Kanto Flashcards

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ピカチュウ

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Pikachu ピカピカ to sparkle チューチュー mouse squeak

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Raichu 雷 thunder チューチュー mouse squeak

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Sandshrew Sand

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Sandslash Sand Pangolin

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Nidoran ♀ 二度蘭らん Orchid, purple and blue flower

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Nidoran ♂

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Clefairy Shortened for Pixy, Clefable

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Clefable Pixie

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Vulpix 六恨こん grudge (from Ninetales) コンコン the sound a fox makes

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Ninetales 九恨 grudge コンコン sound a fox makes

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Jigglypuff プリン is a type of pudding

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Wigglytuff ぷりぷり in a huff くりくり big and round ぷくぷく cute and chubby, puffed up

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Zubat Bat ずばっと onomatopoeia for a edged tool forcibly piercing something, referring to its fangs

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Oddish 謎の草なぞのくさ mysterious grass

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Gloom 臭い花くさいはな Stinking flower

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Vileplume Rafflesia is a type of smelly flower found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Philippines

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Paras From parasite, referring to the mushroom

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Parasect Parasite Insect

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Venonat こんちゅう insect パング radar sound, referring to its eyes Or shortening of コンパウンドアイ compound eye, its ability

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Venomoth Refers to the butterfly genus, Morpho

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Diglett Dig

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Dugtrio Dug Trio

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Meowth 招き猫まねきねこ Beckoning Cat Bakeneno

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Persian Persian cats Purr

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Psyduck 子 Duck

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Golduck Gold Duck

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Mankey Mad/man Monkey Or a pun on cranky

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Primeape 怒り猿 Angry monkey

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Growlithe Guard Guardian

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Arcanine Wind Windy Fast like the wind, Extreme Speed being signature move in gen 2

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Poliwag ニョロニョロ sound of slithering 子供

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Poliwrath Alternate reading of 洪こう is ホン meaning deluge or flood

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Abra Reference to Edgar Cayce, a psychic famous for entering self-induced trances

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Kadabra From Uri Geller, ユリゲラー、a psychic who claimed he could bend spoons with his mind. Sued Nintendo for using his likeness in a character.

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Alakazam Reference to either Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin or Harry Houdini, both famous magicians.

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Machop Combo of the on’yomi for 腕ワン arm and 力リキ strength

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Machoke From 剛力ごうりき Herculean strength

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Machamp From 怪力かいりき, superhuman strength. Also かいりき is used for HM4 Strength, translated as Superpower.

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Bellsprout まだ蕾まだつぼみ Still a flower bud

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Weepinbell From 靫葛うつぼかずら Pitcher plant

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Victreebel うつぼかずら Pitcher plant 壷つぼ Jar

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Tentacool From the expression 目の毒、めのどく, poison to the eye. Something tempting but must not be looked at. クラゲ is jellyfish

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Tentacruel Poison jellyfish

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Geodude 石礫つぶて Throwing stones

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Graveler Golem/Stone ゴロゴローン The sound of rolling Graveler’s pastime

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Golem Golem/Stone ゴロゴローン The sound of rolling Habit of Golem

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Ponyta Pony/Bonita Or shortened of ponytail

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Slowpoke 宿借りやどかり Hermit crab 鈍感どんかん Thickheaded 鈍 means slow, dull, stupid

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Slowbro 宿借り hermit crab 宿主やどぬし Parasitic host, in reference to Shellder Literally 宿らん, to not lodge/dwell

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Magneton Rare-coil might be a reference to rare-earth magnets

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Farfetch’d 鴨カモ wild duck 葱ネギ spring onion Also from an expression 鴨が葱をしょって来る A duck comes bearing green onions Something surprising but convenient

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Doduo Literally from the extinct, flightless bird

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Dodrio ドードー dodo bird トリオ trio ドリ might be a reference to 鳥

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Seel パウワウis an onomatopoeia of a seal bark

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Dewgong From dugong

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Grimer From onomatopoeia ベトベトベタベタ Both meaning sticky

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Muk ベトベト sticky トン metric ton

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Shellder Shell Shelter

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Cloyster パール pearl シェル shell

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Gastly Short for ghost and may incorporate gas

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Gengar Shortening of doppelgänger

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Onix 岩スネーク snake

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Drowzee Sleep

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Hypno Sleeper

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Kingler King Angler Or king and fiddler, both crab species

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Voltorb ビリビリ sound of electric shock 玉

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Electrode 丸 round マイン mine, as in landmine

