The fossils being able to turn into two different Pokémon does make a lot of sense. It‘s referencing people in ancient Greece digging out protoceratops fossils (only the beak) and thinking that those were griffin beaks/fossils. The same thing with the mammoth bones. The people in Ancient Greece thought that those were the bones of giants/cyclops. It’s genius
Loving the video so much!!! I want to quickly explain the fossils, in the region I got two professors and one recreates the fossil from what they actually are, the other one creates a total "fantasy" figure and just uses the DNA of original one (that's why the pairs have shared types), so one is like a normal fossil mon, the other one is a new species! I made this inspired by old studies found in Greece that implied that fossils could be the confirmation of the existence of griffins and giants, when they where actually the fossils of mastodons and triceratops!
@@PragMagik wait did we get a fire snake starter???? (Also it's truly a minotaur Pokémon vibe he did it right) This region needs to become an actual region and his monz need to be added with credits to him they r actually great
@@chubbyanimalenthusiast70 I think that the Galar fossils could be way cooler if they could combine fully with each other, it would be 16 possibilities, 4 of them the original/complete and monotype forms...
I’m kinda over them. They’re a tired concept. There’s plenty of dinosaur Pokémon that aren’t fossils so if they wanna make a new dinosaur they can just make them. At least gen 8 did something to make them not the same overdone idea
the fossils are based on the idea that many greek myths come from fossils, like mastodon fossils being confused for giants bones. its more like gen 8 fossils where one is the correct reconstruction
I guess that makes sense? I'm not sure, doesn't exactly make sense from a DNA standpoint. With the Galar fossils the mons themselves were still the same just configured differently, these are completely separate beings.
The Viperusa line names have origins based on the Gorgon sisters, but their name origins are reversed. In the myths Stheno is the oldest sister, Fruitheno is the base form. Euryale is the middle sister, Euryvine is the middle stage. Medusa is the youngest sister, Viperusa is the final evolution. Intentional or not I think it's really cool since the Gorgon sisters are some of my favorite characters in greek myth.
Deibros is based on Deimos, the son of Ares and god of dread, so I'm thinking the other form might be based on his twin brother Phobos, which would be cool to see
@@youraveragephesh3173 Deimos(GoW): A spartan never lets his back hit the ground!.. Right, brother?.. Kratos(GoW): I will not lose you again, Deimos!..
Also that Moros fakemon is based off of Moros, the embodiment of Doom Edit: Zephaun is part fawn (Roman version of a satyr) and Zephyr, the god of the west wind. And Agamento is bases off Agamemnon, the Greek king from the Trojan war. Despicable man, but considered a great king at the time Java note is probably based off the Erymanthian Boar (or the Kalidonian) from Greek myth. Basiclops is indeed based off the Cyclopes, but based off the basilisk from European myth from the dark ages, bit of an odd choice ngl Naxoreal is clearly bases off the aurora, but also Boreas, the god of the North wind Like wise, Parosea is based off Hippocampi (literal sea horses) and the god of the south wind (I always forget the name) Delosky is obviously based of Pegasus child of Poseidon and Medusa, and Delos an island of the coast of Crete
I think Brazox is actually based off the Greek execution method the Brayan bull in which the victim would be but in a bronze bull and the one doing the execution would light a fire under the bull in which would make it so the victim would be boiled alive but that is not all. There was trumpet like tubs in the bull that made it so all of the victim’s screams would be amplified and everyone in the half a mile vicinity would hear the screaming. 😁
It could also be a reference to the Colchis bulls, which in the original stories were bulls with bronze hooves and Horns and the ability to breathe fire. In contemporary media they are often fully bronze
The two smaller stages of Viperusa are named after Medusa's two sisters, Stheno and Eurayle. They were both turned into gorgons too but don't turn people to stone.
Woolectric may be based on Thales of Miletus who is credited for the discovery of static electricity. He supposedly rubbed wool on amber rods to give them static charge.
5:25 I think this is supposed to be a singing counterpart to Obstagoon. This whole Hoopek line shares the black and white 'KISS' markings, but Hoopesan especially.
The horse trio being named after the islands of Naxos, Paros and Delos (with at least one of them being a hippocampus or sea horse) really works well here. I love their designs too!
The only three gorgons are Medusa and her sisters. I think you were talking about dracenae. They’re monsters, and there’s not only three of them. I LOVE GREEK MYTHOLOGY
I didn't like most of these region mons at a time ago, bc most of them evolve from cute and simple animal inspired mons to humanoid mons. But nowadays, im more into the humanoid animal mons, so i like them more
Ok so while I agree some designs do end up looking a bit to similar to real Pokémon, I think that it makes Pokémon feel more real, animals can look very similar but be completely different species. I think it’s fun
Fun fact: Heracles is also descendant of Perseus because Alcmene was not only Heracles mother but also Perseus granddaughter(ew). So yeah Herocles invoking Zeus, Heracles, and Perseus is cool.
