Wondering how Gamefreak came up for the names for all 150 Pokemon? Well, we are too. So we have made it one of our many goals to tell you how these names were made...and the odd name's they were going to have!
Ekans is Snake backwards!
Arbok is Kobra backwards!
Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam! Woo hoo! Let's do some magic! Did you know that Abra's orignal American name was Hocus and Kadabra's was Pocus?
Machop's original name was Kara-tee, Machamp's was Kung-fu, and Machoke's was Ju-doh!
Rapidash's original name was going to be Gallop (ugh..)
Magnemite's original name was Coil, and Magneton's was Recoil!
Ghastly's original name was Spirit, Haunter's was Spectre, and Gengar's was Phantom!
Cubone was Orphan, and Marowak was Gaurdia!
Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. "Lee" must have came from Bruce Lee and "Chan" from Jackie Chan!
Koffing's name was NY, and Weezing's is LA!
Omanyte was ESS, and Omastar was kargo! Put 'em together, and you got ESSKARGO!!
Kabuto was ATT, and Kabutops was LANTIS. Put 'em together, and you have ATTLANTIS!
The saying and the meaning...
The saying The meaning
Keep gettin Jiggly wit it = as just gettin jiggy wit it.
Make love, not Wartortle... = War bad. Love good.
He's as cracked as an Exeggcute! = That dude must be crazy/insane!
That sounds so Farfetch'd. = That seems impossible
Look Fearow straight in the eye. = Handle your fear by heading it straight on.
Don't mess wit me, or I'll go Hitmonlee on yo ass! = Don't mess with me, or I'll go postal on your ass!
Take that cigarrette to the Koffing room! = Smoke only in the smoking room.
Time for a game of Chansey; why don't you take a Chansey? = Time for a game of chance; why don't you take a chance?
I'm as free as a Pidgeot! = I'm free as a bird!
Don't be a Weepinbell about it! = Don't cry about it!
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