>>46638026>I don't think they based a Pokémon on an english expressionNah that's bullshit, the team are perfectly aware of their huge English-speaking audience and several of the staff members at Game Freak do actually speak English. In the same way I am aware of most of the Japanese inspiration that goes on in the games, they can be perfectly aware of some English expressions especially since it's one of the world's leading languages.
Not to mention the term cardio bunny might also have crossed language barriers and is also used by Japanese people, I do not know.