totteoki-o

[sotairosu]

Hi, in this picture it says... "Pachirisu used -------"
In the caption from a site, it is supposed to say reserve attack. What doea that word really mean? touteokiwo

 

[cheshire]

投擲(touteki)を使った。
投擲とは手榴弾（しゅりゅうだん）などの投げる道具/武器のことです。
"toteki" is a throw-type weapon like grenades.

 

[Flaminius]

At least from the screenshot, I read;
"パチリスは　とっておきを　つかった"
Totteoki being used as a noun is rarer than an adjectival "totteoki-no" but this video game seems to be fond of neologism. Anyway, totteoki is literary "set aside for special occasion."

 

[sotairosu]

So the game is litteraly saying:
"Pachirisu used the attack set aside for a special occasion"?

It makes sense

Thanks a lot guys!,
Sotairosu

 

[Flaminius]

Or "Pachirisu used the Special."

 

[sotairosu]

Thanks Flaminius! I think it is "Pachirisu used the attack set aside for the special occasion" because it is translated to "Reserve Attack"... Thanks a lot, Flaminius, Cheshire!

 

[cheshire]

I overlooked the pun. Pokemon is really creative in terms of that kind of pun.

cheshire は　omoiyari おもいやり（思いやり） (consideration)　をはなった(放った）threw, launch
cheshire は　nageyari　なげやり （投げ槍）(lance)　をなげた（なげた） threw

思いやり
重い槍
がpun になってます。