new meaning.
That's pretty much true. But the anime is based on the game, don't forget.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Oddish the smallest pokemon out of
all the original 151? I remember hearing that somewhere before. And in the
anime, it looked *tiny*. So it seems to fit as being the most puny out of
all plant pokemon ... (what I was going for).
<snip>
Yeah, just go with Carrie. It sounds much better, and it fits.
The more I look at it, the more I like it. I'll seriously consider it ...
MISTO!? UGH! Dude, what is with you? At least *try* to use your brain
when you do these names. You coulda called him Cloud, fer pity's
sake. Or Dew, or Rain. Or *something* along those lines...
Like I disclaimed at the bottom, it wasn't my brain but someone else's
^_^.
However, it *was* my brain that decided it sounded cute =P. You can jump
on
me for that.
*bouncybouncybouncybouncybouny* Okay, done jumping. Please, change it.
With
a name like Misto, I couldn't help but picture a certain Rocket Gang
member's dub voice going with him. Brrr.........
How did that happen? Make you think of the "B" word ^_^;;. And you know, I
really don't know why everyone thinks the name sucks so much. Just what is
so darn wrong with it that it would provoke this much reaction? ^_^;;
Do you have a suggestion for a name though? Preferably one starting with
"M". I thought the other names people came up with, while sounding more like
real names and have to do with water, they just don't "feel" like Misty to
me ... if people can understand what I mean by that =P. How about, just
plain old Myst? Or Misti? Heh
Maybe if you put it through some extensive revisions, mostly in the
area of doing better work on the names...
Names .... okay. Gottit ...
New dialog too! And more revisions! And make sure it speaks Bacci!
And would you like fries with that?
Sorry, couldn't resist ^_^
~Ace