Pokemon: Behind the Ideas (Currently up to Kanto and related Pokemon)

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I haven't really seen any sites that cover the aspects of pokemon and how the ideas originate to any major degree, so I decided to work on this and uncover some of the mysteries behind the pokemon:

Bulbasaur
-Name Origin: Saur is Greek for lizard, so basically the name means "Bulb Lizard", which fits pretty well.
-Typing: Obviously the presence of a plant bulb would make it a grass type, but the poison type is a little more vague, probably referring to how wild shrubs usually have some form of poison in them.
-Appearance: Most likely based upon the Synapsids such as Dimetrodon which had short heads, and occasionally stubby tails, some such as Dimetrodon also had a ridge on their back which Bulbasaur's bulb somewhat resembles. Synapsids are to mammals as dinosaurs are to birds an extinct group of animals who's related class still lives.
-Species (Seed Pokemon): Once again refers to the bulb on it's back.
-Ability (Overgrow): The plant parts on this pokemon could become more active in danger.
Ivysaur
-Name Origin: Means "Ivy Lizard", which is kind of odd when you think about it because there aren't really any vinelike properties to it's body.
-Typing: See Bulbasaur
-Appearance: Similar to Bulbasaur, but has longer legs, the ears have noticable indentations, is slightly larger, and instead of a green bulb on it's back, it has a purple flower surrounded by fern leaves. The purple color of the flower is probably to represent the poison-typing of the pokemon.
-Species (Seed Pokemon): See Bulbasaur
-Ability (Overgrow): See Bulbasaur
Venusaur
-Name Origin: The "saur" part once again refers to the lizard, while the prefix most likely is a nod to a Venus Flytrap, which looks NOTHING like the flower on it's back.
-Typing: See Bulbasaur
-Appearance: Unlike Bulbasaur and Ivysaur, Venusaur doesn't have any spots on it's body, though it does have warts. The fern leaves Ivysaur had are now flat against the body, and the bulb becomes a wild asain flower, called a Rafflesia, which is also the basis of Vileplume.
-Species (Seed Pokemon): See Bulbasaur
-Ability (Overgrow): See Bulbasaur

Charmander
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Charcoal" and "Salamander".
-Typing: The fire-typing is most notable in the name and the flame on it's tail.
-Appearance: A bipedal theropod-like tiny dinosaur with a light-colored underbelly and a flame emitting from it's tail. A fire-immune salamander was also a mythological creature of medieval times, especially in Asia. (It is probably not based on the living Fire Salamander, which is black and yellow)
-Species (Lizard Pokemon): Though not overwhelmingly lizard-like, the names are based off reallife lizards and the line does have some lizard characteristics.
-Ability (Blaze): Could be seen as the pokemon using it's fire "reserves" at a higher power to help defend itself.
Charmeleon
-Name Origin: A combination of "Charcoal" and "Chameleon".
-Typing: See Charmander
-Appearance: Another theropod-like pokemon, but with a crest. The crest could either refer to a chameleon's crest or the crests of many dinosaurs.
-Species (Flame Pokemon): Unsure of the reason for the name change, but the flame is larger on Charmeleon's tail.
-Ability (Blaze): See Charmander
Charizard
-Name Origin:"Charcoal" + "Lizard"
-Typing: The dragon-like appearance and ability to breathe fire, plus the flame-tipped tail, make it obvious why it is a fire-type, the presence of wings makes the flying-type status a given aswell.
-Appearance: A dragon-like crreature with a long tail that ends in a flame, also has blue wings.
-Species (Flame Pokemon): See Charmeleon
-Ability (Blaze): See Charmander

Squirtle
-Name Origin:"Squirt" + "Turtle"
-Typing: Turtles usually live in watery enviornments
-Appearance: A blue turtle with a brick-colored shell, and a tail that resembles a wave rolling onto a shore.
-Species (Tiny Turtle Pokemon): Self-explanatory due to the size of the pokemon.
-Ability (Torrent): Uses water to the best of it's ability as a last resort.
Wartortle
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "War" and an intentional misspelling of "Turtle"
-Typing: See Squirtle
-Appearance: A dark blue trutle with large ears resembling the wake of a boat, and a large set of waves for a tail.
-Species (Turtle Pokemon): Not small enough to be considered tiny.
-Ability (Torrent): See Squirtle
Blastoise
-Name Origin: The suffix "Toise" comes from the word "Tortoise", while "Blast" refers to the sound of a cannon, like the ones on Blastoise's back
-Typing: See Squirtle
-Appearance: A dark blue turtle with two cannons protruding out of it's back, most likely based off the siphons of bivavles such as mussels.
-Species (Shellfish Pokemon): Further emphasizes the idea that the two cannons are based off mollusk siphons.
-Ability (Torrent): See Squirtle

Caterpie
-Name Origin: A cutesy way of saying "caterpillar", probably inspired by a child trying to pronounce the word.
-Typing: Being a bug, the typing is pretty self-explanatory
-Appearance: Based directly off the caterpillars of the Spicebush Swallowtail for the body and the horn is based off several of the memebers of the Swallotail Butterfly family, which produce a VERY strong odor from it which disturbes predators and can be smelled almost immediately by people nearby. This propety is actually referred to by Pokemon Yellow's pokedex entry.
-Species (Worm Pokemon): Probably due to the fact that many caterpillars are called "worms", such as inchworms.
-Ability (Shield Dust): The ability to defend itself from poison, or in the case of Milkweed caterpillars EAT poison probably is the origin of this ability idea.
Metapod
-Name Origin: "Meta" is Greek for beyond, and pod refers to the casing surrounding it's "true self".
-Typing: Being a chrysalis of a butterfly, it's obviously a bug-type.
-Appearance: Looks EXACTLY like a Black Swallowtail Chrysalis, sans the eyes of course.
-Species (Cocoon Pokemon): Refers to the inert state of transformation the pokemon is in.
-Ability (Shed Skin): Bugs go through molts that shed their skin, probably is indicating that the status is caused by a skin-ailment which disappears when the skin falls off.
Butterfree
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "Butterfly" and "Free", since the butterfly is free of it's chrysalis.
-Typing: The bug and flying typing is a given.
-Appearance: Based off the Small White, the body parts are a little more difficult to determine. The Small White, and several of it's cousins suchas the Cabbage White, are known as pest species which eat many vegetables, which could be a basis for the teeth. Butterflies have large compound eyes so that's pretty easy to determine, and the presence of hands most likely refers to how the front two limbs of real butterflies are used for grabbing and cleaning materials on their faces and not usually for walking.
-Species (Butterfly Pokemon): If you can't figure out then you've got issues.
-Ability (Compound Eyes): Refers to the large multi-directional eyes of many insects, which allow for a larger visiblity range and thus more ease locating targets.

Weedle
-Name Origin: Probably a cutsey way of saying "Little", but it could be based on "Weevil", though it doesn't look like one in the slightest.
-Typing: Being a grub the bug-typing is pretty easy, the tips on it's head and rear, plus it's relation to bees, is the basis for the poison-typing.
-Appearance: A brown gub with a large nose and spikes on it's head and tail.
-Species (Hairy Bug Pokemon): Kind of an odd name since even though there are hairy grubs and caterpillars, this doesn't look like it has a single hair on it.
-Ability (Shield Dust): Probably a similar basis as Caterpie's.
Kakuna
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "Cocoon" and "Kahuna", hawaiian for "caregiver", which is based on the fact that as soon as bees escape the pupa stage, their first job is to take care of the other young until they are ready to leave the nest for longdistance missions.
-Typing: The bug and poison typing are both based on the bee that is "inside" the pupa.
-Appearance: A bee pupa. The "claws" that appeared in earlier games were based on the wings forming in the pupa, which are visible from the outside.
-Species (Cocoon Pokemon): It's in an inert state of transformation.
-Ability (Shed Skin): Similar reasons as Metapod's.
Beedrill
-Name Origin: A fusion of the words "Bee" and "Drill"
-Typing: Bees are bugs that have poisonous stingers, thus the bug and poison typing.
-Appearance: A bee with two large drill-like barbs on both front legs, based on how the front legs of bees look almost scythe like, the tail is based off a hornet's and not a bee's however.
-Species (Poison Bee Pokemon): Pretty self-explanatory, nearly all bees that have stingers use some kind of poison, though there in reallife there are true stingless bees that bite instead of sting.
-Ability (Swarm): The name refers to the behavior of insects when they fly together, though the actual ability does not. In the case of Beedrill the increase in power is based on how bees only sting as a last resort (since in reallife once they sting someone they die from the injuires of having their stinger rip their insides out).

Pidgey
-Name Origin: A kiddy way of saying Pidgeon.
-Typing: Being based on a generic animal that can move through the air, the normal/flying typing is pretty easy to understand.
-Appearance: Resembles a Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
-Species (Tiny Bird Pokemon): It's a small avian.
-Ability (Keen Eye): Most birds are very wary of their surroundings and only will come to the ground if they feel secure, and if something were to attempt to obscure their vision, such as a spray of sand, they'd move to a place that it doesn't affect them.
-Ability (Tangled Feet): Confused birds tend to move erratically.
Pidgeotto
-Name Origin: A combination of the word "Pidgeon" and the name "Otto", which is German for prosperous or great, also, the other common name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is the German Sparrow which backs up the name's meaning.
-Typing: See Pidgey
-Appearance: The build greatly resembles a Cockatoo or Turaco (but mostly the former) but has most of it's coloration based on the Tree Sparrow sans the tail and crest.
-Species (Bird Pokemon): Pidgeotto isn't small enough to be considered tiny.
-Ability (Keen Eye): See Pidgey
-Ability (Tangled Feet): See Pidgey
Pidgeot
-Name Origin: Similar to Pidgeotto. "Ot" is a variation on the name "Otto". (kind of like how Jeff is a variation of Jeffrey)
-Typing: See Pidgey
-Appearance: Similar to Pidgeotto's reasoning, though Pidgeot has a far longer crest and is bigger.
-Species (Bird Pokemon): See Pidgeotto
-Ability (Keen Eye): See Pidgey
-Ability (Tangled Feet): See Pidgey

Rattata
-Name Origin: It's supposed to be the sound of a mouse moving around, a "rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat" kind of sound.
-Typing: Mice are common animals and thus are considered normal
-Appearance: looks like a generic mouse, but with exaggerated facial features and a curly tail.
-Species (Mouse Pokemon): Self-explanatory
-Ability (Run Away): Mice are quick animals that easily flee from predators usually.
-Ability (Guts): Mice are more likely to bite hard than run if suffering from an ailment, disease, injury, etc.
Raticate
-Name Origin: It's a combination of the words "Eradicate" and "Rat"
-Typing: See Rattata
-Appearance: Most likely based upon the Nutria, but has the body coloration of a Dormouse. (Not a misspelling)
-Species (Mouse Pokemon): See Rattata
-Ability (Run Away): See Rattata
-Ability (Guts): See Rattata

Spearow
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Spear" and "Sparrow"
-Typing: Similar reasoning as with Pidgey, a common flying animal so the normal and flying types go with it.
-Appearance: Based off of finches, though none in particular, resembles somewhat the Purple Finch.
-Species (Tiny Bird Pokemon): It is a small avian.
-Ability (Keen Eye): Birds tend to be very aware of their surroundings even when visibility may be limited.
Fearow
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Fear" and "Sparrow"
-Typing: See Spearow
-Appearance: It strongly resembles a heron , but doesn't seem to be any species in particular, many species of herons have large wings, long beaks, and crests.
-Species (Beak Pokemon): Refers to the large beak.
-Ability (Keen Eye): See Spearow

