Talk:Helioptile (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

::IMO it's a loose adaptation of a frilled lizard, with those thin appendages in place of the portentous frills (speculating it has more of those folded in). Eri might come from エリマキトカゲ ''erimaki tokage'', frilled lizard, and going by the new move it comes with (Parabola Charge) its head appendages might somehow work like a parabolic antenna, which a frilled lizard would be easy to cross with.--[[User:Kaoz|Kaoz]] ([[User talk:Kaoz|talk]]) 18:32, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

:::If you ask me, I believe it to be partially based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_salamander Spotted Salamander]. It was recently discovered in 2010 that it is capable of absorbing sunlight and converting it as its own energy, similar to how solar panels work. (Yes I took this somewhat from Charmander, but that's not the point) I believe it to be based as a combination of both things. [[User:Rai Marshall|Rai Marshall]] ([[User talk:Rai Marshall|talk]]) 23:38, 11 May 2013 (UTC)