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.Vaporeon August 12th, 2007 4:50 AM

For the Charmeleon one char plus chameleon.

~Ultimate_Trainer~

MV August 26th, 2007 12:56 PM

some hilarious things here :)

waveguidebuizel August 26th, 2007 1:43 PM

Forretress could be from "turret" + "fortress"

Milotic: lotic means calm water or moving water (I forget which, the other being lentic); not sure where "mi" comes from

akatsuki9 August 26th, 2007 2:32 PM

darkrai□dark+cry

this one is for fun
shaymin□CHI-CHI-CHA-CHIA

Azonic August 28th, 2007 3:26 AM

I think the Gardevoir line is missing

Garden(??) + Devoir(french for "must" or so I remember)

and...

Empoleon - Emperor + Napoleon(leader)
Torterra - Tortoise + Terra(meaning earth)
Infernape - Inferno + Ape

KingOfClubs August 28th, 2007 6:06 PM

Salamence is actually Salamander + Menace, but without the A.

Azonic August 31st, 2007 3:10 AM

Or it can be Salamander + Commence.

Turtwig-Turtle+Twig
Piplup-Pip+plup ???
Chimchar-Chimp+Charcoal

Grotle-Grow/Ground+ Turtle
Prinplup- Prince+plup
Monferno-Monkey+Inferno

Hawks September 2nd, 2007 9:06 AM

Gyarados - gy (as in gynormous) arados (as in the end of some dinosaur names)

well, that's just a guess :\ (yep, total noob :P)

Azonic September 2nd, 2007 2:00 PM

OK here's the possible Gardevoir line

Gardevoir - Garden + Devoir(french for must
Kirlia - Curl - Lia???
Ralts - Rats? + Waltz
Gallade - Gal? + Blade

And the DP starters

Turtwig - Turtle + Twig
Piplup - Pip + plup
Chimchar - Chimp + Charcoal

Grotle - Growth + Ground + Turtle
Prinplup - Prince + Plup
Monferno - Monkey + Inferno

Torterra - Tortoise + Terra(meaning earth)
Empoleon - Emperor + Napoleon Bonaparte
Infernape - Inferno + Ape

~Dai-kun~ September 6th, 2007 5:07 PM

For pikachu it means for Pika in terms of Japanese it is Pikapika which means to sparkle. And chu is a noise that a moise makes. And it is official Moltres=Molten+Tres(3)
Zapdos=Zap+dos(2)
Articuno=Artic+Uno(1)

Azonic September 6th, 2007 5:17 PM

Ahh... I'll do this cuz I'm bored.

Mismagius - Mischievous + Magic
Bidoof - Bide + Doofus ???
Bibarel - Bide + Barrel???
Frosslass - Frost + Lass
Gliscor - Glide + Scissor
Tangrowth - Tangle + Growth

Do ya think Swampert can be Swamp + Expert!?!?

~Dai-kun~ September 7th, 2007 5:22 AM

First off whoever put in Darkrai's name in is wrong.
Turtwig=Turtle+Twig
Grotle=Ground+Turtle
Torterra=Tortoise+terra(Latin for earth)
Chimchar=Chimp+Charred
Monferno=Monkey+inferno
Infernape=Infernal+ape
Starly=Starling
Staravia=Starling+Avian
Staraptor=Starling+raptor
Budew=Bud+Dew
Shinx=Shine+Sphinx(or lynx)
Luxio=Lux(light)(and/or Luxor)+Leo(lion)
Luxray=Lux(light)(and or Luxor)+x-ray
Roserade=Rose+Masquerade
Cranidos=Cranium(Hence the moves are mostly head based like Zen Headbutt)
Rampardos=Ram(or Rampart)(Hence that it uses its head to ram enemies)
Shieldon=Shield+don(means tooth)
Bastiodon=Bastion+don(means tooth)
Burmy=Bur+Wormy
Wormadam=Worm+Madam
Mothim=Moth+him
Combee=Honeycomb+bee
Vespiquen=Vespa(meaning wasp)+Queen
Pachirisu=Pachipachi(meaning electric crackling)+risu(meaning squirrel)
Buizel=Buoy+Weasel
Floatzel=Float+Weasel
Cherubi=Cherry+Ruby
Cherrim=Cherry+Blossom
Ambipom=Ambidextrous+Aipom
Drifloon=Drift+Balloon
Drifblim=Drift+Blimp
Buneary=Bunny+ear(hence the usage of it's ears)
Mismagius=Michievous+Mage
Honchkrow=Honcho+Crow
Glameow=Glamour+Meow
Purugly=Pur+Ugly(lol)
Chingling=(Named after chimes of bells)
Stunky=Stink+Skunk
Skuntank=Stink+Skunk
Bronzor=Bronze+mirror
Bronzong=Bronze+Zhong(a zhou dynasty bell)
Bonsly=Bonzai
Chatot=Chat+Parrot
Spiritomb=Sprit+tomb
Gible=Giblets+Nibble
Gabite=GabuGabu(means guzzling down)+Bite
Garchomp=Gar(named after it's snout which is replicant of the fish)+Chomp
Munchlax=Munch+Relax
Riolu=(A pun that if you realize in Lucario it is the last 3 letters and the first 2 letters put together)
Lucario=Oracle+Lupus(Latin for Wolf)
Hippopotas=Hippo
Hippowdon=Hippo+don(meaning tooth)
Skorupi=Scorpion
Drapion=Dragon+Scorpion
Croagunk=Croak+Gunk
Toxicroak=Toxic+Croak
Carnivine=Carnivore+Vine
Finneon=Fin+Neon
Lumineon=Luminescence+neon
Mantyke=Manta+tyke(child)
Snover=Snow+Cover
Abomasnow+Abominable+snow
Magnezone=Magnet+zone
Electivire=Electric+volt+wire
Magmortar=Magma+mortar
Leafeon=Leaf
Glaceon=Glacier
Froslass=Frost+lass(hence it being a Female evo)
Rotom=(A pun of saying it backwards which would spell Motor)
Azelf=Aztec+Elf
Cresselia=Cresent

