Generation 2 · Johto

How to pronounce every Gen 2 Pokémon name

Generation 2 is the Johto generation: 100 Pokémon, numbers 152 to 251 in the National Pokédex.

All 100 respellings below follow how English official media say the names. 5 names have medium confidence, usually because English media do not all say it the same way; the note under the name says how.

A hyphen in a name is not pronounced: Ho-Oh is HOH-oh. A name that starts with X starts with a Z sound: Xatu is ZAH-too.

Capital letters mark the loud syllable: PEE-kuh-choo means the PEE gets the push.

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All Gen 2 Pokémon with types and stats

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W X Y

A

Aipom #190 AY-pom Official
Ampharos #181 AM-fuh-ros Official
Ariados #168 AIR-ee-uh-dohs Official
Azumarill #184 uh-ZOO-muh-ril Official

B

Bayleef #153 BAY-leef Official
Bellossom #182 bel-OS-um Official
Like "blossom" with "bell" at the front.
Blissey #242 BLIS-ee Official

C

Celebi #251 SEL-uh-bee Official
Chikorita #152 chik-oh-REE-tuh Official
Chinchou #170 CHIN-chow Official
Cleffa #173 KLEF-uh Official
Corsola #222 kor-SOH-luh Official
Crobat #169 KROH-bat Official
Croconaw #159 KROK-uh-naw Official
Cyndaquil #155 SIN-duh-kwil Official

D

Delibird #225 DEL-ih-burd Official
Donphan #232 DON-fan Official
Dunsparce #206 DUN-spars Official

E

Elekid #239 EL-ih-kid Official
The English anime says EL-ih-kid, stress on "El".
Entei #244 EN-tay Official
Espeon #196 ES-pee-on Official

F

Feraligatr #160 fuh-RAL-ih-gay-ter Official
Said as if it ended "-gator"; the missing O is just a spelling squeeze.
Flaaffy #180 FLAF-ee Official
Forretress #205 FOR-ih-tres Official
Furret #162 FUR-et Official

G

Girafarig #203 jih-RAF-uh-rig Official
A palindrome: it reads the same backwards.
Gligar #207 GLY-gar Official
Granbull #210 GRAN-buul Official

H

Heracross #214 HAIR-uh-kros Official
Hitmontop #237 HIT-mon-top Official
Ho-Oh #250 HOH-oh Official
Two "oh" sounds; the hyphen is not said.
Hoothoot #163 HOOT-hoot Official
Hoppip #187 HOP-ip Official
Houndoom #229 HOWN-doom Official
Houndour #228 HOWN-dowr Official
"Hound" + "dour" (rhymes with "sour").

I

Igglybuff #174 IG-lee-buf Official

J

Jumpluff #189 JUMP-luf Official

K

Kingdra #230 KING-druh Official

L

Lanturn #171 LAN-turn Official
Sounds like "lantern".
Larvitar #246 LAR-vih-tar Official
Ledian #166 LED-ee-un Official
Ledyba #165 LED-ee-buh Official
Lugia #249 LOO-jee-uh Official
The English anime and movie say LOO-jee-uh with a soft G; the Japanese name uses a hard G ("LOO-gee-uh").

M

Magby #240 MAG-bee Official
Magcargo #219 mag-KAR-goh Official
Mantine #226 man-TEEN Official
"MAN-teen" is also heard.
Mareep #179 muh-REEP Official
Marill #183 MAIR-il Official
Meganium #154 meh-GAY-nee-um Official
Miltank #241 MIL-tank Official
Misdreavus #200 mis-DREE-vus Official
Murkrow #198 MUR-kroh Official

N

Natu #177 NAH-too Official
Noctowl #164 NOK-towl Official

O

Octillery #224 ok-TIL-er-ee Official

P

Phanpy #231 FAN-pee Official
Pichu #172 PEE-choo Official
Piloswine #221 PY-loh-swine Official
Pineco #204 PINE-koh Official
Like "pine cone" without the N.
Politoed #186 POL-ee-tohd Official
Porygon2 #233 POR-ih-gon TOO Official
The 2 is read "two".
Pupitar #247 PYOO-pih-tar Official

Q

Quagsire #195 KWAG-sire Official
Quilava #156 kwih-LAH-vuh Official
Qwilfish #211 KWIL-fish Official

R

Raikou #243 RY-koo Official
Remoraid #223 REM-uh-rayd Official

S

Scizor #212 SY-zer Official
Sounds like "scissor" said with a long I: SY-zer.
Sentret #161 SEN-tret Official
Shuckle #213 SHUK-ul Official
Skarmory #227 SKAR-mor-ee Official
Skiploom #188 SKIP-loom Official
Slowking #199 SLOH-king Official
Slugma #218 SLUG-muh Official
Smeargle #235 SMEER-gul Official
Smoochum #238 SMOO-chum Official
Sneasel #215 SNEE-zul Official
Snubbull #209 SNUB-buul Official
"Snub" + "bull".
Spinarak #167 SPIN-uh-rak Official
Stantler #234 STANT-ler Official
Steelix #208 STEE-liks Official
Sudowoodo #185 soo-doh-WUU-doh Official
"Pseudo" + "woodo" (like wood).
Suicune #245 SWEE-koon Official
Often misread as "SOO-ih-kyoon"; the anime says SWEE-koon.
Sunflora #192 sun-FLOR-uh Official
Sunkern #191 SUN-kern Official
Swinub #220 SWY-nub Official

T

Teddiursa #216 ted-ee-UR-suh Official
Togepi #175 toh-GEP-ee Official
Hard G, as in "get".
Togetic #176 toh-GET-ik Official
Totodile #158 TOH-tuh-dile Official
Typhlosion #157 ty-FLOH-zhun Official
Tyranitar #248 ty-RAN-ih-tar Official
Tyrogue #236 TY-rohg Official

U

Umbreon #197 UM-bree-on Official
Unown #201 un-OHN Official
Sounds like "unknown". Some English media put the stress first ("UN-ohn").
Ursaring #217 UR-suh-ring Official

W

Wobbuffet #202 WOB-uh-fet Official
Wooper #194 WOO-per Official

X

Xatu #178 ZAH-too Official
The X sounds like Z.

Y

Yanma #193 YAN-muh Official