Emboar (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Emboar is based on the soldier of {{wp|Romance of the Three Kingdoms}}.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/sp/index5.html (dead link)</ref> It and its pre-evolutions, as stated by Ken Sugimori, were designed in a Chinese style. Because of its Chinese style, it may be based on {{wp|Zhu Bajie}}, a pig demon from the Chinese tale {{wp|Journey to the West}}. {{p|Infernape}} is also based on another character from the novel, {{wp|Sun Wukong}}, and has a similar design as well as the same typing. It seems to also take inspirations of a {{wp|pig}} or {{wp|boar}} in a {{wp|professional wrestler}}'s or possibly a {{wp|lucha libre}}'s attire. The swirled pattern that surrounds its abdomen is visually similar to the patterns on {{wp|Ding (vessel)|ding}} or {{wp|Pottery of ancient Greece|ancient Greek pottery}}.