How do you pronounce arceus?
Why did they change the pronunciation of arceus?
While the japanese
pronunciation may be AR-SAY-US,
it was
changed in English because
it sounded like “arse”. So therefore
it makes most sense to
change the English name to AR-KAY-US, keeping the deus part, but removing the arse sound.
What does arceus mean?
Arceus (アルセウス,
Arceus) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak’s Pokémon franchise. Within the lore of the Pokémon series,
Arceus is the creator deity which created the games’ universe.