Thinking up names for Pokémon

[thanonyx]

I'm trying to think up names for every Pokémon (with some exceptions) and let me tell you it's hard. I've been at it on and off for months now and I'm still in gen 2. I still have several hundred left to go but I like the progress I've made so far. I'm going to post the list piece by piece.

Spoiler: Pokémon names

Number Name
001 Bulbasaur (M: Shallot / F: Dahlia)
[A shallot is a type of small onion / A dahlia is a colorful flower from Central and South America]

002 Ivysaur (M: Shallot / F: Dahlia)
[A shallot is a type of small onion / A dahlia is a colorful flower from Central and South America]

003 Venusaur (M: Shallot / F: Dahlia)
[A shallot is a type of small onion / A dahlia is a colorful flower from Central and South America]

004 Charmander (M: Smaug / F: Vesta)
[Smaug is a dragon and the antagonist of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Vesta is the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth]

005 Charmeleon (M: Smaug / F: Vesta)
[Smaug is a dragon and the antagonist of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Vesta is the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth]

006 Charizard (M: Smaug / F: Vesta)
[Smaug is a dragon and the antagonist of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Vesta is the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth]

007 Squirtle (M: Gamera / F: Bubbles)
[Gamera is a turtle based kaiju from Toho's Godzilla film series / Bubbles are thin spheres of liquid enclosing air or another gas]

008 Wartortle (M: Gamera / F: Bubbles)
[Gamera is a turtle based kaiju from Toho's Godzilla film series / Bubbles are thin spheres of liquid enclosing air or another gas]

009 Blastoise (M: Gamera / F: Bubbles)
[Gamera is a turtle based kaiju from Toho's Godzilla film series / Bubbles are thin spheres of liquid enclosing air or another gas]

010 Caterpie (M: Philemon / F: Psyche)
[Philemon is a mentor figure in the first two games in the Persona series / Psyche is the ancient Greek goddess of the soul: Both are associated with butterflies]

011 Metapod (M: Philemon / F: Psyche)
[Philemon is a mentor figure in the first two games in the Persona series / Psyche is the ancient Greek goddess of the soul: Both are associated with butterflies]

012 Butterfree (M: Philemon / F: Psyche)
[Philemon is a mentor figure in the first two games in the Persona series / Psyche is the ancient Greek goddess of the soul: Both are associated with butterflies]

013 Weedle (M: Sting / F: Janet)
[Sting is the name of Bilbo's sword from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. The Wasp, is a superhero from Mqrvel Comics]

014 Kakuna (M: Sting / F: Janet)
[Sting is the name of Bilbo's sword from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. The Wasp, is a superhero from Mqrvel Comics]

015 Beedrill (M: Sting / F: Janet)
[Sting is the name of Bilbo's sword from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien / Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. The Wasp, is a superhero from Mqrvel Comics]

016 Pidgey (M: Orville / F: Amelia)
[Orville Wright was one of the Wright brothers who invented the airplane / Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean]

017 Pidgeotto (M: Orville / F: Amelia)
[Orville Wright was one of the Wright brothers who invented the airplane / Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean]

018 Pidgeot (M: Orville / F: Amelia)
[Orville Wright was one of the Wright brothers who invented the airplane / Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean]

019 Rattata (M: Templeton / F: Bianca) Alolan (M: Remy / F: Tanya)
[Templeton is a rat from Charlotte's Web by E. B. White / Bianca is a mouse from the 1977 Disney animated film The Rescuers]
[Remy is a rat from Disney and Pixar's Ratatouille / Tanya Mousekewitz is a mouse from the American Tail series of animated films]

020 Raticate (M: Templeton / F: Bianca) Alolan (M: Remy / F: Tanya)
[Templeton is a rat from Charlotte's Web by E. B. White / Bianca is a mouse from the 1977 Disney animated film The Rescuers]
[Remy is a rat from Disney and Pixar's Ratatouille / Tanya Mousekewitz is a mouse from the American Tail series of animated films]

