EVERY Gen 8 Pokemon EXPLAINED! - Design Origins! | Gnoggin - Pokemon Sword and Shield
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- This is it! Today we explain the origins of EVERY gen 8 Pokemon! Every Galarian Pokemon! Every new Pokemon from Pokemon Sword and Shield Explained! It's exciting!
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This video answers a LOAD of questions, here they are:
What is Rillaboom based on?
What is intelleon based on?
What is Cinderace based on?
What is Toxtricity? What is Toxtricity based on?
What is Hatterene? What is Hatterene Based on?
What is Eternatus? What is Eternatus based on?
What is Impidimp based on?
What is Applin based on?
What is Flapple based on?
Why is Galarian mr. mime ice type?
Why is Indeedee psychic type? What is indeedee? What is indeedee based on?
What is Phalinks? What is phalinks based on?
What is snom based on?
Why is Galarian Wheezing Fairy type?
Why is Galarian Ponyta Fairy type?
What is Runerigus?
What is Zamazenta?
What is Zacian?
What are Zacian and Zamazenta based on?
What is Obstagoon?
What is Sirfetch’d?
What is Coalossal?
What is Duraludon?
What is Coalossal based on?
What is Duraludon based on?
What is Dragapult?
What is Dreepy?
What is Dragapult based on?
What is Dreepy based on?
Why is Dragapult ghost type?
Why is grookey grass type?
What is grookey?
Is intelleon a Pokemon based on James Bond?
Is Obstagoon based on KISS?
IS Mr. Rime based on Charlie Chaplin?
What is blipbug?
What is Orbeetle?
What is Orbeetle based on?
Why is Orbeetle psychic type?
What is Morpeko?
What is Wooloo?
What is Dubwool?
How British is Galar?
What is Gossifleur?
What is Eldegoss?
What is Dreadnaw based on?
Why is Boltund electric type?
What breed of dog is Boltund?
Is that a minecart Pokemon?
What is Centiscortch based on?
What is Eiscue based on?
What is indeedee?
What is indeedee based on?
What animal is indeedee?
Why is Indeedee Psychic type?
Is that a viking Pokemon?
What is Frosmoth based on?
What is the Galar Region?
How British is the Galar region?
What is Dracozolt?
What is Dracovish?
What is Dracovish based on?
What is Cursola based on?
What is cursola?
What is Falinks?
What is falinks based on?
What is Sobble?
What does Eternatus mean?
What does Zamazenta mean?
What does Zacian mean?
Are they Skoll and Hati Pokemon? Pokemon Ragnarok? Pokemon reboot? It all comes together!
What is Galarian Stunfisk?
Why is Galarian Stunfisk steel type?
Is there a King Arthur in Pokemon? A Pokemon King Arthur?
What is Greedunt?
Why is Nickit dark type?
Why is Thievul dark type?
Why is Obstagoon dark type?
Are there British Pokemon?
Are there Roman Pokemon?
Are there Norse Pokemon?
Are there Scandinavian Pokemon?
And of course many more questions this video answers too! But my fingers are tired. - Hry
Hey! Considering how big this video is, I obviously cant go over every detail, that's why we also do 10+ minute videos about individual Pokemon. However, in our usual fashion, we did indeed make some mistakes (not mentioning something is not a mistake for the most part, unless its something integral, rather than additional). So I'll document those by editing this comment. Here they are:
-I said grey squirrels came to the UK from mainland Europe, they actually came to the UK AND the mainland from North America.
-One of the "Anacondas" shown was actually a reticulated python. Also Sandaconda's nose is a double-barreled shotgun, which were invented by Joseph Manton, an English man.
-Major forgot to mention some of the more important Fossilmon details, (which are being covered in their own video) But the big one for now is that Arcto COULD be from a Mosasaur or Ichthyosaur, but I'm leaning more towards the Arctophoca / Arcophoca. Which is a prehistoric seal. Notably, even the Mosasaur and Ichthyosaur are NOT actually dinosaurs. Just like that seal/walrus.
-Galarian Stunfisk actually reflects the idea that beartraps were originally intended for humans, as its mouth is a Pokeball, acting similarly to Foongus and Voltorb as Pokeball-mimics.
- The Penguin hockey team we mentioned IS in the UK, but we used the wrong logo, its the logo of an American team. also while we're here: the word "Penguin" actually comes from Welsh, meaning "White Head"
-The Japanese word for 'snowman' translates to 'snow daruma,' daruma dolls being what darmanitan was already based on. Making the connection with snow.
Yet you still didn’t correct you dismissing completely legitimate alternative energy sources
In thievul's shield pokedex entry it states that "Boltund is its natural enemy." I think this helps explain boltunds somewhat super hero like design, in the sense that thievul is a conniving villain and boltund is the hero who stops it.
The rune on stonjourner looks straight up like Ingwaz to me. It is also sometimes called Ing and can look a couple other ways. It mainly represents a god called Freyr-Yngvi, which is Old Norse for Lord Yngvi. His title is often shortened to just Freyr, meaning Lord. He is one of Odin's sons, a fertility god, and supposedly the ancestor to a Swedish royal family. Aside from that, the rune symbolizes rest (stand around a lot), a deep connection with the Earth (made of stones), secrets (mysteriously gather), and a time when one must move forward with something (able literally move around).
