English Pokémon Names - What They Mean :D

[Manchee]

English Pokémon Names - What They Mean

(This was approved by Erik Destler, BTW.)

Well since there is a thread for the Japanese Pokémon names and what they mean, why not a thread for what the English names mean/are made up of. Some of the naems are really easy, but I noticed that a lot of them are more complex and such. So.....

If you would like to submit a meaning to a name, please submit it in this format:

-Name of Pokémon (include its National Dex number!)
-What the name means
-Your username

(Yes, in that order!) And if you submit multiples, please make sure to put your username after each one.

Spoiler: Example

-Ekans (023)
-The word 'Snake' spelled backwards
-Buraddo_Aipom

NOTICE: YOU MAY ONLY SUBMIT UP TO FOUR NAMES PER DAY. THIS IS DUE TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF NAMES WAITING TO BE ADDED, WHERE AS I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ADD THEM ALL IN ONE SITTING.

Now for the humble list!

Generation I​

001 Bulbasaur

*'Bulb' could refer to the bulb on its back, and 'saur' is part of 'dinosaur', which Bulbasaur looks like. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

002 Ivysaur

*'Ivy' is a plant(like the open bulb on its back), and 'saur' could relate to dinosaur, which is what Ivysaur looks like. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

003 Venasaur

*The 'venu' part cames from the word venus (as in the plant called venus fly trap and Venusaur is a Grass type); the saur part comes from the word dinosaur (which Venusaur sort of resembles). (loonatic)​

004 Charmander

*"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "mander" is part of "salamander", which is apparently what Charmander is. (Fire Suicune)​

005 Charmeleon

*"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "meleon" comes from "chameleon". (Fire Suicune)​

006 Charizard

*"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "izard" comes from "lizard". (Fire Suicune)​

007 Squirtle

*The 'squirt' part comes from the word squirt, which could mean 1.) Tiny, as Squirtle is the Tiny Turtle Pokemon, or 2.) to squirt water, which Squirtle does when it uses moves like Water Gun; the 'irtle' part comes from the word turtle (which is what animal Squirtle is based on). (loonatic)​

008 Wartortle

009 Blastoise

010 Caterpie

011 Metapod

012 Butterfree

013 Weedle

014 Kakuna

015 Beedrill

*Beedrill is a bee with two large stingers that looks like oversized drills, so its name is really a combination of 'bee' and 'drill'. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

016 Pidgey

017 Pidgeotto

018 Pidgeot

019 Rattata

020 Raticate

021 Spearow

022 Fearow

023 Ekans

*Ekans' name spelled backwards is 'snake', and Ekans is a snake. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

024 Arbok

*Arbok's name spelled backwards is 'kobra', which is what Arbok looks like. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

025 Pikachu

*Portmanteau of "pikapika" (onomatopoeia of the sound of sparking electricity) and "chuchu" (likewise for the sound of a squeaking animal), basically meaning "sparking mouse." (BCVM22)​

026 Raichu

*Portmanteau of "rai" (Japanese for "thunder") and "chuchu" (Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a squeaking animal), basically meaning "thunder mouse," in reference to being a larger and more powerful version of Pikachu. (BCVM22)​

027 Sandshrew

028 Sandslash

029 Nidoran F

030 Nidorina

031 Nidoqueen

032 Nidoran M

033 Nidorino

034 Nidoking

035 Clefairy

036 Clefable

037 Vulpix

038 Ninetales

039 Jigglypuff

040 Wigglytuff

041 Zubat

042 Golbat

043 Oddish

044 Gloom

045 Vileplume

046 Paras

047 Parasect

048 Venonat

049 Venomoth

050 Diglett

051 Dugtrio

052 Meowth

053 Persian

054 Psyduck

055 Golduck

056 Mankey

057 Primeape

058 Growlithe

059 Arcanine

060 Poliwag

*From "polliwog," a frog progressing through the tadpole stage of its development. As they grow and develop, polliwogs greatly resemble Poliwag, with a large tail (the basis for "-wag") and legs but no arms. (BCVM22)​

061 Poliwhirl

*"Poli" from "poliwog," in reference to its froglike form; "whirl" meaning "to spin," from its circular, spinning stomach. (BCVM22)​

062 Poliwrath

*"Poli" from "poliwog," in reference to its froglike form; "wrath" meaning anger or punishment, in reference to its Fighting-type. (BCVM22)​

063 Abra

*Abra's evolution line all have the words from the phrase "Arba, Kadabra, Alakazam!". (Buraddo_Aipom)​

064 Kadabra

*Kadabra's evolution line all have the words from the phrase "Arba, Kadabra, Alakazam!". (Buraddo_Aipom)​

065 Alakazam

*Alakazam's evolution line all have the words from the phrase "Arba, Kadabra, Alakazam!". (Buraddo_Aipom)​

066 Machop

067 Machoke

068 Machamp

069 Bellsprout

*A bell sprouting out of the ground (its head is bell-shaped, probably like a bell pepper). (Kutie Pie)​

070 Weepinbell

071 Victreebel

072 Tentacool

073 Tentacruel

074 Geodude

075 Graveler

076 Golem

077 Ponyta

078 Rapidash

079 Slowpoke

*Play on the actual word "slowpoke", a word to describe a slow person. (Kutie Pie)​

