Have you ever wonder what are Gen 5 Pokemon's names mean? And where they come from? If you do, you're in the right topic. Here's how pokemon names derived:
Victini: V FOR VICTORY, also A Small Thing (tiny). Because that's it's thing.
Snivy: An Ivy Snake, also possibly snide but that's probably a coincidence.
Servine: A Vine Serpent. It's a Serpent that looks like a vine.
Serperior: A Superior Serpent. It's the previous thing but better.
Tepig: A Tepid (Warm) Pig. Slightly warm pig.
Pignite: A Pig that Ignites stuff. A PIG THAT SETS **** ON FIRE.
Emboar: An Ember Boar. This pig is on FIRE CONSTANTLY.
Oshawott: Ocean + Otter + Water! It's an otter that lives in the water/ ocean! Also Oshawa could be referring to River-crossing, like the city (near where there are sear otters!)
Dewott: Dew + Otter. Dew is water!!!
Samurott: Samurai + Otter. It's a Samurai Seal that uses shells as blades I mean come on.
Patrat: Patrol + Rat. It's a prairie dog/ meerkat: they watch things, and this thing has a WATCHING YOU theme.
Watchog: SAME THING REALLY BUT DIFFERENT (watch + Groundhog)
Lillipup: LITTLE + PUP. It's a small dog!
Herdier: It's a terrier that herds things. HERDIER.
Stoutland: Stout + Newfoundland (like the dog breed, they swim well and Stoutland can learn surf!!).
Purrloin: Purloin (Steal) + Purr like a cat. It's a dark type cat ok what do you expect.
Liepard: Lie + Leopard: DARK TYPE CAT.
Pansage: Pan (the genus of Chimpanzees) + sage (the plant). It's a plant monkey. Name also goes with the WE'RE WAITERS YO of the Gym leaders that use them.
Simisage: Simi (Infraorder of higher primates, includes chimps and us!) + sage (the plant). A bigger/ more advanced monkey.
Pansear: Pan + Sear (burn). More semi-cooking imagery.
Simisear: DERP
Panpour: Pan + Pour (Pouring a bucket of liquid). ETC.
Simipour: DERP DERP
Munna: Moon + Luna, two words for the Moon (which this has a theme with, since they're associated with dreams and sleep). The mu in its name in Japanese can mean Dream which it also goes with too!
Musharna: the above, plus an onomatopoeia for eating possibly (MUSHIN' DAT ****). One of those carry overs.
Pidove: Pidgeon + Dove, two very related bird groups (basically the same group, different name).
Tranquill: A peaceful (TRANQUIL) bird. Quill means feathers, which a bird has. WORKS. Doves are symbols of peace, and Tranquill is supposed to live in a peaceful place where there's no war.
Unfezant: An unpleasant pheasant (this owns, shut up). It's supposed to be unpleasant to people not its trainer/ territorial so THERE YOU GO.
Blitzle: Blitz (lightning in German) + little. Blitz also refers to speed (ie, quick as lightning), so it's a fast/ quick/ electric zebra.
Zebstrika: A Zebra that strikes things, like lightning. Blitz (in its pre-evo as I mentioned) is often used for fast/ quick strike warfare so there you are!
Roggenrola: A NAME THAT OWNS. It's a ball-like rock, so making a Rock and Roller pun is totally justified imo.
Boldore: Boulder.
Gigalith: Giga = big, lith = A ROCK. A big rock.
Woobat: A bat that woos people (ie, seeks affection/ court). It's a love themed bat so yeah!
Swoobat: A bat that makes people swoon!
Drilbur: Drill + Burrow. It's a mole with claws shaped like shovels.
Excadrill: Excavate + Drill. It's a mole that is literally a drill what the **** do you expect from the name?
Audino: Audio + I Dunno. Audio because its supposed to have great ears, and the I Dunno thing is a carry over from the Japanese name with the same pun because it's supposed to be a nursing and helpful with medical conditions.
Timburr: IT'S HOLDING A TIMBER
Gurdurr: IT'S HOLDING A GIRDER
Conkeldurr: IT'S HOLDING CONCRETE AND is also Elder because it's the oldest one. Conk+Elder.
Tympole: Tadpole + Tympanum. The Tympanum is your eardrum, as well as the hearing organ in general for frogs/ toads. It's a sound-themed tadpole that has giant tympanums on the side of its head. Can also reference the Tymphany instrument, same root. Vibrations/ sound etc
Palpitoad: Palpitate (Shaking/ rumbling/ beating) + toad. Again, sound themed.
Seismitoad: Seismic Toad. After all, seismic activity (Earthquakes etc) are the same exact thing as sound, just in the ground.
