What Every Single Pokemon Is Based On

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  • @BraydenMcClellanVids
    @BraydenMcClellanVids  22 дня назад +15

    If you're wondering where Megas, Regionals and Gigantamax forms are, they are here: ruclips.net/video/sAlCXER2YwY/видео.htmlsi=V4JfaxoPazfzGyBr

  • @meerkatairforce8182
    @meerkatairforce8182 3 месяца назад +1377

    "... Possibly Moon Rabbit" is now going to be in my head any time I'm finishing a list.

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  3 месяца назад +152

      It took awhile to get it out of my head, kept almost adding it to pokemon it didn't belong

    • @belosneshkaaaa
      @belosneshkaaaa 2 месяца назад +1

      so like usagi tsukino?

    • @CreeFalcon-219
      @CreeFalcon-219 2 месяца назад +2

      600%

    • @KeertVillanzo
      @KeertVillanzo 2 месяца назад +2

      Charmeleon is a chameleon bro what are you yapping about it's literally in his name😂

    • @meerkatairforce8182
      @meerkatairforce8182 2 месяца назад +26

      @@KeertVillanzo The English names have nothing to do with the original design. They came up with those translations/regionalizations waaaay after they actually designed the game. In the original Japanese game it's literally just Rizaado ("lizard"). No specific association with Chameleons.

  • @bakanakoroshiya7588
    @bakanakoroshiya7588 2 месяца назад +820

    Tha lack of intro made this feel like some latter day saint knocked on my door and started spouting Pokémon lore

    • @runic6452
      @runic6452 2 месяца назад +66

      No bullshit, just straight to it

    • @Skull_E_Duggery
      @Skull_E_Duggery 2 месяца назад +37

      Kicks my bedroom door down with a fkn power point display

    • @orandachildren1051
      @orandachildren1051 2 месяца назад +9

      ​@Skull_E_Duggery I feel like if we don't sit and let him recite all the Pokémon for over an hour, that he'd go mental with a pen.

    • @ap_greed
      @ap_greed 2 месяца назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @matty6878
      @matty6878 Месяц назад +7

      hate intros. waste of time

  • @alabaster1913
    @alabaster1913 2 месяца назад +467

    A Japanese-speaking friend told me that Farfetchd was a reference to a proverb which translates to ‘sometimes a duck comes along carrying a leek’. Ducks are traditionally cooked with leaks, so if a duck comes along carrying one it’s just plain convenient. The meaning of the phrase is therefore roughly akin to ‘don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ or ‘don’t question unlooked for good fortune’.

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 2 месяца назад +28

      Also, I'm pretty sure Ledian is based on both a ladybug and a gray alien.

    • @SentaiYamaneko
      @SentaiYamaneko 2 месяца назад +25

      And that's why it's called Farfetch'd. Because such a fortunate occurrence actually happening would be very 'far fetched'.

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 2 месяца назад +24

      @@SentaiYamaneko It can also mean, "there's a sucker/fool born every minute", since the duck with the leek is basically telling the human, "Please kill and eat me".

    • @christiancinnabars1402
      @christiancinnabars1402 2 месяца назад +9

      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 Ledian's design is based off of the ever popular sentai fighting shows from Japan. Power Rangers was named in the video because it is the most popular show from that genre in the West, but Kamen Rider is extremely popular in Japan and literally is centered around bug themed superheroes. So the inspiration is very evident in that regard.
      Orbeetle is the ladybug that is designed around extraterrestrials moreso than Ledian.

