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[ladywithnovoice]

When I was still studying, my first Selection was of course in Music. Some of you probably aren't surprised after talking with me. However, my second Selection was in Language. I suppose that's why I've noticed that most Pokemon species' names are really just clever wordplay.

Electrike is an easy example. It has something to do with "electric".

Staravia is likely based off of the words "starling", which is a type of bird, and "avian". Don't ask me if they even know what a starling is here, but it's what makes the most sense.

I could go on.

With all of these new Pokemon, however, we don't really know what they're called if anything. For ease of conversation, I've been coming up with a few names myself. I haven't quite been able to decide between "Sapphare" and "Carbun" for those little rock rabbits, but Greed and I decided on "Impecho" for those bats that were in Violet a while ago.

Have any of you come up with names for some of these new Pokemon? Alternatively, you could always challenge me to make up a name for one if you're having trouble deciding what to call it. It's actually been rather fun coming up with names.

Comments

[paishodown]

As far as species names go, I've just been going with the simplest things I can think of. Grass-goats, for example.

[You should see how we name animals in Avatar Land, Red...]

But it seems kind of weird. How can they get "Staravia" if they don't even know what a starling is? It can't just be a ridiculous coincidence that so many Pokémon share similar names to animals we all know.

Even that we have similar names for things, in spite of our different worlds, is something to think about.

[ladywithnovoice]

It really is strange... But they surely must have creatures that aren't Pokemon here somewhere.

It's the only way I think I'll be able to eat anything here, thinking that.

[paishodown]

If they are somewhere, I haven't seen them, yet.

[...Though the whole eating thing does make her stop and think for a moment.]

[ladywithnovoice]

[You see her problem, then.]

Well, we haven't seen most of these new Pokemon so this world is obviously still full of surprises.

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[paishodown]

That's true.

[paishodown]

But I think I just became a vegetarian, in the meantime.

[ladywithnovoice]

Good plan.




Actually, something just came to mind. What if they use artificial meat?

[paishodown]

Possible, I guess. Maybe that's something we ought to look into.

[ladywithnovoice]

It would explain why we haven't seen any animals that could be farmed, and I doubt anyone here has ever gotten interested in something as mundane as food factories so probably not too many people would know.

[paishodown]

I can't even pretend to understand how society holds itself up around here, anyway. There seem to be more people playing around with Pokémon than working at any given time.

[ladywithnovoice]

Just another mystery, I guess.

[paishodown]

They pile up a lot faster than we can solve them, it seems.

[ladywithnovoice]

Sometimes it's alright to leave them unsolved, I think.

[paishodown]

As long as there's no danger in it, I think you're right.