While she has never played any of the Pokemon games, my mom lived through my brother and I collecting Pokemon cards, playing the Game Boy games and Smash Bros., watching the Pokemon anime on TV, and going to the theatrical Pokemon movies. She usually knows what we’re talking about when we discuss Pokemon, so we thought it would be amusing if we found how just how many of the original 151 Pokemon our mom could recognize from the sprite collection linked through the image above. Read on to see what she named the original Kanto Pokemon, as well as any comments she made about them.

(the ones in green are ones she got right, the ones in orange are real Pokemon names for the wrong Pokemon)

1. Bulbasaur = Bulbasaur

2. Ivysaur = Sproutasaur

3. Venusaur = Venusaur

4. Charmander = Charmander

5. Charmeleon = Charizard

6. Charizard = Charisaur

7. Squirtle = Squirtle

8. Wartortle = Tortisaur

9. Blastoise = Hydrantosaur

10. Caterpie = Guppie

11. Metapod = Kakuna

12. Butterfree = Butterfree

13. Weedle = Wormasaur

14. Kakuna = Larvasaur

15. Beedrill = Beeazoid

16. Pidgey = Sparrow-something – Sparrowfree

17. Pidgeotto = Hawkazoid

18. Pidgeot = Eaglesaur

19. Rattata = Rattachewie

20. Raticate = “Oh my God” – Black Deathazoid

21. Spearow = “Same as the other one” [aka Sparrowfree] – Turkeyfree

22. Fearow = Storkazoid

23. Ekans = Cobrafroid

24. Arbok = Vipona

25. Pikachu = Pikachu, “he’s a rat actually”

26. Raichu = Pikazoid

27. Sandshrew = “What is that, a ferret?” – Squeakamouse

28. Sandslash = Armadillazoid

29. Nidoran (female) = “The hell is that? Are those wings or ears? Is it a water Pokemon or a rat Pokemon?” – Gerbilchu

30. Nidorina = Hamsterzoid

31. Nidoqueen = Guineapigzor

32. Nidoran (male) = “They’re just all the same only different colours!” – Pinkafree

33. Nidorino = Rhinozoid

34. Nidoking = Rhinosaur

35. Clefairy = “Is that Togepi?” Puffypoo

36. Clefable = Clefairy (now she remembers -_-)

37. Vulpix = Foxachu

38. Ninetails = “It has nine tails, so it’s a Nineafree“

39. Jigglypuff = Chansey

40. Wigglytuff = Chansizoid

41. Zubat = “Where’s its head and where’s its a**?” Vampree

42. Golbat = Vamrpizoid

43. Oddish = Radishu

44. Gloom = Toadstooloid

45. Vileplume = Toadisaur (not to be confused with #62 – Frogasaur)

46. Paras = Crabchu

47. Parasect = Hermazoid

48. Venonat = Bactirachu

49. Venomoth = “Mothra!”

50. Diglett = Dongo

51. Dugtrio = Triadong

52. Meowth = Meowth

53. Persian = Meowthasaur

54. Psyduck = Platy

55. Golduck = Duckazoid

56. Mankey = Capuchino (as in Capuchin monkey)

57. Primeape = Capuchinozoid

58. Growlithe = Tigersaur

59. Arcanine = Ligersaur

60. Poliwag = Bubblefree

61. Poliwhirl = Frogazoid

62. Poliwrath = Frogasaur

63. Abra = Helter

64. Kadabra = Skelter

65. Alakazam = Bamboozlesaur

66. Machop = Newtachu

67. Machoke = Lizardzoid

68. Machamp = Mudguppysaur

69. Bellsprout = Rootachu

70. Weepinbell = Potazoid

71. Victreebell = Venusaur (she was informed that she had already named Venusaur, but insisted they had the same name)

72. Tentacool = Bugger

73. Tentacruel = Octodune

74. Geodude = Mudoo

75. Graveler = Rokasaur

76. Golem = Goronosaur

77. Ponyta = Flamer

78. Rapidash = Uniflamer

79. Slowpoke = Womboo

80. Slowbro = Shellmet

81. Magnemite = Maganoo

82. Magneton = Triamag

83. Farfetch’d = Kachka

84. Doduo = Duoastrich

85. Dodrio = Triastrich

86. Seel = Walachu

87. Dewgong = Sealazoid

88. Grimer = Toxicchu

89. Muk = Poisonar

90. Shellder = Mollusk

91. Cloyster = Coralai

92. Gastley = Puffer

93. Haunter = Smoker

94. Gengar = Smogoid

95. Onix = Bouldasaur

96. Drowzee = Shrewster

97. Hypno = Shrewboss

98. Krabby = Krabby

99. Kingler = Krabster

100. Voltorb = “That’s a Pokeball!” – Voltachu

101. Electrode = Amper

102. Exeggcute = Ovums

103. Exeggutor = Palmter

104. Cubone = Skullder, “They can’t call it a Boner.”

105. Marowak = Skullasaur

106. Hitmonlee = Grasshopperchu

107. Hitmonchan = Chanazoid (I was surprised that she got “Chan” out of it somehow)

108. Lickitung = Licktor

109. Koffing = Poisonpuff

110. Weezing = Tripoisonzord

111. Rhyhorn = Unisaur

112. Rhydon = Cerazor

113. Chansey = Togepi

114. Tangela = Vineasaur (not to be confused with the two other Venusaurs)

115. Kangaskhan = Kangasaur

116. Horsea = Seahorseion

117. Seadra = Grand Seahorseion

118. Goldeen = Goldie (So close!)

119. Seaking = Koizoid

120. Staryu = Starfree

121. Starmie = Starjewlie

122. Mr. Mime = Stickee, “with an ‘ee'” (she thought his hands looked like a gecko’s)

123. Scyther = Windosaur

124. Jynx = Transvestie

125. Electabuzz = Lightningsaur

126. Magmar = Magma (very close!)

127. Pinsir = Pinchy

128. Tauros = Tauroee

129. Magikarp = “Are they all Zodiac ones now?” – Pisces

130. Gyarados = “It’s a Chinese dragon” – Bob

131. Lapras = Plaqy

132. Ditto = Amoebee

133. Eevee = Squirltis

134. Vaporeon = Aqua Squirltis

135. Jolteon = Electra Squirltis

136. Flareon = Chara Squirltis

137. Porygon = “Digimon? No, that was something else.” – Pixel

138. Omanyte = Snaily

139. Omastar = Spike Snaily

140. Kabuto = Bedbugieon

141. Kabutops = Deatheez

142. Aerodactyl = Hippodactyl

143. Snorlax = Snorlax

144. Articuno = Pidgieon

145. Zapdos = “This is a legendary one.” – Electrosaur

146. Moltres = Phoenixsaur

147. Dratini = Leechio

148. Dragonair = Nessie

149. Dragonite = Dragonsaur

150. Mewtwo = Mewtwo

151. Mew = Mew

So, just by osmosis our mom was able to name 11/151 Pokemon correctly and get another 7 confused with one another. That’s more that I was expecting, so I’m proud of her performance and the fanciful names she was able to give the other 133 Pokemon, especially Gyarados, the Chinese dragon named Bob.