Another lil note with the Gardevoir Harpy is staying its own thing because all harpys are female based on lore then for the Tengal are based on the Mongols who were around the same times as the ancient Greeks and i believe there was a few wars between them, but the Mongols used falcons as means of hunting, the "Ninja" part of it being from Prince of Persia
Oh the fossils are AMAZING. They're both based on Protoceratops' fossils! The running hypothesis is that gryphon myths were at least partially borm from Protoceratops' fossils, with the giant break. And the same happens with the giant bone fossil! The giant man is actually a cyclops, which some mammoth skulls were mistaken with! Looks like the REAL animals are rock type because, well, they're real; and the mythical creatures are not. I love this
Oh I have actually been to Crete. It is great but of course hot as hell. You may wanna bring a water bottle everywhere while you are there. Also they don't have traffic lights so look both ways and then book it if you want to cross the road. Everything else though was fine and I do recommend it to anyone who likes to travel.
I'm actually making a fakemon region right now, also based off Greece. I'm completely new to making fakemon, so my art isn't the best. It's great to take some inspiration from other greece regions
You know in hindsight, quite a few of these mons would make for awesome convergent forms. Like the regional Ralts line and the horses! Not that they have to be because they're still great as is
I think the aqua king line is based on the monstrous appearance of sirens. Their whole thing is that they pretend to be beautiful and nice and lure people in with their magic singing, and then after they have caught their prey they reveal their true monstrous form
I think the idea behind the fossils creating 2 different lines of mons is that they're version exclusive. So one game you get the 1 stage line for the Grass fossil and the 2 stage line from the Dragon fossil and it's the opposite in the other version
Deibros is a reference to Deimos, the god of dread and terror in Greek mythology. He was a son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the brother of Phobos, god of fear.
I think hefestox is also based on the brazen bull, i had that idea for a fire/steel starter for so long I'm happy someone finally made it into a fakemon
I think I wanna be a dark gym leader for this gen since it had so many good dark types. I liked a bunch and normally share my favourites, but so many of my favourites were dark types. So I'll make a Hades-inspired gym trial based on escape, with Venomalus, Artemelf, Crushella, Deibros, Grimortal, and regional Gardevoir
This fakemon region had a lot of bug types that caught my eye and I loved Their design, and for the first time, I'm adding a fairy type to my kyanos region team. My team: Hefestox,shengong,swoodlesh,honutops,sucupion,keyclops. With Grimortal,plumafin,spewtnik, kyanosian gardevoir and geomoth for rotation.
10:17 OK! so if a snake egg gets into a birds nest in greek myth, it’ll become a basilisk, and if a bird egg ends up in a snakes nest, it’ll become a cockatrice, so i think that’s what this is based on :)
I wish this was a real game, I'd love to have many of these Pokémon in my team. Plus, with Greece's super rich culture they could create a really interesting region to explore
Ok just a recap there about the "Medusa" Florges and how you said theres a redundancy there actually isnt, Medusa is her own thing but based off a Gorgon, Gorgons are like Medusa but cant turn one to stone, Medusa is her own mythos while there are many Gorgons in Greek mythos
Apollo is one of the few GRECO-ROMAN (Greek and Roman) Gods to have the SAME Name in both Greek and Roman Mythology. In Greek Mythology he is the God of Prophecy and Music and plays an instrument called the Lyre while in Roman Mythology he is the God of the Sun. In Greek Mythology he also falls in love with a woman named Daphne after Eros (Modern Day Inspiration for Cupid) shoots him with a LOVE arrow. However Eros also shoots Daphne with a HATE arrow who, in a DESPERATE attempt to escape Apollo’s Affection for her, transforms into a tree…
For the fossils of this region, I believe the artist was going for a common case of miss identification. A lot of archaeologist now reevaluate their findings after finding more of the fossil and I think that’s what they were doing they were this is a small piece of this fossilized. Pokémon it has similar characteristics, and when you revive it, it could be one or the other for each fossil.
I was just playing a Pokémon game while watching this and somehow when the regional Florges appeared the gym leader switched to a Florges. You predicted the future!
