#clive clavell

[littleeyesofpallas]

Now that i've made some headway into the new games I can revisit this* little series of posts:

*[Kanto] [Johto] [Hoenn] [Sinnoh] [Unova] [Kalos] [Alola] [Galar] [Hisui] [Champs] [Paldea] [Paldea2] [Paldea3] [Teams] [Misc.]

Katy's name in Japanese is Kaede[カエデ] from kaede[楓] the japanese word for the maple tree. While the link is likely the Japanese use of maple syrup as a natural sugar in a lot of traditional pastries, it's kind of an odd choice of design when the Japanese maple is so well known for its deep red leaves, and even other maple trees are distinctly associated with various shades of red, orange, and yellow... Yet she's all brown with just a dash of minty green in there?

I covered Brassius' name in the lead up to game release but his Japanese name is Korusa[コルサ] as in Colza, another name for rapeseed or canola. He shares a namesake plant with Natane and Nabana, in Sinnoh/Hisui, but appears otherwise unrelated. Weird that his design is plant themed yet totally unrelated.

Iono's name was one I wasnt sure of at first, in Japanese it's Nanjamo[ナンジャモ] which is a pun on Nanjamonja[何じゃもんじゃ], which is and exclamation that gets translated very loosely as something like "what the hell is that!?" What i didnt realize at first and that apparently Nanjamonja-no-ki[なんじゃもんじゃの木] is actually the common name of the Chionanthus retusus, the Chinese fringetree. Incidentally I also thought for a moment that her name was a reference to nanjamonja-goke[ナンジャモンジャゴケ], the Takakia lepidozioides moss. But Iono's English name seems to come from the "...iona..." in Chionanthus...

Kofu's name is Haidai[ハイダイ] from the chinese name hǎidài[海带] for a type of Kelp/seaweed(Saccharina japonica). The English name might be a halfbaked attempt at appropriating makonbu[真昆布], the japanese name for the same plant; noting that the ko...bu[こ...ぶ] and kofu[こふ] are written similarly. Anyway... Given the chef gimmick, the seaweed you have to barter for for him, and the fact that one of his town's unique features is a chinese restaurant, it would appear to refer to it specifically as food. It's also the logo on his apron.

Larry's name is Aoki[アオキ] from aoki[青木] the spotted laurel/Japanese laurel tree.(Aucuba japonica​) Funny enough it reminds me of Norman's name being Senri from the Senryo plant, which is a similar looking plant with red berries, and they're both normal type specialists. His highlights are similar in shape and color to aoki leaves. And they seem to have gotten Larry from Laurel.

Ryme... Her name is Raimu[ライム] as in Lime, homonym with Rhyme. She raps, but she does not appear to resemble limes... Her sister Tyme is taimu[タイム] like the herb thyme. I dont know why the english localization felt the need to remove the "h" in both of these.

Tulip's name was already Rippu[リップ] as in Lip from tulip.

Grusha/guruusha[グルーシャ] I've done before too. He's named in Russian, grusha[груша]: "pear." His big winter coat makes his head and torso pearshaped.

Rika's name is Chiri[チリ] like Chilipeppers, the genus Capsicum. Some other languages opted to name her after cayenne, but the English name Rika comes from Paprika. Funny enough it has nothing to do with Chili from Unova, as his name, like all his brothers', was originally a reference to corn, not any sort of pepper.

Poppy is popii[ポピー] is poppy. Although they come in a few colors they all have the distinctive black center, which I assume is meant to be reflected in the design of Poppy's hair.

It's just Larry/Aoki again...

Hassel's name in Japanese is hassaku[ハッサク] from hassaku[八朔] aka the "jagada," a type of orange cultivated in Japan, known for being larger than most oranges; about the size of a grapefruit.

Geeta's name is Omodaka[オモダ] from Omodaka[沢瀉] a tree called the threeleaf arrowhead/Chinese arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia). Its also prominently featured in Japanese family crests, like that of the Sawada, included above.

Might as well get Team Star is in on this too! In the same way Guzma and Plumeria were kind of villainous alternatives to trial captains, for bug and poison type respectively, the Team Star sub-bosses kind of occupy a sort of pseudo/demi-gym leader status.

Giacomo's name is Piinya[ピーニャ] as in Piña:"Pineapple." His puffy autumn uniform vest and spiky hair makes him look like a pineapple.

Mela's name is Meroko[メロコ] seemingly taken from the Meloco... Of melocotón, Spanish word for "peach." Her red is a little too vibrant for it to be obvious, but her yellow to red hair appears to be peach inspired.

