How do you pronounce Pokemon?

[dimicrow]

I've noticed my family says it the second way. I've never heard it that way, idk.

 

[AppleBitterCrumble]

I have always said it the second way

 

[Oblivia]

Closer to the first but I pronounce it like the game devs - more like Poke-ay-mon.

 

[TheCrystalClods]

I pronounce it Poke-ay-mon but, I accidentally say the first option so, I went with that.

 

[LambdaDelta]

ポケモン

poh-kay-moh-n

 

[Croconaw]

The first option

 

[orchidflesh]

I honestly alternate between the two without really realizing it. I’d say I probably pronounce it the first way more often, however

 

[MapleSilver]

The ? is accented, meaning you're supposed to pronounce it Poke-ay-mon.

 

[Midoriya]

I know how it’s supposed to be pronounced, but I pronounce it Poke-UH-mon.

 

[Midoriya]

Dang double post.

 

[nintendofan85]

ポケモン

poh-kay-moh-n

Even though I chose the second choice in the poll, this is closer to how I pronounce it, since I have been practicing learning Japanese on and off over the years since 2009.

 

[uwuzumakii]

Poke-A-mon, like it's supposed to be pronounced.

 

[mitfy]

both tbh. usually the first one though.

 

[Alienfish]

Pock-eh-monn or stuff.

also what poke-A-mon?? wtf

 

[Raayzx]

Pok-ay-mon but I use to pronounce it as pok-ee-mon when I was younger

For some reason it autocorrected pok-ee-mon to pok-ee-mom lol

 

[Imbri]

In my head, it's poke-ay-mon, but with my regional accent, probably comes out closer to poke-eh-mon. I never really thought about it, though.

 

[Ghostkid]

I pronounce it Pok-EE-mon mostly because its the easiest one to pronounce for me

 

[MatchaMoonlight]

I've always said Poke-uh-mon even though I know it should be pronounced Poke-ay-mon due to the accent on the E. I guess I was influenced by how the kids around me pronounced it.

 

[Ghost Soda]

usually either po-kee-mon or po-kay-mon.

 

[Buttonsy]

I clicked "Poke-EE-mon" because I wasn't thinking, I think I said it differently when I was little but now I say it more like "Poke-AY-mon"