Ekans
-Name Origin: Snake spelled backwards
-Typing: All Rattlesnakes are venomous.
-Appearance: A purple rattlesnake with a yellow band around it's neck, the head is similar to that of another poisonous snake, the Coral Snake (which coincidentally has a yellow band right next to it's head), rather than the triangular shape of rattlers.
-Species (Snake Pokemon): Pretty self-explanatory
-Ability (Intimidate): Virtually all real animals are fearful of the poison that a rattlesnake can inflict. (Except Kingsnakes, which are immune to venom, but there aren't any in Pokemon so forget about that)
-Ability (Shed): Snakes can shed their skins, any materials on the outside of the skin are no longer affecting the snake.
Arbok
-Name Origin: Cobra spelled backwards and with a "K" rather than a "C".
-Typing: Cobras are highly poisonous.
-Appearance: A King Cobra with a large meancing face on it's hood, real King Cobras have natural markings on their oods that sometimes look like eyespots.
-Species (Cobra Pokemon): Self-Explantory if you read the above.
-Ability (Intimidate): Cobras are quick and lethal predators that are hot-tempered and tend to be too dangerous for predators to attack.
-Abiltiy (Shed): See Ekans

Pichu
-Name Origin: A smaller form of the word "Pikachu".
-Typing: Not really visible from it's appearance unless you look at it's cheeks other than that, there isn't much of a hint at it's typing.
-Appearance: Resembles a Pika.
-Species (Tiny Mouse Pokemon) Though at 1' tall it's not small for a mouse, in comparison with other pokemon it's pretty tiny.
-Ability (Static): Exposed electrical parts or wiring can lead to temporary paralysis.
Pikachu
-Name Origin:"Pika" is the japanese way of writing "Sparkle" while "Chu" is a Japanese onomatopoeia for mice, like how we consider it to be "Squeak" in the America and parts of Europe. Coincidentally, a "Pika" is a small-rabbit like animal.
-Typing: Not easy to see from a visual standpoint, but the lightning-bolt tail is a hint at the eletric typing.
-Appearance: Greatly based on a breed of rabbit called the Harlequin, though not of Japanese origin, an orange and black or sometimes yellowish-tan and brown striped version was first created in Japan, the striping on a Harlequin is higly variable, appearing anywhere in any direction, including as sploches on the tips. The tail is exaggerated into a lightning bolt and the two spots are supposed to be either be rosey cheeks or are a nod to the Van De Graaff Generator or one of those sparking static discs who's name eludes me at the moment.
-Species (Mouse Pokemon): Other than the rodent-like characteristics, not much to say.
-Ability (Static): See Pichu
Raichu
-Name Origin: "Rai" is Japanese for "Lightning" and "Chu" is the sound a mouse makes.
-Typing: The name and tail make it clear it's a electric-type.
-Appearance: Looks even more like a Harlequin rabbit than Pikachu, with it's rabbit feet. The curly partition on the ears are curious-looking, I'm guessing that it's supposed to be curly hair on it's ears? The tail is clearly a classic lightning bolt attatched to a long black tail.
-Species (Mouse Pokemon): See Pichu
-Ability (Static): See Pichu

Sandshrew
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Sand" and "Shrew", a small rodent.
-Typing: Since it lives in the ground, being a ground-type is pretty understandable.
-Appearance: Greatly resembles a scute covered recreation of a Golden Hamster which live in sand burrows in deserts.
-Species (Mouse Pokemon): Boy a lot of pokemon have this species name, probably based on it's rodent origins, though itself doesn't resemble a mouse.
-Ability (Sand Veil): Probably due to a desert animal being used to sandstorms, though of course they'd rather not be in one if they had the choice in reallife, they probably have better bearings in one than a human.
Sandslash
-Name Origin: "Sand" + "Slash"
-Typing: See Sandshrew
-Appearance: Greatly resembles a Pangolin with oversized claws.
-Species (Mouse POkemon): Doesn't really resemble a mouse and was probably not changed due to laziness.
-Ability (Sand Veil): See Sandshrew

Nidoran
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, referring to how the line is "duplicated". Ran Ran Ru! "Ran" is Japanese for Orchid, a symbol of youth, love, and maturing in many cultures.
-Typing: Poison takes the place of rabies I guess.
-Appearance: A somewhat spikey mouse with blue fur.
-Species (Poison Pin Pokemon): Has poisonous fur, though no real mammal has that.
-Ability (Poison Point): Since it has poisonous spikey "guard hairs" in it's fur, it's poisonous to make contact with.
-Ability (Rivalry): Probably to go along with the whole Male/Female Nidoran lineages and the Orchid symbolism.

Nidorina
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, and "Rina" is Japanese for Greenery.
-Typing: See Nidoran
-Appearance: A bigger version of Nidoran with more spikes, more rhino-like.
-Species (Poison Pin Pokemon): See Nidoran
-Ability (Poison Point): See Nidoran
-Abiltiy (Rivalry): See Nidoran

Nidoqueen
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, and "Queen" is due to the power of the pokemon.
-Typing: See Nidoran, though the added Ground typing is most likely due to it's shear size.
-Appearance: A dinosaur/rhino hybrid with large mammalian ears.
-Species (Drill Pokemon): Refers to the horn on the middle of it's head.
-Ability (Poison Point): See Nidoran
-Abiltiy (Rivalry): See Nidoran

Nidoran
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, referring to how the line is "duplicated". Ran Ran Ru! "Ran" is Japanese for Orchid, a symbol of youth, love, and maturing in many cultures.
-Typing: Poison takes the place of rabies I guess.
-Appearance: A somewhat spikey mouse with purplish pink fur.
-Species (Poison Pin Pokemon): Has poisonous fur, though no real mammal has that.
-Ability (Poison Point): Since it has poisonous spikey "guard hairs" in it's fur, it's poisonous to make contact with.
-Ability (Rivalry): Probably to go along with the whole Male/Female Nidoran lineages and the Orchid symbolism.

Nidorino
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, "Rino" is Japanese for Greenery. Coincidentally, "Rino" is Gaelic for "Little King".
-Typing: See Nidoran
-Appearance: A bigger version of Nidoran with more spikes, more rhino-like.
-Species (Poison Pin Pokemon): See Nidoran
-Ability (Poison Point): See Nidoran
-Ability (Rivalry): See Nidoran

Nidoking
-Name Origin: "Nido" is Japanese for twice, and "King" is due to the power of the pokemon.
-Typing: See Nidoran, though the added Ground typing is most likely due to it's shear size.
-Appearance: A dinosaur/rhino hybrid with large mammalian ears.
-Species (Drill Pokemon): Refers to the horn on the middle of it's head.
-Ability (Poison Point): See Nidoran
-Abiltiy (Rivalry): See Nidoran

Cleffa
-Name Origin: A cutsey way of saying "Clefairy"
-Typing: Fairies are "normal" fantasies.
-Appearance: Looks like a smaller verrsion of Clefairy with big ears, a hair curl and a small tail.
-Species (Star Shape Pokemon): Cleffa vaguely resembles a 5-pointed star.
-Ability (Cute Charm): Fairies are supposed to be cute, which I guess would attract normal people/animals of the opposite gender into not attacking them.
-Ability (Magic Guard): Fairies have special powers which apparently can prevent them from being affected by precipitation and poison.
Clefairy
-Name Origin: A combination of "Clef" [as in Music Clef] and "Fairy".
-Typing: See Cleffa
-Appearance: Basic generic Japanese cartoon character with a long tail and big ears and a curly tail, may be somewhat based on a fox, but only barely.
-Species (Fairy Pokemon): It's supposed to be a fairy.
-Ability (Cute Charm): See Cleffa
-Ability (Magic Guard): See Cleffa
Clefable
-Name Origin: "Clef" + "Fable"
-Typing: See Cleffa
-Appearance: A bigger version of Clefairy with a bigger tail and wings.
-Species (Fairy Pokemom): See Clefairy
-Ability (Cute Charm): See Cleffa
-Ability (Magic Guard): See Cleffa

Vulpix
-Name Origin: A combination of the genus of Foxes, "Vulpes", and the number "Six" due to the six tails.
-Typing: The fire typing is most likey based on the red color of the Red Fox.
-Appearance: Resembles a red Chihuahua with curly hair on it's head and tail.
-Species (Fox Pokemon): The name and appearance resemble a fox somewhat.
-Ability (Flash Flare): Being a firey animal, being immune to fire and using it to it's advantage would seem natural.
Ninetales
-Name Origin: Pretty simple, the fox has nine tails.
-Typing: See Vulpix
-Appearance: Resembles an Arctic Fox.
-Species (Fox Pokemon): See Vulpix
-Ability (Flash Flare): See Vulpix

Igglybuff
-Name Origin: Most likely out of desperation to rhyme, but it basically is another way of saying a "Polished Laugh".
-Typing: Normal because it's generic.
-Appearance: A pink ball with a spiral on it's head and a fluff on top.
-Species (Balloon Pokemon): It looks kind of like a balloon
-Ability (Cute Charm): It's supposed to be a cute . . . thing.
Jigglypuff
-Name Origin: It's a bouncing ball of fluff, or a jiggly puff.
-Typing: See Igglybuff
-Appearance: A pink ball with a curl of hair and ears.
-Species (Balloon pokemon): See Igglybuff
-Ability (Cute Charm): See Igglybuff
Wigglytuff
-Name Origin: It's longer than Jigglypuff, but more durable, so it's wiggly and tough.
-Typing: See Igglybuff
-Appearance: A pink ovular blob with rabbit ears, a curl on it's head, and a large white patch on it's belly, still generic looking but it's got rabbit characteristics too.
-Species (Balloon pokemon): See Igglybuff
-Ability (Cute Charm): See Igglybuff

Zubat
-Name Origin: Unsure, "Zu" is a Japanese letter in Hiragana, but I don't think that has an exact meaning and it's not used in the Japanese spelling of Zubat oddly. COULD be a way of saying "Zoo" + "Bat", but I doubt it. However, if that is indeed the origin it would literally mean "Animal Bat".
-Typing: Bats are known to carry lethal rabies (which could be considered a poison) and they can fly.
-Appearance: A bat with long feet (or tails depending on you view it), large wings, mouth, and ears, and no eyes. The lack of eyes probably reflects the idea that cave animals tend to not have eyes (although Bats do).
-Species (Bat Pokemon): Self-explanatory
-Ability (Inner Focus): Bats are extremely focused hunters who can pick out a particular prey just by sound alone, presumably this reflects that interuptive noise will not break their concentration (flinching).
Golbat
-Name Origin: "Gol" is Mongolian for "River", so Golbat is a river bat. Makes total sense since bats usually eat mosquitos which thrive around marsh and waters.
-Typing: See Zubat
-Appearance: A bat [with eyes] and a HUGE mouth.
-Species (Bat Pokemon): See Zubat
-Ability (Inner Focus): See Zubat
Crobat
-Name Origin: "Cro" is an alternative spelling for "Creux" which is French for "Cave" [or more literally "Hollow" or "Cavity"]. So the name means "Cave Bat".
-Typing: See Zubat
-Appearance: A bat with four wings.
-Species (Bat Pokemon): See Zubat
-Ability (Inner Focus): See ZUbat