So I'm learning German and you mentioned at 30:07 that you think that "donka" is "thank you" in german and you're sort of right!! It's pronounced than way, but it's actually spelled "Danke" I believe (my dictionary might be outdated though) :) Not trying to bash on you at all, just a little tidbit of information!! Ps: Absolutely love your vids. I know this came out 7 months ago but I'm gonna bingewatch your Cornera and Devhar stuff soon :D
Apollo’s TWIN Sister is Artemis. Artemis is the Greco-Roman Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt. Like Athena, The Greco-Roman Goddess of Wisdom and Strategic Warfare, Artemis is a “Virgin Goddess” meaning that she refused to marry a husband…
I love the idea of having most of your game play surfing on the back of a Pokémon, like with Assassin’s Creed IV. And maybe all of the gyms, elite four, and champion are based on the olympians and Hades.
I love the apollelf and artemelf because as someone who learns and studies classics theres so much stuff to say about it,first like you mentioned apollo is the god of music,singing,sun,instruments all that and artemis is the goddess of hunting so to see that clash against each other is very satisfying also another thing is in the odessey in the contest where Penelope(odysseus’ wife) asks her suitors(people who want to marry her) to string the bow and fire theough the 12 axes (which was very hard to do) Odysseus comes in disguise as he wants to see who is loyal or not and first try he strings the bow now the line says it when he strings the bow it says it sounded like someone strung a harp as if it was a swallows note, my point is it links back to Apollo and Artemis because he’s doing something with a bow and arrow like artemis would while making it sound like an instrument which apollo does i just thought that was really cool how it clashed together also with the medusa pokemon it would be great for an athena based pokemon because they could have a rivalry because initially the story was poseidon liked medusa and they hooked up athen didnt like this cause she liked poseidon (even tho thats her uncle) so she cast a spell and turned medusa and her sisters into gorgans i just feel like if athena had a pokemon based off of her they could be rivals just like quaqaval and tsareena
If memory serves Medusa was turned into a gorgon as punishment for not fending off Poseidon raping her. She was a priestess of Athena and if you're going to be a representation of a goddess of tactical War you better be able to fend off the god of the sea. Not exactly reasonable but the gods and goddesses of Olympus were rarely reasonable.
@@idcyco3623 damn i didnt know that in my class we were taught theres loads of different ways its interpreted but the main one was athena was jealous apparently and yes its true the Gods/Godesses were never rlly fair
@@Hitomishondacivic there most certainly are, and if you pay attention closely you'll notice that many of the Greek stories are strangely similar to parables in modern religious scripture. These stories are all allegories and cautionary tales. And some of them make no sense in modern times so they have to be tailored so they fit.
@@idcyco3623 yh just like the many interpretations of Athenas birth the one im familliar with is zeus hooking up with metis and then eating her with her fly form and then gaining headaches then asking hephaestos to open his head to see and once he did that athena sprung out with armour a sword and shield fully grown up
Yo this and SV just made me want to keep going with my Geaora region. Working on my region variant of Meowth. Geaoran Meowth and Persian are Fairy type and the new 3rd evo is Empuroar which is Fairy/Fire.
i think if gillaxic evolved into komodrake using a *water* (or even ice) stone it would make more sense, referencing to how lava turns into rock when cooled (or into obsidian in minecraft when it comes into contact with water-) edit: JUST got to the part where he said this after writing this comment, guess i got too excited, my bad
Having a pokemon based on the Brass Bull is ballsy. But i guess for fakemon its doable. Dont have to worry as much about higherups at Nintendo getting worried. XP
My team Piperog or Nekween (Grass) or (Water/Psychic) Hoopesan or Barbight (Flying/Psychic) or (Fighting/Flying) Dandelite or Gazellec (Electric) or (Rock/Electric) Florges (Poison) Donkapa or Keyclops (Normal/Ice) or (Dragon/Dark) Agamolten or Flambelure (Grass/Fire) or (Steel/Fire)
@PragMagik Pawmo does need to exist. Pawmi straight to Pawmot would have been fine. Dudunsparce is kind of a joke too. Also, didn't expect you to respond, but thanks for taking the time to read my comment.
As a Cretan person, this is perfection! Though, I agree that Hefestox's face wasn't the best, to say the least. Also, I don't understand why Bublynx ended up being a K-pop idol thing, It doesn't really make sense to me but whatever
Perhaps the Lamia, a female Greek monster who stole and ate young children, was also part of the design concepts? Although I don't think Lamia turned anyone to stone and I don't remember what their hair looked like. The previous gorgon inspired fakemon clearly uses the names of Medusa and her sisters though
as soon as I soon saw brasox I knew what it was based on just seeing his reaction as positive I think he doesn't know that it is based on a mythical iron bull or a torture device
something my friend said was that he would like to see more fossil pokemon that dont have the rock typing because yes they were resurrected from a rock but they werent rock types in the past so ya know maybe some fossil pokemon have the chance to be there regular typing
Wow! fakemon artists all over the world are so awesome and Talented. Gamefreak should organise a competition where all artists send their entries and winner's entry is available in the game as well.
