Teru-sama: Difference between revisions

Teru-sama, as the English name, is likely a reference to '''''Teru'''ki Murakawa'', a {{wp|programmer}} who appears listed on the [[staff of Pokémon Gold and Silver]] and [[Staff of Pokémon Crystal|Pokémon Crystal]] under "US Version Staff".

Its Japanese name, カビチュウ ''Kabichū'', could be a corruption of ガービッジ ''gābijji'', a {{wp|gairaigo}} for "garbage". Since it is a placeholder for [[item]] data, with no otherwise useful purpose, it could refer to {{jwp|ごみ (プログラミング)|ごみ}} ''gomi'' (also commonly spelled in katakana as ゴミ), the Japanese equivalent of {{wp|Garbage (computer science)|garbage}} in programming jargon, although ごみ is used to refer to {{wp|municipal solid waste}} as well. Also, カビ ''kabi'' is part of {{p|Snorlax}}'s Japanese name, '''カビ'''ゴン '''''Kabi'''gon'', while チュウ ''chū'' is part of the Japanese names of {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, and {{p|Raichu}}.