Sandshrew?In that case, we don't have a good Armadillo Pokemon, do we?
Slugma and Magcargo. Garden snails made of lava, but garden snails nevertheless.I guess shellos / gastrodon is supposed to be a sea slug. Is there a garden snail 'mon that I don't remember?
As Codraroll said, Sandshrew is essentially an armadillo (even is Sandslash isn't).In that case, we don't have a good Armadillo Pokemon, do we? I guess shellos / gastrodon is supposed to be a sea slug. Is there a garden snail 'mon that I don't remember?
Well, the guanaco can be easily grouped with the llama, as it is, in fact, the wild ancestor of that species. Lapwings are more distinctive for the sounds they make than their looks, so no need to include them either. The most unique would be the maras, especifically the Patagonian mara: they are the fourth largest rodents in the world and one of the fastest to boot, when running they are usually compared to antelopes or deer, and in fact they occupy a similar ecological niche.Hmm, is there anything notable about them? I could point out a few animals on the list similar to them so unless they do something special I feel the animals similar to them would suffice.
Sandshrew family seem to be a combination of several animals. Armadillos and pangolins seem to be the main basis, Sandslash's Japanese name being Sandpan with "pan" coming from "PANgolin" (BTW, Sandshrew's Japanese name? "Sand". Just "Sand". Which makes Alolan Sandshrew even funnier).I guess I get Sandshrew; I just thought it was more mouse (shrew) than armadillo in the same way Whirlipede is more centipede than pill bug. Totally forgot about the slugma line, though.
Large rodent, like the Capybara that's on the list?Well, the guanaco can be easily grouped with the llama, as it is, in fact, the wild ancestor of that species. Lapwings are more distinctive for the sounds they make than their looks, so no need to include them either. The most unique would be the maras, especifically the Patagonian mara: they are the fourth largest rodents in the world and one of the fastest to boot, when running they are usually compared to antelopes or deer, and in fact they occupy a similar ecological niche.
Kalos has mega diancie.I just realized that there actually aren't that many Mega Evolutions, relative to the amount of Pokèmon there are.
Correct me if I'm wrong but:
Johto only has Ampharos, Steelix, Scizor, Heracross, and Houndoom.
Only 2 Pokèmon that don't evolve from a different region.
Sinnoh has Lopunny, Garchomp, Lucario, Abomasnow and Gallade.
I believe Unova just has Audino.
And I believe Kalos and Alola have none...
EDIT: I didn't do Kanto and Hoenn on account of how ORAS exists…and Kanto is…Kanto(i.e. Gen 1)
This is not a thread to discuss your ideas for a Pokemon as that's against Smogon's rules. This thread's purpose is to list and discuss what animals, objects, concepts, myths, etc. could be a basis of a future/existing Pokemon.I came up with an Alolan form for Lucario that's somewhat based off his shiny. He's electric/fighting (which hasn't been done yet) and the blue is replaced with a yellow and orange pattern, similar to Tapu Koko. This is because these particular Lucario serve Tapu Koko as sentries/soldiers.
I feel Troll and Giant might be too general of a term, unless you mean a specific kind.Do we have any Pokemon based on trolls ( the mythological sort) or giants? Came close with Garbodor, but it ended up being a big pile of garbage. Slaking is the closest thing I can think of ATM for troll and Regigigas for giant.
Also, going through the list, isn't there a Hydra-esque Pokemon in Hydreigon? Multiple heads, reptilian, fits the bill decently.
I've always considered Electivire to be an electric troll, but it might be more closely affiliated with some wacky Japanese folklore monster.Do we have any Pokemon based on trolls ( the mythological sort) or giants? Came close with Garbodor, but it ended up being a big pile of garbage. Slaking is the closest thing I can think of ATM for troll and Regigigas for giant.
Thanks!Love this thread! What a great idea :) Just a quick post to say there hasn't been a sea mouse pokemon yet! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodita A crime if you ask me.
Also I would say that Garchomp is based on a hammerhead shark so we do have one of those.
Oh... we already got one of those:The name of the genus is taken from Aphrodite, the Ancient Greek goddess of love. This is because, when viewed ventrally, the animal resembles a human female's genitalia.
OH, well, yeah, that sounds interesting. Plus it looks interesting enough. Alright, I'll add it.The spines, or setae, on the scaled back of the sea mouse are one of its unique features. Normally, these have a deep red sheen, warning off predators, but when the light shines on them perpendicularly, they flush green and blue, a "remarkable example of photonic engineering by a living organism". This structural coloration is a defense mechanism, giving a warning signal to potential predators. The effect is produced by many hexagonal cylinders within the spines, which "perform much more efficiently than man-made optical fibres".
So you're telling me that Garchomp is a Dragon, a HammerHead Shark, and a Jet Plane all at the same time?Love this thread! What a great idea :) Just a quick post to say there hasn't been a sea mouse pokemon yet! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodita A crime if you ask me.
Also I would say that Garchomp is based on a hammerhead shark so we do have one of those.
In that case, we don't have a good Armadillo Pokemon, do we?
Even better - Armaldo.Sandshrew?
For the Swordfish, I can think of two reasons:Why no Swordfish tho? (though I have an idea of it)
And why no Blobfish?
Armaldo, and its prevo Anorith, are based on anomalocaris with some dinosaur-like features. It's only relation to an armadillo is by name. Why is that? Well when you think about an armored animal, you immediately think armadillo. Since one aspect of Armaldo's design is its shell/scales becoming more armor-like, it was related to an animal which had armor-like shell/scales.Even better - Armaldo.
Tyranitar?I just realized that there actually aren't that many Mega Evolutions, relative to the amount of Pokèmon there are.
Correct me if I'm wrong but:
Johto only has Ampharos, Steelix, Scizor, Heracross, and Houndoom.
Only 2 Pokèmon that don't evolve from a different region.
Sinnoh has Lopunny, Garchomp, Lucario, Abomasnow and Gallade.
I believe Unova just has Audino.
And I believe Kalos and Alola have none...
EDIT: I didn't do Kanto and Hoenn on account of how ORAS exists…and Kanto is…Kanto(i.e. Gen 1)
Kalos has DiancieI just realized that there actually aren't that many Mega Evolutions, relative to the amount of Pokèmon there are.
Correct me if I'm wrong but:
Johto only has Ampharos, Steelix, Scizor, Heracross, and Houndoom.
Only 2 Pokèmon that don't evolve from a different region.
Sinnoh has Lopunny, Garchomp, Lucario, Abomasnow and Gallade.
I believe Unova just has Audino.
And I believe Kalos and Alola have none...
EDIT: I didn't do Kanto and Hoenn on account of how ORAS exists…and Kanto is…Kanto(i.e. Gen 1)
LIST UPDATES:Should point out that Necrozma now has a "Ultra Burst", which is basically a Mega Evolution, Just like how Groundon/Kyogre has Primal Reversion. Also the new Pokémon needs to be added under the list of "Pokémon without Mega Evolution" too.