Medusa has 2 sisters: Stheno and Euryale. Together they are the three goegon sisters. Deibros is definitely based on Deimos: the god if dread and terror, son of Mars/Ares and most importantly, brother of Phobos (look at the Misisos regions. Also the psychic meditating hippo's legs are fine. Not personally a fan of the design, but thays perfectly normal way for legs to work. Especially in if you do yoga. Gigaman definitely gets its name from gigantopithecus (real life prehistoric sasquatch). I'ts a GIGANTOPITHECUS +huMAN. It also likely gets typing from another of Sasquatch's common names: Wood Ape. The german word is spelled Danke. Finally Tengal is based on Tengu. Japanese birdlike ninja yokai. Sea Puppies are nicknames for Sea Lions That is all
Here's mine team: first I picked the water started Bublynx, second I will catch Fruitheno and evolve it into Viperusa, third I will cast regional Ralts and evolve into Gardevoir, forth I'll catch a regional Flabébé and evolve it into Florges Firth I'll catch a regional Mawile
the fire starter zodiac thing still exists because Fuecoco is a crocodile which are reptiles like snakes so you could say that fuecoco is the snake part of the zodiac.
Im starting a new region (i only maked the starters for now) (If u want u want u can choice one of them, if u do i gona be happy 😀) Batlif (grass/flying) Baflight (grass/flying) Batmith (grass/dark) Pyrake (fire) Pyraconda (fire) Pyraquatna (fire/dragon) Campotro (water) Aquacampos (water) Hydrocampos (water/fairy) You will pick: Batlif 🦇🌿 Pyrake 🐍🔥 Campotro 🐎🌊 Write your choices in the comments!
ngl hearing "Apollo's harp" hurt me as a Percy Jackson fan bcs Apollo got angry at someone for calling it a harp bcs it's actually a lyre -- not getting angry, just noting that.
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The fossils being able to turn into two different Pokémon does make a lot of sense. It‘s referencing people in ancient Greece digging out protoceratops fossils (only the beak) and thinking that those were griffin beaks/fossils. The same thing with the mammoth bones. The people in Ancient Greece thought that those were the bones of giants/cyclops. It’s genius
That's right!! Thank you.
I thought it was cause pokemon make 2 different games so you get 1 fossile in 1 game and the same fossile in another and behold 2 different pokemon
Pokémon sword and shield you can fuse to different fossils or the same two fossils and get different forms of fossils
The other "medusa" pokemon were based on the other gorgon sisters: *Euryale* and *Stheno*
They're very well designed imo!
^^^
Glad someone else caught that😂😂
Loving the video so much!!!
I want to quickly explain the fossils, in the region I got two professors and one recreates the fossil from what they actually are, the other one creates a total "fantasy" figure and just uses the DNA of original one (that's why the pairs have shared types), so one is like a normal fossil mon, the other one is a new species!
I made this inspired by old studies found in Greece that implied that fossils could be the confirmation of the existence of griffins and giants, when they where actually the fossils of mastodons and triceratops!
Thanks for the explanation and letting me review your wonderful region Maumes 😊
Specifically protoceratops
@@PragMagik wait did we get a fire snake starter???? (Also it's truly a minotaur Pokémon vibe he did it right)
This region needs to become an actual region and his monz need to be added with credits to him they r actually great
good to see fakemon regions are doing proper fossils still, we haven't had a full fossil in nearly a decade!
Come to think of it, together with Gen 7, we don't have a Paldea Fossil Pokemon
What are your opinions on the gen 8 fossils
@@chubbyanimalenthusiast70 I think that the Galar fossils could be way cooler if they could combine fully with each other, it would be 16 possibilities, 4 of them the original/complete and monotype forms...
@@Leo.Galhardo but that kinda defeats the reason
I’m kinda over them. They’re a tired concept. There’s plenty of dinosaur Pokémon that aren’t fossils so if they wanna make a new dinosaur they can just make them. At least gen 8 did something to make them not the same overdone idea
Greece has so many mythological creature that you could make an entire Pokedex with just the well-known ones and still have more
the fossils are based on the idea that many greek myths come from fossils, like mastodon fossils being confused for giants bones. its more like gen 8 fossils where one is the correct reconstruction
I guess that makes sense? I'm not sure, doesn't exactly make sense from a DNA standpoint. With the Galar fossils the mons themselves were still the same just configured differently, these are completely separate beings.
