The final batch of Pokemon card translations.
I bought an old deck of Japanese Pokemon cards off of Ebay. I scanned them, translated them, and digitally edited them with my own translation. All of these have been officially translated already, however, I made sure to provide my own translation.
I looked at the official translations afterward in order to compare the Pokedex lore that is on the card (which changes drastically), but I made no edits to adjust to the official translation. The only exception is move names and Pokemon names –those I purposefully lined up with the officially localized English names.
The heights/weights I converted from centimeters/kilograms to feet/inches and pounds myself.
Below is the original Japanese card (top), and my translated version (bottom). Notes will be below them if applicable. They are in the order I translated them rather than in any specific card order.
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In this batch, in order of number rather than appearance. You may use Ctrl + F to skip to them for ease of search:
#010 Caterpie / キャタピー (Kyatapii)
#027 Sandshrew / サンド (Sando)
#063 Abra / ケーシィ (Keesi [Casey])
#129 Magikarp / コイキング (Koikingu)
Trainer Card: Energy Retrieval / エネルギー回収 (Enerugii Kaishuu)
Trainer Card: Gust / 突風 (Toubuu)
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#063 Abra / ケーシィ (Keesi [Casey])
-This one came out fairly well. More organized than most of the ones I translated thus far.
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Trainer Card: Gust / 突風 (Toubuu)
-This one’s title in Japanese was more “sudden gust,” I adjusted it to “gust,” but the official translation is “Gust of Wind.” The space was used effectively this time, the description leaves no room. But, the background could have been more grey to blend into the background better. It was not as obvious on the paint program as it is here when I am uploading it.
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Trainer Card: Energy Retrieval / エネルギー回収 (Enerugii Kaishuu)
-Distributed space, got a better background color. This card looks better.
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#129 Magikarp / コイキング (Koikingu)
-“Koikingu” refers to “King Koi,” but then the description slams it as just the absolute worst. Little did the new trainers back when Red/Green/Blue came out know what happens at level 20…
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#010 Caterpie / キャタピー (Kyatapii)
-This card is satisfying overall. Came out fairly clean and not too scrunched anywhere.
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#027 Sandshrew / サンド (Sando)
-The last card of the last batch –and it came out great. The space worked out, the background is cleaner than ever. A satisfying conclusion to the initial four batches.
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That is the end of the initial Pokemon card batches. These are all from one deck (the rest of the cards in the deck being energy cards). From now on a Pokemon card will have an individual post each time, and I will likely find them around the internet to translate if the quality is readable!