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It appears to share similarities with dinosaurs. Its penchant for eating mountains, fences, or probably anything else may come from […]

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Suicune is thought to be based on numerous creatures and mythological deities, mainly the Qilin or “Kirin”, an Eastern legend […]

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Entei may be based on Chinese guardian lions, or Lions of Foo, creatures that resemble fully grown male lions. They […]

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Blissey appears to be based on a nurse, specifically sharing some physical similarities with Nurse Joy from the anime in […]

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Raikou may be particularly based on the Thunder and Lightning gods of most cultures surrounding the world, mostly the 雷獣 […]

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Miltank is based on dairy cows. It shares many traits with Jersey cattle and Holstein Friesian cattle. Miltank is a […]

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Magby seems to be a combination of a booby or duck with a mythical salamander of fire. The spike on […]

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Elekid is based on U.S. and Japanese AC power plugs. Elekid is a combination of エレキ eleki (electric) and kid.

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Smoochum may be based on ガン黒 ganguro, blonde-haired, tanned Japanese girls, but is meant to resemble an otherwise normal human […]

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Hitmontop is based on a top and a practitioner of capoeira. The fact that Tyrogue’s Attack and Defense must be […]

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It draws inspiration, especially in its most recent artwork, from wrestlers. The designs on Tyrogue’s body resemble the uniform of […]

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Smeargle appears to be based on a beagle and a painter. Smeargle may be a combination of smear and beagle. […]

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It appears to be based on a sika deer or reindeer, and 鹿威し shishiodoshi or “deer scare”, a Japanese device […]

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Like Porygon, it is based on a bird (possibly an origami crane) made with more advanced 3D computer graphics than […]

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It appears to have been based on an adult elephant, although it resembles the tire of an automobile when curled […]