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Old 02-22-2013, 06:06 PM   #51
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I dunno. What with the beak, webbed feet, and the inclusion of the word 'duck' in the names, I always thought that they were based on... y'know... ducks.
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:09 PM   #52
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Yes, but there are absolutely NO KAPPA FEATURES ON THE PSYDUCK AT ALL.
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Old 02-22-2013, 07:10 PM   #53
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In my copy of The Official Pokemon Handbook, it said Golduck was based off of a kappa. So, take that as you will.
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Old 02-22-2013, 07:34 PM   #54
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Golduck ie based on modern versions of kappa, no?
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Old 02-22-2013, 07:47 PM   #55
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I like how everyone is chiming in on bashing Loki for insisting that Golduck isn't based off of a kappa ... when he never once has said "Golduck". This entire time he's been talking about Psyduck, and that's because deoxys specifically said:
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Yeah I was always under the impression Psyduck and Golduck were based off of Kappa
Loki was questioning why Deo would've ever thought Psyduck was based off of a kappa. No one, including Loki, has once challenged that Golduck and kappas have nothing to do with one another.
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Old 02-22-2013, 07:49 PM   #56
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:51 PM   #57
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Yeah, I know Psyduck doesn't have the bowl cut or the hole on the top of the head going on, but I was always (loosely speaking) under the impression Golduck was based on the kappa and Psyduck just a lesser form of that. Anyway, I think it's really a mixture of all of our theories so far. Bulbapedia suggests Psyduck is possibly based on the platypus, while it suggests Golduck is possibly based off of the kappa.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:52 PM   #58
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Bulbapedia also says Lombre is more of a Kappa than Golduck is, although both are supposedly based off it.
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Old 02-22-2013, 08:58 PM   #59
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I like how we all drifted away from the issue which is simply this: we already have a platypus Pokemon.
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:12 PM   #60
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So ... if they do give us a flamingo and it evolves (or if it is the evolution of another bird species), ... I wonder if they'll give us the gift of a bad pun.

Donphan.
Donkarasu. (Honchkrow)
Don Flamingo. ;D

Too bad about them character limits. =\ Maybe this'll be the generation to break tradition.
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:25 PM   #61
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Well, being that it's plausible the region might be based off of France...



- Perhaps the Gallic Rooster will be a Pokemon?

- Escargot, anyone?

- Alpine Ibex?

- the Chamois?

- Beech Marten?

- Coypu?

- Genet?

- And... how have we NOT had a Dolphin yet?
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:31 PM   #62
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And... how have we NOT had a Dolphin yet?
Huh. Well. I'll be.
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:50 PM   #63
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:54 PM   #64
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I'm sure we'll get a lot more obscure or extinct animals none of us can think of too, like how Groudon was based off of the Megatherium, and more real world legends, too, like Behemoth, Leviathan, and Ziz being Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza.
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Old 02-22-2013, 09:55 PM   #65
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I want a Pokemon based off of a Moogle.

Besides Clefairy.
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Old 02-22-2013, 10:27 PM   #66
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I thought Lanturn had a couple dolphin traits.
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Old 02-22-2013, 10:33 PM   #67
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I talked about it in the TO becuase I couldn't make the referances I wanted in my squad and I'mma say it again now.

We need a goddamn proper T. Rex. Ttar is a piss poor excuse for a Rex. I want a big ol' motherfucker that has a Pokedex entry that talks about it eating things like Mamoswine and Drapion and Luxray.

On the topic of dinosaurs, I want a damn Velociraptor. Make it a really fast Rock-type mother that can take shit down with STAB Rock Slide and Stone Edge before they lnow what hits them.

