![]() ![]() Their powers generally revolve around storm-focused Weather Manipulation, but may also revolve around a broader form of Shock and Awe with less focus on inclement weather but including phenomena, such as electromagnetic pulses, not associated with angry skies. You’re safe on that front.Thunderbirds are immense avian creatures, typically resembling birds of prey, with a connection to or control over storms and lightning. In other games, it’s frequently found in volcanoes, which are known for their tendency to bring about sudden, irreversible change.ĭon’y worry, though–Mewtwo still has no cool mythological backstory beyond that whole ‘genetic abomination created through science and the hubris of man’ thing. Or, in other words… the old order ends and a new one begins. In Gen 1, it could be only be found on Victory Road, right before the reigning champion is overthrown and the game ends. As such, it was usually only seen right before its death, a harbinger a change. Whenever a new age begins, the phoenix dies, and a new one is born from the ashes of its predecessor. Moltres is–of course–based on the Persian phoenix. It should also be pointed out that Articuno was one of the few Pokemon able to learn the move Mist (which protects the team from status effects and debuffs) during Gen 1, which fills the ‘protection and healing’ niche nicely. I don’t know about you, but if I had a nickel for every time I got hopelessly lost in the Seafoam Islands and ended up stumbling into Articuno’s chamber, I wouldn’t be here–I’d be swimming in my Scrooge McDuck-style money pool. ![]() Despite its association with cold, it was extremely benevolent, healing mortal wounds and helping lost children. When it takes flight, the leaves of the Tree of Life (think Yggdrasil, but with fewer Vikings) would shake and fall, beginning winter. Ever wonder why the plant was suddenly resettled in Gen 2, so quickly after Red caught/defeated it? Ever wonder why it was abandoned in the first place? Now you know.Īrticuno is based on the simurgh, an Persian fantasy beast that resides in the frozen north. The kind of general havoc that would, say… trash a local power plant. It was said to descend when it got angry, conjuring storms and wreaking general havoc. Zapdos is based on the Native American thunderbird, a being said to live atop an impossibly high mountain and control the weather. NERD FORM ACTIVATE! BY THE POWER OF GALLIFREY!Īctually, the legendary birds from Gen 1 do have their origins in mythology. MOLTRES, ARTICUNO, AND ZAPDOS FROM GENERATION 1 Lugia could be considered similar to the sea-dwelling dragon, Ryujin of Shinto myth, and he has subtle elements that seem similar to a beluga whale. Ho-Oh has clear inspirations from various fire-birds in different legends from various cultures like the Phoenix, Fenghuang, and the Huma Bird, as it is associated with the power to revive itself and others from ashes, bring eternal happiness, and rainbow iconography. Rayquaza acts as a neutralizing force to aid the world and its people. Groudon and Kyogre helped shape the world (Alpha) and often nearly end the world in conflict with each other (Omega). Groudon created the land, Kyogre rules the seas, and Rayquaza guards the skies. Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza are modelled after the biblical beasts The Behemoth, Leviathan, and Ziz. GROUDON, KYOGRE, AND RAYQUAZA FROM GENERATION 3 They come from a more scientific approach to how the universe works/was created, whereas Arceus and Giratina are more spiritual as they are designed with inspirations from various versions of “God” and “Satan” in dozens of different religions around the world. ![]() PALKIA, DIALGA, GIRATINA, AND ARCEUS FROM GENERATION 4ĭialga and Palkia are the Shinto legend inspired, godlike entities responsible for guarding and creating space and time. While Kyurem is the grey area in morality, a hollow shell left behind by the singular Dragon these three once used to be before humans tried using it for what they perceived to be “right”, when in reality it was just differing perspectives. Reshiram and Zekrom represent Truth vs Ideals, and the Tao philosophy of Yin/Yang. RESHIRAM, ZEKROM, AND KYUREM FROM GENERATION 5 Xerneas shares its life, Yveltal takes the lives of others to replenish its own, and Zygarde works to maintain the natural balance of the life-death cycle. Xerneas is Eikþyrnir who lives under the life tree, Yveltal is Hraesvelgr who represents death, and Zygarde is the underground Nidhogg. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde are based around Yggdrasil of Norse mythology. XERNEAS, YVELTAL AND ZYGARDE FROM GENERATION 6 ![]()
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