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As mentioned above, all Pokémon in the [[Pokémon anime]] with no exceptions can understand human speech. Moreover, judging, for instance, by {{AP|Phanpy}} in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can]]'', they are able to do this immediately after hatching, without having to learn. | As mentioned above, all Pokémon in the [[Pokémon anime]] with no exceptions can understand human speech. Moreover, judging, for instance, by {{AP|Phanpy}} in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can]]'', they are able to do this immediately after hatching, without having to learn. | ||
The anime generally does not focus on language problems, therefore there is a confusion about Pokémon language and their ability to understand humans. Although it is | The anime generally does not focus on language problems, therefore there is a confusion about Pokémon language and their ability to understand humans. Although it is obvious that all Pokémon can understand each other, {{MTR}} in the episode ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]'' once mentioned ''Meowth language'', Jessie in ''[[AG084|Who's Flying Now?]]'' mentioned ''Chimecho language'', so it is not clear, whether there is a common Pokémon language or every species has its own. | ||
What concerns human language, {{MTR}} in the same episode was shown learning ''pronounciation'', not the language itself, what implies that all Pokémon have innate knowledge of human language, so they can understand human speech and only have to learn how to pronounce its sounds or be able to establish telepathical contacts to speak. Despite this, Misty in ''[[EP239|Whichever Way the Wind Blows]]'' once asked {{MTR}} to translate her words to other Pokémon and May taught [[May's Bulbasaur|her Bulbasaur]] the meaning of the word ''town'' in ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria]]''. Therefore, this ability of Pokémon is not well-defined in anime canon. | What concerns human language, {{MTR}} in the same episode was shown learning ''pronounciation'', not the language itself, what implies that all Pokémon have innate knowledge of human language, so they can understand human speech and only have to learn how to pronounce its sounds or be able to establish telepathical contacts to speak. Despite this, Misty in ''[[EP239|Whichever Way the Wind Blows]]'' once asked {{MTR}} to translate her words to other Pokémon and May taught [[May's Bulbasaur|her Bulbasaur]] the meaning of the word ''town'' in ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria]]''. Therefore, this ability of Pokémon is not well-defined in anime canon. | ||