Creating Hinduism-inspired Pokemon!

Today we are discussing some Hinduism-inspired Pokemon of my India-based Pokemon region, Devhar!
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[@PragMagik]

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[@nathanwilliams585]

Could you please react to the froopy arts pokemon amber pokedex please ive been waiting since it came out and im still waiting i cant wait for you to not only see his original pokemon but his primal froms for pokemon as well like the fossil pokemon

[@jaysonklein6018]

I hope that we'll get tiger pokemon in Devhar, along with either an evolution OR a legendary based off of the Rakshasa.

[@nathant29]

this man on stream dose not hold back good their

[@AaronGeo]

At 12:28 that's the name of the Pokémon Infinity evil team lol 😅

[@cherryaleena3313]

Please also make a gimick in this region like z move,dynamax,mega evolution,terastalise

[@scientifreak5]

Really happy about the fact that Brandon referred to Hinduism as "Hinduism" rather than "Hindu Mythology". His respect for communities is really admirable 🗿

[@misterOrca4]

Respect 😊

[@Tuzon15]

Hinduism is a more common term than Hindu mythology, so nothing to be really surprised about

[@flodsire]

🐐 🐐 🐐

[@DespianGrimmPaldea]

Nice observation, but as pointed out in an above comment, Hinduism is more commonly known as "Hinduism" rather than "Hindu Mythology".

[@flodsire]

@@DespianGrimmPaldea the above comment is 3 goats 💀

[@bryantspears119]

I love that you didn’t mention that Hangar is also a place where planes are stored on a runway. In all seriousness, I love this little Aerial Ape.

[@PragMagik]

That also works!

[@goldentriforce29]

I love Hangar. I also loved how the inspiration of a flying monkey being different

[@iGreenOwl]

As a proud Indian, my years of region planning has been killed by this video 😭 good job man :D

[@JohnSmith-dr5zn]

This^ is why many people are angry at white people using others' cultures. It's not that we don't want people using our culture, it's that huge content creators drown out smaller voices! Let us use our own stuff instead of taking our place!

[@Cambrianlore12]

Well along as the regions different enough ya good

[@mranima748]

@@JohnSmith-dr5znculture isn’t something you horde to yourself, culture is something you should share

[@SM-be5dh]

same :(

[@iGreenOwl]

@@mranima748 yeah I agree with that. I’m really happy with prags vid on this it’s amazing

[@mranima748]

There seems to be a theme of spirits, with the professors, evil team, rival and gimmick all connecting to religion, spirits and other magical things

[@anmolshrivastava1140]

Oh hey you are here I am a subscriber

[@GamerFromJump]

Hey, welcome to Pokémon.

[@mranima748]

@@GamerFromJump even more so in this case, the professors are based on spiritualists, the team is called team fate, the rival mentions legends and the gimmick is the Spirise Phenomenon

[@zenoxultimate_titan_shifte7749]

But it's not mythology.... It's our history

[@spicybeantofu]

​@@zenoxultimate_titan_shifte7749 it's all myths that's how everything is built off of

[@sunniettv]

so honored to be included as a VA in this video 💛 the pokémon look incredible and you can tell just how much research you’ve done to create this region. amazing job, brandon!!

[@PragMagik]

I appreciate you so much! Thank you so much for sharing your talents!

[@KaoretheHalfDemon]

You did good!

[@oxicleanlaundrystainremove1370]

I would like to make a suggestion for Devhar's gimmick (if you haven't already made one), that being Avatar Forms, basically pokemon that are blessed by legendaries and mythicals with their power, since India is where Avatars were created

[@user-xh4zg4se6n]

Nice

[@Diadem187]

Ooh, that's a really cool idea

[@Person898k]

Did you copy this from a reddit post

[@oxicleanlaundrystainremove1370]

@@Person898k no, i don't even use reddit

[@Person898k]

@@oxicleanlaundrystainremove1370 oh

[@vasudevjs2468]

As a person from south India(kerala). I really want to see if you included landmarks such as the jadayu para or the padhmanabha swami temple. These are incredible peices of architecture and culture of India i hope you include them in your region. But so far the Devhar region looks Amazing!