080 Slowbro

081 Magnemite

082 Magneton

083 Farfetch'd

084 Doduo

085 Dodrio

086 Seel

087 Dewgong

088 Grimer

089 Muk

090 Shellder

091 Cloyster

092 Gastly

*A corruption of the word of the word 'ghastly' meaning horrific. Also incorporates the word 'gas' which is the composition of the pokemon. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

093 Haunter

*Literally meaning 'one that haunts'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

094 Gengar

*From 'doppelganger', a spirit that goes by the same nature as the person or animal it mimics. 'Doppelganger' means 'double goer' in German. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

095 Onix

*Reference to the precious stone, Onyx. Just spelt differently. (otaku-dono)​

096 Drowzee

*A corruption of the word 'drowzy', meaning 'sleepy'. 'Zee' is also the American pronunciation of the letter 'z', which is a common onomatopoeia for one who is sleeping. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

097 Hypno

*The Greek prefix for 'sleep' or 'to make asleep'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

098 Krabby

*A corruption of the word 'crabby', meaning 'ill-tempered' or 'grumpy'. 'Crabby' was chosen for its relation to the word 'crab', which is what Krabby is. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

099 Kingler

*A portmanteau of the words 'king' and 'angler', the latter meaning a fisherman. Also rhymes with 'pincer'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

100 Voltorb

*Portmanteau of the words 'volt', a unit of measuring electricity, and 'orb'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

101 Electrode

*An electrode is an electrical conductor usually used in building circuit boards. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

102 Exeggcute

*A portmanteau of the words 'egg' and 'execute'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

103 Exeggutor

*A portmanteau of the words 'egg' and 'executor'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

104 Cubone

*A portmanteau of the words 'cute' and 'bone'. However, there are many possibilities viable to replace 'cute', such as 'curious'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

105 Marowak

*A portmanteau of the words 'marrow', the substance within bones, and 'wack'/'whack', a colloquial term describing the action of using a longitudinal object to strike someone from above or from the side. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

106 Hitmonlee

*A portmanteau of the words 'hit', 'monster' (as in 'Pocket monster' or generally any other monster) and Bruce Lee, a famous Chinese kung fu master. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

107 Hitmonchan

*A portmanteau of the words 'hit', 'monster' (as in 'Pocket monster' or generally any other monster) and Jackie Chan, a famous Chinese kung fu master and actor. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

108 Lickitung

*A portmanteau of the words 'lick'/'licky' and 'tongue'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

109 Koffing

*A corruption of the word 'coughing'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

110 Weezing

*A corruption of the word 'wheezing'. A 'wheeze' is an outburst of air from the mouth that usually drains the lungs of almost all air. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

111 Rhyhorn

*A portmanteau of 'rhinoceros' and 'horn'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

112 Rhydon

*A portmanteau of 'rhinoceros' and '-don', a common suffix for dinosaurs and other megafauna. '-don' is Greek for 'tooth'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

113 Chansey

*A corruption of the word 'chance'. Stems from Chansey's Japanese name, 'Lucky' ('Rakki' in katakana). (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

114 Tangela

*A corruption of the word 'tangle(r)'. To 'tangle' is to be stuck within the knots and bindings of any rope-like object. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

115 Kangaskhan

*A corruption of the famous Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. Also contains 'kanga', from 'kangaroo', a marsupial mammal from Australia known for its long legs and pouches for storing their young. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

116 Horsea

*A corruption of the word 'seahorse', a type of fish known for its horse-like head, vertical swimming position and curled up tail. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

117 Seadra

*A shortening of 'sea dragon'. In the animal kingdom, a sea dragon is an animal related to the sea horse except usually with a much more complex and larger body frame and a horizontal swimming position. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

118 Goldeen

*A portmanteau of 'gold' (as in 'goldfish) and 'queen'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

119 Seaking

*A portmanteau of 'sea' and 'king', or literally 'King of the Sea'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

120 Staryu

*A portmanteau of 'star' and 'you', to suit Starmie, a portmanteau of 'star' and 'me'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

121 Starmie

*A portmanteau of 'star' and 'me' to suit Staryu, a portmanteau of 'star' and 'you'. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

122 Mr. Mime

*Literally 'mister', a common title for a man (when the first generation of pokemon had no gender differences) and 'mime', a artist known for acting without talking. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

123 Scyther

*From 'scythe', a curved blade, made popular by the Grim Reaper. (Yonowaru in Chaos)​

124 Jynx

125 Electabuzz

126 Magmar

127 Pinsir

128 Tauros

129 Magikarp

130 Gyarados

131 Lapras

132 Ditto

133 Eevee

134 Vaporeon

135 Jolteon

136 Flareon

137 Porygon

138 Omanyte

139 Omastar

140 Kabuto

141 Kabutops

142 Aerodactyl

143 Snorlax

144 Articuno

*Arctic (Ice) + Uno (which means '1' in Spanish). Articuno is bird number 1 of the Legendary Bird Trio. (Manafy)​

145 Zapdos

*Zap (Electric) + Dos (which means '2' in Spanish). Zapdos is bird number 2 of the Legendary Bird Trio. (Manafy)​

146 Moltres

*Molt (Fire/Lava) + Tres (which means '3' in Spanish). Moltres is bird number 3 of the Legendary Bird Trio. (Manafy)​

