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Dolphin is the first one that came to mind...
I'd also like a better menacing firefly Pokemon (maybe a Fire/Flying Pokemon and a Electric/Bug Pokemon that somewhat resemble fireflies, due to the terms "firefly" and "lightning bug"? And now that I think of it, you could throw in a Dragon/Flying dragonfly-looking Pokemon, too :P), or see Volbeat's stats considerably boosted to where it's not overpowered but is viable as something other than a Baton Passer...
Before Generation 6, I would probably have suggested a "T-Rex Pokemon", but Tyrunt and Tyrantrum have finally fulfilled that wish! ^^
Saber-toothed tiger would be nice, but I guess Raikou satisfies that role for me, for now... A Manticore Pokemon would be interesting; I would like Pyroar to someday receive a "Manticore"-based Mega Evolution, as was heavily rumored during XY's pre-release period...
Oh, and I would love a Ghost (maybe Normal/Ghost?) elephant Pokemon, so that one of the earliest portmanteaus that I ever made up (Elephantom, from elephant + phantom) is finally realized as a Pokemon... ^^ And a ferocious scythe-wielding bipedal elephant (maybe with missile-firing tusks; just thought of that now XD) just reeks of appeal, IMO.)
Great list; I love all of those "compound-word" animal names kind of contrast with each other; they seem like they could make very intriguing Pokemon. :P Reminds me of the cool term "pistol shrimp", although I think Clawitzer has that base covered...?
Platypi Pokemon FTW!
A Chess-based Pokemon species would be quite interesting (would've made much more sense if such a thing was introduced when Pokemon Black and White Versions came about)... Pawniard and Bisharp seem to merely reference chess mostly just because of their names and clear-cut hierarchy, so I don't think there would be too much overlapping.. Black and white (or vice versa) could be used as normal and shiny colorations, although I would prefer it if one version had the black-colored chess pieces while the other version had the white-colored chess pieces... The shiny colors could possibly be red and blue (let's face it; these days, if the monochrome "black vs white" isn't getting paired for stylistic purposes, it's likely going to be "red-vs-blue" due to the ever-present "Fire vs Water" trend.. Not to mention that the two colors got paired in North America.. :P)? Or maybe blue-vs-orange or purple-vs-gold for aesthetic Rule of Cool...
The Water/Ghost raindrop Pokemon (maybe involves refracting Light-based moves or something?) and Fire/Poison raptorial Pokemon seem have potential..
Some people suggest that Ho-Oh derives inspiration from the peacock due to its luminous and multi-colored display of feathers... It satisfies the "peacock" requirement enough for me, and plus, a fire-breathing Phoenix-like peacock just oozes of awesomeness. :P
That would be interesting, although I'm personally hoping we don't get more time-travel Pokemon because both Celebi and Dialga tread in that domain, and I dislike it when unique legendaries get their powers/associations shared by another legendary that comes down the line.. (I feel that Dialga can manipulate time easier, as in accelerating, decelerating, or reversing it, while Celebi can hop between spread-apart points in time easier... but that's another discussion. XD)
Koala Pokemon would be cool... Deerling's/Sawsbuck's designs are fine for me, though. I thought Foonguss/Amoonguss was supposed to be a toadstool..? (I'm equating "toadstool" as synonymous with "mushroom", although I'm guessing "toadstool" may have other meanings...)
Wow; we don't have a Gorilla Pokemon? Strange.. Unless I'm forgetting one.. XD
I think Spinda kind of resembles/alludes to the red panda, mostly due to its coloration... I thought Dodrio was the "ostrich Pokemon", though..? XD (its name, while nice/clever, is a bit misleading in terms of design origin, especially with Dodrio IMO...)
Ho-Oh, as I mentioned earlier, may fit the "peafowl/peacock" role for some people...
Tiger is debatable; I guess some Pokemon that derive inspiration from that might be Growlithe (more like a tiger cub), Arcanine (although that's kind of a weird yet cool lion/tiger/dog hybrid, with the dog part being moreso in personality/tactics/usage by Officer Jenny in the Pokemon anime), and Raikou (let the "Legendary dog vs Legendary cat wars" commence!). I like the term "Legendary Dog" merely because it sounds cooler and I refer to Raikou as such, but Raikou fits the tiger role for me, as well as Arcanine.. :P
"Kraken" reminds me of Gyarados's "Skulkraken" beta name, although I guess Tentacruel fits "kraken" enough for me (depending on what one thinks a kraken should look like)..
A Fly Pokemon would be awesome as an "annoyer Pokemon", as well as a Mosquito Pokemon, with both being comically annoying yet eerily deadly in their own rights in real life. But seriously, flies and mosquitoes rival each other as the two most annoying animals in real life (with incessantly-barking-for-no-reason dogs not far behind..). XD
Those Steel/Ghost statistics are just...wow. o_O
If Rapidash doesn't get a flying unicorn/pegasus Mega Evolution, I could settle for that type combination.. :P (although Togekiss annoys me already with its retcon typing in XY..)