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

Malayalee here! I thought a Rock-Ghost type based on our Kathakali dancers would be a great idea. It's the pseudo legendary for my Malaysian Pokemon region, representing Malaysia's Mallu community

[@truedirt1016]

Yoo my family if from south India too

[@neehans1490]

@@3dsaulgoodman43 yes 100% agreed

[@ojasdharwada793]

I am also from south india. telangana to be specific. I am absolutely a huge fan of this region!!!!!! :) 👍

[@ojasdharwada793]

Also, speaking of dancers, I think a Psychic/fairy type pokemon would fit the Kuchipudi or Bharatanatyam dancers of south india as well.

[@vineet_2003]

Man you've done your research And maybe pissed of a few people But as a hindu myself I don't mind it Its a fan game afterall You are allowed some artistic liberties

[@abrarkadabrar7829]

Wishing more Indian people were as open minded as you my guy

[@vineet_2003]

@@abrarkadabrar7829 it's not that we aren't open minded It's just our religion is been so degraded by the Mughals and the British to the point that majority of our scared texts were lost to invasion and our temples with massive amount of knowledge got destroyed So yeah do not judge them if we are a bit protective of our religion Being free minded has cost us a lot

[@Karan_1741]

@@vineet_2003 Brother, don't tell him, you are getting to know from his name, he was looking for comments so that he can say about our religion, he didn't know that open minded people belong to our religion, so don't justify these people and you know about his mentality by his name.

[@tamat129]

wasnt hanuman not the king of monkeys tho? wasnt that sugreev?

[@royaleguru1682]

As an Indian and long time pokemon fan, I never even imagined this level of excellence and fun in India based region. Love the workk, and respect you have for the culture.

[@iamthebutthead]

Huepid and Chromantic are INCREDIBLE names, oh my goodness!

[@PragMagik]

Thanks 😊 very proud of them!

[@sxperbia]

​ I loved chromatic, such a beautiful design

[@therealkayr15]

Dholes are scary man, they can take down tigers if they wanted to.

[@redpandayt4946]

I love how unique the rivals are!! PragMagik is a true genius

[@sharksuperiority9736]

The team fate grunts look awfully similar to Essentia/Emma from X and Y, very curious if there’s a connection there or if its just a coincidence Also, the Huepid line are flawless, some of my favourite pokemon from this channel

[@ikamoro]

Team Fate's appearance reminds of Ghetsis's speech in Striaton City. Maybe the story will be similar to Pokemon BW. You don't know how much I love Generation 5. Now my team is Gaiox, Homreign and Amangrel.

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

Great video! One think i could comment on is the naming of you Pokemon. Most of them are great, if not all, but to truly represent the diversity of India it'll be appreciated if languages other than Hindi be looked at when it comes to inspiring Pokemon names. Less than half of India's population speaks Hindi as their first language, and India's other vibrant languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, etc should get some representation. Keep up the great work!

[@PragMagik]

I am aware of the MANY languages of India. I have names Tamil and Kannada in the future! I have even used Nepalese in the case with Homreign!

[@hmmmmmmmmmm..]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; your idea creation has really stepped up a notch and I am here for it! Love all of these designs

[@MaumesArt]

Chromantic line is fantastic!! You got some incredible new designs and lines here, I’m in love with most of them, so excited to make my team for Devhar!

[@AaronGeo]

How about a Revavroom of every type, based on different types of vehicles. Fire could be a train, grass could be a tractor, etc. Also at 12:28 that's the name of the Pokémon Infinity evil team lol 😅

[@dippin4dots]

I assume they Steel type would stay the same so the Poison part would be the change. Poison - Revavroom Normal - Bike Fire - Tank Water - Boat Grass - Tractor Flying - Plane Bug - VW Beetle Dark - 1958 Plymoth Fury Ground - Excavator Rock - Train (cause of Coal and also because trains go through mountains and rock tunnels all the time) Steel - Wrecking Ball Crane Fairy - Childrens toy car Dragon - Monster Truck Fighting - Pick-Up Truck Psychic - School Bus (A Magic School Bus perhaps) Ghost - Horse and Carriage Electric - Electric Car Ice - Snow Plow

[@AaronGeo]

@@dippin4dots That’s what I thought, nice comment tho.

[@animatetrioj1507]

@@dippin4dots actually, Varoom’s Scarlet entry reads that a unknown POISON type Pokémon inspirited the engine, meaning it would probably keep the Poison type instead of Steel

[@Moofydakidd]

Ok. I’ll admit Chromantic is a name that should be official. The name and the ‘Mon is so good

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

My predictions for the plot. Their would be 3 story lines like scarlet and violet. Parina would want you to help her explore some of the folklores and battle some legend pokemon around the region. And use their herbs and turn them into curry. Their would be 5 team fate boss you have to battle and team fate is not the main evil team and is trying to do something good, and there would be a much bigger evil team in the story. Victory road where you battle the (12?!) gym leaders. My predictions for one is your mom since your dad says to make your mom proud.(kinda like norman) Your rivel Kumar would try to cheat and then he gets expelled.(kinda like bede) Bro made an open world game thats like scarlet and violet before it was announced and the simularities in character makes it feel better!