Oddish
-Name Origin: "Odd" + "Radish"
-Typing: It's a plant, which is why it's a grass-type, and Horseradish is poisonous, causing gastrointestinal illnesses if eaten in more than minute amounts. (i.e. as a condiment or in medical drugs)
-Appearance: A blue radish with tiny facial features and medium sized feet, which vaguely resemble tubers.
-Species (Weed Pokemon): Hopefully not referring to the drug properties of horseradishes, most likely refers to the fact that it looks like a weed if submerged in the ground.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): Plants grow and "move" better in sunlight.
Gloom
-Name Origin: It's getting ready to bloom, and it's deperessing (a.k.a. gloom)
-Typing: See Oddish
-Appearance: A blue bulb, that drools (or secretes) a fluid and has a Rafflesia bud on it's head, the idea of it stinking comes from the realworld fact that Rafflesia smell like rotting flesh according to most that have . . . experienced it's odor.
-Species (Weed Pokemon): See Oddish
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Oddish
Vileplume
-Name Origin: Vile means bad, and Plume most likely refers to either it's top's coloration (as in Bird Plume) or it's billowing appearance (like a Smoke Plume).
-Typing: See Oddish
-Appearance: A blue bulb with a Rafflesia on it's head.
-Species (Flower Pokemon): The Rafflesia is one of the largest flowers in the world.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Oddish
Bellossom
-Name Origin: "Bell" (as in Bellskirt like the one it "wears") + "Blossom"
-Typing: It is only Grass type because it looks too happy to be poisonous I guess . . . Could also reference the ripening of certain fruits and plants, which can be poisonous if not ready to be picked.
-Appearance: Looks almost like a little green girl with two flowers in her "hair" wearing a petal bellskirt. I suppose it's supposed to look Hawaiian.
-Species (Flower Pokemon): It's supposed to be a beautiful pair of flowers.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Oddish

Paras
-Name Origin: The first two symbols in the word "Parasite", coincidentally Paras is Hindu for "to touch" (as in the mushrooms touching the body).
-Typing: It's an arthropod with six-legs and that walks on land so being a bug-type is easy to understand, and mushrooms tend to be considered plants (grass-type) though that is false.
-Appearance: Resembles a Coconut Crab (one of the largest land arthropods in the world) and appearas to have contracted Caterpillar Fungus (though it's susceptible to virtually all insects) a disease where mushrooms sprout from an insect's body and is found in parts of China and Japan.
-Species (Mushroom Pokemon): Named after the fungus growing on it's back.
-Ability (Effect Spore): The spores of the Caterpillar Fungus can be contracted by insects through ingestion or direct contact, and mushrooms can also cause paralysis, poison, or drowsiness so it fits relatively well.
-Ability (Dry Skin): Mushrooms require moisture, and so do crustaceans.
Parasect
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "Parasite" and "Insect"
-Typing: See Paras
-Appearance: Looks like a hermit crab, but uses a mushroom rather than a shell.
-Species (Mushroom Pokemon): See Paras
-Ability (Effect Spore): See Paras
-Ability (Dry Skin): See Paras

Venonat
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "venom" and "Gnat"
-Typing: While gnats aren't actually venomous bugs, their bite causes an allergic reaction due to their saliva. (Same with flies and mosquitos)
-Appearance: A purple fuzzball with pink compound eyes, claws, two antennae and a two-toothed mouth
-Species (Insect Pokemon): Pretty self-explanatory
-Ability (Compoundeyes): Insects with compound eyes have a large field of view and tend to navigate toward targets easily.
-Ability (Tinted Lens): I'm guessing because biting insects affect creatures (such as birds and other flying insects) in reallfe just aswell as other animals.
Venomoth
-Name Origin: "Venom" + "Moth"
-Typing: See Venonat
-Apperance: A purple moth with two fangs and a three-pointed crest. The wings are most likely based on that of the Hummingbird moth, which keeps it's wings in a more butterfly-esque position than most moths, while the two fangs are probably based on the Vampire Moth's ability to suck blood, though it uses a tube rather than fangs like "true" vampires.
-Species (Poison Moth Pokemon): Many moths have poisonous properties due to the buildup in toxins ingested by their larvae, a major family of poisonous moths are the Tiger Moths.
-Ability (Shield Dust): Some moths can shed dust (in actuallity the scales on their wings) as self-defense, but not as a way to cure themselves . . .
-Ability (Tinted Lens): See Venonat

Diglett
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Dig" and "Piglet"
-Typing: Being a digging pokemon, the ground-typing is easy to see.
-Appearance: A hashbrown with eyes a cartoony mole with large eyes and no hands and a nose comparable to that of real moles.
-Species (Mole Pokemon): It resembles a mole.
-Ability (Sand Veil): Being a digging creature, it isn't really affected by sandstorms above the surface, so in comparison with it's foe, Diglett increases in evasiveness.
-Ability (Arena Trap): Guessing the shear amount of holes created by foes prevents the foe from escaping due to it stepping in the burrows.
Dugtrio
-Name Origin: "Dug" + "Trio", because there are three moles.
-Typing: See Diglett
-Appearance: three hashbrowns three Digletts standing in a triangular arrangement, with the one in the back being taller than the other two.
-Species (Mole Pokemon): See Diglett
-Ability (Sand Veil): See Diglett
-Ability (Arena Trap): See Diglett

Meowth
-Name Origin: The sound cats make, an alternative to "Meow"
-Typing: Cats are normal.
-Appearance: A whit cat with a Koban on it's head, brown hind paws and a brown tail tip, and is definitely based on the Maneki Neko, a cat sculpture used as a "wealth charm" symbolizing good financial balance or hope for balance. The coloration pattern is also probably based on the Chocolate-Point variation of the Himalayan cat breed.
-Species (Scratch Cat POkemon): Some cats have a tendency to scratch at people.
-Ability (Pickup): Cats have a tendency to find and pickup objects and prey.
-Ability (Technician): Cats are smarter than average animals who would use weaker attacks only at effective places on their foe.
Persian
-Name Origin: It's a name of a cat breed (though it doesn't look like the one it's named after), also Persia was considered a place of riches by many in the past. Coincidentally the Himalayan Cat Breed is descended from the Persian.
-Typing: See Meowth
-Apperance: Most likely based upon the Puma, the gem in the center of it's forehead is based on the Bindi, a symbol of the mind used by Buddhists and other similar religions in Southeast Asia, which funny enough has little to do with Persia or the Americas, the land that Pumas come from.
-Species (Classy Cat Pokemon): Apex mammalian predators, such as Pumas, are considered majestic and end up being symbolism of upper classes in society.
-Ability (Limber): Hard to determine, large wild cats tend to be hard to catch for documentation because tranquilizers take a while to work on them.
-Ability (Technician): See Meowth

Psyduck
-Name Origin: A fusion of the words "Psychic" and "Duck"
-Typing: Ducks live in the water, even though Psyduck has the first syllable of Psychic in it's name and knows several Psychic attacks, the Psyduck line is NOT a Psychic-type oddly.
-Appearance: A yellow duck with arms instead of wings, has three black feathers on it's head, which it squeezes with it's hands.
-Species (Duck Pokemon): It's a duck.
-Ability (Damp): Guess because ducks can splash around, they can diffuse bombs by making the spark to moist to stay alight. lol
-Ability (Cloud Nine): Apparently ducks can control the weather, when they leave hurricanes and snow come, so it's clearly the ducks that keep the storms away. lol
Golduck
-Name Origin: "Gol" is Mongolian for "River", so it means "River Duck".
-Typing: See Psyduck
-Appearance: A blue Deinonychosaurid with webbing in it's claws, a long tail, a 4-pointed crest, and a bindi. Most likely based off the extinct Sinornihoides or a similar Troodontid.
-Species (Duck Pokemon): See Psyduck
-Ability (Damp): See Psyduck
-Ability (Cloud Nine): See Psyduck

Mankey
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Man" and "Monkey".
-Typing: Monkeys are known for their brutality and strength for their size, thus the Fighting-type status.
-Appearance: A fuzzball with a long tail and a pignose. Most likely based on the Japanese Macaque.
-Species (Pig Monkey Pokemon): It's a monkey with a pig nose.
-Ability (Vital Spirit): Monkeys are known for their alertness.
-Ability (Anger Point): Monkeys tend to become very aggresive when hit hard.
Primeape
-Name Origin: "Prime" + "Ape"
-Typing: See Mankey
-Appearance: Virtually identical to Mankey but with larger limbs and no tail.
-Species (Pig Monkey Pokemon): See Mankey
-Ability (Vital Spirit): See Mankey
-Ability (Anger POint): See Mankey

Growlithe:
-Name Origin: A combination of "Growl" and "Lithe" which means flexible, and as with most species young animals are very flexible compared to their elders.
-Typing: The red color and "firey" fur indicate it's fire-typign basing.
-Appearance: A small dog based on the Shiba Inu, a Japanese dog breed. The stripes were added for decoration it seems or to give it resemblence to a tiger.
-Species (Puppy Pokemon): It looks like a young dog.
-Ability (Intimidate): Shiba Inu were originally used to flush out game prey and also directly for hunting.
-Ability (Flash Flare): Being a firey dog, being healed by flames makes sense.
Arcanine
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Arcane" (which means "known only by few"), and "Canine". Also, Canis (Latin for dog) rhymes with Arcanus (Latin for Arcane).
-Typing: See Growlithe
-Appearance: A grizzly tiger-striped dog with long tufts of fur on it's head, cheeks, and joints. It appears to be based on the mythical Shisa, which was half-dog half-tiger, and the gray and red wolves of North America.
-Species (Legendary Pokemon): Fits the "shisa" design and the "arcane" part of it's name.
-Ability (Intimidate): If a physical battle with this wouldn't scare you in real life you're lying.
-Ability (Flash Flare): See Growlithe

Poliwag
-Name Origin: A fusion of the words "Polliwog" [tadpole] and "Wag", referring to the motion tadpoles make with their tails.
-Typing: Tadpoles live in lakes.
-Apperance: A blue bulbous tadpole with two limbs and with a white belly containing a spiral which twirls counterclockwise from the center.
-Species (Tadpole Pokemon): Self-explanatory
-Ability (Water Absorb): Frogs and their pre-metamorphosis forms require water in order to remain healthy.
-Ability (Damp): Moisture prevents sparks from igniting well.
Poliwhirl
-Name Origin: "Polliwog" + "Whirl", referring to the spiral on it's belly.
-Typing: See Poliwag
-Appearance: A blue toad with the same pattern as Poliwag (but clockwise from the center), but has arms aswell that end in glove-covered hands.
-Species (Tadpole Pokemon): See Poliwag
-Ability (Water Absorb): See Poliwag
-Ability (Damp): See Poliwag
Poliwrath
-Name Origin: "Polliwog" + "Wrath" which usually is associated with anger.
-Typing: It's fists are large so now it can fight physically with ease, and it's an amphibian, thus the water/fighting typeset.
-Apperance: A larger, angrier version of Poliwhirl that has large fists.
-Species (Tadpole Pokemon): See Poliwag
-Ability (Water Absorb): See Poliwag
-Ability (Damp): See Poliwag
Politoed
-Name Origin: Most likely a combination of "Polliwog" and an alternative spelling for "Toad", however, "Politoed" means multi-toed, and considering Politoed is the only member of the line with more than one toe (the others don't even have one honestly), it makes sense.
-Typing: See Poliwag
-Appearance: A green frog with pink cheeks, a curly hair on it's head (most likely based on a Curly Fern), a yellow chin, yellow toes, and a yellow belly containing a green swirl which spins counter-clockwise from the center. Most likely based on the Yellow-bellied Treefrog.
-Species (Frog Pokemon): It looks like a frog.
-Ability (Water Absorb): See Poliwag
-Ability (Damp): See Poliwag

