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* [[Bohr]]: After the famous chemist, Niels Bohr. | * [[Bohr]]: After the famous chemist, Niels Bohr. | ||
* [[Butterscotch]], [[Minty (Braviary)|Minty]], [[Cinnamon (Pianis)|Cinnamon]], [[Vanilla]], and [[Bubblegum]]: All named after flavors of candy. | * [[Butterscotch]], [[Minty (Braviary)|Minty]], [[Cinnamon (Pianis)|Cinnamon]], [[Vanilla]], and [[Bubblegum]]: All named after flavors of candy. | ||
− | * [[Canis]]: After the scientific name for domestic dogs, ''Canis lupus''. | + | * [[Canis]]: After the scientific name for domestic dogs, ''Canis lupus domesticus''. |
* [[Chrome]]: The metal and the internet browser. | * [[Chrome]]: The metal and the internet browser. | ||
* [[Cobalt]]: After the metal of the same name. | * [[Cobalt]]: After the metal of the same name. |
Revision as of 07:48, 22 January 2015
A list of Pokémon whose names are references to other things.
References to Other Media
- The Pokémon Organization XIII: All are named after the fourteen members of Organization XIII, from Kingdom Hearts.
- Aeropolis: A track from F-Zero.
- Airy: A fairy from Bravely Default.
- Alduin: A dragon from The Elder Scrolls.
- Amarant: Amarant Coral, a monk from Final Fantasy IX.
- Ammy: The protagonist of Okami. (As well as the goddess Amaterasu, see the Mythology section.)
- Andy and Miranda: From Andy Bear.
- Aotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
- Ares: A bat from The Underland Chronicles.
- Avada and Lumos: Spells from Harry Potter.
- Ayla: A cavewoman from Chrono Trigger.
- Banjo: A bear from Banjo-Kazooie.
- Belial: A common name for demons; more specifically, Belial Aensland of the Darkstalkers series.
- Carbuncle: A Light elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise. Also a type of gemstone.
- Carrie: The main character of the Stephen King book Carrie.
- Champloo: Secondary character and Home Ec. Teacher of Disgaea 3.
- Chirin: The main character of Chirin no Suzu.
- Cirno: An ice fairy from Touhou.
- Claudus: Lion'O's father in Thundercats (2011).
- Christine: The main female protagonist of The Phantom Of the Opera.
- Crush: Named after one of the turtles from Finding Nemo.
- Chun-Li: A fighter from Street Fighter.
- Crystallux and Iris: Summons from Golden Sun.
- Deathscyther Mantisk, Polar Kamrotic and others: From the bosses of similar names from the Mega Man Zero series.
- Detritus: A troll from Discworld.
- Dixie: Named from a member of the Kong Family from Donkey Kong
- Dood: Catch phrase of Prinnies from Disgaea.
- Doopliss: A Duplighost from Paper Mario.
- Dorfl: A golem from Discworld.
- Elsa: An ice princess from Frozen.
- El Santo: An iconic masked luchador character in popular Mexican culture.
- Eowyn: A knight from The Lord of the Rings.
- Erik: The titular character of The Phantom Of the Opera
- Feist: A panda from Sonic (the comic series).
- Foudre: A set of knives from Kingdom Hearts.
- Glenn: A frog from Chrono Trigger.
- Grandleon: A sword from Chrono Trigger. Known as Masamune in the English version.
- Grayson: Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin from the Batman franchise.
- Hashmal: An Earth elemental summon from the Final Fantasy series.
- Hecate: Named for the character from Macbeth.
- Henry (Crewe): For a character from Once Upon A Time.
- Hildegarde: An airship from Final Fantasy IX.
- Hsien-Ko: A jiang-shi from the Darkstalkers series.
- Hyp: A character from Land Before Time III.
- Jack the Chandelure: Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Jack the Spearow: Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean.
- Jadis: An ice queen from The Chronicles of Narnia.
- Kaiju: Named for the giant monsters that appear in Japanese media.
- Kamella: The Magikoopa boss from Super Mario Galaxy.
- Kirk: A captain from Star Trek.
- Kong: Named after the Kong family from Donkey Kong.
- Kurotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
- Lakitu: An enemy from the Mario series.
- Leia: A princess from Star Wars.
