Cerulean City- "Cerulean" is sky blue
Vermilion City- "Vermilion" is a vivid red to reddish orange
Saffron City- "Saffron" is a moderate or strong orange yellow
Fuchsia City- "Fuchsia" is a light purple color
Cinnabar Island- See Vermilion City
Indigo Plateau- "Indigo" is a dark to purplish blue
Bulbasaur- From the bulb on its back
Ivysaur- From the ivy on its back
Venusaur- From the venus (fly-trap) on its back
Squirtle- From "squirt"
Koffing- Koffing is "coughing"
Ekans- Ekans is "snake" spelled backwards
Arbok- Arbok is "cobra" spelled backwards with a 'k'
Porygon- The 'l' in polygon is replaced with a 'r,' and Porygon is builded up with polygons
Drowzee- Drowzee is "drowsy"
Haunter- From "haunt"
Abra- Based on a magician`s magic words
Kadabra- See the fact above
Alakazam- See the fact above
Persian- A domestic cat having long silky fur and short legs
Ninetails- From its nine tails
Slowpoke- Its a slowpoke
Seel- From "seal"
Gastly- From "ghastly"
Ditto- Ditto is a duplicate or copy
Flareon- From "flare"
Vaporeon- From "vapor"
Jolteon- From "jolt"
Magmar- From "magma"
Rapidash- From "rapid"
Tangela- Tangela is all tangled up, and that`s how it got its name
Snorlax- From "snore" and "relax"
Tentacool- From "tentacle"
Tentacruel- See the fact above
Horsea- "Sea horse" rearranged
Krabby- From "crab"
Pikachu- A "pika" is a small, tailless, furry mammal of the mountains of North America and Eurasia
Grimer- "Grime" is black dirt or soot clinging to or ingrained in a surface
Misty- Misty (the girl) is a water-type Pokémon trainer, and 'misty' is a water phrase
Brock- Rhymes with "rock," which is also his type
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