Why is big pecks called big pecks?

Question

I know it's a pun on pectorals, but not even pectorals seem to have anything to do with physical defense. Please don't question my curiosity.

Comments

can’t really give a solid answer, but the japanese name is “pigeon breast” and the pokemon who have it are birds

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I imagine that since it references pectorals, big pecs means large muscle mass, which means more girth, which means you can tank hits better? But this is just rampant speculation.

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https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/989552-pokemon-black-version/57617013?page=1 The last post in this thread seems to give a pretty convincing explanation to why, but I'm not sure if you'd count that as an answer.

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If you copy paste that into an answer, then I'll select it.

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I always thought it had to do with pecking things

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I think you're actually right because in Japanese, the translation is pigeon breasts.

Answer 1

The last post in this thread seems to give a pretty convincing explanation to why.