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Posted by: mattdog98 Oct 17 2010, 04:39 PM

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

Posted by: EMINEM Oct 20 2010, 04:31 PM

Wow, those facts are very interesting... and laxyish of Pokémon's names Arbok and Ekans. =/

Posted by: Galactic Boss Cyrus Oct 20 2010, 04:38 PM

Yep! Original mascot was Clefairy.

Meowth's also based on the "beckoning cat" legend... But you can find all the origins in the Bulbagarden article "On the Origin of Species." It's cool http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species:_Meowth

I can't think of any atm, but I'll keep coming back here

Posted by: gmng24 Oct 20 2010, 05:05 PM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Latias_Combusken.jpg

Posted by: Rash Oct 21 2010, 05:58 AM

Being a Pokemon trivia nerd, I knew all of those except

because I didn't read Bulbapedia' Origin of Species article. :P

And yes, that design for "Latias" was originally meant for Gen 2, but when Gen 3 came around, they split it's design into the current Latias and Blaziken.

Posted by: Yurii Oct 22 2010, 02:22 PM

I love the Japanese. Apparently they discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain. They named it Pikachurin because the protein possesses "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects."
While you shouldn't trust Wiki for everything, here's a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachurin.

Posted by: Glambert Oct 22 2010, 09:23 PM

One of my friends told me that a Haunter's lick can send a human into crazy shaking and then they die. O.o

Posted by: FancyGranola Oct 23 2010, 11:55 PM

Wikipedia, the most reliable site.

Posted by: Ashisogi Jizo Oct 24 2010, 01:04 AM

I like that logic

Posted by: Zapi the Pikachu Oct 24 2010, 09:32 AM

I find it weird that Nidorina can be male and Nidorino can be female, when their pre-evos can only be one gender. Also, Happiny can only be female, while Chansey has a chance of being male...I guess Pokemon have the ability to change genders when they evolve? XD

Posted by: marshtomp1 Oct 24 2010, 10:46 AM

http://forums.gtsplus.net/index.php?showtopic=45381&hl=marshtomp1-I already made a topic about this

Posted by: The Aztec God Of Spoons Oct 30 2010, 06:21 PM

It that-like, real? Cause its disturbing.

Posted by: Galactic Boss Cyrus Oct 31 2010, 05:00 PM

The statistics are real. See, while Marill and Azumarill can be found in the wild, Azurill's a baby Pokemon so can technically only be around thanks to humans... Maybe the Sea Incense tends to make it easier for a female to be born.
But nothing's confirmed about this, so I guess you can say one of three female Azurill evolves into a male Marill if you want

Posted by: Fappucino Oct 31 2010, 07:01 PM

Empoleon is the same height as Napoleon Bonaparte.

Empoleon:
EMPeror and NaPOLEON.

Posted by: Galactic Boss Cyrus Oct 31 2010, 08:40 PM

I stand corrected.

Don't know whether that's awesome or creepy xD

Posted by: The Aztec God Of Spoons Nov 17 2010, 04:53 PM

So True. Oh, and the back sprite of a torchic is disturbing. Its male only, and its a one pixel difference. Can you find it?

Posted by: DestatiVentus Nov 17 2010, 06:09 PM

There's a town in Isshu (Hodomoe City) that's based off of San Francisco. The Hodomoe Bridge is also inspired by the Golden Gate Bridge.

Orre is based off of Arizona (adding this because I'm from Arizona <3)

Regice, Regirock, and Registeel are all based off of the three ages: The Ice Age, the Stone Age, and the Iron Age.

Posted by: Ruby Spritz Nov 19 2010, 07:38 AM

Yup, I knew most of these but the fact that the creator got the idea of Pokemon from collecting bugs in bug pods is pretty cool.

Posted by: Scout Nov 19 2010, 05:05 PM

In Gen II, it was impossible to get a legit female shiny starter or Eevee.

Posted by: RayquazaLvX Nov 19 2010, 06:30 PM

Rayquaza coudn't learn Hyper Voice until HG/SS, yet it was shown using it to calm down Groudon and Kyogre in Emerald.
... Action Replayed Rayquaza?

Posted by: Zezrex Nov 19 2010, 06:33 PM

I have seen a Vulpix-es Butt...
well not realy but