    • @deibu__
      @deibu__ 10 дней назад

      Well, In the the 1st pokemon anime season, at least in the japanese version, the pokedex description for farfetch'd literally says that people eat them alongside their leak since it makes them particularly delicious lol and that's why they're almost extinct

  • @juliettehurst6632
    @juliettehurst6632 2 месяца назад +619

    Dude sounds like he's about to have a panic attack

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +153

      Damn I'm just breathing 😭

    • @Brand00d
      @Brand00d 2 месяца назад +27

      @@BraydenMcClellanVidsheavily lol

    • @raidel2315
      @raidel2315 Месяц назад +6

      that's what i also thought lol

    • @TrevW92
      @TrevW92 Месяц назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @igor953
      @igor953 Месяц назад

      ​@@BraydenMcClellanVids edit that shit out

  • @joshuabushman7
    @joshuabushman7 2 месяца назад +287

    I find it funny whenever he just names one reference, and moves on lol. Like it is just that

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +40

      Yeah I'm definitely inconsistent on how minor an inspiration gets named or not. Tho some are pretty one for one with a single animal

    • @joshuabushman7
      @joshuabushman7 2 месяца назад +30

      @ no no you didn’t do anything wrong, just most Pokémon are literally just a crab or a donkey lmao

    • @unfortrentely
      @unfortrentely 10 дней назад

      i was gonna say this, i almost laughed at everyone like that...

  • @oranjpeel
    @oranjpeel 2 месяца назад +404

    0:46 I for one never would have guessed RATTATA is based on a RAT. I am utterly flabbergasted.

    • @firebat36
      @firebat36 2 месяца назад +36

      Also, possibly, moon rabbit.

    • @nerdatello
      @nerdatello 2 месяца назад +13

      RATICATE is also a RAT?! mind blown 🤯

    • @KIKAN_THE_RAT
      @KIKAN_THE_RAT Месяц назад +2

      RAT

    • @thecertainscientificreddit4541
      @thecertainscientificreddit4541 Месяц назад +3

      As much as i was when I got to know that pidgey line didn't have any pigeon members

  • @d0dgecity
    @d0dgecity 2 месяца назад +186

    This video is so good lol. I'm saving it and coming back to it periodically. Alakazam being "foxes, magicians, Baphomet" is so hilarious

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +10

      I really appreciate it, thank you so much 🙏

    • @kirakishoushirobara2898
      @kirakishoushirobara2898 2 месяца назад +5

      Bro I wasn't expecting that last one "reference" 😭 why bro? Yall ruining my childhood 😂

  • @swapper5684
    @swapper5684 Месяц назад +70

    Me mumbling to myself in the corner at a party:

    • @slip4510
      @slip4510 12 дней назад +5

      "It's three wack-a-mole moles, dugtrio is three wack-a-mole moles"

  • @6aith
    @6aith 2 месяца назад +93

    "... possibly moon rabbit" has been added to my lexicon

    • @shinyhunteralec
      @shinyhunteralec 20 дней назад

      What is a lexicon

    • @6aith
      @6aith 18 дней назад +2

      @shinyhunteralec A lexicon is another word for a vocabulary - a list of words or phrases that I'll use in conversation.

    • @shinyhunteralec
      @shinyhunteralec 18 дней назад

      @@6aith oh that's fancy

  • @nerdatello
    @nerdatello 2 месяца назад +90

    not very far into this but god bless you man. no intro, no preamble, just diving right into what we came for. hats off to you i hope this blows up

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +6

      Thank you man, and by my channel standards this has blown way up, done way better than I could've guessed, thank you again

  • @AshHatesKetchup
    @AshHatesKetchup 2 месяца назад +14

    The constant deep breaths between groups of Pokémon make it feel like he’s at gun point 😭

  • @pedroventura2249
    @pedroventura2249 2 месяца назад +85

    "Foxes, magicians and Baphomet"

  • @pietronucifora7640
    @pietronucifora7640 2 месяца назад +44

    I'm using this video as a remedy for insomnia and nighttime overthinking. It's like counting sheep and your voice is very relaxing

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +8

      This is definitely one of the best compliments I've gotten, as someone who uses RUclips videos for the same thing I understand the love 🙏

    • @Silverrainn16
      @Silverrainn16 7 дней назад

      Brooo same

  • @andrewcampbell9277
    @andrewcampbell9277 2 месяца назад +86

    Sableye has always been interesting because someone at the Pokemon company read about an alien encounter in 1950s Kentucky and walked into work the next day and windmill slammed a picture of the Hopkinsville goblins and said "We're doing this"

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +23

      Not as bad as the dude who came in with nothing and threw his keys on the table and tried to play it off like a Pokemon design

    • @JoeLikesBlue
      @JoeLikesBlue 2 месяца назад +15

      @@BraydenMcClellanVidsHe cooked.

