Talk:Mimikyu (Pokémon)

I dunno but

Could it somehow come from "Mimic you"? I may be pronouncing it wrong, but I say it "Mimikk-yu" which sounds remarkably similar. Nutter Butter (talk) 16:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

So do I and I'm sure the name will be kept that way as it just feels right.

"It seems that this Pokémon disguises as a Pikachu because it wants to become friends with humans."

I hope it IS friendly...

Jaylaw (talk) 21:37, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

"Mimic you" seems very likely. JordanTH (talk) 08:30, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Original pokemon

I could be based on or at least draw inspiration from a Bedsheet Ghost Random Chaos (talk) 11:58, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

I agree that it's likely based on the stereotypical "lazy" ghost costume.

Could some admin-type add this and the Mimic You reference to the page please? Nutter Butter (talk) 18:58, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

I'd be hesitant to trust the "mimic you" theory until someone who actually speaks Japanese chimes in. It seems unlikely to me as an English speaker — not impossible, but unlikely — that the Japanese developers would base a Japanese name on a phonetic respelling of a frankly random English phrase that is neither iconic nor has any special meaning more specific than just the word "mimic" with a random pronoun attached. It seems incredibly more likely to me that kyu would represent a Japanese onomatopoeia for squeaking. Pumpkinking0192 (talk) 19:11, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

The "mimic you" theory seems more solid now as it's English name is also Mimikyu. Jigglypoof21 (talk) 14:19, 19 July 2016 (UTC)