"Pokémon" YOU'VE Seen IRL!

[icycatelf]

Added Forretress and replaced Pidgey with what I believe to be a more likely candidate.

 

[LivingLegend1776]

First post here..cool list. Looks like you did some good research. Props.

 

[the Alolan naturalist]

That is a super cool collection of pictures of wild things. Do you own the fossils? And are you like a researcher or nature guide or park ranger or something?
I'm surprised you don't have any dog pokemons or goldeen/seaking -or other fishes- on there ahah

 

[icycatelf]

First post here..cool list. Looks like you did some good research. Props.

Glad you enjoyed it!

That is a super cool collection of pictures of wild things. Do you own the fossils? And are you like a researcher or nature guide or park ranger or something?
I'm surprised you don't have any dog pokemons or goldeen/seaking -or other fishes- on there ahah

Thanks! The fossils were found by me. I'm not a professional by any means, just an appreciator of nature (though I rarely venture past my own yard).

I was avoiding pets until recently (I originally just wanted to add things I've found in the wild/caught myself), but I suppose my dad's spitz could pass for Growlithe/Arcanine. As for fish, minnows are the only ones in my immediate area.

 

[the Alolan naturalist]

Glad you enjoyed it!



Thanks! The fossils were found by me. I'm not a professional by any means, just an appreciator of nature (though I rarely venture past my own yard).

I was avoiding pets until recently (I originally just wanted to add things I've found in the wild/caught myself), but I suppose my dad's spitz could pass for Growlithe/Arcanine. As for fish, minnows are the only ones in my immediate area.

Well, could have fooled me! I really like the concept of this photo collection. I would say it's fair to add domesticated animals when that's what the pokemon is based on (goldeen, furfrou, etc.)

 

[icycatelf]

Well, could have fooled me! I really like the concept of this photo collection. I would say it's fair to add domesticated animals when that's what the pokemon is based on (goldeen, furfrou, etc.)

True. And Delcatty is based on pampered cats.

Added my dad's dog as Growlithe/Arcanine. He's even getting his winter coat, which makes it look like he has stripes.

EDIT: Actually, Rockruff might be a better match. While it may not be as fluffy, its curled tail is obviously based on spitz breeds.

This isn't to say that Growlithe and Arcanine don't also draw inspiration from spitz-type dogs, though. The Chow-Chow breed ("puffy lion dog" in China) may be closer to their origin and is part spitz.

EDIT 2: Added Purrloin and Minccino, since I'm including pets now.

 

[icycatelf]

Added Kricketot, the Vanillite line, and Sawsbuck. (I think it's strange that they gave female Sawsbuck horns.) I also removed Squirtle and used the box/land turtle for Turwig instead.

It also struck me that Milly may actually be a Balinese or similar breed based on her plumed tail, so I replaced Persian's entry with a Siamese cat I saw back in college and have now listed her as Leafeon instead. Leafeon, like Persian, shares similarities with Siamese cats, but the plumed tail of a Balinese (which is a sub-breed of Siamese) is more reminiscent of Leafeon's wide tail.

 

[icycatelf]

Added Mandibuzz and Dottler. I also deleted Scolipede and re-uploaded its entry for Sizzlipede/Centiskorch.

 

[icycatelf]

White Flannel Moth​

Though I feel that it has more in common with the Indian Moon Moth, I just discovered that new Pokémon Frosmoth's Chinese names are derived from flannel moths. This would certainly make Snom, a jewel slug caterpillar, fit better (seeing as Dalceridae, Limacodidae, and Megalopygidae larvae are all referred to as slug caterpillars).

 

[icycatelf]

While I'm waiting to find more things with Pokémon based on them, here are a few that feel like they should have Pokémon counterparts (more coming at a later date):

Rosy Maple Moth

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I mean, would they even have to change anything? It already looks like a Pokémon with those bright pastels and fluff.

Five-Lined Skink (aka Blue-Tailed Skink)

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These guys go through three distinct color stages, similar to a 3-part Pokémon line. They begin their lives with a blue tail, the tail fades and they become overall drab in appearance, and then they finally develop a red head as adults.

Dobsonfly

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This thing screams "monster." Even their larvae have an an ominous name: hellgramites. Only the males have these massive pincers, yet it's the female that delivers the more painful bite!

