Pocket Monsters (2019) Speculation Thread

[BlazingAsh]

It's interesting they created a separate type for Dragons whereas looking at mythology, they should all be just fire types like Charizard. I can kind of understand they would do that because there are many different types of dragons. But there were many different species of dinosaurs and other animals as well.

 

[Icy-Snowflake]

We have an aardvark Pokemon already: Heatmor.

It's more of an anteater...

 

[RileyXY1]

It's more of an anteater...

Same thing.

 

[Icy-Snowflake]

Same thing.

No, they're not even closely related. And they're very much distinguishable. Aardvark has a pig-like nose and has long ears while Anteater has a long pointier nose with smaller nostrils and quite small ears. Anteaters are more related to Sloths than Aardvarks.

 

[AsH KetcHHup]

And here's me not knowing what on Earth an aardvark is.

 

[divinepokemonXZ]

No, they're not even closely related. And they're very much distinguishable. Aardvark has a pig-like nose and has long ears while Anteater has a long pointier nose with smaller nostrils and quite small ears. Anteaters are more related to Sloths than Aardvarks.

Just a nitpick but I don't think you need to capitalize animal names.

 

[esquilo09]

No, they're not even closely related. And they're very much distinguishable. Aardvark has a pig-like nose and has long ears while Anteater has a long pointier nose with smaller nostrils and quite small ears. Anteaters are more related to Sloths than Aardvarks.

You got the words out of my mouth. I also want a Pokémon based on a Kiwi....the bird, not the fruit and one based on a Kakapo.

 

[AsH KetcHHup]

I mean, if they can place a Lion in France and a Koala in Hawaii (Not to speak about a Zebra in the US), they can literally put a Cheetah in anywhere.

There may be some exceptions, I don't know. Animals are based not only on suitable habitats but also tradition and history as well as basically anything somewhat interesting that's related to the place. In America, I think some people actually own zebras but I really have no clue : I'm not American. Lions used to part of Europe but apparently went into extinction because the Greeks and Romans loved hunting. I have no clue about the Koala.

 

[Locormus]

I also want a Pokémon based on a Wolverine....the animal, not the super hero with the same name. And one based on an Aardvark.

Typhlosion is based on a Wolverine.

 

[AsH KetcHHup]

Typhlosion is based on a Wolverine.

Does a Typhlosion even have claws?

 

[esquilo09]

Typhlosion is based on a Wolverine.

Well, Typhlosion shouldn't be the only one, just like there are many frog-like, fox-like, dog-like and cat-like Pokémon

 

[Pikachu111213]

Typhlosion is based on a Wolverine.

I thought Typhlosion was a honey badger

 

[Red and Blue]

Yeah they can pretty much put any type of Pokemon anywhere regardless of if the animal it's based on isn't native to the country of origin. We could easily get Cheetah and Moose Pokemon next gen even if the region isn't based on Canada or Africa

 

[DuskAstral]

Typhlosion is based on a Wolverine.

I thought Typhlosion was a honey badger

I checked it out and found that the honey badger was the main inspiration for Typhlosion, but it can also resemble a weasel and a wolverine, so you're both a little right.

 

[Kawaii Emolga]

Yeah they can pretty much put any type of Pokemon anywhere regardless of if the animal it's based on isn't native to the country of origin. We could easily get Cheetah and Moose Pokemon next gen even if the region isn't based on Canada or Africa

Now I really want a moose pokémon...

 

[Locormus]

Does a Typhlosion even have claws?

It used to get Shadow Claw and Crush Claw, so... yes.

Now I really want a moose pokémon...

We will all speculate it to be the evolved form of Stantler and it will end up not being the case and would then go to underperform and eventually be forgotten..

Looking at you Bouffalant and Alomomola...

 

[dman_dustin]

Wow, apparently capture speculation has gotten so stale that its now about what animals you want.

To relate it to the thread, Ash with a bear Pokemon would be nice, not Kubfu/Urshifu but more like Ursaring/Beartic but something new new, or maybe a Sinnohan form.

 

[Deleted member 384931]

For Satoshi I dont really know it anymore tbh.
For Gou anything can happen.

 

[Illusio]

It's interesting they created a separate type for Dragons whereas looking at mythology, they should all be just fire types like Charizard. I can kind of understand they would do that because there are many different types of dragons. But there were many different species of dinosaurs and other animals as well.

Dragons used many different elements in mythology. Medieval dragons were fire breathers, but Norse dragons could breathe toxic air, Chinese dragons were associated with water and storms and some had stronger ties to the wind. Fire is the most popular because medieval stories are the most well known to us westerners, but it wasn't the only one.

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

Wow, apparently capture speculation has gotten so stale that its now about what animals you want.

We've talked about everything else to death at this point. It was inevitable.