It also symbolizes some other things like home, family love, life, fertility in men, and a sound like a quick ng, but I don't see how any of this symbolism is connected to stonjourner.
@@Meaper I think that might also reference to the British sport of fox-hunting, which is done by using hounds.
If anyone is wondering, the Penguins logo is from the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pennsylvania. I know because I live there.
“Sobble has very common little kid traits”
“It goes invisible by hiding in the water”
*ah yes, my wonderful little Timmy does that all the time*
“Don’t worry little Timmy, they’re all gone now”
little timmy just falls in a well
ah yes, little timmy drowns himself with his powers.
Little Timmy drowned
Lol
Important note for Eternatus:
While Eternamax Eternatus is obviously a hand it's also a Hydra. The "fingers" open at the end when Eternatus attacks, making it look like a 5-headed snake. This is fitting as Hydras have eternally regenerating heads (until they're burnt)
This also helps explain its type, as Hydras were dragon-like creatures with very dangerous acid/venom in Greek legends.
You forgot to mention that eternatus is huge and hydras are tiny
@@rrrproductionsYeah What version are you thinking of? Most of the time they're shown to be pretty large.
The hydra of learnea that hercules fought was stated to be very large like a dragon from game of thrones
They’re probably referencing to the freshwater cnidarian animals, the hydra. They’re named after the monster but are extremely small. I think they actually look quite similar to Eternatus
@@rrrproductionsYeah Hydras are universally represented as gigantic beasts that make humans look like specs, easily taller than the 300 feet Eternatus.
Time stamps because I’m bored.
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Grookey, Thwackey and Rillaboom
2:09 - Scorbunny, Raboot and Cinderace
2:59 - Sobble, Drizzile and Inteleon
4:10 - Skwovet and Greedent
4:52 - Rookidee, Corvisquire and Corviknight
5:15 - Blipbug, Dottler and Orbeetle
6:34 - Nicket and Thievul
7:08 - Morpeko
7:29 - Wooloo and Dubwool
8:14 - Gossifleur and Eldegoss
8:38 - Chewtle and Drednaw
9:28 - Yamper and Boltund
10:05 - Rolycoly, Carkol and Coalossal
11:12 - Arrokuda and Barraskewda
12:06 - Applin, Flapple and Appletun
13:00 - Silicobra and Sandaconda
13:26 - Cramorant
13:49 - Eiscue
14:44 - Sizzlipede and Centiskorch
15:58 - Clobbopus and Grapploct
16:20 - Sinistea and Polteageist
17:41 - Milcery and Alcremie
18:05 - Indeedee
19:44 - Toxtricity
21:25 - Toxel
21:45 - Obstagoon
22:26 - Hatenna, Hattrem and Hattaerene
23:25 - Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl
23:40 - Stonjourner
24:21 - Galarian Meowth and Perrserker
25:34 - Galarian Yamask and Runerigus
25:55 - Galarian Meowth and Perrserker continued
26:17 - Falinks
26:49 - Pincurchin
27:27 - Snom and Frosmoth
28:19 - Galarian Corsola and Cursola
29:29 - Galarian Weezing
30:35 - Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Rapidash
31:07 - Galarian Farfetch’d and Sirfetch’d
32:30 - Galarian Mr Mime and Galarian Mr Rime
33:20 - Galarian Darumaka and Galarian Darmanatan
33:45 - Galarian Stunfisk
34:30 - Duraludon
35:37 - Cufant and Copperajah
36:45 - Dracozolt, Arctovish, Arctozolt and Dracovish
37:38 - Dreepy, Drakloak and Dragapult
38:41 - Zacian and Zamazenta
40:14 - Eternatus
41:45 - Outro
Mad respect for writing every entry
Good job
🫡 Arceus bless you, trainer. Even if it was made out of boredom.
One thing not mentioned with the Rillaboom line is that there was a British band in the sixties called The Monkees. Believe it or not, they're the original performers of "I'm a Believer."
Snake enthusiast here! I’d like to speculate that Silicobra is based on false cobras, specifically the Egyptian false cobra because of its desert origins. The “false” connection also makes sense since Silicobra isn’t poison type, only looking like a cobra to trick predators into thinking it is; most false cobras aren’t truly venomous, either, and any venom they do have is usually mild compared to that of the cobras they mimic. As for Silicobra and Sandaconda’s subtle shiny forms, I like to think they’re inspired by the axanthic morph of some snakes-which basically leaves you with a washed out, grayscale snake.
And one more thing I just wanted to point out. I hate to be that person, but the snake on the right at 13:04 is a ball python. They’re sweet little things that only get to be 5-6 feet tops, as opposed to anacondas that grow to around 20 feet. 😅
Thumbs up for snake enthusiasts
I noticed it too! Mostly because I'm snake sitting for a friend, and she has a normal ball python, who looks exactly like that XD
Conversely, their Sand Spit ability could be a reference to spitting cobras, just replace the venom with, well, sand
Ball pythons are so freaking cute! Who says snakes are scary?