This.
Rotom fits the "ball lightning" role enough for me, but the other ideas have potential.. That "electric-cable snake Pokemon" sounds quite cool.
Yeah, I envision Rotom Mow Forme as a Grass/Ghost type more, so I'm still waiting for another Pokemon to fill the "Electric/Grass" niche. An "icy bug" Pokemon could be great to use..
That just sounds awesome, especially since it turns the tables for trees (normally helpless and sadly susceptible to lightning due to height). Maybe have something that involves it "bursting into fire" on occasion, since some wildfires are caused by lighting strikes...?
"Zapling" just sounds adorable, especially with cute little "plug roots"! ^^ Rosurge is nice, too. I feel like the Kilowood evolution/name (from kilowatt and wood, I'm presuming) stage is fine, but I think like it could have a more-menacing name or something.. "Kilowood" just makes me thing of a log/really big piece of wood (since the kilo- prefix can be used by itself) without implying the electrical aspect of such a Pokemon.
This!
Same here, regarding the Dragon/Bug legendary Pokemon! Even a regular non-legendary Pokemon with Dragon/Bug typing would be fine with me.. It's like Game Freak is persistent in making Pokemon that look like Dragon/Bug but aren't (namely, Flygon, Yanmega, and Giratina, all of which could easily pass for Dragon/Bug in my opinion, although at least Flygon and Giratina have very intriguing typings!).
Also, I think you described my hard-to-articulate feelings about Generation 6 perfectly..
The evolutionary line you suggested may be illogical, but I think it works fine for the purposes of this Pokemon (and makes each stage nicely distinct from the other ones), and the Rule of Cool principle is already hard at work here (as your descriptions sounded very cool), so I don't mind at all. :P
Hm, I think Entei, Litleo, and Pyroar (and even Growlithe and Arcanine) satisfy the "lion" role for me.. Entei seems more majestic and fitting as lions are, while Pyroar has less ambiguity to its origin, IMO..
Every time someone mentions lemurs in this thread, I imagine a Zoboomafoo-looking Pokemon... XD (Internet high-five to anyone reading this who watched that PBS Kids show..) Still, lemur Pokemon would be great.
Lanturn fits "anglerfish" enough for me (that anglerfish in the movie Finding Nemo was cool yet creepy XD)... Watch when Mega Lanturn's design comes about and instills terror in the hearts of up-and-coming Trainers everywhere.. XD These animals have potential, though. I feel like a Lynx Pokemon needs to be made heavily distinct from all the other cat Pokemon we have, though..
I'd also like a better menacing firefly Pokemon (maybe a Fire/Flying Pokemon and a Electric/Bug Pokemon that somewhat resemble fireflies, due to the terms "firefly" and "lightning bug"? And now that I think of it, you could throw in a Dragon/Flying dragonfly-looking Pokemon, too :P), or see Volbeat's stats considerably boosted to where it's not overpowered but is viable as something other than a Baton Passer...
Before Generation 6, I would probably have suggested a "T-Rex Pokemon", but Tyrunt and Tyrantrum have finally fulfilled that wish! ^^
Saber-toothed tiger would be nice, but I guess Raikou satisfies that role for me, for now... A Manticore Pokemon would be interesting; I would like Pyroar to someday receive a "Manticore"-based Mega Evolution, as was heavily rumored during XY's pre-release period...
Oh, and I would love a Ghost (maybe Normal/Ghost?) elephant Pokemon, so that one of the earliest portmanteaus that I ever made up (Elephantom, from elephant + phantom) is finally realized as a Pokemon... ^^ And a ferocious scythe-wielding bipedal elephant (maybe with missile-firing tusks; just thought of that now XD) just reeks of appeal, IMO.)
Great list; I love all of those "compound-word" animal names kind of contrast with each other; they seem like they could make very intriguing Pokemon. :P Reminds me of the cool term "pistol shrimp", although I think Clawitzer has that base covered...?
Platypi Pokemon FTW!
A Chess-based Pokemon species would be quite interesting (would've made much more sense if such a thing was introduced when Pokemon Black and White Versions came about)... Pawniard and Bisharp seem to merely reference chess mostly just because of their names and clear-cut hierarchy, so I don't think there would be too much overlapping.. Black and white (or vice versa) could be used as normal and shiny colorations, although I would prefer it if one version had the black-colored chess pieces while the other version had the white-colored chess pieces... The shiny colors could possibly be red and blue (let's face it; these days, if the monochrome "black vs white" isn't getting paired for stylistic purposes, it's likely going to be "red-vs-blue" due to the ever-present "Fire vs Water" trend.. Not to mention that the two colors got paired in North America.. :P)? Or maybe blue-vs-orange or purple-vs-gold for aesthetic Rule of Cool...
The Water/Ghost raindrop Pokemon (maybe involves refracting Light-based moves or something?) and Fire/Poison raptorial Pokemon seem have potential..
