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Where have all the wolves gone? 2016-05-13 20:58:00 Post No. 26313438
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You've think after 20 years and all the things that have been turned into Pokemon, we would have had at least one based on a wolf by now. they are one of the most common animals to come to mind when creating some fictional beast that is based on something that actually exists, and yet there has never been a Pokemon based on one.
I mean, they have made a Pokemon out of just about everything else that is common (and many things that are far more obscure) at this point. We have several foxes, dozens of felines, even some based on domesticated breeds of dogs such as a Yorkshire Terrier and a Poodle..... hell, even some of them are even based on more obscure animals that actually exist such as Sudowoodu's appearance being based on an actual type of insect, we even have Pokemon based on objects like ice cream cones, keyrings, and even a literal bag of garbage... but none based on something as common as a wolf.
I used to think Lucario was the wolf-based Pokemon, until I realized it was clearly based on Anubis/a jackal. The only other thing that comes close is Manectric, but it's pre-evolution looks more like a reptile than a canine, and while it's evolved form does look like a canine, it doesn't really look much like a wolf. It has been suggested that due to it's appearance and name, it is likely based on a Maned Wolf... which despite the name it not a wolf but closer to a coyote.
Which brings me back to my original point, how come after all this time one of the most obvious choices has been glossed over for 20 years when other animal species have had several pokemon based on them?
I think with Sun and Moon it is an especially big missed opportunity, since the Sun legendary is a jungle cat it would have been a perfect opportunity to make it's rival and the Moon legendary based on a wolf. And no, NOT because of that silly Moon Moon theme, but due to there not being any wolf Pokemon in existence and how wolves tend to be associated with the moon.
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>>26313438
>wolfaboos
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>>26313438
>I used to think Lucario was the wolf-based Pokemon, until I realized it was clearly based on Anubis/a jackal.
Anubis is a wolf, genius.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_golden_wolf#In_folklore
Pretty sure that makes Lucario a wolf
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>>26313438
So basically you want a new wolf-mon so you can jack off to it?
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>>26313695
kek
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>>26313560
Anubis was considered a Jackal for nearly a century, he was only recently reclassified as an African Golden Wolf sometime mid-2015, Lucario was revealed in 2006, nearly a decade BEFORE archeologists realized Anubis was not a jackal.
Pretty sure that makes Lucario a jackal, since it was designed when Anubis was still thought to be one..... genius.
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>>26313713
Fair enough. I just like to be pedantic.
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>>26313695
Neither like nor hate wolves, not like you are going to believe that though I'm sure, I just think it's odd how one of the most obvious choices has been passed over for 20 years while all sorts of obscure choices have made it in.
Especially with one of the latest games having a moon theme and it's rival with a sun theme being a feline.
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>>26313748
Also...... to be honest, I really hate that bat's design. Though I wondered why there were no wolf-based pokemon before that ridiculous looking thing was revealed.
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>>26313771
I always thought suicune was partly based on a wolf.
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>>26313835
Suicune looks a lot more like it's just a type dog than a wolf. Although I never realized how ridiculously huge it was until I got Pokken, that thing almost looks like a damn horse at that size.
Pokedex says Blaziken is supposed to be 6 foot 3.
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