>>59057016Meanwhile Alakazam is something a magician says, Squirtle is a squirrel turtle that squirts, Aggron is two of the easiest syllables in the universe, Golurk is a golem who lurks, and Kyogre wants you out of his swamp.
So yes, Todegamaru, a name that means nothing in english, contains no meaningful phonemes in english, evokes any ideas or concepts relatable to the pokemon in English, or follows any typical English word construction or stress rules, requires a bit more attention to memorize, because it is effectively gibberish in English. It does not hook into the existing linguistic structure of English, because it is an entirely foreign word.
Thank you for proving this point by explaining what Todegamaru's name means entirely as related to Japanese, while reinforcing what I said by explaining that Spiritomb is hard to remember in Japanese, because it's name doesn't really evoke anything in Japanese.
