Pokémon League Trainer Names Explained! | Gnoggin 

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Peonies are also described as "Roses without thorns" since his brother, Rose, is a big old meanie >:(

Lockstin: he's named after a weapon knights used to slay dragons, as he is a- Me: A BIRD KEEPER!!!

"Strong pokemon, weak pokemon, that is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favourites"-Based Katherine

Fun fact: Malva means marshmallow in certain Spanish speaking countries, so it’s funny bc when you eat marshmallows you usually “roast them”. It probably wasn’t intentional but it fits.

Lance´s german name is Siegfried. Probably named after the legendary norse and germanic folklore hero who aquired the powers of the dragon Fafnir by bathing in his blood!

For the Alola champions (the protagonists) : "Elio means “sun”, “sunlight” and “sunshine” (from ancient Greek “hēlios/ἥλιος”)." and "Selene is a female given name taken from Selene (Greek Σελήνη, [selɛ̌ːnɛː], 'moon') in Greek mythology. ... Her equivalent in ancient Roman religion and myth is Luna, Latin for moon". The male being sun and female being moon could be the whole alchemy thing with the sun symbolising masculine powers and the moon feminine powers.

I’ve always thought there wasn’t a reason to have the trainer names. I thought they were just names that fit the person. Now I have a new appreciation for names in general.

There's a Reason Cynthia wears all black, She attends The funerals of her victims and their Pokemon 🙃

“Do you have ears? I sure do. But they’re all like, ‘EeeEEĖeèEe’”

Ooh, made a Wallace connection you may not have picked up on. You mentioned the foreigner aspect of his name. It’s possible that the US translators knew he’d be the champion of Emerald, so when he finally was said champion, he was now a foreigner to the throne Steven had.

While the type matches the name, Karen seems more layback and cool unlike most other Karens. She even has one of the most famous quotes in Pokemon. So yeah, I'd take game Karen any day.

I remember reading somewhere what a peony was once described as a rose without thorns. Maybe that was meant to symbolize that Peony is like Rose minus the whole almost destroying the world part.

Steven is also the son of a major corporation or "the heir to the crown"

I always guessed that Karen was also derived from Charon, the ferryman of the underworld in Greek mythology.

"Sid Vicious, a popular punk rockstar at the time" Sid Vicious had been dead for 23 years at the time of the Ruby and Sapphires release 😂

Also, Leon is part of the name of Charizard's pre-evolution.

It could be interesting to see Pokemon town and cities explained. Not their names but their inspiration and what irl cities and towns they're based on, like how Wyndon is based on London, it'd definitely be fascinating to see what the smaller towns are supposed to be based on.

'Each of the two' also fits how Caitlyn used to be with another in Gen 4. [Rainbow for Iris fits a sort of Gen 1 callback]

I'm pretty sure "Caitlyn" comes from "castle", since she used to be the frontier brain of the Battle Castle

I think Trace’s name might also have to do with how it sounds like most English speakers pronounce the number 3 in Spanish. You know, “uno, dos, tres”. That’s because he is the third Kanto rival (1st and 2nd being Blue and Green).

Could Caitlin's name also refer to Cait sith, it's a cat monster that uses magic which psychic type associates a lot with. Also Caitlin is known to sleep a lot just like cats.

"Lance is an easy one" "Lance is a weapon used by knight to slay dragons, since he is a dragon trainer" So he's suicidal..........Damn

Actually, the name Lockstin has a much more interesting etymology. It's combined from "loque", which is an obscure language's word for human, and "stihn", which is from a totally real language and means "more or less looks the same". This is fitting as Lockstin appears to be a human.

In spanish Leon calls Lionel that is the name of a REALLY known soccer player

Lockstin I don’t think you derived Cynthia’s name right. Mount Cynthus is a mountain TOP in Greece. Cynthia’s name would be more likened to this description because she is the champion and she is at the TOP of the rival’s you face while in Sinnoh.

So you're telling me that Acerola's name pretty much just translates as "adorifying." That's amazing! Given a certain goddess you mentioned, I'd just like to quickly add that I don't think I've ever seen Cynthia show any interest in guys or with any kind of love interest, most notably when she savagely turned down Alder.

- One other thing to note about Leon is another point of the Lions connection, namely that they're a common icon in British coats of arms and the like, usually to do with championship or royalty. of course, Britain -> Galar, 'sgood innit.

