ITT we explain the names of pokemon
For example, Charizard's name is derived from the words "charbroiled" and "wizard"
dusclops
probably dusk and cyclops
Excadrill is taken from Excalibur and escadrille.
Charizard = Char + Lizard.
coelacanth
>>24741207
guys im going to fucking blow your mind.
Arbok backwards is KOBRA
>>24741238
Muk backwards is___cum___
Koffing = coughing
Weezing = sneezing
>>24741237
xD
>>24741262
http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/wheezing/basics/definition/sym-20050764
Electrode:
Derived from the words "elect" and "rode". This is because when you catch one you are effectively electing, or, CHOOSING it to be on your team, and "rode" because it's so fast that you can never comment on it riding next to you, only having enough time to say "it rode past".
>>24741223
This
Are you faggots seriously incapable of detecting a joke thread?
This thread had potential, but I think /vp/ is officially too fucktarded to function.
>>24741220
>>24741223
>>24741262
>>24741278
Hopeless faggots, every one of you.
>>24741274
This guy gets it.
lunar + stone
>>24741279
but what if they were joking too anon
![250px-716Xerneas[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/017GNd8.png "250px-716Xerneas[1].png")
Xerneas
Serena + X
>>24741317
Yveltal
- yvtl, + cm
It's like pottery
"Landorus-T"
The "Land" part refers to "rocks", which originally come from the land of the earth. This refers to rock slide, which is the best move landorus has access to.
The "-orus" part is a reference to "ORAS", the best games so far in the Pokémon series
Gengar's name comes from "Genesis" and "gargoyle"
>>24741317
No, that's Serena if she becomes a Nobody.
Trubbish = trash + rubbish, just like the Gen from which it was introduced.
Haunter
>Comes from:
Gay ass + piece of shit faggot
Haunter
Cryogonal is derived from cry (because it's the only genderless Pokemon to learn attract outside of Mew, so it gets lonely when it can't find a mate), ogon (backwards nogo since taking physical hits with it is a nogo), and al (from Al Gore who famously brought global warming, and thus the decrease in snowflakes, which is what Cryogonal is based on, into the public's eye)
>>24741296
>>24741273
newfags
>>24741262
I've always loved this one, how come no one ever gets the joke
>>24741207
Gardevoir's name come from "Guard" because /ggvp/ is overprotective of their waifu, and "au revoir", which is french for goodbye, because they should leave this board.
>>24741507
Newer than you could possibly imagine.
>>24741534
Scepters aren't used to slice things.
>>24741534
>Scepter: A weapon used for slicing things.
>>24741601
>>24741306
>>24741273
>>24741231
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHNtzxO0y8
>>24741601
You still missed the sneezing joke which is old as fuck
Honchkrow
"H-conch k row"
Conch because that is the shape his hat has. K-row is a type of fertilizer which is 23% K2O and 8% sulfur, and it is very soluble and bioavailable for plant nourishment; one could say that it's super effective at growing plants, which indeed Flying is super effective against the Plant (Grass) type.
The H-replacement on conch could mean a number of things and is hotly disputed amongst the Pokemon etymological community here at Bulbapedia. It could mean an acidic compound with a hydrogen attached; this is likely because Honchkrow is a Dark type and so has easy access to STAB Assurance, a move which makes a bad situation worse. And as the expression goes, making a bad situation worse is to "rub acid in the wound".
"H" is also the symbol for the Higgs-Boson, an elementary particle in subatomic physics. Honchkrow, similarly, is the smallest Dark-Flying type.
Another possible explanation is Hentai-conch, but there is little evidence to support this.
infernape is infernal rape
Zangoose comes from "san" which is 3 in japanese, making reference to the third gen. Goose is because it's a goose. The Z is because it's getting a mega in pokémon Z
Slakoth is actually a combination of "slak", another form of "slag", and "KotH"
Golem
Goat+Problem
>>24741743
It's a pun for "jack+off" because sloths are like potheads who only smoke weed and "jackoff"
snorlax comes from "snore" because it sleeps a lot, and "lax" because it takes ex-lax for its severe constipation
venusaur is an std reference one of the devs got one morning. he woke up and complained that "my penis sore"
that + the saying "if she smokes she -pokes-" inspired the videogame we all know today
Duosion is a reference to the creator's sons that constantly battled each other.
Duosion = Dual + Son
>>24741637
Sorry anon, but nobody gives a shit about your precious obscure thread
Porygon = Porn + Gone
It's the amalgamation of all your deleted porn given sentience.
Tyrogue = Tyrone + G
It's the representation of that one black kid that was too good at fighting for his age, and subsequently acted like a gangster.