He probably used a ball python as a stand-in because he wouldn’t be able to fit an entire anaconda on the screen.
Also, Cufant starts its name with Cu. Which is the symbol of copper on the periodic table.
Cu is portuguese for asshole :D I cannot take this pokemon serious lol
@@bruna8476 eu sabia que ia ter um br aqui pra dizer exatamente o que eu pensei kkkkkkk
Me sinto em casa
@@bruna8476 exatamentacly
@@rodrigosandes8323 encontrar uma pessoa a falar português dá me sempre um sorriso
Also, I love the fossil pokemon of this gen. But I wish there were like real versions too, maybe requiring you to get all the fake ones and then talk to a scientist who tells you he thinks there's a right way to do it.
I mean. If nothing else we're basically guaranteed to get them if they ever do gen 8 remakes/reboots
I'm not a fan of the mixed evos. They often seem to be suffering. That said, I'd love the real versions.
@@suppmydiff3257 Ah yes, the Nintendo fan-cannon. Constantly telling yourself things MUST BE until they aren't,and then you blame the company instead of yourself for coming up with these ideas
14:20
"In the uk there is a penguin hockey team"
Proceeds to show the pittsburgh penguins logo. From pittsburgh pennsylvania in the USA
Another thing about Galarian Meowth and Purrserker: Vikings loved their ship cats, and are often credited with bringing domestic cats to the Americas.
I absolutely LOVE the idea of a huge, grizzled Viking warrior gently playing with a tiny kitten.
So their warrior version of cat people. Huh learn something new everyday
Inteleon graduated top of his class in the navy seals and has over 300 confirmed kills
Don’t you mean, navy Seels? :P
555 kills in total.
Sobble says: i want a hug
Inteleon says: $20 is $20
I was about to comment on the UK SAS before I saw yours, lol
Galarian Sniper.
One thing you missed about Cufant and Copperajah that tells us they're Indian elephants is their ears. African elephants have larger ears that are large and (wonderfully & coincidentally) shaped like the continent of Africa- but Indian elephants have much smaller ears by comparison, like these two do. :)
3:10 listen I’ve never set up camp with an inteleon in my party so this is my first time seeing him run, and I cried laughing watching that happen
Hehe
James Bond..
Inteleon..
*James pond*
The names Pond. James Pond.
Ha
bubble 07
no
Y'all need to stop these puns
Or exhales from multiple nose will ensue
Another little note about Scorbunny:
Rabbits are also an invasive species in Britain famously, the population got so out of control, that it almost annihilated all plant life in the country. Probably why this thing is depicted as burning any of the grass that it walks on.
It makes me appreciate Scorbunny even more!
The way the Sobble evolution line was explained gave me chills, also *fun fact; Inteleon has an Organic knife hidden in a flap in its tail, it literally can grow a knife as if it was a fruit, inside the flap is a thick mucus-like substance that keeps the knife from Cutting the Inteleon!*
Sandaconda actually more closely resembles a reticulated python. Both cobras and reticulated pythons are native to India, which would tie them in with the rest of the British-themed Pokémon.
"native to India.....British-themed Pokemon"
@@kylespevak6781 India was ruled by Britain for over a century
@@ctshaffer1999 "Looks Indian, so obviously England"
Blipbugs line is actually a reference to a fictional Japanese phenomenon where a nerd is such an outcast and a loner they are able to manifest psychic abilities
thats actually sick. im gonna add a blipbug to my team now lol
Like sakurai from Gantz
Like Mob Psycho 100?
saiki-K? dunno if I spelt that right
The Virgin thing where if they stay virgins, by 30 they develop magic powers.
LOCKSTIN you forgot to mention the stereotypical color gender thing on Indeedee. Female has pink above the eyes, and the male has blue around the nose almost like a mustache.
For the male variant, I thought these blue markings looked like glasses, you know, the very small ones with circular lenses
I thought the pink looked like eyelashes with a lot of makeup
@@polocatfan I'm pretty sure makeup and eyeliner is a thing in Japan
@@polocatfan 1. makeup is a thing in Japan
2. it doesn't matter if its a thing in Japan or not, they're taking inspiration from other cultures now
up until (relatively) recently, the colours were the other way around in some places. blue was seen as soft and feminine, whereas pink was bold and strong, powerful and masculine.
I came here to learn about Pokémon, and I came out with a bunch of miscellaneous British history facts. No regrets.
Morpeko is clearly a hamster, not a guinea pig. Guinea pigs don't use wheels (aura wheel) and don't stand up as much as hamster do.
Thievul also has clear influences from the 'gentleman thief' archetype, which ties into Boltund's super hero thingy.
"Drednaw is A HUGE DEFENSIVE BATTLESHIP"
"Yamper is a corgi :)"
It went from mighty and strong to small and cute in only seconds.
Incidentally HMS Dreadnought was actually built to be faster and more offensively powerful than earlier battleships, with more big long-range guns and fewer small self-defense weapons. It was ALSO better armored than its contemporaries, but that alone isn't why it single-handedly rendered every battleship afloat at the time obsolete.
