Etymograph

English

Pokésona

Pokésona comes from Japanese ポケモン, and goes back to ポケットモンスター ‘Pokémon’.

  1. Japanesemodernポケットモンスター‘Pokémon’
  2. Japanese, derivedmodernポケモンPokemon
  3. English1500–presentPokémon
  4. EnglishtodayPokésona

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodernポケットモンスター‘Pokémon’
  2. Japanese, derivedmodernポケモンPokemon
  3. English1500–presentPokémon
  4. EnglishtodayPokésona

Today it means

noun An original character or fursona that is a Pokémon, whether based on an existing one or fanmade.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese ポケットモンスター / Pokésona