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Meowth can speak like a human, but can other Pokemon also be taught to speak?


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Can Pokemon aside from Meowth learn how to talk?


Pokemon can be taught the human language as stated on
[Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talking_Pok%C3%A9mon)

> **All Pokemon in the Pokemon anime, with no exceptions, can understand human
> speech**. Moreover, judging, for instance, from Larvitar in 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, so as a result,
> there is some confusion about Pokémon language and the Ability of Pokémon to
> understand humans. Although it is obvious that all Pokémon can understand
> each other, Meowth in the episode Go West Young Meowth once mentions Meowth
> language, and Jessie in Who's Flying Now? mentions Chimecho language, so it
> is not clear whether there is a common Pokémon language, or every species
> has its own.
>
> As far as human language is concerned, Meowth in the same episode was shown
> learning pronunciation, 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 telepathic contacts to speak.** Despite this, Misty in
> Whichever Way the Wind Blows once asked Meowth to translate her words to
> other Pokémon, and **May taught her Bulbasaur the meaning of the word town
> in Grass Hysteria**. Therefore, this ability of Pokémon is not well-defined
> in anime canon.

Beside mewtwo and meowth there are several other pokemon that can also speak.
They are also listed on the link provided


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Many Pokemon can talk via telepathy, notably Mewtwo, and (I think) Lapras.

I only recall Meowth being able to vocalize human speech, though. Other
Pokemon may be able to be taught individual words.


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