Abra
-Name Origin: the whole line is based on the magic chant "Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam!"
-Typing: It's supposed to be a psychic.
-Appearance: Looks almost like a fox kit with shoulder armor. Foxes are known to be smart and thus they have "powerful minds".
-Species (Psi Pokemon): Based on the latin word "Psyche" which means "mind".
-Ability (Synchronize): A powerful thinker could figure out how to bring their foe down with them.
-Ability (Inner Focus): A powerful mind is not easily influenced by outer forces.
Kadabra
-Name Origin: See Abra
-Typing: See Abra
-Appearance: Looks like a fox with shoulder armor and whiskers forming a mustache, holds a spoon (since some psychics are said to be able to bend spoons), and has Zener card emblems of the 5-pointed star and the three wavering lines on it's forehead and belly respectively.
-Species (Psi Pokemon): See Abra
-Ability (Synchronize): See Abra
-Ability (Inner Focus): See Abra
Alakazam
-Name Origin: See Abra
-Typing: See Abra
-Apperance: A large yellow fox with a huge mustache that has shoulder armor and is holding two spoons.
-Species (Psi Pokemon): See Abra
-Ability (Synchronize): See Abra
-Ability (Inner Focus): See Abra

Machop
-Name Origin: A combination of "Macho" and "Chop", referring to it's fighting personality.
-Typing: Because it has a muscular build and has strong fists, it is a fighting type.
-Appearance: Looks like it was based on a Dilophosaurus, but with three crests instead of two and a blue, juvenile, personified build.
-Species (Superpower Pokemon): It's extremely powerful for it's size.
-Ability (Guts): If a fighter knows time is of the essance (i.e. Poison, Burns), they tend to try to finish a fight sooner.
-Ability (No Guard): Boxers and fighters tend to fight in close range, making dodging difficult but increasing the chance of hitting their foe.
Machoke
-Name Origin: "Macho" + "Choke"
-Typing: See Machop
-Appearance: A heavyweight fighter build that looks like an adult version of Machop and wears a fighter's belt to hold up it's very short pants.
-Species (Superpower PokemoN): See Machop
-Ability (Guts): See Machop
-Ability (No Guard): See Machop
Machamp
-Name Origin: "Macho" + "Champ", since it's the most powerful of the Machop line.
-Typing: See Machop
-Appearance: An even more pumped version of Machoke with four arms instead of two.
-Species (Superpower PokemoN): See Machop
-Ability (Guts): See Machop
-Ability (No Guard): See Machop

Bellsprout
-Name Origin: A combination of "Bell" and "Sprout"
-Typing: Flowers are plants (grass-type), and some have poisonous properties, or in the case of the final stage (since the first two are based on flowers that are not poisonous) digestive acid pitcher plants contain.
-Appearance: Resembles the flowers called Yellow Bells, but only has two leaves and two root sets.
-Species (Flower Pokemon): It's a bell flower.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): Flowers grow faster in sunlight.
Weepinbell
-Name Origin: A shortened version of the true flower's name in real life, the "Weeping Golden Bell".
-Typing: See Bellsprout
-Appearance: Resembles a fusion of the Yellow Bell and the Golden Weeping Bell. The latter has two or more petals that split off sharply from the center and are possibly the inspiration for the leaves on the center of Weepinbell.
-Species (Flycatcher Pokemon): Doesn't really apply too well to Weepinbell, but Pitcher Plants (like it's evolution is based on) can catch flies.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Bellsprout
Victreebell
-Name Origin: A fusion of the words Viscous (a thick, sticky liquid, like that contained in Pitcher Plants), Tree, and Bell, also could be a different spelling for "victory Bell", a prominent symbol in some college football games.
-Typing: See Bellsprout
-Appearance: Based off the Pitcher Plant family, which comes in a variety of colors. Real pitcher plants do have a "taillike" tendril attatched to their base, while the teeth could be based on the "spikes" that appear near the rim of the flower on several varieties.
-Species (Flycatcher Pokemon): Pitcher plants can catch flies by drowning them in their sweet-smelling insides.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Bellsprout

Tentacool
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Tentacle" and "Cool"
-Typing: It's a Jellyfish, and Jellyfish have stinging tentacles that contain posion, thus the water/poison typing.
-Appearance: Many species of jellyfish have two-to-four "dominant" tentacles. The design also seems to be influenced by Squids (which typically have two major tentacles among their many others), Man-o-War, and Comb Jellies.
-Species (Jellyfish Pokemon): It most resembles a jellyfish.
-Ability (Clear Body): Jellyfish do have transparent bodies, but the properties of this ability make little-to-no sense. What does having a clear body have to do with stats not getting lowered?!?! Even more strangely, only one other pokemon line with this ability has a transparent member, Regice's, so go figure.
-Ability (Liquid Ooze): Jellyfish contain a fluid which is inedible to most animals.
Tentacruel
-Name Origin: "Tentacle" + "Cruel"
-Typing: See Tentacool
-Appearance: Based on the Man-O-War, with some minor influences from Jellyfish and Squid (such as the two larger tentacles)
-Species (Jellyfish Pokemon): See Tentacool
-Ability (Clear Body): See Tentacool
-Ability (Liquid Ooze): See Tentacool

Geodude
-Name Origin: "Geodes" (meaning "Earthlike in Greek) + "Dude".
-Typing: It's made of rock, and rocks are found on the ground. (lol)
-Appearance: A rock with a face and two arms.
-Species (Rock Pokemon): It's a rock.
-Ability (Rock Head): Rocks can't have pain from impacting an object
-Ability (Sturdy): Rocks are hard to break and can not be knocked out instantly. Of course you can't make a rock fall unconscious in the first place but that's not important right now.
Graveler
-Name Origin: Most likely based on the act of graveling, which is to cover something in gravel, so a Graveler would be the one to cover the ground with gravel. Graveling also means to make someone annoyed.
-Typing: See Geodude
-Appearance: A boulder with four arms (the outer two being larger) and two feet
-Species (Rock Pokemon): See Geodude
-Ability (Rock Head): See Geodude
-Ability (Sturdy): See Geodude
Golem
-Name Origin: Golem is a mythical creature originating from Jewish fairy tales that was a man made of rock, the word also means a "uniform material".
-Typing: See Geodude
-Appearance: A turtle-like creature with a boulder for a shell.
-Species (Megaton Pokemon): A unit of explosive force, probably goes with Golem's "Explosion" and "Selfdestruct" attacks.
-Ability (Rock Head): See Geodude
-Ability (Sturdy): See Geodude

Ponyta
-Name Origin: Most likely a combination of the word "Pony" and the name "Nita" which means compassionate in Japanese.
-Typing: It's a flaming horse.
-Appearance: A white horse with a fiery mane, tail, and tufts of leg hair.
-Species (Fire Horse Pokemon): Self-explanatory
-Ability (Run Away): Horses can run fast.
-Ability (Flash Fire): Being a horse containing fire on it's body, it wouldn't make sense to be harmed by flames.
Rapidash
-Name Origin: "Rapid" + "Dash"
-Typing: See Ponyta
-Appearance: A unicorn with a firey mane, tail, and ankle tufts.
-Species (Fire Horse Pokemon): See Ponyta
-Ability (Run Away): See Ponyta
-Ability (Flash Fire): See Ponyta

Slowpoke
-Name Origin: A mild insult for not being speedy.
-Typing: Resembling mostly a hippo, it's easy to see the water typing. If you were to show a picture of this to someone who doesn't know about pokemon, they'd think you were psycho (Psychic-type). Ok seriously I think they just added the secondary typing for the lolz.
-Appearance: A pink hippo with curly ears a salamander's tail. (since it grows back, hippos don't have large tails, and lizards usually don't like to swim so it's probably not a lizard tail)
-Species (Dopey Pokemon): It looks silly and has almost no reaction time whatsoever.
-Ability (Oblivious): It's so stupid it doesn't know what the opposite gender is even if it saw it.
-Ability (Own Tempo): You can't become confused if you think about nothing.
Slowbro
-Name Origin: "Slow" + "Bro", they rhyme.
-Typing: see Slowpoke
-Appearance: A slowpoke with a Murex clamped to it's tail. Murexes are spiky predatory snails that live in saltwater. Some species can have spikes as long as their shells.
-Species (Hermit Crab Pokemon): Murex shells are used by many hermit crab species.
-Ability (Oblivious): See Slowpoke
-Ability (Own Tempo): See Slowpoke
Slowking
-Name Origin: "Slow" + "King"
-Typing: See Slowpoke
-Appearance: A slowpoke with a Murex for a crown and a popped beach ball for a "shirt collar".
-Species (Royal Pokemon): It's wearing a crown.
-Ability (Oblivious): See Slowpoke
-Ability (Own Tempo): See Slowpoke

Magnemite
-Name Origin: A combination of "Magnetite" (A magnetic material) and "Might" (as in power)
-Typing: An electric object made out of steel.
-Appearance: Appears to be a gray Security Camera with three Phillips screws and two magnets attached to it.
-Species (Magnet Pokemon): It has magnets on it.
-Ability (Magnet Pull): Certain metals are attracted to magnets.
-Ability (Sturdy): A metallic body is harder to damage than one of most materials.
Magneton
-Name Origin: Several equations relating to magnetic physics are called "magnetons", most likely it is not a coincidence for the name choice.
-Typing: See Magnemite
-Apperanace: Three Magnemite focused around an invisible center of influence.
-Species (Magnet Pokemon): See Magnemite
-Ability (Magnet Pull): See Magnemite
-Ability (Sturdy): See Magnemite
Magnezone
-Name Origin: Most likely based on the term "Magnetozone", which means a zone that has all magnetic objects polarized in the same direction.
-Typing: See Magnemite
-Appearance: Heavily resembles the magnet at the end of Junkyard Cranes, though it also resembles a UFO, it has two magnemite bodies on each of it's ends and three magnets along the lower half of it's body. It also has an antenna.
-Species (Magnet Area Pokemon): The definition for a magnetozone is a magnetic area.
-Ability (Magnet Pull): See Magnemite
-Ability (Sturdy): See Magnemite

Farfetch'd
-Name Origin: A weapon-wielding duck is quite Farfetched (Not easily believed by others)
-Typing: It's a bird, which can fly and are normal.
-Appearance: A leek-wielding, fawn-colored duck with three feathers sticking out the top of it's head, and a black tuft of feathers resembling either a set of eyebrows or a V-shaped scar. Also, Green Onions and Duck are a common delicacy in Asia.
-Species (Wild Duck Pokemon): It looks like a duck.
-Ability (Inner Focus): Ducks are hard to disturb with graphic or violent images.
-Ability (Keen Eye): A martial artist such as this duck-wielding duck is can not have it's skill diminished by mere mortals.

