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I know that names are normally combinations of words, but are there any that are literally a word, or extremely close to one word, like word-o, or something like that.

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There are some Pokemon like Shiftry (shifty + tree) and Swellow (swell + swallow) whose name is comprised of 2 words but it sounds a lot like an existing word, with a small differnece. Should I include those too? Should I also include mons like Gengar (doppelganger) and Hypno (hypnosis)?
Don't include the first one. And no again, because hypno isn't an actual word, it has to be the full word. Thanks Ignis.
Ekans and Arbok are Snake and Kobra (which is close to cobra)
The OP wanted all of them.
This does not add anything at all to my answer.

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Caterpie (caterpillar, an insect)
Kakuna (cocoon, a pupa made by insects for metamorphosis)
Pidgey (pigeon, a bird)
Pidgeotto (pigeon, a bird)
Pidgeot (pigeon, a bird)
Ekans (snake, a limbless reptile)
Arbok (cobra, a type of venomous snake)
Paras (parasite, a symbiotic relationship where the host is harmed and is used as a home)
Gloom (dim + bloom, low light levels + producing flowers)
Meowth (meow, a noise cats make)
Persian (Persians, a type of cat)
Alakazam (alakazam, a word associated with magic)
Graveler (gravel, rock fragments)
Golem (Golem, a figure in Jewish mythology created from clay and mud)
Slowpoke (slowpoke, someone who is slow)
Farfetch'd (far-fetched, unlikely)
Seel (seal, an aquatic mammal)
Grimer (grime, dirt)
Muk (muck, dirt)
Haunter (haunter, someone who scares and torments others)
Onix (onyx, a type of rock)
Drowzee (drowsy, sleepy)
Electrode (electrode, an electrical conductor)
Koffing (coughing, expulsion of air from the lungs to get rid of irritants)
Weezing (wheezing, difficulty breathing)
Chansey (chance, luck)
Tangela (tangle, a twisted clump of strands)
Scyther (scythe, a weapon that resembles an axe and a sword)
Jynx (jinx, a curse)
Pinsir (pincer, a body part of an arthropod that allows it to grip objects)
Tauros (Taurus, a bull in Greek mythology)
Ditto (ditto, a duplicate)
Porygon (polygon, a figure with many sides)
Kabuto (kabuto, a ancient Japanese war helmet)
Mew (mewing, a noise made by cats)
Bayleef (bay leaf, leaves from the bay tree)
Hoothoot (hoot, a sound made by owls)
Ledyba (corruption of ladybug/ladybird, a beetle that stereotypically has red wings with black dots on them)
Chinchou (chochin, Japanese for 'lantern')
Cleffa (clef, a musical symbol)
Natu (Atu, the first man in Samoan mythology)
Yanma (yanma, Japanese for 'large dragonfly')
Wooper (Wooper Looper, the Japanese name given to a pet axolotl or salamander)
Unown (unknown, not known)
Pineco (pine cone, the seed producer of the pine tree)
Forretress (fortress, a defensive structure)
Scizor (scissor, an object used for cutting things like paper and hair)
Porygon2 (polygon 2)
Smoochum (smooch 'em, kissing something)
Blissey (bliss, happiness)
Lugia (luego, Latin for 'lie dormant')
Ho-oh (Hōō, a phoenix in Chinese culture)
Mudkip (mudskipper, a subfamily of amphibious fish)
Kirlia (kirlian, a type of photography concerned with psychic aura)
Makuhita (makushita, a division of sumo wrestling)
Hariyama (hariyama, Japanese for 'pincushion')
Plusle (plus, a positive symbol or charge)
Minun (minus, a negative symbol or charge)
Illumise (illuminate, to light up)
Gulpin (gulping, a swallowing noise)
Corphish (crawfish, a crustacean)
Absol (absolution, getting rid of guilt)
Wynaut (why not?)
Beldum (dumbbell, equipment used in weight training)
Deoxys (deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA)
Starly (starling, a family of small to medium-sized birds)
Hippopotas (hippopotamus, a large African mammal)
Magnezone (magnetic zone, a region surrounding a magnetic object)
Lickilicky (lick, touching something with a tongue)
Rotom (motor, an object that converts energy into mechanical energy)
Shaymin (shaman, someone who tries to contact spirits)
Roggenrola (rock 'n' roller, someone who plays rock n' roll)
Timburr (timber, wood)
Gurdurr (girder, a steel beam)
Throh (throw, to toss)
Sawk (sock, to punch)
Cottonee (cottony, something that is as soft as/has cotton)
Scraggy (scraggy, thin and scrawny)
Tirtouga (tortuga, Spanish for 'turtle')
Zorua (zorro, Spanish for 'fox')
Swanna (swan, large birds from the Cygnus genus)
Foongus (fungus, a taxonomic kingdom that includes mushrooms and molds)
Amoonguss (among us, from the phrase 'fungus among us', an omnipresent video game)
Klink (clink, sound of metal being hit by a small metal object)
Klang (clang, sound of metal being hit by a large metal object)
Elgyem (L.G.M (little green man), referring to aliens)
Beheeyem (B.E.M. (bug eyed monster), referring to aliens )
Floette (florette, cluster of flowers)
Spritzee (spritz, perfume)
Hoopa (hoop, a circular plastic object or band)
Wishiwashi (wishy-washy, weak)
Kartana (katana, a Japanese sword)
Indeedee (indeed, used to confirm or agree with something previously suggested)

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Thanks again Ignis
Wait a minute, I said not if it's part of a word, and I'm pretty sure that Abra, is a part of Abrakadabra, same thing with Kadabra.
If you could, could you put in parenthasis what word it is? Thanks.
how is bayleef debatable..... there's a bayleaf
What is a hariyama, kabuto, yanma, and rachi? I've never heard of those things before
Also, why are you continuing this in a separate answer? If you haven't hit the character limit, just edit this one. Please also 100% complete your answers before posting them.
Gloom is literally just gloom lol
Gloom is depression/shade and bloom, OP said not to add those. I'm working on the definitions but I'm not sure if i'll reach the character limit or not
Apologies if I'm misunderstanding something, but how exactly do you get "Gloom" from "depression"? I understand the bloom part, but Bulbapedia and the DB say it comes from gloom as well.
Gloomy

It’s gloomy out today
When did I say not to add the ones that where literally exact words, that's what the question was originally, also thanks for the parenthesis edit Ignis.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jirachi_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Name_origin
This says nothing about "rachi" meaning wish in Japanese, and everything I've looked up said that it means abduction.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hariyama_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Name_origin
Same thing with Hariyama, it doesn't say anything about the word "hariyama" being a division of sumo wrestling.
Also, I said only do Japanese words if the Japanese name also coincides with that word, does it every time you mention a Japanese word?
There.
Thanks so much for fixing it!
Audinno = I dunno
That's a big stretch.
sure XD