Crocalor (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Crocalor is a bipedal, crocodilian Pokémon. Its body is mostly red, but its face and chest are white, and its hands and feet are black. It has yellow rectangular scales covering its back and tail, and a pattern of black and yellow stripes on its chest. Its face has a long snout, red square cheeks, a pattern of two red triangles resembling nostrils, and a hook-like upper jaw. When Crocalor opens its mouth, three pairs of canine teeth can be seen lining its lower jaw. Atop Crocalor's head is an orange mass of fire energy shaped like a nest, with yellow squares patterning it. This "nest" contains a yellow, glowing, egg-shaped fireball on top, borne out of Crocalor's fire energy and overflowing vitality.

Crocalor resembles a {{wp|crocodile}}, and the nest on top of its head resembles a {{wp|Easter mona|Mona de Pascua}}, a traditional Spanish cake from Catalonia sometimes served with a hard-boiled egg or egg-shaped confectionery on top; but it could also vaguely resemble a bouquet of {{wp|Tagetes erecta|Mexican marigold}}, or a {{wp|sombrero}} hat. Its overall appearance and affinity towards vocal performance make it vaguely similar to a {{wp|mariachi}} player, as seen with the vest design on its chest. It also loosely resembles {{wp|La Calavera Catrina}}, given the {{wp|calavera}} pattern on its face and the sombrero. Crocalor caring for an "egg" atop its head may also be inspired by the observed maternal behavior in crocodiles.

Achigator may be a combination of あちち ''achichi'' (hot!), ''{{wp|mariachi}}'', and ''alligator''.

|ja=アチゲータ ''Achigator''|jameaning=From {{tt|あちち ''achichi''|Hot!}}, ''{{wp|mariachi}}'', and ''alligator''