Im really surprised the Nidoran segment didn't mention the "shope papilloma virus" that causes real life rabbits to become affected by large growths that look like spikes or horns. Thats almost certainly the most central inspiration to their design above all else.
Squirtle isn’t part squirrel. Its name is from squirt - turtle. Its tail - Its Japanese name (Zenigame) has nothing to do with squirrels. The tail isn't a squirrel tail, it's part of a reference to the Minogame, a turtle said to live for 10,000 years that has a tail made of seaweed (this is more obvious with Wartortle's tail). And fearow is not based on a peregrine falcon (but Talonflame is) Fearow resembles anhingas, long-necked birds which spear prey with their beaks. Their name comes from ajíŋa, meaning devil bird to the Tupi (an indigenous Brazilian people). Fearow's Japanese name, Onidrill, cleverly combines 'demon bird' (onidori) with 'drill'.
To expand on the Abra line, all 3 are named after famous magicians in japenese. Abra is called "Casey", presumably after Edgar Cayce, Kadabra is called "Yungerer" after Uri Geller, and Alakazam is called "Foodin", after Houdini. So Uri Geller's lawsuit against Kadabra in the TCG was not entirely unwarranted.
I think he didn't fully look it up when making this video. 😅 Or maybe accidentally mix them up when making this vid. But poor Kadabra for being banishes from the TCG for so long.
The guy bitched that Kadabra has a Star of David on its forehead when it never had at any point. Somehow this warranted him to sue Pokèmon. Mainly because he’s a greedy asshole and that he thinks he’s the only person in the world who’s allowed to bend spoons. You never hear anyone else who inspired a Pokèmon sue. You can’t sue for inspiration Oh and also now he’s saying Kadabra is his favourite Pokèmon when he found out Pokèmon cards are worth money. You think this ass hat has a justifiable complaint?
Seel/Dewgong are actually a little more complicated than that. They're also based on Sirens/Mermaids. More specifically on the belief that those creatures were actually sailors misidentifying animals like seals, dewgongs and manatees. That's why they're able to learn Perish Song. Because they're Sirens singing people to their doom.
@@PKmaki the move didn't come out until gen 2. They didn't get the move when they were first released, which is why I don't think they are related to sirens/mermaids, if giving it to them was an afterthought
@@Zero-gl2ou Buddy, I saw the Paras episode when it premiered in America back in 1999. I was talking about the real life cordyceps being used for medicinal purposes.
Why the fuck would you use a literal zombie fungus as a medicinal ingredient That's like using coffee beans that were in some animal's shi- oh wait people do that too
Actually Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan aren't based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, but on Japanese martial artists Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara, just look at their Japanese name, as well as Hitmonlee's nickname "The Kicking Fiend", which is actually a reference to a possible ring name for Tadashi Sawamura, evidenced by the anime based on his career, Kick no Oni
Small correction on the Hitmon family while yes, their English names might reference J. Chan and B. Lee, their Japanese names connect them all (except for Tyrouge). Hitmonlee, Sawamular in Japanese, might have it's name drawn from Tadashi Sawamura, a kickboxer. Hitmonchan, Ebiwalar in Japanese, is probably from Hiroyuki Ebihara, a Japanese boxing world champion. And the third possible evolution, Hitmontop, aka Kapoerer may reference the Brazilian martial art known as 'capoeira', where one often spins their legs in the air. I mean, have you heard of a world famous martial artist that has their name ending in 'Top'? I haven't. So while the English names are correct, they aren't 'based' on B. Lee and J. Chan, but on T. Sawamura and H. Ebihara.
I know there are people who wonder about the two different sized claws on Kingler. That's because it's based on the Fiddler crab, a real life crab that has two different sized claws. They use their big claw for fighting, burrowing, and to find mates.
