Pokémon

Did You Know…

This section contains some interesting information on Pokemon. I don't have a whole lot, so submissions would be helpful.

Did you know...

1. ...the word "Ekans" is "snake" when reversed?

2. ...the word "Arbok" is "kobra" when reversed?

3. ...Hitmonlee has part of its name from the movie star, Bruce Lee?

4. ...Hitmonchan has part of its name from the movie star, Jackie Chan?

5. ...Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have the #'s uno (1), dos (2), tres (3) in their names?

6. ...Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam have magic words as their names?

7. ...Clefairy has the word "fairy" meaning a fairy tale?

8. ...Clefable has the word "fable" meaning a story?

(The following was submitted by: Delta)

9. ..."Rai", from Raichu, is a Japanese word for Thunder?

10. ...in Japan, Koffing and Wheezing were known as "Ny" and "La," respectively. These are actually "NY" (New York) and "LA" (Los Angeles). Why are they named after two big cities? Well, they're basically toxic clouds...

11. ...Ash's last name Ketchum is just a phonetic spelling of "Catch 'em"...as in "Gotta catch 'em all!"?

12. ..."Nido," from the 6 Nidoran Pokemon, is a corruption of the word "Needle."?

13. ...Onix is actually the name of a very hard black rock?

14. ...Kangaskhan is a combination of Kangaroo and Gengis Khan?

15. ...Cubone has the word "bone" in it. Most people know that, but did you know that Marowak is a combination of Marow (as in bone marrow) and Wack (as in wacking someone)?

16. ...Kabuto is the Japanese word for Helmet?

17. ...all the towns in the games are named after colors (Cerulean, Vermillion, etc.)?

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