Talk:Drapion (Pokémon)

Real Name?

It is suspected that Dorapion is a portmanteau of "Doragon" (Dragon) and "Scorpion", in which case it is likely that the official Romanization will be "Drapion". For those who are uncertain of what I mean, ドラピオン is the world "Dragon" written in Katakana, which reads back as "Doragon". I believe that this page should be moved to Drapion_(Pokémon), but I think it should be debated first.

We don't go by suspicions or theories. We only choose the romanization after we get the confirmation of what its trademarked romanization is - since that is the most official romanization. Until then, it stays as the most literal romanization, in this case Dorapion. (Also, am I the only one who doesn't really see what makes Dorapion very Dragon like? Granted, it wouldn't be the first case where a non-Dragon was called a Dragon - Ampharos - but still. Are there, like, no other Japanese workds which start with 'Dora'? I'ma go check my Japanese-English dictionary...) --Pie 18:27, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, here's one - you sure it has no relation to "dorai", which means "dry; unemotional"? I could easily see this thing being considered unemotional. --Pie 18:31, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

For those who are uncertain of what I mean, ドラピオン is the world "Dragon" written in Katakana, which reads back as "Doragon".

No, ドラゴン is the spelling of "doragon." -Argy 19:39, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the dragon part should be mentioned if this is true. Its monstrous appearance makes it look like a dragon anyway. --Johans 16:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello, I'm new to this. Spotted some information while surfing Wikipedia: apparently the word "Apion" is scientifically associated with weevils (there is a weevil family Apionidae, genus name Apion and Exapion) - given Drapion's insect characteristics, I thought it might be worthy of inclusion as a possible name source.--Zohariel 14:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey, mind if I ax the "Other Information" section? Pretty obvious Dorapion has nothing to do with Gligar at this point. --ANinyMouse 02:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)