Voice acting in the Pokémon games
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Voice acting is when the voice of an actor, often referred to as a voice actor, is used to give voice to characters or provide narration. Some Pokémon games have full lines of recorded dialogue, such as Detective Pikachu, while others, such as the core series games, use voice acting more sparingly. Characters sometimes have voices that were created using voice samples that were synthesized to generate new speech.
In the core series games
In Pokémon Yellow and from Generation VI to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pikachu uses its cry from the anime, as voiced by Ikue Otani.
From Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Eevee also uses it cry from the anime, as voiced by Aoi Yūki.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Giratina's cry uses voice samples of people screaming.
In Pokémon Black and White, Ghetsis's battle theme includes vocal chanting of his name. Additionally, the Village Bridge theme has beatboxing and enka vocal parts that can be added to the background track by speaking to the NPCs Russo (Japanese: ガッチー Gatchī) and Koontz (Japanese: れいぞう Reizō), respectively.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2:
- The background music for the Virbank City Gym includes vocals that spell out the word "Pokémon".
- The background music for the Nimbasa City Gym uses vocals that sing the phrases "Are you ready?" and "Give me what I need".
- Colress's battle theme uses vocals that count down from five to one.
In Pokémon Sun and Moon, chanting vocals are used in the music that plays during the video call between Professor Kukui and the player at the beginning of the game.
In both Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, vocals of the crowd singing along with the song are used in each games' respective Gym battle themes.
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Rei and Akari make various vocalizations and grunts during gameplay, such as when throwing a Poké Ball or taking damage.
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the song Celestial by Ed Sheeran plays during the end credits.
In the side series games
In Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, the starter Pikachu from Pokémon Yellow uses its cry from the anime, as voiced by Ikue Otani. All other Pikachu use a standard cry based on the species' core series cry.
In the spin-off games
In Pokémon Puzzle League, voice clips from various anime characters will play when navigating menus. During battles, the participating Pokémon will also occasionally say their cry from the anime, while human characters may chime in about the player's performance. Opponents will also say a short voice clip before and after battles.
In Hey You, Pikachu!, all Pokémon use their cry from the anime.
In Pokémon Channel, all Pokémon use their cry from the anime.
In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, every Pokémon uses their cry from the anime. Among these is Porygon-Z, who received new voice acting, as it previously did not speak in the anime.
In Pokken Tournament, all human characters use full voice acting for dialogue in and out of combat. All Battle Pokémon as well as Support Pokémon also have voice acting for numerous actions in combat. Pikachu and Pikachu Libre use voice lines by Ikue Otani.
In Detective Pikachu, all cutscenes feature full voice acting. While a Pikachu with Otani's voice does make a cameo, the titular Detective Pikachu is instead voiced by Kaiji Tang.
- All Trainers except for Scottie and Bettie have various voice lines for specific actions both in and out of battle, such as sending in a Pokémon, directing a Pokémon move, receiving an upgrade, or giving the player an item.
- Trainers also have short voice clips used in story scenes, though these generally only show the character's sentiment rather than matching the displayed dialogue text.
- Scottie/Bettie's Pikachu, Sygna Suit Thunderbolt Red's Pikachu, and Ash's Pikachu all use lines voiced by Ikue Otani, with each Pikachu having its own unique voice line.
In New Pokémon Snap, a handful of cutscenes and tutorials feature fully voiced lines, but short voice clips are used otherwise. Pikachu and Eevee use anime-style voice lines by Ikue Otani and Aoi Yūki, respectively, while most other Pokémon will use general grunt sounds to respond to certain actions, such as getting hit by a Fluffruit.