That little whistling sound for the alola games really surprised me. I removes my headphones to see where its coming from. I really liked the music and superb content.

When you mentioned school for good and evil, my bookworm self squealed inside. I freaking love that series, Agatha is an awesome character.

Karen was named before her name was a derogatory term.

Lockstin: Alola didn’t have a championship *Sad Kukui and Hau battle noises*

Lockstin: Just use the first half of your first name, and last half of your last name Joe Shmoe: I don’t see any difference

Game freak near the end: Hmmm, yes, flowers

Who's the champ killing every team? It was Cynthia all along!

Oh my god, some of these names make so much more sense now!! For instance, I could never piece together why “Phoebe” was chosen as a name for a ghost-type trainer.

Siebold's name, being Germanic, is pronounced like see-bold. German's second vowel is the one pronounced in this scenario. So he literally is Sea Bold.

Now i need a "all evil teams admins and bosses names explained!"

Leon sounds like champEON wich is his personality

The name Diantha could be pulling from the Tuatha De Danann of Irish myth.

Lillie: “If Cnythia name mean moon and if want to be the next champion you can call me Lil Cynthia or Lil Moon!!!”

Proud to say that I figured out the meaning of Steven Stone on my own :)

"All names have meaning" Yup. Just ask my mythology teacher.

Ever since I saw Wanda Vision (the marvel series) when ever I see Agatha I always sing Agatha’s song from Wanda Vision. Me: *fights Agatha in the elite4* Also me: 🎵 It was agatha all along 🎶

So, I have an older sister named Karen, and she is the complete opposite of the common online Karen.

Me:Last part of my first name 'es' First part of my last name 'john' My online name: johnes

Diantha is also very similar to Diana because "Moon" and "Fairies"!

I would like to remind you all that the pair of items used as a tool to start a fire is called a flint and steel. I would also like to remind you all that Flint uses pokémon that aren't fire-type on his team, but are a different type.

If i did the lockstin treatment i would be antski

More appreciation for Peony please. He deserves it

With molayne since he's an inventor type there could be the fact of mol as a measurement as well as his main mon being a literal mole.

I always saw Trace as being analogous to the main character’s name Chase, as both are ways of tracking/following something

For Lance it is notabel that his german Name "Siegfried" is taken from a German Legend where Siegfried was a dragon-killer

You like locks? Do you play Kingdom Hearts them? 🔐

Would love to see you go over the name meanings of the protagonists and rivals next!! They seem to have pretty interesting meanings behind their names in various languages that not many people seem to know about.

I always go with the name “Red-Ice” for my gamer tags. It was based off of one my RPG characters that had Red Eyes, and he came with this set with Red Gems. After using it for a while, I realized it was the perfect “cold-blooded” metaphor, and now that’s the name I give my Mega Sableye.

Trace could come from 'race' since Elaine (lane) and Chase also relate to running/racing. Also, Diantha is not really a fairy type specialist since her ace is her only fairy type. She has more dragon and rock types than she does fairy.

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Diantha's etemology makes sense as is, but still... What about how it sounds like Diana? You know, the Roman goddess of the MOON, a thing very prevalent in the lore of Fairy-types? Of which she clearly has a connection with? Though that might be to a lesser degree as Fairy might not be her "speacialty type". The fact remains, it is clear to see that was part of their intention considering her ace is a Mega Gardevoir. How did he miss that?!

I've never been this early, totally worth it though! Great video!

Grimsely Seibold and phoebe are some of my favorite elite fours names and trainers

Hot take: Guzma should have been part of the Alolan Elite Four

Kahili being a golfer is also a pun as golfing terms include Birdie and Eagle

I'd like to say that the spanish name of Siebold is "Narciso", like the man of the greek myth that ended up drowned by seeing his reflection in a lake, relating him with his water type. Also "Narciso" is the name of a blue flower.

"I love her pants!" -lockstin 2021

"--- part of my last name, and --- part of my first name. Honestly a way cool was of coming up with an online username in my opinion" . . . you really gonna give me SAO abridged flashbacks like that? "UGH NO! that's a terrible name. What am I supposed to call you as a nickname? Kaz?"

