How to use Japanese text in Pokesav!

[satoshiX]

Since A LOT of people have trouble with this, I will redo everything that needs to be done so Japanese characters can be used on your computer. Here we go.

Windows XP

First, you'll need to make sure you acquired the Windows install CD (how, I do not care). Next you must go to Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options.

http://i38.tinypic.com/35jwb34.png

Click on the Languages tab of the window and check off the "Install files for East Asian languages" and hit apply.

After you have installed the languages and restarted your computer you'll want to download the AppLocale installer (http://rapidshare.com/files/134061888/apploc.msi) and install it.

Now that you have everything all set, gather your Japanese and get ready.

Start up AppLocale, find your copy of Pokesav, and set the language to this:

http://i37.tinypic.com/35aivzd.png

Now just find the spot that you need to put your Japanese in, and paste.

If you have any questions/problems, just post them here. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE UNNECESSARY TOPICS!

Windows Vista

In Windows Vista, using Japanese text in Pokesav is even easier. All you need to do is set your regional Unicode settings to Japanese. To do this, follow these steps, accepting UAC prompts as necessary:


Go to the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel).
Select the Change keyboards or other input methods link under Clock, Language, and Region.
At the top, select the Administrative tab.
Click the Change System Locale... button.
Change the drop down list to Japanese (Japan) and confirm.

Windows will then prompt you to restart your computer.

After you're done using Japanese characters with Pokesav, change this setting back to what it was before, as it could affect some settings on your computer.

Enjoy.

[ZMaster]

Glad to see this thread return!

[damio]

Stupid Vista being easier than XP >.>
Oh Well, at least XP is a better OS overall :)

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

You can do the same in XP as in Vista o.o
But I like Applocale more :o

[satoshiX]

AppLocale is definitely better, it doesn't require a reboot when switching regions.

[MetalMario]

When using AppLocale, Pokesav always says my .sav files are of an invalid format.

[yankeesrule3526]

Wasn't there also a way to install Applocale on Windows Vista?

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

When using AppLocale, Pokesav always says my .sav files are of an invalid format.
Use shorter and simplier filenames (aaaa.sav or something)

Wasn't there also a way to install Applocale on Windows Vista?
You have to run the comand prompt in administrator-mode and start the setup from there.

[yankeesrule3526]

And how do I do that?

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

Start->Programs->Accessoires->Right Clock on Comand Prompt->Run as administrator

[yankeesrule3526]

Well yeah I knew that, but the command to do it.

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

I would suggest you put the apploc.msi into the root of your C:

Then type:
cd C:\
and press enter.

Type
apploc.msi
and press enter.

Thats it.

[yankeesrule3526]

Thanks.

[Mikal]

when i click the link it brings me to some rapid share site or sumthing

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

I don't know why satoshiX used rapidshare o_O
It's a Microsoft program you can download it from them.
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx

[Mikal]

i still dont know how to do it
can someone make me a japanese jigglypuff, heres what i need..make it a code for diamond
put it in box 10 slot 10
caught with timer ball
nicknamed プリン
gender: male
date met april 14 2009
make it level 40
SHINY
contest stats maxed
OT: MIKAL
met at twinleaf town
met at lv 5
region johto
trainer id 11111
infected with pokerus
and give it is default move set so i can play online wit it

THANKS!!!!!

[NTR-AAQE-USA]

i still dont know how to do it
can someone make me a japanese jigglypuff, heres what i need..make it a code for diamond
put it in box 10 slot 10
caught with timer ball
nicknamed プリン
gender: male
date met april 14 2009
make it level 40
SHINY
contest stats maxed
OT: MIKAL
met at twinleaf town
met at lv 5
region johto
trainer id 11111
infected with pokerus
and give it is default move set so i can play online wit it

THANKS!!!!!
No?

[onionknight]

Is there a way to show the japanese characters in english? I would like to be able to read it

[xeomyr]

use program like jwpce
or use web based translator ==> hiragana/katakana/kanji ==> romaji

[YY20]

I don't know why satoshiX used rapidshare o_O
It's a Microsoft program you can download it from them.
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx
Crap. It won't let me download.

