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The plural form of bidoof

The plural of Bidoof...

...what you say when referring to more than one Bidoof?

Win.

"Omg I just caught a bunch of Win at Lake Verity!
 
Bidii. No seriously. Unlike Dewgong I am not joking cause Bidii sounds so darn el-naturale.
 
When would you even need to use a plural form of that satanic creature?

WHEN?!
 
I'm with the majority on this one: it's totally just Bidoof. Like every Pokémon. I mean, they don't refer to a group of Unown as "Unowns". It just sounds weird.

Though Bideef is rather fitting for such a... special 'mon. XD
 
according to bulbapedia it's 2 bidoof.

Bidoofs. A better question, what would multiple Gyarados be? Gyaradi? Gyaradoses?

well if we take a look at acient greek grammar, then the plural of Gyarados would be Gyaradoi. I'm not kidding.
 
Well since Japanese doesn't change nouns to make them plural, I'd be inclined to do the same for pokemon names. Two Bidoof, three Gyarados, four Lapras...
 
So even though we say words that sound like the pokemons names, we have to say the actual names differently? Instead of skulls we say Duskull and not Duskulls? Instead of Turtles we say Squirtle and not Squirtles?


P.S. Fire the Sharpedos!
 
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Yep, you've got it. Though making up plurals might be fun.

Bulbasauruses
Ivysauruses
Venusauruses
Charmanders
Charmeleone
Charizards
Squirtles
Wartortles
Blastoisi
Caterpods
Metapi
Butterfreesians
Weedlen
Kakunen
Bees Drill
Pidgies
Pidgeottoes
Pidgeotes
Rattata
Raticata
Spearows
Fearows
Ekanses
Arbokses
Pikachi
Raichi
Sandshrews
Sandslashes
Nidorans Female
Nidorina
Queens Nidoran
Nidorans Males
Nidorino
Kings Nidoran
Clefairies
Clefables
Vulpi
(# X Nine)tales (i.e. Eighteentales, Twentyseventales, etc.)
Jigglies Puff
Wigglies Tuff
Zuba
Golba
Odder
Gloomers
Vileplumes
Parases
Parasesects
Venoni
Venomoths
Digla
Dug(Trio X #) (i.e. Dugsextet, Dugnonet, etc.)
Meows
Medes
Psyducks
Golducks
Mankies
Apes Prime
Growlithes
Arcanines
Poliwags
Poliwhirls
Poliwraves
Abro
Kadabri
Alakaza
Machops
Machokes
Maschamp
Bellsprouts
Weepinbells
Victreebell
Tentacooves
Tentacru
Geoguys
Gravellers
Golems
Ponyti
Rapidashes
Slowpokes
Slowbroses
Magnemites
Magnetonnes
Very Farfetch'd
Do(duo x #) (i.e. Doquartet, Dosextet, etc.)
Do(drio x #) (i.e. Dodextet, Dodonet, etc.)
Seel
Dewgongs
Grimers
Musk
Shellderines
Cloisters
Gasts
Haunters
Gengarn
Oni
Drowzeen
Hypni
Krabbier
Kingles
Voltorbs
Electrodes
Exeggscute
Exeggsutor
Cubones
Marowax
Hitmonlees
Hitmonchans
Lickitoungues
Koffings
Weezings
Rhyhorns
Rhydones
Chansies
Tangelum
Kangases Khan
Horseas
Seadrine
Goldee
Kings of the Sea
Starthem
Starus
Misters Mime
Scythes
Jynni
Electabuzzes
Magmus
Pinsi
Tauro
Magikarps
Gyaradoi
Lapra
Ditto
Neeveen
Vaporee
Joltee
Flaree
Porygonals
Omanytes
Omastars
Kabutoes
Kabutop
Aerodactyls
Snorlai
Articunoes
Zapdoses
Moltreses
Dratina
Dragons Air
Dragons Ite
There's only one Mewtwo
Muse
 
Yes, instead of going with the normal convention of adding "s" at the end for the most part, we just make some insane rules like adding "uses" at the end of Bulbasaur, despite the plural of the word "Dinosaur" is just "Dinosaurs".
 
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