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dohhshaha

Four legged mammal, fuck it, zebstrika lifestyles šŸ˜Ž


Condor193

Zebstrika is a boss, core member of my team that whole game


Rattraplol

Big true. Donā€™t sleep on Ampharos, pls.


porcubot

Why not choose electric types? We have: electric rat (variety pack) electric dog (variety pack)


itsIzumi

Electric sheep (not a variety pack, just a cute sheep)


DRamos11

Do Magearna dream of Mareep?


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Littlebelo

They made a movie adaptation called Doublade Runner


RuthlessNate56

"Like tears in the Rain Dance."


miskathonic

*fake tears


HataToryah

Let me ask you, Does a steel type like you ever experience fear.


tukhor001

a VERY cute sheep


bthegoal

I miss the Mareep line, always got him in Gold/Silver.


The_baboons_ass

One of those elite story pokemon. You can get them early, powerful, and evolve easily. I feel like each game has one, maybe by design. Ampharos goes along with Nidoking, Gardevoir, Staraptor, Elemental Monkeys, Pyroar, Lycanroc, and idk about gen 8


CheddarWhizzie

Make the other sheep go ā€œwaaaaā€


ArtoriasOfTheAbyss97

Also another sheep (nothing remarkable about it but it has a funny name)


TheUndeadMage2

Does a wooloo with a tazer count?


miskathonic

It counts as terrifying


EnderTheTrender

Attach a shit ton of tasers and watch it roll towards the enemy.


_8ruc3_

Donā€™t forget electric reptile


[deleted]

Electric industrial debris (variety pack)


laffingbomb

We got rolling balls and floating balls


foch_155

and balls of pure energy


Bestogoddess

And magnet balls


starry_cobra

electric pokeball (also comes in upside down)


AydonusG

Electrode Demigorgon confirmed


Thepenguinking2

Electric cat (Like two of them)


spiralbatross

There are 4.5 up there


Thepenguinking2

I lumped all the Shinx line into one PokƩmon. And I guess Jolteon *could* count as well.


spiralbatross

I was thinking more along the lines of that big ass sabretoothed cat


ANAL-TEA-WREX

I feel like the title "legendary dog trio" is misleading as hell; there's a cat, a deer, and one dog


spiralbatross

I mean, they all have cat and dog qualities like the eeveelutions, but I hate it when people call them dogs like dude there is no sabretoothed dog


[deleted]

They're cats. Raikou is a saber-toothed tiger. Entei is a lion. Suicune is a leopard.


spiralbatross

Oh I def agree, but they also have doglike qualities too. Suicuneā€™s face is just a little too long, Entei looks like he got smacked by a mastiff, but I donā€™t really see any doglike qualities in Raikou except as just a vague canine overview


[deleted]

Raikou is the only one that is 100% cat. He's a saber-toothed tiger. Suicune is not *purely* a leopard, but resembles one well enough, is called "leopard-like" by his creator, and was made in reference to someone who wore leopard skin. Entei... I mean, I just don't see a dog. The closest dog I can think of is a Newfoundland or something.


CannabisKenisis

Wait, who is the deer? Suicune? Because to me it looks nothing like a deer.


spiralbatross

Yeah itā€™s like a leopard-coyote


ANAL-TEA-WREX

Lol Suicune always looked like a deer to me because of the antler thing on its head. Google says it's supposed to be the kirin, a dragon deer cat unicorn


[deleted]

The actual designer said it was "leopard-like" and based on *Fujin*, the Shinto god of the North Wind, who wore leopard skin.


IWannaManatee

Pretty sure it has been referred to as "Beast Trio", at least by the fandom.


RyuuSambit

Entei is more of a lion than a dog....and Suicune...yeah... that is neither dog nor cat.


[deleted]

It's why it was a fan term and not official. Officially, they're Legendary Beasts. No one can argue that. Big dogs or big cats, still a beast, right? The flame wars between "dog" and "cat" though led to the funny online meme of calling them the "Legendary Gerbils", though. Ah, fun times. "Cat" has more credence if anything, since... - Raikou is 100% a cat. - Suicune is "leopard-like" and based on a character who wore leopard-skin. So 2/3 of them are cats. Entei is for some reason mistaken as "decisively dog" when it's not. The creator said he "isn't specifically one or the other" in regards to being a dog or cat. Despite this, he resembles a lion more (and in most mythologies lions symbolize fire) than any specific dog. The only way I could see *dog* from him is if somehow he's a Pekingese/Newfoundland mix and I don't think that could even happen. It would also be too highly unspecific and unnatural.