147 Dratini

148 Dragonair

149 Dragonite

150 Mewtwo

*The second Mew, a Mew double. (Kutie Pie)​

151 Mew

*Sound a kitten makes. (Kutie Pie)​

Generation II ​

152 Chikorita

153 Bayleef

154 Meganium

155 Cyndaquil

156 Quilava

157 Typhlosion

158 Totodile

159 Croconaw

160 Feraligatr

161 Sentret

*Sentret is made of up 'sentry' and 'ferret', which is why it stands on it's tail, to keep watch like a sentry. (Hydrohs)​

162 Furret

*Furret sounds like 'ferret.' (Manafy)​

163 Hoothoot

164 Noctowl

165 Ledyba

166 Ledian

167 Spinarak

168 Ariados

169 Crobat

*Possibly "acrobat" - "a-", referencing its flying ability. (-BJ-)​

170 Chinchou

171 Lanturn

172 Pichu

173 Cleffa

174 Igglybuff

175 Togepi

176 Togetic

177 Natu

178 Xatu

179 Mareep

180 Flaaffy

181 Ampharos

182 Bellossom

183 Marill

184 Azumarill

185 Sudowoodo

186 Politoed

*The "poli" is from the "poliwog" in refrence to it's froglike form, and the "toed" represents that Politoed is based off a toad. (Electivire Addict)​

187 Hoppip

188 Skiploom

189 Jumpluff

190 Aipom

*Its name sounds like the words "Ape + Palm"; "Ape" referring to its monkey-like body, and "Palm" refers to its hand-like tail. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

191 Sunkern

192 Sunflora

193 Yanma

194 Wooper

195 Quagsire

196 Espeon

197 Umbreon

198 Murkrow

199 Slowking

200 Misdreavus

201 Unown

202 Wobbuffet

203 Girafarig

204 Pineco

205 Forretress

206 Dunsparce

207 Gligar

208 Steelix

209 Snubbull

210 Granbull

211 Qwilfish

212 Scizor

213 Shuckle

214 Heracross

215 Sneasel

216 Teddiursa

217 Ursaring

218 Slugma

219 Magcargo

220 Swinub

221 Piloswine

222 Corsola

223 Remoraid

224 Octillery

225 Delibird

226 Mantine

227 Skarmory

228 Houndour

229 Houndoom

230 Kingdra

231 Phanpy

232 Donphan

233 Porygon 2

234 Stanler

235 Smeargle

236 Tyrogue

237 Hitmontop

238 Smoochum

239 Elekid

240 Magby

241 Miltank

242 Blissey

243 Raikou

244 Entei

245 Suicune

246 Larvitar

247 Pupitar

248 Tyranitar

249 Lugia

250 Ho-oh

*Purposeful misspelling of "houou" (the Chinese name for the mythical phoenix) to better accommodate English speakers. (BCVM22)​

251 Celebi

Generation III​

252 Treecko

253 Grovyle

254 Sceptile

255 Torchic

256 Combusken

257 Blaziken

258 Mudkip

*Broken down to "mud" and "skip", which refers to the animal it was based on, the "mud skipper". (Dramatic Melody)​

259 Marshtomp

260 Swampert

261 Poochyena

262 Mightyena

263 Zigzagoon

264 Linoone

265 Wurmple

266 Silcoon

267 Beautifly

268 Cascoon

269 Dustox

270 Lotad

271 Lombre

272 Ludicolo

273 Seedot

274 Nuzleaf

275 Shiftry

276 Taillow

277 Swellow

278 Wingull

279 Pelipper

280 Ralts

281 Kirlia

282 Gardevoir

283 Surskit

284 Masquerain

285 Shroomish

286 Breloom

287 Slakoth

288 Vigoroth

289 Slaking

290 Nincada

291 Ninjask

292 Shedinja

293 Whismur

*Broken down to "whisper" and "murmur", which both refer to soft sounds that it makes. (Dramatic Melody)​

294 Loudred

295 Exploud

296 Makuhita

297 Hariyama

298 Azurill

299 Nosepass

300 Skitty

301 Delcatty

302 Sableye

303 Mawile

304 Aron

305 Lairon

306 Aggron

207 Meditite

208 Medicham

309 Electrike

310 Manectric

311 Plusle

312 Minun

313 Volbeat

314 Illumise

315 Roselia

316 Gulpin

317 Swalot

318 Carvanha

319 Sharpedo

320 Wailmer

321 Wailord

322 Numel

323 Camerupt

*Portmanteau of "camel" and "erupt." (BCVM22)​

324 Torkoal

325 Spoink

326 Grumpig

327 Spinda

328 Trapinch

329 Vibrava

330 Flygon

331 Cacnea

332 Cacturne

333 Swablu

334 Altaria

335 Zangoose

336 Seviper

337 Lunatone

338 Solrock

339 Barboach

340 Whiscash

341 Corphish

342 Crawdaunt

343 Baltoy

344 Claydol

345 Lileep

346 Cradily

347 Anorith

348 Armaldo

349 Feebas

350 Milotic

351 Castform

252 Kecleon

353 Shuppet

354 Banette

355 Duskull

356 Dusclops

357 Tropius

358 Chimecho

359 Absol

360 Wynaut

361 Snorunt

362 Glalie

*"Gla" is like the beginning of "glacier" (Ice), and "lie" could refer to the word "golie", since Glalie's face looks like a golie mask. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

363 Spheal

364 Sealeo

365 Walrein

366 Clamperl

*Clam is because it is a Clam, and Perl is for the Pearl it has inside. (fidani16)​