  • @デンジュモク-c4i
    @デンジュモク-c4i 2 месяца назад +111

    5:38 Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are actually based on different martial artists. Hitmonlee's Japanese name is "Sawamular," which is based on a legendary kickboxer Sawamura Tadashi, who was known as the "Kick Demon". Also Hitmonchan's Japanese name is "Ebiwalar", which is based on Ebihara Hiroyuki, a former titleholder of WBA and WBC flyweight classes.

    • @hands_of_stone
      @hands_of_stone Месяц назад +4

      Cool but Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are way cooler lol

    • @デンジュモク-c4i
      @デンジュモク-c4i Месяц назад +2

      @ I love Lee and Chan but neither of them are boxer or kickboxer lol
      Who on earth would imagine Jackie Chan when they see Hitmonchan wearing boxing gloves?

    • @hands_of_stone
      @hands_of_stone Месяц назад

      Lol true. Woulda been cool if they somehow implented Mike Tyson into the name...Hitmonson or something haha​@@デンジュモク-c4i

    • @saltinefromindiana
      @saltinefromindiana 15 дней назад

      ​@hands_of_stone that's somewhat where Tyrogue gets its name from I believe

  • @Petrolosis
    @Petrolosis 2 месяца назад +27

    "Smiley face, amoeba and blob"
    I don't know why I was expecting more from this one lol

    • @zeldomaine
      @zeldomaine 9 дней назад

      the corresponding images popping up on the screen as he said it took me out

  • @thane4099
    @thane4099 Месяц назад +13

    I cant express to you how nice it is that there is no obnoxious intro or any unneeded unfunny commentary. Very good video!

  • @Thedramajackson
    @Thedramajackson 2 месяца назад +71

    7:20 magikarp and Gyarados are also inspired by a Japanese legend of a koi fish who jumped up a waterfall and turned into a majestic dragon in order to lay its eggs upstream.

    • @新見カイラ
      @新見カイラ 2 месяца назад +4

      Isn‘t that legend part of chinese mythology?
      Clearly contributed to the Japanese koinobori during Children‘s Day in some way.

  • @pepercat17
    @pepercat17 2 месяца назад +183

    I’m sorry but the entire Jumpluff line is clearly based off the life cycle of a dandelion.

    • @wilfordbrimley689
      @wilfordbrimley689 2 месяца назад +40

      Brother, dont think too hard about accuracy, jist enjoy the weirdly hilarious dry af delivery.

    • @Objectation2763
      @Objectation2763 2 месяца назад +23

      @@wilfordbrimley689he said he was sorry

  • @youraveragephesh3173
    @youraveragephesh3173 2 месяца назад +71

    Listening to this dude pronounce complicated fish names is hilarious

  • @DestructiveAuto
    @DestructiveAuto 2 месяца назад +121

    It’s giving, “Oh you like Pokémon?”

  • @mads2945
    @mads2945 Месяц назад +7

    The pauses, especially within evolutionary lines, when he goes from something that has a bunch of sources of inspiration to just one and vice versa are very funny.

  • @Nethaura
    @Nethaura Месяц назад +8

    He's just rattling them off, but somehow his comedic timing is still immaculate 💀

  • @guilhermebrasileirodornell5626
    @guilhermebrasileirodornell5626 2 месяца назад +20

    THANK YOU!!!!!
    Finally this video was made, i've been waiting for this since i was 6 years old !!!

