Its design appears to be a stylized turtle. Its feathery tail is a reference to Japanese legends of the minogame […]
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Empoleon (Enperuto)
Empoleon is based on an emperor penguin and an emperor in reference to its crown and royal appearance. Also, the […]
Blastoise (Kamekkusu)
Its design appears to be a turtle mixed with aspects of a tank. Blastoise’s cannons may have been derived from […]
Prinplup (Pottaishi)
Prinplup is based on a penguin. The crests on its head suggest it may be based on a species of […]
Piplup (Potchama)
Piplup is based on a young penguin, or possibly a Little Penguin. The light blue crown-shaped marking above its beak […]
Keldeo (Kerudio)
Keldeo is most likely based on the legend of the kelpie, a supernatural water horse that sometimes appeared as a […]
Kyogre (Kaioga)
Kyogre may be based on the Hebrew legends of Leviathan, the unconquerable primal master of the sea. Its counterparts were […]
Luvdisc (Rabukasu)
Luvdisc is based on the discus fish and certain other species of fish that appear to kiss each other (such […]
Gorebyss (Sakurabisu)
Gorebyss may have been based on the snipe eel. It also resembles a pipefish as well as an oarfish and […]
Relicanth (Jiransu)
Relicanth are based on the coelacanth, an order of fish that was thought to be extinct. They are considered living […]
Huntail (Hanteru)
It appears to have been based on the gulper eel, viperfish or moray eel. It also resembles the rarely seen […]
Walrein (Todozeruga)
Walrein is based on a walrus. Walrein may be a combination of walrus and a corruption of rain or reign. […]
Clamperl (Paruru)
Clamperl is possibly based on an oyster or a giant clam. Clamperl’s appearance and its evolutions suggest that it could […]
Spheal (Tamazarashi)
Spheal is based on an eared seal with a spherical shape. Spheal is a combination of sphere (referring to its […]
Sealeo (Todogura)
Sealeo is based on an earless seal. Sealeo is a combination of sea or seal and leo (Latin for lion, […]