POKEMON FUN FACTS --That you just might've not known about--
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Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
EIN ZWEI DREI
1, 2, 3 in German.
The names of the 6 sages of Team Plasma are actually colors in different languages.
Zinzolin - French for Violet
Gorm - Gaelic for Blue
Bronius - German for Brown
Giallo - Italian for Yellow
Ryoku - Japanese for Green
Rood - Dutch for Red
Some facts about N:
N is the only trainer from the main series games not fought in a Battle Tower or Battle Frontier to use a legendary pokemon on his team, and the only trainer to use an event pokemon.
N uses 15 of the 17 types of pokemon, only not using Poison or Ghost type pokemon.
N is fought more times than any other villainous team leader. He's also the only villainous leader to keep his Japanese name.
N speaks very quickly, as indicated by the fact that his dialogue is printed faster than that of other characters and by Cheren's comment upon first meeting him: "Slow down. You talk too fast." He also speaks of metaphors about formulas and equations.
N is a badass mofo.
N is a stupid name. if you can call that a "name".Some facts about N:
N is the only trainer from the main series games not fought in a Battle Tower or Battle Frontier to use a legendary pokemon on his team, and the only trainer to use an event pokemon.
N uses 15 of the 17 types of pokemon, only not using Poison or Ghost type pokemon.
N is fought more times than any other villainous team leader. He's also the only villainous leader to keep his Japanese name.
N speaks very quickly, as indicated by the fact that his dialogue is printed faster than that of other characters and by Cheren's comment upon first meeting him: "Slow down. You talk too fast." He also speaks of metaphors about formulas and equations.
N is a badass mofo.
ANIMEguy10034
N has the silliest, most hypocrite objective any villain team has had in pokemon history.
he's also kinda in love with the main character, which makes it pretty awkward when you choose the guy :|
MOAR: (I love doing these :P)
The Champions
Blue is the only character that as been a Rival, Gym Leader, and Champion.
Blue is the only rival whose father has not been seen.
Blue is the only Gym Leader who does not specialize in a specific type.
Lance has battles with 2 illegal pokemon: the Aerodactyl that knows Rock Slide that he uses in Gold, SIlver, and Crystal, and the Dragonite that knows Barrier in Red and Blue. Furthermore, all his Dragonite from Gen 2, as well as the double battle against Team Rocket and the first battle against him in Gen 4, are underlevelded.
Not all of his pokemon are dragon type even though his type theme is Dragon. In fact, all of his pokemon are part flying type.
Dispite taking place 3 years later, all of Lance's pokemon are at a lower level in Gen 2 than they were in Gen 1.
Steven's role in Emerald is similar to Red's role in Gen 2 and Heartgold/Soulsilver, as they both are former champions who can be battled after defeating the Elite 4. The only difference is that Steven can't be rebattled, while Red can be.
In Pokemon Emerald, when the player speaks to him in Meteor Falls before their battle, he makes an error. He talks of their encounter in the Sootopolis City Space Center. The Space Center is actually in Mossdeep City, and this dialog may result from the encounter the player has with him in Sootopolis in Ruby and Sapphire.
Wallace is the only Champion whose entire team is his specialty type.
Wallace is the 2nd champion to use the same type as one of the regional gym leaders, the first being Lance and Clair.
A number of Wallace's lines before, during, and after the player's battle with him in Pokemon Emerald are extremely similar to Steven Stone's at the same time periods in Ruby/Sapphire. In particular, the line Wallace says upon defeat is the same as Steven's, only with references to elegance added.
Cynthia is the only female Champion.
In the games, Cynthia's pokemon have perfect, all 31, IVs.
Cynthia has made an appearance in 4 consecutive pokemon games. Diamond/Pearl, Platinum, Heartgold/SoulSilver, and Black/White (I counted paired games as one since they're extremely similar to eachother).
Cynthia is my favorite champion. Fact. :P
In the Japanese version of Black and White, Alder speaks in old-fashioned Japanese.
Alder is the only regional Champion that can only be battled after the main storyline is completed.
While he does not specialize in a specific type, 3 of his 6 pokemon are bug type.
Alder is the only champion whose identity as the regional champion is revealed before the player challenges him in the Pokemon League.
