Pokemon Name Meanings

Why is Caterpie Caterpillar+Pie? Why is it pie?

Gyarados - Gyara- "It's probably a Chinese dragon." Dos - "Spanish for 2?" :17:

The pie in caterpie means Cutie-pie like that.
Mmmm.... Pie

Wailmer-"Mer" means "sea" in French+Wail (It sounds like it's wailing or something)

Wailord-(Biggest Pokemon out of all, so I think that's why they called it Lord)

Arcanine: Arcane (Obscure) + Canine (Dog)

I think the name for Gulpin is like that: Somewhere in the R/S/E/FR/LG Pokedex there was a description of Gulpin. I remember a small element that says "It can disgest even scrap metal", so i think it's Gulp + Pin.

In read almost that whole list and noticed that also forgotton was:

Aerodactly - also comes from the anciet flying dinosaur, the Terodactly (Not sure on spelling)
Mew - also is a word, mostly used in Japan, meaning something small or cute.
Gyarados - Gyro (As in "gyroscope" a spinning item used in airplanes and as toys. I think it means because gyarasod is so big and can spiral around itself like a snake.) + dos (Spanish word for "two". Beacuse he is a second stage)
Milotic - Could come from the word "Mitotic" Which is the process of cell division. And since feebas is completely different and ugly maybe this is what it means... :\

Hey, I totally didn't know this thread was here! XD I've spent a long time trying to work them all out, but http://www.jkaizer.net/~ryuxnet/pokemon/tpp.php?pokeball=features/names is all I have so far~ Can I add these ones to my list?

I was think Magikarp as in Magi (Magic shortened down) because of how he 'Magically' transorms into gyarados and Karp (Carp = Fish)

Also, Bayleef is a mispelling of Bayleaf, a common spice ^^

Mew comes from the symbol: "μ" (Mu).

Everyone's saying Swampert is part of "Swamp" and "Inert". :\ Well, it could it be "Swamp" and "Exert", since it's said to be so strong?

Thats realy cool. But some of them i think need some work. Im to lazy to check but are all the pokemon acounted for?

Gyarados= Gyser + ''Radeau'' (French for ''Oar'', thus relating to the Oarfish, which shares Gyarados' long, snake-like body) + Adolescent

With the Oarfish relation, and the Gyser and Adolescent signifying its explosive temperment

Another theory:

Gyarados= Gyro (since it's a Flying-type as well) + Radical

Meh...just guessin' here.

Wouldn't Vulpix also be from the Latin word "Vulpix", which means fox? There's also a contellation called Vulpix that looks like a fox.
And Gyarados might be "Gya" (as in "Gya! (insert some mad words here)!" since it's a "mean" PKMN) and rad as in "That's so totaly rad!". Os is a mouth-like opening, and boy does Gyarados have a large mouth (what big teeth you have)...I may be wrong on this, though.

Cacnea

Typhlozion said:

Cacnea ? cactus + ???

Here's what I think:

Cacnea ? cactus + needle

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The name Ponyta echoes the word Daytona and other racing-car-japanese symbols. don't you think?

Vibrava maybe vibrate + larva

Fly/Gon
flying dragon....Duhhh

For flygon i have a theory
Flygon = Fly + dragon ==> Dragonfly
Look at it's eye

I guess, since Vibrava has six legs.