Legendary Pokemon

DidYouKnowGaming takes a look at some new and exclusive translations revealing behind the scenes secrets and lore for many of Pokemon's Legendaries, including Mew, Mewtwo, Lugia, Celebi, and more!
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[@Alex_Barbosa]

Holy crap! Celebi is a Pokémon known for traveling through time. They put that shrine there with no purpose in Gold and Silver. Then they make Crystal and Celebi retroactively gave the shrine a purpose. It's like Celebi's time travel had an actual effect on the game it was released in. That's so cool.

[@gabrielazolini6069]

Additionally, nobody remembers why the shrine was put there in the first place, so it's like it was always meant to be there. It all comes full circle.

[@1BlueYoshi]

I was pretty bummed that although they added Shadow Pokemon to Pokemon Go, when they added Shadow Mewtwo and Shadow Lugia they didn’t use their designs from Pokken or XD, respectively. That would’ve been a cool way to incorporate them

[@BBWahoo]

What did they use??

[@TheRavaszEmber]

@@BBWahoo just the generic "shadow" effect and red eyes they put over all shadow pokemon in the game

[@19spacecats]

They would have likely needed to buy the rights to use the shadow Lugia from Genius Sonority. And as much as we would love a call back to past games, Niantic and probably Game Freak would rather promote new games. My issue is that you can’t make purification easier by walking like in Colosseum/XD. Pokémon Go is literally made for walking!

[@webbedshadow2601]

I hate that The Pokemon Company acts like Colosseum and XD Gale of darkness don't exist, all we get is a Shadow Pokemon name drop in POKEMON GO?

[@primrosevale1995]

That's because they aren't the same thing. Shadow Pokémon in _XD_ are called "Dark Pokémon" in Japanese, while the Japanese name for them in _GO_ is "Shadow Pokémon." Shadow Luigia and Mewtwo are thus referred to as "Dark Lugia" and "Dark Mewtwo" in Japanese respectively. It makes perfect sense why the Shadow Pokmon in _GO_ don't resemble other takes on the concept.

[@Rexdrinkredbull]

Mew-two's personality being based on The Phantom of The Opera is so so cool, and incredibly obvious now that it's been pointed out

[@Amelia4111]

*THERE IS NO HYPHEN IN MEWTWO! REMOVE IT NOW!*

[@Syiepherze]

The idea that Mew is a chaotic, mischievous and unpredictable creature seems to have made its way into one of the recent Journeys episodes, where it wreaks havoc and causes trouble for the Project Mew team. It's a neat callback if so Also, the name Watatsumi is used in at least one other instance, as "Watatsumi's Symphonia", the Japanese name of Primarina's Z-Move "Oceanic Operetta"

[@melvondrewhite2674]

So Basically Mew>>>>>>>>Mewtwo ?

[@sangan3202]

mew always has metronome too

[@NitroIndigo]

Mew confirmed to be the fey.

[@shadowmoon522]

quoting the japanese ver. of movie mew at about 1:05:00 into the movie, translated by meowth: "The real ones are real. No matter how much you attack and clash against us, the real ones won't lose to copies!" this wasn't in the english dub, so many are unaware of what mew is really like. i'd also argue that it's not really kind or cruel by nature... theres a quote about N that fits mew more imo: “There is nothing more beautiful and terrifying than innocence." -Concordia, Pokemon Black & White

[@RS-yk7xh]

I mean, when you think about it in the Lucario movie, Mew did kidnapped Pikachu and Meowth to the Tree of Beginning despite probably knowing them from the past movie and should've return them back to Ash and Team Rocket, but instead wanted to continue playing. Talk about selfish.

[@odellproductions1]

Man dykg is one of the greatest sources of gaming history thank you for all your work preserving things that would otherwise be forgotten.

[@kanyekubrick5391]

Usually when people say something like “GOAT” or “… in all of history “ I usually think “mmmm idk maaan” But I gotta agree with this one

[@mai_mai8853]

I wished these guys would mention the original Japanese names and versions instead of localizing everything to the English names... and making it like they came first...