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +1

      With how big Pokemon is on RUclips I was surprised no one made this yet

  • @mithos6414
    @mithos6414 2 месяца назад +20

    This is what youtube was intended for. Thank you.

  • @Matagu1
    @Matagu1 2 месяца назад +39

    Espeon and Umbreon are actually based on two Cat Youkais. Espeon is a Nekomata and Umbreon a Bakeneko the evil Youkai.

  • @austingibbs8509
    @austingibbs8509 2 месяца назад +34

    That “FAT LADY” took me by surprise 😭😭😭

    • @Warriorstamps
      @Warriorstamps 2 месяца назад +1

      Looks like Amberlynn Reid to me

  • @dundee6402
    @dundee6402 2 месяца назад +34

    Kind of funny that Seel isn't just "Seal"

  • @Scarletdevilish
    @Scarletdevilish 7 дней назад +4

    "Foxes magicians and baphomet" is a cool combo tbh

  • @sufyantootla5382
    @sufyantootla5382 3 месяца назад +83

    pretty cool but honestly would be more digestable with timestamps or breaking it down into different videos per region

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  3 месяца назад +27

      Each generation does have its own video, this is just the mega compilation of all of them

  • @adamisshipping5588
    @adamisshipping5588 2 месяца назад +16

    Name pronunciations or any inaccuracies aside I’ve been actually desperate for someone to make a video like this, my special interest is the meanings and inspiration behind all Pokemon names and designs so I ate this video up having it in the background. It’s just one of those fun little things that I love about the Pokemon series
    Thank you for making this video!

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +4

      Thank you for the grace, and don't worry I'll be going more in depth and hopefully more accurately with a new series I'm making where I'll go over different evolution lines in Pokemon and do like a science show style video on them. I already got the script for the first one done, just gotta shoot it now

  • @PokeMadness1996
    @PokeMadness1996 2 месяца назад +115

    16:54 gardevoir’s original inspiration was medieval knights and more medieval softboy princes
    That’s why Ralts has a bowl cut
    But the feminine features were amplified in later gens more because of fan impressions
    Hence why the Japanese name is sir knight

    • @RealLifeIronMan
      @RealLifeIronMan 2 месяца назад +14

      Look up Rose of Versailles and Revolutionary Girl Utena. The protagonist of Rose of Versailles is a Lady who disguises herself as a man and becomes a knight. Gardevoir is based on this idea of the crossdressing Lady Knight.

    • @ckk2087
      @ckk2087 2 месяца назад +3

      The bowl cut makes too much sense

    • @brandonwilliams6119
      @brandonwilliams6119 28 дней назад +2

      Jynx deserves more love, Jynx is always female while Gardevoir can sometimes be male and has that weird red protrusion coming out of it chest, if you were to hug a Gardevoir that sharp red thing in its chest could stab you.

  • @Villain_Killin_Dylan
    @Villain_Killin_Dylan 2 месяца назад +14

    "Ledyba, ladybug. Ledian, power ranger ladybug" 😂

  • @bidoof6458
    @bidoof6458 2 месяца назад +41

    I remember the Mareep line being inspired by (at least the titlte of) the book "Do androids dream of electric sheep", and the Torchic line (especially combusken) being a chick you win at a carnival or festival, that doesn't age well or smth. That Pansage-Panpour-Pansear are based on this Japanese tale of 3 monkeys that see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.
    Also a bit weird how there are just there Japanese words that can be translated (the bunny shaped apples for Victini, the burglar for Froakie, the clothes for Braixen).

    • @rorytelling
      @rorytelling 2 месяца назад +2

      Farfetch'd is also based on a Japanese idiom that's something about catching a duck (to eat) that already has the leek

    • @madnessarcade7447
      @madnessarcade7447 2 месяца назад +1

      Mareep was also intended to be based on dolly

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 2 месяца назад +1

      @@bidoof6458 I think Braixen and Delphox are also based on magical girls seen in manga and anime. Additionally, Delphox is also based on a miko (shrine maiden, often mistranslated as "nun" in the past).

