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Its Alolan name, Keokeo, may be derived from ''keʻokeʻo'' (Hawaiian for ''white''). | Its Alolan name, Keokeo, may be derived from ''keʻokeʻo'' (Hawaiian for ''white''). | ||
Rokon may be a combination of 六 ''roku'' (six), こん ''kon'' (onomatopoetic sound of a fox's cry), and 焜炉 ''konro'' ({{wp|gas stove}}). It may also involve 恨 ''kon'' (grudge; from the curse its {{p|Ninetales|evolution}} may cast on its foes). | Rokon may be a combination of 六 ''roku'' (six), こん ''kon'' (onomatopoetic sound of a fox's cry), and 焜炉 ''konro'' ({{wp|gas stove}}). It may also involve 恨 ''kon'' (grudge; from the curse its {{p|Ninetales|evolution}} may cast on its foes) or 六本 ''roppon'' a counter used for six 'thin and long' objects. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=Fire|type2=Fire | {{Other languages|type=Fire|type2=Fire | ||
|ja=ロコン ''Rokon''|jameaning=From {{tt|六 ''roku''|six}}, {{tt|こん ''kon''|onomatopoetic sound of a fox's cry}}, {{tt|焜炉 ''konro''|gas stove}}, and possibly {{tt|恨 ''kon''|grudge}} | |ja=ロコン ''Rokon''|jameaning=From {{tt|六 ''roku''|six}}, {{tt|こん ''kon''|onomatopoetic sound of a fox's cry}}, {{tt|焜炉 ''konro''|gas stove}}, and possibly {{tt|恨 ''kon''|grudge}} or {{tt|六本 ''roppon''|six thin and long objects}} | ||
|fr=Goupix|frmeaning=From {{tt|''goupil''|archaic word for fox}} and ''six'' | |fr=Goupix|frmeaning=From {{tt|''goupil''|archaic word for fox}} and ''six'' | ||
|es=Vulpix|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Vulpix|esmeaning=Same as English name | ||