The value
- partner-invented conventions accepted
Where it comes from
Pokemon's Creators On The Anime: 'We Weren't Really Sure About It' Game Informer · 17 August 2017 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
We weren’t really sure about it, but it worked out.
In English
Masuda on Pokémon saying their own names, an OLM idea Game Freak was hesitant about; the partner convention shipped and stayed.