Poochyena is a cat

Started by Gymnotide June 23rd, 2010 10:56 PM
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I actually thought both Poochyena and Mightyena are... hyenas? O_o That's new. I learned something today.
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I heard a rumor that cubone is actually a baby Kangaskan. but I dont know if thats true...
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^^^
Ive been wondering what the hell is Missingo.and what does it have to do with this?
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They're not cats, they're based on Hyenas.

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species:_Poochyena_and_Mightyena

As it states, they're closer related to Mongeese and Meerkats rather than canines, but they are NOT cats. They are Hyenas. Hyenas =/= Dogs/Cats.



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Poochyena is a cat
Pooch
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Also, Missingno has nothing to do with the Cubone-Kangaskan link. Besides Missingno sometimes evolving into Kangaskan (for other reasons that have been proven), why wouldn't they just link Marowak and Kangaskan and instead choose to move the family for no reason? However:
^Rumor is not true :/
If it was why wouldn't a Kangaskan egg hatch too Cubone.
And the Anime doesn't match either.
...Because they changed their mind by the end of development? Obviously it's not in the final, let alone sequels and seperate media.

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^^actually ive heard that too. They were going to give kanghaskan a baby evolution but decided not so they gave it that dead skull thing. Something like that which is what caused missingno
Actually, Missingno. is caused by data becoming corrupted due to the Old Man who does the catching tutorial having to temporarily replace the Trainer Name in the game's data. Hence why you have to speak to him to activate Missingno. appearing along Cinnabar's coastline, and why different Trainer Names spawn different Missingno. sprites.

Anyway, on topic, the Legendary Beasts =|= dogs. To me, only Suicune looks like a dog. Entei reminds me of a sabre tooth tiger and Raikou has a panther feel to it. I would like to know what Celebi is based on, though.

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They're not cats, they're based on Hyenas.

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species:_Poochyena_and_Mightyena

As it states, they're closer related to Mongeese and Meerkats rather than canines, but they are NOT cats. They are Hyenas. Hyenas =/= Dogs/Cats.
Hyenas are still closely related to cats (about as much as mongooses and meerkats).

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What are some Pokemon whose origins you think are misunderstood?

While we're still on the topic, I'd like to share one of my newest fancies. Though I know most of the stuff already, it's nice to read about it and get the epiphany feeling all over again http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species:_Bronzor_and_Bronzong
I read that thing about Bronzor and Bronzong being based on a myth about a mirror and a bell the other day, it was interesting.

It's weird, you would think that all the pokemon are just made up by the designers, but there seems to be a myth or something behind each one. Like Gyrados, I didn't know until recently that it was based on a myth of a fish that tries to go up a waterfall until it turned into a dragon.
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Cubone is a baby Kangaskan. It's mother died, and the Cubone wears it's mother's skull. It never grows to be a full Kangaskan because of immense depression, low food, and the skull that stops it from growing... it's not just a rumor.

Also, I think Poochyenna is obviously a mixture of a Pooch and a Hyena. Pooch as in young dog. Mightyena is a full-grown hyena.
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poochyena and Mightyena are based off hyenas. although jidging by their names and appearance, if you said Poochyena was a dog, you'd be forgiven.to be fair, mightyena's sprite resembles more a wolf than a hyena.

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Actually, Missingno. is caused by data becoming corrupted due to the Old Man who does the catching tutorial having to temporarily replace the Trainer Name in the game's data. Hence why you have to speak to him to activate Missingno. appearing along Cinnabar's coastline, and why different Trainer Names spawn different Missingno. sprites.

Anyway, on topic, the Legendary Beasts =|= dogs. To me, only Suicune looks like a dog. Entei reminds me of a sabre tooth tiger and Raikou has a panther feel to it. I would like to know what Celebi is based on, though.
Actually, your completely right about the dog thing, suicune is a dog, entei is a lion, and raiku is a tiger. But celebi, who knows I don't think darkrai is an obvious one either

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I love that series that Bulbapedia is doing. I've read every one of them.

Anyway, the whole Missing.no-->Kangaskhan thing is because the code in Red/Blue/Yellow is really, really cluttered. If you look game's internal index system, it's all over the place. When a Missing.no evolves, it simply evolves to the next index number, since there are no bookmarks in place to direct it on where to go. Gen. III was the one that cleaned up the game's internal code.
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Actually, your completely right about the dog thing, suicune is a dog, entei is a lion, and raiku is a tiger. But celebi, who knows I don't think darkrai is an obvious one either

Wrong! Suicune is a leopard and Raikou is a sabertooth.

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I believe the rumor on Kangaskan and Cubone thing makes sense...

Kangaskan is the Parent Pokemon and raises the baby in it's pouch and is very caring and if Kangaskan dies the baby uses the Kangaskan's skull over its face and becomes a Cubone and is stuck... (He wants his Mother back because she is such a Motherly type he misses her) and when it evolves instead of becoming Kangaskan it becomes Marowak because the whole skull thing.

Of course I believe thats just fan fics and such that got out haha of course looking at the stomach of Cubone and Kangaskan might state that it is true but meh
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Wow.. they must of really run out of ideas to make a pokemon from that O_O

Anyway i think they should make a baby form of kangashan, as we usually see it in the pocket anyway D:

Cubone is a baby Kangaskan. It's mother died, and the Cubone wears it's mother's skull. It never grows to be a full Kangaskan because of immense depression, low food, and the skull that stops it from growing... it's not just a rumor.
I swear the skull gets bigger? O_O