[@phantommontalbanoinc.447]

@@mai_mai8853 They dont now,cmon,Thats Just nitpicking

[@nirgunawish]

and they have the best taste in bg music

[@mai_mai8853]

@@phantommontalbanoinc.447 and you're too high. TT

[@StefiStarlite]

Another fun thing for Ho-oh and Lugia found in the Japanese opening to Pokémon GS (Johto Journeys): the phrase "Golden Sun and Silver Moon" is sung in English and ties in perfectly with the concept of the two representing day and night.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

I forgot anout that - you’re totally right!

[@RodaMoonknight]

Sun Moon Black White Gold Silver

[@ToyotaTacomaOfficial]

Yeah

[@NitroIndigo]

Plus, they fly out of the sun and moon in the HGSS openings.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Ho-oh and Lugia also represent the rain and sun that nurture plants, Celebi the protector of the forests the other two grow and controls the time forests grow. At least that's my headcanon.

[@JJAB91]

7:00 its also noteworthy that Kokopelli was a popular design and pop-culture fad during the '90s. If you go through old media from the period like TV shows like Seinfeld, cartoons like Rugrats, various magazines etc. you'll be sure to spot it here and there. Considering the time period of Gold/Silver's development this I imagine likely inspired these early designs of Celebi.

[@JBaughb]

Ooh, now I know where I saw that design before. My friend had a statue or lamp or something on his nightstand with that design in the late 90s. I always thought it looked cool.

[@chopsmccartney6786]

I remember it being a character in Muse magazines! I think that's what it was called.

[@pattyofurniture694]

That's so true! I kind of forgot about that.

[@sean1oo1]

@@chopsmccartney6786 yes! Kokopelli in attack of the smart pies!

[@LamanKnight]

Ah, I see! Rayquaza must have been eating a blue raspberry slushie before its picture was taken for Gen 3. When Gen 4 came around, it realized its mistake, and never repeated it. And its tongue has remained pink ever since.

[@tetravega567]

Some real reptiles/lizards do have blue tongues.

[@madnessarcade7447]

It’s hilarious and endearing that they forgot why they put the celebi shrine at all 😂 Maybe they just wanted set dressing so that spot didn’t look boring or empty Idk tho

[@jpcsdutra]

I remember hearing a long time ago that there isn't a particular sprite for the shrine in Gen 2, it's made craftly by reusing other tilesets in a creative manner. Given also that Gen 2 started planning as the entirety of Japan and not just Kansai, it is possible that they had the idea of the shrine to represent the more traditional part of Kansai or maybe just Kyoto (which became Ecruteak). What that means is that it's probably just a left over design element trying to flesh out the limitations they were working with during the early beta ages that really had no purpose other than to make it look like the place it was meant to represent. It's probably as meaningful as the Bellsprout plates inside Bellsprout Tower, or just like the truck in gen 1 which was a left over sprite from beta content. They sure stand out, but they're not doing anything there other than looking pretty.

[@TBustah]

It most likely was just decoration. It’s made with existing graphics in the tile set, it would have been an easy way to add a bit of atmosphere to the forest without using up some of the game’s extremely limited memory.

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@TBustah basically what I just said lol

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@jpcsdutra I know it was hoenn and sinnoh as well

[@ArcRay20]

i agree, it really does seem like they wanted to do some set dressing and nobody remembers that being the reason.

[@JackiW]

I'd love to see a Pokémon Legends game about Johto! The myths and legends from that region were always so interesting, and the cultural aspects in the designs and music is just wonderful! Seeing how well Arceus did, maybe it'll happen sooner than later?

[@RandalfElVikingo]

It's funny that Johto basically feels like a vacation because all the interesting stuff had happened but gives context to the region. Maybe an incursion to the Sevii Islands as post game?

[@mattwo7]

It's more likely that if they make a another Pokemon Legends , it will be Pokemon Legends: [Insert actual name of Original Dragon here].