Hitmonlee and hitmonchan are not based on bruce lee and jacki chan. Only their names in english. ( in french, kicklee for bruce lee and tygnon for mac tyson. ) they are based on asian fighter, their original names in japanese are based on these fighter but i can't remember their name
Love to see a video where we discuss a full list of origin regions for pokemon. Jynx and Lapras: actually Johto Pokemon, Slugma, Murkrow: actually Kanto pokemon etc. Supposedly Zigzagoon is actually Galar as well.
Oddish is partially based on a radish, not an onion, it's in its name. Kadabra is what Uri galler had a problem with due to its Japanese name of yungerer, not alakazam, and speaking of alakazam, it's part of the phrase abra kadabra alakazam too. Voltorb and electrode are also based on mimics, and the concept of tsukumogami, old objects gaining a spirit and came to life as a yokai, so they are old pokeballs that came to life.
They totally are, the original Red and Green games had kaiju influence all over the place, even the Pokémon cries were inspired by how kaiju tend to have their own individual roars
exactly as sugmori himself stated the first pokemon created were more monster looking hence kaijus which inspired nidoking by extension nidoqueen (not sure when she was created) & rhydon
lol the muk spelled backwards reference 💀 surprised you didn't mention nidoking & by extenstion maybe nidoqueen being inspired by kaijus this is supported by sugmori himself saying that & how the voltorb line being based on those Japanese toys maybe them being alive apparently explaining why its pokdex number in particular to voltorb being 100 🤔 will you do this as a series for all other pokemon? 👀
That Proto Ivysaur looks much more like Venusaur in terms of design. You showed an Axolotl when saying Salamander during the Slowpoke section. Doduo & Dodrio are also based on emus & kiwis. The Hitmons weren't based on either Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee they merely have their English names as tributes to them.
16:16 this is wrong, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based on Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara respectively, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan were chosen as the namesake for their English names because they're more well known martial artists in the west
Allow me to point a few things: - The "e" in "kitsune" is not silent, it's a japanese word not english. So "kitsune" and not "kitsun" - The japanese cat which Meowth is based on is called Maneki-neko, like the statue with a moving arm you usually see entering chinese stores. - Alakazam is not based on Uri Geller but on a regular magician able to bend spoons, it's Geller that was convinces it was based on him because is main trick is bending metal spoons. Also, the deity Baphomet. - Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee aren't based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, this is true only regarding their localized names. Their japanese names are Ebiwalar and Sawamular and are actually based on japanese boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara and japanese kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura. - Remove the "probably" regarding Jynx, she IS based on a ganguro kogal, which mimicked the afroamerican woman with bleached hair. That's why americans went mad about this Pokémon.
You got the wrong martial artists for the Hitmon's... while Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan do fit the bill and are the inspiration for the English versions of their names they are not actually the inspiration for either of the pokemon themselves... Hitmonlee was based on Tadashi Sawamura a Japanese kickboxer who was known as the The Demon of Kickboxing. Hitmonchan was a homage to Hiroyuki Ebihara, a world champion flyweight boxer who passed away in 1991. You need only reference their original Japanese names for this information. Hitmonlee's name in Japanese is Sawamular, and Hitmonchan's name in Japanese is Ebiwalar.
Fearow reminds me more of a mix of vulture, condor and stork than a falcon. Yeah this buddy hunts by divebombin too, but thats just a feature - his optic is deftly not based on a falcon.
You missed on voltorb because there's Japanese mythology of yokai which can be a discarded item which comes to life after 100 years. What pokedex number is voltorb? 100. Trainers throw pokeballs all the time and if the pokemon breaks out you dont get the ball back... probably related. Also, mew is a cat fetus. That's why it's immature and mewtwo is a grown up cat.
0:27, I guess we now know partially why they added Ivysaur into the Evolutionary Starter Trio for the Pokémon Trainer/ Red in Super Smash Brothers, XD. Especially considering how it carries such hidden significance within the Pokémon franchise, like how it helped greenlight the game series.
Surprised there was no mention of how Nidoking was based on the Godzilla monster Baragon with them both being burrowing monsters with large ears and prominent nasal horns
16:17 That is a common misconception, but no. The only thing that Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan have that is based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are their American names, as in Japanese they have different names. Also, Jackie Chan is not a boxer!
