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Pokemon Name Meanings

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Gyarados - Gyara- "It's probably a Chinese dragon." Dos - "Spanish for 2?" :17:
 
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... :\
 
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 ^^
 
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.
 
The name Ponyta echoes the word Daytona and other racing-car-japanese symbols. don't you think?
 
For flygon i have a theory
Flygon = Fly + dragon ==> Dragonfly
Look at it's eye
 
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