It is said that Skiploom were given their names because no matter where they go, they will soon skip town for the next one looming over the horizon. This is more poetry than etymology: many words are derived from pokemon names, but "skip" and "loom" (at least in this sense) are not among them. What this phrase communicates is a different truth, for Skiploom are known for their wanderlust.
Unlike Hoppip, who detest being blown by the wind. and form Hoppip clouds to bring their home with them wherever they go, Skiploom are seldom seen with any others of their kind, and never for too long. Although their increased weight allows for more resistance than the tiny Hoppip, if a Skiploom does try to alter its path it is only to avoid going where it has been before. Some say they are drawn by strange cultures and different ways, others only by the local flora and fauna, and others say we are simply anthropomorphizing a carefree plant who is more interested in maximum sunlight than travel, and insist that further study will find a pattern to the migration of Skiploom.
It is telling that when humans weave stories of wandering, they set it in space or somewhere else different enough to replace reality with a strange, fascinating, and divided sort of world. Skiploom, however, wander endlessly in the present, never losing interest in the journey. Perhaps this is because, like many other intermediate stages, Skiploom see this phase as a time to discard old bonds and find their desired place in the world, for Jumpluff lay down leech seeds and seldom wander. Or perhaps it is simply that getting there is never as exciting as the journey.