This one I could go with. I also know that Yellow is because of Pikachu (I mean, pretty much every game has a color related to the legendary).
This has about a .001% chance of being true. If you don't have a source for it, this is just baseless speculation that makes no sense when you think about it.
Losing its coloration isn't a 'power'. Ruby and Sapphire make sense as far as they're red and blue, which are obvious opposites and there's the precedent of Red and Blue before. Amber purifies and cleanses the whole being. Amethyst heightens your psychic powers. Garnet increases the success in business and monetary matters. Jade draws love, prosperity, and healing. Tanzanite links the mind with the heart. Do you get what I'm saying? Every gem has some "power" that a spiritual healer will make up to make you feel better. Saying they have powers isn't a connection whatsoever.
This I can get behind. I could definitely see turquoise being the name. Although they did copyright a lot of different shades of red a while back - Crimson, Vermilion, and two spellings of Scarlet. That could mean something...
To be honest, I have no solid proofs about the second or the third generation's game names. :D I admit it, but there are something atleast.
https://www.scienceofcorrespondences.com/gold-and-silver.htm
For me, it makes a bit sense and if there's a .001% chance that my theory is atleast towards the right way that simply means, there is a logic behind these names. :P
And just to make sure, I'm not saying that my theories would be correct or anything, just pointing out how I see the names being connected and that there is a reason why those names are like that.
...hmmn, have to admit that sounds very weird but it is true that they do that simply to protect their possible product like The 100 Mega Shot pointed out. In any case if the name wouldn't be Turquoise etc. I hardly can imagine the game developers going as simple as naming the game Grey. From the shades of red I'd say Scarlet sounds perhaps the most suitable. Vermilion might be confused very easily with Vermilion city and as for me, Scarlet sounds a bit medieval and remember how Team Plasma's grunts look like?
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