+183 It's pretty cool how every pokémon has something behind it's name like how Pika means spark and chu is the characteristic noise a mouse makes, meaning Pikachu is a spark mouse, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I always thought pika referred to the mouse-like animal called a pika and chu part is supposed to sound like he is sneezing out electricity.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

a pika is a lagomorph (like rabbits and hares) not a rodent. it comes from pikapika (onomatopoeia of sparkle) and chuchu (sound of squeaking) spark(le) mouse

by Anonymous 12 years ago

it still looks like a mouse though

by Anonymous 12 years ago

and how "nine" means nine, and "tails" means tails, and Ninetails has got nine tails and is called Ninetails.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And how Seel is a Seal.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Mind. Blown.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And how Ekans is "snake" spelled backwards and it's a snake.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They just can't get more creative, esp. with Krabby!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And how Mewtwo is just a Mewtwo!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Those kinds of names are English though, if I remember correctly the Japanese names are less obvious. Check Bulbapedia.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or how a Mankey is a Monkey

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Psyduck.... is a psychic duck.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

http://www.ctrlv.in/82762

by Anonymous 12 years ago

4kids sucks. When you see their other dubs, you'll never trust them with another anime again.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I remember watching a video about what they censored in One Piece. They censored a black kid.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Lol i was basing this off One Piece. My favorite anime, and what I believe is one of their worst dubs. Pokemon one of the better ones. They also censored a bunch of other things, by the way. The youtube videos depicting edits are really explanatory.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I know they censor a lot, that was just an example 'cause whydafuck would you change a skin color?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Squirtle always stumped me though. And geodude.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Squirt/turtle. And geodude comes from the word geode.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah... I was kidding

by Anonymous 12 years ago

O thought Squirtle was Squirrel plus Turtle, and that's why Squirtle has a tail.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You know, the tail kind of threw me off, too. Maybe that's a part of it, too? I just figured it was squirt because it's a water type.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

LOL @ U GURRRRL

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ho-oh... The bird doesn't look like a slut to me.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And Muk backwards is...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Kum for a hug.

by Anonymous 12 years ago