Original names of Pok?mon

AbareMax

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    I remember looking on a site somewhere a while back, and it showed that some Pok?mon had different names before the had the names the have now.

    i.e. Rattata was Rattatak

    I think this is extremely interesting, if anyone could just list the original names here, it would be of use.

    AbareMax
     
    I know Abra was originally called "Hocus" and Kadabra "Pocus". I'm not sure if that helps, but it's the only two I know ^^;
     
    Just curious, but were these other names on the drawing board before they finally chose them for the english version?
     
    I have two of them.

    Sableye's old name was Gemineye.

    Crawdaunt's old name was Lobstar.
     
    Vulpix used to be Foxfire (yep, reverse it and you've got 80 million users :) ), and Clefairy used to be Aria, and Clefable used to be Ariala.
     
    Wow... I had no idea they thought so much about the names. XD Maybe they tested the names on a variety of kids to see which ones they liked best. Then again, maybe they just drew straws.

    Was the name "Pikablu" something fan-made, or a real possiblilty? I can never get a straight answer on that.
     
    I would assume they would come up with a plethora of names for each Pok?mon during the localization process in English-speaking (or any other language) countries. The catchiest name, or the one most befitting of the Pok?mon, would be the finalized version that we see on all the merchandise today. Only makes sense some of the names would leak through the cracks into public domain, and it makes for interesting conversation, too.

    Light_Azumarill said:
    Was the name "Pikablu" something fan-made, or a real possiblilty? I can never get a straight answer on that.
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    I don't have a definite answer, only an educated guess. I would say it was fanmade, as there seems to be no basis to the name "Pikablu" otherwise. The term "pika" is derived from pika pika suru, a Japanese verb with the basic meaning of "to sparkle." That's why it works for Pikachu...you know, electricity, sparkles...you get the general idea. Anyway, that doesn't work for Marill, which was tentatively named Pikablu in the English fan-community before G/S were officially released, correct? ^_^; The only thing tying the name to the Pok?mon is the blue part, the way I see it. Otherwise, it doesn't make much sense. :o
     
    Pikablu was definitely fan-made.

    Hmm, I didn't know there were original names. They're cool!
     
    I thought that Chikorita was Leef/Leaf in the Gold/Silver trial version.
    And Smeargle was Painter or something...

    There are more, but they are names of Pokemon's who whern't used.
     
    Blitz~2005 said:
    I think pikablue was a nickname for someone elses pikachu on the anime

    If i remember correctly It was a nick name for a surfing pikachu
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    Pikablu was the nickname for Marril back when the first pokemon movie came out, and they didnt have a name for it yet.
    [PokeCommunity.com] Original names of Pok?mon
     
    i found some:)

    Original US Name Current US Name
    Kokoon Kakuna
    Beedril Beedrill
    Pidge Pidgey
    Ratattack Ratatta
    Arbo Ekans
    Sandstorm Sandslash
    Aria Clefairy
    Ariala Clefable
    Foxfire Vulpix
    Nine Tails Ninetales
    Parasyte Paras
    Digda Diglett
    Flamie Growlithe
    Blaze Arcanine
    Polihirl Poliwhirl
    Hocus Abra
    Pocus Kadabra
    Kara-Tee Machop
    Kung-Foo Machoke
    Ju-Doh Machamp
    Victreebell Victreebel
    Jilly Tentacool
    Man-O-War Tentacruel
    Gallop Rapidash
    Slowmo Slowpoke
    Coil Magnemite
    Recoil Magneton
    Dodo Doduo
    Manaty Dewgong
    Spirit Gastly
    Specter Haunter
    Phantom Gengar
    Orphon Cubone
    Guardia Marowak
    Tungtyd Lickitung
    NY Koffing
    LA Weezing
    Lucky Chansey
    Meduza Tangela
    Goldy Goldeen
    Neptune Seaking
    Stryker Scyther
    Electrabuzz Electabuzz
    Skulkraken Gyarados
    Ness Lapras
    Eon Eevee
    Ess Omanyte
    Kargo Omastar
    Att Kabuto
    Lantis Kabutops
    Ptera Aerodactyl
    Dragoon Dratini
    Dragyn Dragonair
     
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