When Pokémon: Black and White was released in Japan, the three go rummy “starter” Pocket Monsters were called “Tsutaaja”, “Pokabu”, and “Mijumaru”. holy rummy Tsutaaja doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. What the internet came up with did.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/here-are-some-new-pokemon-5536975 The grass type Pokémon was dubbed “Smugleaf” or “Grinleaf” — both great names. But Nintendo has now revealed the character’s official name. It is “Snivy”. Not bad! But not Smugleaf. https://kotaku.com/pokemons-smugleaf-a-meme-in-the-making-5538319/ The other starters are “Tepig”, a Fire-type Pocket Monster, and Oshawott, a water type. Tepig is “Pokabu” in Japanese, royally rummy and Oshawott is “Mijumaru”. The changes make sense. For example, “Pokabu”, which has a word play on “buhi-buhi” (the Japanese for “oink oink”), works better in English as “Tepig”. Shame about Smugleaf, though! But Snivy it is. Starter Pocket Monsters [Official Site Thanks, Lowell!] [Pic]