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Houndoom19 March 9th, 2010 6:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GengarNightmare (Post 5607866)
Last I checked, cats don't bark.

Last I checked they don't breathe fire either.

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.

Pokemonaholic March 9th, 2010 9:38 PM

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.

Aureol March 17th, 2010 8:28 PM

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.

Koratah April 4th, 2010 5:56 AM

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..

FalconsDrummer April 7th, 2010 7:01 PM

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.

-Rush April 7th, 2010 7:13 PM

Well, IMO, they're like dogs/cats to me lul.

Ninja Caterpie April 7th, 2010 7:30 PM

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.

DXrobots April 7th, 2010 10:59 PM

Raikou is clearly a tiger, Entei seems to be a a lion, and suicune seems to be a wolf

big NATE alpha April 8th, 2010 8:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niprop (Post 5608167)
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...

I agree with this. Even though I've always called them "Legendary Dogs", Suicune is obviously based off of a wolf, and Raikou is easily a sabretooth... but Entei seems like a lion/dog hybrid. But Houndoom19 makes a good point too... They're Pokemon for Pete's sake! Why must we classify them?!

billios April 8th, 2010 9:02 AM

they're obviously worms DURRR

coconutberry April 8th, 2010 3:37 PM

I've always called them dogs, but I'm not sure what they are. Perhaps they're capibaras?

R3D April 8th, 2010 3:49 PM

Herp derp cats derp!
Seriously is this a serious question? I mean the pokedex calls them dogs...

FalconsDrummer April 8th, 2010 4:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R3D (Post 5696661)
Herp derp cats derp!
Seriously is this a serious question? I mean the pokedex calls them dogs...

No it doesn't. None of their entries in any games call them dogs. The closest thing to that is one of Entei's entries which says it barks. Barking does not a dog make.

They are Pokémon, why must we compare them to real animals?

Shiiny Pikachu April 8th, 2010 4:32 PM

Of course they're dogs. But Suicine looks kind of like a cat though

YoungO April 8th, 2010 10:49 PM

i always think of them as Legendary Dogs...

Lord Varion April 9th, 2010 2:15 AM

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

Yusshin April 9th, 2010 2:27 AM

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.

R3D April 9th, 2010 3:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FalconsDrummer (Post 5696790)
The closest thing to that is one of Entei's entries which says it barks. Barking does not a dog make.

Oh my bad, they could be SEALIONS!!!

Darkgate April 11th, 2010 6:32 AM

People call Entei, Raikou and Suicune as Legendary Dogs... :o

Dullstar April 11th, 2010 1:34 PM

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?

Enigma April 11th, 2010 1:46 PM

In-game old guy is full of truthfulness! :pink_disbelief:

But yeah, I think they are dogs.

shroud April 11th, 2010 2:16 PM

I like to refer to them as beasts or even monsters due to the japanese name for pokemon.
:P

InfernoHo-Oh April 16th, 2010 8:53 PM

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?

PokéMunkey April 16th, 2010 9:22 PM

I think cats.

Raikou - Tiger
Suicune - Cheetah
Entei - Lion

Eagledelt April 22nd, 2010 8:58 AM

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 ;)


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