#Hinoyakoma

[inbarfink]

[nekosvocabdex]

Another randomly selected Pokémon:

Fletchinder

Starting with the name, it's ヒノヤコマ, Hinoyakoma, a combination of 火の粉(ひのこ,hinoko), sparks, and 駒鳥(こまどり,komadori), the name of the japanese robin it seems inspired from.

As for its abilities, this time both of them have a Japanese name, even if they are both pretty literal translations.

Flame Body is called 炎の体(ほのおのからだ,honoo no karada), while Gale Wings is called 疾風の翼(はやてのつばさ,hayate no tsubasa).

Let's look at a Pokedex entry, there's a lot of cool examples of "different Dex entries say the same thing in slightly different ways" for this Pokémon!

火の粉を クチバシから 飛ばして 草むらを 焦がし 驚いて 飛び出した 獲物を 捕まえる。

This sentence is a good example of how I approach and try to break down a bit more elaborate sentence if I don't get it immediately. I first look at verb and を particle.

獲物を捕まえる

獲物(えもの,emono) "prey" is a word we are going to see many, MANY times in Pokédex descriptions.

So this sentence is simply telling us "it catches prey". Everything else that comes before is a description on how this happens.

火の粉を クチバシから 飛ばして

飛ばす(とばす,tobasu) "To let fly/To launch/Spit out"

嘴(くちばし,kuchibashi) "Beak"

"It spits out sparks from his beak (...and does the following action)"

草むらを 焦がし 驚いて 飛び出した 獲物を 捕まえる。

焦がす(こがす,kogasu) "To burn"

"It burns grassy fields , then catches surprised prey that jumps out"

So the whole Dex entry is saying something along the lines of:

"It spits out sparks from his beak and burns grass fields to catch the prey that jumps out in surprise"

Other dex entries retell the same thing reorganizing the sentences, so we can kind of use them as confirmation that we have understood the sentence (and practice the vocabulary)

草むらに 火の粉を まき散らす。

This sentence is pretty much the same thing just with a slightly different verb.

まき散らす(まきちらす,makichirasu) "To scatter, to spread"

Interesting moves it can learn:

追い風(おいかぜ,oikaze) Tailwind

It translates pretty directly, and it also has the same meaning of "favourable conditions" that the word or similar have in many other languages.

燕返し(つばめがえし,Tsubamegaeshi) Aerial Ace

It literally translates to "Swallow return" and it's based on a sword technique with a similar name, which is in turn inspired by "the movements of a swallow's tail in flight". It was developed by Sasaki Kojirō, who was a heavily respected (and feared) swordsman in feudal Japan. His technique was apparently blinding fast, and involved a fierce downward cut followed immediately by one upwards.

He is regarded as one of "History's greatest losers", as he was killed in a legendary duel by samurai Miyamoto Musashi, who described him as "the strongest opponent he had ever faced".

These two guys appear a lot in various Japanese media. They appear as central characters in the historical manga Vagabond...

And get referenced everywhere, from One Piece, to the Dark Souls series that references Kojirō's legendary sword, to Fate(then again , name someone who is not in Fate) to Pokémon itself, again.

Which characters are named after them, you ask?

Yep.

[blaster-aichi]

starvaders replied to your post: “[2017 Tsukkun voice] Kai-kun— KAI-KUN!!

it's very likely tbh

[onion cat meme] YOU!

hinoyakoma replied to your post: “[2017 Tsukkun voice] Kai-kun— KAI-KUN!!”

40% wow just like Aichi's antag to protag

fingerguns

[kuramirocket]

“A pokemon battle is not just an exchange of moves. Having a grasp of all your pokemon’s capabilities and making full use of them is another way of fighting.”

