Generation 3 · Hoenn

How to pronounce every Gen 3 Pokémon name

Generation 3 is the Hoenn generation: 135 Pokémon, numbers 252 to 386 in the National Pokédex.

All 135 respellings below follow how English official media say the names. 18 names have medium confidence, usually because English media do not all say it the same way; the note under the name says how.

The Pokémon Company has corrected 5 names from this generation at its own events: Chimecho, Illumise, Numel, Rayquaza and Tropius.

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

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All Gen 3 Pokémon with types and stats

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T V W Z

A

Absol #359 AB-sol Official
Aggron #306 AG-ron Official
Altaria #334 al-TAIR-ee-uh Official
Anorith #347 AN-or-ith Official
Armaldo #348 ar-MAL-doh Official
Aron #304 AIR-un Official
Azurill #298 uh-ZOO-ril Official

B

Bagon #371 BAY-gon Official
Baltoy #343 BAL-toy Official
Banette #354 buh-NET Official
Barboach #339 bar-BOHCH Official
Beautifly #267 BYOO-tih-fly Official
Beldum #374 BEL-dum Official
Blaziken #257 BLAY-zih-ken Official
Breloom #286 bruh-LOOM Official

C

Cacnea #331 KAK-nee-uh Official
Cacturne #332 KAK-turn Official
Camerupt #323 KAM-er-upt Official
Carvanha #318 kar-VAHN-uh Official
Cascoon #268 kas-KOON Official
Castform #351 KAST-form Official
Chimecho #358 chime-EK-oh Official
"Chime" + "echo". Official: "chime-ECK-ko" (Pokémon World Championships 2023).
Clamperl #366 KLAM-purl Official
Claydol #344 KLAY-dol Official
Combusken #256 kom-BUS-kin Official
Corphish #341 KOR-fish Official
Cradily #346 KRAY-dih-lee Official
Crawdaunt #342 KRAW-dawnt Official

D

Delcatty #301 del-KAT-ee Official
Deoxys #386 dee-OKS-is Official
Dusclops #356 DUS-klops Official
Duskull #355 DUS-kul Official
"Dusk" + "skull".
Dustox #269 DUS-toks Official

E

Electrike #309 ih-LEK-trike Official
Exploud #295 eks-PLOWD Official

F

Feebas #349 FEE-bus Official
Flygon #330 FLY-gon Official

G

Gardevoir #282 GAR-duh-vwar Official
French-style ending "vwar", like "au revoir".
Glalie #362 GLAY-lee Official
Gorebyss #368 GOR-bis Official
Groudon #383 GROW-don Official
GROW as in "growl" (from "ground"), not as in "grow up".
Grovyle #253 GROHV-ile Official
Like "grove" + "vile" said together.
Grumpig #326 GRUM-pig Official
Gulpin #316 GUL-pin Official

H

Hariyama #297 har-ee-YAH-muh Official
Huntail #367 HUN-tayl Official

I

Illumise #314 ee-loo-MEE-zay Official
Official: "EE-loom-MEE-zay" (Pokémon World Championships 2023 and 2025 mispronounced-names segments). Not "IL-oo-meez".

J

Jirachi #385 jih-RAH-chee Official

K

Kecleon #352 KEK-lee-on Official
Kirlia #281 KEER-lee-uh Official
"KUR-lee-uh" is also heard.
Kyogre #382 ky-OH-ger Official
The English anime says ky-OH-ger; "kee-OH-ger" is a common reading of the spelling.

L

Lairon #305 LAIR-un Official
Latias #380 LAH-tee-ahs Official
Latios #381 LAH-tee-ohs Official
Lileep #345 lih-LEEP Official
Linoone #264 ly-NOON Official
Lombre #271 LOM-bray Official
"LOM-ber" is also heard.
Lotad #270 LOH-tad Official
Loudred #294 LOWD-red Official
Ludicolo #272 loo-dih-KOH-loh Official
Lunatone #337 LOO-nuh-tohn Official
Luvdisc #370 LUV-disk Official

M

Makuhita #296 mah-koo-HEE-tuh Official
Manectric #310 muh-NEK-trik Official
Marshtomp #259 MARSH-tomp Official
Masquerain #284 MAS-ker-ayn Official
Mawile #303 MAW-ile Official
Medicham #308 MED-ih-cham Official
Meditite #307 MED-ih-tite Official
Metagross #376 MET-uh-grohs Official
Metang #375 MET-ang Official
Mightyena #262 my-tee-EN-uh Official
Milotic #350 MY-loh-tik Official
The anime says MY-loh-tik; "mih-LOT-ik" is also heard.
Minun #312 MY-nun Official
Mudkip #258 MUD-kip Official

N

Nincada #290 nin-KAH-duh Official
Ninjask #291 NIN-jask Official
Nosepass #299 NOHZ-pas Official
Numel #322 NUM-ul Official
Official: "NUM-mull" (Pokémon World Championships 2023 mispronounced-names segment). Not "NOO-mel".
Nuzleaf #274 NUZ-leef Official

P

Pelipper #279 PEL-ih-per Official
Plusle #311 PLUS-ul Official
Poochyena #261 poo-chee-EN-uh Official

R

Ralts #280 RALTS Official
Rayquaza #384 ray-KWAY-zuh Official
Official: "RAY-KWAY-ZUH" (Pokémon World Championships 2025 mispronounced-names segment); the English anime also says ray-KWAY-zuh.
Regice #378 REJ-ise Official
English media vary: "REJ-ice" and "REJ-ee-ice" are both heard.
Regirock #377 REJ-ee-rok Official
"REE-jee-rok" is also heard; the English anime says REJ-ee.
Registeel #379 REJ-ee-steel Official
Relicanth #369 REL-ih-kanth Official
Roselia #315 roh-ZEL-ee-uh Official

S

Sableye #302 SAY-bul-eye Official
"Sable" + "eye", three syllables.
Salamence #373 SAL-uh-mens Official
Sceptile #254 SEP-tile Official
The C is silent, as in "sceptre".
Sealeo #364 SEE-lee-oh Official
Seedot #273 SEE-dot Official
Seviper #336 SEV-eye-per Official
Sharpedo #319 shar-PEE-doh Official
Shedinja #292 sheh-DIN-juh Official
Shelgon #372 SHEL-gon Official
Shiftry #275 SHIF-tree Official
Shroomish #285 SHROO-mish Official
Shuppet #353 SHUP-it Official
Silcoon #266 sil-KOON Official
Skitty #300 SKIT-ee Official
Slaking #289 SLAK-ing Official
Said like "slacking". "SLAY-king" is a common reading of the spelling.
Slakoth #287 SLAK-oth Official
Snorunt #361 SNOR-unt Official
Solrock #338 SOL-rok Official
Spheal #363 SFEEL Official
Spinda #327 SPIN-duh Official
Spoink #325 SPOYNK Official
Surskit #283 SUR-skit Official
Swablu #333 SWAH-bloo Official
Swalot #317 SWOL-ot Official
"Swallow" + "a lot".
Swampert #260 SWOMP-ert Official
Swellow #277 SWEL-oh Official

T

Taillow #276 TAY-loh Official
Torchic #255 TOR-chik Official
Torkoal #324 TOR-kohl Official
Trapinch #328 TRAP-inch Official
Treecko #252 TREE-koh Official
Tropius #357 TROP-ee-us Official
Official: "TROP-ee-us" (2026 Europe International Championships mispronounced-names challenge). "Trop" as in "tropical".