Doduo
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Dodo" and "Duo", referring to the two heads.
-Typing: Though it doesn't have wings, it's a normal/flying type bird
-Apperance: It looks like it is either a two-headed Emu or more likely a Bustard.
-Species (Twin Bird Pokemon): It's a two-headed bird.
-Ability (Run Away): Emus are known to run fast.
-Ability (Early Bird): More a pun than a truth, but the ability refers to how birds usually wake up earlier and more vocally than other animals.
Dodrio
-Name Origin: "Dodo" + "Trio"
-Typing: See Doduo
-Appearance: Easily based off the Secretary Bird.
-Species (Triple Bird Pokemon): It's a three-headed bird.
-Ability (Runa Away): Birds with long legs tend to be very quick.
-Ability (Early Bird): See Doduo

Seel
-Name Origin: A "misspelling" of Seal.
-Typing: Seals live in the water.
-Apperance: It looks like an Arctic Seal with a horn on it's head.
-Species (Sea Lion Pokemon): Sea Lions are close relatives of Seals
-Ability (Thick Fat): Arctic animals have thick layers of blubber, which, while they do make animals more ice resistant, they do not make them more fire resistant.
-Ability (Hydration): Seals love the water, but rain doesn't cure them. lol Totally made up for the games.
Dewgong
-Name Origin: A combination of "Dew" and "Dugong", a large sirenian (like Manatees).
-Typing: Sirenians live in the water, but ironically Dugongs live in the tropics, not the arctic like the animal Seel is based off of. (Which oddly doesn't have ice-typing, yet Dewgong does)
-Appearance: Seems to be a combination of an arctic seal and a dugong with the limbs and tail frilled to look finlike and a horn on the top of it's head,
-Species (Sea Lion Pokemon): See Seel
-Ability (Thick Fat): See Seel
-Ability (Hyrdation): See Seel

Grimer
-Name Origin: "Grime" means soot, the "r" at the end probably means that it's "duty" is to create grime.
-Typing: Sludge is poisonous
-Appearance: Is either supposed to be purple sludge, or a ball of tubifex worms (which live on sludge and in sewers), such as this or this.
-Species (Sludge Pokemon): It looks like sludge.
-Ability (Stench): Stuff from sewers reek.
-Ability (Sticky Hold): It's hard to pull stuff out of sticky muck
Muk
-Name Origin: A "misspelling" of muck.
-Typing: See Grimer
-Apperance: A larger version of Grimer
-Species (Sludge Pokemon): See Grimer
-Ability (Stench): See Grimer
-Ability (Sticky Hold): See Grimer

Shellder
-Name Origin: Most likely a combination of "Shell" and "Shelter" (since it can hide in it's shell), another possible origin is the word "Shelder" which means to be bold and blindly wish to do something, only to be scared of it once you've witnessed what you'll be doing (i.e. going into the army, babysitting, etc.) .
-Typing: Bivalves (two-shelled mollusks) live in the water
-Appearance: A kind of Spiny Oyster.
-Species (Bivalve Pokemon): It's a bivalve.
-Ability (Shell Armor): The shells of bivalves are used to protect themselves from getting their weak spots harmed.
-Ability (Skill Link): Some bivalves, such as scallops, beat their shells rapidly to move.
Cloyster
-Name Origin: Based on the word "Cloister", which means to shut away from the world.
-Typing: It's a clam, so obviously it should be a water type. The presence of clams inside (but not limited to) the arctic circle might be the basis of the ice-typing.
-Appearance: Seems to be based on the Giant Clam, with the black orb that contains the face being a pearl and the spike a siphon.
-Species (Bivalve Pokemon): See Shelleder
-Ability (Shell Armor): See Shellder
-Ability (Skill Link): See Shellder

Gastly
-Name Origin: The word "Ghastly", which means frighetning or diturbing.
-Typing: It's supposed to be possesed smog, thus the ghost and poison typing.
-Apperance: A cloud of fumes with a concentrated area containing the face.
-Species (Gas Pokemon): It's made of gas.
-Ability (Levitate): Gas and ghosts float in the air, not being affected by earthquakes and the like significantly.
Haunter
-Name Origin: Basically means a person or thing that constantly produces a disturbing effect.
-Typing: See Gastly
-Appearance: A purple shadow-like creature with three-clawed hands. Ironically a gesture from Ancient Greece was to make your hand look like a 3-clawed paw in order to WARD OFF spirits.
-Species (Gas Pokemon): See Gastly
-Abiltiy (Levitate): See Gastly
Gengar
-Name Origin: Most likely a double meaning, "Gangrene" is the death of bodily tissues, while it's menacing looks could be gangster like in appearance.
-Typing: See Gastly
-Appearance: A purple foxlike demon with red eyes.
-Species (Shadow Pokemon): It looks kind of like a shadow.
-Ability (Levitate): See Gastly

Onix
-Name Origin: "Onyx", which is a quartz-based rock.
-Typing: It lives underground, and is made of rocks.
-Appearance: A giant rock-body worm, most likely based off a African Rock Python or a mythical creature such as the Mongolian Death Worm.
-Species (Rock Snake Pokemon): Looks somewhat like a snake.
-Ability (Rock Head): It has a rock for a head and thus doesn't suffer self-induced concussions.
-Ability (Sturdy): It is large and bulky and thus would have a difficult time being ko'd in one hit.
Steelix
-Name Origin: A combination of "Steel" and "Onyx".
-Typing: It lives underground, and is made of steel.
-Apperance: Appears to be based on ancient amphibians, such as Koolasuchus. The four spikes on Steelix could represent limbs.
-Species (Iron Snake Pokemon): It's made of metal and is long like a snake.
-Ability (Rock Head): See Onix
-Ability (Sturdy): See Onix

Drowzee
-Name Origin: "Drowzy", which means sleepy.
-Typing: Psychics "can" hypnotize people.
-Appearance: Easily based off a Malayan Tapir, just humanized and with different colors.
-Species (Hypnosis Pokemon): It can hypnotize.
-Ability (Insomnia): Hypnotists have mystical anti-sleep powers . . . . alright insomnia means to have trouble falling asleep.
-Ability (Forewarn): Psychics "can" mindread to determine powerful tactics of their foe.
Hypno
-Name Origin: Based off the Greek word "Hypnos", which means "sleep"
-Typing: See Drowzee
-Appearance: A Proboscis Monkey with fox ears and a pendulum.
-Species (Hypnosis Pokemon): See Drowzee
-Ability (Insomnia): See Drowzee
-Ability (Forewarn): See Drowzee

Krabby
-Name Origin: "Krabby" means grouchy, and it sounds like the word "Crab".
-Typing: Crabs live in or near the water.
-Appearance: Resembles a Edible Crab (real name), the horns are eyestalks in reallife.
-Species (River Crab Pokemon): Some crabs can live in freshwater.
-Ability (Hyper Cutter): The claws are still sharp so their painfulness can't really be lowered if they clamp down.
-Ability (Shell Armor): Crustaceans have exoskeletons to protect them.
Kingler
-Name Origin: A combination of the names of the two crabs it's based on, the King and Fiddler.
-Typing: See Krabby
-Appearance: The spiny crown is based off the King Crab's antennae, while the two "large teeth" are based off the small limbs used for feeding and cleaning. The way one claw is larger than the other is based off the Fiddler Crab.
-Species (Pincer Pokemon): Crab pincers are claws.
-Ability (Hyper Cutter): See Krabby
-Ability (Shell Armor): See Krabby

Voltorb
-Name Origin: A combination of the words "Volt" (relating to electricity) and "orb" (sphere)
-Typing: Pokeballs are electronic, so that's probably the reasoning of the electric-typing.
-Appearance: An angry pokeball-like sphere, also vaguely resembles a bomb.
-Species (Ball Pokemon): It looks like a ball.
-Ability (Soundproof): Most electronics are unaffected by sound.
-Ability (Static): Short Circuits and live wires can cause paralysis.
Electrode
-Name Origin: An electric conductor.
-Typing: See Voltorb
-Appearance: A pokeball with the color pattern reversed from red over white to white over red, looks slightly like a bomb.
-Species (Ball Pokemon): See Voltorb
-Ability (Soundproof): See Voltorb
-Ability (Static): See Voltorb

Exeggcute
-Name Origin: A combination of "Egg" and "Execute"
-Typing: It's a grass type because of it's evolution, and the psychic typing .... is a little odd. It's most likely based on an old myth that eggs could purify your soul. (Thus the mind power would relate to psychics)
-Appearance: Six light purple eggs with various degrees of cracking.
-Species (Egg Pokemon): They're eggs.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): Most likely due to it's evolution.
Exeggutor
-Name Origin: A combination of "Egg" and "Executor"
-Typing: It's a grass type because it's a plant, and I suppose the psychic typing is based on how coconuts seem to "predict" when people are under them, killing more than grizzly bears each year.
-Appearance: A palm tree with large feet and three "coconut heads".
-Species (Coconut Pokemon): It's a coconut tree.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): It's a plant, and most plants, especially trees, use chlorophyll.

Cubone
-Name Origin: "Cub" [Youth] + "Bone" [The skull and bone]
-Typing: It's a ground type because usually intact bones are associated with the desert, plus the build doesn't really let it survive by climbing.
-Appearance: A Sand Gecko, strangely wearing a fox-like skull.
-Species (Lonely Pokemon): It's apparently oprhaned, every last one of them.
-Ability (Rock Head): The skull acts like a buffer, preventing headbutting from causing concussions at self-induced velocities . . . he's wearing a helmet.
-Ability (Lightning Rod): The only way this could make sense is if Cubone's bone was pointed upward, acting like a lightning rod.
Marowak
-Name Origin: "Marrow" [The inside portion of the bone] + "Whack" [Hit]
-Typing: See Cubone
-Appearance: It looks like a bigger version of Cubone, but it's "fox skull" now looks more like a "fox MASK".
-Species (Bone Keeper Pokemon): It has two bones it takes with it everywhere.
-Ability (Rock Head): See Cubone
-Ability (Lightning Rod): See Cubone

Tyrogue
-Name Origin: A combination of a modified spelling of "Tai Chi" and "Rogue".
-Typing: It fights well.
-Appearance: Looks like a purple kid with a mohawk made of horns.
-Species (Scuffle Pokemon): It likes to fight.
-Ability (Guts): Fighters tend to focus more on weakness when disadvantaged.
-Ability (Steadfast): Fighters tend to jab quicker when hit vitally.
Hitmonlee
-Name Origin: A shortening of "Hit Monster" (like how Pokemon is short for Pocket Monster) and combined with Lee (as in Bruce Lee)
-Typing: It's a fighter.
-Apperance: A brown blob with angry eyes, wrapped arms, and flexible, large legs.
-Species (Kicking Pokemon): It's a powerful kicker.
-Ability (Limber): It doesn't care about it's own condition, it will fight even with paralyzing pain.
-Ability (Reckless): Being more aggressive than defensive, Hitmonlee has little concern for it's health.
Hitmonchan
-Name Origin: A combination of "Hit Monster" and "Jackie Chan".
-Typing: It's a boxer, fit for fighting.
-Apperance: A human with spiky hair, boxing gloves, and purple clothing.
-Species (Punching Pokemon): Boxers are known for punching.
-Ability (Keen Eye): Fighters with keen eyesight tend to be able to see even when conditions are poor.
-Ability (Iron Fist): Boxing gloves increase damage-potential.
Hitmontop
-Name Origin: A fusion of "Hit Monster" and "Top", relating to the spinning.
-Typing: Breakdancers are good at injuring people with their reckless antics. (lol)
-Apperance: A human-like pokemon with long hair, two spiky feet, long legs, and a spiked tail.
-Species (Handstand Pokemon): It uses breakdancing moves [such as the handstand] to fight.
-Ability (Intimidate): If you saw a person spinning on his head homing in on you, that would be pretty intimidating, or at least disturbing.
-Ability (Technician): When spinning, most moves are effective due to their speed-boost from the spin.