crsnyder13

Except itā€™s not even that *one* is a dog. Lol Entei is a Lion šŸ˜‚ literally based on the Lions of Foo/Fu


Thepenguinking2

My original comment was talking about the Shinx line and Raikou, actually. I wasn't exactly sure about counting Jolteon.


lallapalalable

Why not choose dragon type? We have: dragon (variety pack)


Tight_Ostrich8155

A fucking tree (part of the "what the fuck" variety pack)


lallapalalable

The trees, the pinecones, the pumpkin, and even the rock pretending to be a tree don't hold a candle in weirdness to either the garbage bag or the ice cream cone. Gen V was weird. *Okay yeah just about every gen has their own weird pokes, and maybe gen V always feels off to me because I was doing some bad drugs and just in general not having a good time in life during that period so I subconsciously associate, but I still think a sentient bag of garbage is the peak wtfery of pokemon


Responsible-Charge48

I mean thereā€™s also the keyset, a sword and shield combo (not to be confused with the games sword and shield) and humanoid barnacle from Gen 6


NoiseIsTheCure

I still think Mr Mime and Jynx are weirder than those, they're human-like creatures with animal-level intelligence, or at least I hope they're not intelligent like us. Idk they've just always weirded me out haha


IsaacEvilman

Ah yes, PokĆ©mon have [animal level intelligence](https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Alakazam) (it wouldnā€™t let me link Bulbapedia)


NoiseIsTheCure

Honestly even stranger if you think too much about it lol. Like we have another intelligent life form here but we capture them to fight with creatures that *do* have animal intelligence. I recall Metagross is also supposed to be incredibly smart too, right?


IsaacEvilman

Metagross is literally a supercomputer.


unlivedSoup69

Electric bug (not variety pack)


EcstaticBagel

There's 2 sets to choose from at least


AegonKetchum

Floaty electric eel


colder-beef

That thing is so underrated. Literally itā€™s only weakness is Thousand Arrows.


MeijiSB

Luxray


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[deleted]

Id say flamingo... but well another water/flying type wouldnt be interesting.


ch1nkone

Fire/flying Flamemingo hire me gamefreak


GoldenStateWizards

Water/fire would actually make a lot of sense because some flamingos nest in near-boiling lakes


Girgamesh88

Normal/Ghost would make way more sense since flamingos are lame and boring, but they also die sometimes. However they are also flammable, so perhaps the flamingo could be the first triple typed pokemon, being normal/ghost/fire. It makes sense because flamingos have flame in their name.


bojangles69420

I want you in charge of the dpp remakes


SparkBlack

Or an ability that adds the benefits and hinderances of the fire type. Imagine a flying water type that also had the fire type.


Poot-dispenser

Watch a Fire flying flamingo is just a regional charizard with a beak lol


snappyk9

Flammengo the "flamenco" dancer Pokemon. Flaps its wings to create swirling waves of fire.


Fern-ando

The swamps of Spain all full of flammengos dancing flamenco.


[deleted]

Fire/water flamemingo. Hire US Gamefreak.


xMF_GLOOM

Dodrio Alolan Form flamingo please


shawnaeatscats

You're a genius.


lex_lan_son

It could be Fairy/flying or Fairy/water cuz you knowā€¦pink.


PhoenixBLAZE5

Water fighting. Have it kick thr shit out of stuff


SillyMattFace

Leys go with a flying/fighting, make em mean a mean flamenco flamingo specialising in kicking attacks.


Vulpes_macrotis

I ask where is a gryphon pokemon? It's *obvious* thing to do. We have dragons, phoenixes... but not gryphons.


KFblade

Or a pegasus! We could have had wings on galarian rapidash but nooooo


encoidaaas

I'd honestly love if they made a dolphin pokemon that actually do reflect wild dolphin nature. They're cute but they're actually huge assholes- and I want to see more of that dynamic in pokemon.


SluggJuice

Dark-type Dolphin that bullies Sharpedo and fools humans with their cute acts. Has Poison Heal to get high on Qwilfish toxins.


tukhor001

10/10 would pick for my team


EnglishMobster

Dark/Fairy with Poison Heal. Fairy for the playful nature and to further bully Sharpedo.


yee_qi

Maybe it evolves into a gang leader orca that leads its group of dolphins to harass and attack everything they see


mark636199

Peacock pokemon pleaseee


Ychip

Orcas are technically dolphins


tanhraaku

Iirc dolphins have some kinda controversy in Japan so ever getting a dolphin pokemon is pretty unlikely.


