So what is Chansey supposed to be?
A pokémon
>>25783966
Why do people ALWAYS insist in instigating a genwar? What do you get out of it?
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>>25783966
>gen 1 Pokemon aren't just cartoony animals
>>25783948
It's supposed to be super cute and it is.
>>25783994
Seeing the world burn with despair and anger.
![032Nidoran[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/Ku9WPDb.png "032Nidoran[1].png")
>>25784009
Yes. Look at Nidoran for example. You can't just pin it down as one animal. It looks like a different original creature yet still somehow realistic.
It's an egg shaped blob
>>25783948
An axolotl most likely.
>>25784085
They're apparently good fried.
>>25784034
It's a rabbit, that's pretty clear.
chansey is a egg
>>25784117
rabbits don't have claws and poisonous spikes.
>>25784141
thats because its a cartoon rabbit
Isn't it a type of Marsupials?
>>25783948
It's a monotreme, hence the 'quills' that Chansey has on the side of it's face and the face that it's a marsupial. Also the fact that mono=normal.
>>25784141
>Pokemon are super accurate and only based on one thing without potential extras
>>25784141
neither do you but we're not saying anything bitch
>>25784154
it's not a cartoon rabbit though. It's a Pokemon.
>>25784169
Pokemon is cartoons.
>>25784141
Yes and Charmander, a salamander don't have flaming tails, and Bulbasaur a toad doesn't have claws or rafflesia bulbs growing on it's back.
Come on Anon, not everything has to be a literal 1:1 copy. It's clearly a rabbit.
Also rabbits have claws.
Guys please, I just wanted to know what Chansey is based off of.
>>25784180
no.
>>25784161
>I can pretend a Pokemon is something by ignoring multiple design traits
>rabbits grow into spine covered dinosaur rhinos
>>25784181
>It's clearly a rabbit
No it's not. Bunnelby is a rabbit. Buneary is a rabbit. Nidoran is a Pokemon.
>>25784200
see >>25784160
That's probably the best answer you're gonna get, either that or just 'egg'.
>>25784117
rabbits aren't purple, unless if they are dentists or peeps
>>25784181
>Bulbasaur
This is another good example. It's not just a toad, the whole point of it is that it's some ambiguous dinosaur that no one knows what it is. It doesn't look exactly like a toad but it doesn't look exactly like a common reptile either. It's a Pokemon. Yet it still works well as a believable fictional creature.
>>25784202
>no.
yes
>>25784216
Thanks anon but I'm asking that this thread not devolve into, well what's happening right now in the thread.
>>25784202
No, Bunnelby is a Pokemon too. Just because it's a Pokemon doesn't mean it's not based on something, Nidoran is based on a rabbit.
What next, you're gonna tell me Butterfree isn't a butterfly just because it's a Gen 1 'Pokemon'?
>>25783948
A Egg Pokémon.
>>25784169
>>25784202
Ah, alright, so this is another 'Pokemon is E for Everyone and not for kids' type of argument. Gotcha Anon.
>>25783966
Then what in gods name is this?
>>25784257
Audino ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>>25784230
The ran in Nidoran is translated as orchid, which are primarily Blue or Purple, hence the color scheme of the two.
You're free to call Nidoran whatever you want, but I'm with the other Anons, it's definitely got rabbit inspiration and porcupine inspiration slammed into each other.
>>25784255
>Wooper
Rabbit
>>25784257
>Audino
Rabbit
CUTE!
What is Abra supposed to be?
>>25783966
Always an idiot instigating
It's a Pokémon, it doesn't have to be an exact real life animal. It's based on eggs, nurses and kindness
>>25784034
what about caterpie and its evolutions? Weedle? Rhydon? squirtle? exeggcute? they were definitely cartoony animals
>>25784085
>tfwajolote
>>25784407
A fox, they have ties to being mystic/psychic.
>>25784202
Persian is a cat.
>>25784141
you dumb fuck, they have claws and the point of this is that theyre CARTOONY animals. fag
>>25784287
What, so everything in pokemon is actually a rabbit?
