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Cobalion appears to be based on the character of Athos from the novel The Three Musketeers. Like Athos, Cobalion is […]

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Metang is made of two Beldum merged. It is visually similar to both flying saucers and crabs. Metang may be […]

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Metagross is similar to a robot. It also appears to be based on a super computer, given its mechanical structure […]

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Beldum seems to be a magnetic robot based on a dumbbell. It also resembles a limb of a Metang or […]

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Durant is based on an ant, possibly the Argentine ant, as its jaw is similar to Durant’s. Its coloration may […]

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It looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a lackey or lower member—with features resembling ashigaru armor. It […]

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Bisharp looks and acts similar to a traditional Japanese bandit—specifically a leader—with features resembling samurai armor. It may also originate […]

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Klinklang is based on interlocking gears, more specifically a combination of sun and planet gears, a bevel gear and an […]

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Klink is based on a pair of interlocking gears, more specifically either spur, helical, or herringbone gears. The Klink line’s […]

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Klang is based on interlocking gears, more specifically the sun and planet gears. The Klink line’s Shiny coloration may have […]

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Ferroseed may be based on cockleburs, durians, or conkers, seeds from horse-chestnut trees or datura, all of which are known […]

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It appears to be based on durian plants. Its vines resemble military flails. The vines also resemble a fully-grown brier […]

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Aggron may be based on the Pulgasari, a monster that eats iron in Korean legend. It may also be based […]

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Lairon may be based on the Pulgasari, a monster that eats iron in Korean legend. It also has a similar […]

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Mawile may have been based on the Japanese legend of the futakuchi-onna, a woman with a mouth in the back […]