@@felonyx5123 whixh may explain why its base Speed at 74 is surprisingly high for a Pokemon of its design and build. It's not a good speed level, but it's definitely faster than one would expect
Funfact, Skwovet shiny form is red, referencing the endangered red squirels, while it’s normal form is grey, like the invasive grey squirrels
Raymond Lam its normal form is..
brown
unless im stupid and theres more forms for different regions
leektears Grey squirrels a a mix of grey, brown and white coloration, though are known for their predominantly grey fur.
Chinchilla oof i dont study animals yet ty lmao
Did you write Skwoviet instead of Skwovet?
Skwoviet Union
JoriMaynard1204 i just imagine the soviet union but everyone is a skwovet and the leader is a Greedent
I think at this point it is hard for me to pick a favorite from any Generation, because there are so many great designs out there!
game freak really puts a lot of heart and research into these games
I just wish they could put it into the plot too. They dropped the ball with SwSh. I still hold out hope for the next generation, though
@@djt08031996 Yeah but pokemon's not really about the plot that much anyways... Go here beat these people up, get this item from this person to give to this other person so you can go to a different place to beat people up
Game: Sobble is evolving!!
Me: ummmmm
Drizzle: *ITS NOT A PHASE MOM*
Drizzle: _it's a stage_
ITS DRIZZILE
@@tomorchard6660 i support you in your policing of people who get it wrong, i hope you also do this for "intelleon"
THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM
I was sad when scorbunny evolved
It would not come to play with me anymore it would hide in the back while my Espurr kicked me
I'm taking this too seriously but yeah I did not want him to evolve and I can't get a ditto, ik where they are I just can't find it.
Yamper: he protecc, he atacc, but most importantly, he bring the rare bone back.
And he brings the pokeball bacc
🐶
You predicted the return of Marowak and Cubone, take my like.
Yes
Such rare
"Eternatus" is the symbolic representation of the eternal life, death, and rebirth cycle known as Ouroboros, which is why you get "born again" from its name. Eternatus' dragon typing and appearance references the the Ouroboros' depiction of a snake or a serpent devouring its own tail.
This lore points to the belief that when then messiah returns (born again as a human) and is named Christ, he will automatically become the King of England as England is said to be the Heart Chakra of planet earth.
I would say that Thievul and Nickit are intended to be based off of the Gentleman Thief archetype. A character popularized in british mediums and typically having a british accent, being nobility, or other such attributes.
I never realized it till recently, but Hatterenna is just a really tiny girl using her hair like stilts sorta like when cartoon children climb into a trenchcoat to pretend to be an adult
Well... If you look closely...
The top of they're hat are they're tail!
About Sirfetch'd and the connection to Lancelot: its German name is actually "Lauchzelot", which would be "Leakcelot" in English :)
GameFreak is clever when coming up with names
I was Just about to write that xD
I was Just about to write that xD
*Leek, not leak.
I just realised they made frosmoth ice/bug because both rock and fire would be 4× effective, wich means coalossal is the best offensive pokemon against it. It makes so much sense because Coalossal is based on the industrial revolution (damaging the envirement) and frosmoth is based on a moth that becomes worse at camouflage due to climate change. I head cannon beef between coalossal and frosmoth.
6:53
Normal people : guy forks or fawkes
Gnoggin: *guy fox*
I'm salty Rolycoly doesn't evolve into a train.
Well, we already have a train pokémon! Volcanion.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PERFECT! The wheels, the potential for a fast Rock/Fire-Type, the British feel... the fact that maybe you could find one in the overworld on some big set of train tracks, with Carkoal carts trailing behind it!
Would have been so cool if that were a thing. Vehicle Pokémon need to exist.
You have all rights to be salty
*Rolycoly the dank train engine.*
That would’ve been so cool
Morpeko is not only based on a guinea pig, its ability draws inspiration from "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde“ by Scottish (!!) author Robert Louis Stevenson
As well as that story began a widely accepted belief of a "Jekyll and Hyde" Personality, where just like in the book, the person can drastically change in Reactions, Likes, Dislikes, Behaviour and most importantly, Morals. So Morpeko having a drastic difference Via hunger can act as a Stem to said Personality Disorder activating.
I thought is was a hamster due to the animation where it puts what looks like a nut in its cheeks.
Also swap the letters M, P & K around and Morpeko becomes Pork Emo; which relates to it being a Dark type guinea pig.
Like Emily said, it's 100% a hamster. It has Aura Wheel as it's signature move, like how a hamsters runs on a wheel in their cage
it's totally a hamster, they got this wrong. lol
i think 8 gen is very under rated. every pokemon has a nice design and good inspiration
😂
Great video. I gained a ton more appreciation for this generation of Pokémon and I was reminded of how many pretty cool ones there are.
My personal headcanon is that Morpeko is based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which is about a doctor with an evil separate personality. Morpeko turns dark whenever he gets too hungry. It might not be true but it was the first thing I thought of when i saw Morpeko's design.
To clarify it wasn't split personality he just used Mr. Hide as an excuse/ way to avoid getting caught
He somehow also reminds me of Monokuma...