  • @sublimchu877
    @sublimchu877 Месяц назад +6

    I absolutely love that this is not text-to-speech/AI

  • @Piplup10416
    @Piplup10416 2 месяца назад +11

    i like how you can audibly hear him take a breath after every mon

    • @MaleOrderBride
      @MaleOrderBride Месяц назад +2

      His breathing is spiking my anxiety 🫤lol

  • @truth333seeker
    @truth333seeker 2 месяца назад +52

    alakazam being based off the devil, caught me wayyy the fuck off guard

    • @bryant475
      @bryant475 Месяц назад +3

      Magic is of Satan, makes sense 😂

    • @ccasuall
      @ccasuall Месяц назад

      ​@@bryant475 God and Jesus used magic (eg. Miracles)

  • @abmf01
    @abmf01 Месяц назад +9

    "Charmeleon," one letter off from just being chameleon
    "Salamander"
    Ok

  • @th3Cov3rt
    @th3Cov3rt 2 месяца назад +6

    The slight breathing in between is unintentionally hilarious

  • @Mrbananananana
    @Mrbananananana 2 месяца назад +16

    This reminds me of vsause Micheal saying prime numbers for three hours

  • @mickyvalenz9959
    @mickyvalenz9959 2 месяца назад +6

    lol the dead pan delivery is so funny to me especially when you repeat moon rabbit and can’t pronounce some things haha

  • @ZkiART
    @ZkiART 26 дней назад +2

    I find it so easy to sleep to this video, and I say it in the best way possible! I come back every now and then to put it as my sleep video.

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  26 дней назад +1

      As someone who goes to sleep to videos, I totally understand it as the compliment it is

  • @kobythetater
    @kobythetater Месяц назад +5

    I love how there isn’t any background aside from a black screen, any background music, any sound effects, or any other further explanations or anything. It’s just the name of the Pokémon, the thing(s) it’s based on, and then it immediately moves onto the next Pokémon, the thing(s) it’s based on, and so on and so forth.

  • @ehsteve7
    @ehsteve7 2 месяца назад +2

    I’ve been chipping at this for a few days, got 10 minutes left, this has been really enjoyable to watch

  • @ninototo1
    @ninototo1 Месяц назад +3

    One of the coolest Pokemon RUclips videos ever

  • @BraydenMcClellanVids
    @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +201

    By far my most liked video, on it's way to my most viewed, think it's the my most commented on too. I just really want to thank everyone who watched any of it or liked the video or left a comment, it really helps and means a lot thank you!!!

    • @Usario321
      @Usario321 2 месяца назад +5

      This has 7k views now, but it’s definitely gonna blow up! Good job

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +3

      @Usario321 appreciate it yeah it's already my most viewed by far

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +6

      And now it's my most viewed video by 400% and has 1k likes, this was also the video that got my channel to be able to be monetized. Beyond thankful for everyone watching, even though I missed some inspirations and mispronounced a lot of things. All the support has been awesome, I just want to say thank you again to anyone who watched the video, liked or subscribed. Also possibly moon rabbit

    • @blazingdragon6232
      @blazingdragon6232 Месяц назад +1

      Just to let ya know
      THERE IS AN ACTUAL ANIMAL CALLED PIKA.

  • @AlanACarlson
    @AlanACarlson Месяц назад +3

    This video is obviously super long, but I think I watched and payed attention to every single second.

  • @scottl.1568
    @scottl.1568 2 месяца назад +5

    Okay, your patience and persistence deserves a new subscriber 😅

  • @youngmateoFR
    @youngmateoFR 3 месяца назад +15

    Underrated Channel ❤

  • @ThePikachuKingRJ
    @ThePikachuKingRJ 20 дней назад +1

    Glad I found this. I enjoy hearing every second of each Pokemon's possible origin.

