The Pokémon franchise has spawned numerous titles and spin-offs, spanning several generations of games and has an animated series that spans many seasons.
No, just joking. I'm very lazy with my pronunciation of it and sort of say "poh-ka-mon", rather than "poh-kay-mon" like it's supposed to be pronounced.
Po-keh-mon is definitely the official way of pronouncing. Hell they even accent the e to let you know that it's supposed to be an "eh" sound, not an "ee" sound. Also "ke" is pronounced "keh" in Japanese, while "ki" is pronounced as "kee."
" The way it's supposed to be pronounced. Pocke as in "pocket", and then mon as in "monsters". "
No it's not. Just because it's called Pocket Monsters in Japan, doesn't mean that's how Pokémon is pronounced over here. The use of an é rather than an e tells you that. é is pronounced "ay", like in café or resumé, and it's the same in Pokémon.
" The way it's supposed to be pronounced. Pocke as in "pocket", and then mon as in "monsters". "
No it's not. Just because it's called Pocket Monsters in Japan, doesn't mean that's how Pokémon is pronounced over here. The use of an é rather than an e tells you that. é is pronounced "ay", like in café or resumé, and it's the same in Pokémon. "
It's called Pokémon in Japan, too, and the pronunciation of names don't change depending on region.
@Inkerman: No, they don't. For example, "Mac Donarudusu" or whatever is not the correct pronunciation of McDonalds, regardless of whether it would've been pronounced that way if it was a Japanese name.
@Inkerman: Cities and countries are special cases. Hell, often, their original names are just outright scrapped -- take "Japan", which in Japanese is called "Nippon".
@Icemael: Again, not true, think about Zebra and arse. American's pronounce them 'wrong', as 'Zeebra' and ass. It's the tomay-to/tomah-to effect. Different regions pronouce things differently. If I was an American and pronounced Zebra 'correctly', I would be wrong in America, but right in the UK. The pronunciation of 'Pokemon' is ambiguous, hence the OP's question. The way the Japanese pronounce Pokemon is not necessarily the correct way it's pronounced everywhere, particularly given they speak a different language.
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