Johto Flashcards

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トゲチック

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Togetic 刺とげ spike Chick, as in a baby bird

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Natu Shortening of “native”

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Xatu Corruption of “native”

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Mareep めー sound made by sheep Mary (from the Nursery Rhyme)/sheep

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Flaaffy 羊毛ようもう wool モコモコ fluffy

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Ampharos 電流/電竜でんりゅう electric current electric dragon 電球でんきゅう light bulb, in reference to its tail

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Bellossom きれい花

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Maril ``` 丸い鞠まり ball 瑠璃るり lapis lazuli ``` マリンブルー Marine blue, old name of navy

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Azumarill ``` 丸い鞠まり ball 瑠璃るり Lapis lazuli ```

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Sudowoodo 嘘うそ false/no way 木嘘つきうそつき liar

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Politoed ``` ニョロニョロ Sound of slithering 殿との lord ``` Inspired by トノサマガエル, the dark-spotted frog. Name literally translates as lord frog.

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Hoppip 葉跳ねるはねる to jump or hop 根っ子ねっこ root Potentially a pun on 猫, given the cat-like appearance of the ears and tail.

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Skiploom 蒲公英たんぽぽ dandelion 根っ子ねっこ root

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Jumpluff 綿わた cotton 根っ子ねっこ root

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Aipom Ape/palm Pom pom

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Sunkern 向日葵ひまわり sunflower Nuts Or 夏

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Sunflora ``` 黄 yellow 吉き good luck/joy ``` 向日葵ひまわり sunflower

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Yanma 蜻蜓やんま large dragonfly

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Wooper From wooper looper, the Japanese term for Axolotl

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Quagsire ``` 沼ぬま swamp, marsh 王おう king ```

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Espeon エスパー ESPer, a person witch psychic powers フィール Feel, referring to its sensory abilities

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Umbreon Black/lucky Black cats in Japan are good luck

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Murkrow ``` 闇やみ darkness 烏からす crow ```

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Slowking 宿借りやどかり hermit crab King

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Misdreavus 夢魔むま nightmare/demon in a dream

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Unown Corruption of “unknown”

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Wobbuffet From the interjection そうなんす “That’s the way it is” Forms a pun with Wynaut, ソーナノ Comes from そうなの, meaning “Really?” or “Is that so?”

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Girafarig ``` 麒麟きりん giraffe 念力ねんりき telekinesis, moving objects from a distance with mind power ```

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Pineco クヌギ a type of oak tree 玉

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Forretress Forest/fortress

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Dunsparce An anagram of ツチノコ , a fabled snake-like creature

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Gligar Glide/gargoyle

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Steelix 鋼はがね steel Nail/tail

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Snubbull From a shortening of “bulldog”

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Granbull Grand/bulldog/bully Or Grumble

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Qwilfish 針千本はりせんぼん porcupinefish

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Scizor 剪むはさむ to clip/snip

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Shuckle ``` 壷つぼ jar 富士壺ふじつぼ barnacle ```

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Heracross Hercules/cross

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Sneasel ``` 潜入せんにゅう sneaking in 鼬ゆ, alternate reading of いたち weasel ``` ニャー鼬

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Teddiursa ``` 姫ひめ princess →usually princess, but also used as “small” for Japanese nomenclature of species 三日月/朏ひ, alternate reading of みかづき crescent moon 熊 ```

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Ursaring ``` Ring 林りん, alternate reading of はやし woods 熊 ```

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Slugma Magma/slug

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Magcargo Magma/escargot (French for snail)

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Swinub 瓜坊うりぼう wild boar piglet ブーブー sound of oinking

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Piloswine 猪イノシシ boar ブーブー sound of oinking

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Corsola Sunny 珊瑚さんご coral

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Remoraid ``` 鉄砲てっぼう gun, as in water gun 魚うお, alternate reading of さかな ``` 鉄砲魚てっぽううお archerfish

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Octillery Octopus/tank

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Delibird Delivery/bird

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Mantine Manta/marine

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Skarmory Air and a pun on armed or armored

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Houndour Corruption of “devil”

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Houndoom Hell/hellhound Gar, a sound dogs make

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Kingdra King/dragon Or hydra, mythical sea creature

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Phanpy ``` 当歳駒とうさいごま yearling 象ぞう elephant ```

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Donphan Don Elephant Don might have been chosen to mean “lord,” “teeth,” in reference to its tusks, or mastodon, a prehistoric elephant. Also could be used to emphasize its strength, in comparison to Phanpy.

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Porygon2 Polygon/2

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Stantler 鹿威しししおどし Water-filled bamboo shoot that cracks on a stone in Japanese gardens.

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Smeargle Dog/doodle/dabble

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Tyrogue Corruption of “bulky”

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Hitmontop From Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that involves spinning ones legs in the air.

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Smoochum ``` 夢中むちゅう daze or trance チュウ sound of a kiss ```

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Elekid Electric/kid

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Magby Booby, a type of sea bird Baby

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Miltank Milk/tank

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Blissey ``` Happiness/nurse Or 茄子なす egg plant, referring to the eggs Blissey and Chansey carry ```

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Raikou ``` 雷光らいこう lightning 雷らい thunder 皇こう emperor ```

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Entei ``` 炎天えんてん blazing heat 炎えん, alternate reading of ほのお flame 皇帝こうてい Emperor ``` →Can also be read as 炎帝, えんてい, flame emperor

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Suicune ``` 水すい君くん monarch ``` →As a game mascot, it may also come from 水晶, すいしょう, crystal.

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Larvitar ``` 幼児ようじ infant/baby/child 幼生ようせい larva 嫌いキライ ``` ギラス may come from ゴジラ, Godzilla

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Pupitar 蛹さなぎ pupa ギラス may come from ゴジラ, Godzilla

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Tyranitar ``` 野蛮やばん savage 蛮ばん barbarian 嫌い ``` ギラス may come from ゴジラ, Godzilla

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Lugia From Lutetium, a silverish element. Lugeo, Latin, “to lie dormant,” like it does at the bottom of the sea. Luna, Latin for “moon.” Or Beluga whale/deluge

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Ho-Oh ホウオウ is an alternate on’yomi reading from Chinese 鳳凰, Fènghuáng, an immortal phoenix. ``` Can also refer to 皇 emperor Or 王 king ```

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Celebi Celestial/being Or Serenity/美