367 Huntail

368 Gorebyss

369 Relicanth

370 Luvdisc

371 Bagon

372 Shelgon

373 Salamence

*"Sala" (as in salamander, the animal it's based on) + "ance", the ending of "Lance", the Champion of Johto who specializes in Dragon-Types. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

374 Beldum

*The syllables of the word dumbbell, the Japanese name meaning, minus the last letters of each syllable. (Scootlaboot)​

375 Metang

376 Metagross

377 Regirock

378 Regice

379 Registeel

380 Latias

381 Latios

382 Kyogre

383 Groudon

384 Rayquaza

385 Jirachi

386 Deoxys

Generation IV​

387 Turtwig

388 Grotle

389 Torterra

*The "tor" is from the word "tortoise" which Torterra is based upon, and "terra" is the latin word for "earth" or "ground" which is Torterra's type. (Electivire Addict)​

390 Chimchar

391 Monferno

392 Infernape

393 Piplup

394 Prinplup

395 Empoleon

*First half refers to the Emperor Penguin, which is what Emploeon resembles. (Buraddo_Aipom)
*Second half refers to Napoleon (as in Napoleon Bonaparte). (derkins)​

396 Starly

397 Staravia

398 Staraptor

*The "star" is from the first four letters of the word "starling" which its based upon, "raptor" is there because it looks like a raptor. (Electivire Addict)​

399 Bidoof

400 Bibarel

401 Kricketot

402 Kricketune

403 Shinx

404 Luxio

405 Luxray

406 Budew

407 Roserade

408 Cranidos

409 Rampardos

410 Shieldon

411 Bastiodon

412 Burmy

413 Wormadam

414 Mothim

415 Combee

416 Vespiquen

417 Pachirisu

418 Buizel

419 Floatzel

420 Cherubi

421 Cherrim

422 Shellos

423 Gastrodon

424 Ambipom

*The prefix "Ambi-" is from the word "ambidextrous", which is when a person is able to write with each of there hands respectably well; Ambipom has two tails, so it could be relating to that. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

425 Drifloon

426 Drifblim

427 Buneary

428 Lopunny

429 Mismagius

430 Honchkrow

431 Glameow

*"Gla" is like the beginning of "glamorous", and "meow" is a sound that a cat makes. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

432 Purugly

*"Pur" is a sound that a cat makes and "ugly" means unattractive. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

433 Chingling

434 Stunky

435 Skuntank

436 Bronzor

437 Bronzong

438 Bonsly

439 Mime Jr.

440 Happiny

441 Chatot

442 Spiritomb

443 Gible

444 Gabite

445 Garchomp

446 Munchlax

447 Riolu

448 Lucario

*Lucario is the romanization for its Japaneese name "Rukario". (Electivire Addict)​

449 Hippopotas

450 Hippowdon

451 Skorupi

452 Drapion

453 Croagunk

454 Toxicroak

455 Carnivine

*"Carni" refers to carnivore, which it is based on (like Venus Fly Trap) and "vine" refers to its vine-like appearance. (~Magic Thunderbolt~)​

456 Finneon

457 Lumineon

458 Mantyke

459 Snover

460 Abomasnow

461 Weavil

462 Magnezone

*'Magne' as in"magnetic" and 'zone' as in "zone," so its referancing a Magnetic Zone. (mitchlord)​

463 Lickilicky

464 Rhyperior

465 Tangrowth

466 Electivire

*The "Elect" is from it being an electric type, the "v" is from the word "voltage", and "ire" is from "wire" which transports electricity. (Electivire Addict)​

467 Magmortar

468 Togekiss

469 Yanmega

470 Leafeon

471 Glaceon

472 Gliscor

473 Mamoswine

474 Porygon-Z

475 Gallade

476 Probopass

477 Dusknoir

*"Dusk" means 'dark', and "noir"` is french for black. So bassicaly Dusknoir means dark black, which is what it looks like. (Electivire Addict)​

478 Froslass

*"Fros", like the word "frost" (Ice) + "lass", whic is what you'd call a young girl - Froslass happens to only be female. (Buraddo_Aipom)​

479 Rotom

480 Uxie

481 Mesprit

482 Azelf

*Azul means 'blue' in spanish and Azelf is blue. It also looks like an elf.(mitchlord)​

483 Dialga

484 Palkia

485 Heatran

486 Regigigas

487 Giratina

488 Cresselia

489 Phione

490 Manaphy

491 Darkrai

492 Shaymin

493 Arceus

Okay, I got the list started, so now just post and help complete it!

Here is a list of the Pokémon that still need to be added. I'll add them when I have enough time. Until then, please be patient. Thank you.

Spoiler: List...there's a lot D:

Psyduck (054)
- From the word "psyche", which is of the self-mind, and the animal it portrays as a duck; a mental duck
- Kutie Pie

- Croconaw (159)
- The combination of "croc", short of "crocodile", and "gnaw", to chew. It literally means "croc chew" (though it sounds weird)
- Kutie Pie

- Hoothoot (163)
- The onomatopoeia of what an owl makes, the "who who" could sound like "hoot hoot" to some
- Kutie Pie

- Noctowl (164)
- "Noc" comes from "nocturnal", which is definition of something active at nighttime. And owls are generally nocturnal.
- Kutie Pie

- Mareep (179)
- A combination of Mary and sheep
- Kutie Pie

- Sudowoodo (185)
- "Sudo" comes from "pseudo", a prefix for "false". "Woodo" is a misspelling of "wood", or what the katakana looks like. "False wood"
- Kutie Pie