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Exeggcute タマタマ unexpectedly 卵

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Exeggutor ココナッツ coconuts 椰子やし palm tree

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Cubone カラカラ is a clattering noise, lighter than ガラガラ

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Marowak ガラガラ is a clattering noise, stronger than カラカラ

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Hitmonlee From Tadashi Sawamura, a famous kickboxer

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Hitmonchan From a Japanese world champion boxer, Hiroyuki Ebihara

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Lickitung べろベロベロ sound for licking リング, from the pattern on its body

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Koffing 獰どう bad Or 毒毒 poison And gas

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Weezing また again And ドガース A doubling of Koffing

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Rhyhorn 犀さい rhino ホルン horn

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Rhydon 犀さい rhino Don

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Tangela もじゃもじゃ shaggy or unkept May also include monster

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Kangaskhan カンガルー kangaroo ルーラー ruler, as in king

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Horsea Corruption of 竜たつ, dragon 竜の落し子たつのおとしご Sea horse (lit illegitimate child of a dragon)

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Seadra Seahorse Dragon Hydra, mythical sea creature

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Goldeen From とさきん, a type of goldfish

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Seaking Based on 小豆鱒 azukimasu, a rock cod fish, and 魔王まおう, devil king. Or taken literally as 東王あずまおう, east king.

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Staryu ヒトデ starfish And “man” from English

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Starmie Star 珠たま, sometimes read as み, meaning gem or jewel

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Mr. Mime Combo of “barrier” and “weird” or “barricade”

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Scyther Strike

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Jynx Feminine corruption of Rouge, a type of makeup, and the French word for “red”

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Electabuzz Combo of “electric” and ブンブン, “buzz”

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Magmar Combo of “booby,” a type of sea gull and corruption of “burn”

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Pinsir From Greek Greek letter X カイ and English “cross” Or 傀かい large 魁偉かいい brawny and korios, Greek for “bug”

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Tauros ケンタウロス Centaur

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Magikarp 鯉こい carp King

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Gyarados 虐殺ぎゃくさつ massacre/slaughter 逆境ぎゃっきょう hardship/adversity 逆ぎゃく reverse, contrary In reference to its weak pre-evolution 嵐あらし storm 争いあらそい conflict ドス Onomatopoeia for piercing flesh

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Lapras Corruption of Laplace, from Pierre-Simon Laplace, a mathematician who studied seas and tides. Or from la place, French for “seat,” in regards to how trainers are ferried across oceans on its back. And close to lapis lazuli, a bright blue gem. *Lapras was originally based on the Loch Ness Monster from Scotland.

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Ditto Metamorph Monster Meta as a prefix can mean “all-encompassing,” which Transform does to all Pokémon.

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Eevee Both names come from pronunciations of the letters E-V, first two letters in the word “evolution.”

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Vaporeon Literally “showers,” as in “rain showers”

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Jolteon Literally “thunders” 🔺Be careful with Zapdos, サンダー

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Flareon Literally “booster,” maybe from rocket boosters, which propel things by combustion of fuel.

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Porygon Corruption of polygon

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Omanyte オウムガイ nautilus a marine mollusk Ammonite an extinct marine mollusk Where the shell design comes from

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Omastar オウムガイ nautilus marine mollusk Star

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Kabuto 兜蟹かぶとがに Horseshoe crab 兜かぶと Helmet Traditional samurai helmets

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Kabutops 兜かぶと Traditional samurai helmet Triops, genus of small crustaceans, some considered to be living fossils

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Aerodactyl Comes from pterosaur, flying reptilian dinosaur

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Snorlax 寐ねる、ビ sleep Corruption of 鼾酔かんすい snoring Or 憩ういこう rest, relax ``` Maybe 黴かび mold Referring how Snorlax will eat everything, including moldy food ```

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Articuno Literally “freezer”

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Zapdos Literally “thunder” 🔺Be careful with Jolteon, サンダース

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Moltres Literally “fire”

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Dratini Combo of miniature and 竜

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Dragonair 白竜はくりょう white dragon * Hakuryu was the name of a dragon-like companion of Zhu Bajie/Cho Hakkai from the legend Journey to the West in Buddhist lore.

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Dragonite ``` Combo of many カイs 海快 cheerful 怪獣かいじゅう monster 破壊はかい destruction ``` And 竜

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Mewtwo Comes from Mew, and 2 May be a pun of ミュータント, mutant

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Mew Derived from 妙みょう strange, unusual Combo of “mystery” and “new” Mew, sound a kitten makes ミュータント, mutant

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