Cresselia’s form seems to be based on a swan. Considering its crescent moon motif and the aurora-colored planetary rings around […]

Phione is probably based on sea angels, specifically clione. Clione are remarkably popular in Japanese documentaries, especially in Hokkaido, on […]

Regigigas may be based on the golems of Hebrew legend. The legends cast them as servants of higher powers and […]

Palkia, along with Dialga, may be based on the Shinto legend of Izanami and Izanagi, who are said to have […]

Heatran is most likely based on volcanic remains. Its Steel type references how the Earth’s inner core is made of […]

Dialga, along with Palkia, may be based on the Shinto legend of Izanami and Izanagi, who are said to have […]

Azelf appears to be a pixie or a fairy, although its Japanese name suggests that it’s a gnome. Azelf and […]

Mesprit is based on a spirit or a sprite and the color magenta. Mesprit and the rest of the trio […]

Froslass is most likely based on Yuki-onna, a female ice-spirit of Japanese folklore. Froslass is a combination of frost and […]

Uxie is based after a pixie or a fairy and the color yellow. Uxie and the rest of the trio […]

Probopass is based on the pukau-wearing moai statues of Easter Island and a compass magnet with iron filings attached to […]

Dusknoir appears to be a ghostly cyclops. A Japanese one-eyed mountain-dwelling creature named the Yamawarawa may also have been the […]

The single fin on Gallade’s head resembles the helmet worn by murmillo-class Roman gladiators, or the Corinthian helmet with a […]

Like Porygon and Porygon2, it is based on a bird made with 3D computer graphics. Its appearance with respect to […]

Mamoswine appears to be based on a combination of a woolly mammoth and a wild boar. Mamoswine is a combination […]