• Promethiel@lemmy.world
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          14 days ago

          Part of Fiction writing 101. The more things you need to 'effing name, the stupider the wordplay gets.

          Lots of visual references to make those puns work on Pokemon designs usually.

          Kanghaskhan (Garura in Japanese), is a giant Kangaroo thing with built-in laminar armor reminiscent of Mongolian make.

          At least Kanghaskhan made it to the list of B-tier sound puns to go with the visuals (and Genghis was a ruler, keeping the pun from the Japanese name that is “Kangaroo Ruler”).

          Not all Pokemon get the same wit applied to their puns, some get really groan worthy if examined haha.

  • benignintervention@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    In high school math class we got paired up for a worksheet and instead of doing any math we spent the hour listing the first 150 Pokemon in numerical order. Been chasing that high ever since

    • stelelor@lemmy.ca
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      16 days ago

      Charmeleon! Wartortle,

      Mewtwo, Tentacruel, Aerodactyl,

      Omanyte, Slowpoke…

      That’s all I’ve got. I will shed a single tear in remembrance of happier days.