>>54444371>Pretty sure this wouldn't work in JapaneseActually I think it could. The mandrake plant does not have a Japanese origin, so the name of the plant is simply romanized, much like the Dragon-type name in Japan. The reference can still work.
As for Vileplume's Japanese name, Ruffresia (which in itself is a loose romanization of Rafflesia, the name of the plant Vileplume is based on), giving a similar but different Japanese name to this hypothetical regional evolution could be a minor challenge. Ruffdrake, maybe?
