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Are they Legendary Dogs or Cats... or Gerbils?
Entei, Suicune, and Raikou... what are they?
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*shrugs* Who knows?
No, really, who does? Well... okay, okay, Game Freak would know, but do you see any o' them in this forum? *looks about* 'zactly. Anyway, although I call them "Legendary Beasts" for simplicity's sake, I do like to think of them as cats. Entei = Lion Raikou = Tiger Suicune = CHEETAH heck yeah! But there isn't anything official on what they were based off of, I don't think, so get ready to watch the usual "cats vs dogs" arguements. |
I generally call them Legendary Dogs, but that's just me.
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Personally, I like to think of them as the "Legendary Beasts" as well. Although, DGexe does have a point; Entei does look very much like a lion. And Raikou does resemble a tiger...Not so sure on Suicune being a cheetah, though.....
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well Suicune is the only one that looks like a dog to me, entei is a lion (OMG THE CIRCLE OF LIFE!), and raikou is a sabertooth. Legendary beasts?
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I call them Legendary Beasts. There's a little bit of both cats and dogs in the Beasts. It's like the freaking Eeveelutions. But they're definitely "beasts," so that's what I'll call them. |
all i will say on the matter is woof woof.
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Well considering my Official Strategy guide for G/S/C says there dogs I'm going with that so yeah. (Don't know why I have this guide, I think this is the first time I have used it.)
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I always said they were dogs just because when I played I heard that's what they were, whether or not it's true I dunno.
I still think there dogs :) |
Entei if you squint, can possibly be one of those long haired dogs. Raikou I can't really see as a dog, and Suicune is a mix between a cheetah and a wolf.
So I like to call them beasts, just to settle the matter. |
This is what the third time I've seen this thread? Seriously, what is so controversial about this subject that people need to keep bringing it back up? Well back on topic I think raikou is the only one who really looks like a cat to me, and entei's face is too flat to really be anything real, most people say suicune is a panther but I don't really see it so I'm just gonna go with gerbils.
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They're based on real life legendary creatures, Aterui, raiju and Fujin; this is backed up by both their looks and their abilities. Making Entei based on both a lion and a dog, Raikou on a saber-toothed tiger and Suicune based on a wolf.
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Really? You think I'd know that....Well, thank you, Myles!
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They are usually referred to as dogs. They dont look like dogs. I agree they should be called beasts. :) wow that's really interesting Myles. I had no idea. I just love how all pokemon have a background.
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Durrr, They are Legendary Beasts, they are called Legendary Dogs because of the Legendary Birds.
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They are dogs. Read their PokeDex entry.
Watch the anime. Read the manga. Pay attention to the games. THEY ARE DOGS. |
In my opinion this is a bit of a silly question. They are simply "Beasts". I understand your natural curiosity, but in my opinion they are niether. They're more like Foxes (Yes I know those are in all technicallity wolfs, but...) where you can't quite tell. It's a bit inbetween.
I don't remember where I heard it from, but I once heard they are the revived spirits of Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Anyways, it's just an odd and rather silly topic. And they literally can't be dogs or cats. They're Pokemon. |
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They're simply Pocket Monsters to me, same as every other noteworthy creature in the franchise.
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I say Legendary Beasts as well. |
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I've always called them Legendary Beasts and I always though that is what they were known as :x
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*rolls eyes* Oh boy, here we go again...
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I'm not saying that they should be called Legendary Dogs either, but even if we were to agree on Entei being a lion (>_<), Suicune looks completely different from both of them. Regardless, you can't really put them all in one category, so yeah, 'legendary beasts' is what I use to avoid offending people. :P Oh by the way, here's the dex entry for Entei from the original Gold version: Quote:
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Suicune is obviously a wolf, last I checked, a cheetah didn't have that type of snout, Raikou is obviously a cat (what dog do you know of that has that sort of posture?), while Entei...It has both canine and feline features, so it's difficult to tell...
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Anyway, simple fact is they are based on both dogs and cats. Anyone who says they're one or other needs to remember that they're pokemon, not real life animals, they are fully capable of being a mix. |
I call them legendary dogs, but I think they're mixed. Suicune looks like a dog, Entei looks like some sort of dog/cat mixture, and Raiku looks pure cat.
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I've always called them the Legendary Dogs, but I guess logic would say they are far closer to cats. Only Suicune doesn't have feline features, and it's not much closer to being a dog.
So, for the sake of old habits, I voted Legendary Dogs, but if I sat back and thought about it, I would probably change my mind. |
Well, I'm stuck in my old-not-making-any-sense ways and call them Legendary Dogs. But that's because as a kid, I heard Suicune in the movie with Celebi and thought "that is not a cat"... I could go either way, it's just out of habit that I think of them as dogs. :>
Also, I think of them as dog-cat hybrids.. like so: Entei: Flat Face of a cat, bulky and moves like a dog. Raikou: Face of a sabertooth cat, also sort of bulky and moves like a dog. Suicune: Dog like face, moves very smoothly and cat-like.. -shrug- that's what I think.. |
Houndoom19 makes a good point that I want to elaborate on. They're not dogs or cats. However, they're not "a mix" either. They're Pokémon. They aren't supposed to resemble any specific real-life animals. If you want a term to use to refer to all 3 collectively, they are the Legendary Beasts.
