One of the few great people to have their own Pokemon named after him (Empoleon). Other people on this list: Jackie Chan (Hitmonchan), and Bruce Lee (Hitmonlee). It takes a LOT to get a pokemon named after you, such as being a
legend (Infernape: Son
Goku) or deity (Torterra: legendary Iroquois world
turtle),a
gay decoration (Chimecho: wind chimes) or even a scientific phenomenon (Rayquaza). Sometimes, finding a name for a Pokemon is just as easy as watching Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, drinking too much cough syrup, or some combination of all three.
Dude, Empoleon is "Emperte" in
Japanese...
Nintendo's really down with naming their intellectual properties after real people like Napoleon Bonaparte. What do you wanna bet there's gonna be one named after Charlemagne, or the
Pope?