Meanings of some Pokémon name!
Bulbasaur- From the "BULB" (BULB) on its back and "DINOSAUR"
(SAUR)
Ivysaur- From the "IVY" (IVY)on its back and "DINOSAUR" (SAUR)
Venusaur- From the "VENUS FLY-TRAP" (VENUS) on its back and
"DINOSAUR" (SAUR)
Charmander- From "CHARCOAL" (CHAR) and "SALAMANDER"
(MANDER)
Charmeleon- From "CHARCOAL" (CHAR) and "CHAMELEON"
(MELEON)
Charizard- From "CHARCOAL" (CHAR) and "LIZARD" (IZARD)
Squirtle- From "SQUIRT" (SQUIRT) and "TURTLE" (RTLE)
Wartortle- From "WOR" (WAR) and "TURTLE" (TORTLE)
Blastoise- From "BLAST" (BLAST) and "TORTOISE" (TOISE)
Caterpie- From "CATERPILLAR" (CATER)
Butterfree- From "BUTTERFLY" (BUTTER) and "FREE" (FREE)
Kakuna- From "CACOON" (KAKUN)
Koffing- From "COUGHING" (KOFFING- Koffing "coughs" out gases.)
Weezing- From "WEEZING" (WEEZING)
Ekans- Ekans is "SNAKE" (EKANS) spelled backwards
Arbok- Arbok is "COBRA" (ARBOK) spelled backwards with a 'k'
Pikachu- From "PIKA" (PIKA- A Himolayn mouse with pointy ears.) and
"CHU" (CHU- Japanese word for electric.)
Porygon- From "POLYGON" (PORYGON- By replacing the 'l' with a 'r'
in polygon, you get Porygon. Porygon is also filled with polygons.)
Drowzee- From "DROWSY" (DROWZEE- Sleepy.)
Hypno- From "HYPNOTIZE" (HYPNO)
Haunter- From "HAUNT" (HAUNT)
Abra- Based on a magician's magic words (ABRA)
Kadabra- Based on a magician's magic words (KADABRA)
Alakazam- See the fact above (ALAKAZAM)
Persian- From "PERSIAN" (PERSIAN- A domestic cat having long silky
fur and short legs)
Ninetails- From its nine tails (NINETAILS)
Slowpoke- Its a slowpoke (SLOWPOKE)
Seel- From "SEAL" (SEEL- Another saying for "seal")
Dewgong- From "DUGONG" (DEWGONG- Another saying for
"dugong")
Gastly- From "GHASTLY" (GASTLY)
Ditto- Ditto is a duplicate or copy (DITTO)
Eevee- From "EVOLUTION" (EEVEE- Eevee evolves to three Pokemon.)
Flareon- From "FLARE" (FLARE)
Vaporeon- From "VAPOR" (VAPOR)
Jolteon- From "JOLT" (JOLT)
Magmar- From "MAGMA" (MAGMA)
Ponyta- From "PONY" (PONY)
Rapidash- From "RAPID" (RAPID) and "DASH" (DASH)
Tangela- From "TANGLED UP" (TANGEL- Tangela is all tangled up,
and that's how it got its name)
Snorlax- From "SNORE" (SNOR) and "RELAX" (LAX)
Tentacool- From "TENTACLE" (TENTA)
Tentacruel- See the fact above (TENTACRUEL)
Horsea- "SEA HORSE" rearranged (HORSEA)
Krabby- From "CRAB" (KRAB)
Grimer- From "GRIME" (GRIME- Meaning black dirt or soot clinging
to or ingrained in a surface
Muk- From "MUCK" (MUK)
Omanyte- From "AMMONITE" (OMANYTE- Another saying for
"ammonite")
Aerodactyl- From "AERODYNAMIC" (AERO) and "PTERODACTYL"
(DACTYL)
Characters
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