spam September 9th, 2007 11:49 AM

Hmmm... I always thought Shieldon was Shield+On as in the SHIELD is "ON" its head, or it could be a combination of the words SHIELD and MastodON(which is an ancient species of elephant which lived around the Ice Age). Or the name could be poking fun at those (in)famous HeadOn commercials they show during daytime TV and 24 hour news channels.

I also thought Bastiodon was a combination of the words BASTIlle(which was a French prison, and it's face plate looks like a castle) and MastODON.

I could be wrong though, since I just checked Wikipedia on this.

Stunky could be the words Skunk+Stinky or Stunk+Stinky put together. I believe Skuntank is a combination of the words Skunk+Tank.

I'm definately not sure about this, but I think Shaymin's name combines the two words Shy and Mini.

~Dai-kun~ September 9th, 2007 2:28 PM

Well if you look above I got most of the Sinnoh name meanings.

El Diabeetus September 9th, 2007 2:42 PM

Yeah Daisuke is right you didn't get Darkrai's name meaning right,

Darkrai's name comes from Dark+Kurai which is Dark (English) and Kurai (Japanese word for dark)

Aegis September 9th, 2007 4:19 PM

Actually, ~Daisuke~, Azelf is for Azure + Elf. Azure is blue in Spanish, and Azelf is a blue Pokemon.

~Dai-kun~ September 10th, 2007 11:22 AM

My bad I looked at it wrong. Your right I was looking at serebii and couldn't get it.

Azonic September 10th, 2007 5:39 PM

Mismagius may mean Magic too.

Skuntank is Skunk + Tank. -_-

Mesprit - Mesmerize(its a word, idk how to spell) + Spirit
Uxie - ??? + Pixie

EDIT: I found Dusknoir - Dusk + Noir(french for Black)

Arkray September 23rd, 2007 6:06 PM

Solrock: Sol(sun in spanish)-Rock
Lunatone: Luna(moon in spanish)-tone (stone)

Te-em September 30th, 2007 12:20 PM

Any one knows what the name Rekkuuza means? Something to do with sky I think.

Tamaki September 30th, 2007 12:25 PM

did you mean rayquaza? its a combo of ray and quasar

Te-em September 30th, 2007 12:46 PM

No, it doesn't have anything to do with quasars (there are no quasars where he lives, they're out in the space). Kuu is japanese for sky. The Pokemon lives in the sky, right? I would like to now what the rest of the name means. Maybe you're right about 'ray'.

Tamaki September 30th, 2007 12:48 PM

well, his japanese name has a different meaning than his english then

Ripper October 7th, 2007 9:01 PM

Actually just to clear something up...

Mesprit = Me (Because Mesprit is connected to the main character) + Sprite (Which is a fairy)

shortcut247 October 28th, 2007 9:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bart-kun (Post 984366)
Theories...

For Cleffa, its probably Clef + Fa (you know, if you take music, you know the 7 notes....Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do)

Meditite is meditate, only its spelled different to make it more interesting. XD

Medicham is meditate + champion.

Deoxys is deoxyribonucleic acid. with an S.

Hope these helps


erm.. also Clef as in double clef

and for gyarados

could come from gyakusatsu massacre/slaughter, and gyakkyō, hardship/adversity. Both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. The dos may just indicate that it's the second in its evolutionary line

i think dos means the same for all poke's tht have it at the end ariados..


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