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Stunfisk seems to be based on a flounder or dab combined with an electric ray. It may also be based […]

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Accelgor appears to be based on an auto racer or a ninja, combined with a giant tube worm. Its cloth-like […]

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Shelmet appears to be based on a combination of a giant tube worm, nautilus, or snail, and plate armor. The […]

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Cryogonal’s appearance seems to be based on both snowflakes and ice crystals. The ability to trap prey in ice crystals […]

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Beartic is based on a polar bear. Beartic is a combination of bear, or possibly beard, and arctic. Notably, arctic […]

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Cubchoo is based on a polar bear cub. The mucus it possesses was probably inspired by the fact that cold […]

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Haxorus’s tusks resemble that of Scutosaurus or a ceratopsian, and are also similar to battle axe blades. Haxorus is a […]

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Fraxure’s tusks resemble that of Scutosaurus or a ceratopsian, and are also similar to pickaxe blades. Its crest may be […]

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Chandelure is based on a hitodama (a blue, black, or purple-fire associated with ghosts and yōkai, equivalent to the western […]

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Axew’s tusks resemble that of Scutosaurus or a ceratopsian. Its crest may be based on a hadrosaurid (Saurolophus, specifically), or […]

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Lampent is a combination of Hitodama (a blue, black, or purple-fire associated with ghosts and yōkai, equivalent to the western […]

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Litwick is a combination of hitodama (a blue, black, or purple-fire associated with ghosts and yōkai, equivalent to the western […]

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Beheeyem is based on greys, one of the more popular kinds of alien. Judging from Elgyem’s Pokédex entry, it and […]

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Elgyem is based on greys, one of the more popular kinds of alien. Its rocky physical appearance may be a […]

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Eelektross and its evolutionary relatives may be based on electric eels, lampreys, and possibly leeches. The fact that it is […]