😂👁👄👁yeah
@@messydeskproductions4159 that's not what I got from reading that book
@@Vinyl-Syrup he could only manually turn into mr Hyde through drinking the potion, and he only ever did this to freely commit crimes and other crude activities without tarnishing his own reputation or being arrested. His personality was definitely different, more brutish or ‘troglodytic’ rather, but Jekyll was well aware of what he was doing while in that state.
@@Lumix_Corrupt I thought he used the potion to suppress Hyde? sorry it's been years since I've read it
Gene Simmons the lead singer of Kiss was really happy to see a pokemon that was inspired by Kiss, mostly because he can relate more to what his kids/grandkids like
thats actually so wholesome
Now we just need a Pokémon based on Ace... I'm thinking a guitar that learns metal noise and flamethrower.
Times have changed. In the past, we had this d*ck suing Pokémon just cuz Kadabra bent spoons like him or something. 🤦♂️
@@cintronproductions9430 That, um, colorful character is also the reason they call the warp shielding tech usedd in warhammer 40k "Gellar Fields". It's amazing that he hasn't sued them as well...
I named my obstagoon Gene Simmons
I should mention that the "skew" in Barraskewda's name could be a reference to "skewer", another word for "pike", meaning it and Arrokuda may still be partly inspired by pikefish. You were right on point there, Lockstin. 🤓
There’s a lot of mixed feelings about this gen (for good reason), but as someone from the UK it’s really clear to me just how much thought and research went into the new designs. They even referenced our weird slang! The first time I saw Nickit, I couldn’t help but smile.
It helps that James Turner, who is British, served as the art director for the game. I imagine he got a big say in the final designs.
This is a reason I love Pokémon, they draw so much inspiration from real life, myths, legends, and other sorts of things and then add so much lore from those inspirations that keep the series interesting
Yes! As a Brit I love seeing how much our culture has influenced the game. I feel so at home playing sword and shield lol
I agree liv w I'm a brit
Agreed. I love it so much.
E
@@livw3090 This is the Brit only comment section
I think Zacian and Zamazenta may also have connections to Romulus and Remus from Roman myths being the wolves that saved the first Roman emperor; the fact that they saved the first kings of galar also point to this inspiration.
They weren’t wolves though, they were _raised_ by _a_ wolf and Romulus was a mythical founder of Rome. Remus was his brother, who he killed for reasons that vary between stories- often just for being irritating and making fun of Rome as it was being built. I see the connection, though!!!
It’s obviously not gonna be a 1-1 comparison. Making Romulus and Remus into wolves is just the kind of twist Pokémon likes.
Italian region next? Aww man that would be epic
Romulus and Remus were raised by ONE she-wolf. So that the idea that Zacian AND Zamazenta are connected might be a little farfetch'd.
@@Fluffkitscripts They actually mention that reference in the game, meaning how the written stories told about how the heros were human instead of Pokemon. They had heirs that appear on postgame and tell Sonia all her research was a lie. But who knows? Maybe Romulus and Remus didn't even exist. History can change with time.
The Japanese word for snowman is yukidaruma, which is probably the larger reason for the new DArmanitan form
I like how the galar starters are all references to different types of entertainment
Rillaboom - music and tv
Cinderace - sports
Inteleon - movies and cinema
"music and TV" isn't really a pair.
"Movies and cinema" should include TV
Space time distorts around eternatus and I'm just here like: "who's a good boi? who's a good boi? you, you are, yes you are"
Yeah as you are getting younger
“Who’s my little wormhole creating boi? “”
Yes eternatus is a good boi
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@Michael Wroten he said “Is I am the good boy?”
“A cobra and an anaconda”
*shows a cobra and a ball python*
Oh thank goodness I'm not the only one who noticed!
Yeah I’m not the only one
He komented that later
And the reticulated python later he had one job
Well, a Constrictor, Python and Anaconda look super similar when without the size comparison
Morpeko is a Hamster, which there are wild hamsters in Europe.
Bolthund is a Fox Hound, especially obvious when you read its Pokedex entry saying how it is an enemy of Thievul.
Toxtricity's typing is a reference to batteries, which are filled with caustic chemicals to generate an electric current. (seriously battery acid is dangerous stuff)
Wait hold up for a minute....
This video is already 2 years old!?
Time flies so fast
There is an interesting duality in zacian and zamazenta. the Pokedex refers to them as being either siblings or rivals, being unclear as to which is true (I personally think it's both). Furthermore, the game seems to imply that they are different genders, as zacian's shield Pokedex entry claims that zacian is the elder sister to zamazenta, meaning that zacian is female. This makes sense when comparing their typings and designs. Zacian has mainly smooth curves that contribute to a "sleek" look (something common among female creatures in media), not to mention the rather feminine typing of fairy and how the "hero of many battles" having the long braids and prominent markings near the eyes. This differs greatly from zamazenta's much spikier, almost always plated look, along with the masculine type of fighting, the cape-like mane present in "crowned shield" form, and the ponytail reminiscent of the stereotypical plumage on a knight's helmet. This is of course without considering the implications of their titles of "the fairy king's sword" and "the fighting master's shield," which is an entirely different rabbit hole
so zacian is my Fate/Night Arthur and Zamazenta is my 7deadlySin's Arthur. Noice
Weren't Sköll and Hati also a male and a female? The Cinderace hole goes deeper and deeper
One thing that bugged me was how Zamazenta, the shield Pokémon, gets the power of the sun which is often depicted as offensive power, while Zacian, the sword Pokémon, gets the power of the moon, which is usually used in defensive or healing powers. But now knowing that Zacian is female, it makes sense since the moon is often attributed to femininity and the sun to masculinity.
