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:::: Chesnaught is a Glyptodon. Rowlet is a Stilt Owl (an extinct Hawaiian owl.) Treecko appears to be bosed on Dilophosaurs and Delcourt's giant gecko. Turtwig is a Galapagos tortoise (which has been thought to be extinct), or possibly a nodosaur and the World Tortoise, which is fictional. Snivy's entire line is based on the evolutionary ancestry of snakes, which can be seen in fossils (and the skeletons of some living snakes) where they are seen with vestigial legs and leg remnants. Meanwhile, Venusaur and Meganium are based on the synapsids that went on to become mammals (explaining the ears) and sauropods like the Brachiosaur, respectively. Therefore, Grookey is a Mesopithecus, given it's extinct nature and the fact that Mesopithecus's range included the UK. [[User:Burgrr|Burgrr]] ([[User talk:Burgrr|talk]]) 23:47, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | :::: Chesnaught is a Glyptodon. Rowlet is a Stilt Owl (an extinct Hawaiian owl.) Treecko appears to be bosed on Dilophosaurs and Delcourt's giant gecko. Turtwig is a Galapagos tortoise (which has been thought to be extinct), or possibly a nodosaur and the World Tortoise, which is fictional. Snivy's entire line is based on the evolutionary ancestry of snakes, which can be seen in fossils (and the skeletons of some living snakes) where they are seen with vestigial legs and leg remnants. Meanwhile, Venusaur and Meganium are based on the synapsids that went on to become mammals (explaining the ears) and sauropods like the Brachiosaur, respectively. Therefore, Grookey is a Mesopithecus, given it's extinct nature and the fact that Mesopithecus's range included the UK. [[User:Burgrr|Burgrr]] ([[User talk:Burgrr|talk]]) 23:47, 8 March 2019 (UTC) | ||
::::: Oof, so much nonsense. Firstly, not every pokémon from a region needs to be related to the region's real inspiration, specially starters: we have a Thai chicken in Hoenn; Chinese epic hero, World Turtle, and Napoleon in Sinnoh; Chinese boar and European snakes in Unova; a fucking ninja in Kalos; and a Siren in Alola. "If it weren't a starter"? The main dex pokémon can be even more unrelated ''sigh'' Rhinoceroses in Kanto? Native American birds in Johto? Hyenas in Hoenn? Hippopotamuses in Sinnoh? Sarcophagi in Unova? Pandas in Kalos? Koalas in Alola? Just to mention ''one'' major example in each region, cuz I could go for hours if I went nitpicking the exact origins. | |||
::::: Secondly, starter theories are often stretched and shouldn't be considered as absolute truth when looking for a pokémon's origin. If the fanbase needs to keep looking for obscure and unlikely animals/details just so they can shove their theories down other people's throat then it's a prolly bad theory. It's the same thing with the weapon theme for water starters and the fire zodiac theory; just don't, Game Freak isn't bound to fan speculation, so the research on the origins shouldn't be either. [[User:ExLight|ExLight]] ([[User talk:ExLight|talk]]) 02:35, 15 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
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