The Nidoran lines also have a name origin referring to Cnidocytes (nye-doh-sites), which are venomous barbed cells, prevalent in jellyfish and some plants. For example, I call the mid stage Nye-doe-rhino, the venomous rhino (/rabbit thing lol)
Ok Dobbs you always do a great job looking at source material including japanese culture/folklore (which is important as at least up until gen 4 they did not really tought outside of japan, not even expecting pokemon to have so many fans over the world)... but this time you busted hitmons big time! Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan? nope - these were names that US version used to keep the sense of original inspiration. Hitmonlee in japanese is known as Sawamular which is directly derivated from Tadashi Sawamura, the japanese kickboxer champion. Same goes for hitmonchan who in Japanese is known as Ebiwalar named after Hiroyuki Ebihara the japanese boxer champion. In english they had to use famous 'martial artists' to make the theme relevant but neither Bruce Lee was a kickboxer nor Jackie Chan is a boxer. BTW the trivia with nidoran name is that the 'ran' in japanese means orchid and most commonly grown orchid in japan is the posionous Phalaenopsis Orchids (which not so long ago was pretty common as wild plant) and for japanese was pretty obvious hint that those are poison types (the japanese names for nidoran is nidoran)
Mewtwo is actually not based on Mew, rather it is the other way round as it has been confirmed by Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto that Mew was actually meant to be a simpler version of Mewtwo.
Isn't Hitmonchan based on japanese boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara? With Hitmonlee based on japanese kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura? Though I could see tit being that the design is based on the people I've mentioned, while the names are designed based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. (at least this is what it seems to be according to Bulbapedia)
Just cuz it has a swirl doesn't mean it's transparent can be based off something that's transparent that might be a little not but that doesn't mean that's just intense
I don't have any proof about this, but I always thought the machop line is based on the famous fight between captain Kirk and the lizard dude froü the first star treck, and also machamp is Goro from MK...
Fun facts: Clefairy was designed to appeal to girls being pink and cute, and was originally planned to be the partner Pokemon of the protagonist of the manga, but it paled in comparison to Pikachu's cuteness. Pikachu was designed by a female employee at Gamefreak, and Pikachu was considered so popular between both boys and girls it became the franchise mascot. Despite how clearly obvious how other Pokemon remained so much more popular... Charizard has the most variations in final forms to date, beating out other starters with the default and shiny forms, 2 Mega Evolutions, a Dynamax and Gigantamax separately. Charizard remains super popular, and the reason Charizard doesn't become a Fire/Dragon type was because despite how much they LOVED the idea of the fire type becoming a dragon type, they knew it would make Charizard way too overpowered in the endgame, as in the first generation, there was nearly nothing if anything that could deal significant damage to a Fire/Dragon type. Charizard's Fire/Flying typing was originally the nerfbat... Made it immune to ground type attacks, but it wound up 4X weak to Rock type attacks which was a nerf too far... Would have been better if Fire types weren't weak to rock-type attacks...
I've commented this elsewhere before, but the daifuku origin really explains Alolan Raichu well. As Pikachu and Raichu are a Japanese pastry, while Alolan Raichu is a pancake.
So you're saying that Igglybuff is just a ball with a curvy hair then evolve into a jigglypuff that grow an ear and became a cat and then became a rabbit when evolve into wigglytuff? Seems about right
Machamp and Golem are also based on each other. Sonce they evolve via trade, the idea is that they also trade traits, machamp getting gravelers 4 arms, and Golem getting Machamps reptilianlike face
Wouldn't Persian also be based on the Egyptian Serval cat too? 12:48: While yes Slowpoke does have some characteristics to a salamander but the picture of the Axolotl does fit better for it. 17:23: Don't forget it's Item name Lucky Punch as Chansey can be caught potentially holding that item on it between gen 5 and gen 7 I would honestly like to see Dobbs do a fun fact for every pokemon of each generation, this was well put together (despite my opinions above) and while also learning some new info I never knew about.
