Why do you underage faggots refer to these as cats instead of dogs?

>>33521707
Raikou is literally a Smilodon aka saber toothed cat

>>33521707
Entei is literally a lion. It even has retractable claws. Suicune is a qilin and Raikou is a sabre-toothed cat. They're 2/3 cat and 0/3 dog.

The designer of them said herself that they're not supposed to look totally like either cats or dogs, but the animals she ended taking the most from were tiger, lion, and panther/leopard.

>>33521733
>she

I assume people refer to them as dogs because Suicune is the most popular one and looks like a canine.

Entei, I guess, could be mistaken as some kind of dog creature.

Raikou is obviously a cat.

>>33521707

They're beasts.

Raikou and Entei are clearly feline, while Suicune is clearly canine.

Besides, they're based on mythical creatures, not real animals.

Yummy! What a good bait!

>>33521769
Isn't entei the most popular one because of the movie?

>>33521779
So, is it easier to bait dogs or cats?

>>33521783
I could say that wasn't really Entei...

But really I'd say it's because Suicune was on the cover for Crystal, and IIRC, it has the most plot relevance in the game.

If it's not Suicune, then it's Entei. Raikou is a nobody.

>>33521783
It's Suicune, followed by a power gap and then the other two.

>>33521812
hmm I never really thought of suicune as all that popular for some reason even though it is a box legendary. maybe its because I saw the entei movie as a kid but never played crystal

>>33521707
>not calling them beasts

>>33521776
>leopard
>canine
Anon...

>>33521834
This seems pretty accurate, though not 100% sure what Raikou's creature inspiration is supposed to be

>>33521837
>not calling them rodents

>>33521707
I always referred them as beasts.

Suicune being a Kirin is the dumbest fucking thing. Kirin are basically dragon-unicorns, and they have no particular relation to water. The only similarity to Suicune it has is that has horns, something a shitload of Asian mythological creatures have. It's a just a dumb theory pushed by Bulbapedo and others because they think there needs to be some clear inspiration to something. Despite the designer already telling everyone that she just tried make them look like feline+canine creatures that "carry their elements on their backs" and aren't supposed to be based on anything particular.

>>33521904
qilin =! kirin

>>33521718
it literally isn't you mong

>>33521858
Raiju's tiger form. Manectric and Raichu are also based on his other forms.

>>33521812
>>33521807
spot the guys that don't go outside. all the normies love entei because it's "badass" like charizard. suciiune is too feminine.

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>Suicune is a leopard

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>>33521974
Except it clearly is faggot

>>33521730
>>33521718
autism the post

>>33521924
All I'm getting are pictures of dragons, a small handful of which are vaguely elk-like. I'm not seeing Suicune in it at all.

>>33521998
i want to fuck entei

>>33523397
i'm sure you do, captain degenerate

>>33523397
I want to fuck Suicune until she breaks and cries at my mercy

>>33521784

Catfags. They're right, so when you say they're wrong, they sperg out about "muh evidence muh inspirations muh retractable claws."

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>tiger
>lion
>literally my mom's vaporeon
>not cats

The official name is beasts and if you actually look at them, they're clearly based more of cats than dogs. Although for some reason the name "dogs" just stuck. It's sort of like how people called Sony's first console the "PSX" despite it being a completely incorrect name.

The only cat is Raikou because it is literally a Saber tooth tiger and if you think otherwise you have brain damage

There seems to be some misconception that Suicune is a fucking leopard, which I can only assume is because of the spots

And Entei is a beast. A fusion of both dog and cat. It has retractable claws like a cat but howls like a wolf in the night. It is literally the epitome of badass.

>>33521707
Suicune just became a lot sexier.

>>33523961
>sabre-tooth tiger
No such thing

>>33523961
Suicune Is a leopard AND a qilin. If you're going to argue it's not a lepoard because it's also based on the qilin, I'm open to hearing your argument for how it's a actually a giraffe.

I'm only open to it because I'm going to have great fun laughing at your retardation but it's something, no?

Also, Entei is a lion. Western retards call them "foo dogs" but what it's based on is actually called the "shi shi" which means stone lion, faggot.

They're cats mixed with some designs from older eastern mythos. Period.

>>33523961
>some misconception that Suicune is a fucking leopard
Pretty good likelihood the spots are supposed to be a leopard's. Not 100% of the design is a leopard, but dex entries repeatedly mention Suicune relating to the north wind, and Fujin (god of the north wind) wore leopard skin

dumb dogfags

>Dogs
>Cats
>Not calling them a mix of the two with inspiration from other mythological beasts, making them the BEASTS
>I SHIGGY FUCKIN DIGGY

>>33521730
Entie also Barks and Roars and is probably based of Foo Dogs/Guardian Lions which are Lion/Dog hybrids that are as strong as lions but loyal like dogs

Besides they're offically valled Beasts

Dogfags are worse than finfags

>>33521707
Theyre neither. They are foxes

>>33524627
Up yours, hornbitch

Only Suicune plays fetch. Entei and Raikou bring you dead raticates and linoones

Catfags are almost as bad as hornfags

How do they call it in the games, tho? "Beasts"? I can't remember.

