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RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Helmo - 07-31-2012
(07-31-2012, 10:48 AM)Goemar Wrote:(07-31-2012, 10:33 AM)Amon Wrote: I always thought gyarados was based off of chinese parade dragons
It's rather odd that you go with "parade" dragons and not just the Chinese dragons the parade dragons are based-off. Water Serpents and Chinese Dragons (but in water) look close enough anyways.
![[Image: dragon-dance.jpg]](http://reneedezvous.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/dragon-dance.jpg)
because gyarados is made up of a bunch of different parts all those ball shapes
makes him look like a parade dragon
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - TomGuycott - 07-31-2012
Another reference related to Gyarados is some legend about a carp that tricks a gate-keeping dragon and when he swims through the gate he becomes a dragon himself. That's why I kind of get a Chinese dragon vibe from Gyarados.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Mutsukki - 07-31-2012
(07-31-2012, 03:37 PM)TomGuycott Wrote: Another reference related to Gyarados is some legend about a carp that tricks a gate-keeping dragon and when he swims through the gate he becomes a dragon himself. That's why I kind of get a Chinese dragon vibe from Gyarados.
This^^^^^
This is the concept behind Magikarp. That's why he transforms into a Gyarados after being thrown in a waterfall on Pokemon Snap too.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - puggsoy - 07-31-2012
Since Golurk isn't really a robot I just remembered Klink.
![[Image: klink-detail.png]](http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com/pokemon-black-and-white-1/_ui/img/characters/klink-detail.png)
Plus of course Klang and Klinklang.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Virtuaboy123 - 08-01-2012
(07-31-2012, 10:56 AM)Chaoxys Wrote:(07-31-2012, 09:56 AM)Virtuaboy123 Wrote: chicken, cockroach,bigfoot
Torchic, Genesect, Abomasnow
Genesect is beetle like in general but he always gave me a roach feel. Abomasnow is based off of the abominable snowman which, if I'm not mistaken is essentially bigfoot.
Hmm I forgot about torchic and abomasnow. I guess corphish and crawdaunt are shrimp like pokemon. And maybe doduo is a play on the word dodo, but I think its more ostrich based.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Tellis - 08-01-2012
Okay, if Golurk isn't a robot (though I say he is, I'm still gonna name one "RX-78-2"), then at least Metagross is. Genesect has cybernetic augmentations, too. And arguably Registeel is as well. One could make an argument for Bisharp but they're more like armored soldiers, especially with their line being named after chess pieces in English and Kamatama (Pawniard's Japanese name) possibly being related to Koma from Shogi. Eh.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - puggsoy - 08-01-2012
Metagross is as much of a robot as Steelix is. Which is not really.
Genesect and Registeel are though. Totally. Although, technically, no pokemon are truly robots, since they're supposed to be natural/biological creatures, right?
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Kriven - 08-01-2012
Genesect is actually a cyborg :p
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Goemar - 08-01-2012
(08-01-2012, 04:39 AM)puggsoy Wrote: Metagross is as much of a robot as Steelix is. Which is not really.
Genesect and Registeel are though. Totally. Although, technically, no pokemon are truly robots, since they're supposed to be natural/biological creatures, right?
Aren't they like weird data animals being that they can be stored in a computer etc?
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Kami - 08-01-2012
Thats the portigon evolution line.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - puggsoy - 08-01-2012
(08-01-2012, 08:43 AM)Goemar Wrote:(08-01-2012, 04:39 AM)puggsoy Wrote: Metagross is as much of a robot as Steelix is. Which is not really.
Genesect and Registeel are though. Totally. Although, technically, no pokemon are truly robots, since they're supposed to be natural/biological creatures, right?
Aren't they like weird data animals being that they can be stored in a computer etc?
I think you're getting mixed up with Digimon. Pokemon can just magically be stored in tiny spheres that fit in your pocket. Hence them being "pocket monsters" and not "digital monsters".
Or are you talking about Genesect and Registeel specifically? Because in that case I have no idea. If you're right, then Pokemon really has gone too far.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Goemar - 08-01-2012
(08-01-2012, 10:04 AM)puggsoy Wrote:(08-01-2012, 08:43 AM)Goemar Wrote:(08-01-2012, 04:39 AM)puggsoy Wrote: Metagross is as much of a robot as Steelix is. Which is not really.
Genesect and Registeel are though. Totally. Although, technically, no pokemon are truly robots, since they're supposed to be natural/biological creatures, right?
Aren't they like weird data animals being that they can be stored in a computer etc?
I think you're getting mixed up with Digimon. Pokemon can just magically be stored in tiny spheres that fit in your pocket. Hence them being "pocket monsters" and not "digital monsters".
Back in the red/blue days (long before the internet was popular) the Pokemon cries, being stored in the computer etc. always gave me the impression that they were some weird computer data compatible like monster things. I think that makes sense.
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Kriven - 08-01-2012
I thought they were aliens >.>;
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Virt - 08-01-2012
I thought they were animals
with magical powers
oh wait that's what they are
RE: Name Any animal that Pokemon never did. - Garamonde - 08-01-2012
Registeel is definitely the most robot-related Pokémon I think there is because its movements and actions are more... I don't know how to put it other than "emotionless" than Metagross or Kling. They have expressive eyes while Registeel doesn't. As for Golurk I dunno because I've never seen it in action.