I think Kadabra was the one based on Urie Gellar. That's why they didn't have a card of it for like a decade. I guess by proxy that would include Zam though
Cloyster is also based on a womans v-Gastly and Haunter are both based on generic ghosts. Fun Fact: In Japan Gastly is called Ghos and Haunted is called Ghost
Get your own Dobbs trading card in the link above btw 👆🏻👀👆🏻
hol up for golden fact that means all of them are born as female and later turn male in life like shirmp or clownfish
I believe the next one will be johto
Also Muk is based on cu- 💀
Machop line is named and based after the stocky
Moschops an extinct Therapsida
By name and appearance
No >:)
Im really surprised the Nidoran segment didn't mention the "shope papilloma virus" that causes real life rabbits to become affected by large growths that look like spikes or horns. Thats almost certainly the most central inspiration to their design above all else.
Just googled that, i never knew that virus existed. The rabbits infected looks miserable and brutal in somewhat sad way
Isn't this also the first instances of jackolopes (I don't remember what they are called).
Squirtle isn’t part squirrel. Its name is from squirt - turtle.
Its tail - Its Japanese name (Zenigame) has nothing to do with squirrels. The tail isn't a squirrel tail, it's part of a reference to the Minogame, a turtle said to live for 10,000 years that has a tail made of seaweed (this is more obvious with Wartortle's tail).
And fearow is not based on a peregrine falcon (but Talonflame is) Fearow resembles anhingas, long-necked birds which spear prey with their beaks. Their name comes from ajíŋa, meaning devil bird to the Tupi (an indigenous Brazilian people). Fearow's Japanese name, Onidrill, cleverly combines 'demon bird' (onidori) with 'drill'.
plus the hitmons are actually based on some japanese boxers that I cannot remember the name of
To expand on the Abra line, all 3 are named after famous magicians in japenese. Abra is called "Casey", presumably after Edgar Cayce, Kadabra is called "Yungerer" after Uri Geller, and Alakazam is called "Foodin", after Houdini. So Uri Geller's lawsuit against Kadabra in the TCG was not entirely unwarranted.
I think he didn't fully look it up when making this video. 😅 Or maybe accidentally mix them up when making this vid.
But poor Kadabra for being banishes from the TCG for so long.
I would like to also add that the whole spell in Poland is often cast "Abra kadabra alakazam" so it consists of whole evolution line.
The guy bitched that Kadabra has a Star of David on its forehead when it never had at any point. Somehow this warranted him to sue Pokèmon. Mainly because he’s a greedy asshole and that he thinks he’s the only person in the world who’s allowed to bend spoons. You never hear anyone else who inspired a Pokèmon sue. You can’t sue for inspiration
Oh and also now he’s saying Kadabra is his favourite Pokèmon when he found out Pokèmon cards are worth money. You think this ass hat has a justifiable complaint?
You knew what you were doing with that thumbnail 🌚
Well, Magmar's Japanese name is "Booba"
Went back to take a look. I laughed xD
@@Stitchbash_Draws Indeed my culturally intelligent friend
he's a grown ass man making "haha boobs" jokes. not really funny at all.
He’s keeping us on our toes this month, we should be thanking him lol
Seel/Dewgong are actually a little more complicated than that.
They're also based on Sirens/Mermaids. More specifically on the belief that those creatures were actually sailors misidentifying animals like seals, dewgongs and manatees.
That's why they're able to learn Perish Song. Because they're Sirens singing people to their doom.
Would every pokemon that learns the move have some sort of link to sirens/mermaids then?
@@Grumpisaurus probably not, but what other reason would Seel/Dewgong have to learn it?
@@PKmaki the move didn't come out until gen 2. They didn't get the move when they were first released, which is why I don't think they are related to sirens/mermaids, if giving it to them was an afterthought
Primarina does it better. Lol XD
@@omnimon1996 exactly
For anyone wondering about the Paras/Parasect part, that fungus is called cordyceps and is apparently valued as a medical ingredient.
