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[Pokémon] Where did Golem’s “nya” come from?

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What?

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Cuteness or cunning charm.

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Montagna

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Golem

Goron (the sound of rolling) + stone (stone in English) + montagna (mountain in Italian)

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The name ends with “nya,” so the origin of this name comes from “goro goro” (the onomatopoeia for rolling stones) + “Bologna stone” (the stone said to have appeared in alchemical legends discovered in the suburbs of Bologna, Italy).

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Meowth > Persian > Golem

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Gorōn has four arms, but where did the other two go?

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>>7

I like the theory that in the communication exchange, Gorky had two arms raised and received a face in exchange.

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>>12

Speaking of which, does Machoke look a bit like Golem…?

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>>12

According to that reasoning, doesn’t Machamp not have a face?

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>>82

It grew out, didn’t it?

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It was quite helpful…

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No way, the first generation wouldn’t have such stylish names like Italian or alchemical legends!

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However… there are Dodrio and Dugtrio because the trio is in Italian…

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>>53

The development staff definitely thinks the absolute trio is in English.

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Do you care about the cat part of the magic trick?

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I like how it suddenly becomes cute with the name and shape of Golem.

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There are definitely some Pokémon name origin theories that seem like they are thinking too much into it, right?

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There is a theory that the cross exchange evolution of Goriki and Goron was planned, right?

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Goro’s

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When read backward, “cobra” becomes “Arbok,” and scales in the shape of hearts fell from its eyes.

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>>17

If you want, “Arbo” is also “boa” read backwards.

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>>22

Too beautiful…

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>>17

You’re worthless now that your heart has fallen!

You’re just trash!!

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Has the sudden weight gain with Gengar too…?

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>>18

That is a pixie.

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It’s a cat, right?

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It was added because I exchanged it with a cat, right?

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Receiving “ni” from Houdini, the original inspiration for Koudin.

Instead, I gave them Goron’s N…

It occurred spontaneously.

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Right now, there are a few streamers playing my past works, but because of the thread image’s trading exchange, they end up giving up on the Ishitubute series halfway through.

It’s really great that you can learn moves like Earthquake, Rock Slide, and Avalanche without using TMs, but that’s definitely a drawback here.

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It just makes me feel somewhat disappointed, which is why I can’t fully evolve.

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I think it’s impossible to make predictions since it’s mixed with insider jokes from the original staff.

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What I associated with the story of Golem and Goliath is not Pokémon, though.

The MetalGarurumon, which evolved from the bipedal WarGarurumon and returned to quadrupedal form,

Even though I transformed into MetalGreymon and became mechanized, WarGreymon has slightly increased the proportion of its organic parts due to evolution.

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What surprised me about the name is that Betbeton is called Muk in other countries, which is a very plain name.

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>>31

Hmm…

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Wasn’t Gyarados named based on its sound?

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>>32

The initial design that has been revealed also looks like a sandworm.

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In that sense, it’s impressive how much time you often spend together with Dugtrio once you catch it in a tunnel.

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The problem is that it’s not impossible to catch it at the point of arrival, but it’s somewhat difficult.

I was ambushed on my first encounter.

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Goro and Nya are both cat-like onomatopoeia, aren’t they?

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>>35

Goronyaa

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>>35

Meowth

Mascarnya

Golem

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Although I think Ishi-Tubute and this one are cool, Goron is just creepy.

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The body shape is that of a takong.

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Gyarados is probably around Gyaos or Radon, something like that.

It feels like it has a name that’s typical for a monster.

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Goron Cats!

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I wonder what the original source of Takong is.

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I liked the story about how when Meowth tries to say “Golem,” it becomes “Gyarados.”

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Since they accepted it as a cat because I was wearing cat ears, it’s Game Freak’s fault for not giving Golem cat ears.

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Goron

Goronya

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Golem looks pretty creepy when you take a closer look.

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>>48

There are many Pokémon like that.

The overall low level of completion in the first generation’s dots is significant.

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Compared to Gorōn, it’s somehow more charming, isn’t it?

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The ones from the Machoke series also feel like their design isn’t cohesive at the stage of red, green, and blue dots…

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The development that names things like lizards as “lizard” or crabs as “crab” can’t possibly be so particular about naming…

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>>55

“Back then, I thought, stop using names that are easily confused with real-world objects, like Squirtle!”

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Speaking of which, is it because it’s a little fox that it’s called Rokon?

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>>56

It’s called “Rokon” because it has six tails.

Evolve into Ninetales.

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The “nya” in Golem inevitably indicates that this creature is a cat.

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I thought names like Fire Thunder Freezer were just too random for a child’s taste.

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There’s no way to know where Starmie’s “Me” comes from.

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So before evolution, it’s Staryu…

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A rare Pokémon that can be seen due to communication evolution.

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So it turns out that Rokon has six tails…

I thought Kyukon was probably a nine-tailed fox.

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Is it sane to have a Ghost type and then bring out a Ghost (Pokémon)?

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The feeling of having nothing come to mind, just like the fact that its pre-evolution is missing a character and is a Ghost type.

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It’s hard to make it a ghost Pokémon because there are enemies with the name “ghost”…

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The first generation is too mischievous in various ways.

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Dugongs (not dugongs) are terrible too!

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It’s not just a dodo, it’s a dodo!

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>>71

It’s not really a coil.

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>>73

Rafflesia is Rafflesia, you know!

…I’m not thinking about anything with this!

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Wasn’t there something that looked just like an Ultra monster in terms of design?

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Well, it’s clearly Takong.

Well, it's clearly Takong.

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The difference between the twisted ones like Arboarbok and the half-hearted ones like Zenigame, Jugon, and Ghost in the first generation naming is significant.

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Hair

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I wondered how Sawamurā and Ebiwalar were doing overseas, but I was surprised that Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee were actually based on real people.

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Eevee is great too!

Taking the first two characters of “evolution,” it becomes Eevee.

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I love the strong feeling of corner-cutting in Nokocotch; it really reminds me of the original.

I think it’s done intentionally.

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Where did the pig elements in Mankey and Primeape come from…?

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It’s a cat because it likes to curl up.

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What are those raw-looking hands, feet, and face?

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Speaking of which, Golem and Golem’s evolution have different face types than Machoke and Machamp…

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