@@krisalis_ ah the children of Fenrir. The grandchildren of Loki.
Who’s to say they can’t be siblings and rivals at the same time? As anyone with siblings can tell you, this is more often the case than not
Two extra details. First, apparently a penguin was knighted in the UK. I don't remember why, but the fact remains that there's a penguin out there to whom royalty refer to as "sir".
Second, Eternatus' embodiment of death is also clearly shown in its skeleton-like appearance. It sort of looks like a ghostly, floating skeleton of was was once a living dragon.
That'll make Eternatus second ghost-dragon legendary pokemon other than Giratina
@Gabriel Mota yes
@person person hmm... Nice theory buddy
@person person That might be a secondary inspiration for the design Pokemon, but I don't consider that to be likely.
The penguin deserves to be knighted
The two wolves have to do with (if you go back to the colors), the division of Scotland and England that would one day (when they come together) create an alliance which explains the the story of the two princes being crowned under one event. I really hope @Lockstin & Gnoggin reads this because I feel like I have a good theory!
wow this is a suprisingly informative and non guessy video, really good stuff
The Hattenee line also references how the queen loves her hats. She wears a different hat to different events.
Aight, we got:
Kanto (japan)
Jhoto (japan)
Hoenn (japan)
Sinnoh (japan)
Unova (new york)
Kalos (france)
Alola (hawaii)
Galar (Britan)
We need a game based on eastern europe
IT IS TIME FOR SLAV POKEMON
Can't wait hardbass bases pokemon lol
Antonio Cialfi greece will surely be a pokemon region
I'd like to see a region based on GDR.
nahhh probably an Italy based region :3
I just want for portugal
9:52 Boltund is Bolt and Hund (German for dog) or hound (term for generic dog), so generic dog is actually quite fitting for its name... it's just a fast dog.
The theory of Zamazenta being the sun and Zacian being the moon-
How come when you evolve Cosmog in SHIELD you get LUNALA and when you evolve it in SWORD you get SOLGALEO?
Finally a poketuber who doesnot go disrespecting intelion and actually explains why sobbles line is how it is.
Inteleon
It's still ugly though
@@PokeWolfe64 Cinderace is way more disgusting looking. Inteleon is cool looking imo whereas I cannot fathom Cinderace, there aren't many Pokémon that I can genuinely say I hate, Cinderace managed the achievement of going into that list the moment I laid my eyes upon it
@@sephikong8323 right. That was aggressive. I think we can all say that, design-wise, this starter trio arent very well designed. But I like them and look past the design due to how well they are in competitive, hence why I prefer cinderace.
i like Intelion and i picked him.
but i think he would look better if he was on all fours.
and would be a easy fix.
Nickit is named that because us brits say when you take some thing we say you nicked it
Already explain in his name explain video.
Yeah, but so does the rest of the world
@@marleykeymer8929 What
Sorry, rest of the English speaking world. It's not an overly popular phrase, but when you say it people know what you mean
Well we use nicked it as like...you cut ot or hit something very lightly
Very informative video! Didn't realize all the connections Gen 8 had, but I have a newfound appreciation for alot of them. Great job :)
Drednaw’s inspirations just further make me feel like less of an idiot for assuming it was water/steel my entire playthrough. It just visually screams steel and the cleavers, traps, ships etc. back it up. Yet no steel typing. Odd.
could have been a more fitting tyoing but rock is fine based on its design
“Why is there a penguin?”
Me: WHY IS THERE A DESERT?
It's kind of weird how every region except Kanto and Jotho has a desert in it, right?
@@RokuroCarisu What are you even talking about? Only three regions feature deserts in them: Hoenn, Unova and Galar. The one in Unova makes sense, as Death Valley, one of the hottest deserts in the World, is in the United States. Galar has a tiny desert in the north of the wild area, which makes no sense, as the UK doesn't have any deserts. The desert in Hoenn makes also absolutely no sense, as neither Kyushu (which Hoenn is based on) nor the rest of Japan have any deserts. No other region besides the one mentioned have any deserts.
@@Seelenfisch alola does
@@joelthejoat6605 My bad, I totally forgot that the Haina Desert was a thing.
@@Seelenfisch Death Valley is not in New York State, now is it?
Anyway. Kalos Route 13 is a desert. In Alola there is the Haina Desert and most of Poni Island. And in Sinnoh, the area around Stark Mountain is arguably a volcanic desert.
"There's a penguin hockey team in the UK!"
*shows Pittsburgh Penguins logo*
I came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed
As someone from Pittsburgh I was a bit confused at first when I saw it lol
@@theTranarchist oof, as a Canadian hockey nerd I was a bit confused at first lmao
He corrected himself in a pinned comment
imadannn what
39:58 Speaking of Ragnarok. What if Eternatus especially in it's gigantamax form is supposed to be Jörmungandr the snake that's surrounded the eart in norse mythology?