[Jayc]

Is there a way to show the japanese characters in english? I would like to be able to read it

http://www.romaji.org/

To convert back from Romaji to Kana, try this:

http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjnamesp.html

[Tsubasa]

Anyone one have a program/website for Japanese name ??? can't make a jap pokemon without a jap trainer

[xeomyr]

here
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~grosenth/c_download.html
it's a free program ^^

[Tsubasa]

thanks , man the program is big

[damio]

Well, just try searching for a translator in google.
But, you can have a japanese pokemon without a japanese trainer.

[Tsubasa]

but that sort or corny for someone who would believe I have a real japanese pokemon with an english name as I remember , for english there only 5 word for the english writing , can xeo teach how to use this program ??? I've tried looking for Japanese translator , but most of them are incorrect and some doesn't work

[xeomyr]

to use it??
have you read the instruction??

it's actually very easy ...
you just write something like

baka ... and it will show the "katakana" or "hiragana" .. and from that, you can convert it to "kanji" .. but i don't think japanese pokemon use kanji .. it could be katakana ., because that's the "word" that they use for "english-->japanese" ..
somthin like gundam-->gundamu ^^ ... because the japanese doesn't have "m" word .. but they have "mu" ^^

it's pretty easy to use it , dude
just try it first , and after that .. give some comment ...

anyway to use the program you need to know a little bit about the "romaji" ...
or if you don't ... just use the best feature in the program , dictionary ^^

[Jayc]

but that sort or corny for someone who would believe I have a real japanese pokemon with an english name as I remember , for english there only 5 word for the english writing , can xeo teach how to use this program ??? I've tried looking for Japanese translator , but most of them are incorrect and some doesn't work

If you want to get it right (i.e. literal English to Japanese), you can try

1) Doing the phonetics translation yourself. If so, this site will give you the rudiments of what you need to do.

http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjnames2.html

Once you think you're up to it, type in the name in Romaji (the Japanese name in English letters) here.

http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjnamesp.html

This server can only generate names in katakana. If you really want hiragana, you'll have to use something else.

2)If the name is fairly common, then this name dictionary might help.

http://www.takase.com/Names/NameInJapaneseP.htm

Just a heads up, the Japanese language doesn't have a lot of standalone consonants (i.e. non-vowels like b,j,h,c).

This should be no problem if the consonant is followed by a vowel (i.e. ra,do,ya,ki), but sometimes, it isn't the case.

So you'll need to use the characters which are consonant + 'u'. The consonant 's' would then be 'su' in Romaji. 'B' would be 'bu', 'y' would be 'yu'.

'L' would be 'ru', because the language doesn't have the letter L, using 'r' instead, and 'v' would usually be 'bu', as there is no 'v' in Japanese. 'T' is a little fiddly, you can either use 'ch' + vowel or 'te'. 'Tsu' is not really a good idea, because of the 's' sound.

An example: Sylar would be Sairaru in Romaji. The site should be able to help you from here.

Hope that helps.

[Jiggy-Ninja]

to use it??
have you read the instruction??

it's actually very easy ...
you just write something like

baka ... and it will show the "katakana" or "hiragana" .. and from that, you can convert it to "kanji" .. but i don't think japanese pokemon use kanji .. it could be katakana ., because that's the "word" that they use for "english-->japanese" ..
somthin like gundam-->gundamu ^^ ... because the japanese doesn't have "m" word .. but they have "mu" ^^

it's pretty easy to use it , dude
just try it first , and after that .. give some comment ...

anyway to use the program you need to know a little bit about the "romaji" ...
or if you don't ... just use the best feature in the program , dictionary ^^
There's absolutely no Kanji in Pokemon. It'll all Hiragana and KAtakana, thankfully, since that's all I know so far.

I think Jayc has the right idea. It's better to learn the basics of Katakana and Hiragana yourself so that you don't have to rely on an automated program that could make mistakes.

One final note, when phonetically transcribing foreign words into Japanese kana, it's always Katakana that's used. Hiragana is used for native words of the language.

Also, the Gundam example is more properly transcribed as ガンダム (Gandamu) rather than Gundamu, since the "u" vowels always sound like the "oo" in "poo".

Remember, you're transcribing the pronunciation, not the spelling.


EDIT:
Just a heads up, the Japanese language doesn't have a lot of standalone consonants (i.e. non-vowels like b,j,h,c).
It's better to say that the Japanese language doesn't have any stand-alone consonants. All of them must be paired with a vowel.

The only exception is ん (ン), which represents a nasal sound similar to our "n" or "m", depending on which consonant follows it.

