Pokemon loves using wordplay in its naming convention, from the rubbish (Flamigo = flamingo amigo) to the excellent (Pikachu = spark squeak).
But it can also help me to learn or remember Japanese.
Mirai (far future) just came up in my N4 vocabulary deck, and it reminded me of Miraidon, the bike Pokemon from the far future in the Scarlet/Violet game.
I looked up Koraidon, the bike Pokemon from the distant past, to see if there’s anything going on there, and sure enough korai means ancient.
If anyone has any other helpful Japanese Poke-mnemonics that they know of, please post them here!