-Unown (201)
- Misspelling of "unknown", though it still maintains its original Japanese name, pronounced "An`non" when looking at its katakana. It might've gotten its name because of the way it's shaped to be the Latin Alphabet, something the Japanese aren't known to read very well, especially if they don't have certain letters such as "L", "Q", "V", and X", and pronounce English names differently. After all, they can't even read their own "Roomaji", something other languages use to help pronounce the language. Thus, another alphabet is unknown to them.
- Kutie Pie

-Wartortle (#05)
-purposeful misspelling of warturtle.
- Xerome

-Ninetales (#38)
-name based on its nine tales.
- Xerome

-Mankey (#56)
-purposeful misspelling of monkey.
- Xerome

-Primeape (#57)
-''prime'' stands for primate which means monkey/ape.
and ape again is what he is.
- Xerome
~Solrock (338)
A combination of 'Sol' which is the first three letters from the word 'solar'; an adjective meaning from or to do with the sun and the word 'Rock'.
~Cousin_Dan

~Lunatone (337)
A combination of 'Luna'; the first four letters from the word 'Lunar' which means to do with the moon and 'tone' which is from the word 'stone'
~Cousin_Dan

~Claydol (334)
Purposefull mispelling of 'Clay Doll'.
~Cousin_Dan

124 - Jynx
A jinx is bad luck or a curse which may tie in with Jynx's psychic type.
mangaeyes

027 - Sandshrew
Sand and Shrew from its ground type and the animal its possibly based on.
mangaeyes

028 - Sandslash
Sand and slash from its ground type and its large claws.

142 - Aerodactyl
Aero and Pteradactyl. Air and a type of dinosaur it may be based on.
mangaeyes

143 - Snorlax
Snore and relax as Snorlax is a sleeping pokemon.
mangaeyes

446 - Munchlax
Much (eat) and relax as he is a pokemon famous for eating and sleeping.

463 - Lickilicky - A repitition of 'licky', referring to its tounge.
animulzrule974

465 - Tangrwoth - A Combination of tangle (its vines) and growth (its size).
animulzrule974

460 - Abomasnow - Shortening of 'Abominable Snowman'.
animulzrule974

219 - Magcargo - Combination of magma and escargot, the French word for snail.
animulzrule974

- Ditto (132)
- A word meaning "double", "copy", like saying "ditto that" to repeat without saying it exactly
- Kutie Pie

- Smoochum (238)
- Play on the phrase "smooch them", a way of saying "give them a kiss"
- Kutie Pie

- Treeko (252)
- A combination of "tree" and "gecko", the animal it represents
- Kutie Pie

- Torchic (255)
- Combination of "torch", to burn, and "chick", as it's a baby bird
- Kutie Pie

- Combusken (256)
- Combination of "combust", to do with bursting into flame, and "chicken". Also a play on the word "combustion"
- Kutie Pie

- Blaziken (257)
- Combination of "blaze", burning fire, and "chicken"
- Kutie Pie

-Venonat (048)
-a combination of the words "venom" (pertaining to its Poison type) and "gnat" which is a small insect
-loonatic

-Venomoth (049)
-a combination of the words "venom" (pertaining to its Poison type) and "moth" which is the insect it is based on
-loonatic

-Seel (086)
-a misspelling of the word "seal" which is the marine mammal it is based on
-loonatic

-Dewgong (087)
-a misspelling of the word "dugong" which is the marine mammal it is based on
-loonatic

-Kabuto (140)
-based on the japanese word "kabuto" which means helmet (of armor)
-loonatic

-Dratini (147)
-a combination of the words "dragon" (the mythical creature it is based on) and "tiny" which means small
-loonatic

-Bagon (371)
-a combination of the words "baby" and "dragon" (the mythical creature it is based on)
-loonatic

-Shelgon (372)
-a combination of the words "shell" (pertaining to the shell that encases its body) and "dragon" (the mythical creature it is based on)
-loonatic

Spinarak (167)
-a combination of the words "spin" (referring to spiders spinning a web) and "arachnid" which is a class of eight-legged invertebrate animals
-loonatic

Lanturn (171)
-a misspelling of the word "lantern" (referring to the bright light it gives off)
-loonatic

Ampharos (181)
-a combination of the words "amp" (referring to electricity) and "pharos" which is any lighthouse or beacon that directs sailors
-loonatic

Sunkern (191)
-a combination of the words "sun" and "kernel" (also meaning seed)
-loonatic

Sunflora (192)
-a combination of the words "sun" and "floral" (referring to flowers)
-loonatic

Murkrow (198)
-a combination of the words "murky" (meaning dark, gloomy, cheerless) and "crow" which is the species of bird it is based on
-loonatic

Swinub (220)
-a combination of the words "swine" (referring to pigs) and "nub" meaning lump or bulge
-loonatic

Delibird (225)
-a combination of the words "delivery" and "bird"
-loonatic

009 Blastoise
Blast (referring to the cannons on its shell) + turquoise (The color of its skin) - goinGreen
010 Caterpie
Caterpillar + 1) pie (meaning feet, in spanish) or ie (a cute sound?) - goinGreen
011 Metapod
Metamorph + Pod (The cocoon) - goinGreen
012 Butterfree
Butterfly + free (probably referring to its nature, the style it was drawn) - goinGreen
027 Sandshrew
Sand + Shrew (obvious, much?) - goinGreen
028 Sandslash
Sand + Slash (obvious, much?) - goinGreen
035 Clefairy
1) Clever (regarding their nature of hiding) + fairy/2) Cleft (their song) + fairy - goinGreen
036 Clefable
1) Clever (regarding their nature of hiding) + Fable/2) Cleft (their song) + fable - goinGreen
038 Ninetales
A name based off of the japanese beast, the Kitsune, a 1, 5, or 9 tailed fox. - goinGreen

