>>54086414A lot of Gen1 pokémon were just words in English. They probably weren't expecting it to become an international thing and back in the 90s English was not so universally speaking, so those words probably felt more foreign to them.
Cocoon, Spear, Pigeon, Sand, Rafflesia, Gallop, Coil, Dodo, Dugong, Ghost, Sleep, Sleeper, Crab, Lucky, Strike, Showers, Thunders, Booster, Freezer, Thunder, Fire.
Yes, in Japanese we have a Pokémon named Thunders (Jolteon) and one named Thunder (Zapdos).
On the other hand, the English version has Electrode and Golem.
