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Ah, the original pokémon. Remember them? They had their own rap song at the end of the American episodes. But really, some of their names were meant to disguise what they really are: monsters.
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  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 4:44 pm
    Im fond of HIV and A Tree
    0 0
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 5:01 pm
    Some of these are just dumb, some are hilarious. Chode, Herpderp, Dumbblonde...lolz.
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 5:34 pm
    So wait mewtwo was pput in a game before mew?
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  • Squiggy
    Squiggy
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 5:40 pm
    Bidoof is far more fitting of the name 'Derp' than Slowpoke.

    But this is about the originals, so it's excused.
    0 0
  • Eyebrowsbv31
    Eyebrowsbv31
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 5:43 pm
    Angry Monkey Pig!
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  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 5:50 pm
    My only question is why the hell do some of the pokemon have the normal names?
    0 0
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 9:59 pm
    That's part of what makes this whole thing so funny.
    0 0
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jun 21st, 2011 at 6:21 pm
    Man, I've got to catch a Chode and evolve it into a Trichode.
    0 1
  • NickKmet
    NickKmet
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Jun 22nd, 2011 at 1:20 am
    Baby Seal! Adult Seal!
    0 0
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jun 22nd, 2011 at 10:32 am
    I looked at Unagi once and immediately thought about sushi.
    0 0
  • OniAkuma2126
    OniAkuma2126
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jun 23rd, 2011 at 7:21 am
    Derp and HerpDerp made my day a hell of a lot brighter haha. Huge thumbs up to whoever worked on this list.
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  • jellydonuts
    jellydonuts
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 26th, 2011 at 8:25 am


    The poster cropped out the top. Possibly because he doesn't have a boyfriend.
    0 0
  • jellydonuts
    jellydonuts
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jul 26th, 2011 at 8:26 am
    Originally posted on reddit.
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