Lickitung
-Name Origin: "Lick" + "Tongue", the I was most likely added either to turn Lick into an adverb "Licky" or added for phonetic ease.
-Typing: It's kind of generic, or NORMAL.
-Apperance: A pink gecko with striping on it's belly and rings on it's knees, also has a very long tongue.
-Species (Licking Pokemon): It can lick a lot of different things.
-Ability (Own Tempo): Hard to confuse a gecko.
-Ability (Oblivious): No matter how cute your GF is that gecko won't find her sexy.
Lickylicky
-Name Origin: The sound of licking something, TWICE.
-Typing: See Lickitung
-Appearance: An overly obese gecko with a neck pattern resembling a hankerchief or bib and a curl on it's head.
-Species (Licking Pokemon): See Lickitung
-Ability (Own Tempo): See Lickitung
-Ability (Oblvious): See Lickitung

Koffing
-Name Origin: "Coughing"
-Typing: It spews poisonous gas.
-Appearance: Resembles a land mine with a skull decal that can emit gas, such as chlorine.
-Species (Poison Gas Pokemon): It spews poisonous gas.
-Ability (Levitate): It floats in the air for some reason.
Weezing
-Name Origin: "Wheezing", similar to coughing.
-Typing: See Koffing
-Appearance: Resemble 3 land mines fused together with large canines on two of them.
-Species (Poison Gas Pokemon): See Koffing
-Ability (Levitate): See Koffing

Rhyhorn
-Name Origin: A combination of "Rhino" and "Horn"
-Typing: Rhinos live on the ground, and they look almost like they're made of rock.
-Apperance: Reesembles a rhinoceros/ceratopsin fusion, also somewhat resembles a Rhinoceros Beetle.
-Species (Spikes Pokemon): Has a spiky build
-Ability (Lightningrod): The horn and back spikes could act like lightning rods.
-Ability (Rock Head): Rhinoceros have thick heads.
Rhydon
-Name Origin: "Rhino" + "Don". "Don" means "Tooth", though it doesn't look like it has rhino teeth. lol The suffix is used for many dinosaurs though.
-Typing: See Rhyhorn
-Appearance: Resembles a bipedal dinosaur with a drill on it's nose.
-Species (Drill Pokemon): It's rhinoceros horn is actually a drill.
-Ability (Lightningrod): See Rhyhorn
-Ability (Rock Head): See Rhyhorn
Rhyperior
-Name Origin: "Rhino" + "Hyper" + "Superior". Hyper is usually considered the next step up from super for whatever reason.
-Typing: See Rhyhorn
-Appearance: A heavily-armored dinosaur with a mace-tail, two horns, and arms resembling Tunnel Boring Machines.
-Species (Drill Pokemon): One of it's horns looks like a drill.
-Ability (Lightningrod): See Rhyhorn
-Ability (Rock Head): See Rhyhorn

Happiny
-Name Origin: "Happy" + "Teeny"
-Typing: It looks like a human and humans are normal.
-Apperance: A little girl/blob thing with curly hair holding an egg.
-Species (Playhouse Pokemon): It's a kid.
-Ability (Natural Cure): Happiny's older forms know medical properties and thus can cure themselves.
-Ability (Serene Grace): Sometimes random things can happen involving people.
Chansey
-Name Origin: An alternative spelling of "Chancy", meaning "risky" referring to how they're used in hospitals to help as nurses.
-Typing: See Happiny
-Appearance: A pinkblob with, arms, legs, long hair, and a tail that somewhat resembles an egg. The pouch carrying the egg is supposed to resemble a maternity sling, a cloth "hammock" that mothers wear to carry their baby around near their upper torso when the child is very young.
-Species (Egg Pokemon): It carries an egg with it, though unlike most mothers she uses her "children" as projectiles.
-Ability (Natural Cure): See Happiny
-Ability (Serene Grace): See Happiny
Blissey
-Name Origin: The word "Blissfully" shortened. Bliss means happiness, and she's become bigger and heavier (30 pounds more compared to the increase in barely over a foot in height) while also still carrying an egg . . so I guess this pokemon represents becoming a parent or pregnancy.
-Typing: See Happiny
-Appearance: A heavier version of Chansey with a white lower body and a frilled "skirt" [which B/W's Female Protagonist's pants vaguely resemble] and frilled sleeves, almost like a maid's. For some reason the tail disappeared, her hair became curly, but strangely the egg and pouch on her never grew, in fact they may even be smaller than Chansey's. @_@
-Species (Happiness Pokemon): Blissey apparently is supposed to look vaguely like an expecting mother, and I suppose the "happiness" is the impending parenthood?
-Ability (Natural Cure): See Happiny
-Ability (Serene Grace): See Happiny

Tangela
-Name Origin: Most likely the "Tangelo" fruit, a hybrid between a Tangerine and a Pomelo.
-Typing: It's made of vines, which are plants. (Grass-typing)
-Appearance: Despite being a grass-type, it's based off sea anemone, but with actual feet and two enshrouded eyes. Also has some vine-like characteristics.
-Species (Vine Pokemon): It's made of vines.
-Ability (Chlorophyll): Vines use direct sunlight to grow faster.
-Ability (Leaf Guard): Sunlight helps keep plants healthy, but it doesn't literally take away poisons and the like.
Tangrowth
-Name Origin: "Tangelo" + "Overgrowth", as in plants overpopulating an area.
-Typing: see Tangela
-Appearance: A heap of vines with two three-point vines for arms.
-Species (Vine Pokemon): See Tangela
-Ability (Chlorophyll): See Tangela
-Ability (Leaf Guard): See Tangela

Kangaskhan
-Name Origin: A combination of "Kangaroo" and "Genghis Khan", a powerful Mongolian ruler that carved a large empire.
-Typing:Kangaroos are normal . . . apparently.
-Apperance: A kanagaroo with an armadillo's skull plating and a pouch containing a baby. Also has armor on it's legs, arms, and tail.
-Species (Parent Pokemon): It's carrying a baby, and thus is a parent or legal guardian.
-Ability (Early Bird): Parenting instincts tend to wake people up for the saftey and supervision of their children.
-Ability (Scrappy): The love of being a parent transcends all boundaries, including the supernatural, thus allowing Kangaskhan to fight ghosts to protect her baby.

Horsea
-Name Origin: A portmanteau of "Horse and Sea", a reversal of the name of the animal Horsea is based on.
-Typing: Sea horses live in water.
-Apperance: A small blue seahorse, the spikes on it's head are based on the sea horse's pectoral fins.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): Sea Horses somewhat resemble dragons, and a relative of sea horses are called sea dragons.
-Ability (Swift Swim): Being an animal that lives underwater, it is not slowed down by precipitation.
-Ability (Sniper): The snout is like a barrel of a rifle, and if the opponent is severely hit somewhere, the animal can take aim around that spot for more damage.
Seadra
-Name Origin: A shortening of "Sea Dragon".
-Typing: See Horsea
-Apperance: Similar to Horsea, but with a curly tail, more prominent scales, and larger, spikier dorsal fins.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): See Horsea
-Ability (Poison Point): Some fish, such as the Foxface Rabbitfish, carry poison in their fins that can get injected if contact is made.
-Ability (Sniper): See Horsea
Kingdra
-Name Origin: A shortening of "King Dragon"
-Typing: It lives in the water, and it looks like a dragon.
-Apperance: Greatly resembles a Weedy Sea Dragon.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): See Horsea
-Ability (Swift Swim): See Horsea
-Ability (Sniper): See Horsea

Goldeen
-Name Origin: An alternative pronounciation of "Golden"
-Typing: It lives in the water.
-Apperance: Resembles a goldfish. While no goldfish actually has horns, some variaties, such as the Lionhead, have no dorsal fins, while others, such as the Pom-Pom have horn-like protrusions on their nostrils. The elongated fins are based off the Fantail.
-Species (Goldfish Pokemon): It's a goldfish.
-Ability (Swift Swim): Creatures that live in the water move faster when wet.
-Ability (Water Veil): It's hard to get burned when you live underwater.
Seaking
-Name Origin: A combination of "Sea" and "King".
-Typing: Fish live in water.
-Apperance: A Calico Fantail with a horn.
-Species (Goldfish Pokemon): See Goldeen
-Ability (Swift Swim): See Goldeen
-Ability (Water Veil): See Goldeen

Staryu
-Name Origin: Most likely a shortening of the phrase "Starring YOU!"
-Typing: Starfish live in water.
-Appearance: A brown starfish with five limbs, and a (spherical) gem-covered gold trinket where a Starfish's mouth is on it's underside.
-Species (Star Shape Pokemon): It's shaped like a star.
-Ability (Illuminate): Stars light up the sky, and starfish are relatively high on the food chain, actively seeking out mollusks to kill.
-Ability (Natural Cure): Starfish can regenerate arms, even if their head is cut up they can still survive, and even become more than one being.
Starmie
-Name Origin: Similar to Staryu, but it would be "Starring ME!"
-Typing: Starfish live in water, and psychics sometimes use stars as a basis for their doings.
-Apperance: A purple, 10-limbed purple version of Staryu with an octagonal gem on it's center. Many kinds of starfish, such as feather starfish, have 10-or-more limbs.
-Species (Mysterious Pokemon): The behaviors and hunting tactics are rarely seen by people from the shore, and they almost have an other-worldy appearance and regenration ability.
-Ability (Illuminate): See Staryu
-Ability (Natural Cure): See Staryu

Mime Jr.
-Name Origin: It's a mime and looks like a kid. (Thus the junior part).
-Typing: Mimes are sometimes associated with psychics due to their strange behavior.
-Appearance: A freaky looking kid with a weird hat, ear muffs, and puffy pants.
-Species (Mime Pokemon): It's a mime.
-Ability (Soundproof): The imaginary box apparently can block sound attacks.
-Ability (Filter): Imaginary barriers can be used to protect against severe impacts.
Mr. Mime
-Name Origin: It looks like a clown or mime.
-Typing: See Mime Jr.
-Apperance: A clown with curly shoes and blue, wiglike hair.
-Species (Barrier Pokemon): Mimes are notorious for pretending to be boxed inside nowhere.
-Ability (Soundproof): See Mime Jr.
-Ability (Filter): See Mime Jr.

Scyther
-Name Origin: A scyther literally means a user of Scythes.
-Typing: It's a mantid, which are flying bugs.
-Apperance: A Praying Mantis, which have scythe-like arms, the spikes are supposed to make it appear dragon-like.
-Species (Mantis Pokemon): It's a Mantis.
-Ability (Swarm): Bugs can swarm, though whem they're in peril they're more likely to flee, not gain more power. >_>
-Ability (Technician): Sword weilders attempt to use even weak moves to the best potential.
Scizor
-Name Origin: A re-spelling of "Scissor"
-Typing: It's a mantid, which are a kind of bug, and it's claws are made of metal (steel).
-Apperance: A red mantid with a hornet's abdomen and crab-like claws. The eyespots on the claws make them look like chomping heads.
-Species (Pincer Pokemon): It has pincers.
-Ability (Swarm): See Scyther
-Ability (Technician): See Scyther

Smoochum
-Name Origin: A cutsey way of saying "Smooch" [or kiss].
-Typing: See Jynx
-Apperance: Appears to be a young humanoid with purple skin.
-Species (Kiss Pokemon): Children tend to want to be kissed by their parents.
-Ability (Oblivious): Young children aren't romantically inclined.
-Ability (Forewarn): Psychics can supposedly read minds.
Jynx
-Name Origin: "Jinx" which means "Cursed".
-Typing: It's a psychic type because it's cursed, but the ice-typing is a bit weird, perhaps Jynx are outcasts that have to live homeless in winters, or the Yuki-Onna, a wicked spirit that could cause snow storms.
-Apperance: Most likely a combination of the Yuki-onna (who had no feet in legend) or Vodun [West African] spiritual culture, since that is where we get the word "Voodoo".
-Species (Human Shape Pokemon): It looks similar to a human.
-Ability (Oblivious): She likes being single.
-Ability (Forewarn): See Smoochum

Elekid
-Name Origin: "Electric" + "Kid"
-Typing: It's body design screams electric-type.
-Apperance: A living plug with three-pronged arms and a lightning bolt on it's chest.
-Species (Electric Pokemon): It looks like part of an electric appliance.
-Ability (Static): Touching exposed electricity can induce paralysis
Electabuzz
-Name Origin: "Electric" + "Buzz", the "A" was most likely added for phonetic ease.
-Typing: See Elekid
-Appearance: A yellow and black striped ogre with two Van De Graff generators for ears, lightning rods for horns, and a thunderbolt on it's chest.
-Species (Electric POkemon): See Elekid
-Ability (Static): See Elekid
Electivire
-Name Origin: "Electric" + "Vile" (Unpleasant + "Ire" (Wrath), the "R" might have been a mistake since Rs are pronounced like Ls in Japan.
-Typing: See Elekid
-Apperance: A tiger-striped, bigfoot-esque animal with two tails like Jumper Cables (such as ones used to help start up a car). Has two Van De Graff generators on it's head and a skull that vaguely resembles the positive side of a battery.
-Species (Thunderbolt Pokemon): It can generate large thunderbolts.
-Ability (Motor Drive): It's body resembles many mechanical parts that are driven by electricity.