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Maybe in 2024 to coincide with Gold and Silver's 25th anniversary. Or early 2025 to avoid ending up like Scarlet and Violet but close to the anniversary nonetheless

[@Nate-ll4do]

@@mattwo7 I highly doubt they'll ever make a game with the original dragon

[@thedankhold8443]

They could even tie it to legends arceus with the sinjoh area from HGSS

[@DrPOP-jp7eb]

How this channel manages to keep producing new information about a 20+ year old franchise is amazing. You clearly do a lot of original research and it shows. Thanks!

[@BobbyReborn]

They are the only ones that figured out where to get those Japanese magazines! Amazing channel

[@buchiklop110]

It helps when 99% of the interviews from before 2006 or so were never translated.

[@buchiklop110]

@@BobbyReborn Well, Dogasu of Dogasu's Backpack also has translated a ton of old interviews, but he focuses on the anime instead of the games.

[@omarmansuri7099]

It's crazy how much info is locked behind these untranslated magazines and interviews.

[@L33PL4Y]

It's only new information for non-Japanese speakers. The information has existed in Japan for many years. All the stuff we're just learning about is old news to Japanese fans.

[@joshsavage007]

20:43 Every time when more and more people learn about the existence of Pokémon Conquest, I am convinced that there truly is hope for the universe. Seriously, that game needs more love.

[@PeterGriffin11]

The only thing about that game I hated was the fact that some Pokémon will only evolve if their caught by a certain warrior. Maybe its just me but part of the fun for me was choosing which warriors would catch which Pokémon it feels like I'm having that freedom taken away when certain mons won't evolve just because the wrong warrior caught it. I'd love a sequel to this game especially if they got rid of that mechanic.

[@Alex_Barbosa]

Oh my God I love that game so much. My one holy grail of a game would be another pokemon conquest

[@wavetime3651]

I loved the game but unfortunately i only heard of it from certain “art”

[@Alex_Barbosa]

@waveTime lol if more people heard of that game I bet there'd be more "art" than official Pokémon. The designs are really cool so it's to be expected lol

[@AdminAbuse]

@@PeterGriffin11 if they're*

[@aurumarma5711]

Celebi is a time traveler, it went back in time and created the Shrine, then the rumor that the Shrine is where it would be caught.

[@MadDoctorWalsh]

I think Colosseum reinforces the connection between celebi and Kokopelli because you use flutes in that game to summon celebi to open the door to a shadow Pokemon's heart. If the darkness of the shadow Pokemon's heart is like winter, then playing the flute ushers in spring by removing that darkness.

[@kiramortwilson7411]

Bro, that’s genius. Thanks for sharing!

[@freeflow4]

This is amazing

[@LewtwoYT]

i think mewtwo is a pretty cool guy

[@ItzMeItzMe_]

Me two. He’s really grown on me over the years. I think mewtwo is a sick Pokémon now 🤘

[@vaderwilcox7398]

Me too

[@m74568]

😂

[@melvondrewhite2674]

@@ItzMeItzMe_What About Solgaleo ?

[@ItzMeItzMe_]

@@melvondrewhite2674 solgaleo has always been pretty cool to me

[@renegaderonin1247]

Something I've never understood what exactly separates Lugia and Kyogre since in the movie 2000 Lugia is basically described as doing/being everything that Kyogre already is. I know in lore they have different roles but they are definitely stepping on each other's metaphorical toes just by existing

[@renegaderonin1247]

@@23Raind I believe the opposite personally, I think kyogre still rules the seas while Lugia maintains the natural Balance keeping things in check while Kyogre lays dormant in the trench. I believe rather than conflict they probably think similarly

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Kyogre made the seas, Lugia rules them, like Thanatos vs Hades, or Oceanus vs Poseidon. In the games Lugia is only really special to Johto and is moreso the rain and storm god over the entire ocean

[@amphobia]

the original blue drum raikou just sounds like what they ended up going for with thundurus's design

[@EmperorDrago]

The blue version looks so much better also dragnair last form

[@aaronlesko1929]

That map with New Island absolutely found its way stateside. It appeared in a book I had as a kid, and I’m 99.9% certain it’s still in my parents’ basement somewhere.

