Arctozolt (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Arctozolt, like its counterparts, may be based on the {{wp|Crystal Palace Dinosaurs}}, a series of misassembled {{wp|dinosaur}} sculptures displayed at the {{wp|Crystal Palace Park}}. It may reference the statue of an ''{{wp|Ichthyosaurus}}'' walking on land. In the case of Arctozolt, its top half appears to be based on a {{wp|Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid}}, while its bottom half appears to be based on an aquatic reptile, like a {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}, {{wp|mosasaur}} or {{wp|ichthyosaur}}. It may have also been inspired by the {{wp|Chimera (mythology)|chimera}} and similar mythological creatures, which was stated to have the features of different animal species, and is often interpreted as being scientifically constructed from different animal parts.

The Pokédex entries for all the Galar Fossils mention them being the cause of their extinction, which may be a reference to the outdated hypothesis that the dinosaurs were evolutionarily inert, which made them get bigger, stupider, and more sluggish, to the point they couldn't sustain themselves.