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Well, IMO, they're like dogs/cats to me lul.
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They're based upon large cats/large dogs in real life, but the collective term for them is the Legendary Beasts as they're bits of both.
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Raikou is clearly a tiger, Entei seems to be a a lion, and suicune seems to be a wolf
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they're obviously worms DURRR
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I've always called them dogs, but I'm not sure what they are. Perhaps they're capibaras?
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Herp derp cats derp!
Seriously is this a serious question? I mean the pokedex calls them dogs... |
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They are Pokémon, why must we compare them to real animals? |
Of course they're dogs. But Suicine looks kind of like a cat though
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i always think of them as Legendary Dogs...
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Some old guy in Eckruteak city
Speaks of them this is what he says " one day nearly 50 years ago this city was blessed with three dogs who ran around it protecting us but they ran off as the tower the lived in burned down no-one has seen them since" So the are dogs |
Technically, they're dogs, but their sprites appear more feline'ish.
Entei looks like a dog; Raikou is more of a cat, and Suicune is a dog. As stated above, a man in Ekruteak describes them as dogs, too, so there's no better supporting evidence / proof than an in-game old guy. |
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People call Entei, Raikou and Suicune as Legendary Dogs... :o
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I don't really think much of it, but if I'm not mistaken, I read cats and dogs came from the same animal. Maybe they speculated what that animal looked like and then created Pokemon from that?
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In-game old guy is full of truthfulness! :pink_disbelief:
But yeah, I think they are dogs. |
I like to refer to them as beasts or even monsters due to the japanese name for pokemon.
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I think they are 'beasts'. They are all a mix of cat and dog. Entei looks like a lion in the face, but is more bulky, so its body is like a dog's. Raikou looks like a tiger, but Suicune looks like a dog, yet it's swift and elegant like a cat. So a mix, perhaps?
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I think cats.
Raikou - Tiger Suicune - Cheetah Entei - Lion |
I think they are dogs. I am portuguese, and in the portuguese Pokemon Episodes they are called "Cães Lendários", which means Legendary Dogs. Lugia has his 3 Legendary Birds and Ho-Oh has his 3 Legendary Dogs ^-^
This is my opinion ;) |
I can't believe Dogs won. I'm pretty sure they're part of the feline family, 2/3 anyway.
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Raikou is a tiger. Look at the stripes.
Entei is a lion, due to the tell-tale mane. Suicune is where I'm confused, though. I reckon it's a panther of some sort, or probably the only dog. |
Everyone I know calls them the "Legendary Dogs", but I've always thought they looked more like cats.
"Legendary Beasts" makes the most sense to me. |
^ Agreed. Raikou's design is a dead giveaway. Especially it's gigantic sabre teeth.
Entei clearly looks like a lion, and Suicune, like everyone else, I am confused with. It looks a tad more like a canine to me. |
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But now that I look at Suicune again, it almost resembles a spotted hyena w/ an exaggerated mane. Legendary Cats? |
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Raikou has...hooves? I honestly have no idea what they are. xD |
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So I think we've got it. Suicune's a weird water hyena thing. Quote:
My friends have always called them the "Groothonde" (Big/Legendary Dogs), but in my opinion, Entei's the only one that even somewhat resembles a dog. |
I would say dogs. Hmm, i don't really know actually.
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There Cat and Dog Like.
Ive always heard people say The Legendary Dogs. Entei is a Dog Raikou is a Very Wild Looking Dog Suicune is a Dog I Think There the Dogs. |
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As for Entei, I agree that the face could definately resemble that of a canine. The mouth, especially. It looks like a cross between some kind of dog and a lion, which is strange...but works. xD |
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Back on topic... Raiku is a tiger. Entei is a lion. And I think Suicune looks like a gazelle or antelope. Anybody else get reminded of Princess Mononoke ? Back when I saw GS pre-release pictures in Beckett, I thought Entei and Raiku were evelutionary forms of each other, and Suicune had nothing to do with them. |
I always saw Raikou as a saber tooth, Entei as a mix of those Chinese dog statues and a lion and Suicuine as a wolf.
Their official title would be the "legendary beasts." I suppose the legendary dogs came about in the community itself. |
I'd say their mostly like dog's but I could be wrong, we don't know really.
Many still refer to them as legendary cats or legendary dogs, depending on if they personally see feline or canine features in the individual Pokémon. Due to this disagreement, some circles have taken to humorously calling them legendary gerbils. Sorce; Bulbapedia |
gonna jump into the general consensus that Rai and Ent are cats whereas Sui is a dog
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They look a lot like cross bred cats and dogs.
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I personally think Entei and Raikou have to be cats, Entei a lion and Raikou a tiger, but Suicune looks more like a dog to me.
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I've only ever referenced them as either Raikou, Entei or Suicune. at most "legendary pokemon". I don't really see the need to categorise them. Once they've been put into a category they appear less legendary!
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i call them gerbils.
But i als0 call them the legendary beast trio |
I think 'beast' is most appropriate, Raikou looks like a cat, while Entei look like a dog.
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They are usually referred to as the legendary dogs, but I must say they aren't all dog like, especially Raiku. I guess we will never know for sure...
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