Some people suggest that Ho-Oh derives inspiration from the peacock due to its luminous and multi-colored display of feathers... It satisfies the "peacock" requirement enough for me, and plus, a fire-breathing Phoenix-like peacock just oozes of awesomeness. :P
That would be interesting, although I'm personally hoping we don't get more time-travel Pokemon because both Celebi and Dialga tread in that domain, and I dislike it when unique legendaries get their powers/associations shared by another legendary that comes down the line.. (I feel that Dialga can manipulate time easier, as in accelerating, decelerating, or reversing it, while Celebi can hop between spread-apart points in time easier... but that's another discussion. XD)
Koala Pokemon would be cool... Deerling's/Sawsbuck's designs are fine for me, though. I thought Foonguss/Amoonguss was supposed to be a toadstool..? (I'm equating "toadstool" as synonymous with "mushroom", although I'm guessing "toadstool" may have other meanings...)
Wow; we don't have a Gorilla Pokemon? Strange.. Unless I'm forgetting one.. XD
I think Spinda kind of resembles/alludes to the red panda, mostly due to its coloration... I thought Dodrio was the "ostrich Pokemon", though..? XD (its name, while nice/clever, is a bit misleading in terms of design origin, especially with Dodrio IMO...)
Ho-Oh, as I mentioned earlier, may fit the "peafowl/peacock" role for some people...
Tiger is debatable; I guess some Pokemon that derive inspiration from that might be Growlithe (more like a tiger cub), Arcanine (although that's kind of a weird yet cool lion/tiger/dog hybrid, with the dog part being moreso in personality/tactics/usage by Officer Jenny in the Pokemon anime), and Raikou (let the "Legendary dog vs Legendary cat wars" commence!). I like the term "Legendary Dog" merely because it sounds cooler and I refer to Raikou as such, but Raikou fits the tiger role for me, as well as Arcanine.. :P
"Kraken" reminds me of Gyarados's "Skulkraken" beta name, although I guess Tentacruel fits "kraken" enough for me (depending on what one thinks a kraken should look like)..
A Fly Pokemon would be awesome as an "annoyer Pokemon", as well as a Mosquito Pokemon, with both being comically annoying yet eerily deadly in their own rights in real life. But seriously, flies and mosquitoes rival each other as the two most annoying animals in real life (with incessantly-barking-for-no-reason dogs not far behind..). XD
Those Steel/Ghost statistics are just...wow. o_O
If Rapidash doesn't get a flying unicorn/pegasus Mega Evolution, I could settle for that type combination.. :P (although Togekiss annoys me already with its retcon typing in XY..)
This.
Rotom fits the "ball lightning" role enough for me, but the other ideas have potential.. That "electric-cable snake Pokemon" sounds quite cool.
Yeah, I envision Rotom Mow Forme as a Grass/Ghost type more, so I'm still waiting for another Pokemon to fill the "Electric/Grass" niche. An "icy bug" Pokemon could be great to use..
That just sounds awesome, especially since it turns the tables for trees (normally helpless and sadly susceptible to lightning due to height). Maybe have something that involves it "bursting into fire" on occasion, since some wildfires are caused by lighting strikes...?
"Zapling" just sounds adorable, especially with cute little "plug roots"! ^^ Rosurge is nice, too. I feel like the Kilowood evolution/name (from kilowatt and wood, I'm presuming) stage is fine, but I think like it could have a more-menacing name or something.. "Kilowood" just makes me thing of a log/really big piece of wood (since the kilo- prefix can be used by itself) without implying the electrical aspect of such a Pokemon.
This!
Same here, regarding the Dragon/Bug legendary Pokemon! Even a regular non-legendary Pokemon with Dragon/Bug typing would be fine with me.. It's like Game Freak is persistent in making Pokemon that look like Dragon/Bug but aren't (namely, Flygon, Yanmega, and Giratina, all of which could easily pass for Dragon/Bug in my opinion, although at least Flygon and Giratina have very intriguing typings!).
Also, I think you described my hard-to-articulate feelings about Generation 6 perfectly..
The evolutionary line you suggested may be illogical, but I think it works fine for the purposes of this Pokemon (and makes each stage nicely distinct from the other ones), and the Rule of Cool principle is already hard at work here (as your descriptions sounded very cool), so I don't mind at all. :P
Hm, I think Entei, Litleo, and Pyroar (and even Growlithe and Arcanine) satisfy the "lion" role for me.. Entei seems more majestic and fitting as lions are, while Pyroar has less ambiguity to its origin, IMO..
Every time someone mentions lemurs in this thread, I imagine a Zoboomafoo-looking Pokemon... XD (Internet high-five to anyone reading this who watched that PBS Kids show..) Still, lemur Pokemon would be great.
Lanturn fits "anglerfish" enough for me (that anglerfish in the movie Finding Nemo was cool yet creepy XD)... Watch when Mega Lanturn's design comes about and instills terror in the hearts of up-and-coming Trainers everywhere.. XD These animals have potential, though. I feel like a Lynx Pokemon needs to be made heavily distinct from all the other cat Pokemon we have, though..