Metal gear Solid reference
Wobbuffet name cames from Whore (like your mother) and buffet ( a french restaurant)
>>24741805
>precious obscure thread
Not even that anon, but it's a really basic joke, not a reference that only oldfags will get.
>>24741680
>"H" is also the symbol for the Higgs-Boson, an elementary particle in subatomic physics. Honchkrow, similarly, is the smallest Dark-Flying type.
Am I actually reading bulbapedia trivia?
>>24741395
HOHOHO YOU DID IT LAD.
>>24741743
>Slakoth is actually a combination of "slak", another form of "slag", and "KotH"
why did i laugh so hard at this
Dialga comes from dial, a reference to the first episode of the johto anime "Don't Touch That Dial!" foreshadowing with its power over time that we would be going back to the past as seen with HGSS. The ga comes from gahhhhhhhh, a screaming noise such as the one made during its signature move roar of time.
Palkia is a combination of P, hall, and kia. Palkia is the deity of space, and hallways connect far apart spaces. P replaces the first letter due to phospholipid heads being standardly represented as spheres, much like the gems in its body. Similar to hall, kia is included as it is a car company and cars are used to travel between very far apart spaces. Kia was chosen specifically as it is a korean car company, and as Gamefreak favored Dialga over Palkia (note Palkia is weak to Dialga's signature move while Dialga takes neutral damage from Palkia's), they gave it the fitting name of a company they didn't like, due to the long standing rivalry between the two east asian nations.
Caterpie's name is derived from "catering" and "pie"
Stealth Rock is derived from the Japanese saying, "ニースのミームはあなたに感謝", translated roughly to be "let he who is without birds cast the first stone". Being 'without birds' is to be the stealthiest, as birds are noisy and flap about ブロッコリー (willy-nilly).
>>24741989
>yfw this is real
Ledyba
"le-dy-ba"
-ba refers to the onomatopoeiac phrasing of the common domestic sheep's cry, a reference to Ledyba's sheep inspiration.
"dy" has a number of inspirations. Dy is the periodic table shorthand for Dysprosium, which is the 66th element, possibly referring to the number of legs Ledyba has (66). Ledyba is #165 in the National Pokedex, and the 165 isotope of Dysprosium is a metastable isomer with a half-life of 1.257 minutes (75.42 seconds). It is also a metal which could refer to Ledyba's ability to learn Hidden Power Steel.
Dy is also uncommonly used as an abbreviation for 1,4-Dioxane, a commercial solvent which is a 6-membered ring structure. With a typical ball model structure, it looks convincingly like Ledyba itself:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/1%2C4-Dioxane-3D-balls.png/130px-1%2C4-Dioxane-3D-balls.png
The final suggested origin of the "dy" Ledyba's name is that of a Deputy, shortened to Dy. From Ledyba's pokedex entry:
>When the weather turns cold, lots of Ledyba gather from everywhere to cluster and keep each other warm.
Much like townsfolk of the old west accumulated to deputies in cold times.
This is further supported by other Pokedex entries for Ledyba:
>Ledyba communicate using a fluid that they secrete from where the legs join the body. They are said to convey feelings to others by altering the fluid's scent.
>It is very timid. It will be afraid to move if it is alone. But it will be active if it is in a group.
Typical of the activities and behaviors of real-life deputies.
Le comes from French, the masculine form of the english word "the". The pokemon is thus "The dysprosium/1,4-dioxane/deputy sheep" in full english.
Let's play a game /vp/
Generate a Pokemon:
http://randompokemon.com/
Explain it's name.
GO!
Muk is highly distorted Mosque because of hidden zionist agenda by Game Freak.
>>24742138
Gulpin
"gull-pi-n"
Gull refers to birds. Seagulls, whatever kind of gull. Gulpin itself is first encountered in Hoenn near Wingulls.
pi is an irrational constant, and also the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Gulpin from a 2D perspective is very much so circular.
-n ties in with the previous point, in that Gulpin is a 3D shape (due to its introduction in the third generation) and so would include "n" amount of circles stacked on top of each other to produce Gulpin's ultimately spherical shape.
>>24742138
Corsola is Alosroc backwards which stands for a(rchipelago) Los Roques. National Park in Venezuela is famous for its rich aquatic life.
>>24741207
How cute! It's my SMD partner! First roll so this is meant to be, baby! We're obviously "kin" and the "Fenne" part? Your guess is as good as mine.
Shelgon: Shirt + hovel + hexagon
Shelgon's white exterior is actually it's shirt. It also lives in it, hence hovel. The pattern of the shirt's collar is hexagonal, hence hexagon.
