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[[File:Pikachu Pokémorph.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Drawing of a Pikachu Pokémorph, named Stunner Pikans, drawn by Shawntae Howard. The character, an anthropmorphic Pikachu, is from the community fan comic, ''PokéCombat Academy''.]] | |||
A '''Pokémorph''' is a popular term used [[fanon|among fans]] to describe two things; it is used as a term for either a character, usually a human, that has the ability to {{m|transform}} into one or more Pokémon, or an anthropomorphic Pokémon. | A '''Pokémorph''' is a popular term used [[fanon|among fans]] to describe two things; it is used as a term for either a character, usually a human, that has the ability to {{m|transform}} into one or more Pokémon, or an anthropomorphic Pokémon. | ||
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* '''Taur Pokémorphs''' - Based off the {{wp|centaur|centaurs}} of {{wp|Greek mythology}}, these Pokémorphs have the upper body (head, arms, and torso) of a human, but the body (and, occasionally, the ears) of a Pokémon with a quadruped or other multi-legged body. Bipedal variations of these Pokémorphs are very rare. | * '''Taur Pokémorphs''' - Based off the {{wp|centaur|centaurs}} of {{wp|Greek mythology}}, these Pokémorphs have the upper body (head, arms, and torso) of a human, but the body (and, occasionally, the ears) of a Pokémon with a quadruped or other multi-legged body. Bipedal variations of these Pokémorphs are very rare. | ||
* '''Naga Pokémorphs''' - Based off the {{wp|Nāga|nāgas}} of {{wp|Hinduism}} and {{wp|Buddhism}}, these Pokémorphs have some of the parts, especially the arms, of a human, but the body and appearances of a serpentine Pokémon, such as {{p|Arbok}} and {{p|Seviper}}. | * '''Naga Pokémorphs''' - Based off the {{wp|Nāga|nāgas}} of {{wp|Hinduism}} and {{wp|Buddhism}}, these Pokémorphs have some of the parts, especially the arms, of a human, but the body and appearances of a serpentine Pokémon, such as {{p|Arbok}} and {{p|Seviper}}. | ||
* '''Traditional anthropomorphic Pokémorphs''' - Currently the most common form of Pokémorphs, they basically look like Pokémon with humanoid body forms. | * '''Traditional anthropomorphic Pokémorphs''' - Currently the most common form of Pokémorphs, they basically look like Pokémon with humanoid body forms. The Pikachu-morph character seen at the top of the article, Stunner Pikans, is an example of this type. | ||
* '''Combiomorph''' - A rare kind of Pokémorph, combiomorphs were created by fan fiction writer, [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1507250/pikachuhunter1 pikachuhunter1], in the fan fiction, ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4095642/1/Pokemon_Periwinkle_Its_Real Pokémon Periwinkle: It's Real]''. They are described by pikachuhunter1 as "a combination of two Pokémon and a human. The human side of them is the most prominent, and whoever is afflicted with being a combiomorph is able to turn into either [one] of the Pokémon associated with them." Their appearances look similar to that of chimeras, which are mythical creatures composed of different animal parts. | * '''Combiomorph''' - A rare kind of Pokémorph, combiomorphs were created by fan fiction writer, [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1507250/pikachuhunter1 pikachuhunter1], in the fan fiction, ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4095642/1/Pokemon_Periwinkle_Its_Real Pokémon Periwinkle: It's Real]''. They are described by pikachuhunter1 as "a combination of two Pokémon and a human. The human side of them is the most prominent, and whoever is afflicted with being a combiomorph is able to turn into either [one] of the Pokémon associated with them." Their appearances look similar to that of chimeras, which are mythical creatures composed of different animal parts. | ||