Can you name the 1st Generation Pokémon by the origin of their names?

created by mgoff92
  • Enter a Pokémon's name in the box below
  • Correctly named Pokémon's names will show up below
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  • Source: Bulbapedia
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Name OriginPokémonType
'cobra' spelled backwards, with a k insteadPoison
kabuto + topsRock/Water
mew (sound a cat makes)Psychic
needle + kingPoison/Ground
'snake' spelled backwardsPoison
ratNormal
bulb(ous) + dinosaurGrass/Poison
spear + sparrowNormal/Flying
vulpine (fox) + six (tails)Fire
gol ('good as gold') + batPoison/Flying
dodo (bird) + trioNormal/Flying
sealWater
bell (plant) + sproutGrass/Poison
rai (Jap. for 'thunder' + chuElectric
macho + chopFighting
blast + tortoiseWater
drowsy Psychic
pincerBug
needle (male)Poison
far-fetched (meaning unusual/impossible)Normal/Flying
wheezingPoison
magic word #3Psychic
slow + brotherWater/Psychic
psy (psychic) + duckWater
pidgeonNormal/Flying
venom + mothBug/Poison
venus (fly trap) + dinosaurGrass/Poison
a golem, from medieval and Hebrew legendsRock/Ground
sea horseWater
poliwog + wagWater
pidgeonNormal/Flying
metamorphosis + podBug
tentacle + coolWater/Poison
needle + 'a' to distinguish femininityPoison
rapid + dashFire
magmaFire
sea dragonWater
a kabuto (a Japanese helmet)Rock/Water
from its Japanese name 'Laplace'Water/Ice
volt + orbElectric
shell + oysterWater
Japanese word 'gyakusatsu' meaning 'massacre' + dosWater/Flying
pony + tailFire
geode + dudeRock/Ground
scytheBug/Flying
clef (music) + fableNormal
ivy + dinosaurGrass/Poison
sea + kingWater
dragon + knightDragon/Flying
jolt + eonElectric
dig + let (little)Ground
Name OriginPokémonType
a slow poke (name you call someone when they are being slow)Water/Psychic
macho + chokeFighting
hypnosisPsychic
jinxIce/Psychic
dragon + airDragon
hauntGhost/Poison
poliwog + wrathWater/Fighting
shortening of 'doppelgänger', a ghostly double of a personGhost/Poison
nine + tailsFire
bee + drillBug/Poison
muck (like mud or slime)Poison
arcane (mysterious) + canine (dog)Fire
odd + radishGrass/Poison
dew + dugong (kind of manatee)Water/Ice
dragon + tinyDragon
needle + queenPoison/Ground
sand + slashGround
marrow (bone marrow) + whackGround
victory + tree + bell (plant)Grass/Poison
magic word #1Psychic
ammonite (ancient seashell mollusk)Rock/Water
needle (female)Poison
flare + eonFire
batPoison/Flying
coughingPoison
weeping + bell (plant)Grass/Poison
poliwog + whirl (referring to its belly)Water
grime + slimmer (type of mold)Poison
zap + dos (Spanish for 'two')Electric/Flying
crab + crabby (cranky)Water
onyx, a type of mineralRock/Ground
rhino + don ('tooth' in Latin)Ground/Rock
starfish + youWater
vile (smelly) + plumeGrass/Poison
'ditto' meaning 'copy'Normal
needle + 'o' to distinguish masculinityPoison
gas + ghastlyGhost/Poison
jiggly + puffNormal
sand + shrewGround
magic word #2Psychic
king + anglerWater
weevil + needleBug/Poison
Genghis Khan + kangarooNormal
starfish + meWater/Psychic
goldfish + queenWater
wiggly + tough or tuff (short for 'tuffet')Normal
gol ('good as gold') + duckWater
purr + PersiaNormal
growl + lithe (limber)Fire
dug + trio (three)Ground
electric + buzzElectric
Name OriginPokémonType
primate + apeFighting
pika (Jap. for 'sparks') + chu (sound a mouse makes)Electric
parasite + insectBug/Grass
chanceNormal
meow (sound a cat makes)Normal
snore + relaxNormal
butterfly + freeBug/Flying
venom + gnatBug/Poison
dodo (bird) + duoNormal/Flying
gloom(y) + bloomGrass/Poison
magnet + mite (suffix for some metallic materials)Electric/Steel
E + V, the first two letters in 'evolve'Normal
(water) vapor + eon Water
lick + it + tongueNormal
arctic + uno (Spanish for 'one')Ice/Flying
caterpillar + pie (as in 'cutie-pie')Bug
a bull as in the constellation TaurusNormal
ammonite + starRock/Water
rat + eradicateNormal
cueball + boneGround
parasiteBug/Grass
char + chameleonFire
monkeyFighting
magnet + ton (larger than its previous form)Electric/Steel
tentacle + cruelWater/Poison
hitman (mon, short for 'monster') + chan (Jackie Chan)Fighting
mew + twoPsychic
magic + carp (even though it isn't very magical)Water
char + salamanderFire
clef (music) + fairyNormal
cocoonBug/Poison
hitman (mon, short for 'monster') + lee (Bruce Lee)Fighting
executor + eggGrass/Psychic
rhino + hornGround/Rock
aero ('air') + pteradactylRock/Flying
squirt + turtleWater
molten + tres (Spanish for 'three')Fire/Flying
an electrode (an electric conductor)Electric
execute + eggGrass/Psychic
clamp + oysterWater/Ice
macho + champFighting
tangleGrass
fear + sparrowNormal/Flying
mimePsychic
char + lizardFire/Flying
pidgeonNormal/Flying
polygon Normal
war + tortoise + turtleWater
gravelRock/Ground
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Pokémon Name Origin (Generation I) Quiz

  1. by mgoff92
  • Created Jun 30, 2011 in Gaming
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