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@Krolliox @ManuDev95 @pokemon_daily I've read it's based on this Chinese creature called the Bai Ze or Hakutaku in Japanese.

@Bec_Rain @ManuDev95 @pokemon_daily Isn't from some mythical creature?

i think this is valid point

@SapphireMan01 @Brickctykid_108 @pokemon_daily When was that article made?

@Brickctykid_108 @pokemon_daily The DESIGNER

@dwaynewill1177 @pokemon_daily Everyone does because of ONE article from who knows how long ago. There IS a BIT of leopard inspiration in the DESIGN but that doesn't mean that's what Suicune's based on.

@pokemon_daily No way he see Suicune and thinks Leopard

@KyProRen @pokemon_daily @kaifraz4048 EYUP. The leopard is in the DESIGN, but that doesn't mean Suicune is solely based on one.

@pokemon_daily @kaifraz4048 Suicune is meant to be a leopard? I always thought it looked mores like a horse with paws than a leopard.

@Crazymoments01 Komodo dragons don't live in africa. They live in Indonesia.

He tried to warn him... that death was coming, and he didn't listen.

@Krolliox @ManuDev95 @pokemon_daily On that note, what animal do you think Absol is?

@Bec_Rain @ManuDev95 @pokemon_daily I get what you mean, but the end product is them being a lion, tiger and leopard.

@ManuDev95 @Krolliox @pokemon_daily My points for the mythical creatures still stand pretty strong here. Komainu is half dog half lion so him being a dog doesn't change much. Raiju are lightning creatures that can possess any mammal. So both cats AND dogs. And beta Suicune still looks pretty equine-esque.

@Krolliox @Bec_Rain @pokemon_daily Yeah, but in the beta they were literally dogs so…

@Thaldas_JL @pokemon_daily There's also Ho-Oh who is an Asian phoenix. Literally called "Hōō" in Japan.

@pokemon_daily The point is not valid, because they are not based on cats. They are based on mythical creatures in folklore.

@SapphireMan01 @JackKem99245654 @pokemon_daily key words are "Design" and "like"

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@Paladin_Toriike @pokemon_daily I've seen too many similarities between Suicune and the mythical creature qilin, which has some equine traits. Which adds to that beast being any kind of mammal idea.

@pokemon_daily Suicune doesn’t really look like a leopard but does make me think canine. Entei looks more like a dog to me than a lion but I can see how it’s a lion. But “beast” doesn’t mean feline nor does it mean canine. They are beasts and I’ll call them that

@Joshewki117115 @pokemon_daily What's Absol then?

@pokemon_daily Based on felines for looks, but biologically canine…. Pokemon are weird XD

@theweirdinggay @SapphireMan01 @pokemon_daily I think there's some small leopard traits in the design to make Suicune easier to draw. That doesn't mean Suicune is inspired by a leopard, just that one was used to help with designing it. Suicune doesn't strike me as a leopard either. I've been convinced that it's Kirin.

@SapphireMan01 @pokemon_daily Buddy, I've been playing these games since the 90s, I know when Suicune was introduced. And yeah, it's so stylized that it no longer looks anything like a leopard. Hence the jokes about it not looking like a leopard.

@AntilerHour @pokemon_daily Half of me wishes Absol was also a legendary beast, since he often finds himself in a similar conflict.

@pokemon_daily Entei definitely looks more canine, and its dex entry says it barks. Though I still prefer “legendary beasts” over “dogs” since they do have a mix of feline and canine traits imo

@LPassament @pokemon_daily People forget "beasts" aren't supposed to be just one mammal.

@pokemon_daily They're based on dogs too. That's why they are call legendary beast and not legendary cats.

@DragonLord619 @KTXPLOSION_ @pokemon_daily There is some dog in that creature too. "Inu" literally means dog in Japanese. Also Fun fact Arcanine is also based off of one.

@KTXPLOSION_ @pokemon_daily Its a Komainu, its a cross between a lion and a dragon. And thats its mane, not its ears.

@Krolliox @pokemon_daily I got the info from Pokemon Wiki. I've also seen that article too many times already. First off. that writing clearly says "leopard-LIKE design". They used those animals to help design the beasts. That doesn't mean that's the one and only creature that they're based on.

@Bec_Rain @pokemon_daily Huh, where did you get that, when the creator himself has already said they're bases of a lion, tiger and leopard

@pokemon_psts Bulbasaur

Which Pokémon has the most Aura?👇

@pokemon_daily On the topic on undistinguished mammalian inspirations, I'd like to introduce Absol.

@NeoEgo2 @pokemon_daily Suicune being a Qilin/Kirin from Asian mythology is way more fitting. Johto is already very Japanese. Both creatures share the trait of purifying things. Now Suicune's design does have leopard attributes for artistic purposes, but that's just in the design.

@pokemon_daily The other two are correct but never in MY LIFE have I heard somebody go "yeah, Suicune - the leopard"

@SapphireMan01 @theweirdinggay @pokemon_daily Yeah. A leopard-"LIKE" design.

@theweirdinggay @pokemon_daily According to the DESIGNER, yes