[@schaffs2]

I have a theory about the story of the region That guy at 6:38 is saying a lot of stuff about being disqualified like “doing this and doing that gets you disqualified” so I think someone, probably a rival character, is gonna do something that violates those rules foreshadowing is cool so that’s what I think

[@RishiKumar-ie6ns]

Absolutely love the creativity and respect for the sources! It’s really refreshing getting such a unique take on India’s lore, culture and landscape. If I were to pretend you’re Santa and give you a wishlist (seriously it has been a gift to see your work), there are a few ideas I’d share: 1. The gimmick be something Avatar orientated. Someone had mentioned this in the comments and I loved the idea. The only addition I would make is to make use of the ideas of Astras, which are divine weapons of the gods invoked my mantras (correct me if I’m wrong). It could be a legendary per Pokémon type so each one has something to have an Astra of, although I think that’ll be hard work for you 😅. 2. For the overarching conflict, as fun as it would be to go for the cosmic scale, I would love one based on pollution. Given how important rivers are in India, having human disregard for their actions would be a compelling plot. Idk how it would relate to the legendaries but I thought it might be a cool idea. 3. Diversity - India is such a diverse place and it would be a near impossible ask to have you represent everyone. But I would love even the smallest references to the plethora of beliefs, iconography and peoples of India. I don’t expect you or anyone to read this, much less like this or take it on board. I just hope that by sharing my own love of this idea, I might help reaffirm the love of others for this brilliant project.

[@ZethChilde]

you should make mythicals or legendaries base on shiva and rudra mythology wise and record of ragnarok as well another idea pop in my head is a psuedo legendary base on navagunjara

[@PragMagik]

While I love Record of Ragnarok, it is not exactly the most accurate when it comes to depicting mythology.

[@Tamo8]

Wow really well researched and great execution of the concepts. I really love the Hangur line, the Infernape line has some inspiration to Hanuman as well and its my favourite pokemon, Hangur is so cute.

[@ScarabCentral]

Absolutely love Ghargoyle!

[@emmanuelleeyernsuindmoe5226]

He forgot about Lily pads for Padmaya. Fun fact the Greek version of Cupid is named Eros.

[@Jayakrishnantr5217]

I can confidently say you've done us Indians proud with this region. The research you've put it into this is amazing!

[@davinlee3412]

I felt like being in a Pokémon arc myself. Anyway, Zorneo next? It's based on my country, and I guarantee you a sub when it's done. :D

[@mehstu.]

I'm from India so I really like this region, Thanks!

[@luciferflame5858]

You got it really right my family would love this

[@ZethChilde]

love the gharial you should do a video about crocodile of every type

[@rhuthuparna2243]

Please also make a fakemon based on the Indian Bengal Tiger. 🐯

[@lesliejacoby9137]

Dang you really are fleshing out this region well. Out of interest have you thought of the special gimmick or whatever you would consider your Gigantimaxes, Megaevolutions, Z moves, etc. and are you going to make up a legendary for the region as well?

[@aliciahuang6329]

The Pokémon krookodile is also a gharial and it's Japanese name is evil gharial when translate to English

[@Yovbotar]

I am really glad that you are continuing this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🌠

[@feliperoa5821]

If this region includes regional variants I'd love to see a regional Copperajah that is more associated with deities

[@animeboy3294]

The amount of hardwork he put into this is commendable... Keep going, eager to see the gym leaders and champion of this region!

[@arnabhalder0]

Was Eagerly waiting for this video 🔥❣️ Thanks for considering the Indian Subcontinent as Region in Pokemon

[@karthiksubramanian6780]

it's amazing how well you have researched and every detail you dwelve into has me in goosebumps. Kudos to you.

[@nishant9289]

I have been waiting for this video for WEEKS! 😍 Hoping that the next video will come out even earlier.

[@Aaron-nn2lm]

Being Indian I got so happy when I saw the first vid and this one like all the others is amazing! Also holi is pronounced hul y .

