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Why does a name need to have obvious origins?
I agree, it's nice to have names that make you think a bit too.
Why does a name need to have obvious origins?
Sage is a plant used in cooking and sometimes religious ceremonies. It is supposedly good for warding off evil spirits / demons.Pansage is a bit... confusing (I don't even know what "sage" means O_o). But like always, we'll get used to them eventually. :3
The names also probably coincide with the waiter Gym Leaders, being culinary related.
Sage: Herb used in foods.
Sear: To scorch (like with a frying pan)
Pour: To pour water or a drink.
Minccino - Chillarmy
Gigalith - Gigaiath
Sandile - Meguroco
Blitzle - Shimama
Pidove - Mamepato
Klink - Gear
Darmanitan - Hihidaruma
Professor Araragi - Professor Juniper
Sheer force - Encourage
Overconfidence - Moxie
Pigeon Heart - Big Pecks.
Castelia City - Huin City.
Pansage
Pansear
Panpour
That sounds somewhat dirty. xDMoxie is genius, imo. Big Peck however fails.
Hey, I'm actually pretty pleased with them. For those worried about how they aren't really chimpanzees... well... I mean... Charmander isn't exactly a Salamader now is he? At least, I've never seen an amphibian that becomes a lizard, since Amphibians are generally seen as more genetically complex.
uh there are two types of Salamenders the real life one which is the amphibian and the mystical fire breathing lizard one...Charmander is based on the second type...Still, I'm going with Oakkey, Smokkey, and Soakkey for my nicknames. :)
I was curious to what Moxie was/meant and here it is it means:
I bolded the ones I dislike
I did this for the ones that are ok, but kinda weird
I can live I guess.
But how does Pigeon Heart turns into Big Pecks? o.O
And wth is Moxie..
I like your Speculation gym leaders names specially Tia and Gail, some of my favorite english names :)(copied and pasted from another forum)
All this information...! Now that's a nice birthday present!
Pidove: It's okay. Not bad, but it doesn't particularly stand out or anything.
Sandile: Makes me think of sandals. A couple of people saw this one coming, didn't they?
Blitzle: Ah, I do love me some gratuitous German. I'm loving this Pokémon even more now! Didn't think it was possible, but hey.
Minccino: To be honest, I thought it'd keep its Japanese name and give a name like this to the evolution.
Klink: Much better than its Japanese name, then again anything would. Now I'm thinking of incarceration. You know, the clink? Anybody?
Darmanitan: Nice to see the daruma reference hasn't been thrown out. And am I the only one reminded of Darmani the dead Goron from Zelda: Majora's Mask?
Gigalith: The giga-sized monolith. It works.
Strange that Munna is staying the same. Huh.
Castelia City: I like it, but where does the name come from? The towns are named after patterns in Japanese, any sign of that here?
Professor Juniper: Also a lovely name. Nice!
Sheer Force: It gives more of a clue to its effect than its Japanese name, so that's good.
Big Pecks: ...I can only wince and cough politely. That is all.
Moxie: This word needs more love. I would've called it Arrogance myself. Meh, I'll live. *shrug*
Wild Charge: Sounds more like a physical move now, so that's a plus.
Tail Slap: Well, all the Pokémon who can use it have tails... More specific than Sweep Slap.
I was wondering if they'd change Telekinesis, but I'm totally cool with it staying the same.
On a more speculative note... Some Gym Leaders.
Dent - Reid (from reed)
Pod - Bernard (from burn)
Corn - Shaun (from shore)
Arty - Timothy (from moth)
Kamitsure - Farah (from farahday, a unit of electricity)
Yakon - Clayton (from clay. I've heard this name suggested by many and I quite like it)
Fuuro - Gail or Abigail (from gale)
Shaga - Vern or Vernon (from wyvern)
Iris - Tia (from Tiamat, a dragon from Babylonian legend)