Pronunciation guide
An outline for the pronunciation spellings on Pokémon pages. This page is not comprehensive; it simply aims to clear up confusion by including letters that can make multiple sounds, and some sounds that can be made by multiple different letters or combinations of letters.
Vowels
Spelling Description Generic example Pokémon example ey long A today, sugarcane Raticate a short A battle, map Woobat ee long E beacon, evil Combee e short E bread, elegant Azelf ahy long I strike, eye Grovyle i short I dish, timber Mimikyu oh long O open, rainbow Seismitoad o short O rock, forgot Shiinotic ah father, hall Magcargo aw scrawny Bulbasaur oo long U noodle, put Wooper yoo human Cubone uh short U honey, punch Budew schwa about, pencil, focus Incineroar
Consonants
Spelling Description Example ch charge, watch g hard G good j J, soft G jug, rigid k K, hard C clock, pink, choir s soft C, hard S center, thesis z Z, soft S busy, prize zh Ezh (ʒ) genre, version