021 Spearow (M: Wilbur / F: Shayera)
[Wilbur Wright was one of the Wright brothers who invented the airplane / Shayera Hol is the name of Hawkgirl from DC Comics]

022 Fearow (M: Wilbur / F: Shayera)
[Wilbur Wright was one of the Wright brothers who invented the airplane / Shayera Hol is the name of Hawkgirl from DC Comics]

023 Ekans (M: Jafar / F: Medusa)
[Jafar is the antagonist from the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin / Medusa was one of the 3 gorgon sisters of Greek myth who had snakes for hair]

024 Arbok (M: Jafar / F: Medusa)
[Jafar is the antagonist from the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin / Medusa was one of the 3 gorgon sisters of Greek myth who had snakes for hair]

025 Pikachu (M: Satoshi / F: Hanako)
[Satoshi is the name of the protagonist of the Pokemon anime in Japan / Hanako is the name of Satoshi's mother in Japan]

026 Raichu (M: Satoshi / F: Hanako) Alolan (M: Greendog / F: Namaka)
[Satoshi is the name of the protagonist of the Pokemon anime in Japan / Hanako is the name of Satoshi's mother in Japan]
[Greendog is a surfer dude from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game of the same name / Namaka is the Hawaiian goddess of the sea]

027 Sandshrew (M: Nguni / F: Oshun) Alolan (M: Snowball / F: Sonja)
[The Nguni people are a cultural group in southern Africa / Oshun is the Yoruba goddess of beauty and love]
[A snowball is a ball of packed snow made for throwing at other people for fun / Sonja is a popular name for girls in Slavic and Scandinavian countries which have cold climates]

028 Sandslash (M: Nguni / F: Oshun) Alolan (M: Snowball / F: Sonja)
[The Nguni people are a cultural group in southern Africa / Oshun is the Yoruba goddess of beauty and love]
[A snowball is a ball of packed snow made for throwing at other people for fun / Sonja is a popular name for girls in Slavic and Scandinavian countries which have cold climates]

029 Nidoran♀ (F: Gertrude)
[Gertude is the queen in Shakespeare's Hamlet who died by drinking poisoned wine meant for her son]

030 Nidorina (F: Gertrude)
[Gertude is the queen in Shakespeare's Hamlet who died by drinking poisoned wine meant for her son]

031 Nidoqueen (F: Gertrude)
[Gertude is the queen in Shakespeare's Hamlet who died by drinking poisoned wine meant for her son]

032 Nidoran♂ (M: Hamlet)
[Hamlet is the deceased king in Shakespeare's Hamlet who was poisoned by his brother and died, so his spirit tasked his son, also named Hamlet, with avenging his death]

033 Nidorino (M: Hamlet)
[Hamlet is the deceased king in Shakespeare's Hamlet who was poisoned by his brother and died, so his spirit tasked his son, also named Hamlet, with avenging his death]

034 Nidoking (M: Hamlet)
[Hamlet is the deceased king in Shakespeare's Hamlet who was poisoned by his brother and died, so his spirit tasked his son, also named Hamlet, with avenging his death]

035 Clefairy (M: Neil / F: Luna)
[Neil Armstrong was an astronaut and the first person to walk on the moon / Luna is the Spanish word for moon]

036 Clefable (M: Neil / F: Luna)
[Neil Armstrong was an astronaut and the first person to walk on the moon / Luna is the Spanish word for moon]

037 Vulpix (M: Kurama / F: Kuzunoha) Alolan (M: Tundra / F: Aurora)
[Kurama is one of the main characters from the anime Yu Yu Hakusho who is a fox demon / Kuzunoha is a well known fox yokai in Japanese folklore]
[A tundra is an area either in the arctic circle or on the tops of mountains with a cold and windy climate/ Auroras are lights in the sky near the poles caused by solar winds]