-Sunkern (191)
-"Sun-" refers to its resemblance to a sunflower seed, "-kern" refers to "kernel", meaning a seed encased in a husk.
-Cavan_II

-Sunflora (192)
-"Sun-" refers to its resemblance to a sunflower, "-flora" refers to plants, or could be derived from "floral", meaning "relating to flowers".
-Cavan_II

-Wormadam (413)
-"Worm-" refers to its resemblance to a bagworm, "-madam" refers to the form of address directed towards a woman, due to its existence as a female-only species.
-Cavan_II

-Mothim (414)
-"Moth-" refers to its resemblance to a moth, "-him" refers to the pronoun given to males, due to its existence as a male-only species.
-Cavan_II

Espeon (#196)
ESP, meaning extrasensory perception, gives Espeon its psychic abilities. - BabyLugia

Umbreon (#197)
Umbre=Umbra, Umbra meaning shadow, gives Umbreon its dark abilities. - BabyLugia

Treecko (252)
"Tree" relates to it's Grass-type nature. "cko" is the ending part of "Gecko".
-Fire Suicune

Zigzagoon (263)
"Zigzag" comes from it's spikey fur pattern, like a zigzag. "oon" is the ending part of "racoon".

Linoone (264)
"Lin" comes from line; Linoone run in straight lines. "oone" come sfrom racoon, with an added 'e' at the end.
-Fire Suicune

220 Swinub - portmanteau of Swine meaning pig(which it resembles),and nub(referring to its small size).
~Magic Thunderbolt~
221 Piloswine - portmanteau of pillow (which it resembles) and Swine.
~Magic Thunderbolt~
233 Porygon 2 - may refer to its being a second improved version of Porygon.
~Magic Thunderbolt~
254 Sceptile - maybe a portmanteau of scepter, referring to its title as the "king of the forest", and reptile.
~Magic Thunderbolt~

Skarmory #227
take the "armor" out of "skarmory" and you are left with "sky". "sky armor". This suggests that skarmory is "flying metal", as it is steel and flying type.
sockyskarmie

- #457 Lumineon
- "Lumin" came from the word illuminate; "neon" is an element used in display lights. Putting the info all together...a display of neon illumination ;]
- starfire_jirachi

- #053 Persian
- "Persian" is a type of domestic cat.
- starfire_jirachi

- #059 Arcanine
- "Arca" came from the word arcane, which means "mysterious"; "canine" refers to a dog. In shorter terms of description...a mysterious dog.
- starfire_jirachi

- #84 Doduo
- "Do" refers to a do-do bird; "duo" means "two." That explains why Doduo has two heads.
- starfire_jirachi

- #85 Dodrio
- "Do" refers to a do-do bird; "drio" is a purposeful misspelling of the word trio, which means "three." That explains why Dodrio has three heads.
- starfire_jirachi

- #267 Beautifly
- "Beauti" came from the word beautiful; "Fly" came from the word butterfly. In shorter terms of description...a beautiful butterfly.
- starfire_jirachi

- #269 Dustox
- "Dust" are dry particles of matter; "Tox" came from the word toxic. This explains why Dustox flaps out toxic dust from its wings.
- starfire_jirachi

- #307 Meditite
- Purposeful misspelling of the word meditate.
- starfire_jirachi

- #318 Carvanha
- The first three letters supposedly refers to the word carnivore; "Vanha" is a partial slight misspelling that came from the word piranha, which are sharp-toothed tropical fish known to often attack animals.
- starfire_jirachi

- #322 Numel
- Portmanteau of "numb" and "camel."
- starfire_jirachi

- #324 Torkoal
- "Tor" came from the word tortoise; "koal" is a purposeful misspelling of the word coal. In shorter terms of description...a tortoise possibly made of coal.
- starfire_jirachi

-#386 Deoxys
- "Deoxys" came from the words Deoxyribonucleic acid, which those words in its shorter form is DNA. That is why Deoxys is classified as the DNA Pokémon.
- starfire_jirachi

- #010 Caterpie
- The name "Caterpie" comes from caterpillar.
- PsychicsRox

- #011 Metapod
- "Meta" comes from metamorphosis which means transforming, which is in reference to its transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly. "Pod" refers to the cocoon that it has encased itself in.
- PsychicsRox

- #012 Butterfree
- "Butter" comes from butterfly which is what it is and "free" comes from freedom which is in reference to its ability to fly and be free.
- PsychicsRox

- #474 Porygon-Z
- Derived from "polygon" (a computer graphics shape) and a corruption of the number 2 (from its evolutionary predecessor) into a Z, referring the glitch-like nature of the pokémon.
- Maruno

- #481 Mesprit
- A combination of "me" (the personal pronoun) and either "esprit" (the French for "spirit") or "sprite".
- Maruno

- Oddish (043)
- A possible combination of "odd" and "radish", the vegetable it somehow seems to represent; this could be because of its odd nature of being nocturnal and avoiding the sun
- Kutie Pie