[@madnessarcade7447]

Unless they threw it out Parents do that sometimes it’s annoying lol

[@danquaza9275]

It absolutely was printed in English because as a kid I had that same collection with the map. It was probably during the ruby and sapphire days when I would have got my hands on it

[@spinceiling7442]

Yup I remember that map vividly from the scholastic Pokémon books that recapped episodes of the series

[@DJIVision]

Yeah the book was probably Extreme Pokémon. I'm the guy who wrote this video, and that citation was something me and one of the proofreaders SnorlaxMonster went back and forth on a bit. In an earlier draft there was a line something like "this map appeared in the Japanese ani-manga books The Animation, and was later reprinted in the English book Extreme Pokemon." I ended up deciding that was confusing and a mouthful, so I just showed the primary source onscreen. Btw I think the map later got reprinted in at least one other English book as well, although I don't have a complete list of all the books it appeared in. So yeah, just showed the primary source.

[@ShapelessMonstrosity]

Yeah, the image on-screen is actually from the English book Extreme Pokémon (as Dr Lava mentioned). I still own that book myself! The script ultimately ended up emphasizing that it originated in a Japanese book because otherwise people might (incorrectly) dismiss it as being something created by the book's English publisher.

[@SkaiCyan]

The Origin forms combining to make Arceus is really clever. Galaxy brain designs.

[@kiramortwilson7411]

Yeah. If only they actually looked good as standalone designs. :/

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

​@@kiramortwilson7411 They're supposed to be eldritch horrors

[@Alex_Barbosa]

Honestly the work you guys do here is amazing. Mad respect for the lengths you go to to document this stuff. Legitimate journalism is hard to come by these days, and yall are killing it.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Really didn't know that Lugia and Ho-oh have a time theme along with Celebi. Maybe Pokemon Legends Celebi will answer that question

[@jondo7680]

Mew to Mewtwo: "You are just a clone" Celebi: "Hi, I'm the same as Mew"

[@keybladesrus]

I don't know how the cat vs dog debate was even a thing. Raikou is very obviously not a freaking dog. It's literally a saber-toothed tiger!

[@georgeray1906]

Maybe Rqikou, Entei and Suicune were dogs before the tower fire but were turned into cats when Ho-oh resurrected them?

[@Anthony-wk7cn]

Man I translated those Mew and Celebi videos awhile back. So happy to see them being used. Great work as always!!

[@DJIVision]

Thanks Anthony :)

[@Spindash54]

Loving all these videos that are basically spurred by you folks getting every old book, magazine, and blog translated that you can.

[@peniletouch]

Idk why I started cracking up when you laughed about Zapdos having 6 toes lmaooo I love this channel

[@Goldtiger142003]

Mew is a wild card. I've kept up with the anime's more recent stories, and in the final series with Ash, Mew was a violent and dangerous monster at the drop of a hat. It sent three kids and two...tens? Into a psychic-induced fever dream about the beginning of the world, then it tried to nuke them from orbit, and finally it just playfully plants its butt on the deuteragonist's hand before disappearing. That pink thing is unhinged in more modern stories, though it mellowed out in the Lucario movie by just being playful with a side of hidden strength. Love that little fetus cat. Imagine a timeline where beta pokemon that never made into the games got used. Imagine a timeline where Shadow Mewtwo and other questionable or non-canon forms were in the mainline games. Was there ever a video discussing the leaked beta designs? If there wasn't, there should be; plenty of amazing designs were scrapped for reasons unknown. I'm sure people who haven't seen it yet would freak out over the beta Arceus design; that thing was weird.

[@melvondrewhite2674]

So Basically Mew>>>>>>Mewtwo ?

[@NitroIndigo]

They did a video where Nob gave names to the Spaceworld 1997 Pokémon.

[@LifeCodeGame]

This video is an amazing look into the fascinating lore of Pokemon's legendary creatures! Highly recommend!

[@BukuBacon]

I appreciate all the research that goes into these. Great job!

