Remind me again?

[Elliot]

Why do the Legendary birds, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno have spanish numbers again?
Mol"tres"
Zap"Dos"
Artic"uno"
No offense to all the spanish people out there. I was wondering this for a long time. Couldn't remember.

 

[Carlist Fern]

The people who localized the original Pok

 

[Shadow Jolteon]

I think it was just meant to be a bit of a play on words for them... And it's also the order they're in in the Pok

 

[SockHead]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

 

[Bacon Boy]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

Wow you put a lot of thought into that...

 

[SockHead]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

Wow you put a lot of thought into that...

Copy and paste from Bulbapedia.

 

[AnimalCrossingGurrl]

I never even realized that! *smacks forehead*

 

[Pear]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

"Molt" could also be short for, "Molten" as in molten lava.

 

[Smugleaf]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

"Molt" could also be short for, "Molten" as in molten lava.

*cough*

 

[Prof Gallows]

I never noticed that.
Good eye. But they're probably like that just because they were made all at the same time, and it's a trio.

 

[Elliot]

Ah, thanks for the description sockhead. And to everyone that helped me.

 

[Pear]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

"Molt" could also be short for, "Molten" as in molten lava.

*cough*

I'm quite the observant one.

 

[Smugleaf]

Articuno's name is a combination of a corrupted version of the word arctic, the far northern regions of the globe, and uno, the Spanish word for one, indicating that it is the first in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds.

Moltres's name is a combination of the words molten and the Spanish word for three, tres, indicating that it is the third in the series of Kanto legendary birds. It may also be based on the word "molt" for the renewal aspect, possibly alluding to a phoenix's rebirth.

"Molt" could also be short for, "Molten" as in molten lava.

*cough*

I'm quite the observant one.

Did you notice how I bolded molten?

 

[Pear]

Quoting limited to 4 levels deepmolten

*cough*

I'm quite the observant one.

Did you notice how I bolded molten?

Yeah, I was being sarcastic.

 

[Tyeforce]

They do this all the time with Pok

 

[Rockman!]

They're elemental birds.

 

[Nic]

They do this all the time with Pok

 

[Tyeforce]

They do this all the time with Pok

 

[Megamannt125]

Well it's better than their terribad japanese names.

 

[Rockman!]

Well it's better than their terribad japanese names.

Freezer, Thunder, and Fire.

lol very creative.
X3