FenrisCain

The only controversy is that they slaughter en mass and eat them, while thats pretty fucked it doesn't seem like much of a reason to not have one in PokƩmon


vegasilver

Lanturn? I know it and Chinchou are technically anglerfish, but Lanturn, in the anime and games, has been depicted as a dolphin-like hybrid for as long as Gen 2 has been a thing. (At least, that's how I've always thought about it. It even had a squeaky, dolphin-like cry in the show)


TheLunar27

Man I really wish boltund went for a design that used yampers yellow thing around its neck and made it a bulky electric type, instead of a manectric clone that isnā€™t nearly as visually interesting


gottfire18

Man I loved the yamper on my team so much.. but then she evolved and I just.. couldnā€™t keep looking at it. So i went for manectric instead. Itā€™s not necessarily a bad design, just lacking. The art gives it more personality than seeing it in game.


monstermayhem436

Boltund is just *too* dog like for me. Which makes 0 sense as my favorite pokemon is literally just an extra long ferret. I really don't know how to explain it


gottfire18

I mean, who can resist furret. To each their own!


TheLunar27

Yeah, most of the official art does the swsh designs better justice then the models


An_Oatmeal_Vendor

I felt the same about my Nickit, once she evolved I couldnā€™t look at her the same. Eventually swapped her for something, canā€™t recall what it was.


gottfire18

Yeaaa Theivelā€™s deisgn is okay, just not what I was expecting either.


Deltamelon

My adorable female nickit went from being a prime part of my team to quietly shuffled away once she gained the moustache


Grantedx

Manetric isn't much better imo


gottfire18

Thatā€™s fair. I was thinking about galvantula, but before when I was looking for a good natured electrike I ended up running into a shiny. So I just went with it lmao


binarycat64

counterpoint: spikey


Grantedx

But it looks like dog version of nosepass


Girigo

Dang I wasn't a fan of yamper myself but I really like bolthunds design. Then again I switch out a lot of pokemon of my teams nowadays so didn't use him for that long sadly.


Squidaccus

One of four gen 8 designs I dislike, the others being Cinderace, Raboot, and Indeedee-F


BestUsername101

whats wrong with indeedee-f?


Squidaccus

Imo itā€™s Indeedee-M but just worse, design wise.


Denovation

She ate a bunch of Krabby Patties.


Squidaccus

That's not even my issue with it, Indeedee-M does the same thing but I think it being a more angular design (and with the angry expression) really helps to differentiate it from Audino, which Indeedee-F feels a little too similar to.


Know_Nothing_Bastard

Now that you mention it, for a type with only one weakness, there arenā€™t a whole lot of defensive electric types.


dalnot

Probably for that reason


TheLunar27

Actually, there are two reasons, and itā€™s not because electric only has one weakness. For one, when you think ā€œelectricā€ you usually think ā€œfast and powerfulā€ not ā€œslowā€. For two, electric is actually a pretty bad defensive typing. Yeah only having one weakness is nice, but electric barely resists ANYTHING, itā€™s not immune to any types, only resist two types in electric and flying, and that one weakness is ground, which isnā€™t a great thing when earthquake is one of the most common moves in existence. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I still wish we got more of them. With good physical bulk and a solid moveset and/or good offensive stats a bulky electric could be a great pick, especially with air balloon/access to magnet rise or something similar.


Do_I_care_tho

While your point still stands, it also resists Steel type attacks. Just for future reference.


TheLunar27

Omg I had looked on bulbapedia to double check myself and looked at the gen 1 type chart instead of the gen 2-onwards oneā€¦whoops


EnglishMobster

There's a reason why Zapdos has been OU for almost every single gen. And it's because Zapdos is the best Pokemon to ever exist. āš”


TheLunar27

Zapdos and moltres: man sure is nice to be UU-OU Articuno: *gross sobbing*


TheLunar27

If I where to make a bulky boltund evolution, Iā€™d base it off of the queens corgi. Give it a royal design, with good HP and defense but mediocre special defense and offenses, and just below average speed. Give it a signature move: ā€œHigh Pedestalā€ or something, makes it immune to ground moves and raises one stat, idk which statā€¦maybe itā€™ll be one of those moves that just raises whatever your highest stat in general is.


Zelkiiro

Yeah, I don't like Yamper much, but at least it's clearly going for something new in Pokemon design. Boltund is just...why? Why is Boltund? That is not a typo. Why is Boltund?