Throh: Throw.
Sawk: Sock.
Sewaddle: Sew + Waddle. A silk producing caterpillar that is a baby (so it waddles). Also swaddle, which is to wrap a baby in cloth. MULTIPLE LEVELS.
Swadloon: Swaddle + Cocoon.
Leavanny: Leaf/Leaves + Nanny. It's a leaf bug that takes cares of babies, yup!
Venipede: Venomous centipede.
Whirlipede: Centipede rolled into a ball. Whirling Centipede.
Scolipede: Scolopendromorpha (Centipede group) + Centipede. Or maybe also/ instead Scoliosis + Centipede. Scoliosis is the curving of the spine. It's a centipede with its back bent.
Cottonee: It's a cotton ball. Corruption of cottony (RESEMBLING COTTON)
Whimsicott: A whimsical ball of cotton. It's got a mischievous theme, and it's based on the vegetable lamb of Tartary so hey!
Petilil: A petite (small) lentil (seed). Which it is! Might be lily at the end though.
Lilligant: An elegant Lily.
Basculin: A masculine/ aggressive bass. It's theme is how it's a PISSED OFF FISH/ AN *******, which is a thing bass are known for being!
Sandile: A SAND CROCODILE.
Krokorok: A crook of a crok with a name that works in both directions.
Kroocodile: Krokorok except more obvious.
Darumaka: A Macaque that looks like a Daruma Doll (Go on google and look it up). The maka also means crimson in Japanese.
Darmanitan: An orangutan who looks like a Daruma Doll. Darumas are also known as Darhma Dolls, hence the name. It even has a daruma mode it activates.
Maractus: A dancing Maraca-wielding Mariachi Cactus.
Dwebble: It's a hermit crab that Dwells in a Pebble.
Crustle: A crab with Crust/ stratum on it.
Scraggy: Craggy is to be rough, harsh, rough. LIFE ON THE STREETS IS TOUGH.
Scrafty: One has to be crafty and full of guile to make it on the streets...
Sigilyph: Sigil (sign/ image with magic power) + glyph (same). It's a weird psychic bird thing that looks like one of those.
Yamask: Yama is the lord of the dead in Hindu/ Buddhist mythology. It's a dead thing in a mask.
Cofagrigus: Sarcophagus + egregious (ie, outstanding). Also has some coffin in there. It looks like a pharaoh's sarcophagus so it fits well!
Tirtouga: Corruption of Tortuga, or turtle in Spanish.
Carracosta: Carapace + Coast. Sea Turtles hit dem beaches a lot. Additionally, more pseudo-Spanish stuff going on.
Archen: Archeopteryx inspired, obviously. Simpler name because... I dunno!
Archeops: Archeopteryx inspired + more name!
Trubbish: Trash and rubbish.
Garbodor: Garbage + Luchador. He's a garbage man that looks vaguely like a luchador. Alternatively, just Garbage + the -ador part, so it's just a Garbager.
Zorua: Zorro (Fox in Spanish) + Rua (Red hair). It's a fox with red hair sooo
Zoroark: The above, plus it's DARK so Zoroark. They're evil illusory foxes ok.
Minccino: Mink + Chino cloth possibly. It's a mink with a clothing/ cloth/ fur theme so it works.
Cicinno: Chinchilla + Chino cloth.
Gothita: A little goth. Goth + Lolita.
Gothorita: Goth + senorita.
Gothitelle: Goth + Mademoiselle. Also "tell", since it can see the future preow.
Solosis: A solo (single) + -sis (Latin for being in the "state" of, often dealing with biological processes). So it's a single cell existing alone.
Duosion: A duo/ splitting cellular structure. Yup.
Reuniclus: A nucleus of reunited structures. Also homunculus, a created man.
Ducklett: A SMALL DUCK
Swanna: A graceful swan.
Vanillite: A small vanilla icecream.
Vanillish: A biggerish vanilla icecream.
Vanilluxe: A deluxe vanilla icecream.
Deerling: A small deer. You could say it's an.... UNDEERLING.
Sawsbuck: This one is potentially very multi-layered. Sawbuck - A thing that holds wood to be sawn. Buck - male deer. SAWS is an acronym for the seasons. Yeaaaaaah.
Emolga: Corruption of the Japanese name. Emon = dressing/ drapery (flaps on the flying squirrel) + momonga (flying squirrel)
Karrablast: Karakauseli (escargot) + BLAST. It hunts escargot for their shells.
Escavalier: Cavalier (Knight) + Escargot (snail). It's a bug wearing a snail's shell so hey.
Foongus: Fungus.