  • @TheSilverEgg
    @TheSilverEgg 2 месяца назад +6

    It really is incredible how many of the early pokemon are just normal animals with a letter switched out

  • @grndragon7777777
    @grndragon7777777 2 месяца назад +4

    Wow, really went all in. Thank you

  • @surajhawk27
    @surajhawk27 2 месяца назад +5

    the video deserves everything from youtube !!

  • @CrimeaAnims
    @CrimeaAnims 2 месяца назад +5

    Can’t imagine how long this took! Subbed

  • @SAUDIMONEY27
    @SAUDIMONEY27 2 месяца назад +3

    best video I ever seen on RUclips ever! real rap

  • @AIDreamBeatsMain
    @AIDreamBeatsMain 2 месяца назад +11

    “… While rocking a mullet.” 😂

  • @AIDreamBeatsMain
    @AIDreamBeatsMain 2 месяца назад +31

    “Lati-ASS”
    If I had a nickel for every time a Pokémon was canonically named “Ass”, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. 😂

  • @OihanMúgicaLeza
    @OihanMúgicaLeza Месяц назад +2

    This video goes right to the point and thats exactly what I wanted

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  Месяц назад

      I can't even imagine what a drawn out intro would look like for this kind of video

  • @James-ww3ri
    @James-ww3ri 2 месяца назад +6

    “Pineco, pinecone”
    Pineco after seeing this: ladies and gentlemen, we got em

    • @GalaxyBearNova
      @GalaxyBearNova 2 месяца назад

      Yeah isn’t it more?

    • @B1tcharp
      @B1tcharp Месяц назад +2

      I'm surprised he didn't say bagworm

    • @B1tcharp
      @B1tcharp Месяц назад

      ​@@GalaxyBearNovaa bagworm

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  Месяц назад +1

      @B1tcharp I saw it but didn't include it because to me it just looked like a pinecone, but I should've included it. I was inconsistent with including stuff that was apparent just based on the visuals and what lore/deeper inspirations went into a Pokemon

  • @brandonmajor8929
    @brandonmajor8929 Месяц назад +2

    It makes me so happy that you mentioned the drinking toy with porygon. I thought every one forgot about that

  • @UmatsuObossa
    @UmatsuObossa 2 месяца назад +21

    Pidgey is based on a Tree Sparrow, and Spearow is a Sparrowhawk.
    Paras/Parasect are cordyceps infected cicadas.
    Pretty sure Dewgong is also based on dugong (manatee)....as the name would suggest.
    I think Lickitung is also VERY loosely based on giant anteater.
    Koffing/Weezing also based on volcanic gas vents.
    Jynx is based on the yokai Yuki-onna.
    Magikarp/Gyarados also based on the legend of a koi swimming up a mountain to become a dragon...and possibly Japanese windsocks.
    Hoothoot additionally based on a clock.
    Spinerak is specifically a Happy Face Spider.
    Sudowoodo likely also loosely based on Walking Stick insects.
    Entire Hoppip line based on dandelion from leaves to flower to seed puffs.
    Espeon based on the yokai Nekomata.
    Murkrow also based on witch's hat and broom.
    Pineco is a bagworm.
    Qwilfish also based on marine mines.
    Shuckle is most likely based on the macro view of brewer's yeast, as well as a turtle, wine amphora, and slime mold.
    Donphan also based on a tire.