I'm sorry, a mind controlling parasitic fungus is used as a MEDICINE ingredient?
Reality is strange
About the medicinal thing: What he actual Hell?!
@@aaronfraire9073you didn't see the anime aren't ya?
@@Zero-gl2ou Buddy, I saw the Paras episode when it premiered in America back in 1999. I was talking about the real life cordyceps being used for medicinal purposes.
Why the fuck would you use a literal zombie fungus as a medicinal ingredient
That's like using coffee beans that were in some animal's shi- oh wait people do that too
Ya gotta remember that Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are only called that in English and their rather based on their respective martial arts
Actually Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan aren't based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, but on Japanese martial artists Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara, just look at their Japanese name, as well as Hitmonlee's nickname "The Kicking Fiend", which is actually a reference to a possible ring name for Tadashi Sawamura, evidenced by the anime based on his career, Kick no Oni
That's what I said. And has Jackie Chan ever even boxed?
If I recall Jakie chan Punch and kick about as much as Bruce Lee does.
Bro I was looking for this comment as soon as I saw that part of the video glad someone corrected him 😂
Their names are though.
Small correction on the Hitmon family
while yes, their English names might reference J. Chan and B. Lee, their Japanese names connect them all (except for Tyrouge). Hitmonlee, Sawamular in Japanese, might have it's name drawn from Tadashi Sawamura, a kickboxer. Hitmonchan, Ebiwalar in Japanese, is probably from Hiroyuki Ebihara, a Japanese boxing world champion. And the third possible evolution, Hitmontop, aka Kapoerer may reference the Brazilian martial art known as 'capoeira', where one often spins their legs in the air.
I mean, have you heard of a world famous martial artist that has their name ending in 'Top'? I haven't.
So while the English names are correct, they aren't 'based' on B. Lee and J. Chan, but on T. Sawamura and H. Ebihara.
I know there are people who wonder about the two different sized claws on Kingler. That's because it's based on the Fiddler crab, a real life crab that has two different sized claws. They use their big claw for fighting, burrowing, and to find mates.
Kingler has the same name in Japanese. King and fiddler.
Hitmonlee and hitmonchan are not based on bruce lee and jacki chan. Only their names in english. ( in french, kicklee for bruce lee and tygnon for mac tyson. ) they are based on asian fighter, their original names in japanese are based on these fighter but i can't remember their name
I always viewed Voltorb and Electrode as being like the pokemon version of a chest mimic
Love to see a video where we discuss a full list of origin regions for pokemon. Jynx and Lapras: actually Johto Pokemon, Slugma, Murkrow: actually Kanto pokemon etc. Supposedly Zigzagoon is actually Galar as well.
I’ve already done that 😉 ruclips.net/video/Do8Wc3M5mkE/видео.html
Oddish is partially based on a radish, not an onion, it's in its name.
Kadabra is what Uri galler had a problem with due to its Japanese name of yungerer, not alakazam, and speaking of alakazam, it's part of the phrase abra kadabra alakazam too.
Voltorb and electrode are also based on mimics, and the concept of tsukumogami, old objects gaining a spirit and came to life as a yokai, so they are old pokeballs that came to life.
3:25 You're too optimistic in thinking that ANY though was put on early gen shinies.
Voltorb and Electrodes are based off Mimicks a common RPG Trope where the player believes they found an item only to be ambushed by monster.
Krabby = Crab 😮🤯 In my 30 years of life, I never knew!!!!!!!
Just adding on to it, electrodes are also based off mimics
Despite the joke, I can never look at Magmar the same way again
I've called Magmar TitDuck for ages now 😂, once u see those titties on his head u cant unsee them 😂.
9:04 In one core game, that Meowth's eyes remained closed.
Nidoking,Nidoqueen and Rhydon could be based off Baragon, a kaiju from the Godzilla series.
