Are there any Pokemon who's name is literally a word?
I know that names are normally combinations of words, but are there any that are literally a word, or extremely close to one word, likeword-o, or something like that.
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Caterpie (caterpillar, an insect)Kakuna (cocoon, a pupa made by insects for metamorphosis)Pidgey (pigeon, a bird)Pidgeotto (pigeon, a bird)Pidgeot (pigeon, a bird)Ekans (snake, a limbless reptile)Arbok (cobra, a type of venomous snake)Paras (parasite, a symbiotic relationship where the host is harmed and is used as a home)Gloom (dim + bloom, low light levels + producing flowers)Meowth (meow, a noise cats make)Persian (Persians, a type of cat)Alakazam (alakazam, a word associated with magic)Graveler (gravel, rock fragments)Golem (Golem, a figure in Jewish mythology created from clay and mud)Slowpoke (slowpoke, someone who is slow)Farfetch’d (far-fetched, unlikely)Seel (seal, an aquatic mammal)Grimer (grime, dirt)Muk (muck, dirt)Haunter (haunter, someone who scares and torments others)Onix (onyx, a type of rock)Drowzee (drowsy, sleepy)Electrode (electrode, an electrical conductor)Koffing (coughing, expulsion of air from the lungs to get rid of irritants)Weezing (wheezing, difficulty breathing)Chansey (chance, luck)Tangela (tangle, a twisted clump of strands)Scyther (scythe, a weapon that resembles an axe and a sword)Jynx (jinx, a curse)Pinsir (pincer, a body part of an arthropod that allows it to grip objects)Tauros (Taurus, a bull in Greek mythology)Ditto (ditto, a duplicate)Porygon (polygon, a figure with many sides)Kabuto (kabuto, a ancient Japanese war helmet)Mew (mewing, a noise made by cats)Bayleef (bay leaf, leaves from the bay tree)Hoothoot (hoot, a sound made by owls)Ledyba (corruption of ladybug/ladybird, a beetle that stereotypically has red wings with black dots on them)Chinchou (chochin, Japanese for ‘lantern’)Cleffa (clef, a musical symbol)Natu (Atu, the first man in Samoan mythology)Yanma (yanma, Japanese for ‘large dragonfly’)Wooper (Wooper Looper, the Japanese name given to a pet axolotl or salamander)Unown (unknown, not known)Pineco (pine cone, the seed producer of the pine tree)Forretress (fortress, a defensive structure)Scizor (scissor, an object used for cutting things like paper and hair)Porygon2 (polygon 2)Smoochum (smooch ‘em, kissing something)Blissey (bliss, happiness)Lugia (luego, Latin for ‘lie dormant’)Ho-oh (Hōō, a phoenix in Chinese culture)Mudkip (mudskipper, a subfamily of amphibious fish)Kirlia (kirlian, a type of photography concerned with psychic aura)Makuhita (makushita, a division of sumo wrestling)Hariyama (hariyama, Japanese for ‘pincushion’)Plusle (plus, a positive symbol or charge)Minun (minus, a negative symbol or charge)Illumise (illuminate, to light up)Gulpin (gulping, a swallowing noise)Corphish (crawfish, a crustacean)Absol (absolution, getting rid of guilt)Wynaut (why not?)Beldum (dumbbell, equipment used in weight training)Deoxys (deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA)Starly (starling, a family of small to medium-sized birds)Hippopotas (hippopotamus, a large African mammal)Magnezone (magnetic zone, a region surrounding a magnetic object)Lickilicky (lick, touching something with a tongue)Rotom (motor, an object that converts energy into mechanical energy)Shaymin (shaman, someone who tries to contact spirits)Roggenrola (rock ‘n’ roller, someone who plays rock n’ roll)Timburr (timber, wood)Gurdurr (girder, a steel beam)Throh (throw, to toss)Sawk (sock, to punch)Cottonee (cottony, something that is as soft as/has cotton)Scraggy (scraggy, thin and scrawny)Tirtouga (tortuga, Spanish for ‘turtle’)Zorua (zorro, Spanish for ‘fox’)Swanna (swan, large birds from the Cygnus genus)Foongus (fungus, a taxonomic kingdom that includes mushrooms and molds)Amoonguss (among us, from the phrase ‘fungus among us’, an omnipresent video game)Klink (clink, sound of metal being hit by a small metal object)Klang (clang, sound of metal being hit by a large metal object)Elgyem (L.G.M (little green man), referring to aliens)Beheeyem (B.E.M. (bug eyed monster), referring to aliens )Floette (florette, cluster of flowers)Spritzee (spritz, perfume)Hoopa (hoop, a circular plastic object or band)Wishiwashi (wishy-washy, weak)Kartana (katana, a Japanese sword)Indeedee (indeed, used to confirm or agree with something previously suggested)