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I was wondering why the sentence

最強のポケモン誕生

doesn't have a の between ポケモン and 誕生. Is there any reason to drop it? Sentences with 誕生日 normally include の (like 私の誕生日は。。。).

Jak
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Titles, news headlines, catchphrases and such are not constructed as ordinary sentences, and case particles are omitted aggressively. When we see 最強のポケモン誕生 in a catchphrase, we will assume が (not の) is omitted after ポケモン, and した after 誕生.

最強のポケモン誕生
= 最強のポケモンが誕生した
= (The) strongest Pokemon (was) born

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  • So 誕生 is actually a shortening of 誕生する? I was treating it like a noun (similar to 誕生日), hence the の. The sentence was actually the title of a Pokemon light novel chapter, so it all makes sense. Thanks a lot =) – Jak Jun 30 '20 at 19:21
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    @Jak Yes する/した is usually omitted in titles and such. Of course 誕生 can also be a noun ("birth") in a phrase like ポケモン誕生の秘密. By the way, [headlines in English are equally tricky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese). – naruto Jul 01 '20 at 06:49