- Gloom (044)
- A play on the word "gloom", meaning sadness galore, to show how restrictive it is for attracting others near it because of its terrible smell. It also tends to look sad.
- Kutie Pie


- Vileplume (045)
- Combination of "vile", something that is very disgusting, and "plume" meaning a type of adornment, pride, or preen; though it could mean overcharge
- Kutie Pie

-Shellder (90)
-A corruption of the word "shell". It may also be derived from the word "shelter".
-m190049

-Cloyster (91)
-Portmanteau of the words "clam" and "oyster". May also be derived from the word "cloister", to seclude or shelter oneself.
-m190049

-Lileep(345)
-Portmanteau of "sea lily", a reference to what Lileep is based on, and "peep", since it's eyes seem to be peeping out of the dark hole in it's head.
-m190049

-Cradily (346)
-Portmanteau of "crag", a steep rugged rock, and "sea lily". May also be derived somewhat from "cradle".
-m190049

-Slugma (218)
-Portmanteau of "Slug" and "Magma"
-m190049

-Dialga (483)
-Portmanteau of "diamond", "sun dial", and perhaps a corruption of "-gon", from "dragon"
-m190049

-Palkia (484)
-The Pal (Paru) in it's name is derived from the Japanese word for Pearl, p?ru.
-m190049

-Vulpix (#037)
-Vulpes vulpes is the scientific name for the red fox and the -ix suffix comes from 'six', which is the number of tails it has.
-Yonowaru in Chaos

- Lucario (448)
- A corruption of the word "Oiracul"(Oracle), backwards. An Oracle was an eqyptian spiritual messenger.
-^^Yoshinichi^^

- Corphish (341)
-There was an old Newfoundland term for fish called "Corfish", although the meaning isn't clear. A Corfish is said to be a sort of dried fish.
-^^Yoshinichi^^

- Crawdaunt (342)
- A portmanteau of the words crawdad (basically another name for crayfish) and daunt, which means to abate courage or discourage.
-^^Yoshinichi^^

 

[Manafy]

144
Articuno- Artic (Ice) uno (In Spanish) (bird number 1)
Manafy

145
Zapdos-Zap (Electric) Dos (In Spanish) (bird number 2)
Manafy

146
Moltres-Molt (fire/lava) Tres (In Spanish) (bird number 3)
Manafy

162
Furret-Ferret
Manafy

 

[Sigh!]

-Azelf #482
-Azul which means blue in spanish and is what color it is and Elf which it looks like
-mitchlord

 

[-BJ-]

- Crobat #169
- possibly "acrobat" - "a-", referencing its flying ability
- -BJ-

 

[Sigh!]

Ooh ooh i got another

-#462 Magnezone
-Magne as in Magnetic and zone as in Zone so its referancing a Magnetic Zone
-mitchlord

 

[Manchee]

Okay, I added everything. Some of these I never thought of or even realized. Like the one about Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. That one is pretty cool xD

 

[Fire Suicune]

-Charmander #4
-"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "mander" is part of "salamander", which is apparently what Charmander is.
-Fire Suicune

-Charmeleon #5
-"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "meleon" comes from "chameleon".
-Fire Suicune

-Charizard #6
-"Char" comes from "Charcoal", and "izard" comes from "lizard".
-Fire Suicune

Here's to hoping I did that right.

-FS

 

[loonatic]

I could sit here and do the names of most of the Pokemon all day. but I'll just do a few that I see you do not yet have for now. Also I never noticed the uno, dos, tres part of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres names. That's pretty cool.

-Venusaur (003)
-The venu part cames from the word venus (as in the plant called venus fly trap and Venusaur is a Grass type); the saur part comes from the word dinosaur (which Venusaur sort of resembles)
-loonatic

-Charmander (004)
-The char part comes from the word char (as in to char, or burn, something since Charmander is a Fire type); the mander part comes from the word salamander (as in the reptile, which is what animal Charmander is based on)
-loonatic

-Charmeleon (005)
-The char part comes from the word char (as in to char, or burn, something since Charmeleon is a Fire type); the meleon part comes from the word chameleon (as in the reptile, which is what animal Charmeleon is based on)
-loonatic

-Charizard (006)
-The char part comes from the word char (as in to char, or burn, something since Charizard is a Fire type); the izard part comes from the word lizard (as in the reptile, which is what animal Charizard is based on)
-loonatic

-Squirtle (007)
-The squirt part comes from the word squirt (which could mean 1) tiny, as Squirtle is the Tiny Turtle Pokemon, or 2) to squirt water, which Squirtle does when it uses moves like Water Gun; the irtle part comes from the word turtle (which is what animal Squirtle is based on)
-loonatic

I do not feel like doing anymore as like I said, I could be here all day because most of the Pokemon's names are obvious and easy to see where their name derives from.