The Viperusa line names have origins based on the Gorgon sisters, but their name origins are reversed. In the myths Stheno is the oldest sister, Fruitheno is the base form. Euryale is the middle sister, Euryvine is the middle stage. Medusa is the youngest sister, Viperusa is the final evolution. Intentional or not I think it's really cool since the Gorgon sisters are some of my favorite characters in greek myth.
Deibros is based on Deimos, the son of Ares and god of dread, so I'm thinking the other form might be based on his twin brother Phobos, which would be cool to see
Deimos from Madness Combat 🤣
@@youraveragephesh3173 Deimos(GoW): A spartan never lets his back hit the ground!.. Right, brother?..
Kratos(GoW): I will not lose you again, Deimos!..
Also that Moros fakemon is based off of Moros, the embodiment of Doom
Edit: Zephaun is part fawn (Roman version of a satyr) and Zephyr, the god of the west wind.
And Agamento is bases off Agamemnon, the Greek king from the Trojan war. Despicable man, but considered a great king at the time
Java note is probably based off the Erymanthian Boar (or the Kalidonian) from Greek myth.
Basiclops is indeed based off the Cyclopes, but based off the basilisk from European myth from the dark ages, bit of an odd choice ngl
Naxoreal is clearly bases off the aurora, but also Boreas, the god of the North wind
Like wise, Parosea is based off Hippocampi (literal sea horses) and the god of the south wind (I always forget the name)
Delosky is obviously based of Pegasus child of Poseidon and Medusa, and Delos an island of the coast of Crete
I think Brazox is actually based off the Greek execution method the Brayan bull in which the victim would be but in a bronze bull and the one doing the execution would light a fire under the bull in which would make it so the victim would be boiled alive but that is not all. There was trumpet like tubs in the bull that made it so all of the victim’s screams would be amplified and everyone in the half a mile vicinity would hear the screaming. 😁
Love it 😍
Omg they need to make this an actual Pokémon!!
@@James-yj3rq While I agree, Pokemon is targeted at younger audiences, at least it is in the more recent gens.
It could also be a reference to the Colchis bulls, which in the original stories were bulls with bronze hooves and Horns and the ability to breathe fire. In contemporary media they are often fully bronze
The two smaller stages of Viperusa are named after Medusa's two sisters, Stheno and Eurayle. They were both turned into gorgons too but don't turn people to stone.
Woolectric may be based on Thales of Miletus who is credited for the discovery of static electricity. He supposedly rubbed wool on amber rods to give them static charge.
5:25
I think this is supposed to be a singing counterpart to Obstagoon. This whole Hoopek line shares the black and white 'KISS' markings, but Hoopesan especially.
Oh no, the black and white patterns is something that I get from the hoopoe, the bird that inspired the line!
Please cover the Helenos Region. I’d truly love to see your reaction to the gym leaders, as well as the Pokémon
I love Maumes, such a great friend. I even comissioned a map from him! Love this region
I think Hephaestox along with Hephaestus inspiration maybe also Daedalus
The horse trio being named after the islands of Naxos, Paros and Delos (with at least one of them being a hippocampus or sea horse) really works well here. I love their designs too!
I feel like the first Medusa pokemon is either actually based on gorgons as a whole or Echidna, rather than Medusa herself.
As a greek i love the ideas of these designs eapecialy the chinese lantern one
Solid region. A lot of great ideas
The only three gorgons are Medusa and her sisters. I think you were talking about dracenae. They’re monsters, and there’s not only three of them.
I LOVE GREEK MYTHOLOGY
I didn't like most of these region mons at a time ago, bc most of them evolve from cute and simple animal inspired mons to humanoid mons. But nowadays, im more into the humanoid animal mons, so i like them more
Ok so while I agree some designs do end up looking a bit to similar to real Pokémon, I think that it makes Pokémon feel more real, animals can look very similar but be completely different species. I think it’s fun
A kri-kri is also known a 'Cretan goat' so it makes sense that it was included, especially as a faun/satyr
Fun fact: Heracles is also descendant of Perseus because Alcmene was not only Heracles mother but also Perseus granddaughter(ew). So yeah Herocles invoking Zeus, Heracles, and Perseus is cool.
Another lil note with the Gardevoir Harpy is staying its own thing because all harpys are female based on lore then for the Tengal are based on the Mongols who were around the same times as the ancient Greeks and i believe there was a few wars between them, but the Mongols used falcons as means of hunting, the "Ninja" part of it being from Prince of Persia
I don't know about Prince of Persia, but you know what I see?
Tengu! I love me some tengu!!!
You're right!
Oh the fossils are AMAZING.
