Plenty of the characters from Pokemon have different names in the English version than they do in the original Japanese.

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A freelance writer with over 10 years of experience. His favourite games are Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, and Celeste. The worst Pokemon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is easily Pichu. While it ...

Pokémon as a franchise has been around for more than 25 years, and in that time we've seen hundreds of characters introduced across the games, anime, manga, movies, and even the trading card game.