[@lakshaybisht1115]

I am an Indian and i have been watching pokemon since my childhood. I really admire the way you represented our culture in the pokemon Universe, respect man

[@Sei003]

This is sick, holy. Your attention to detail is very admirable.

[@karshksingh]

This was really incredible,the research and work are very thorough and awesome,I am looking forward to Devhar region.

[@danielbatista4420]

Are you going to include Regional forms and also convergent evolutions like in gen 9? I would love to see that.

[@mranima748]

Definitely regional forms, I’m not so sure of convergent forms

[@cupidreindeer5601]

Amangrel just reminds me of Looney Tunes' Tasmanian Devil.

[@shanesteadman5928]

I love this region so much! I’d find it very hard to select a team of just 6.

[@Aghul]

Man, indian culture and aesthetics always get me and seeing them translated into the Pokemon style makes me so happy! I wish there were a game like this.

[@shanurahmed5105]

Absolutely love all the designs!

[@mahapatrasohamm]

Amazing work!!! I actually love this video but I have 2 things I like to add to this region: 1) You could change the trainers qualification exam from once in a lifetime like thing to something that happens annually. 2) Can Gharock have some physical difference between the genders of gharock since male gharials in real life have the structure on their nose while females do not.

[@jamieoliver379]

Your level of research is insane. Amazing job!

[@kpsgaming2785]

Sir please make a legendary trio and a mythical duo for this region pleaseeeeeeeee

[@reganwilliams7830]

Hope y’all are doing good

[@NBhanuPrakash-qo8zc]

I think you should make a Tiger pokemon and a regional Copperajah, considering it's an Indian pokemon in itself, but make a normal type that is the original copperajah. Fun fact, mugger is a species of Indian swamp crocodile, the Gharial, but is used to describe saltwater, estuarine, and Ganga crocodiles

[@natsu2010]

A regional pokemon form idea while watching this vid midway was Gardevoir as a "dancer" (Belly dancer). And regarding this ideas design, I thought a Gardevoir with legs similar to Gallade coud work for it, instead of a dress,. And Gallade maybe could have a form were it have a blade similar to a Scimitar sword.

[@scottlemay3386]

This region takes so many aspects of the region I was working on. ❤ love it. The gyms at anytime and pokemon team being chosen based on the badges you have, a non linear story, gender nonconforming customization, and even an antelope starter (although mine was fire). I love your videos and regions. So detailed and inspiring

[@BaithNa]

Don't worry about the pronunciation of the region's name, we Americans pronounce Galar wrong even though we speak English lol

[@testerwulf3357]

People mispronounce galar??

[@hemangdodiya1033]

I loved your art! It's so detailed.

[@howler5829]

So scrappup was a teaser to this reigion very clever

[@bbngamingchannel2345]

Loved it man ❤😊

[@justforthelolz253]

Do you plan to make a regional variant of Honedge, Doublade, and Aegislash? There's a lot you can do since there are many kinds of Indian swords like the urumi and katar. The urumi could be more of an option since it's possible when not in use to wear it like a belt.

[@leonardooberdadealmeidamon2305]

Yooow~! I loved all the pokemon on this video! I would catch all and add to me team, beside Bulbeauty, i still prefer Bellsprout. I like his weird antropomorphific look.🙃 And big considence, i as playing here in my house has a rock crocodile before seeing this video, isn't it funny? Anyways, i can't wait to see our first encounter with the wild area. Prepair to complete your teams folks!

[@rodtheangelicfox9096]

I love the story and how how much variety there is and how the culture is actually being brought into the story it's so amazing to listen to this and whenever I see the three trainers that we could pick I immediately think siblings these three are siblings the battle of the same rival together

[@legendssquadz2297]

The amount of research you did is amazing

[@finn9707]

Your pokemon designs are always so creative, I'd happily add a Hangar to my team

[@Divyam_Bafna]

Really Great video ! I am From India, and I really appreciate this thread of videos !