They're both based on Protoceratops' fossils! The running hypothesis is that gryphon myths were at least partially borm from Protoceratops' fossils, with the giant break. And the same happens with the giant bone fossil! The giant man is actually a cyclops, which some mammoth skulls were mistaken with! Looks like the REAL animals are rock type because, well, they're real; and the mythical creatures are not. I love this
Oh I have actually been to Crete. It is great but of course hot as hell. You may wanna bring a water bottle everywhere while you are there. Also they don't have traffic lights so look both ways and then book it if you want to cross the road. Everything else though was fine and I do recommend it to anyone who likes to travel.
I was surprised to not see a Cerberus pokemon, it could evolve from Orthrus for example~
Still, a very nice region ^^
I like how you politely critique instead of roasting
I'm actually making a fakemon region right now, also based off Greece. I'm completely new to making fakemon, so my art isn't the best. It's great to take some inspiration from other greece regions
You know in hindsight, quite a few of these mons would make for awesome convergent forms. Like the regional Ralts line and the horses!
Not that they have to be because they're still great as is
I think the aqua king line is based on the monstrous appearance of sirens. Their whole thing is that they pretend to be beautiful and nice and lure people in with their magic singing, and then after they have caught their prey they reveal their true monstrous form
I think the idea behind the fossils creating 2 different lines of mons is that they're version exclusive. So one game you get the 1 stage line for the Grass fossil and the 2 stage line from the Dragon fossil and it's the opposite in the other version
Deibros is a reference to Deimos, the god of dread and terror in Greek mythology. He was a son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the brother of Phobos, god of fear.
I love Greek mythology so this is going to be a fun ride!
Hey Squeak
Same here!
I think hefestox is also based on the brazen bull, i had that idea for a fire/steel starter for so long I'm happy someone finally made it into a fakemon
I think I wanna be a dark gym leader for this gen since it had so many good dark types. I liked a bunch and normally share my favourites, but so many of my favourites were dark types. So I'll make a Hades-inspired gym trial based on escape, with Venomalus, Artemelf, Crushella, Deibros, Grimortal, and regional Gardevoir
How is this literally better than pokemon scarlet and violet. Good job making this pragmagik . I appreciate your work.
More thought was put into it.
These videos are elite!
I have never loved a fakemon series NEARLY as much as these. WELL DONE
This fakemon region had a lot of bug types that caught my eye and I loved Their design, and for the first time, I'm adding a fairy type to my kyanos region team.
My team: Hefestox,shengong,swoodlesh,honutops,sucupion,keyclops.
With Grimortal,plumafin,spewtnik, kyanosian gardevoir and geomoth for rotation.
The viperusa line are all named after the gorgon sisters Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, nice to make a line that works all three
10:17 OK! so if a snake egg gets into a birds nest in greek myth, it’ll become a basilisk, and if a bird egg ends up in a snakes nest, it’ll become a cockatrice, so i think that’s what this is based on :)
I wish this was a real game, I'd love to have many of these Pokémon in my team. Plus, with Greece's super rich culture they could create a really interesting region to explore
Ok just a recap there about the "Medusa" Florges and how you said theres a redundancy there actually isnt, Medusa is her own thing but based off a Gorgon, Gorgons are like Medusa but cant turn one to stone, Medusa is her own mythos while there are many Gorgons in Greek mythos
I love how Javanite was based on the myth of the Calydonian Boar!
Apollo is one of the few GRECO-ROMAN (Greek and Roman) Gods to have the SAME Name in both Greek and Roman Mythology. In Greek Mythology he is the God of Prophecy and Music and plays an instrument called the Lyre while in Roman Mythology he is the God of the Sun. In Greek Mythology he also falls in love with a woman named Daphne after Eros (Modern Day Inspiration for Cupid) shoots him with a LOVE arrow. However Eros also shoots Daphne with a HATE arrow who, in a DESPERATE attempt to escape Apollo’s Affection for her, transforms into a tree…
“I haven’t really seen any ice type tortoise Pokémon”
Avalugg: Am I a joke to you?
My team:
Piperog
Dandelite
Weepunk
Craboom
Deibros
Parasea
Also just a heads up, Hercules is the ROMAN name for the hero. His Greek name is Heracles.
For the fossils of this region, I believe the artist was going for a common case of miss identification. A lot of archaeologist now reevaluate their findings after finding more of the fossil and I think that’s what they were doing they were this is a small piece of this fossilized. Pokémon it has similar characteristics, and when you revive it, it could be one or the other for each fossil.
I was just playing a Pokémon game while watching this and somehow when the regional Florges appeared the gym leader switched to a Florges. You predicted the future!
Tulip? Love her aesthetic
oh wow i didn't know this was a thing! i remember the Straya region during quarantine and i was in love with it. ty youtube for recommending me this!