  • @haydenboggs3271
    @haydenboggs3271 2 месяца назад +4

    Thanks, now I can a Spearow impaling a Rattata on a barbed fence

  • @KellyBrown-z9k
    @KellyBrown-z9k 5 дней назад +2

    Cute pokemon Pikachu ⚡🐹🐭🐰🐀🐁🐇 Jigglypuff Togepi, togekiss, wigglytuff, igglybuff, butterfree, venonant, Zubat, plulse and minun, Psyduck, hitmonchan Hitmonlee hitmotop maril azumaril

  • @williamtrowbridge4868
    @williamtrowbridge4868 Месяц назад +3

    I have always wondered about some of the weirder Pokemon designs, great video.
    Also, wyvern is pronounced "Why-vern"

  • @IMadeUpKear
    @IMadeUpKear 2 месяца назад +24

    1:00 Pikachu isn't based on a mouse or squirrel, but a langomorph (relative of rabbits and hares) literally called a pika.

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +20

      No the name Pikachu comes from Pika and onomatopoeia for an electric spark, and chu a mouse sound. The artist Nashida said in an interview that Pikachu was originally a squirrel, and later turned into more of a mouse.

    • @ckk2087
      @ckk2087 2 месяца назад +6

      Pikachu does look like Langomorphs tho

    • @geezgus
      @geezgus Месяц назад

      if Pikachu is a mouse, so is Sandshrew ​@@BraydenMcClellanVids

    • @igor953
      @igor953 Месяц назад +1

      Got rekt

  • @hxnnyhxkage
    @hxnnyhxkage 2 месяца назад +4

    The snuck in jokes and references tho 😭😭😭

  • @Cheshieruu
    @Cheshieruu 27 дней назад +2

    “Possibly moon rabbit” has the same vibes as “door’s haunted”

    • @_physically_insane_
      @_physically_insane_ 19 дней назад

      whats "door's haunted" from? i have a vague recollection of hearing it before but i cant remember where, and google wont tell me :(

  • @jinxsiemcdeath6250
    @jinxsiemcdeath6250 2 месяца назад +14

    4:36 ...and?...

  • @MoonRoseMother
    @MoonRoseMother 2 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for making this video!

  • @rorytelling
    @rorytelling 2 месяца назад +19

    Meekrat took me out because that's just a better name for a Meerkat

  • @SleepySeal121
    @SleepySeal121 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh damn, a fellow Brayden. Immediately subbing. Brayden solidarity, dude.

  • @Puffafeesh
    @Puffafeesh 2 месяца назад +13

    Am i the only one who noticed acorn cop?

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +4

      No but people that noticed it seemed to be confused at what it was

  • @zardthedragon1896
    @zardthedragon1896 Месяц назад +2

    “gen 1 design was peak”
    Muk: sludge

  • @crake345
    @crake345 3 месяца назад +7

    This is amazing.

  • @KellyBrown-z9k
    @KellyBrown-z9k 5 дней назад +2

    Pikachu is a mouse, 🐁 🐀 squirrel, 🐿️ Chinchilla, bunny 🐇 like pokemon

  • @0Geju0
    @0Geju0 2 месяца назад +3

    When someone is in doubt when creating a moodboard, I’ll show them this video

  • @hxnnyhxkage
    @hxnnyhxkage 2 месяца назад +2

    Great video truly I feel like the production could definitely be better and gain more views. Things that are the same inspiration you could put them together, example: “pokemon a b and c are inspired by ____”. You could also instead of reading it off as if it were a bullet point system you could read them off as a full sentence, example “Ekans are based off of the Indian cobras, kakunas are based off literal cocoons” it fleshes out the content a little more. Truly a great concept on this video tho I wish more people talked about it in glad you spoke on this 💯

  • @Cranberrie123
    @Cranberrie123 2 месяца назад +6

    I liked the part where he said Possibly Moon rabbit

  • @vitonuma
    @vitonuma 5 дней назад +1

    3:27 I WAS *SO* expecting this list to end with "possibly moon rabbit"

  • @pineapplequeen13
    @pineapplequeen13 2 месяца назад +3

    I love that the list is mostly animals, plants, or common objects, and then it gets to snorlax and its just a randomly specific dude that worked at gamefreak lol