Pokemon I like that go beyond the dreams of my nine year old self include:

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-An actually scary Ghost/Water (like this guy)
-A proper elephant
-A monster worm (Mongolian Death Worm-esque)
-Lanky humanoid ghoul with wings (Mothman)
-Bigfoot
-Various other cryptids
-Proper, full bodied shark (Water/Steel?)
-Killer whale
-Kachina doll/Totem pole/Tiki idol
-Dolphin
-Dunkleosteus
-Tiger
-Lion
-Coyote
-Living lightbulb
-Hairball


S'about it.
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Old 02-22-2013, 10:44 PM   #68
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We did get a kachina doll already: Sigilyph. The influence is starkly apparent. Apparently somebody on Bulbapedia agrees as they mention it in Sigilyph's article under the "Origin" section. For however little that may be worth in your eyes, it's at least a second party.

Likewise, Kyogre pretty much already is an orca. Like, not even a generic whale, but very, very much an orca. Ffs, its name Kaiooga is a portmanteau of kai (possibly from kai "ocean", also possibly from kaibutsu "monster") and ooga (a voiced corruption of ooka, which is how they would say "orca" if they tried to).

I'd agree with "a proper elephant" and "a proper shark" though. Donphan as a pygmy elephant and Sharpedo as a half-bodied shark are both visual disappointments.
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Old 02-22-2013, 10:47 PM   #69
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>An actually scary Ghost/Water (like this guy)

I imagine they could do a ghost ship type Pokemon and make it ghost/water.

>A proper elephant

Ouch! Phanpy and Donphan not good enough for you?

>Tiger

Raikou?

>Lion

Luxray? Entei?


I want to see more cryptids as well. The Dunkindonutsteus would be a neat fossil pokemon.
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Old 02-22-2013, 11:05 PM   #70
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>Kachina Sigilyph

If I'm calling something a Kachina, I'd prefer it to look at least a bit more like a Kachina and less like the Nazca Hummingbird.

>I imagine they could do a ghost ship type Pokemon and make it ghost/water.

Ship would be cool. Line goes something like lifeboat --> sailboat --> gnarly looking pirate ship

>Ouch! Phanpy and Donphan not good enough for you?

Phanpy is adorbs and Donphan is a boss, but they're just disappointing as elephants.

>Raikou tiger

Being picky here. Raikou is more sabertooth and I want something with stripes and shizz.

>Entei? Luxray?

Were they based on lions? I always got a Saint Bernard feel from Entei and a feline chimera feel from Luxray. Either way, I picture something Dark/Fire, mainly black with red/orange accents and a flaming mane.

>The Dunkindonutsteus would be a neat fossil pokemon.

I'd like to see it as a Relicanth evo. The thing already has a bit of a Dunkle look to it along with its coelocanth traits.
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Old 02-23-2013, 08:32 AM   #71
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> - Escargot, anyone?

Magcargo exists.

Also I had a cool idea for a Water/Steel Dunkleosteus a while back when I was still in FB and considering UPC entries.
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Old 03-01-2013, 06:17 PM   #72
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A solid black horse could be cool, especially if it had some cool signature move(s) and decent attack and speed while not being a glass cannon. I dunno. 85/105/85/85/85/115 or better? (Can swap physical for special if you like. HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Spd is the format.) Dark-type, Normal-type, whatever.

I'm not wanting the thestral in the above want, but as a separate idea you could do that. Dark/Flying seems the obvious typing. If you go physical with it though, you might have to invent a new physical Flying-type move though besides Brave Bird since a horse is decidedly not a bird. ^^; (Maybe just clone the move for non-birds? Same effect and damage, different name.)
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Old 03-01-2013, 07:07 PM   #73
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I'm not wanting the thestral in the above want, but as a separate idea you could do that. Dark/Flying seems the obvious typing. If you go physical with it though, you might have to invent a new physical Flying-type move though besides Brave Bird since a horse is decidedly not a bird. ^^; (Maybe just clone the move for non-birds? Same effect and damage, different name.)
When I first read the fifth Harry Potter book, I immediately thought of Absol (with wings) when a thestral was described.
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Old 03-01-2013, 10:19 PM   #74
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Zubat is decidedly not a bird.
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Old 03-02-2013, 03:44 PM   #75
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Any guesses on the y legendary's type?
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