I actually like this idea. Let's make it a meme.
>>25784476
Please tell me where you see an exeggcute looking animal walking around, because you must live in a pretty weird place
>>25784480
It looks nothing like a fox, though.
And what is Slowpoke?
>>25784407
Again, it's a Pokemon. Gen 1 Pokemon aren't just cartoon animals. It has traits of a fox but it also looks like a reptilian creature with its tail and lack of fur
>>25784454
> It's based on eggs, nurses and kindness.
It's basically nurse fetish: the pokémon.
I'm OK with that.
>>25784522
>Gen 1 Pokemon aren't just cartoon animals.
Sure buddy.
>>25784200
Danny Devito
>>25784497
Yes, all Pokemon are rabbits.
>>25784509
He's sort of not wrong on the fox thing, Abra does have those sly Japanese fox eyes and thing going on, it's probably just based on a lot of shit thrown together.
Being serious for a moment though, Slowpoke is likely a giant salamander, or a water rabbit.
>>25784504
Eggs.
Granted, eggs aren't animals, but still.
>>25784598
It has the eyes, and maybe the ears I'f I'm being generous, but calling it a fox is retarded. That's like calling Dunsparce a bird, because it has wings.
>>25784509
>>25784598
Slowpoke is another good example of how Gen 1 Pokemon aren't just cartoon animals. It has traits of otters, hippos, or possibly salamanders. You can't pin it on one animal because it's a unique fictional creature that has traits from multiple real world sources. But it all comes together into a great believable design instead of just an animal made cartoony.
>>25784257
It's based of an ear, literally. The pattern is the canal the antennas are the cochlea.
>>25784522
>Gen 1 Pokemon aren't just cartoon animals
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Literally almost all of the Gen 1 Pokemon are very clearly based on animals and just have very cartoony gimmicks to them. Just the same as Gen 2-6 are the same way, and just the same as Gen 1-6 have Pokemon that aren't really animals or based on really any one thing in particular and are their own thing.
>>25784522
Please just stop, you're embarrassing yourself.
>>25784618
>Slowpoke
>Otter
>Hippo
I might let Otter slide, but it in no way is a hippo.
>>25784617
Well I agree, it's not really a fox, but I can see why people could view it as one, I mean it's not Vulpix or Eevee, but I could see at least some things for Abra.
Dunsparce is a Tsuchinoko though, that's pretty obvious. Which is sort of a weird Snake-Bird rolling wheel thing of stupidity.
The fuck do Japanese people seriously think that exists?
That's what I love about Breloom. It's not clearly anything. I mean obviously it's largely a fungus but not in same way Parasect or Amoongus are.
>>25784731
You just reminded me of this image
>>25784141
Salamanders also don't have flaming tails
whats your point?
>>25783948
A Fairy type
>>25784632
That's pretty clever, actually.
Fucking morons. Nidoran is a small possible baby version of a Kaiju.
>>25784407
baphomet
>>25784678
>hippos sweat bright pink
>The teeth patterns
Plus, we got Buizel and Oshawot.
>>25784407
literally satan
>>25787277
my point is that charmander isn't just a cartoon animal just like other gen 1 pokemon. It also has traits of a lizard.
>>25783948
FREE EXPERIENCE AND LUCKY EGGS
>>25787338
It's literally called 'Lizard Pokemon'
>>25787392
That doesn't mean the design is just a cartoon lizard.
>>25787404
It looks cartoonish
It looks like a lizard
It's final form is Lizardon
Only the American name has anything to do with a salamander.
>>25787477
>Only the American name has anything to do with a salamander.
No, the whole fucking concept has to do with salamanders. Charmander is based on the fire salamander legend. That's why they made it fire type. And "salamander" literally reads as "fire lizard" in Japan.
>>25787503
Fire breathing lizards are a common thing. They're fucking called dragons. Charmander is a baby dragon.
>>25784509
pls no
I still have to figure out whether Slowpoke's skin is slimy, leathery, or velvety.
>>25786674
Uh, pokemon are monsters.