038 Ninetales (M: Kurama / F: Kuzunoha) Alolan (M: Tundra / F: Aurora)
[Kurama is one of the main characters from the anime Yu Yu Hakusho who is a fox demon / Kuzunoha is a well known fox yokai in Japanese folklore]
[A tundra is an area either in the arctic circle or on the tops of mountains with a cold and windy climate/ Auroras are lights in the sky near the poles caused by solar winds]

039 Jigglypuff (M: Freddie / F: Whitney)
[Freddie Mercury was a rock star who sang lead vocals for the band Queen / Whitney Houston was a famous singer and actress: Both are two of the greatest singers of all time]

040 Wigglytuff (M: Freddie / F: Whitney)
[Freddie Mercury was a rock star who sang lead vocals for the band Queen / Whitney Houston was a famous singer and actress: Both are two of the greatest singers of all time]

041 Zubat (M: Vlad / F: Carmilla)
[Vlad is often used as Dracula's first name since he himself is based on Prince Vlad III of Wallachia / Carmilla is a vampire and the antagonist of the novella of the same name]

042 Golbat (M: Vlad / F: Carmilla)
[Vlad is often used as Dracula's first name since he himself is based on Prince Vlad III of Wallachia / Carmilla is a vampire and the antagonist of the novella of the same name]

 

[Boo Man]

Skelemon?
He-Mon?
Mon-At-Arms?

 

[Stingy Perry]

Psyduck (M)Donald (F)Daisy
Golduck (M)Donald (F)Daisy

 

[Cheela]

it is for a nuzlocke? Can you put my name in an eevee? :3

 

[Bjorvy]

Impressive
I nominate Bruce for Hitmonlee (Bruce Lee) and Mike for Hitmonchan (Mike Tyson)

Skelemon?
He-Mon?
Mon-At-Arms?

I have a sneaking suspicion there is bias in this post... You're not an evil skeleton lord, are you?

 

[MajesticSiN]

Name every Pokemon Pikachu

 

[thanonyx]

Part 2

Spoiler: Pokémon Names 2

043 Oddish (M: Sundew / F: Rafflesia)
[A sundew is a carnivorous plant covered in sticky hairs used to trap insects / The rafflesia is the largest species of flower and it smells like rotting flesh]

044 Gloom (M: Sundew / F: Rafflesia)
[A sundew is a carnivorous plant covered in sticky hairs used to trap insects / The rafflesia is the largest species of flower and it smells like rotting flesh]

045 Vileplume (M: Sundew / F: Rafflesia)
[A sundew is a carnivorous plant covered in sticky hairs used to trap insects / The rafflesia is the largest species of flower and it smells like rotting flesh]

046 Paras (M: Cordyceps / F: Calvatia)
[Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus that infects the brains of ants and other insects / Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms]

047 Parasect (M: Cordyceps / F: Calvatia)
[Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus that infects the brains of ants and other insects / Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms]

048 Venonat (M: Wesley / F: Virginia)
[Both names are an allusion to the US state West Virginia where the cryptid known as the Mothman was said to be sighted in the 1960s]

049 Venomoth (M: Wesley / F: Virginia)
[Both names are an allusion to the US state West Virginia where the cryptid known as the Mothman was said to be sighted in the 1960s]

050 Diglett (M: Aaron / F: Trois) Alolan (M: Scoop / F: Casey)
[Aaron Fechter is the inventor of Whac-A-Mole / Trois is the French word for three]
[A scoop is a digging tool similar to a spade or a shovel / Casey Jean "C.J." Parker is a lifeguard on the TV show Baywatch portrayed by Pamela Anderson]

051 Dugtrio (M: Aaron / F: Trois) Alolan (M: Scoop / F: Casey)
[Aaron Fechter is the inventor of Whac-A-Mole / Trois is the French word for three]
[A scoop is a digging tool similar to a spade or a shovel / Casey Jean "C.J." Parker is a lifeguard on the TV show Baywatch portrayed by Pamela Anderson]