Atticus's name is Shuumei[シュウメイ] from Shumeigiku[秋明菊] Japanese name of a flower called the "fall-blooming anemone"(Anemone hupehensis japonica​). It comes in a few shades of pink and violet that seem to match the poison type color motif.

Ortega's name is just a tiny tweak from Orutiga[オルティガ]:"Ortiga" spanish name for nettle, a broad family of herbs known for their stinging hairs.

Eri's Japanese mame is Biwa[ビワ] from biwa[枇杷]: "loquat"(Eriobotrya japonica) a tree with a long history of its fruit and leaves bring used for food and tea. It is sometimes erroneously called the "Japanese Plum."

And just to round things out a little...

Nemona's English name came from her Japanese name, Nemo[ネモ] from the Nemo nemphilia, a broad range of flowers known for their baby blue color. Oddly thats not reflected in her actual design..

Laughably Arven's name was Pepaa[ペパー]:"Pepper" and you would think it would refer to... You know... peppers. But given the English name, Arven from Mentha arvensis, it's actually a reference to peppermint which does make sense with his herb theme.

Penny's name is Botan[ボタン] from Botan[牡丹] Japanese name for the "tree Peony"(Paeonia suffruticosa) The peony has long standing cultural importance in China and by some proxy Japan, and is often compared to the Rose's prominence in Western Europe; this is incidentally why Chairman Rose's brother in Galar is named Peony. Incidentally this is likely why they had to name her Penny, as Peony had been taken.

Clavell's name is actually the same, Kuraberu[クラベル] approximating "Clavel" the Spanish name for the Carnation. He shares a flower name with Champion Diantha in Kalos.

Oops, first pass thru i forgot about the school faculty so i've added a post for those

[dantelionwishes]

team star storyline

[cosmicssubway]

present

[lady-owl]

Just Clive, the ordinary academy student getting ready in Director Clavell’s office for no particular reason.

I took a little artistic liberties on the scenario by including Quaxly instead (Giacomo specifically mentioned Quaxwell), which his comment also worked out quite well in my case, having chosen Fuecoco as my starter.

★ [More of my Pokemon Fan Art Here] ★

[wyrdle]

Some WIPs of the Zero trio lol. Oops when you accidentally make them all closer in age than canon. Big oops when everyone is old. Lol. Also @k-chips made me think of their college shenanigans together and just ssdklfgsdf. I know this is very much not canon but it's nice making them interact/banter like this. Sada in retro outfits and junk i guess. Idk what the fashion timeline is in Pokemon XD

[ad-al-ai]

We were all thinking it

[surven-snacks]

^^^^

I am insane. These are all drawings I drew today. The brainrot is real.

Also what do you guys think of genderbent (?) Trans (?) Opposite sex (?) Sunny and Arven? I kinda wanna draw more of them ngl

[nitefise-art]

yahoo itsa me still alive here are some pokemon SV dudes on paper because I didn’t bring my tablet with me on holiday

[thetreyceratops]

I still can't believe there are people who claim the Masked Royal and Professor Kukui are the same character. I mean, look at them! They have different pants! They're nothing alike!

Now that I think about it, people say the same with Clavell and Clive. Yeah, we've never seen them in the same room as each other, but they're completely different people! Why would they know each other?

AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON

[jadeazora]

Brute Bonnet and Iron Bundle have been revealed from Mask of Change!

We also got a clean version of that Clive SAR that features all of Team Star!

Dot from the new OP!

Today's PokePiece art is them having a lovely cake!

There'll be a Sprigatito model kit releasing Apr13 in Japan via Bandai!

And lastly for now, RL images of the Takara Tomy Funitto figures coming out later this month.

[usernamesarehard7]

Still embarrassed about how when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet first came out my face blindness was so bad I didn't realize Clive was supposed to be Clavell and was so disturbed about the fact that they had this sketchy mf around kids all day

[dantelionwishes]

clavell asks player who his crush is (speaking of, where's clive?)

[cosmicssubway]

cliveposting hours. and the director is here too ig

[schrl]

In honour of the 1st anniversary of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

German Clive calls MC "Brudi" (bro) and I love it

Original meme and quote under "Read more"⬇️

[lady-owl]

Director Clavell / クラベル校長  as he appears in Pokemon Scarlet, with Pawmi パモ and Pawmo パモット.

Wanted to capture that scenic feeling at the beginning of the game of being near the ocean with the breeze & starting a new adventure.

Absolutely loved this game, the story, & the characters, especially Clavell. ❤

[More of my Pokemon Fanart tagged here]

[lordratgun]

Okay so I have mixed feelings about Pokémon Scarlet

However. As soon as our Good Friend Clive showed up, I lost it. And then I had to go and make this meme ofc.