So I'm learning German and you mentioned at 30:07 that you think that "donka" is "thank you" in german and you're sort of right!! It's pronounced than way, but it's actually spelled "Danke" I believe (my dictionary might be outdated though) :)
Not trying to bash on you at all, just a little tidbit of information!!
Ps: Absolutely love your vids. I know this came out 7 months ago but I'm gonna bingewatch your Cornera and Devhar stuff soon :D
Apollo’s TWIN Sister is Artemis. Artemis is the Greco-Roman Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt. Like Athena, The Greco-Roman Goddess of Wisdom and Strategic Warfare, Artemis is a “Virgin Goddess” meaning that she refused to marry a husband…
Poseidon has the title of storm bringer so it makes sense to have those elements are in a Pokemon taking inspiration from him.
I love the idea of having most of your game play surfing on the back of a Pokémon, like with Assassin’s Creed IV. And maybe all of the gyms, elite four, and champion are based on the olympians and Hades.
I love the apollelf and artemelf because as someone who learns and studies classics theres so much stuff to say about it,first like you mentioned apollo is the god of music,singing,sun,instruments all that and artemis is the goddess of hunting so to see that clash against each other is very satisfying also another thing is in the odessey in the contest where Penelope(odysseus’ wife) asks her suitors(people who want to marry her) to string the bow and fire theough the 12 axes (which was very hard to do) Odysseus comes in disguise as he wants to see who is loyal or not and first try he strings the bow now the line says it when he strings the bow it says it sounded like someone strung a harp as if it was a swallows note, my point is it links back to Apollo and Artemis because he’s doing something with a bow and arrow like artemis would while making it sound like an instrument which apollo does i just thought that was really cool how it clashed together also with the medusa pokemon it would be great for an athena based pokemon because they could have a rivalry because initially the story was poseidon liked medusa and they hooked up athen didnt like this cause she liked poseidon (even tho thats her uncle) so she cast a spell and turned medusa and her sisters into gorgans i just feel like if athena had a pokemon based off of her they could be rivals just like quaqaval and tsareena
If memory serves Medusa was turned into a gorgon as punishment for not fending off Poseidon raping her. She was a priestess of Athena and if you're going to be a representation of a goddess of tactical War you better be able to fend off the god of the sea.
Not exactly reasonable but the gods and goddesses of Olympus were rarely reasonable.
@@idcyco3623 damn i didnt know that in my class we were taught theres loads of different ways its interpreted but the main one was athena was jealous apparently and yes its true the Gods/Godesses were never rlly fair
@@Hitomishondacivic there most certainly are, and if you pay attention closely you'll notice that many of the Greek stories are strangely similar to parables in modern religious scripture.
These stories are all allegories and cautionary tales. And some of them make no sense in modern times so they have to be tailored so they fit.
@@idcyco3623 yh just like the many interpretations of Athenas birth the one im familliar with is zeus hooking up with metis and then eating her with her fly form and then gaining headaches then asking hephaestos to open his head to see and once he did that athena sprung out with armour a sword and shield fully grown up
Sucupion looks like a cross between a plant, clawitzer, skorupi, and sizzlipede. Not sure if everyone can pick up on the inspirations
He got so hung up on the siren thing that he didn't even notice that the evolution changed species to "The Abyssal Pokemon".
Octumbo and Grimortal are based on the Dumbo octopus and the Vampire Squid which are 2 deep sea cephalopods that are found near greece
In Greece: Hi Heracles!
Meanwhile In Rome: Hi Hercules
After going to Greece for vacation, I feel like it has the most potential for a Pokémon region than almost anywhere else
Yo this and SV just made me want to keep going with my Geaora region. Working on my region variant of Meowth. Geaoran Meowth and Persian are Fairy type and the new 3rd evo is Empuroar which is Fairy/Fire.
I'm from Greece and i approve your video. 💪🇬🇷💙
ANOTHER FAKEMON VIDEO HECK YAAAAAASSSS
i think if gillaxic evolved into komodrake using a *water* (or even ice) stone it would make more sense, referencing to how lava turns into rock when cooled (or into obsidian in minecraft when it comes into contact with water-)
edit: JUST got to the part where he said this after writing this comment, guess i got too excited, my bad
Having a pokemon based on the Brass Bull is ballsy. But i guess for fakemon its doable. Dont have to worry as much about higherups at Nintendo getting worried. XP
32:16 guess he forgot alolan exeggutor is a thing
The fire ox pokemon also reminds me of the Brass Bull torture device, which I think was in Greece too.
