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How do you represent Pokémon speech?

How do you do it?

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I use a combination of the name and sound method. Although I haven't really used many sounds in Stainless Steel yet.
 
... Am I the only one here who uses the "Speech Method" exclusively? Granted, Ri2 (of Latias' Journey fame) does the same too.

Granted, I assume this is for regular Pokémon canon, NOT PMD.
 
Drakon said:
... Am I the only one here who uses the "Speech Method" exclusively? Granted, Ri2 (of Latias' Journey fame) does the same too.

Granted, I assume this is for regular Pokémon canon, NOT PMD.
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I use the Speech Method exclusively when it's just Rachel. Because she can understand what all Pokémon are saying. But that's about it.
 
Drakon said:
... Am I the only one here who uses the "Speech Method" exclusively? Granted, Ri2 (of Latias' Journey fame) does the same too.

Granted, I assume this is for regular Pokémon canon, NOT PMD.
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I use it with limitations- if two given pokémon are intelligent and of the same type in the past, present, or future, they can speak. I obviously wouldn't write banter in the battles because Cyrus can't speak pokémon. If the point of view is humans who don't speak pokémon, they don't hear the pokémon (unlike Latias' Journey), and I am yet to explain why the PM and Fred can speak different languages that only animals speak in. In general, though, Sneasel, Absol, and Larvitar would be unable to understand a Gyarados or Magnemite.
 
In the Knight Pokémon University RPG, I have Colin Sonan and Joanie Aimes's Pokémon say their Japanese names (except Joanie's Bellsprout, which only speaks human language). Regardless, Colin is able to understand Pokémon language as though it were English and, combined with a complete aversion of So What Are You Saying, this often results in half of a conversation.

A YouTube adaptation of Knight Pokémon University is in the works. Should it ever make it past the planning stage, the Pokémon will use their in-game cries, except for a select few which are capable of human speech (such as the aforementioned Bellsprout, Jim Gai's Alakazam and Lauren Hunter's Gardevoir). Subtitles may be employed if necessary.
 
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