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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* According to Game Freak, Baruchai was not designed nor created by Ken Sugimori. It was created by James Turner, making it the first Pokémon to be designed by an American.<ref>http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/staff/?p=204</ref> | * According to Game Freak, Baruchai was not designed nor created by Ken Sugimori. It was created by James Turner, making it the first Pokémon to be designed by an American.<ref>http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/staff/?p=204</ref> It's evolution however, is designed by Sugimori himself. | ||
* Baruchai can be seen as a counterpart to {{P|Washibon}}: Both are dual-typed Flying Pokémon that are described as eagles, are members of a two-stage evolutionary family who evolve into their final form at level 54. They are both also members of a single-gender species (Baruchai is exclusively female, whereas Washibon is exclusively male). | * Baruchai can be seen as a counterpart to {{P|Washibon}}: Both are dual-typed Flying Pokémon that are described as eagles, are members of a two-stage evolutionary family who evolve into their final form at level 54. They are both also members of a single-gender species (Baruchai is exclusively female, whereas Washibon is exclusively male). | ||
** Their movesets are also substantially similar, sharing the same number of start moves and level-up moves, with all of their level-up moves occurring at the same levels. Many of their moves are either the same or share the same theme: Both start with a basic Flying-type attack and {{m|Leer}}; at level 5 they both learn {{m|Fury Attack}}; at level 14 both learn a status move that provides a total of two levels of stat increase ({{m|Nasty Plot}} for Baruchai, and {{m|Claw Sharpen}} for Washibon); at level 23 they both learn a [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]] variation of {{m|Swift}} (Baruchai learns {{m|Faint Attack}}, whereas Warshibon learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}); at level 32 they learn {{m|Defog}}; at level 37 they both learn {{m|Tailwind}}; at level 41 they share {{m|Air Slash}}; at level 55 both learn {{m|Whirlwind}}, and at level 59 they learn {{m|Brave Bird}}. | ** Their movesets are also substantially similar, sharing the same number of start moves and level-up moves, with all of their level-up moves occurring at the same levels. Many of their moves are either the same or share the same theme: Both start with a basic Flying-type attack and {{m|Leer}}; at level 5 they both learn {{m|Fury Attack}}; at level 14 both learn a status move that provides a total of two levels of stat increase ({{m|Nasty Plot}} for Baruchai, and {{m|Claw Sharpen}} for Washibon); at level 23 they both learn a [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]] variation of {{m|Swift}} (Baruchai learns {{m|Faint Attack}}, whereas Warshibon learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}); at level 32 they learn {{m|Defog}}; at level 37 they both learn {{m|Tailwind}}; at level 41 they share {{m|Air Slash}}; at level 55 both learn {{m|Whirlwind}}, and at level 59 they learn {{m|Brave Bird}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Baruchai is based on a vulture chick. | Baruchai is based on a vulture chick. | ||