Vocabulary for Pokemon Flashcards
1
Q
円
A
(えん)
Yen. This is the currency in the game.
2
Q
道路
A
(どうろ)
Route
3
Q
番
A
(ばん)
No
4
Q
4番道路を越えてください。
A
(よん ばん どうろを こえて ください)
Please pass through Route 4.
5
Q
勝負
A
(しょうぶ)
Match/Battle
6
Q
手に入れた
A
(てにいれた)
Obtained
7
Q
みつけた
A
Found
8
Q
ポケモン
A
Pokemon
9
Q
トレーナー
A
Trainer
10
Q
タイプ
A
Type/a Pokemon’s Element
11
Q
島
A
(しま)
Island
12
Q
島巡り
A
(しまめぐり)
Island tour
13
Q
しまクイーン
A
Island queen
14
Q
しまキング
A
Island king
15
Q
アローラ
A
The Alola region
16
Q
力
A
(ちから)
Power
17
Q
助けて
A
(たすけて)
(please) Help!
18
Q
プレゼント
A
Present/Gift
19
Q
守り神さん
A
(まもりがみ さん)
Guardian deity
20
Q
ククイ博士
A
(ククイ はかせ)
Prof. Kukui
21
Q
試練
A
(しれん)
Trial
22
Q
ポケモンセンター
A
Pokemon Center
23
Q
あなたのポケモンを休ませてあげますか？ (休ませて = やすめて)
A
Give your Pokemon a rest (heal them)?
24
Q
お買い物ですね？
A
(おかいもの ですね)
You’re here to shop, right?
25
買いにきた
(かいに きた)
I came to buy stuff!
26
売りにきた
(うりに きた)
I came to sell stuff!
27
なんでもないです
Nevermind…
28
スカル団
(スカル だん)
Team Skull. The word 団 is used to mean “group; party, company” and will appear it every Pokemon game. Remember ロケット団?
29
レポート
Report/Save
30
設定
(せってい)
Settings
31
話の速さ
(はなしの はやさ)
Conversation speed. This is how quickly the text will appear when the dialog is going on.
32
文字モード
(もじ モード)
Character Mode. This is where you can switch between hiragana only characters, or full on kanji.
33
戦闘アニメ
(せんとう アニメ)
Battle animation.
34
試合のレール
(しあいの レール)
Match rail. This is the background environment when you’re fighting.
35
ボタンモード
Button mode. This is for if you want to disable the L & R buttons, or use them.
36
手持ち／ボックス
(てもち / ボックス)
In hand / Box – When you catch a Pokemon, do you want it to go to the box by default or give you the choice to add it to your team immediately? That’s what this setting handles.
37
ポケット
Pocket
38
回復
(かいふく)
Recovery items. This is where you will find potions, antidotes, etc.
39
道具
(どうぐ)
Tool items. This is where your Pokeballs and special items that Pokemon hold are kept.
40
わざマシン
Skill Machine. In the English version, these are called “TMs” and are used to teach your Pokemon new moves.
41
きのみ
Berries and nuts. Pretty self explanatory.
42
大切なもの
(たいせつな もの)
Special items. This is where your “key items” are kept that you will need to progess through the game.
43
フリースペース
Free Space. This is a bag where you can move any item to so that you have quick access to it at anytime. It’s very useful when you bag starts to get full and you’re tired of scrolling through dozens of items to get to the one you need.
44
Zクリスタル
Z-Crystal. This is where you keep your Z-Crystals of course!
45
やめる
Quit (exit a menu) – You can also just press the B button.
46
つかう
Use
47
はい
Yes
48
いいえ
No
49
匹
(ひき)
The Counter use for Pokemon
50
レベル
Level
51
つよさをみる
See (the Pokemon’s) powers/stats.
52
攻撃
こうげき
Attack
53
防御
ぼうぎょ
Defense
54
特攻
とくこう
Special Attack
55
特防
とくぼう
Special Defense
56
素早さ
すばやさ
Agility
57
防御が上がった！
(ぼうぎょが あがった)
Defense went up!
58
命中率が下がった！
(めいちゅうりつが さがった)
Accuracy rate went down!
59
コイキングが飛びだしてきた
(飛び = とび)
Magikarp suddenly appeared! This is the phrase when you encounter a wild Pokemon.
60
ゆけっ！スリープ！
Go! Drowzee! Yes… Drowzee’s name in the Japanese version is “Sleep”
61
戻れ!
(もどれ)
Return!
62
バッグ
Bag
63
にげる
Escape
64
たたかう
Attack
65
いれかえる
Replace/Substitute/Switch
66
コラッタは助けを呼んだ！
(たすけを よんだ)
Ratta called for help!
67
助けは現れなかった！
(たすけは あらわれなかった)
Help didn’t appear!
68
コラッタが現れた！
(コラッタが あらわれた)
Ratta appeared!
69
レベル19にあがった！
Grew to level 19!
70
他
(ほか)
Other
71
技
(わざ)
Skill
72
忘れさせますか？
(わすれさせますか)
Make him forget?
73
他の技を忘れさせますか？
Make him forget an other move(skill)?
74
わすれさせる！
Make him forget!
75
わすれさせない
Don’t make him forget
76
この技を忘れさせる
Forget this move/skill.
77
ぶんるい
Classification. This basically tells you what kind of attack it is – Does it do physical damage, special damage, alter status, etc. If you’re going the “all out attack” route, then look for a orange box with a yellow explosion in it for physical attacks, and blue box with white rings inside it for special attacks.
78
いりょく
Power. This is basically how much damage it will do. The higher number it is, the better.
79
めいちゅう
Accuracy lit. ‘Hitting something that was aimed at’
80
マンキーはどうする？
What should Mankey do?
81
賞金
(しょうきん)
Prize money for beating a trainer
82
パーゲンは賞金として624円手に入れた
Poggin obtained 624 Yen as prize money (for winning).
83
回
(かい)
This is the counter for “times.”
84
当たった！
(あたった)
Was hit!
85
2回当たった！
Was hit 2 times!
86
急所
(きゅうしょ)
Vital part (of the body)
87
急所に当たった！
Critically hit!
88
入れ替えますか？
(いれかえますか)
Do you want to substitute (switch)?
89
そのまま戦う
(たたかう)
Fight in the current situation (don’t switch Pokemon)
90
こうかあり
Effective.
91
こうかばつぐん
This means “super effective” and is a combination of the word こうか for effective and ばつぐん for extraordinary.
92
いまひとつ
This literally means “not very good”
93
やった
I did it!
94
アゴジムシを捕まえたぞ！
(アゴジムシを つかまえたぞ)
Grubbin was caught!
95
ニックネームをつけますか？
Assign him a nickname?
96
どちらに送りますか?
(どちらに おくりますか)
Where do you want to send him?
97
手持ちに加える
(てもちに くわえる)
Add him to the team. 手持ち actually means “on hand” but in this context, it’s your team of up to six Pokemon you battle with.
98
ボックスへ送る
Send him to a box.
