I would never have guessed that criticizing Pokemon names would invite so much vitriol. For the record, I'm very far from a Genwunner and think Seel is a stupid name as well - or hell, even a Mon I otherwise love like Ninetales. And having a lore reason for something in a video game doesn't just automatically and inherently make it not dumb.
andylt posted...
how many pokemon names are a portmanteau of an adjective and a noun
I would contend that portmanteaus are still marginally more clever than just picking a couple of words and putting a space between them. Something like Arcanine may not be the absolute peak of creativity, but it's better than Blazing Hound.