They totally are, the original Red and Green games had kaiju influence all over the place, even the Pokémon cries were inspired by how kaiju tend to have their own individual roars
exactly as sugmori himself stated the first pokemon created were more monster looking hence kaijus which inspired nidoking by extension nidoqueen (not sure when she was created) & rhydon
Welcome to the underground!
(Slowpoke/Slowbro): How are your balls?
lol the muk spelled backwards reference 💀
surprised you didn't mention nidoking & by extenstion maybe nidoqueen being inspired by kaijus this is supported by sugmori himself saying that & how the voltorb line being based on those Japanese toys maybe them being alive apparently explaining why its pokdex number in particular to voltorb being 100 🤔
will you do this as a series for all other pokemon? 👀
I kind of expected Gengar to have a mention about it being the shadow of a Clafablw or something like that 😂.
That Proto Ivysaur looks much more like Venusaur in terms of design. You showed an Axolotl when saying Salamander during the Slowpoke section. Doduo & Dodrio are also based on emus & kiwis. The Hitmons weren't based on either Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee they merely have their English names as tributes to them.
16:16 this is wrong, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based on Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara respectively, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan were chosen as the namesake for their English names because they're more well known martial artists in the west
I think Voltorb and Electrode are also based on the idea of Mimics like the chests in DnD and used in some final fantasy games
no, Mew looks like a gerbil. even has the tuft on it's tail
Allow me to point a few things:
- The "e" in "kitsune" is not silent, it's a japanese word not english. So "kitsune" and not "kitsun"
- The japanese cat which Meowth is based on is called Maneki-neko, like the statue with a moving arm you usually see entering chinese stores.
- Alakazam is not based on Uri Geller but on a regular magician able to bend spoons, it's Geller that was convinces it was based on him because is main trick is bending metal spoons. Also, the deity Baphomet.
- Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee aren't based on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, this is true only regarding their localized names. Their japanese names are Ebiwalar and Sawamular and are actually based on japanese boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara and japanese kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura.
- Remove the "probably" regarding Jynx, she IS based on a ganguro kogal, which mimicked the afroamerican woman with bleached hair. That's why americans went mad about this Pokémon.
Venonat is actually based on a knat not a flea, hence the name, Venom knat.
Actually in most of the world the name is based on mites as in dust mites. English is a exception.
so in short Pokemon are Yokai,kaijus,myths and normal animel ,incets and Bird so on
That thumbnail tho🌚
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Magyars face was made of black people this whole time
You got the wrong martial artists for the Hitmon's... while Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan do fit the bill and are the inspiration for the English versions of their names they are not actually the inspiration for either of the pokemon themselves... Hitmonlee was based on Tadashi Sawamura a Japanese kickboxer who was known as the The Demon of Kickboxing. Hitmonchan was a homage to Hiroyuki Ebihara, a world champion flyweight boxer who passed away in 1991. You need only reference their original Japanese names for this information. Hitmonlee's name in Japanese is Sawamular, and Hitmonchan's name in Japanese is Ebiwalar.
Fearow reminds me more of a mix of vulture, condor and stork than a falcon. Yeah this buddy hunts by divebombin too, but thats just a feature - his optic is deftly not based on a falcon.
That cut when you mention where did Muk is based from lmao
Mew for mutation makes sense cuz Cat meowing in Japanese is "Nya!"
You missed on voltorb because there's Japanese mythology of yokai which can be a discarded item which comes to life after 100 years. What pokedex number is voltorb? 100. Trainers throw pokeballs all the time and if the pokemon breaks out you dont get the ball back... probably related.
Also, mew is a cat fetus. That's why it's immature and mewtwo is a grown up cat.
The thumbnail is not sus ... at all 🌚
This was an incredible video very interesting , Gen 1 is supreme! You need to make these for every gen it's fascinating!
The giant rafflesia flower is just a giant parasitic husk.