Amoongus: A humongous fungus. Also A FUNGUS AMUNG US.
Frillish: A frilly jelly fish. It's royal so.
Jellicent: A magnificent jelly fish. It's royal so.
Alomomola: It's a mola mola (sunfish) that is motherly to stuff (MOM).
Joltik: Jolt + Tick (Which arachnids!)
Galvantula: Galvanize (stimulated with electricity) + Tarantula.
Ferroseed: A ferrous (iron) seed.
Ferrothorn: An iron thing with spikes.
Klink: ...
Klang: ...
Klinkklang: yesssss
Tynamo: A tiny dynamo.
Eelektrik: An electric eel/ lamprey/ leech.
Eelektross: A big electric eel/ lamprey. Albatross are the biggest birds so THERE YOU ARE.
Elgyem: A Little Green Man. Term for aliens.
Beheeyem: A Bug Eyed Monster. Again!
Litwick: A lit candle wick.
Lampent: A lamp here to take you to hell so repent your sins. Lamp + Repent.
Chanelure: A chandelier that lures your soul and burns it to a crisp.
Axew: Axe. Accent on the x here. Bladed dragon.
Fraxure: Fracture. Accent on the x again.
Haxorus: Hack + us to make it sound very dragon-y. If you didn't catch it, the x refers to cutting ****.
Cubchoo: A sneezing (achoo!) bear cub.
Beartic: An arctic bear.
Cryogonal: An octagonal snowflake cryin' like a babby. Cryo- also refers to cold/ freezing so M-M-MULTI PUN.
Shelmet: Shell + Helmet. It's a snail with a shell for a helmet.
Accelgor: Accelerate (because it's a ninja) + gor because it sounds cool probably.
Stunfisk: Because Stun Fish sounded too obvious. Also fisk is kind of insulting and this fish is probably insulted a lot.
Mienfoo: Mien (Appearance/ Behavior/ Personality) + Kung Fu. It does have the appearance of a Kung Fu Master. Mien is also an ethnic term for several Chinese ethnic groups, some of which immigrated heavily to the US (UNOVA)
Mienshao: Mien + Shao, which is a common Chinese surname refering to nobility/ royality.
Druddigon: It's a Ruddy Faced Dragon. Druddigon.
Golett: It's a smaller golem. -Let is a diminutive suffix.
Golurk: A golem created by an ancient civilization and left to lurk on this earth.
Pawniard: Pawn (as in the Chess piece) + Poniard (A small sharp dagger).
Bisharp: Bishop (as in the Chess piece) + Sharp (AS IN ITS GONNA CUT YOU WITH ITS SHARP BLADES)
Bouffalant: Buffalo + Bouffant/ Bouffante. It's a buffalo with a puffy afro what do you want???
Rufflet: It's a ruffled/ fuzzy headed little eaglet.
Braviary: A BRAVE BIRD. It flies so its' Aviary. Brave + Aviary. BRAVIARY.
Vullaby: Vulture + Lullaby because it's a big ol' baby in an egg-shell.
Mandibuzz: Mandible (BONES) + Buzzard (you know, like vultures).
Heatmor: Heat + EATMORE because he's an anteater that loves to eat...
Durant: A durable ant. It's a steel type so yeah. It isn't very durable against ^^ though.
Deino: Ein (One in German) + Dino.
Zweilous: Zwei (Two in German) + Zealous.
Hydreigon: Drei (Three in German) + Hydra + Dragon.
Larvesta: Larva + Vesta (Greek Godess of the Hearth, symbolized by the sacred fire that burned eternally in her temples)
Volcarona: Volcano + Corona. It's sun-god moth found near volcanos so yeah
Cobalion: Cobalt, as in the metal and color. It's a steel type so yeah. Also a beast so -lion.
Terrakion: Terracota (color and material) + Lion. An Earth Beast, in other words.
Virizion: Viridian (Green)/ Viradarium (Garden) + Lion. A Plant Beast.
Tornelos: It's a tornado god.
Voltolos: It's a lightning god.
Reshiram: It's just a name. The shira in it is from shiro, or white. Re was used because it sounds softer, what since it's Ying.
Zekrom: It's just a name. The kro in it is from kuro, or black. Ze was used because it sounds harsher, what since it's Yang.
Landlos: It's a land god.
Kyurem: Kyuurei (rapid cooling) + Rei (Zero). It's a dragon of absolute zero cold/ so YUP. It's Wuji after all.
Keldeo: Name is from Kelp/ Kelpie, that ol' Celtic water horse.
Meloetta: Melody + etta (female suffix). As expected.
Genesect: A genetically engineered/ modified insect. Alternatively also a GENOCIDAL insect.
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