It to be based upon an amalgamation of butterfly chrysalises, resembling the general shape of a Black Swallowtail chrysalis (or […]
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Butterfree (Batafuri)
Its design appears to be based on the Black-veined White butterfly. Butterfree is a combination of butterfly and free, possibly […]
Caterpie (Kyatapi)
Caterpie is a stylized caterpillar, most resembling an Asian swallowtail. Its “antenna” is an osmeterium, an organ unique to swallowtail […]
Genesect (Genosekuto)
Genesect is generally based on the giant insects of the Paleozoic era, which existed for 300 million years, making it […]
Larvesta (Meraruba)
Larvesta is based on a moth and the famed Japanese monument, the Tower of the Sun. Larvesta appears to be […]
Volcarona (Urugamosu)
Volcarona is based on a moth, particularly the Atlas moth or cecropia moth. Conceptually, it seems to be derived from […]
Durant (Aianto)
Durant is based on an ant, possibly the Argentine ant, as its jaw is similar to Durant’s. Its coloration may […]
Shelmet (Shelmet )
Shelmet appears to be based on a combination of a giant tube worm, nautilus, or snail, and plate armor. The […]
Accelgor (Agiruda)
Accelgor appears to be based on an auto racer or a ninja, combined with a giant tube worm. Its cloth-like […]
Joltik (Bachuru)
Its Pokédex entries state that it latches onto larger Pokémon to drain their static electricity, so it may be based […]
Galvantula (Denchura)
Galvantula is based on a tarantula. Galvantula is a combination of galvanism and tarantula. Dentula may be a combination of […]
Spinarak (Itomaru)
Spinarak shares coloring and appearance with the happy face spider, an arachnid from Hawaii with a face-like marking on its […]
Ariados (Ariadosu)
Ariados’s appearance is based on the Myrmarachne formicaria spider, but with the prosoma (thorax and head area) and opisthosoma (abdominal […]
Ledian (Redian)
Ledian is based on a ladybug. Its Shiny coloration seems to be based on Coccinella transversalis. Redian and Ledian may […]
Escavalier (Shubarugo)
Escavalier is probably based on the Drilus genus of beetle. Drilus larvae are known for eating snails and stealing their […]