0:27, I guess we now know partially why they added Ivysaur into the Evolutionary Starter Trio for the Pokémon Trainer/ Red in Super Smash Brothers, XD. Especially considering how it carries such hidden significance within the Pokémon franchise, like how it helped greenlight the game series.
2:39 i am convinced the developers got the evos got mixed up on accident
Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :)
Jsi borec. Mám moc rád tvoji tvorbu. Zdraví Nogy.
dobbs: and also muk is based on c-
me: if he didnt say it i would 😂
Surprised there was no mention of how Nidoking was based on the Godzilla monster Baragon with them both being burrowing monsters with large ears and prominent nasal horns
Caterpie fact is awesome, now I wanna catch one!
This was a great watch, learned a lot about pokemon I've had for 20 years, crazy haha
I mean, some of what was said is false though, as evident by the comments section correcting him, so yea.
16:17
That is a common misconception, but no. The only thing that Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan have that is based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are their American names, as in Japanese they have different names. Also, Jackie Chan is not a boxer!
You’re the first person that I’ve heard acknowledge Squirtle’s Squirrel features. Well done!
That thumbnail is a bit sus
Slowpoke steels people’s poke balls I did not need to know that
The Nidoran lines also have a name origin referring to Cnidocytes (nye-doh-sites), which are venomous barbed cells, prevalent in jellyfish and some plants.
For example, I call the mid stage Nye-doe-rhino, the venomous rhino (/rabbit thing lol)
Mew for mutation...huh
Also when you trade for a Mr.Mime in the original red/blue games it will be nicknamed Marcel after fameous mime Marcel Marceau
Ok Dobbs you always do a great job looking at source material including japanese culture/folklore (which is important as at least up until gen 4 they did not really tought outside of japan, not even expecting pokemon to have so many fans over the world)... but this time you busted hitmons big time! Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan? nope - these were names that US version used to keep the sense of original inspiration.
Hitmonlee in japanese is known as Sawamular which is directly derivated from Tadashi Sawamura, the japanese kickboxer champion.
Same goes for hitmonchan who in Japanese is known as Ebiwalar named after Hiroyuki Ebihara the japanese boxer champion.
In english they had to use famous 'martial artists' to make the theme relevant but neither Bruce Lee was a kickboxer nor Jackie Chan is a boxer.
BTW the trivia with nidoran name is that the 'ran' in japanese means orchid and most commonly grown orchid in japan is the posionous Phalaenopsis Orchids (which not so long ago was pretty common as wild plant) and for japanese was pretty obvious hint that those are poison types (the japanese names for nidoran is nidoran)
Slowpoke could be base on a sloth due to being the slowest, and maybe base on a slug that will become a snail which Slowbro base on.
Farrow is not a falcon. Definitely more of a vulture
When I was watching the first 9 Pokémon, I thought, “sparrow is based of fearow, pikachu is based of raichu, Mewtwo is based of MEW.” But no
What a Minute Wartortle And Terapagos ARE RELATED 0x0
5:12 - Raichu's evolution lookd based. Why did they take that from us!?!?
Mewtwo is actually not based on Mew, rather it is the other way round as it has been confirmed by Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto that Mew was actually meant to be a simpler version of Mewtwo.
Isn't Hitmonchan based on japanese boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara? With Hitmonlee based on japanese kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura? Though I could see tit being that the design is based on the people I've mentioned, while the names are designed based on Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. (at least this is what it seems to be according to Bulbapedia)
Just cuz it has a swirl doesn't mean it's transparent can be based off something that's transparent that might be a little not but that doesn't mean that's just intense
Dobbs for president 2024
Gorochu and Flameachu need to be Mega Evolutions of Raichu. Gorochu being an Electric/Fighting and Flameachu being an Electric/Fire
CONGRATULATIONS! Your New York evolved into Los Angeles!
I don't have any proof about this, but I always thought the machop line is based on the famous fight between captain Kirk and the lizard dude froü the first star treck, and also machamp is Goro from MK...
