Pokémon Name References

A list of Pokémon whose names are references to other media. This does not include names from mythology.

• The Pokémon Organization XIII: All are named after the fourteen members of Organization XIII, from Kingdom Hearts.
• Aeropolis: A track from F-Zero.
• Alduin: A dragon from The Elder Scrolls.
• Ares: A bat from The Underland Chronicles.
• Avada and Lumos: Spells from Harry Potter.
• Aotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
• Banjo: A bear from Banjo-Kazooie.
• Cirno: An ice fairy from Touhou.
• Crystallux: A summon from Golden Sun.
• Dood: Catch phrase of Prinnies from Disgaea.
• Doopliss: A Duplighost from Paper Mario.
• Dorfl: A golem from Discworld.
• Eowyn: A knight from The Lord of the Rings.
• Foudre: A set of knives from Kingdom Hearts.
• Glenn: A frog from Chrono Trigger.
• Jack: Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Jadis: An ice queen from The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Kirk: A captain from Star Trek.
• Kong: Named after the Kong family from Donkey Kong.
• Kurotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
• Leia: A princess from Star Wars.
• Maul, Sidious, and Revan: Sith Lords from Star Wars.
• Moogle and Tonberry: Recurring species from Final Fantasy.
• Omega: A robot from Sonic.
• Prinny: A species of penguin from Disgaea.
• Ridley: A recurring boss from Metroid.
• Rikuo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
• Rouge: A bat from Sonic.
• Ruto: A Zora from The Legend of Zelda.
• Samus: A bounty hunter from Metroid.
• Shiva: A summon from Final Fantasy.
• Sho: A Reaper from The World Ends With You.
• Spike: The bounty hunter from Cowboy Bebop.
• Tsurara: A yuki-onna from Nuraryhion no Mago.
• Terry: Batman's identity from Batman Beyond.
• WHITEBEARD: The pirate of the same name from One Piece.
• Wilbur: A pig from Charlotte's Web
• Wrex: A Krogan from Mass Effect.
• Yomi: A schoolgirl from Azumanga Daioh.
• 9: Named after the Tim Burton produced movie.