Vocabulary for Pokemon Flashcards
円
(えん)
Yen. This is the currency in the game.
道路
(どうろ)
Route
番
(ばん)
No
4番道路を越えてください。
(よん ばん どうろを こえて ください)
Please pass through Route 4.
勝負
(しょうぶ)
Match/Battle
手に入れた
(てにいれた)
Obtained
みつけた
Found
ポケモン
Pokemon
トレーナー
Trainer
タイプ
Type/a Pokemon’s Element
島
(しま)
Island
島巡り
(しまめぐり)
Island tour
しまクイーン
Island queen
しまキング
Island king
アローラ
The Alola region
力
(ちから)
Power
助けて
(たすけて)
(please) Help!
プレゼント
Present/Gift
守り神さん
(まもりがみ さん)
Guardian deity
ククイ博士
(ククイ はかせ)
Prof. Kukui
試練
(しれん)
Trial
ポケモンセンター
Pokemon Center
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)
Give your Pokemon a rest (heal them)?
お買い物ですね？
(おかいもの ですね)
You’re here to shop, right?
買いにきた
(かいに きた)
I came to buy stuff!
売りにきた
(うりに きた)
I came to sell stuff!
なんでもないです
Nevermind…
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?
レポート
Report/Save
設定
(せってい)
Settings
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.
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.
戦闘アニメ
(せんとう アニメ)
Battle animation.
試合のレール
(しあいの レール)
Match rail. This is the background environment when you’re fighting.
ボタンモード
Button mode. This is for if you want to disable the L & R buttons, or use them.
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.
ポケット
回復
(かいふく)
Recovery items. This is where you will find potions, antidotes, etc.
道具
(どうぐ)
Tool items. This is where your Pokeballs and special items that Pokemon hold are kept.
わざマシン
Skill Machine. In the English version, these are called “TMs” and are used to teach your Pokemon new moves.
きのみ
Berries and nuts. Pretty self explanatory.
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.
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.
Zクリスタル
Z-Crystal. This is where you keep your Z-Crystals of course!
やめる
Quit (exit a menu) – You can also just press the B button.
つかう
Use
はい
Yes
いいえ
No
匹
(ひき)
The Counter use for Pokemon
レベル
Level
つよさをみる
See (the Pokemon’s) powers/stats.
攻撃
こうげき
Attack
防御
ぼうぎょ
Defense
特攻
とくこう
Special Attack
特防
とくぼう
Special Defense
素早さ
すばやさ
Agility
防御が上がった！
(ぼうぎょが あがった)
Defense went up!
命中率が下がった！
(めいちゅうりつが さがった)
Accuracy rate went down!
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.
ゆけっ！スリープ！
Go! Drowzee! Yes… Drowzee’s name in the Japanese version is “Sleep”
戻れ!
(もどれ)
Return!
バッグ
Bag
にげる
Escape
たたかう
Attack
いれかえる
Replace/Substitute/Switch
コラッタは助けを呼んだ！
(たすけを よんだ)
Ratta called for help!
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!
コラッタが現れた！
(コラッタが あらわれた)
Ratta appeared!
レベル19にあがった！
Grew to level 19!
他
(ほか)
Other
技
(わざ)
Skill
忘れさせますか？
(わすれさせますか)
Make him forget?
他の技を忘れさせますか？
Make him forget an other move(skill)?
わすれさせる！
Make him forget!
わすれさせない
Don’t make him forget
この技を忘れさせる
Forget this move/skill.
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.
いりょく
Power. This is basically how much damage it will do. The higher number it is, the better.
めいちゅう
Accuracy lit. ‘Hitting something that was aimed at’
マンキーはどうする？
What should Mankey do?
賞金
(しょうきん)
Prize money for beating a trainer
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).
回
(かい)
This is the counter for “times.”
当たった！
(あたった)
Was hit!
2回当たった！
Was hit 2 times!
急所
(きゅうしょ)
Vital part (of the body)
急所に当たった！
Critically hit!
入れ替えますか？
(いれかえますか)
Do you want to substitute (switch)?
そのまま戦う
(たたかう)
Fight in the current situation (don’t switch Pokemon)
こうかあり
Effective.
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.
いまひとつ
This literally means “not very good”
やった
I did it!
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!
ニックネームをつけますか？
Assign him a nickname?
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?
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.
ボックスへ送る
Send him to a box.