>>25787513
Yeah, it's almost as if Charmander is cleverly made to be a combination of all those things instead of just a cartoon animal with an element slapped on it. Thanks for making my point for me ;)
>>25787576
All of the above. Slowpoke feels like a dolphin.
>>25784509
>looks nothing like a fox
Except that it has a snout, claws and fox eyes and is mystical and its evo has a bushy fox tail yea it's nothing like a fox
>>25787608
Except it's a fucking lizard.
>>25786674
>POCKET MONSTERS
>>25784034
Nidoran is very clearly some kind of poison rabbit, but what the hell is Nidoking/Nidoqueen? Some kind of Rabbit/Rhino/Dinosaur? Maybe just something resembling an ultraman monster?
Still pretty creative, you wouldn't except them to make a poison rabbit that evolves into a poison rhydon these days. All other poison types are things you'd expect to be poisonous or toxic, like bats, snakes, bugs, trash, frogs, skunks, etc etc. And yes, that includes all other gen 1 poison types.
>>25788209
GEE, I WONDER
cute
>>25788157
no it's a Pokemon.
>>25787594
>>25788190
Yes, that is the joke. Thank you for explaining it.
So what is Noctowl supposed to be?
>>25788509
A bird
>>25788674
It's an owl you retard.
>>25783948
A nurse.
>>25783948
A large round creature best known for people using it's eggs... It's your mother OP
She's a short stack with a side of eggs if you know what i'm saying.
>>25783948
A punching bag, the pokemon is the tail
>>25783966
Caterpie line, weedle line, rattata line, ekans line, vulpix line, growlithe line, pidgey line, meowth line, squirtle line, tentacool line, magikarp, krabby line
>>25783948
got pregnant at a young age, so probablyyour mom
>>25784678
I can see hippo. The wierd bulbous muzzle seems kinda hippo-ish to me.
Tenga
>>25788468
When was there ever a debate about a generation not being canon?
>>25783948
>hops around
>keeps it's young in a pouch
Seems pretty obvious to me.
>>25790036
a dinosaur right
>>25786674
>shitting on based Breloom
FAGGOT
>>25790041
I'm not the only one who thinks that Kangaskhan and Breloom are dinosaurs right
>>25784407
It sleeps like 17-18 hours a day so that usually makes me think it's somewhat based off a cat.
It's a chansey.
>>25788491
pretty unfunny and overall retarded image
It's afairy.
>>25784244
What are lickitung, magmar, electivire, snorlax, jigglypuff, wigglytuff, nidoqueen, nidoking, slowpoke, slowbro based on then? Im really curious.
>>25790594
Slowbro is a Japanese yokai that lives in giant shells or something.
I don't know the exact name, but there is a Digimon based on that. And I'd say a Yokai from Yokai Watch too
>>25790594
Magmar is a duck.
>>25784509
I always thought of Slowpoke as a hippo analog.
>>25784632
Now I understand why it's called Audini.
>>25783948
Marsupial Penguin Kangaroo Egg Nurse-creature
TL;DRA cute
>>25783948
THICK, that's what
>>25791117
Yet it's not just a duck because it has claws and a tail like a dinosaur
That's the great thing about gen 1 pokemon, they aren't just cartoon animals
>>25784407
Abra's line draws from the occult, so it combines features from foxes, goats, psychics.
>>25787336
This anon isn't even totally wrong, Abra's drawing from the same pool Lucifer does.
>>25784407
a cat
>>25788209
>bats
>skunks
>poisonous or toxic
>>25790594
>lickitung
Chameleon/Iguanadon
>magmar
Booby, hence why its japanese name is Boober
>electivire
I assume you mean electabuzz? Its some japanese legend about a demon that wore tiger skin and had electric powers.
>snorlax
Teddy bear
>jigglypuff
Balloon
>wigglytuff
Rabbit/Balloon
>nidoqueen, nidoking
Kaijus
>slowpoke, slowbro
Otters
>>25784141
that's why it's a cartoony animal and not just a regular animal
>>25795144
No, Bunnelby is a cartoony animal
Nidoran is a Pokemon