- LSP: Named after Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time
- Luciano: Luciano Pavarotti, a famous tenor.
- Lulu: A black mage from Final Fantasy X.
- Luthia: An incoruptus knight in White Knight Chronicles II.
- Makoto: Makoto Kino (aka Sailor Jupiter) of Sailor Moon.
- Marceline: Named after the Vampire Princess from Adventure Time
- Margaret: Boss from No More Heroes 2.
- Maul, Sidious, and Revan: Sith Lords from Star Wars.
- Mayonaka, Taisho and several Nidoran characters in Johto are named after characters in Black Albino.
- Merasmus: A sorcerer from Team Fortress 2.
- Moogle and Tonberry: Recurring species from Final Fantasy.
- Morrigan: A succubus from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games.
- Mr. Fish: A Gyarados in Manly Guys Doing Manly Things.
- Muhammad: Named after the famous Boxer Muhammad Ali, and the Prophet Muhammad of Islam lore.
- Nadia: A princess from Chrono Trigger.
- Odette: Named after the princess who is transformed into a swan from The Swan Princess.
- Omega: A robot from Sonic.
- Phoenix: Character from X-Men.
- Pierre: The son of Christine and Erik that appears in The Phantom Of the Manhattan
- Piglet: Named after a Piglet from Winnie the Pooh.
- Pokéteco: From Pokéteca, the Spanish-language Bulbapedia sister site.
- Ponzi: After the model for pyramidal scams of the same name.
- Prinny: A species of penguin from Disgaea.
- Rain: The title character of the webcomic Rain.
- Rascal: The Rascal Flame Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
- Ridley and Kraid: Recurring bosses from Metroid.
- Rikuo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
- Rouge: A bat from Sonic.
- Rook Bartley: The character of the same name from Robotech.
- Ruto: A Zora from The Legend of Zelda.
- Samus: A bounty hunter from Metroid.
- Sasorina: One of the villains from HeartCatch Pretty Cure.
- Scarlett: A Southern Belle from Gone With The Wind.
- Shiva: An Ice elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise.
- Shinobu: A character from No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2.
- Silver: A psychic hedgehog from Sonic.
- Silvermist: One of the fairies from the Tinkerbell movies.
- Shantotto: A black mage from Final Fantasy XI.
- Sho: A Reaper from The World Ends With You.
- Spike: The bounty hunter from Cowboy Bebop.
- Squall: The male protagonist of Final Fantasy Ⅷ.
- Stoatine Officer Stokes: After investigator Nick Stokes from C.S.I.
- Strahl: An airship from Final Fantasy XII.
- Sylph and other "elementals": Summon spirits from the Tales of series of games.
- Terry: Terry McGinnis, a.k.a. Batman from Batman Beyond.
- Thoreau: Named after one of the Pixls from Super Paper Mario.
- Tifa: Tifa Lockhart, a fist fighter from Final Fantasy VII.
- Titan: An Earth elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise. Also a reference to the Titans of Greek myth.
- Tinny Tim: Named after a Robot from Futurama who is designed after Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol.
- Tricky: A dinosaur prince from Star Fox Adventures.
- Tsurara: A yuki-onna from Nuraryhion no Mago.
- Vayne: Vayne Solidor, a prince from Final Fantasy XII.
- Vega: Spanish ninja and secondary villain in the Street Fighter series.
- Vivi: A black mage from Final Fantasy IX.
- WHITEBEARD: The pirate of the same name from One Piece.
- Wilbur: A pig from Charlotte's Web
- Wolvie: A diminutive form of Wolverine of the X-Men.
- Wrex: A Krogan from Mass Effect.
- Xel'lotath: An eldritch abomination from Eternal Darkness.
- Yomi: A schoolgirl from Azumanga Daioh.
- Yukikaze and Kagero: Weapon skills from Final Fantasy XI.
- Yuna: A summoner from Final Fantasy X.
- Zell: Zell Dincht, a fist fighter from Final Fantasy VIII.
- Zorro: The titular character of the 1919 comic Zorro (and all the other media it inspired).
- 9: Named after the Tim Burton produced movie.
References to Mythology
- Ajax: Greek hero of the Trojan War.
- Arthur: The English king of legend.
