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All 718 (+3) Pokémon, set to the tune of the Modern Major-General's Song
- Thread starter Khoodos
- Start date
I just realized that this song is even more awesome than I first had thought. And that takes a lot.
Almost every line of text contains Pokémon whose names' first letter, or even syllable, matches with the rest of the line. Other lines do the same with names rhyming ("...Fletchling, Chingling, Deerling, Weezing, Slowking, Slaking, Nidoking..." or "...Diglett, Ducklett, Golett, Rufflet, Wobbuffet and Whimsicott"). An impressive feat sorting the names so very well.
But then there are a few lines that break this pattern. This is totally to be expected, with so many names there are bound to be a few leftover to be lumped into lines like these:
"...And Wingull, Gulpin, Pinsir, Surskit, Skitty, Timburr, Ursaring.". These lines appear both to be random and hard to remember...
That's, of course, until you look at the line again. Let's try phonetically, shall we?
"... and win-gull-gull-pin-pin-sur-sur-skit-skit-ti-ti(mb)-ur-ur-saring"
Yeah, the last syllable(s) of the previous name are identical with the first of the next one. Worst thing is, all of these lines are like that:
"...And Snorlax, Axew, Uxie, Seaking, Kingdra, Dragalge, Alakazam,
And Treecko, Combee, Beedrill, Drilbur, Burmy, Meowth and Medicham."
"Snorl-ax-ax-ew-ew(k)-see-see-king-king-dra-dra-galge, Alakazam,
and Tree-ko-ko(m)-bee-bee-dril-dril-bur-bur-me-me(owth) and Medicham"
"...And Lombre, Braixen, Entei, Taillow, Rattata and Mewtwo too..."
"...Lom-brai-brai(x)-en-en-tei-tei-llow..." (the rest of the line breaks into two of the most recognisable Pokémon from the first generation, rests on them for a split second, then finishes the last line of the song with the mascot of the franchise).
Yeah, this might be the most phonetically perfect song I've ever seen. Way to blow my mind over and over again, Khoodos!
Almost every line of text contains Pokémon whose names' first letter, or even syllable, matches with the rest of the line. Other lines do the same with names rhyming ("...Fletchling, Chingling, Deerling, Weezing, Slowking, Slaking, Nidoking..." or "...Diglett, Ducklett, Golett, Rufflet, Wobbuffet and Whimsicott"). An impressive feat sorting the names so very well.
But then there are a few lines that break this pattern. This is totally to be expected, with so many names there are bound to be a few leftover to be lumped into lines like these:
"...And Wingull, Gulpin, Pinsir, Surskit, Skitty, Timburr, Ursaring.". These lines appear both to be random and hard to remember...
That's, of course, until you look at the line again. Let's try phonetically, shall we?
"... and win-gull-gull-pin-pin-sur-sur-skit-skit-ti-ti(mb)-ur-ur-saring"
Yeah, the last syllable(s) of the previous name are identical with the first of the next one. Worst thing is, all of these lines are like that:
"...And Snorlax, Axew, Uxie, Seaking, Kingdra, Dragalge, Alakazam,
And Treecko, Combee, Beedrill, Drilbur, Burmy, Meowth and Medicham."
"Snorl-ax-ax-ew-ew(k)-see-see-king-king-dra-dra-galge, Alakazam,
and Tree-ko-ko(m)-bee-bee-dril-dril-bur-bur-me-me(owth) and Medicham"
"...And Lombre, Braixen, Entei, Taillow, Rattata and Mewtwo too..."
"...Lom-brai-brai(x)-en-en-tei-tei-llow..." (the rest of the line breaks into two of the most recognisable Pokémon from the first generation, rests on them for a split second, then finishes the last line of the song with the mascot of the franchise).
Yeah, this might be the most phonetically perfect song I've ever seen. Way to blow my mind over and over again, Khoodos!