WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE KEEP CALLING IT A SEAL IT'S FUCKING CALLED THE "SEA LION" POKEMON REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
It's an Owl you Denialfag
>>26270703
Doesn't matter either way, it's the shittiest starter ever.
>>26270749
That's not Fennekin
>>26270703
it's called "garbage", no one cares
>>26270703
Because /vp/ has no idea what animals are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eared_seal
It's a Hawaiian monk seal
>>26271118
seals have fur?
Because is not brown or black
>>26271131
They are mammals
Seal[ion]
Idiot
>>26271143
why do they have fur though?
>>26271118
No, it's a performing circus sea lion.
>>26271118
no, it's a sea lion. Seals have ear holes and sea lions have ears.
>>26270703
I call it a clown, because it looks like shit.
>>26270703
mah nigga
>>26271292
And owls have leaf bowties.
I wonder if it'll hold on to its clown theme all the way through
>>26271349
>a design choice is the same as basic recognisable anatomy
>>26271118
Popplio can't be a monk seal because they are of the family phocidae, also known as true seals, which do not have visible/protruding ears. Popplio is almost certainly based on sea lions, which are of the family otariidae (eared seals). There's also of course the 'lio' part lending it to this. Monk seals and other true seals are also incapable of supporting themselves with their hind flippers, which popplio is shown to be capable of. Sealions and fur seals can rotate their hind flippers forward to aid land movement.
>>26271292
Sea lions belong in the Otariidae family which is also known as the eared seals family.
>>26271170
Why do you have fur?
>>26271370
It's nose will probably grow bigger to look like a beach ball.
>>26270703
>implying moons are birds
>>26270703
>sea lion
>sea l
>seal
>>26271540
>sea cow
>a cow
>cow
>>26271519
I dread how horrible that will look.
>>26270703
thanks for reminding me to add "REE*" to my filters
>>26271452
Woah
>>26270703
Sea lions are Pinniped, therefore it's a type of seal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinniped
>>26270703
Seal is an abbreviation of sea lion you dum bass
>>26272285
>>26272285
Pfffffft
>>26270766
Bait
>>26272366
>>26272398
>sea lion
>sea l
>seal
Itt not rocketscience you rtards
>>26272796
>>26271405
While you are correct that Popplio is clearly an otary, it should be noted that it seems to have a couple of canine features. Many languages call seals "Sea Dogs". In fact, Sea Dog is even an alternate English name for seals.
>>26272796
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5B_vhonmg
rare footage popplio vs piplup
>>26272834
>>26272972
Fucking faggots
>>26273101
Aww poor thing
seals, sea lions, same thing practically, who cares about the difference aside from neeeerds?
also the answer is because it's quicker to say one word rather than two
>>26270703
And Blastoise is called the "Shellfish" Pokémon? What's your point, kid?
>>26270741
I love this meme.
>>26273229
>>26273360
You realize it's only called Shellfish in the english version right?
>>26272285
>>26273391
>>26273756
Quit ur same fagging you rtard
>>26272121
lol cuck
>>26271540
Popplio = Seal Ion?
sea lions ARE seals idiot.
Why did dogs even evolve to go back into water?
Which prehistoric dog was it who thought, hey I'm going to jump into the sea and swim around and try to catch fish
>>26270766
That's not how you spell Chikorita.
seal is short for sealion
>>26274855
that's not how you spell snivy
>>26271131
What else would they have? Scales?
>>26271405
>popplio
>lio part
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_monk_seal
>Known to native Hawaiians as ʻIlio-holo-i-ka-uaua, or "dog that runs in rough water"
>>26270749
That's not how you spell Tepig
