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Pokemon Concept Origins

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We had a names origin thread, so I felt it was needed :P

For example, Absol is believed to have been based off of the kutabe (Bai Ze) of Chinese mythology, a beast that appears as a large mountain lion with one or two horns. The kutabe also warned that a plague would spread (somewhere) in Japan, which would explain Absol's ability to predict disasters.

Personally, any Pokemon who's origins lie in Asian mythology is pretty interesting.
 
Volcarona is based off of the Atlas Moth, as well as having similarities to Seraphs, who were fiery-winged angels in Christianity and Judaism.

It's wings also resemble that of a lotus flower.

And in case you couldn't tell, it's my favorite Pokemon.
 
Ho-Oh is probably based off the Fenghuang, which is a Chinese Phoenix who represents fire and the sun among other things.It is often described as having a bak of a rooster, the face of a swallow, the forehead of a fowl, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish. That description could fit Ho-Oh, and it goes on. It's feathers were black, white, red, green, and yellow: these are the colors of Ho-Oh's feathers. It's not unlikely that Ho-Oh was based off of Fenghuang knowing this.
 
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