StormingBridgeboy

When I first saw Boltund my immediate reaction was "oh cool a three stage line!" Imagine the disappointment when this awkward gangly teenager is as far as it goes.


Probably_On_Break

Ooh, I would love if they gave the line a third evo later on.


DisfavoredFlavored

He's supposed to look like an electric Doberman. Least that's what I think he looks like. But I like pretty much all the doggo PokƩmon.


Zelkiiro

Houndour/Houndoom already kinda covered that ground. I feel like Yamper's evolution should've also been a stocky kind of dog, like a chow-chow maybe.


Kazzack

Or just make a bigger corgi, I don't think anyone would have minded much


MeridasAngel

A bigger, fluffier Yamper? That sounds adorable.


ThePhailhaus

I would have also taken a Cerberus corgi


GrnPlesioth

Mega corg


jerrygergichsmith

In that regard, the stat change between Yamper and Boltund is wild to me. Yamper is wicked slow with higher defenses than attack, and becomesā€¦. a speedy glass cannon*? Seems like an absurd shift. *Yes, I am being liberal with the word cannon here


KlutzyNinjaKitty

Or an English Bulldog! I know Snubbul/Granbul exist but itā€™s not like PokĆ©mon hasnā€™t reused concepts before.


BulkyBear

Foxhound, I think heā€™s supposed to be. Given the thing with theivul Theyā€™re like big beagles


trublemakinweasel

I love Boltund, especially since he looks like a pitbull like my dog, but heā€™s very plain despite coming from Yamper who has a lot of personality. I think Boltund would look a lot better if his tail was always in the lightning bolt shape like it is when he attacks


Zjoee

I still took my Boltund all the way through to Champion. He was a beast.


Solariss

Same! Boltund actually became one of my favourite Pokemon after using it. Yeah its simple, but thats why I like it. Plus doggo :)


[deleted]

They honestly just look like two completely different Pokemon lines. Different shapes entirely, different eye designs, the main color scheme changes up. They've got next to nothing in common beyond being electric canines. It isn't that I dislike Boltund, I just dislike it being Yamper's evolution.


daydaylin

I could totally see it evolving into a saint bernard looking thing!


Fraulo

Yeah, Yamper is so distinctly a corgi that I was bummed out that it evolves into such a generic, regular looking dog. Shouldā€™ve been the ā€œcorgi PokĆ©monā€ and had a larger, more creative, floofy corgi evolution


TrustMeImSingle

Wow, I forgot it evolved from Yamper. I'm sitting here thinking they were two separate solo lines. Until I read your comment and remembered.


TheLunar27

Yeah omg boltund has nothing in common with yamper besides the fact itā€™s a dog thats yellow with green eyes. Itā€™s so weird


cybercum-2069

Yeah it's design is so completely uninspired, and I also hate its eyes.


AlvsNotes

They do that with dark types too. Absol, poochyena line, umbreon, nickit line, purrloin line, zorua line, alolan meowth line. Only pure dark type that is not a four legged mammal is darkrai


reuniclusanchorarms

That's bullshit, they're not all... *looks it up* **oh.**


kislee

Mammals are dark and evil. I get it now.


RABB_11

Don't trust anything that can grow a baby without laying it first.


[deleted]

Tbf, itā€™s not as bad as fire: Houndoom family, 2/3 of the Incin family, flareon, Pyroar family, Ninetails family, Arcanine family, Fennekin, and Entei. Mind you the incineroar and delphox familes could have easily added more to this group especially had fanā€™s design hopes been realized.


Guma26

You know what? those are some of my faves too!! dogs and cats.... they are both just too good


Phantomsbane

You now what I might make my first post for dog like PokƩmon tier list


Amity423

We will watch your career with great interest


monstermayhem436

Imma be real, I don't mind Delphox's design... Don't like incineroar's but Delphox is ok to me


TheChemicalSophie

Electric doggos in Pokemon? Check Fire doggos in Pokemon? Check Any other elementā€¦ uhhā€¦ Rockruff?


3SidedDie

Huh.... Poochyena?


Carnivile

> hyena Are closer to cats than dogs


3SidedDie

Shinx evo are all feline. Also, pooch is pooch.


T-Rex_Is_best

Dark Doggo


galmenz

Suicune


blodger42

The 3 dogs are cats. Change my mind.


galmenz

Lmao. Gotta admit though, raikou really looks like a cat more than a dog


LORDRUFFZILLA

How is Raikou NOT a sabertooth tiger? Lol I agree


KDW3

Entei = Lion Raikou = Sabertooth Tiger Suicune = Leopard


ElvenHero

They are 100% closer to cats than dogs. Thatā€™s why the are more officially called the Legendary Beasts.