 

[icycatelf]

Some more not-but-should-be Pokémon:

Slimy Salamander

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Not only are these mostly nocturnal, but the light speckles on its black body resemble stars in the night sky! Part Dark or Psychic?

Black Widow

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One of the world's most iconic spiders. How isn't this a Pokémon yet!?

Walking Stick

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I could see this one being Bug/Grass or maybe even pure Grass like Lurantis. Might evolve into one of the flying stick insects.

Also, here's a team I put together for myself using things in the main post:

I used a stray for Torracat in the main post, but here I'm using my cat (also a tabby, though his markings aren't as distinct thanks to his lighter color and long hair). Recolored to better represent him. (Alternate-colored non-Shiny Pokémon have appeared in the anime, so Wynaut?)

 

[the Alolan naturalist]

I love that rosy maple moth! (incidentally, I also love Kommo-o and weavile's shiny, which share the same color scheme). re: that salamander, that's funny, a few years ago I designed a fakemon that is basically a black chinese dragon with stars all over to look like the night sky (named Stargon, typing dragon/dark)

 

[icycatelf]

I love that rosy maple moth! (incidentally, I also love Kommo-o and weavile's shiny, which share the same color scheme). re: that salamander, that's funny, a few years ago I designed a fakemon that is basically a black chinese dragon with stars all over to look like the night sky (named Stargon, typing dragon/dark)

It's my favorite insect! When I first saw one on my door, I thought it had chosen me because it knew Shiny Dunsparce was my favorite Pokémon. <3

I actually tried making a Mega Dunsparce based on the rosy maple moth, but it looked janky so I made an unrelated rosy maple moth Fakemon instead.

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That's cool! Maybe this guy could evolve into your dragon?

 

[the Alolan naturalist]

That looks like an awesome bug/fairy early bug!

 

[icycatelf]

That looks like an awesome bug/fairy early bug!

It's definitely one that I'd include in a Fakedex/fan game if I ever made one. Trouble is that I'd want to base 90% of the 'dex on insects (and most of those, moths). Dx

Here's another moth I think could make a cool Pokémon/Fakemon, known by some as the dragon moth. Bug/Dragon seems like the obvious choice but, to avoid overuse of the Bug-type, I could see it getting a similar treatment to Flygon. Dragon/Electric, with the Electric typing alluding to its neon-yellow caterpillar?

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Caterpillar's white form (Shiny?)

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[icycatelf]

Blipbug and Falinks!

Blipbug represents the larval stage of a seven-spotted lady beetle.

Consisting of a leader and five troops and resembling a caterpillar while in formation, Falinks may be a visual pun on an admiral caterpillar. The red admiral caterpillar, like Falinks, is protected by a spiky "armor."

 

[the Alolan naturalist]

Trouble is that I'd want to base 90% of the 'dex on insects (and most of those, moths)

i know what you mean. I've tried to come up with a fakedex but I had WAY too many birds (and quite a few fish, as I'm a birder and fishkeeper).

 

[icycatelf]

Merry Christmas! Here are some more finds that I feel could easily be adapted into Pokémon:

An ambush bug that evolves into an assassin bug?

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Both insects stab their prey with a sharp "fang." Careless handlers may get a nasty bite(s) as well!

A braconid wasp that evolves into a pelecinid wasp?

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What look like massive stingers are egg-laying organs, used to inject eggs inside the larvae of other insects.

A mole cricket that is literally part mole and part cricket?

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These crickets are swift diggers thanks to their shovel-like claws.

Regional Oddish based on the mayapple?

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Oddish is based on the mythical mandrake (Mandragora) and plant genus of the same name. Although mayapples are unrelated, they're also called wild or American mandrakes.

Use a Bug Stone on Tympole to get... a toad bug!?

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Not only do they look like little froglets/toadlets, they hop like them too!

 

[icycatelf]

Happy 2020! Have a Skwovet.

 

[lillipup03]

Just came across this thread, these are some cool posts and pictures!

I'll throw one out there- Smeargle is based on a Beagle (Smear + Beagle) and I'm lucky to have one of my own! (sorry for bad image quality...)

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She just used Rest...

Nice work putting this together!