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I don't see how people can mistake Suicune for a cat.. but Raikou and Entei I can understand... cats don't have long snouts... but aren't cats classified as felines not canines?
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Normal Pokemon-Legendaries = Real Life Animals -Cryptids
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I don't see how people can mistake Suicune for a cat.. but Raikou and Entei I can understand... cats don't have long snouts... but aren't cats classified as felines not canines?
Thunderblade12 said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Lugia could well be the halcyon. Not the kingfisher, the mythical bird derived from Greek mythology who has the power to calm the winds and the waves. Or Ryujin, as Tyrant Tar mentioned earlier, but I do rather like my own pet theory as well.
DragonRay8 said:
You may wish to review your taxonomy, as cats and other felidae are felines.
Ludicoconut, I agree with you that each culture has its own legends, and each Pokemon region has its own legends--and that's as far as I agree, because the cryptids that you point out are sprinkled through the 'dex with little regard to rarity of the Pokemon in question. If we're going to treat this as an exercise in world-building, rather than just saying that Nintendo went hog-wild with the Legendaries in the fourth gen, then Shinou is a more superstitious/religious region than Houen, Johto, or Kanto. (Your word choice dependent on whether you believe that the legendary Pokemon are treated as myths or whether they are revered as gods. Different regions give credence to a different theory there.)
The legends in the Pokemon world do not necessarily have to correspond to the legends in our world; while that world draws inspiration from this one by necessity it is to an extent its own culture with its own individual mythos.
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hydrofire78
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Celebi, Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf are definately fairys/pixies lol
The answer to this, and most of this thread, is found using the SEARCH button, and typing:
What Pokemon are based on.
OR going to Porygandrew's page and checking the threads he's started.
The.WorkSe.Of.InfiNites
VeritatemDiesAperit
anyway, this thread about whether legendary pokemon=cryptids, common pokemon=real animals, right?
i think we've already answered that question with examples, such as:
>dunsparce, which is based on the cryptid tsuchinoko, (unless one labels dunsparce's rarity as 'legendary'), and
>abomasnow, a common pokemon in sinnoh's cold regions, obviously based on the abominable snowman (a cryptid)
otherwise, let's continue talking about legendaries=cryptids/common=real animals.
while i'm here, let me answer some questions:
Actually, that has some truth to it. there is a skit wynaut and wobbuffet in their Japanese names:
Wobbuffet: sounansu! (That's the way it is!)
Wynaut: sounano? (Really?)
It is based on the late comedian Sanpei Hayashiya, whose trademark is slapping his forehead and saying, 'sou nan su, okusan' (That's the way it is, ma'am)
However, since Hayashiya is not a cryptid, Wobbuffet is not a legendary. Sounansu!
well, to quote myself:
Celebi, though, eludes me. if the 'legendary=cryptid' theory works, celebi should be based on a cryptid, but possibly not.
Better try Darkfall's method of searching.
Lastly,
i think we've already answered that question with examples, such as:
>dunsparce, which is based on the cryptid tsuchinoko, (unless one labels dunsparce's rarity as 'legendary'), and
>abomasnow, a common pokemon in sinnoh's cold regions, obviously based on the abominable snowman (a cryptid)
otherwise, let's continue talking about legendaries=cryptids/common=real animals.
while i'm here, let me answer some questions:
Actually, that has some truth to it. there is a skit wynaut and wobbuffet in their Japanese names:
Wobbuffet: sounansu! (That's the way it is!)
Wynaut: sounano? (Really?)
It is based on the late comedian Sanpei Hayashiya, whose trademark is slapping his forehead and saying, 'sou nan su, okusan' (That's the way it is, ma'am)
However, since Hayashiya is not a cryptid, Wobbuffet is not a legendary. Sounansu!
well, to quote myself:
however, they do have some resemblance to pixies, so the 'legendary=cryptid' theory still stands.
Celebi, though, eludes me. if the 'legendary=cryptid' theory works, celebi should be based on a cryptid, but possibly not.
Better try Darkfall's method of searching.
Lastly,
Why, thank you! Sounansu!
I Am Become Death
Sinnoh League Champ
in a way, i kinda see electrivire as a sorta Sasquatch (Bigfoot). He looks really furry and big like one, so i call him the Electric Sasquatch
Zapmolcuno
PokéManiac
That's because he is based on Sasquatch. So as Tangrowth
I Am Become Death
Sinnoh League Champ
really? didnt know that. cool.
Zapmolcuno
PokéManiac
Wasn't there a thread with a list of all Pokemon and what they are based on?
i was thinking bout the legendaries myself today...