[@antshield]

Damn that cliff hanger! Thanks for giving a Pokefan new facts based on japanese translation. It makes me feel like a kid still learning new things about this series even after all these years.

[@RockBassist2112]

It's pretty obvious the Legendary CATS were based on felines. How could you not see a tiger and a lion for Raikou and Entei respectively. Never really thought of Suicune's inspiration, but leopard makes sense.

[@Levicopter]

entei and raikou i see cats, but suicune looks so canine to me i dont see the leopard resemblence >

[@Oorlich95]

Read their early dex entries and then tell me what kind of cats bark.

[@arkyoptrix]

Legendary Gerbils

[@samuelpounds1475]

Legendary Beasts

[@TheRealEvilSink]

@@Oorlich95 cheetas.

[@ryanb2760]

There's something that you forgot: The Anime and the films uses the roars from a lot of Kaijus for the Legendary Pokemon. Palkia has the howls of a cayote and the roars of Mecha-King Ghidorah and the GMK Ghidorah Dialga has the roars of Kraa the Sea Monster and Manda Giratina, Lunala & Zapdos has Mothra's roars. Giratina also has the roars of the Mothra Larva. Reshiram has the roars of Megaguirus & Keizer Ghidorah with a wolf howl all combined. Zekrom has Baragon's Roars Kyurem has the roars of Zilla (AKA the TriStar Godzilla) and Monster X. Yveltal has the roars of Megaguirus and a pitched up Anguirus. Zygarde's roars are complicated.... Solgaleo has Monser X's Roars (either that or King Caesar) Necrozma has the roars of an unknown Kaiju Dusk Mane Necrozma has Ebirah's Roars and Gamera's combined and the next episode, it has the howls of a cayote and the roars of Mecha-King Ghidorah Dusk Wings Necrozma has the latter Ultra Necrozma has the lower pitched version of DWN and is combined with Gamera's roars Eternatus has the roars of Ebirah and Gamera combined. Groudon, Kyogre, & Rayquaza from The XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution has the roars of Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, & Kraa the sea monster. POSTED: 7:42 PM EST Saturday January 21st 2022.

[@BBWahoo]

Now I need a compilation of every single legendary cry

[@theonewhocannotsmell127]

Palkia also uses the roar of the STAR WARS Varactyl, Boga. The lizard creature the Obi-Wan Kenobi rides on Utapau in “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”

[@ryanb2760]

@@theonewhocannotsmell127 It's a cayote howl. POSTED 1:15 PM EST SUNDAY JANUARY 22nd 2022 HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

[@theonewhocannotsmell127]

Is it? Is it like pitched and reversed?

[@rsh650]

Can you help me forget these too

[@primrosevale1995]

After several videos from False Swipe Gaming it's so refreshing to see someone actually pronounce Raikou's name correctly.

[@LegendStormcrow]

That's okay, I only heard one channel pronounce the capital of my old home state correctly, and even then it was about an argument a student had with a teacher over it. It's spt Pierre, but pronounced Peer.

[@AssassinWolfRE]

This was the first episode of DYKG I've watched in a long time. What a great watch.

[@taputrainer8463]

I love when dykg narrators break from basically just taking about the facts to showing personality like angrily affirming the legendary beasts are cats to bombing the crap out of an island

[@sketchyskies8531]

“Legendary Pokémon” ah short and sweet

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

To know we'd very easily know what the original draft Mew could sound like in the future (like Kyubey or Monokuma's cutesy voices with unsettling lines)

[@hoppyhoppy9267]

It's been a few years. Glad to see you're making good content as always

[@LyonKnight24KX]

This was amazing!!! Love the lore and creation of legendary Pokémon!

[@cossakrose]

Mewtwo: "I'm The Phantom of the Opera of Batman."