Magby
-Name Origin: "Magma" + "Baby"
-Typing: It's made of magma, which is hot like fire.
-Appearance: Resembles a bipedal, collar-wearing fusion between a kind of Booby Bird and aSalamander (not the real kind, the mythical one that lives in fire)
-Species (Live Coal Pokemon): It's made of fire, and it's head resembles hot coals.
-Ability (Flame Body): It's made of fire and magma, and thus burns to the touch.
Magmar
-Name Origin: "Magma" + "Mar" (To ruin something)
-Typing: See Magby
-Appearance: Similar to Magby, but with a large brow resembling coals, spikes on it's back, solidifying rock on it's arms and fire on it's tail, head, and belly.
-Species (Spitfire Pokemon): It can eject fire, occasionally the word is associated with eruptions.
-Ability (Flame Body): See Magby
Magmortar
-Name Origin: "Magma" + "Mortar" (Material for brick-making)
-Typing: See Magby
-Apperance: A bipedal firey salamander with blocky claws, which somehow can be retracted into the body to form cannons.
-Species (Blast Pokemon): It can blast fire.
-Ability (Flame Body): See Magby

Pinsir
-Name Origin: The word "Pincer", referring to the pinching appendages.
-Typing: It's a bug.
-Apperance: Easily based on the Stag Beetle, but does have some properties of the Giant Rhinoceros Beetle and Earwig aswell.
-Species (Stag Beetle Pokemon): Gee I wonder . . . .
-Ability (Mold Breaker): Kind of weird for Pinsir to have, but I guess the epicness of the design even overwhelms pokemon physics.
-Ability (Hyper Cutter): Pincers still hurt even when they're used in slow motion.

Tauros
-Name Origin: Based on Taurus the bull.
-Typing: Cattle are normal.
-Apperance: A combination of the characteristics of Bison and Cattle, with silver horns, three tails, and three silver orbs on it's head. Taurus was semi-prominent in Greece (being associated with Zeus) and the number three was associated with diviness, similar to several other religions.
-Species (Wild Bull Pokemon): It looks like a bull.
-Ability (Intimidate): Bulls can be pretty scary since they attack unprovoked and show little mercy.
-Ability (Anger Point): Bulls can be easily angered.

Magikarp
-Name Origin: "Magic" + "Carp", a kind of fish.
-Typing: Fish live in the water.
-Apperance: Based on carp, most notably goldfish and koi, which have long "whisker-like" barbs.
-Species (Fish Pokemon): It's a fish.
-Ability (Swift Swim): Fish swim faster in water.
Gyarados
-Name Origin: Originates from the word "Gyarah" which means "11". This may seem weird, until you know that the phrase "Nou do Gyarah" means to run away from something, with the number 11 symbolizing TWO legs. Two is "Dos" In Spanish. So this is just one large inside joke which boils down to the name of this creature: "RUN AWAY!"
-Typing: Fish live in the water, and windsocks "fly" in the air from wind blowing into them.
-Apperance: A hybrid of a Windsock and a sea monster, the basis of this chain was an old Japanese tale that a carp became a monster after years of training in rapids.
-Species (Atrocious Pokemon): It'd probably look ugly in real life.
-Ability (Intimidate): If you saw this thing in the distance, you'd probably name it "RUN AWAY!" too.

Lapras
-Name Origin: The gemstone "Lapis", (which is a brilliant blue like the body of Lapras), and "Ras" meaning "Authority", most often used to refer to ship captains.
-Typing: It lives in the water, but the ice-typing just seems like an addon to me.
-Apperance: A plesiosaur with big ears, a large spiky shell/coral on it's back, and a horn on it's head.
-Species (Transport Pokemon): Due to their size, strength, and shell spikes, they are easily used to surf across the sea.
-Ability (Shell Armor): The shell is used in self-defense to protect it's weak areas from attack.
-Ability (Water Absorb):Being a gigantic animal that needs water to survive, being hit by water does not harm it.

Ditto
-Name Origin: "Ditto" means "the same".
-Typing: Mimicking is considered normal mockery behavior.
-Apperance: A smiling purple amoeba-like blob of protoplasm.
-Species (Transform Pokemon): It can transform into nearly anything.
-Ability (Limber): It's hard to paralyze jelly, trust me people have tried.

Eevee
-Name Origin: Most likely a different pronounciation of the first two syllables in "Evoloution", since many people pronounce them "Eh-Veh", the name strenghthens the "E" sound, so i's "Ee-Vee". Refers to the insane amount of evolutions it had (even when there were only three). Also, Eevee is how the first two letters in evoltion are pronounced if they are by themselves.
-Typing: Baby canines are normal.
-Apperance: Heavily resembles a baby fox.
-Species (Evolution Pokemon): It evolves into as few as 7 different pokemon directly.
-Ability (Run Away): Baby animals tend to either hide or flee from strange creatures.
-Ability (Adaptability): Foxes are very adaptable, inhabiting swamps, forests, prairie, tundra, and even desert areas.
Vaporeon
-Name Origin: "Vapor" [like water vapor] combined most likely with "Ion", which is Greek for "State of", so basically Vaporeon is "State of Water Vapor"
-Typing: It is amphibious, and can live in the water.
-Apperance: A cat with a mermaid tail, finlike ears, a row of spikes on it's back, and a mane of webbing.
-Species (Bubble Jet Pokemon): It's made of water, and you can make jets of bubbles underwater.
-Ability (Water Absorb): If a pokemon is made of water, it wouldn't make sense to be harmed by the liquid.
Jolteon
-Name Origin: "Jolt" [as in jolt of electricity] + "Eon", literally means "State of Sparks"
-Typing: It looks like it's made of sparks of electricity.
-Apperance: A yellow, dog like animal with spiky fur, and a spiky, white mane.
-Species (Lightning Pokemon): Lightning is electricity.
-Ability (Volt Absorb): If it's made of electricity, more electricity shouldn't harm it.
Flareon
-Name Origin: "Flare" [as in a flare of fire] + "Eon", literally means "State of Flame"
-Typing: It appears to be made of fire.
-Apperance: A red, fox like animal with a large, bushy, yellow fire tail, yellow fire on it's head and mane, and a red body with big ears.
-Species (Flame Pokemon): It looks like it's made of flame.
-Ability (Flash Fire): If it's made of fire, fire attacks shouldn't harm it at all.
Espeon
-Name Origin: "ESP" [short for Extrasensory Perception] + "Eon", literally means "State of Psychic Power"
-Typing: It appears to be a psychic.
-Appearance: A purple cat with a forked tail and wearing a bindi. The bindi is used in some religions as a representation of one's mind power, while the forked tail most likely is based on a tuning fork. Some "reallife psychics" use tuning forks to "tune" their mind to an appropriate frequency.
-Species (Sun Pokemon): Espeon only evolves from Eevee in the day.
-Ability (Synchronize): Apparently psychic cats can force the enemy to feel all the pain it does.
Umbreon
-Name Origin: "Umbra" [shadow] + "Eon", literally means "State of Darkness".
-Typing: It is a black cat, considered dark magic.
-Apperance: A black cat with yellow rings around it's body and red eyes. The rings may be based on the "Evil Eye Rings" sometimes sold at jewlery stores, but I think it's a coincidence.
-Species (Moonlight Pokemon): Umbreon can only evolve at night.
-Ability (Synchronize): Apparently "evil" cats can cause you to feel their pain.
Leafeon
-Name Origin: "Leaf" [leaf] + "Eon", literally means "State of Leaves".
-Typing: It appears to be part-plant.
-Appearance: A yellow cat with a leaves for hair curls, a leaf for a tail, and leaves for ears.
-Species (Verdant POkemon): Verdant means "grass colored"
-Ability (Leaf Guard): Plants have few health problems (other than pretty much every outside force) in direct sunlight.
Glaceon
-Name Origin: "Glacier" [A gigantic slab of ice] + "Eon", literally means "State of Ice"
-Typing: Is pointy like ice crystals, and is blue, which for some reason represents ice and cold in modern day society.
-Apperance: A blue cat with crystaline shaped ears, tail fur, and hair strands.
-Species (Fresh Snow Pokemon): I guess it kind of reminds people of ice and fresh snow . . . .
-Ability (Snow Cloak): Living in icy areas allow you to traverse them better, even when in blizzards and hailstorms.

Porygon
-Name Origin: The word "Polygon" (3D model, though technically it can apply to all shapes), but with an R since "R" is pronounced like "L" in Japan. The name is identical in English and Japanese.
-Typing: Maybe not so much back in the early 90s, but computer models are pretty normal.
-Appearance: A blocky polygon lacking a large amount of sides, similar to the 32-bit and 64-bit systems of the day, which were just getting popular at the time of Pokemon's release. Somewhat resembles a red and blue bird.
-Species (Virtual Pokemon): Computer models are virtual, not real.
-Ability (Trace): Computer coding can mimic certain behaviors.
-Ability (Download): Computers can calculate effective solutions to problems.
Porygon2
-Name Origin: A lot of programs, when reworked, get a number slapped on to the side, as is the case with Porygon, which just gets a 2 added to the name)
-Typing: See Porygon
-Appearance: Basically it looks like Porygon if Porygon was made for a computer with a better processing ability. (Better processing = More frames per second = More room to make more detailed models without slowdown)
-Species (Virtual Pokemon): See Porygon
-Ability (Trace): See Porygon
-Ability (Download): See Porygon
Porygon-Z
-Name Origin: Many computer companies add a Z to the end of their brand name just for teh lolz.
-Typing: See Porygon
-Appearance: A glitched up version of Porygon2. The head is dismembered and floats upsidedown at peculiar angles to the body, the body itself is upside down, the "wings" are attatched improperly, and the coloring is scrambled. To go with the glitchiness Porygon-Z's eyes give a "completely scrambled" expression to the face, and in most of the games they even make it spasm. 0_o
-Species (Virtual Pokemon): See Porygon
-Ability (Adaptability): Powers up moves that are efficiently processed, which must be hard for this pokemon.
-Abiltiy (Download): See Porygon

Omanyte
-Name Origin: A different spellign for "Ammonite", an extinct, shelled sea creature.
-Typing: Fossils are encased in rock, and the animals lived in the water.
-Appearance: Resembles a blue cephalopod, most notably an ammonite.
-Species (Spiral Pokemon): It has a spiral shell.
-Ability (Swift Swim): Animals that live in the water [and indirectly rain] move faster in it.
-Ability (Shell Armor): It can retract into it's shell to protect against critical hits.
Omnastar
-Name Origin: "Ammonite" + "Monster", also could be pronounced as "A monster".
-Typing: See Omanyte
-Appearance: Resembles a blue ammonite, and has a large bony beak with four parts to it plus a spiky shell.
-Species (Spiral Pokemon): See Omanyte
-Ability (Swift Swim): See Omanyte
-Abiltiy (Shell Armor): see Omanyte