[@vishwajeetmahindrakar3446]

Happy to see Indian region...and hats off to your research and creativity...try using peacock as its found in India and its national bird as well

[@Swoobat101]

I Hope In The Next Video On The Devar Region We Hope We See A New Pansage Fakemon It Wuld Fit Perfectly To Pansage Pansear And Panpour

[@cataclysmic_derpu]

it can be a type trio of monkeys which do the don't see evil, don't hear evil, and don't speak evil

[@Swoobat101]

@@cataclysmic_derpu I Wuld Think The 4th Member Wuld Be Maybe Fairy Type Somthing Like" Pansweet And Simisweet

[@moonmiracle]

Brandon's ideas + fakemon artist's = AMAZING NEW POKEMON 🤩

[@Pokemon_Dashing_Club]

3:58 kama the lord of beauty krsna was so good looking that kama fainted after looking at him that's why Krishna is called madan mohan जय श्री कृष्ण❤️

[@sprintgopal4278]

awesome! I love it and i am honoured as an Indian that you spent a lot of your time on building this region. Also could you please add a gimmic to this region (like gigantamaxing or mega evolving not exactly but simmilar) that would be cool

[@Elimaybe616]

You speak so fast it’s honestly impressive

[@cherimmy7096]

I really like the concept of using a bindi like mark on the forehead of padmaya. I would definitely like to see it as the ace of the possible grass gym leader,just like we saw in case of Gardenia

[@thanib7796]

Love this. Huepid could have Decidueye's two signature moves and maybe add another of its own. Divine Arrow, perhaps?

[@MartialArtsMaster]

Padmaya's a candidate for my team, as I usually use one Fairy type, and at least one Grass attack on one of my Pokemon to deal with Water/Ground types. Either Wrestlangur or Amangrel could be my Fighting type, depending on what else I use on my team.

[@Craftycatz1289]

The research is amazing!

[@mayankta5525]

Maybe you could make a pokemon based on a tiger or a peafowl in the future. The designs are absolutely great btw.

[@vanlalduha2948]

Thank you for this video PragMagik to me this is respect cause i live in India

[@spam19]

10:00 Core memory unlocked

[@bingewatcher4678]

I like that you are making videos on a region based on my country.Hope gamefreak does this too..

[@coolwaghmare]

Damn, Ghargoyle is really the badass pokemon that I must have on my team, and the pokemon based on Lord Rama is majestic af

[@LewisRJHope]

Maia is also the name of a greco-roman goddess of spring and flowers, which also works well with Padmaya I think~ Also fun fact, the original gargoyles, the french gargouille, were actually water dragons! So turning an aquatic creature into a rock and dragon type based on gargoyles is so incredible!

[@finnover9781]

I love Gharock. I want that little stony crocodilian on my team now, I don't care if this isn't a real game.

[@ryanscarberry9415]

10:54 he makes me thing of scrappy from scooby doo

[@wildkid9753]

Sooooo excited for this

[@WPeanutMan.]

I could imagine hamoyan flying in his tail like a magic carpet in alladin, it's just the first thing that I thought of

[@RY0SH1_THE_F00L]

As a Indian this is so cool. All the pokemon and folklore are correct

[@bhavinsukhwani5345]

I love your video All praise from India So so accurate and loved all the names of pokemon Keep it up❤❤ 🇮🇳

[@fluppet2350]

It would be awesome to see more Pokémon based of the Ramayana, I think a khumbakarna based mom would be awesome. Maybe fighting/ground referencing his strength, the mountain named after him and the elephant stampede that woke him up.

[@CamDaGR8X]

I wonder if the main Legendary Pokémon are going to be based on the Trimurti, the three main gods of Hinduism, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. I think that would be cool.

[@mranima748]

They will

[@Koltranstudios]

Yes more india i love how i get all of this Indian lets go

[@Sakura_Truffle]

I see a Pokémon with a bow or archer motif and I love it, make the arrow a prismatic light arrow with a spade tip and I love it even more! Also I really like Hangur being a flying type but not being based on a bird, with playing more into the wind elemental side of the typing.

[@ficdm825]

4:23 🎶 A hopeless Chromantic all my life, surrounded by couples all the time

[@kidsplanet1950]

You really reashered well I as an Indian am impressed....I Subscribed 😊

[@galaxyplatinum5533]

Is there a reason why the team fate grunts look like Essentia's expansion suit from XY? Perhaps there's some connection...

[@Hollowed456]

Dude u made my home a winter based place and I am literally sweating it never snows here I am not complaining but it's funny

[@HateSonneillon]

All of these fakemon were absolutely awesome! Well done. My only complaint is that the lotus one doesn't have a 3rd stage.

[@Jw87563]

I feel like Chromantic could have also been part fighting since the inspiration was definitely a fighter and its similar appearance to Gallade.

[@umberonxd]

One minor thing is that before western influence, conferences were done in a half circle and ment to be more of a conversation then a monologue. Minor but would be very cool to include for the conference.