Teddiursa is based on a teddy bear and possibly a sun bear or sloth bear cub, both honey bears. The […]
Category: Pokemon Gen 2
Heracross (Herakurosu)
Heracross is most likely based on the Japanese rhinoceros beetle. These beetles are known for their incredible strength, and use […]
Sneasel (Nyura)
Sneasel appears to be based on the kamaitachi, weasel demons with sickles on their front legs. Its Ice typing may […]
Scizor (Hassamu)
Scizor shares characteristics with flying red ants and mantises. It also shares characteristics with wasp-mimicking mantidflies. Scizor is a corruption […]
Shuckle (Tsubotsubo)
Shuckle seems to be based on an endolith, an organism that lives inside porous rocks or animal shells or possibly […]
Qwilfish (Harisen)
Qwilfish is based on both pufferfish and porcupinefish. Its ability to shoot its toxic quills somewhat resembles explosions, which could […]
Granbull (Guranburu)
Granbull is based on a bulldog. Its category and type may reference the Cù Sìth, a mythological creature in Celtic […]
Snubbull (Buru)
Snubbull is based on a bulldog. Its category and type may reference the Cù Sìth, a mythological creature in Celtic […]
Steelix (Haganeru)
Steelix, like Onix, is most likely based on a combination of a snake and earthworm. It may also been based […]
Gligar (Guraiga)
Gligar shares physical traits with bats, gargoyles, and scorpions. It may be based on the scorpionfly. Gligar and Gliger are […]
Dunsparce (Nokotchi)
Dunsparce is based on the mythical Tsuchinoko, a serpentine cryptid of Japan. Similar to Bigfoot or the Chupacabra, sightings and […]
Forretress (Foretosu)
Forretress is based on a bagworm, possibly one inhabiting a discarded shell of a horse chestnut or a walnut. Because […]
Pineco (Kunugidama)
Pineco is based on a bagworm living in a pine cone. Its metallic appearance and ability to explode also links […]
Girafarig (Kirinriki)
Girafarig is based on a Giraffokeryx, which resembles the okapi and the giraffe. Girafarig’s small second brain may have been […]
Unown (Annon)
Their appearances are corruptions of the modern Latin alphabet, as well as the exclamation mark (!) and the question mark […]