052 Meowth (M: Koban / F: Bastet) Alolan (M: Sissel / F: Duchess) Galarian (M: Leif / F: Thrud)
[Koban were coins used as Japan's official currency from the 17th century to the 19th century / Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat]
[Sissel is the protagonist of the video game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective who is actually a cat / Duchess is the protagonist of the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats]
[Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental North America / Thrud is a Norse goddess and the child of Thor and Sif]

053 Persian (M: Koban / F: Bastet) Alolan (M: Sissel / F: Duchess)
[Koban were coins used as Japan's official currency from the 17th century to the 19th century / Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat]
[Sissel is the protagonist of the video game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective who is actually a cat / Duchess is the protagonist of the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats]

054 Psyduck (M: Ernie / F: Gosalyn)
[Ernie is a character from the Sesame Street who's very fond of his rubber ducky / Gosalyn Mallard is the adopted daughter of Drake Mallard a.k.a. Darkwing Duck]

055 Golduck (M: Ernie / F: Gosalyn)
[Ernie is a character from the Sesame Street who's very fond of his rubber ducky / Gosalyn Mallard is the adopted daughter of Drake Mallard a.k.a. Darkwing Duck]

056 Mankey (M: Jotaro / F: Asuka)
[Jotaro Kujo is the protagonist of the manga/anime JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: Stardust Crusaders / Asuka Langley Soryu is a character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion]

057 Primeape (M: Jotaro / F: Asuka)
[Jotaro Kujo is the protagonist of the manga/anime JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: Stardust Crusaders / Asuka Langley Soryu is a character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion]

058 Growlithe (M: Balto / F: Lassie) Hisuian (M: Komainu / F: Shisa)
[Balto was a sled dog who helped transport diphtheria antitoxin across Alaska in 1925 / Lassie was a rough collie and the main character of the TV series of the same name]
[Komainu, also called lion dogs, are statues put at the entrances of Shinto shrines / Shisa are creatures from Okinawan mythology that protect people from evil spirits]

059 Arcanine (M: Balto / F: Lassie) Hisuian (M: Komainu / F: Shisa)
[Balto was a sled dog who helped transport diphtheria antitoxin across Alaska in 1925 / Lassie was a rough collie and the main character of the TV series of the same name]
[Komainu, also called lion dogs, are statues put at the entrances of Shinto shrines / Shisa are creatures from Okinawan mythology that protect people from evil spirits]

060 Poliwag (M: Rash / F: Lily)
[Rash is one of the Battletoads from the video game series of the same name / Lily is a popular girl's name and is also an allusion to lilypad which frogs like to sit on]

061 Poliwhirl (M: Rash / F: Lily)
[Rash is one of the Battletoads from the video game series of the same name / Lily is a popular girl's name and is also an allusion to lilypad which frogs like to sit on]

062 Poliwrath (M: Rash / F: Lily)
[Rash is one of the Battletoads from the video game series of the same name / Lily is a popular girl's name and is also an allusion to lilypad which frogs like to sit on]

063 Abra (M: Uri / F: Morgan)
[Uri Geller is an illusionist and alleged "psychic" who is known for allegedly bending spoons with his mind / Morgan le Fay is an enchantress from Arthurian legend]

064 Kadabra (M: Uri / F: Morgan)
[Uri Geller is an illusionist and alleged "psychic" who is known for allegedly bending spoons with his mind / Morgan le Fay is an enchantress from Arthurian legend]

065 Alakazam (M: Uri / F: Morgan)
[Uri Geller is an illusionist and alleged "psychic" who is known for allegedly bending spoons with his mind / Morgan le Fay is an enchantress from Arthurian legend]

066 Machop (M: Goro / F: Sheeva)
[Goro and Sheeva are characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series who both have four arms and are powerful fighters]

067 Machoke (M: Goro / F: Sheeva)
[Goro and Sheeva are characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series who both have four arms and are powerful fighters]