Both Runerigus and Purrserker, the mainly Norse Pokémon, are evolutions of regional forms, since meowth and yamask aren’t originally from Galar. Nice detail!
Zacian and Zamazenta's seemingly ghostly appearance at the start of the game and emerging from Burial Mounds to to save Galar in its "Darkest Day" is a reference to King Arthur's title as the Once and Future King, as it is said that he will one day return in England's darkest hour to save it.
The Fairy King's Sword is likely a reference to the fact that he leads the Wild Hunt in death. Wheras the Fighting Master's Shield is likely due to being a Warrior King in life?
And a Red Dragon was his symbol. They called him Pendragon, after all.
Yeah I see the thing with it being related to various king in the mountain stories
Fun Fact:
The *Pittsburgh Penguins* actually play in Liverpool.
I got kinda confused with that
McDavid Deserves Better Thanks, I was kinda confused
Note: Your username is great
Just goes to show how terribly researched this whole video was.
Extra thoughts on Rolycoly - the top non-wheel part with its one eye looks sort of like a stereotypical mining hlemet with a light on it, don't you think?
Good catch!
The Perrserker part @ 25:28 transitioning to rune stones is pretty damn neat and extremely clever.
I like how all the starters in Galar have the “growing up” evolutions instead of more magical and transformative evolution. They make more sense as first Pokémon as they reflect how real kids, their trainers, grow up. You mention this with Cinderace and Inteleon, but this also applies to Rillaboom starting out banging on rocks to connections to the earth with a professional drum stump.
Like wise
It does kinda go with the evolution of the lore. When Pokemon first came out,l we saw Pokemon as either magical monsters living alongside real animals or an evolution of real animals. Pokemon really changed to just be the type of animals that exist in the Pokemon world with fewer and fewer real animal references.
These starters still suck
Liar
"Beartraps were meant for poachers" They should bring them back tbh
@person person Eh?
In Africa they just use guns.
@@ctshaffer1999 Well let's use them back
@@KraylebStudios No, I meant they use guns on the poachers. Most African wildlife preserves have a “Shoot on sight” policy when it comes to poachers.
Why doesnt the british intelligence agency fbi open up every house to search for guns
Fun fact: a common nicknames for top hats are stovepipes, hence wheezing’s stovepipe tops.
I'd also think that Zacian and Zamazenta would also be based loosely on the fact that wild wolves are extinct in Britain and Ireland.
I wonder if Deoxys, Necrozma and Enternatus all just chilled in space together before their appearance in their games
Edit: spelling
"Soooo... Who goes first?"
Deoxys, Nekrozma and Eternatus go into an interdimensional bar...
Whoever has the least polygons goes first!
Necrozma should of been a Light Type
@@dragonlorddracodenblaze no, because it ABSORBS light and it doesn't become use light as power
There's an old british legend that there was 2 wolves who defeated a dragon using a sword and shield
Which makes sense for eternatus being a dragon type bc of zaican and zamazenta being the wolves
.•°røbîñ°•. What legend is that
@@Atari11000 good question, I'm confused too
That legend sounds so cool, what's the name?
Google says otherwise
Bruh
Loved how for the satyr and fawn part you pulled up pictures of the ones from spyro!
I'm sad Dunkleosteus didn't get it's own unique fossilmon. It's such a cool creature and could've made for something really awesome
then what is arctovish
Boltund appears to be based on a greyhound. But with it being the enemy of Thievul, it might also be based on the English Foxhound, where in the United Kingdom, Fox Hunting was a national sport.
I think it looks a bit like a boxer, at least in terms of body and head shape. Boxers are a gernanbreed though...
The relation between the two Pokémon sorta remind me of “The Fox and the Hound” if it was reverse.
@@Lupinequeen13 they are but you find them everywhere in th UK
@@Lupinequeen13 it could be true cause dog means Hund in german Bolt(h)und.
“Boltund is too cartoonish to specify a species”
Me, a Northern Brit; screaming at the screen: it’s a Staffie!! (Staffordshire Bull Terrier
All seriousness I love that game freak made a Staffie Pokemon, it get such a bad rep in the media and it’s constantly balancing on the banned breeds list and can be put down if it “looks too much like a Pitbull”. I’m happy there is one positive representation in modern media, they match their Pokemon perfectly
Is that really going to change people's perspective on them? Positive representation? What about trying to educate people on how they don't deserve to be put down just because they look like pitbulls (both the actual dog and the Latino rapper no one seems to like).
Canais Young I feel positive representation can lead to good conversations about the breed which I feel helps most of all. At my local animal shelter 80% were Staffies and while some were shy they were all friendly and loving; but the damage I guess is already done and it’s just the people’s job to undo it
@@canaisyoung3601 I like Pitbull (The rapper and the breed of dog.)
well I just thought about the Disney Movie
@@camarokidbb4347 I was thinking it was more like a retriever. Like, it literally has an ability where it retrieves your pokeball, and has the square jaw of a retriever
Eternatus reminds me of a dracolich, an undead dragon that underwent the process of achieving lichdom in order to prolong its presence on the prime material plane. Makes sense why it has "eternal" in its name.
