Bayleef: It has bay leaves on it
Meganium: It is a mega terrarium
Cyndaquil: "Cynda" like in cinder and it has quills
Quilava: It has quills and is as hot as lava
Typhlosion: The words typhoon and explosion put together
Totodile: "Tot" meaning small, "Dile" like in crocodile
Croconaw: It's a crocodile and it gnaws
Feraligatr: A ferocious aligator
Sentret: A sentry furret
Furret: Ferret spelled with a u
Hoothoot: The sound an owl makes
Noctowl: A nocturnal owl
Ledyba: Is a ladybug
Ledian: Is a ladybug
Spinarak: A spinning arachnid
Ariados: Is an arachnid
Crobat: Is a bat
Chinchou: ?
Lanturn: It's lighting power is like a lantern
Pichu: Pikachu without the "ka"
Cleffa: Clefairy without the "fairy"
Igglybuff: Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff: these names go in alphabetical order.
Togepi: ?
Togetic: ?
Natu: ?
Xatu: ?
Mareep: "Mare" as in Mary (had a little lamb), "eep" as in sheep.
Flaaffy: It's wool is nice and fluffy
Ampharos: Amp is a measurement of electricity, "pharos" means a lighthouse
Bellossom: It's a blossomed flower, and is also shaped like a bell
Marill: ?
Azumarill: Azu as in azure (blue color)
Sudowoodo: It's trying to look like it's made of wood
Politoed: It is a toad
Hoppip: It hops and "pip" means a small seed
Skiploom: It skips
Jumpluff: It jumps
Aipom: Ai as in eye, it has a big palm (part of hand)
Sunkern: It's a kernel of sunflower
Sunflora: It's a sunflower
Yanma: A shortened version of its Japanese name "Yanyanma" $
Wooper: It makes a woop sound $
Quaqsire: ?
Espeon: Esp is a psychic mind reading ability, and eon is a long time ***
Umbreon: Umber means "shade" (umbrella), Eevee evolutions end in "eon" $
Murkrow: It is a murky crow
Slowking: It is the king of slow
Misdreavous: It is mischievous
Unown: It is an unknown Pokemon
Wobbuffet: It wobbles, and buffets attacks $
Girafarig: It's name is a palindrome of Giraffe (read name forward and backwards to see what I mean)
Pineco: It is a pinecone
Forretress: It is a fortress of ?
Dunsparce: Dun as in dune, spar means a mine
Gligar: It glides
Qwilfish: It's a fish with quills
Scizor: It's claws are like scissors
Shuckle: It has a Shell, and looking at it makes you chuckle $
Heracross: It's horn is shaped like a cross
Sneasel: ?
Teddiursa: Teddi as in teddy (little), ursa means bear
Ursaring: Ursa means bear, it has a ring on it's body
Slugma: It is a slug, "ma" as in magma
Magcargo: It has a cargo of magma
Swinub: Swine means a type of pig
Piloswine: Swine means pig or hog
Corsola: It is a coral ***
Remoraid: It raids
Octillery: It is an octopus, "tillery" as in artillery
Delibird: A bird that delivers
Mantine: It is a manta ray
Skarmory: Its name is the words sky and armory combined
Houndour: It's a hound
Houndoom: It's a hound of doom
Kingdra: It's a king seadragon
Phanpy: A small elephant (phan as in elephant, py as in little)
Donphan: An elephant
Porygon 2: Self explanatory
Stantler: A stag with antlers
Smeargle: It smears to paint
Tyrouge: ?
Hitmontop: "Hitmon" from the other two and it spins its head like a top *
Smoochum: It likes to smooch (kiss)
Elekid: It's an electrical kid
Magby: A small magmar
Miltank: A big fat tank of milk
Blissey: Bliss means happy
Raikou: The original Japanese name ****
Entei: The original Japanese name ****
Suicine: An easier way to pronounce "Suikin" the Japanese name; it means Water Monarch
Larvitar: Larv like in larva
Pupitar: Pupa is the name of the stage inside a cocoon *
Tyranitar: A tyrant dinosaur
Lugia: The original Japanese name ****
Ho-oh: Ho-oh is "phoenix" in Chinese **
Celebi: It is a celestial being
** sent by anime_amri
*** sent by SuperJakey9
**** sent by Huxley93309
$ sent by "Bracke Family"