Kabuto
-Name Origin: Kabuto is Japanese for helmet, which it's body does resemble.
-Typing: It's based on the water-dwelling trilobite, and it's fossils are found in rocks.
-Appearance: A small trilobite.
-Species (Shellfish Pokemon): If it were alive today, it would most likely be labelled as a shellfish.
-Ability (Swift Swim): Argh, I'm getting tired of the same old description, it lives in water and thus can move faster in it. >_>
-Ability (Battle Armor): Pretty much identical to Shell Armor, it blocks critical hits.
Kabutops
-Name Origin: A combination of Kabuto [hemlet], and the Greem word, "Tops", meaning face. Thus, the literal name for this pokemon is "Helmet Face".
-Typing: See Kabuto
-Apperance: A bipedal trilobite with raptor-like characteristics and scimiatars for arms.
-Species (Shellfish Pokemon): See Kabuto
-Ability (Swift Swim): See Kabuto
-Ability (Battle Armor): See Kabuto

Aerodactyl
-Name Origin: Literally means "Air Finger" in Greek, is most likely a play on "Pterodactyl" [winged finger], which were flying dinsoaurlike creatures.
-Typing: Their fossils are found in rocks and they flew.
-Appearance: A purple pterosaur with a barbed tail.
-Species (Fossil Pokemon): They're found in fossils.
-Ability (Rock Head): Since it's "made of rock", it's head can take quite a beating and not be hurt.
-Ability (Pressure): The sight of such a creature would make the opponent intimidated enough to waste it's energy in inefficient ways.

Munchlax
-Name Origin: "Munch" + "Relax"
-Typing: Bears are normal.
-Appearance: A small bear like character, also resembles one of Totoro's friends.
-Species (Big Eater Pokemon): It eats a lot.
-Ability (Pickup): It constantly searches for edible scraps.
-Ability (Thick Fat): It eats so it has some fat to protect itself.
Snorlax
-Name Origin: "Snore" + "Relax"
-Typing: See Munchlax
-Appearance: A really big, tubby, bear. Resembles Totoro, a famous Japanese character.
-Species (Sleeping Pokemon): It sleeps a lot.
-Ability (Immunity): With a body that large it would take A LOT of poison to cause an effect.
-Ability (Thick Fat): Being obese it's blubber give some protection

Articuno
-Name Origin: "Arctic" + "Uno", which means "1" in Spanish.
-Typing: It's an ice bird.
-Appearance: A blue avian that resembles a Blue Jay, but with a tail similar to that of some tropical birds, though none in particular come to mind.
-Species (Freeze Pokemon): It lives in the freezing cold.
-Ability (Pressure): The intimidating power of a legendary bird is enough to make other pokemon nervous and not good at conserving energy.

Zapdos
-Name Origin: "Zap" + "Dos", which means "2" in Spanish.
-Typing: It's a bird that can control electricity.
-Appearance: It somewhat resembles a Sandpiper, but is probably coincidental. This bird has yellow, jagged feathers and a pointed beak, may be based on the mythical "Thunderbird".
-Species (Electric Pokemon): It has electic powers.
-Ability (Pressure): See Articuno

Moltres
-Name Origin: "Molten" [Hot] + "Tres", which means "3" in Spanish.
-Typing: It's a bird made out of fire.
-Apperance: Looks like a Great Heron, but on fire and with a yellow body. Could be also a nod to the Phoenix, a firebird.
-Species (Flame Pokemon): It's on fire.
-Ability (Pressure): See Articuno

Dratini
-Name Origin: "Dragon" + "Teeny", a way of saying tiny usually associated with babies.
-Typing: It's a dragon.
-Apperance: Looks like a mythical worm, a type of dragon in mythology that has no limbs.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): It's still a dragon.
-Ability (Shed Skin): It can molt to remove poisons from it's skin.
Dragonair
-Name Origin: "Dragon" + "Air", since it can fly.
-Typing: See Dratini
-Apperance: A larger worm with Greek-style wings for ears and blue gems on it's neck and tail.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): See Dratini
-Ability (Shed Skin): See Dratini
Dragonite
-Name Origin: "Dragon" + "Knight", since in tales knights battled dragons.
-Typing: It's a flying dragon.
-Apperance: A yellowish orange dragon with green wings, a long, thick tail and wiry horns that can conduct electricity.
-Species (Dragon Pokemon): See Dratini
-Ability (Inner Focus): Dragons aren't easily disturbed by mere non-mythical creatures, no matter how much they are proven real.

Mewtwo
-Name Origin: "Mew" [the sound a cat makes] plus "Two", referring to how it was created from a Mew.
-Typing: It's a powerful being able to control psychic powers.
-Appearance: It's a purple psychic, alien-like, anthropomorphic cat.
-Species (Genetic Pokemon): It was created by geneticists.
-Ability (Pressure): It's awesome power can cost opponents to become weak quickly.

Mew
-Name Origin: "Mew" is the sound a cat makes, alternatively spelled as "Meow". Interestingly, some people believe it resembles a fetus and that the name is a combination of the words "Me" and "You", since it's supposed to represent all animal and human life.
-Typing: It's a powerful psychic user, which uses the skill to float through the air.
-Appearance: A pink, catlike animal with an appearance similar to a Kangaroo Rat.
-Species (New Species Pokemon): It's supposed to have the powers of any pokemon, it was also rarely seen at it's "time of inclusion" in the world of pokemon, being marked as a newly discovered species.
-Ability (Synchronize): Being able to make yourself similar to your foe can apparently make said foe feel pain similar to yours? Only makes sense if you realize Mew can transform into any pokemon at will, synchronizing with the powers of the other battler.

Johto to come soon!

Spoiler

I hope this becomes stickied, I've spent nearly three weeks figuring out some of this stuff.

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[Fuelbi]

Holy ****ing **** bro. You're a ****ing hero for even working on this for 3 weeks straight. I suppose you had this all down in a word document right?

 

[rockem7]

I swear I've seen something like this somewhere in here before. I can't quite remember what it was though. But nice work putting that list together.

 

[RuNNing Riot]

It was probably in the Mario Universe board. You also worked on a history thread there that tied together all the different games as well, right, UberMario?

And I still have no idea what possessed you to write all this...

 

[finalark]

Hey Ubermario, I think you just wrote nearly an entire Pokedex. I mean, wow, you really put a lot of time into this. Good job.

 

[rockem7]

It was probably in the Mario Universe board. You also worked on a history thread there that tied together all the different games as well, right, UberMario?

And I still have no idea what possessed you to write all this...

No, I meant for Pokemon. I swear Spire or someone made something like this. And I'm not talking about the family tree thing.

 

[UberMario]

It was probably in the Mario Universe board. You also worked on a history thread there that tied together all the different games as well, right, UberMario?

lol Yep, that reminds me, I need to get back to writing for that one.

And I still have no idea what possessed you to write all this...

When I put my mind to something I can't seem to stop. lol Some sites have done some of the names, and others have done some of the ideas behind the pokemon themselves, NONE I've seen encompass ALL the pokemon.

If you think this is crazy, I originally considered doing the basis behind the dex entries too. XD

 

[Fuelbi]

Dude I swear I wish I were more like you Uber. I mean, ****. I don't either have the mind to come up with these ideas nor do I have the patience to do all this

 

[UberMario]

Dude I swear I wish I were more like you Uber. I mean, ****. I don't either have the mind to come up with these ideas nor do I have the patience to do all this

Thanks bud, it takes a lot of patience to do something like this, and yes, I did save it in a word document, I used notepad. (Find it easier to minimize than some other programs for whatever reason)

 

[Wave⁂]

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page

There ya go, finished the project

 

[Wrath`]

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page

There ya go, finished the project

I knew someone would post this. I was actualy on there a few hours ago


Nice work Ulti, it inspires me to do some of the things I have left to die.

 

[Fuelbi]

I knew someone would post this. I was actualy on there a few hours ago


Nice work Ulti, it inspires me to do some of the things I have left to die.

Actually it's Ubermario XD

 

[UltiMario]

Nice work Ulti, it inspires me to do some of the things I have left to die.

YES I TAKE THE CREDIT FOR EVERYTHING.

Yes.

 

[Wrath`]

Whoops, Nice work UBERmario.

I always thought Zapdos was the Thunderbird found thought Native American Legend.

 

[UberMario]

Whoops, Nice work UBERmario.

I always thought Zapdos was the Thunderbird found thought Native American Legend.

Thanks. (lol @ Ulti's post, especially when I stared at that avi of his)

Good point on Zapdos, I'll add that up there because you're probably right on that one, not sure why I didn't think of that.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page

There ya go, finished the project

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "finished the project", they don't go into the names that much [if at all], and some of the origins listed there, such as Steelix, I do not entirely agree with.

 

[Wave⁂]

Caterpie resembles a green caterpillar with yellow ring-shaped markings down the sides of its body. Its most notable characteristic is the bright orange antennae on its head. These and the large eye-shaped markings help to startle predators. It shares many characteristics with other larval Pokémon such as Weedle and Wurmple, suggesting that their evolutionary lines are closely related.

[...]

Caterpie is a stylized caterpillar, most likely resembling a Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar.

[...]

Caterpie's name is a corruption of caterpillar.

Yeah, Bulbapedia sucks.

OH WAIT IT HAS JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DO

 

[UberMario]

I don't know why you are so against me doing this.

 

[Firus]

Guys, it's an interesting, creative project. Smogon has us beaten in a competitive Pokédex by far as well, and we're still tackling that -- just because Bulbapedia has something like this already doesn't mean the project is useless.

Posts complaining that this project is useless are inherently far more useless in and of themselves -- if UberMario wants to try and have fun with a project like this, more power to him.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

I think it's pretty hardcore. When Ttar's Dex gets entered in on here I'll be happy ^^.

Seriously though, I hope you had this in a few word documents for backup.

 

[Charmander]

Wow uber, I am impressed

um....about mew

Im pretty sure the name "mew" comes from a word meaning unique, or the word Mutant

I forgot where I heard that, but whatevs..

 

[Fuelbi]

Wow uber, I am impressed

um....about mew

Im pretty sure the name "mew" comes from a word meaning unique, or the word Mutant

I forgot where I heard that, but whatevs..

Mew is supposed to be based on the word Meow. Uber is right.

 

[Charmander]

Mew is supposed to be based on the word Meow. Uber is right.

I heard otherwise... Plus, I thought mew was based off a mouse, not a cat TBH

 

[UberMario]

Alright, changed part of the entry for Mew, after thinking about it for a bit I've deduced it's actually a kangaroo rat, though I don't believe "Mew" is based on "Mutant" because it's supposed to be ancient. "Mutation" might be a possibility though.

 

[Fuelbi]

I heard otherwise... Plus, I thought mew was based off a mouse, not a cat TBH

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mew_(Pokemon)

Bulbapedia says otherwise

 

[Charmander]

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mew_(Pokemon)

Bulbapedia says otherwise

Bulbapedia doesnt have everything, hence why there is an "edit page" button there

Regardless, this is a possibility, and should be acounted for, good day to you good sir

EDIT: Golduck is based off of the kappa, you may want to include that

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Nice work so far. I'll try to help contribute to this, but for one thing it'd be alot easier on everyone's eyes if you put the OP into collapse tags, UberMario.

 

[UberMario]

10-4 Tery, will do.