Pokésona

/ˌpəʊ.keɪˈsəʊ.nə/

noun

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

OriginEnglish personaclip. ← Latin persōna ← Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon) →
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Meanings

nounPokésona (plural Pokésonas)

plural Pokésonas · alternative pokésona

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

Origin

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

From Poké- (“pertaining to Pokémon or the Pokémon media franchise”) + -sona (added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces).

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APA

Pokésona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9sona

MLA

“Pokésona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9sona. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pokésona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pok%C3%A9sona.

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