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Fun fact! Lance's name could also be a nod to the "Lancer" trope. It's basically a character in a story who serves as a direct opposite of the hero, who usually has a friend-rival relationship with said hero. The lancer is the ice to the hero's fire, and usually fights the hero to teach them something or to make the hero realize there's various ways to achieve the greater good.

7:59 makes me want an evil team leader origins, aswell as “generals” (i.e faba)

For a bit of extra stuff for Lance that is most certainly coincidental: in group dynamics within stories, the character that is most closely connected to the head of the group while still playing second fiddle is called the Lancer (Vegeta is a perfect example). You what the Lancer equivalent is called on the villains side? The Dragon.

as a fan of the pokemon adventures manga series, i'm glad you brought up Yellow for even just a second

Grimsley and Piers are my favorite dark type users.

Caitlin is an Irish name, Lockstin. It's the Irish derivative of Catherine.

Your ad reads are always top tier, lockstin hahah

I liked this video. It just gives you knowledge of new things with just Pokemon keep up bro 👍 and when is professor names of this series is coming because many people know about them but maybe you have something new

Lance in germany is called Siegfried. Siegfried, the dragon killer

wait why did you censor the rest of your name? you have already stated its Austin Lockwood

Glad to see the Cynthia/Artemis reference from your Sun and Moon theory. Absolutely loved that series. Turns out the Reboot was technically accurate because of the Ultra games, Let's Go, and the Sinnoh remakes

That’s pretty cool that the characters names have so much meaning!

I just realized that Cynthia wears black clothes because her name is associated with moon, which mostly appears at nighttime(So black clothes). Color of moon during nighttime is usually bright yellow/golden, which is(or at least similar to) Cynthia's hair color. Cynthia is literally Nighttime personified in a sense. There is also Cyrus, whose name is associated with Sun. His team members wear white clothes. The sun emits all colors of rainbow(more or less) evenly and if I remember my physics correctly, then the combination of those colors is white. Cyrus's hair is blue, the color of sky during daytime. Yeah, all of this might be a bit of stretch but considering the amount of effort that gamefreak puts in designing characters and Pokemons, it might be true. Now, if all of this is true, imagine Cynthia with blue hair (based on blue moon) and Cyrus with Yellow/Orange(the colors associated with Sun) hair or Coat/Jacket thing he wears. That would be a sight to see

Coming from someone named Leon, I'm impressed.

Cynthia also sounds like Sentia, the feminine form of the Latin Sentio, which means 'I feel'. Legends Arceus introduces Cogita (which comes from Cogito, 'I think') and Volo (which means 'I wish'), giving the three of them a connection to the Lake Trio. (Cogita = Uxie for Knowledge, Cynthia = Mesprit for Emotion, Volo = Azelf for Will)

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Austin Lockhart??

His name is Austin Lockhart I’m pretty sure also great vid

Didn't know they had a theme with the E4 and Champions having names after flowers in the Japanese versions of the games... I like that! And I'm glad they brought that into the western translations!

9:11 Well, as a French guy, that name sounds like the French name Catherine. Seeing how Caitlin is lady/noble like, maybe there would be something interesting there, but Idk the origin of the name or its meaning. 11:37 So THAT'S why he's named Thymeo in French, huh? I guess it might fit 11:51 First, not a mention to that English guy, expert in martial arts, also named Mustard or something similar? I remember that detail being covered on the channel Second, just after that, wrong dlc, he's from The crown tundra dlc

Lockstin: do you have ears? Deaf people yes but there broken

Diantha has a total of one fairy. "Fairy-type user"

Shauntal's Japanese name, Shikimi, might also have a reference to the Japanese word "Shikigami" which is a type of Japanese spirit.

"Chop Your Necks Thin Here I Ascend" Is an even abridged explanation of Cynthia's name's origin.

Steven Stone is MY Champion of Hoenn. Get out of here free willie

Austin My guess 4 lockstins first name

An extra Leon connection via Lion. Lions are used in the heraldry of both England and Scotland, as well as representing England in the UKs' coat of arms.

I was 5 minutes into this video when I got the notification for it lol

Never realized there was no elite 4 that was an electric type

4 views, 8 comments and 40 likes. Ah yes thanks RU-vid.

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As someone else with the name Aaron I always wondered why the heck they went with that for the bug type elite 4 member. So thank you for clearing that up.

If Gen 8 is strong anywhere it’s the characters. I don’t think there’s a single one I just straight up don’t like in most respects.