Say what you want about the actual quality of the games, the fact that the Pokemon team are still able to come up with this many new designs that have this many ties to a region's culture is really impressive
"the scottish and welsh love their sheep" laughs in British due to the all too prevalent stereotypes xD
Isn’t Pokémon just stereotype fuel tho
Only Aberdeen
Another thing to note about Farfetch'd: from the start, it was based on the Mandarin Duck, which is native to the far east. But there is just one other place with a wild population of this species... England.
I know Mandarin ducks well enough to see that Farfetch'd doesn't look anything like one. Especially with how short their beaks are compared to other duck species.
8:43 Turtle: I came here to chew ass and kick gum, and im all outa' ass.
Duraludon is most likely partially inspired by lighters because the flameless lighter was invented by brothers Douglas Hammond and David Hammond in the UK in 1966. And Duraludon itself is a pokemon that doesn't learn any fire type move, not even by egg move (and despite being part dragon type, which usually can learn things like flamethrower and other fire type moves).
'WHY IS THERE JUST A PENGUIN?'
>>>Does not even question the snakes
-that's the one i wanted to know the most dangit-
The UK has snakes. Just none of them are really dangerous.
@@JWeston723 We do?
@@Pansy147 Indeed
Adders are our only poisonous snake but we also have Grass Snakes/Barred Grass Snakes (which are tiny) and Smooth Snakes. 4 species total
Does anyone else hope we might get a full on Norse-themed region, with some of the Galar ‘mon serving as teasers?
Yes i whould LOVE that
You mean a full ice pokemon region?
You know x and y are already based on Norse stuff
@@mewhenimnotme X and Y is based on France. He's asking for a truly Norse/Islandic region
I'd be all over that like white on rice.
I think this is kinda fun
Sobbles learns water gun
Dizzile learns bubble beam
Inteleon learns snipe shot
I think this line has something to do with guns
I mean the specific line itself
Not just inteleon
The ENTIRE line
14:44 i wish i could see this sizzlipede slowly approach the camera from afar with that same music but no edited-in images on top for 4 minutes, it just goes so well
Making pokemon for Galar, based on UK
*Game Freak: James Bond, tea, football*
Making pokemon for Unova, based on US:
*Game Freak: Meet the garbage pokemon*
Garbage pokemon fir garbage country. UK gang rise up
Making pokemon for Kalos, based on France
*Game Freak: Let's not include a baguette somehow*
Dev 1: Alright, so Kalos is based off France, so we need French-based pokemon. I'm thinking a lot of knight themes and a pseudo-legendary based on the beast of Gev-
Dev 2: Pandas and Viking gods.
Dev 1:...Are you sure? Shouldn't we save those for the Chinese and Icelandic regions we were going to ma-
Dev 2: *Pandas and Viking gods.*
Well yeah because some places are about as garbage as garbodor
@@seantaggart7382 As someone who lives in the U.S.
I agree
When I first saw Eternatus’ name, it immediately called to mind the name of a Greek deity called Aeternitas, who was the embodiment of eternity. The names are nearly identical.
Any connections or ideas in general with the galaxy in its... belly? Rib cage?
Kinda brings some kind of world eating monster mythos to mind but I'm sure there's some deeper meaning to it.
I mean... because the word for 'eternity' comes from the greek deity? Its connected but it probably isn't as direct as it seems. More the greeks made up the word 'eternal' and then they named the pokemon after the concept
i thought it meant eternety and death symbolizing the poison type yet not the dragon type
Well researched, great video!
As a brit myself, I approve galar and this video
So we’re not mentioning that Eiscue’s form without the ice is called its “noice” face
Michael Rosen is british
This has to be intentional
Definitely.
Noice
I’m British and this is Nice
Wait. I just realised something. The original story is about a family COOLING DOWN their hot food before consumption. I don’t think I have to explain the correlation here.
This was 100% intentional.
**Click** "Noice"
Bruh I'm so British. I was drinking tea, eating crumpets and wearing a stone henge t-shirt whilst watching this.
Innit mate!
Very Bri'ish
God save the queen mate
@@KJB2023 innit mate
Even more bri'ish than I you scrummy crumpet
With the way duraludon opens its mouth to attack actually reminds me specifically of how some torch lighters work. So yeah, I can definitely see where you're coming from with the lighter resemblance
Your lore deep dives are fantastic.
Stonjourner is straight up an Adventure Time character.
And we love him for it
Both Stonjourner and the Grimmsnarl line gave me Adventure Time vibes
Exactly
Yamper is Jake
Sir'Fetched is Finn
I Watched The Whole Series, And I Don't Get It. How Is It A Reference.
16:04
The pokedex also states that Grapploct has a rivalry with golisopod, where the loser of the fight becomes the other's food.
I would pay ANYTHING to see a fight like that in the anime, but there's probably a fighting style rivalry/hunter and prey thing going in here.
If anyone is interested, please comment the details of what you find.
There's a golisopod vs grapploct sprite animation
can't wait for your "EVERY gen 9 Pokémon EXPLAINED!" video☺️