Children in India will not be growing up learning the English Pokémon names that we are familiar with through the Pokémon anime, as the Hindi dub of Pokémon Horizons: The Series on Hungama TV introduces regionalised Hindi names for Pokémon. Back in September 2023, Niantic and The Pokémon Company announced that over as part of the company’s localisation efforts in India. short’s Hindi dub first used these Hindi names in animated media.
If you visit the , you’ll find that many iconic English names of Pokémon, such as Pikachu and the Generation I starters, have been retained. However, some Hindi-translated names are sprinkled into the first generation, such as Bangchibi, Bangchibig, and Bangchiboss for Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath, respectively. Later generations feature more translated names, with Generation IX having many.
Here are the starter Pokémon names from this generation in Hindi: This is part of The Pokémon Company’s gradual expansion in India. “When we create new works within our Pokémon IP, we always think globally, to have something that will be globally accepted,” The Pokémon Company’s chief business officer, Kenjiro Ito, told . “Obviously, India is a very important market to us now.
” Pokémon Horizons: The Series also features , composed by Bollywood duo Vishal-Shekhar and sung by Indian singers Armaan Malik and Shirley Setia. The show featuring new protagonist Liko with her partner Pokémon Sprigatito (Myaoha in Hindi).
