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[mattdog98]

This was a topic on seribii but I want new facts so just post any facts.
I will start with more commons ones then post some less known
Articuno=Artic and one
Zapdos=Zap and two
Moltres=MolTEN and three
Arbok backwards Kobra
Ekans backwards Snake
Satoshi got the idea of Pokemon from the fact that when he was a child he collected and captured bugs Pokeballs are based on the pods you put them in)
Jynx was origanlly black skinned put later was changed due to people thinking she was a raciast stereotype
The reason for Brocks absent was that poeple thought the viewers would find Brock as a stereotype
Shellos and Gastradon were meant to be in R/S/E but they couldnt get the game to read them as one Pokemon just with dif. forms
Meowth is based off of Satoshi's pet house cat
Pikachu wasnt orrigionally the mascot but was changed to it due to its increeasing popularity
Walking Pokemon in HG/SS came from the fact that the players Pikachu walked with you in Yellow version
Dent Pod and Corn have the least activity in the players game in Black and White
Bite and Karate Chop were both normal types in generation 1
Golduck is based on a Japanesse Myth of a creature that drags children into a lake
Drifloom is based on a spirit that drags children to the underworld