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Their appearances are corruptions of the modern Latin alphabet, as well as the exclamation mark (!) and the question mark […]

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Wobbuffet may be based on the late Japanese comedian 林家三平 Sanpei Hayashiya, who was famous for repeatedly touching his hand […]

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Slowking’s shell makes it similar to hermit crabs, though it is physically similar to giant otters, giant salamanders, and hippopotamuses. […]

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Espeon appears to be based on legend of the nekomata, also known as bake-neko, which are mysterious, intelligent, fork-tailed goblin […]

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Malamar is based on an upside-down squid. Its body orientation and hypnosis ability may have been inspired by the vampire […]

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Inkay is based on a squid or a cuttlefish. Considering its flashing abilities, Inkay may have been inspired by the […]

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Espurr appears to be based on a kitten, particularly the Scottish Fold breed due to its curled ears and lilac […]

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Delphox is based on a fox with elements of a witch or mage. Delphox may be a combination of Delphic […]

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Necrozma could be based off the concept of prisms and light refraction. Given the first part of its name (“necro”), […]

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Lunala appears to be based on a bat with a moon motif. In particular it might reference the two known […]

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Cosmog may be based on a molecular cloud, a type of nebula where star formation occurs. Cosmog may be a […]

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Solgaleo is based on a lion with a sun motif, a fairly common motif in many Western and Middle-Eastern cultures. […]

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Tapu Lele appears to be based on a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. It may also be inspired by Kāne, […]

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Oranguru is based on an orangutan and a guru. It may also be based on the mythical satori, an ape-like […]