068 Machamp (M: Goro / F: Sheeva)
[Goro and Sheeva are characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series who both have four arms and are powerful fighters]

069 Bellsprout (M: Nepenthes / F: Molly)
[Nepenthes is the genus pitcher plants belong to / Molly Pitcher is a folk hero of the American Revolutionary war who supplied water to soldiers in the heat of battle]

070 Weepinbell (M: Nepenthes / F: Molly)
[Nepenthes is the genus pitcher plants belong to / Molly Pitcher is a folk hero of the American Revolutionary war who supplied water to soldiers in the heat of battle]

071 Victreebel (M: Nepenthes / F: Molly)
[Nepenthes is the genus pitcher plants belong to / Molly Pitcher is a folk hero of the American Revolutionary war who supplied water to soldiers in the heat of battle]

072 Tentacool (M: Chironex / F: Aurelia)
[Chironex is the genus that the box jellyfish belongs to / Aurelia aurita is the scientific name for the moon jellyfish]

073 Tentacruel (M: Chironex / F: Aurelia)
[Chironex is the genus that the box jellyfish belongs to / Aurelia aurita is the scientific name for the moon jellyfish]

074 Geodude (M: Igneous / F: Pebbles) Alolan (M: Willy / F: Hematite)
[Igneous rocks are rocks that are formed when magma cools / Pebbles are small stones made smooth by erosion]
[Wooly Willy is a toy in which metal filings are moved about with a magnetic wand to add features to a cartoon face / Hematite is an ore that's very high in iron]

075 Graveler (M: Igneous / F: Pebbles) Alolan (M: Willy / F: Hematite)
[Igneous rocks are rocks that are formed when magma cools / Pebbles are small stones made smooth by erosion]
[Wooly Willy is a toy in which metal filings are moved about with a magnetic wand to add features to a cartoon face / Hematite is an ore that's very high in iron]

076 Golem (M: Igneous / F: Pebbles) Alolan (M: Willy / F: Hematite)
[Igneous rocks are rocks that are formed when magma cools / Pebbles are small stones made smooth by erosion]
[Wooly Willy is a toy in which metal filings are moved about with a magnetic wand to add features to a cartoon face / Hematite is an ore that's very high in iron]

077 Ponyta (M: Helios / F: Bonnie) Galarian (M: Banagher / F: Amalthea)
[Helios is the ancient Greek god of the sun who drove the sun across the sky using a chariot / Bonnie is a feminine Scottish name meaning “pretty"]
[Banagher Links is the protagonist of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn / Amalthea is the titular unicorn and protagonist of the 1968 novel "The Last Unicorn"]

078 Rapidash (M: Helios / F: Bonnie) Galarian (M: Banagher / F: Amalthea)
[Helios is the ancient Greek god of the sun who drove the sun across the sky using a chariot / Bonnie is a feminine Scottish name meaning “pretty"]
[Banagher Links is the protagonist of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn / Amalthea is the titular unicorn and protagonist of the 1968 novel "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle]

079 Slowpoke (M: Lennie / F: Elmyra) Galarian (M: Wheatley / F: Dee Dee)
[Lennie Small is the deuteragonist of the 1937 novella "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck / Elmyra Duff is a cartoon character from the 90s cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures]
[Wheatley is the deuteragonist turned antagonist of the video game Portal 2 / Dee Dee is the elder sister of the titular character of the 90s cartoon Dexter's Laboratory]

080 Slowbro (M: Lennie / F: Elmyra) Galarian (M: Wheatley / F: Dee Dee)
[Lennie Small is the deuteragonist of the 1937 novella "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck / Elmyra Duff is a cartoon character from the 90s cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures]
[Wheatley is the deuteragonist turned antagonist of the video game Portal 2 / Dee Dee is the elder sister of the titular character of the 90s cartoon Dexter's Laboratory]