Pokémon Name References
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.
- Alduin: A dragon from The Elder Scrolls.
- Andy and Miranda: From Andy Bear.
- 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.
- Belial: A common name for demons; more specifically, Belial Aensland of the Darkstalkers series.
- 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.
- Chun-Li: A fighter from Street Fighter.
- Crystallux: A summon from Golden Sun.
- Deathscyther Mantisk, Polar Kamrotic and others: From the bosses of similar names from the Mega Man Zero series.
- 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.
- 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
- Florence: Florence Welch of the band Florence + the Machine.
- Foudre: A set of knives from Kingdom Hearts.
- Glenn: A frog from Chrono Trigger.
- Hecate: Named for the character from Macbeth.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ridley: A recurring boss 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.
- Scarlett: A Southern Belle from Gone With The Wind.
- Shiva: A summon from Final Fantasy.
- 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.
- Tinny Tim: Named after a Robot from Futurama who is designed after Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol.
- 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
- Wolvie: A diminutive form of Wolverine of the X-Men.
- Wrex: A Krogan from Mass Effect.
- Yomi: A schoolgirl from Azumanga Daioh.
- Yukikaze: A weapon skill from Final Fantasy XI.
- 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
- Boreas: God of the north wind from Greek myth.
- Caliburn: Sword from Arthurian legend.
- Cerberus: Three-headed hound from Greek myth.
- Charybdis: Sea monster from Greek myth.
- 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.
- Helios: Named after the sun god of Greek myth.
- Hercules: Hero from Greek myth.
- Hermes: Messenger of the gods from Greek myth.
- Khione: Named for the Goddess of Snow in Greek Mythology.
- Mercury: Messenger of the gods from Roman myth.
- Neptune: God of the sea from Roman myth.
- 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.
- Zeus: God of thunder from Greek myth.
