Baxcalibur (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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Baxcalibur may also be based on other sail-backed prehistoric animals, most notably ''{{wp|Spinosaurus}}'', ''{{wp|Ouranosaurus}}'', ''{{wp|Arizonasaurus}}'', and ''{{wp|Dimetrodon}}''. The diamond shape of its sail may allude to the plates on the back of {{wp|stegosaurid}}s. Its overall design may also reference old depictions of non-avian {{wp|theropod}} dinosaurs in {{wp|paleoart}}.
Baxcalibur may also be based on other sail-backed prehistoric animals, most notably ''{{wp|Spinosaurus}}'', ''{{wp|Ouranosaurus}}'', ''{{wp|Arizonasaurus}}'', and ''{{wp|Dimetrodon}}''. The diamond shape of its sail may allude to the plates on the back of {{wp|stegosaurid}}s. Its overall design may also reference old depictions of non-avian {{wp|theropod}} dinosaurs in {{wp|paleoart}}.


Baxcalibur evolving at level 54 could be a reference to the {{wp|Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla}} franchise, as its {{wp|Godzilla (1954 film)|first movie}} was released in 1954.
Baxcalibur evolving at level 54 could be a reference to 1954, the year {{wp|Godzilla (1954 film)|the first ''Godzilla'' movie}} was released.


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