 

[Seth1789110]

Ok!
009:Blastoise:Blast, as in a large beam, referring to the blast from a firemans pump, and toise from the word tortoise which means land turtle.
027:Sandshrew:Sand, as in rocks that are pounded into little peices, referring to ground, and shrew which is a small mouse kinda thing
039:Jigglypuff:Jiggly, which is something you do when you dance, referring to music, and puff, which is referring to a soft blob
040:Wigglytuff:Wiggle which is something you do when you dance, referring to music and Tuff, which is referring to a soft pile of fur on its head
383:Groudon:Ground with an extra O thrown in, its resembles a big lizard
387:Turtwig:Tur-resembling turtle, and twig, resembling a small stick, as is the one on its head
388:Grotle:Gro-resembling ground, as its part ground type, and -tle resembling turTLE
389:Torterra:Tor-resembling tortoise, which is the kind of animal it is, and Terra which is the latin word for ground
390:Chimchar:Chim which means chimp, and Char which means Charcoal(i.e.fire,burn,etc.)
391:Monferno:Mon-meaning monkey, the animal it is, and ferno resembling Inferno, which means heat, fire
392:Infernape:Infern-resembling inferno, heat fire, and ape which is a kind of monkey
393iplupip-(I think) its the stage after birth of a bird, and plup sounds like a drop hitting the water(plop,plop,plop)
394rinpluprin-referring to prince, as it develops its crown dealeo, and plup, sounds like plop
395:Empoleon:Emp-stands for emperor, and oleon? NO IDEA!! sorry on that 1
You can actually find most, if not all meanings for the english names at bulbapedia, at the bottom of the pokemon's page, rite after it shows its sprites. It will say what the pokemon was created after, and why its name was chosen to be that...

 

[Scootlaboot]

-Beldum (374)
-The syllables of the word dumbbell, the Japanese name meaning, minus the last letters of each syllable.
-Scootlaboot

 

[Josiah]

Empoleon(395): second half refers to Napoleon
derkins

And for Articuno, it's spelled arctic, not artic like in its name.
For Zapdos it should be spelled electric, not eletric.

 

[~Magic Thunderbolt~]

455 Carnivine - "Carni" refers to carnivore, which it is based on ( a carnivorous plant like the Venus fly trap) and "vine" refers to its vine-like appearance.
-~Magic Thunderbolt~

 

[~Spacial_Rendation~]

026 Raichu: "Rai" is the Japanese Word for Thunder/Lightning (Paying Homage that Pokemon comes from Japan), Chu seems to draw from the fact that Raichu is based rodent (Mouse Pokemon) and rodents need to chew things to keep their teeth short (It could also be the sound it makes), and so is called Raichu

 

[Kutie Pie]

- Bellsprout (069)
- A bell sprouting out of the ground (its head is bell-shaped, probably like a bell pepper)
- Kutie Pie

- Slowpoke (079)
- Play on the actual word "slowpoke", a word to describe a slow person
- Kutie Pie

- Mewtwo (150)
- The second Mew, a Mew double
- Kutie Pie

- Mew (151)
- Sound a kitten makes
- Kutie Pie

All I'm willing to do right now.

 

[Char1016]

Clamperl (366).
- Clam is because it is a Clam, and Perl is for the Pearl it has inside.
- fidani16

Right?

 

[palingensia]

Onix (95)
Reference to the precious stone, Onyx. Just spelt differently.
otaku-dono

Sentret (161)
"Sent" from sentry, "ret" from ferret. It's a "sentry ferret", shown by it standing on its tail.

That's all I can be bothered with at the moment...

 

[Dramatic Melody]

Mudkip (258)
Broken down to "mud" and "skip", which refers to the animal it was based on, the "mud skipper".
Dramatic Melody

Whismur (293)
Broken down to "whisper" and "murmur", which both refer to soft sounds that it makes.
Dramatic Melody

 

[Hydrohs]

-Sentret (161)
-I didn't read very many of them but I noticed that Sentret was blank, Sentret is made of up sentry and ferret, which is why it stands on it's tail, to keep watch like a sentry.
-Hydrohs

 

[Yoshifan22]

xD nice idea..
and wow, did the creaters of pokemon really follow all these meanings to make their names and shape?

 

[BCVM22]

did the creaters of pokemon really follow all these meanings to make their names and shape?

No and yes. The English names are handled by Nintendo of America; Pokémon is created by Game Freak, a second-party developer to Nintendo.

The vast majority of Japanese Pokémon names are based on Japanese onomatopoeia (word equivalents of various sounds; "Pika" is a shortened version of the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of sparking electricity, while "chu" is likewise for the sound a mouse makes) or vocabulary. Where name changes are made at all, Nintendo of America largely tries to keep the same theme or basis for the names where at all possible, sometimes changing them to better suit typical English pronounciations or simply to be more marketable.

This is neither here nor there, however, so for the sake of contribution:

- Pikachu (025)
- Portmanteau of "pikapika" (onomatopoeia of the sound of sparking electricity) and "chuchu" (likewise for the sound of a squeaking animal), basically meaning "sparking mouse."
- BCVM22

- Raichu (026)
- Portmanteau of "rai" (Japanese for "thunder") and "chuchu" (Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a squeaking animal), basically meaning "thunder mouse," in reference to being a larger and more powerful version of Pikachu.
- BCVM22

- Poliwag (060)
- From "polliwog," a frog progressing through the tadpole stage of its development. As they grow and develop, polliwogs greatly resemble Poliwag, with a large tail (the basis for "-wag") and legs but no arms.
- BCVM22

- Poliwhirl (061)
- "Poli" from "poliwog," in reference to its froglike form; "whirl" meaning "to spin," from its circular, spinning stomach.
-BCVM22

- Poliwrath (062)
- "Poli" from "poliwog," in reference to its froglike form; "wrath" meaning anger or punishment, in reference to its Fighting-type.
- BCVM22

- Ho-oh (251)
- Purposeful misspelling of "houou" (the Chinese name for the mythical phoenix) to better accommodate English speakers.
- BCVM22

- Camerupt (323)
- Portmanteau of "camel" and "erupt."
- BCVM22