- Ammy: Short for Amaterasu, Japanese goddess of the sun. (Also a reference to a video game character, see above)
- Ao: Maori light deity.
- Anhur: Egyptian god of war.
- Barsamin: Armenian sky god.
- Boreas: God of the north wind from Greek myth.
- Caitsidhe: A fairy cat from Celtic myth.
- Caliburn: Sword from Arthurian legend.
- Cerberus: Three-headed hound from Greek myth.
- Cetus: Sea monster from Greek myth.
- Charybdis: Sea monster from Greek myth.
- Cun Annwn: Spectral hounds of the Wild Hunt from Welsh myth.
- Dolos: Greek trickster spirit.
- Fafnir: A dragon from Norse mythology.
- Fenrir: The chained wolf from Norse mythology.
- Galahad: Named after one of the Knights of the Round Table.
- Garuda: Divine bird from Hindu myth.
- Gaia: Named after the Greek titan.
- Gnowee: Australian solar goddess.
- Goblin: European monster.
- Hadur: Hungarian god of fire and war.
- Hecate (the Zoroark): Named for the Greek goddess of magic.
- Hel: The Norse goddess of one of the Underworlds.
- Helios: Named after the sun god of Greek myth.
- Hercules: Hero from Greek myth.
- Hermes: Messenger of the gods from Greek myth.
- Hildr: One of the Valkyries of Norse myth. Lit. "Strength".
- Hitodama: After the Japanese variant of the will o' wisp.
- Hysmine: Greek personification of battle.
- Kitsune: Named for the common English way of referring to the Kyūbi no Kitsune
- Khione: Named for the Goddess of Snow in Greek Mythology.
- Ku: Hawaiian god of war.
- Lern: The Lernian Hydra.
- Lethe: Named after the Underworld river of oblivion in Greek Mythology.
- Mercury: Messenger of the gods from Roman myth.
- Merlin: Wizard of Arthurian legend.
- Mordred: Infamous knight of Arthurian legend.
- Neptune: God of the sea from Roman myth.
- Nimue: The Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend.
- Pankaja: "Born of mud," also a name of the Hindu deity Brahma.
- Peng: Giant birds from Chinese mythology.
- Phlegethon: Named after the Underworld river of fire in Greek Mythology.
- Psychopomp: A guide to the afterlife.
- Roc: The giant birds from Persian and Arabic Mythology
- Sandy: A Reference to the Mythical Sandman.
- Selene: Named for the Titan of the Moon in Greek Mythology.
- Serket: Goddess of scorpions from Egyptian myth.
- Thesan: Etruscan goddess of dawn.
- Vahagn: Armenian god of war and victory.
- Zeus: God of thunder from Greek myth.
Other
- Akiko: Named after the Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer Akiko Yosano.
- Aliroz: After a troper.
- Allia: Named for the scientific name for onions.
- Ana: Short for anaphase.
- Anguis: The scientific genus for a group of limbless lizards.
- Artemia: The scientific genus for brine shrimp, aka sea monkeys.
- Aya: Hebrew for falcon.
- Bohr: After the famous chemist, Niels Bohr.
- Butterscotch, Minty, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Bubblegum: All named after flavors of candy.
- Canis: After the scientific name for domestic dogs, Canis lupus domesticus.
- Chrome: The metal and the internet browser.
- Cobalt: After the metal of the same name.
- Coulomb: After the SI unit for electric charge.
- Felis: After the scientific name for domestic cats, Felis catus.
- Florence: The lead singer of Florence and the Machine.
- Galvani: Named for Luigi Galvani, Italian inventor and physicist.
- Gamma: Named for gamma correction.
- Glossa: Means language in Greek.
- Hoarfrost: After the type of frost.
- Joan: Named after Joan of Arc.
- Kaminari: Means thunder in Japanese.
- Lepi: Short for Lepidoptera, the order that contains butterflies and moths.
- Lua and Python: Named after programming languages.
- Mastio: Short for mastiodon.
- Musashi: After the famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
- Nudi: After nudibranch.
- Ovis: After the scientific name for domestic sheep, Ovis aries.
- Pallad: Short for the element Palladium.
- Pica: A disease whose sufferers are known to eat rocks.
- Sage Lee: Name based on an incorrect naming of a troper in a newspaper.