This is for a project I’m working on. If the concept of male and female Pokémon was introduced in Gen I, what would the Nidoran line look like/be called? I’m pretty sure the only reason they’re two separate lines is because gender distinction didn’t exist before Gen II, so I’m curious if their line would go by different names. Here’s my take, but I’d love to hear your feedback and ideas:
Nidoran (without the ♂️or ♀️)
Nidonite (from “knight”, subordinate to “king” or “queen”), or just “Nidorin” (without the “a” or “o”)
Nidoreign (from “sovereign”, the gender-neutral term for “king/queen”. Originally I thought “monarch”, but I couldn’t get it to work, plus it sounds similar to Nidoran)
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