Name facts
A Pokémon name is a small puzzle. Count the letters, spot the palindromes and find the Pokémon hiding in the names of other Pokémon.
23 facts. Each one says how we know it.
Longest names: 12 letters
The longest Pokémon names have 12 letters: Crabominable, Squawkabilly, Brambleghast and Poltchageist. Try saying them fast.
How we know: Counted the letters (not spaces or symbols) in every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Shortest names: 3 letters
Muk and Mew have the shortest names, with only 3 letters.
How we know: Counted the letters (not spaces or symbols) in every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
The average name: 7.6 letters
The average Pokémon name is about 7.6 letters long. Pikachu has 7.
How we know: Counted the letters (not spaces or symbols) in every Pokémon name and took the average.
Most common length: 7 letters
267 Pokémon have a name that is 7 letters long, more than any other length.
How we know: Counted the letters in every Pokémon name and grouped them by length.
Favourite first letter: S
135 Pokémon names start with S. Next come C (86) and M (79).
How we know: Counted the first letter of every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Rarest first letter: X
Only 3 Pokémon names start with X, the fewest of any letter: Xatu, Xerneas and Xurkitree.
How we know: Counted the first letter of every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Favourite last letter: E
153 Pokémon names end with the letter “e”, more than any other letter.
How we know: Counted the last letter of every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Same backwards: 5
5 Pokémon names read the same forwards and backwards: Eevee, Girafarig, Ho-Oh, Alomomola and Farigiraf.
How we know: Reversed the letters of every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si and compared.
Names with extras: 42
42 Pokémon names are not only letters. They have spaces, hyphens, dots, apostrophes or even a colon, like Mr. Mime, Ho-Oh and Type: Null.
How we know: Looked for any character that is not a letter in the Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Double letters: 263
263 Pokémon names contain the same letter twice in a row, like Eevee.
How we know: Looked for two identical letters side by side in the Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Starts and ends the same: 41
41 Pokémon names start and end with the same letter, like Eevee and Ho-Oh.
How we know: Compared the first and last letter of every Pokémon name in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
A to Z: Abomasnow to Zygarde
Put every Pokémon in alphabetical order and Abomasnow comes first and Zygarde comes last.
How we know: Sorted the names of the Pokémon in the Pokédex data on pokee.si in alphabetical order.
A shared first word: 10
10 Pokémon have a name that begins with “Iron”, like Iron Treads, Iron Bundle and Iron Hands.
How we know: Counted names starting with “Iron ” in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Regi names: 6
6 Pokémon names start with “Regi”: Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Regigigas, Regieleki and Regidrago.
How we know: Counted names starting with “Regi” in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
The Tapu guardians: 4
4 Pokémon share the first word “Tapu”: Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini.
How we know: Counted names starting with “Tapu ” in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
Hiding inside a name: Aron in Volcarona
Look closely at Volcarona: Aron is hiding in the middle of it. The two are not related.
How we know: Looked for whole Pokémon names tucked inside other Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si (Volcarona contains “Aron”).
Hiding inside a name: Abra in Crabrawler
Abra is hiding in Crabrawler: Cr-ABRA-wler. They are not in the same family.
How we know: Looked for whole Pokémon names tucked inside other Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si (Crabrawler contains “Abra”).
Hiding inside a name: Muk in Pyukumuku
Say Pyukumuku slowly and you can find Muk near the end. They are not related.
How we know: Looked for whole Pokémon names tucked inside other Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si (Pyukumuku contains “Muk”).
Hiding inside a name: Natu in Eternatus
Natu is tucked inside Eternatus: Eter-NATU-s. They are different Pokémon.
How we know: Looked for whole Pokémon names tucked inside other Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si (Eternatus contains “Natu”).
Hiding inside a name: Mew in Mewtwo
Mew is the first part of Mewtwo. They are separate Pokémon in separate evolution lines.
How we know: Looked for whole Pokémon names tucked inside other Pokémon names in the Pokédex data on pokee.si (Mewtwo contains “Mew”).
A type hiding in the name: 15
15 Pokémon have one of their own types spelled out inside their name, like Clefairy (Fairy), Dragonite (Dragon) and Steelix (Steel).
How we know: Checked whether a type’s name (3 or more letters) appears inside the Pokémon name, for each type the Pokémon has, in the Pokédex data on pokee.si.
A type that is not theirs: Ice in Jellicent
Jellicent has the word “ice” in its name, but it is a Water/Ghost type, not an Ice type.
How we know: Checked whether a type’s name appears inside the Pokémon name for a type the Pokémon does not have.