My team
Piperog or Nekween (Grass) or (Water/Psychic)
Hoopesan or Barbight (Flying/Psychic) or (Fighting/Flying)
Dandelite or Gazellec (Electric) or (Rock/Electric)
Florges (Poison)
Donkapa or Keyclops (Normal/Ice) or (Dragon/Dark)
Agamolten or Flambelure (Grass/Fire) or (Steel/Fire)
The grass starter would have been cooler if it was an olive. Could have called it Olivwog or Tadolive to avoid the comparison to Poliwag's line.
Yeah, would like to see the other region.^^
I could see Hydreigon and Keyclops as rivals
Uuhhh Keanu's region! I'm sure it'll be breath taking...
I love how the name is basically just the name and it's gimmick.
Usually when pokemon in a region aren't inspired by the region its because they're hinting at upcoming regions
Oh this is cool I like this
Pragmagik: Says Electric/Fighting is a new type combo
Pawmo and Pawmot: Are we a joke to you?
They are, in fact, a joke.
@PragMagik Pawmo does need to exist. Pawmi straight to Pawmot would have been fine. Dudunsparce is kind of a joke too.
Also, didn't expect you to respond, but thanks for taking the time to read my comment.
As a Cretan person, this is perfection! Though, I agree that Hefestox's face wasn't the best, to say the least. Also, I don't understand why Bublynx ended up being a K-pop idol thing, It doesn't really make sense to me but whatever
The pawn form is based on both leprechauns and brownies the mithilogical creature
The psychic poison spell Pokémon had a mushroom for the cap it looked like so props to that design for sure
Perhaps the Lamia, a female Greek monster who stole and ate young children, was also part of the design concepts? Although I don't think Lamia turned anyone to stone and I don't remember what their hair looked like. The previous gorgon inspired fakemon clearly uses the names of Medusa and her sisters though
So many electric types ⚡️
The video was amazing I just wanted to say I like your nails 😂
as soon as I soon saw brasox I knew what it was based on just seeing his reaction as positive I think he doesn't know that it is based on a mythical iron bull or a torture device
something my friend said was that he would like to see more fossil pokemon that dont have the rock typing because yes they were resurrected from a rock but they werent rock types in the past so ya know maybe some fossil pokemon have the chance to be there regular typing
the "zeph" in zephaun references to zephyr, one of the wind gods (the god of the west wind if i remember correctly)!
Wow! fakemon artists all over the world are so awesome and Talented. Gamefreak should organise a competition where all artists send their entries and winner's entry is available in the game as well.
Honutops and its pre-evolution are Tower pokémon thats why it is rock
Medusa has 2 sisters: Stheno and Euryale. Together they are the three goegon sisters.
Deibros is definitely based on Deimos: the god if dread and terror, son of Mars/Ares and most importantly, brother of Phobos (look at the Misisos regions.
Also the psychic meditating hippo's legs are fine. Not personally a fan of the design, but thays perfectly normal way for legs to work. Especially in if you do yoga.
Gigaman definitely gets its name from gigantopithecus (real life prehistoric sasquatch). I'ts a GIGANTOPITHECUS +huMAN. It also likely gets typing from another of Sasquatch's common names: Wood Ape.
The german word is spelled Danke.
Finally Tengal is based on Tengu. Japanese birdlike ninja yokai.
Sea Puppies are nicknames for Sea Lions
That is all
Here's mine team: first I picked the water started Bublynx, second I will catch Fruitheno and evolve it into Viperusa, third I will cast regional Ralts and evolve into Gardevoir, forth I'll catch a regional Flabébé and evolve it into Florges Firth I'll catch a regional Mawile
I love Delcatty and Skitty a lot, and they made them my favorite type in this region!
Cool
Ha ha ha the Craboom had me laughing that was too funny.
the fire starter zodiac thing still exists because Fuecoco is a crocodile which are reptiles like snakes so you could say that fuecoco is the snake part of the zodiac.
Im starting a new region (i only maked the starters for now)
(If u want u want u can choice one of them, if u do i gona be happy 😀)
Batlif (grass/flying)
Baflight (grass/flying)
Batmith (grass/dark)
Pyrake (fire)
Pyraconda (fire)
Pyraquatna (fire/dragon)
Campotro (water)
Aquacampos (water)
Hydrocampos (water/fairy)
You will pick:
Batlif 🦇🌿
Pyrake 🐍🔥
Campotro 🐎🌊
Write your choices in the comments!
As i was thinking, no one says something about my cooment 😞
This is a pretty different and oddly refreshing style, it's a bit off putting, but a lot of fun!
Crushella might also be bsaed on cruella de ville and ursela with that hair and fur coat
ngl hearing "Apollo's harp" hurt me as a Percy Jackson fan bcs Apollo got angry at someone for calling it a harp bcs it's actually a lyre -- not getting angry, just noting that.
Omg yes I love this so much! I am from Greece I appreciate this so much