Characters
Ash Ketchum: Not sure about his first name, but his last name is in the pharse "Gotta CACTH EM All."
Misty: Likes water Pokémon.
Brock: Likes Rock Pokémon (Brock, rock)
Tracey: Draws, traces
Prof. Oak: No clue!
Nurse Joy: Always cheerful
Officer Jenny: Well, she's a police officer. That's all I know.
Jesse and James: Named after the cowboy robber, Jesse James, thus making them "Jesse and James."
Cassidy and Butch: No idea! Maybe also a cowboy robber?
Lt. Surge: Well, look at him! Army suit, electric Pokémon!
Erika: Erika means "gentle" and Erika is always this.
Sabrina: Remember "Sabrina the Teenage Witch?" She had powers, and so does the Gym Leader Sabrina.
Koga: Ninja name
Blaine: Blaine means "burn."
Giovanni: Uhhh....is he an opera singer?
Pokémon:
Bulbasaur: Bulb on back
Ivysaur: Ivy on back
Venusaur: Named after the venus fly-trap.
Charmander: "Char" means burn, mander in "salamander."
Charmeleon: "Char" means burn, meleon in "chameleon."
Charizard: "Char" means burn, izard in "lizard."
Squirtle: Turtle Pokémon, squirts water.
Wartortle: Has war marks on face, turtle Pokémon.
Blastoise: Blasts its enemies with water.
Caterpie: Caterpillar Pokémon.
Metapod: Pod around it.
Butterfree: Butterfly Pokémon.
Weedle: ??????
Kakuna: Well duh, it's in a cocoon!
Beedrill: Bee Pokémon, drills on hands.
Pidgey: Pidgeon
Pidgeotto: Pidgeon
Pidgeot: Pidgeon
Rattata: Rat Pokémon
Raticate: Rate Pokémon
Spearow: Sparrow Pokémon
Fearow: Sparrow Pokémon
Ekans: Name spells "snake" backwards
Arbok: "Name spells "kobra" (Cobra) backwards
Pikachu: Pika is an animal that lives all over eastern Asia, and chu meaning "electric."
Raichu: "Rai=Rat", chu=electric
Sandshrew: Its digs in sand, it's a shrew
Sandslash: Digs in sand, slash enemies
Nidoran F: ?????
Nidorina: ?????
Nidoqueen: Female=queen
Nidoran M: ?????
Nidorino: ?????
Nidoking: male=king
Clefairy: Fairy Pokémon
Clefable: ?????
Vulpix: Comes from the Latin word "Vulpes" meaning fox and "ix" for its SIX tails.
Ninetales: Well, duh! Nine tails=Ninetales!
Jigglypuff: A puff of fur, looks like Jiggly Jello.
Wigglytuff: Looks like wiggly Jello?
Zubat: Bat Pokémon
Golbat: Bat Pokémon
Oddish: Looks odd
Gloom: Looks gloomy
Vileplume: Has a bloom of flowers on its head (Bloom, plume)
Paras: Parasite, paras.
Parasect: Parasite, parasect.
Venonat: Gnat Pokémon
Venomoth: Moth Pokémon
Diglett: Digs holes
Dugtrio: Digs, a trio of Diglett together
Meowth: Cat Pokémon, cats say "meow"
Squirtle: Naw, really?
Oh, be quiet.
Persian: Persia cat
Psyduck: Psychic, duck.
Golduck: Duck Pokémon
Mankey: Monkey Pokémon
Primeape: Ape Pokémon
Growlithe: Dog Pokémon, growls
Arcanine: Canine Pokémon
Poliwag: Poliwog (meaning tadpole) Pokémon
Poliwhirl: Poliwog Pokémon, hirl on stomach
Poliwrath: Poliwog Pokémon
Abra: Part of magic word "Abrakadabra"
Kadabra: Second part of magic word, "Abrakadabra"
Alakazam: Magic word
Machop: Karate chops
Machoke: Can choke enemies????
Machamp: Champion Pokémon
Bellsprout: Sprout Pokémon
Weepinbell: Looks sad, bell flower Pokémon
Victreebel: Bell flower Pokémon, thrilled with victory.
Tentacool: Jellyfish Pokémon
Tentacruel: Looks mean
Geodude: "Geo" means "earth" and rock is from the earth
Graveler: Gravel is made from rock
Golem: "Golem" means "heavy" and "big"
This is under construction. I'll post the rest later.
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