I call it "dogs" because I used to say that when I was a child. I just get used to it.

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>>33524047
I don't understand how you think a wolf is a leopard or why you're so insistent that a Mastiff is a lion

>>33524687
For Suicune, see >>33524052

Otherwise, stop posting shitty bait

>>33524678
Eusine, the guy who wants to bang suicune, just calls them legendary pokemon. Bulbapedia also says beasts is a fan term.

I too referred to them as dogs, and personally still do. Though I opt for beasts sometimes, never cats though.

>>33524731
So just because something vaguely related to Suicune wore leopard skin means it is based on a leopard?
You're grasping at straws harder than zodiacfags

>>33521707
i think they're based on the red and blue oni from japanese mythology

>>33524764
Actually, they are based on the red oni and blue oni from Japanese folklore

>>33524762
>Fujin, god of north winds, wears leopard skin
>Suicune, reincarnation of north winds, has leopard spots on body
Yeah, really grasping there

>>33521974
Intransigent sperg.

>>33521707
Legendary beasts are their technical term but raikou is a sabre tooth entei is a lion and suicide is a wolf

>>33521707
Suicune is a dire wolf, raikou is a smilodon, and entei is a short faced bear, reflecting the top predators of ice age North America

>>33525008
Naw they foxes

>>33524886
>Poseidon, god of the sea, created horses
>Kyogre, creator of the sea, has horse spots on its body

>>33525434
t. child upset he was proven incorrect

>>33525546
How does that prove anything?

>>33525558
You can't fight a logical connection you don't agree with with a completely illogical connection and expect to win an argument

>>33521730
>Qilin
Suicune doesn't have hooves, you twit.

>>33525434
That proves Kyogre is Zeus' brother.

we have fucking turtle islands, pistol fish, mushroom kangaroos, pig mammoths, and other assorted mixed shit, but cat dogs are too hard for you people to accept?

>>33525577
the problem there is that the 'logical connection' you brought up isn't actually a logical connection

>>33525605
desu I think Suicune is the doggiest, Raikou is the cattiest, and Entei's in the middle of the two
I'm almost positive catfags are the same people who say all the eeveelutions are cats too

>>33521707
I love dogs and dislike cats irl when it's comes to the legendary beasts I always thought of them as more cat like like people have said raiku is legit a saber tooth tiger

http://legendsoflocalization.com/qa-what-do-japanese-fans-call-these-legendary-pokemon/

The nippons call them dogs. So they must be dogs. Even the cat, Raikou. The nips are all knowing, beautiful and wise. We must submit.

Raikou is a cat,Entei a dog and Suicune is a retarded deer or something.

>>33525618
Fujin has connections to the north winds and purification. Suicune has connections to the north winds and purification. Fujin wears leopard skin, Suicune has leopard-like spots.

Hard to debate what's literally spelled out for you in the Pokedex.

Raikou and Entei are cats
Suicune a dog

>inb4 muh leopard

no leopard has a snout like that, it's about the same flat faced shit like other cats. dog.

>>33526163
It has spots, but it doesn't really resemble a leopard

>>33526214
I still think Entei looks mastiff-y, with lion elements infused

>>33521733
source?

>>33526360
Its spots are similar, and the fact its connections are so strong to Fujin makes is obvious enough. I mean, Raikou's stripes don't match most tigers but the implication is there.

>>33521707
Well for starters everyone is wrong, they're officially the 'legendary beasts'. Not legendary cats nor legendary dogs, legendary beasts.

>>33523868
But dogfags make whiny posts like this so clearly it's easier to trigger them. Dog people HATE it when people talk about cats at all and cat people usually don't give a shit when dogs are mentioned.

>>33521707
>>33521974
Just kys already, fucking retard(s). They are mostly based on big cats. period. It's not even subjective.

>>33523961
In the movie, Entei doesn't Howl, it roars, so fuck off retard.

>>33524687
keyboards for blindfags were a mistake. Kill yourself faggot. Cats > Dogs.

>>33526756
>cat people usually don't give a shit when dogs are mentioned.
Are you fucking kidding me? Most people I've met who own cats either own dogs too or just like them, but "cat people" are a bunch of starbucks-sipping hipsters that can't wait to tell you about how much better cats are

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>>33521707
They are literally birds

>>33526991
I know this is a meme, but how could they possibly be owls? The beast trio have legs, not wings.

