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Tapu Koko’s mask appears to be a stylized rooster. Its design is similar to a totem pole. It may also […]

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Kommo-o appears to be based on a theropod dinosaur with some traits from ankylosaurs. Kommo-o may be a combination of […]

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Hakamo-o appears to be based on a theropod dinosaur with some traits from ankylosaurs. Hakamo-o may be from Haka, a […]

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Jangmo-o appears to be based on an ankylosaur. Jangmo-o may derive from jangling and moʻo (Hawaiian for lizard or dragon). […]

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Dhelmise appears to be a cluster of seaweed holding together the anchor and ship’s wheel of a wrecked ship. It […]

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Drampa appears to be based on a Chinese dragon. More specifically, the Zhulong (also known as “candle dragon”), a mythological […]

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Mimikyu’s disguise is based on Pikachu. The execution of the disguise is similar to ghost costumes made from bedsheets. Mimikyu […]

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Turtonator may be based on the mata mata, a kind of turtle. It also has elements of a land mine. […]

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Togedemaru may be based on a New World porcupine, a hedgehog, or a Ryukyu spiny rat (トゲネズミ togenezumi in Japanese).

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Komala appears to be based on a koala. Komala may be a combination of coma and koala. Nekkoara may be […]

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Silvally, like its pre-evolution Type: Null, seems to be based on a chimera. Parts of it also resemble a griffin. […]

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Minior may be based on a meteor. In addition, it may take influence from the centuries-old Japanese candy, konpeitō. These […]

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Pyukumuku may be based on a sea cucumber, some species of which expel their Cuvierian tubules (part of the sea […]

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Palossand appears to be based on a sand castle. Its Shiny color variation may be based off of black sand. […]