>>39967484>Bulbasaurus was not directly named after the Pokémon Bulbasaur, but rather after its nasal bosses, which are unusually bulbous among geikiids; however, the describers noted that the similarity in name "may not be entirely coincidental." Additionally, the specific name of the type species means "leaf razor" (similar to the Pokémon move "Razor Leaf", a technique Bulbasaur can learn), which is most directly a reference to its keratin-covered jaws.Suuuure the Razor Leaf Bulbasaurus named in 2017 definitely wasn’t directly named after the Pokémon. Why even be cagey about that?
