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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Foudre: A set of knives from Kingdom Hearts.
• Galahad: Named after one of the Knights of the Round Table
• Glenn: A frog from Chrono Trigger.
• Hecate: Named for the character from Macbeth.
• Hyp: A character from Land Before Time III.
• Jack: Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Jadis: An ice queen from The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Kaiju: Named for the giant monsters that appear in Japanese media.
• Khione: Named for Goddess of Snow in Greek Mythology.
• 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.
• LSP: Named after Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time
• Lua: As the Lua programming language.
• Luthia: An incoruptus knight in White Knight Chronicles II.
• Marceline: Named after the Vampire Princess from Adventure Time
• Maul, Sidious, and Revan: Sith Lords from Star Wars.
• Mayonaka, Taisho and several Nidoran characters in Johto are named after characters in Black Albino.
• Moogle and Tonberry: Recurring species from Final Fantasy.
• 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.
• 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.
• Python: As the Python programming language.
• 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.
• Sandy]: A Reference to the Mythical Sandman.
• Selene: Named for the Titan of the Moon in Greek Mythology.
• 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.
• 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
• Wrex: A Krogan from Mass Effect.
• Yomi: A schoolgirl from Azumanga Daioh.
• Zorro: The titular character of the 1919 comic Zorro (and all the other media it inspired).
• 9: Named after the Tim Burton produced movie.