Volbeat (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Volbeat appears to be based on a {{wp|firefly}} like its counterpart, {{p|Illumise}}. Its coloring suggests that it may have been based on the subfamily {{wp|Cyphonocerinae}}. Its appearance is based on a {{wp|Greaser (subculture)|greaser's}}, a subculture in the 1950's; their Japanese counterparts are the {{wp|Bōsōzoku}}. Greasers usually wore black or brown y-collared trench-coats and/or jackets with under shirts and also had heavily greased hair. This is shown in Volbeat's black colored "shirt", striped belly "under shirt" and "collar". The pose Volbeat is shown in its Sugimori art may also be a reference to greasers, as they are commonly shown with their hands either holding or popping their jacket collars.