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Wurmple is based on a caterpillar. Wurmple is a combination of worm and rumple (referring to the wrinkled texture of […]

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Linoone’s appearance is possibly a cross between the European or Japanese badger and a member of the weasel and/or ferret […]

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Zigzagoon is based on the tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). Japanese folklore and legend claims that tanuki are tricksters, masters of […]

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It shares some similarities with both wolves and hyenas. The design may have been influenced by domestic breeds like the […]

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It shares some similarities with both wolves and hyenas. However, its small size, typically tenacious nature, and affinity for biting […]

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Like Mudkip and Marshtomp, Swampert is based on the mudpuppy, axolotl, mudskipper or possibly the gilled African lungfish. Swampert may […]

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Marshtomp is based on the mudpuppy or mudskipper. It may also be based on the axolotl or gilled African lungfish, […]

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Blaziken is probably based on a cockfighting chicken, specifically the Japanese Shamo chicken breed known for its mane and upright […]

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This Pokémon is based on the mudpuppy or mudskipper, or also possibly an axolotl. Since Mudkip is the Mud Fish […]

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Combusken is probably based on a cockfighting chicken. Combusken may also be based on the basan, a fire-breathing chicken. Combusken […]

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It appears to have been based on a chicken hatchling. Torchic may also be based on the basan, a legendary […]

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Appearance-wise, this Pokémon resembles the dinosaur known as Dilophosaurus. The orbs of nutrients on its back may be based on […]

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Treecko resembles a gecko or lizard. Its design shares some similarities with the leaf-tailed gecko, a species of lizard that […]

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Appearance-wise, it resembles the dinosaur known as the Dromaeosaurus. It is believed that the dinosaur had feathers much like how […]