Talk:Wigglytuff (Pokémon): Difference between revisions
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::There is no good reason to assume it has anything to do with the word for balloon. | ::There is no good reason to assume it has anything to do with the word for balloon. | ||
:You do know what Pokémon you're talking about right? The one that puffs up like a balloon? So it's just as valid.--[[User:Force Fire|<span style="color:#AB2813">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#C87365">orce</span>]][[User talk:Force Fire|<span style="color:#26649C">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#729ABF">ire</span>]] 14:29, 8 March 2016 (UTC) | :You do know what Pokémon you're talking about right? The one that puffs up like a balloon? So it's just as valid.--[[User:Force Fire|<span style="color:#AB2813">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#C87365">orce</span>]][[User talk:Force Fire|<span style="color:#26649C">'''F'''</span><span style="color:#729ABF">ire</span>]] 14:29, 8 March 2016 (UTC) | ||
:::I don't see how that is relevant to figuring out where the name came from since there is factually nothing in it to indicate balloons or inflating. There are simpler valid alternatives that make sense and help bring in the Balloon | :::I don't see how that is relevant to figuring out where the name came from since there is factually nothing in it to indicate balloons or inflating. There are simpler valid alternatives that make sense and help bring in the Balloon category name contextually. | ||
:::fuusen + purin = pukurin? Makes no sense. There is no ku in fuusen in any pronunciation of the kanji. And it has no connection to purin which uses a short pu sound and not a long one. If they meant this then it would be Fuukurin and then you still have to explain where the ku comes from and fuku doesn't cut it because it's a completely different word. | :::fuusen + purin = pukurin? Makes no sense. There is no ku in fuusen in any pronunciation of the kanji. And it has no connection to purin which uses a short pu sound and not a long one. If they meant this then it would be Fuukurin and then you still have to explain where the ku comes from and fuku doesn't cut it because it's a completely different word. | ||