  • @KellyBrown-z9k
    @KellyBrown-z9k 5 дней назад +2

    Really great 👍🏾

  • @sy1809
    @sy1809 2 месяца назад +6

    19:09 I will now refer to Gulpin as "Goo-loin" from now on

  • @ChampstylesTLT
    @ChampstylesTLT Месяц назад +1

    Homeboy sounds over it at Nidoran lol and there’s over an hour of this -dude’s a trooper 🫡

  • @lightingpikachu9
    @lightingpikachu9 2 месяца назад +14

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention some of the Japanese names considering they have some pretty obvious origins. Like how the Abra line are all named after famous magicians. Most infamously Yungerer (Kadabra) being modeled after Yuri Geller. Or the hitmons originally being named after Japanese fighters.
    The Voltorb line is also meant to be a classic mimic enemy that is a staple of RPG’s.

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +3

      I decided to just use physical appearance and not do any name origins

  • @borrisdillan9783
    @borrisdillan9783 Месяц назад +2

    the narrator sounds like he's pissed on reading a lot of stuff hahahahah! the deep breath is so loud though

  • @jiripesta3984
    @jiripesta3984 2 месяца назад +5

    10:32 Mareep is blue because of the novel "Do androids dream of electric sheep"... the artificial animal were blue hence Mareep being blue and electric type due to being a robot

  • @Din021
    @Din021 2 месяца назад +1

    Actually an incredibly interesting video. Must have taken a long time to do the voice over + all the research. Awesome work

  • @aricelajade
    @aricelajade 3 месяца назад +3

    needed this thank you

  • @troglodytee
    @troglodytee 22 дня назад +1

    i think leaving the deep breaths in the final audio edit really emphasizes the ridiculousness of some of these designs

  • @Zeus.thunder
    @Zeus.thunder 2 месяца назад +3

    This is an epic video 🎉
    But also you can really tell he pulled some of these reference from his a55 😂😂

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад +2

      All from Bulbapedia, but appreciate it 🙏

    • @Zeus.thunder
      @Zeus.thunder 2 месяца назад +2

      @ 😭 oh now that makes a lot of sense as bulbapedia is publicly sourced

    • @BraydenMcClellanVids
      @BraydenMcClellanVids  2 месяца назад

      @Zeus.thunder yeah and I'm not a zoologist so it's the best I could do

    • @Zeus.thunder
      @Zeus.thunder 2 месяца назад +2

      @@BraydenMcClellanVids nah you’re good mate this is very informative, i never knew there were so many japanese mythology references before I watched this

  • @rinkagaderp8784
    @rinkagaderp8784 19 дней назад +1

    I watched this to get to sleep, thank you so much. ❤

  • @Wyglafff
    @Wyglafff 2 месяца назад +4

    Jynx : there is also the gyaru culture

  • @psycosis12
    @psycosis12 Месяц назад +2

    No nonsense video. New sub.

  • @MrHibro
    @MrHibro 18 дней назад +3

    4:30 in Indonesia we have this fish called dugong. That is exactly like This pokemon 😂

  • @snowballkitty48
    @snowballkitty48 11 дней назад +2

    A few of the images I’ve seen on Google and used for references for stuff so it feels pretty weird to see them show up

  • @Lepon5
    @Lepon5 2 месяца назад +3

    can you "do this in a one breath take" challenge? 😅 thanks for the video!! This must have been quite the freaking project to get all the images holy cow

  • @lavose8709
    @lavose8709 Месяц назад +1

    Don’t know why, but this video is super comforting

  • @dragonbreathmediamelodies6884
    @dragonbreathmediamelodies6884 2 месяца назад +8

    Pangoro and panCham: delinquent culture

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 2 месяца назад

      @@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884 And stereotypical delinquent protagonists in shonen manga and anime.

  • @estebanreyes98
    @estebanreyes98 4 дня назад +1

    This goes hard as background noise while I play Pokemon