[smilingperformer]

We're finishing our XY project for this week now. Finished at Tairenar's stick episode. Still one of my fav episodes, sis seemed moved by Tairenar as well, and I think she kinda liked Kojiro's role here? :D

Kinda should have watched Hoopa movie before this but we decided to leave it til next time. That'll be an experience :D

[rocketart]

hey

[meistoshia]

sometimes     i     think     abt     that     ep     where     satoshi     &     kalos     gang     run     into     trova     &     they     go     looking     for     fire     &     hinoyakoma / fiarrow     keeps     getting     its     ass     whooped     &     satoshi     keeps     running     to     the     edge     of     the     volcano’s     crater     to     get     to     it     &     just                              Yeah     How     Is     He     Still     Alive

[autobottesla]

DEC 4 Flying-Type Pokémon 12月4日 ひこうタイプポケモン

ヒノヤコマ | Hinoyakoma | Fletchinder

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[rohanite]

Bird smiles are the best thing about Amie/Refresh tbh

[blaster-aichi]

#Cfv#RENA I LIT LOGGED IN TO TUMBLR JUST TO REACT TO THIS#WHAT THE HEEEECK

mission accomplished

[sunglasses-kitaro]

[smilingperformer]

GOD WE BOTH LOVE YAYAKOMA'S EVOLUTION AAAHHHH

Sis is in tears a bit ;v; I love Volt such a good evolution hype song!

We both love Eureka's role in this ep too ;v;

[e-nymphia]

Pokemon Fan has been leaked!

Scan 1: Hinoyakoma/Fletchlinder and Booster/Moltres:

Scan 2: More info about the Moltres episode. Trova/Trevor appears there:

Scan 3: Episode about Braixen/Tairenar losing her stick.

Scan 4: Information about events of the OP that would be covered in issue 44.

Scan 5: Information of next episodes: There’s only info until the end of August. Sadly the Chespin is not Manon’s.

Translations (by Adamant, not me): 

XY81 (July 23th, next week):  Summary: "Believe it or not, Jessie's Pumpkaboo is actually an extremely rare female Super Size Pumpkaboo. A count that has a Mawile as his partner proposes a Pokémon trade, but Jessie..." Blurb: "The count's Pumpkaboo has fallen in love with Jessie's Pumpkaboo at first sight! Will a trade actually take place!?" 8Note: Pumpkaboo is confirmed to be female).

XY82 (July 30th):  "Ash and friends rent Mamoswine in order to cross a tough snow mountain area. They encounter a sick Snover in the mountains an inwanting to help it, start searching for ingredients for a medicine, but..."

XY83 (August 13th):  “ There's a sudden blackout at a town's Pokémon Center! Clemont doesn't have what he needs to fix the problem, so Chespin and Bunnelby set off to search for the necessary items!”

Scan 6: next Issue on Saturday Setpember 19th.

[comixqueen]

Fletchling in #3? One of your choice if you did that palette this round already. (Also I need to work on mine u_u)

Done! :D

This was lots of fun~! I’d love to do some more limited palette pokémon paintings

Edit: Craaap! I just noticed that your request was Fletchling, not Fletchinder! >_

My inbox is empty, and there are only four more palettes to go on this set! Please keep them coming!

[autobottesla]

十二月 DECEMBER 01 - 09

ドダイトス | Dodaitose | Torterra

ヌイコグマ | Nuikoguma | Stufful

ダゲキ | Dageki | Sawk

ヒノヤコマ | Hinoyakoma | Fletchinder

ドラピオン | Drapion

ドリュウズ | Doryuzu | Excadrill

ガントル | Gantle | Boldore

コソクムシ | Kosokumushi | Wimpod

スナバァ | Sunaba | Sandygast

Makes me wish it would actually, y’know, snow. I’m in Canada and it’s still greenish brown dead grass as far as the eye can see. Drive up 45 minutes? Tons of snow. Unfair! I want some traffic and dirty snow banks, and slush getting into your socks, too. Well, maybe not those. But at least it looks nice from inside.

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[hukuwa]

hinoyakoma ha respondido a tu publicación: JESUS CHRIST JESSE WHEN IS THAT ASK FROM OH MY GOD

I DONT KNOW IM LIKE I MISSED IT??

I THINK I SENT YOU LIKE 5 OF THEM BUT ??? WOW LONG TIME AGO