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>>33527013
>how could they possibly be owls?

anon...

>>33521707
>underage
Bitch, I debated about whether they cats or dog in the year 2000 on Pojo's message board. This argument is far older than you are.

>>33526887
so instead of actually giving reasons why you prefer one side or another you're only choosing one side because you prefer cats?

>dogs
Only spics call them that, i should know, i am one

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>Entei gets a movie
>Suicune gets a cover appearance and appears in Pokken
>Raikou gets nothing

>>33521807
This

>>33527599
> What is Raikou legend of Thunder?

>>33527599
Raikou had an anime special featuring best girl.

>>33527599
Raikou got "The legend of Thunder" special.
Sure, it's not a movie, but still something

>>33521707
a thread died for this shitpost

>>33527508
I'm not spic, but everyone I know calls 'em dogs

>>33521776
>suicune
>canine
if anything it's based on a mythical beats just like the other two, has paws but yet reminds of an ungulate and so on

entei is technically based on those chinese guardian lions

>>33521707
>calls others fags
>calls these "dogs
End yourself.

>>33526909
dogs are the official subhuman animals anyway
not any different from cattle

>>33526991
>owls
>birds

Next time you'll be telling me escargos are snails.

i'm more surprised by /vp/ and its retards calling xerneas a deer and arbok a worm

literally cringe

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>>33526380
Here's the designer right here saying how she came up with the beast trio designs.

https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/154156622212640768
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154166119819780097
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154171163566804993
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154172335283380224
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154175027464507392
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154176395826835456
https://twitter.com/muneondo/status/154178033945817088

>>33523983
Time to get in there!

>>33527908

thank you!!!
I wish i could interview the Gen 1-4 designers about how they produced the pokemon and why they got the stat spreads they got.
>tfw not a pokemon designer
fug

>>33527908
Thank you!

Now maybe we can put the debate to rest. Mix of animals, but heavily based on a tiger, lion, and leopard.

Raikou=Cat
Hentai=Dog
Suicine=Fox? Shit nigga I unno

Imo, Raikou is tiger/bullmastiff/foo dog/Shisa, Entei is the same but lion not tiger, and Suicune is kirin/leopard. I don't see why people think Pokémon can only be based on one thing, their basic body shape doesn't have to resemble a single real animal, they're all monsters (of the pocket)

>>33521707
in brazil they are called "os três cães lendários" or "the three legendary dogs"

If you pronounce it Raikoo you are retarded

>>33528171
>Brazil being officially wrong
Yeah that goes without saying

>>33528171
Well now Brazilman, you're objectively wrong. They have hints of dog, but mostly cats.

>>33528117
Never, too many people refer to them as dogs. Even in a link posted earlier, some guy said the Japanese fans also seem to refer them to as dogs.

>>33528204
I meant here you mong.

>>33528212
So are you confirming the beasts are dogs by using the shortened insult for 'mongrel'?

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>>33528131
>Hentai=Dog

>>33528212
I'm sure the Japs can access the same info as >>33527908

In fact I'd imagine they got to it earlier, there is no massive 'Legendary Cat' shit over there it seems.

What would it take to put these three firmly in OU?

>>33521707
I always thought Entei was a dog, Raikou was a cat and Suicune was a horse.

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>>33528244

>>33522239
>Lycanroc could have been a dire wolf-based fossilmon with an even cooler prehistoric-themed design
This missed opportunity suddenly hurts a lot

>>33526909
Bullshit. Mention you have a cat and it's, 'ew, I hate cats', or, 'gawd, cats are EVIL'. And then they rant and rave about how dogs are better because they're """loyal""". Dogs eat their own shit and are needy as fuck. No thanks.

>>33521707
Raikou is a saber-tooth, Entei is rather lion-like, and Suicune is somewhat panther like.

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>>33528688
N-nani?

>>33521707
I don't assign real life animals to them. To me they're just beasts. Mythological beasts.

>>33529088
>>33527671

Thanks for proving my point, cunts

>>33525434
>comparing Kyogre to Poseidon and not Leviathan

Dude this shit is already established. Let it go.

>>33521707

to clear up confusion:

the are called dogs. beasts and cats in different languages. they are based of big cats and big dogs mixed together. the same idea like eevees and eeveelutions are based on smaller cats and smaller canine types.

get your facts befor you rant.

No one says this, you just want them to do you can complain

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>>33527908
>japanese designers can't into design
Literally just throwing things together like an amateur

>>33531677
But mostly cats, not dogs

>>33528695
I'm fine with him just being literally just my mom's wolf.