>>24742200
This sounds stupid enough to be real
>>24742138
Loudred
It's loud
And it was originally going to be red
>>24741368
>Not Landorust
![673Gogoat_Dream[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/MsYJdWi.png "673Gogoat_Dream[1].png")
Gogoat is a combination of Goggles, and Oats
Goggles, because you need to wear them while riding it to prevent the wind stinging your eyes.
Oats because that's what you need to feed it to keep it fit enough to ride.
chesnut pin
quill paladin
chestnut juggernaut
fennec kindle
braise vixen
delphi fox
frog croak rookie
frog brigadier
grenouille ninja
bunny tunnel
digger bunny
fletching fledgling
fletching cinder
talking onion fire lamenter
scatter bug
spew pupa
vivid papillon
lit leo
pyro roar
flower bébé
flower florette
flora gorgeous
skid kiddo
go goat
panda champion
panda gorogoro
fur frou-frou
aspergers purr
meow autistic
hone edge
double blade
aegis slash
These are better than all of the trivia on Bulbapedo.
![vileplume[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/7z7NGoL.gif "vileplume[1].gif")
Vileplume was named after the famous Children Story writer Vilep Heiki and the Plume, an American book publisher company.
![dusclops[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/pkeb1ap.gif "dusclops[1].gif")
Dusclops was named after the Dakota United Soccer Club, following the theme of naming Dusclop's family for their prowess
in Soccer and Ops, an ancient Roman goddess of Fertility.
![drifloon[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/m67uKs9.gif "drifloon[1].gif")
Drifloon (Nool-fird in reverse) is a pun on Fir'd, the action of being trapped in the branches of a Fir and the suffix -loon, from Balloon.
The inspiration for Psyduck's name can be found if you swap the first two syllables, getting Duck-Psyd. This is a rhyme of the beginning of popular YouTuber's DarkSydePhil's username. He is also the inspiration for Psyduck's usual uselessness.
>>24741223
baka t.bh f.am
Bulbasaur = lightbulb + dinosaur
Charmander = Charizard+salamander
Squirtle = squirrel + turtle
>Bisharp
A clever combination of the slang term "bish," the African American pronunciation of "bitch" (a word used fairly frequently in the Negro community) and "harp," a classic musical instrument known for its beautiful sound.
The African American roots of the term "bish" are what inspired Bisharp's Dark-type. Likewise, the harp is often made using metal, inspiring Bisharp's Steel-type.
- Liam Pomfret
P.S.
Anyone got any dirty pics they want to share?
>>24742607
Charmander = Charizard+salamander
best one in the fucking thread 8/8
Hydreigon
Hydra+Drei+Dragon
>>24741396
I've had worse experiences with sand attack
Haunter is modified from the word "haunt," which means to follow. This represents how Haunter follows underage girls on Smogon.
>>24741273
Alomola
Palindrome of Mola Mola
>>24741369
Dobbel Gengar
Shelgon
From "shell" and "gone", because when it evolves its shell is gone.
>>24741875you're pretty good
Linoone - Line + noon + balloon + no one
>>24742115
>which could refer to Ledyba's ability to learn Hidden Power steel
It's the little touches like this that make these threads good. Nice one, anon.
crobat's uncle
>>24741238
The fuck is a 'kobra'?
>>24743273
KOBRAAAAAA
Mole = measurement of a substance
Tres = from "tres bien", meaning it's a good pokemon
Therefore, Moltres is a good substance.
Empoleon
Emp as in ElectroMagneticPulse because it is immune to electric attacks due to being a steel type
Oleon as in Oleon Bonaparte
>>24743171
Bjarni detected.
>>24744388
>immune to electric attacks due to being a steel type
I know it's a joke thread, but please stop that.
>>24742209
Ur just f(r)ennes.
Squirtle is the square root of blastoise, a fictional creature called a "pokemon" that you use to battle
Zoroark is derived from "Zorro" and "ark" as in Ark of the Covenant, both being things that it can transform into
>>24741396
Just outplay the coin flip
Diancie.
Dian + Cie
"Dian" refers to the late Princess Diana, the Welsh princess who was known for her lavish jewelry (hence the rock typing.) Wales also has a rich deep history of faery lore, which explains the fairy typing.
"Cie" refers to Ciel, the French word for sky. It has similar connotations to the English word "Heaven".
So basically it means "Heavenly Princess Diana", or "Princess Diana in Heaven."
Mewtwo- "mewt" is a a corruption of "newt", explaining its amphibian-like appearance, and "wo" is at the end because that's what you say when you see one
Mewt-wo
>>24741989
my sides
>>24747242
Cie is a corruption of CIA, in homage to Junichi Masuda's favorite character in his favorite film