[xeomyr]

Also, the Gundam example is more properly transcribed as ガンダム (Gandamu) rather than Gundamu, since the "u" vowels always sound like the "oo" in "poo".

aaaww my bad .. thx for your correction .. :)

[Aarux]

Is there any way for people to be able to use Japanese characters on Pokesav on a Mac...? Probably not, but I thought I'd ask.

[Toffeuy]

I have an easier way to make pokemon of that language but i'm not exactly sure if it will work.

Alright, see how Project Pokemon's Pokedex has every language including Japanese. Go to the Japanese Pokedex and find the Pokemon you want. Just recognise the pokemon you want by the sprite next to the Japanese name. After that click on the pokemon you want, an then copy and paste its name onto Pokesav.

[Jayc]

I think that's the way people usually do this anyway, seeing that it's less of a hassle than setting up the Japanese keyboard and entering the individual characters.

[Ellie]

I have an easier way to make pokemon of that language but i'm not exactly sure if it will work.

Alright, see how Project Pokemon's Pokedex has every language including Japanese. Go to the Japanese Pokedex and find the Pokemon you want. Just recognise the pokemon you want by the sprite next to the Japanese name. After that click on the pokemon you want, an then copy and paste its name onto Pokesav.

I've tried that it doesn't work. In the game, the Pokemon's name is all question marks (??????)

[Psycho K]

Awesome topic. I am not sure if I needed this to load up and make modifications (not to its name) to the Nintendo Zone Jirachi, but this is still great to have.


Is there any way for people to be able to use Japanese characters on Pokesav on a Mac...? Probably not, but I thought I'd ask.
I don't see how you would be using Pokesav on a Mac anyway. There isn't a Mac version out there, right? All I remember seeing was the EXE file which is a Windows application, of course. That being said, I guess you would need BootCamp and have Windows XP/Vista on as the second operating system. Once you have either of those, you would just follow the steps in the first post and be good to go.


Alright, see how Project Pokemon's Pokedex has every language including Japanese. Go to the Japanese Pokedex and find the Pokemon you want. Just recognise the pokemon you want by the sprite next to the Japanese name. After that click on the pokemon you want, an then copy and paste its name onto Pokesav.
Nope. You've got to take the steps in the first post. Once you do, then this will work. You would also need to set the Pokemon's region to JPN, I'd think.

[himee2]

You can do the same in XP as in Vista o.o
But I like Applocale more :o

How do you do it without Applocale??

[DBZBladezbooster]

It seems I don't have a compact disc...I can't get those East Asian language files..

[calvin1019]

i dintwork

[Misaki]

so, i hope this is the right place for my question (i'm sorry if not, i'm new in this board^^').
i've got pokesav and applocale, but i don't know how i can write symbols like a heart (♥) without that pokesav makes it to a question mark. i need that because i've got a pokemon, which has a heart in its OT.

(well, sorry for my bad english btw^^")

[Tbird]

so, i hope this is the right place for my question (i'm sorry if not, i'm new in this board^^').
i've got pokesav and applocale, but i don't know how i can write symbols like a heart (♥) without that pokesav makes it to a question mark. i need that because i've got a pokemon, which has a heart in its OT.

(well, sorry for my bad english btw^^")

For the heart go into start, then click run, then type in charmap and press enter, and then find the heart, click it then click copy, then I think you should be able to just paste it into the thing :)

(if it is this you want: ♥)

[Misaki]

but pokesav makes the heart to a question mark =(

/edit: can nobody help me?

[Misaki]

but pokesav makes the heart to a question mark =(

/edit: can nobody help me? please, anyone must be able to help me :/

[Orcamania5]

How do you insert a japanese character when you are using Windows 7?

[Adydsauza]

You must use AppLocale or set your regional Unicode setting to Japanese in order to display Japanese characters in Pokésav.

[SynergySynerguy]

Do you need this compact disc or you can download those languges without it?

[Pokeswimmer1]

I don't know why satoshiX used rapidshare o_O
It's a Microsoft program you can download it from them.
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx The link you gave me says it's unavailble.

[Dreamstalker]

This should be the correct link for AppLocale: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=13209

This might also be useful (language packs for Win7 that don't require the DVD): http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/languages

...Japanese is only available for the Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Win7 it seems (WTF).