Bronzong and Bronzor comes from a Japanese legend about a farmer's wife donating her bronze mirror to a temple to be melted down into a bell. She deeply regretted this decision and only her mirror never melted down representing a selfish attachment to the object, thus leading to Bronzong's Heatproof ability. The lady then drowned herself out of shame of being discovered who the mirror belonged to and she left a letter saying that after her death, the mirror can finally be melted down to a bell and whoever is strong enough to break it will be rewarded with riches by her ghost. Many people took this seriously and rang the bell, eventually the monk became annoyed by all the constant ringing going on in the temple and rolled the bell down into a swamp, never to be seen again....or was it? Take a look this Pokédex entry for Bronzong "One caused a news sensation when it was dug up at a construction site after a 2000-year sleep." One should be cautious when battling it, there will be hell to pay
Torterra is based on the world turtle that supports the world on its back. It's also resembles a snapping turtle and an ankylosaurus
Farfetch'd was apparently inspired from a legend of a wild duck that carried a green onion, which would appear in forests to offer itself up as a meal for starving travelers. But this legend does not appear in Eastern mythology. It more likely comes from the term Kamo ga negi wo shotte kuru, literally meaning 'a duck comes bearing green onions'. The phrase can be shortened simply to kamo negi... which, when written in katakana, is Farfetch'd's Japanese name. Farfetch'd is also an allusion to the idiom: something not asked for, but very convenient. In Red/Blue you have the chance to acquire the very rare Farfetch'd for a common Spearow, a very literal translation of that saying. Also it's interesting to note that duck and green onion (which Farfetch'd is carrying) makes for some good duck stew.
This was also pretty interesting
Generation V later
[QUOTE="ANIMEguy10034"]
Picnicker Carol designed Munna!
:o :o :o :o
Pixel-Perfect
Or it came from her dream... or something. :P
I still think some trainers are undercover GAME FREAK employees.
I'M LOOKING AT YOU YOUNGSTER JOEY!! NO ONE CAN LOVE SHORTS THAT MUCH UNLESS YOU'RE SECRETLY WORKING WITH GAMEFREAK!
:P
Jirachi the wish pokemon is inspired by a shooting star and a Japanese festival that takes place on the seventh day of the seventh month called Tanabata. On that festival wishes would be written on paper notes and hung from bamboo, which inspired the streamer hanging from Jirachi. The festival spurs from this legend...Once upon a time there was a princess named Orihime who was the daughter of the King of Heaven, who would weave cloth for her father on the banks of the Milky Way (River in Heaven). The princess then became lonely from all the hard work and one day the King of Heaven introduced her to a cowherd named Hikoboshi, from the other side of the river and they eventually fell in deep love. But they were so much in love that they stopped doing all their work, whiched anger the King of Heaven, and he used the Milky Way to seperate the two lovers. Orihime saddened weeps caused the King of Heaven to reconsider and allowed the lover to meet up once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. But if the weather was bad then they could not meet each other, so they would pray and wish that everything would be all right on that special day. Anybody who made a wish on this day would also have it granted. Orihime is represented by the star Vega, and Hikoboshi by the star Altair, these are the highest and brightest stars in the summer sky. They say that on a clear day, the stars will shine many different colors show that the lovers have successfully met with one another.
Castform is based on teru teru bozu which directly translates into shiny shiny Buddhist priest. Teru teru bozu is an old Japanese tradition of hanging a charm outside of the house as a way to encourage good weather. If you hang the charm upside down, that would then ecourage rain. Today these charms are still comon and have become popular with children. In modern times they are commonly seen to be made out of tissue and elastic bands. Like the one below
just wondering how many others thought this when they first saw that guy.
OMG this totally reminded me how you could change the color scheme back in Red/Blue. That was awesome but hurt your eyes after a while.
[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]OMG this totally reminded me how you could change the color scheme back in Red/Blue. That was awesome but hurt your eyes after a while. ? all i remember is that the cities changed colors based on their names, which was rather interesting :P
Clefairy was originally going to be the mascot.
FancyRaptor
Eww.
As "cute" as it is, it's definitely not mascot material.
Looks too... normal... and bland... :?
[QUOTE="FancyRaptor"]
Clefairy was originally going to be the mascot.
ANIMEguy10034
Eww.
As "cute" as it is, it's definitely not mascot material.
Looks too... normal... and bland... :?
it's a normal type. no normal type deserves any sympathy.
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