Ye kanto gets a lot of love but the original 151 are amazing
Judt wish some of them got some love like lapras give that an evolution or somthing
real quick the thing of alakazam being based on the boon spending magician.... the naming pun in japanese for this line is litterally his name.
Vaporeon on top of the fox dog and cat inspirations is also based on mermaids and other aquatic creatures
Another thing to note about staryu and starmie are that they have ultraman's grunts in the anime so the reference is quite obvious.
Drowzee eats the terrible dreams of the team rocket grunts
Fun facts:
Clefairy was designed to appeal to girls being pink and cute, and was originally planned to be the partner Pokemon of the protagonist of the manga, but it paled in comparison to Pikachu's cuteness.
Pikachu was designed by a female employee at Gamefreak, and Pikachu was considered so popular between both boys and girls it became the franchise mascot. Despite how clearly obvious how other Pokemon remained so much more popular...
Charizard has the most variations in final forms to date, beating out other starters with the default and shiny forms, 2 Mega Evolutions, a Dynamax and Gigantamax separately. Charizard remains super popular, and the reason Charizard doesn't become a Fire/Dragon type was because despite how much they LOVED the idea of the fire type becoming a dragon type, they knew it would make Charizard way too overpowered in the endgame, as in the first generation, there was nearly nothing if anything that could deal significant damage to a Fire/Dragon type. Charizard's Fire/Flying typing was originally the nerfbat... Made it immune to ground type attacks, but it wound up 4X weak to Rock type attacks which was a nerf too far... Would have been better if Fire types weren't weak to rock-type attacks...
I've commented this elsewhere before, but the daifuku origin really explains Alolan Raichu well. As Pikachu and Raichu are a Japanese pastry, while Alolan Raichu is a pancake.
So you're saying that
Igglybuff is just a ball with a curvy hair then evolve into a jigglypuff that grow an ear and became a cat and then became a rabbit when evolve into wigglytuff?
Seems about right
Kits-sune-ay
I SWEAR I DINT KNOW THAT MACHOP HAD A TAIL BRO JUST CREATED A MANDELA EFFECT
The gems on the chest of the Ultra Warriors are known as the Color Timer.
ok lil bro
I feel like Psyduck and Golduck got their names switched somehow.
Machamp and Golem are also based on each other. Sonce they evolve via trade, the idea is that they also trade traits, machamp getting gravelers 4 arms, and Golem getting Machamps reptilianlike face
Wouldn't Persian also be based on the Egyptian Serval cat too?
12:48: While yes Slowpoke does have some characteristics to a salamander but the picture of the Axolotl does fit better for it.
17:23: Don't forget it's Item name Lucky Punch as Chansey can be caught potentially holding that item on it between gen 5 and gen 7
I would honestly like to see Dobbs do a fun fact for every pokemon of each generation, this was well put together (despite my opinions above) and while also learning some new info I never knew about.
Can't believe he didn't make a deez nuts joke
When caterpie evolves He turns into a Cocoon then a is then a butterfly
Paras and Parasect aren't lobsters. Well, at least Paras is a cicada.
I think Kadabra was the one based on Urie Gellar. That's why they didn't have a card of it for like a decade. I guess by proxy that would include Zam though
22 mins ain’t long enough
Whaat that Dobbs card looks amazing
For hitmons you commited a mistake, they are based on japoneses fighters and their censored names até based on these two
Yet another goated thumbnail
Cloyster is also based on a womans v-Gastly and Haunter are both based on generic ghosts.
Fun Fact: In Japan Gastly is called Ghos and Haunted is called Ghost
Tangela is based on McDonald's Fry Guys and you CANNOT change my mind
Voltorb are based off mimics and Geodude are based of geodes.
For hit monlee and hormones chan they are actually based on famous japanese boxer and a famous Japanese kick boxer.
Man made that thumbnail on NNN
What do you call a doduo with only one head? Doduno!
what's a kitsoon
is that anything like a kitsune
"And also, Muk is based on C... Shelder...."
Rhydon's head looks like a Beyblade launcher