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Squirtle = Squirrel + Turtle?
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Squirtle = Squirrel + Turtle?
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Pokemon Ranger   Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:30 pm Posts: 842 Location: Psypoke 
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Someone recently pointed this out to me. They had always believed that Squirtle was derived from combining Squirrel and Turtle. I had always thought it was Squirt and Turtle.
But after looking carefully at Squirtle's tail I can see both sides clearly. My world has been shaken.  |
| Mon May 17, 2010 2:27 pm |
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Ace Trainer  Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:53 pm Posts: 382 Location: Confidential for specific reasons...
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While I see the squirrel point that you're making, I find it ludicrous. Looking at its species, in the Pokedex, or just what other people thought of it, it's a turtle.
Besides, the only thing going for a squirrel is the tail. Everything else does not resemble one at all. Besides, if you haven't noticed all of the starters' English names have some kind of pun with their species and their type. Squirt + turtle = Squirtle AEPMT    _________________ It's great to complete a Pokedex! So I'll need some help... If you want to get better at writing in general, please visit my site! Writers' Challenge |
| Mon May 17, 2010 2:37 pm |
 
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Pokemon Master   Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:49 pm Posts: 1175 Location: William McKinley High School. Lima, Ohio.
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Name origin
Squirtle's name is a combination of "turtle", for its turtle-like appearance, and "squirt", which can mean either a verb as in to spray water, or a noun as in a nickname for someone who is tiny in comparison to others. It can also be a corruption of "squirrel", pointing to its squirrel-like tail, but that is unlikely. Zenigame is simply the Japanese word for pond turtle, ??. _________________  I suck at WiFi battling. |
| Mon May 17, 2010 5:30 pm |
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Lite Four   Joined: Sun May 29, 2005 6:21 pm Posts: 3468
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He was suggesting a theory besides the obvious, there was no need for a copy pasta of **** we already know about.
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| Wed May 19, 2010 10:03 am |
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Dragon Tamer   Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 238 Location: <*((( ><
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Hm... that actually kind explains the random ear things that Wartortle acquires...
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| Wed May 19, 2010 6:17 pm |
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