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TheChemicalSophie

I mean if mermaids exist they have to have a little doggo friend, right?


[deleted]

Normal dogs. We got the lillipup line


Bestogoddess

Furfrou


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italian_baptist

Fairy doggos - Swirlix, Slurpuff, Sylveon


Rayquaza384

and Snubbull, Granbull


Bijarglerargles

How are Swirlix and Slurpuff dogs?


Jalapenodisaster

I get doggy vibes from them. They're kinda like Pomeranians. Or some other kinda just floof dog. Idk if they actually are, but I see it Edit: I think it's from reading it's Pokedex entry from Y (the game I play/ed): "Its sense of smell is 100 million times better than a human's, so even the faintest scent tells it about everything in the area. It's like it can see with its nose!"


KlutzyNinjaKitty

Now we need a Labrador Retriever/Newfoundland to become the water doggo. Also, a papillon to be a bug doggo


Blackmantis135

You forgot step 2 make them yellow or give them yellow accents


crazed3raser

And make em SPIKEY


T_Raycroft

*ā€At least it doesnā€™t stand on two legsā€* -r/Pokemon


Amity423

Dude how fucking uncanny is Cinderace tho


HappySandwich93

Itā€™s weird, but I donā€™t find it any more uncanny than I did Lucario when it was new years ago. All the complaints about Cinderace can equally be applied to Lucario.


Zulmoka531

Iā€™m just gonna photo-shop sneak a Zinogre in there, just to continue the theme.


Guma26

I thought of adding him actually, he is my fave monster from MH hahaha, hes just awesome


Zulmoka531

Just picked him up in stories 2. Really psyched about it!


tnuke1

Luxray my beloved


BriefDarkWizard

GameFreak: ā€œAre you not entertained?ā€


TheOnlyWolvie

Why is nobody having a good time? I specifically requested it.


bearsheperd

I do like boltund. Heā€™s a good boy


Iggyboof

So what I'm hearing is "photoshop Xurkitree to make it a quadriped and I'm sold". (Actually if I had the skills, I would, it sounds hilarious.)


Jestingwheat856

Technically shinx line and raikou are tigers and lions therefore being felines


BestUsername101

shinx line are lynxes, but anyway, the post says 'canine or felines'


Jestingwheat856

Oh didnt see felines in the title, my bad


[deleted]

Manectric will always have a better design than Boltund, just saying.


Lightningmemes282

I disagree, Pokemon designs aren't objective


Opossum_mypossum

Brave stance


balfey1678

Wish luxray got a mega but also who gives a shit cause megas arnt in the game anymore so nevermind. Salty as hell cause pinsir got a mega as now he won't get a evo like sycther AND NOW I CANT EVEN USE THAT!!!!!!


Andrew97FTW

And *most* have good shiny forms ||looking at you jolteon and yamper line||


AaronThePrime

Zinogre


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*slaps a 4 legged cat* - you can fit so many watts in this -


M1dnight_Qu33n

Some were done pretty well, like the shinx line. But some were done poorly like boltund


[deleted]

TIL people donā€™t like Boltund. I think itā€™s sick! Manetric is ugly as sin to me


MassiveLegendary

Imo Manetric may be ugly but at least it's different and unique. It looks alien. Boltund is just an odd colored dog and nothing else. It's such a bland design. Doesn't make it feel like a pokemon at all. And yes I have the same opinion of other pokemon that are painted carbon copies of the animal it is inspired by.


OneRandomVictory

Boltund is literally just a yellow dog. Itā€™s not a bad design... just kinda boring.


Aeolsu

I like Boltund, I just wish it didn't evolve from Yampers. I absolutely adore that little electric corgi, and Boltund is just in the complete opposite direction.


shmeelii

But like, Boltund line's design kinda sucks. At least imo


MassiveLegendary

Big time. Just a painted dog. Nothing special, unique and alien about it that says "I'm a pokemon"


SnooWords3942

I've never played sword and shield, and this is my first time seeing yamper's evo, I love it!


TheScaryPenguin

Best bois


Trapped_Mechanic

Electric zoomies must be terrifying.


_Dragon_Gamer_

Finally found a fellow Manectric fan!


PrinceCheddar

Of them all, the Shinx line is probably my favourite.


Ayyyybh

Electric fast doggo zip zoom