Fakémon

/ˈfeɪkˌmɒn/

noun

An unofficial Pokémon; for example, any Pokémon invented in fanart.

OriginEnglish Pokémon ← Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon) ← Middle English monstre →
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Meanings

nounFakémon (plural Fakémon)

alternative informal Fakemon

  1. slanglifestyleAn unofficial Pokémon; for example, any Pokémon invented in fanart.

Origin

  1. Englishfeak?
  2. Englishfeague?
  3. Englishfake
  4. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  5. Frankish*pokō
  6. Old Frenchpoche
  7. Anglo-Normanpoket
  8. Middle Englishpocket
  9. Englishpocket
  10. Japaneseポケット
  11. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  13. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  14. Proto-Italic*moneō
  15. Proto-Italic*monestrom
  16. Latinmōnstrum
  17. Old Frenchmonstre
  18. Middle Englishmonstre
  19. Englishmonster
  20. Japaneseモンスター
  21. Japaneseポケットモンスターclip.
  22. Japaneseポケモン (Pokemon)
  23. EnglishPokémon
  24. EnglishFakémon

Blend of fake + Pokémon.

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APA

Fakémon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fak%C3%A9mon

MLA

“Fakémon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fak%C3%A9mon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fakémon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fak%C3%A9mon.

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