[@RlKrav]

I always saw Mew as a faerie type of existence. They are mischievous, small, beautiful/cute, more often then not being cruel and uncaring for others as long as they are amused

[@froshtea]

Lugia and Ho-Oh's feather in the Pokemon Adventure manga were the key ingredients to creating a Time Ball that is specific in controlling Celebi in the Ilex Forest Shrine. The story may not be canon but the author worked and discussed closely with the game creators and each arc and saga is based of the actual games! So you're not wrong that the bird duo are time related but less on their powers but more on what they mean to Celebi

[@sickHolmes]

just hearing how much this series has effected us and impacted us over the years brings a tear to my eye, i truly love pokemon.

[@DrakenRox]

Tbh the whole debate abt the legendary beasts is really silly, BUT even if they're ambiguous who could look at raikou and say "that's a dog" 💀

[@jdogmcfly1712]

I would love to see a video about the origins of almost every starter design and concept

[@Coolio_Ash]

The chuckle at zapdos having 6 toes haha

[@flysart]

Dude your transitions from pokemon to pokemon are so smooth! And I learned so much from this! Great vid!

[@naovalentine]

Really love this episode, keep up the good work guys~

[@mattlane5632]

18:22 Guano. THEY HAVE GUANO!!! Guano bowls. Collect the whole set.

[@i.l.l.l.l.]

The Gen 2 forest shrine originally had no purpose, and the infamous Gen 1 truck had no purpose... kinda spooky tbh, the fact that it happened twice. Great video btw well-researched as always!

Love how any place in a pokemon region that's just there and has no importance becomes a breeding ground for legendary pokemon rumors

[@Fyre0]

@ OF COURSE THERE'S A LEGENDARY POKEMON NO ONE HAS EVER EVEN HEARD OF HIDING UNDER THAT PICKUP TRUCK BRO

[@Mystic-Aidan]

Heatran just got entirely skipped. That was the one I wanted to hear the mosh about. Hopefully there’s a part 3 that covers the weirder side legendaries.

[@lorekeeper685]

It Dilaga and Palkia made universe with heatran And that's about what I know interesting of it

[@ItzMeItzMe_]

Ye they skipped the original 4 regis, jirachi, and all gen 4 mythicals so I’m sure they’ll cover them soon too. Oh and cresselia.

[@Evilriku13]

@@ItzMeItzMe_ inb4 there is nothing worth talking about which is why they got skipped

[@moebro101]

Ho-oh and Lugia could possibly also represent new and old to tie in with the idea of time. Like Lugia's tower was destroyed in the past. Ho-oh represents the Phoenix and rebirth with the legendary dogs, giving new life. Time can also refer to the alternation of day and night, we keep time based on when the sun and moon are out, also, there are solar and lunar calendars. Going along with the moon it makes sense that Lugia is associated with the sea since tides are associated with the gravitational pull of the moon.

[@jackmilburn3819]

Legendary beasts/cats. It sounds to me as the alternation of day and night as well. But we have the Pokemon Sun & Moon games as well. Haven't gotten that far in the games myself, but expect the legendarys to have a significant connection to the naming of the games. So would overshadow the day & night cycle of Lugia and Ho-oh.

[@moebro101]

@@jackmilburn3819 I don't really remember the story of sun and moon mostly because I skipped through the dialogue but I thought it was more related to space/worm holes/alternate worlds. I felt the part of the sun and moon were more related to the design of the legendaries and the time cycle in the games. Feel free to update me when you finish!

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

To be fair, I could understand Mewtwo being very angry about losing to Ash and wanting revenge considering Ash's track record before the Sun/Moon anime

[@tiffany.nichole9530]

I think everyone is missing how much cooler "primeval power" would be for an attack name

[@SeltzerPlease]

Love these videos so much. Much gratitude to everyone involved for all the effort!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I am reasonably certain that dog-like elements were incorporated into the Beasts even if their main inspirations were cats. Suicune's muzzle is more canine than the rest of its body. Raikou's a dang tiger though, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves.

[@charmygreen665]

You guys never stop making amazing content. Thank you for what you do for pokemon knowledge 🤘

[@carlosfranceschy9428]

Fantastic video as usual. Great research & translating job.

[@DxReaper120]

Imagining Mew as basically Soldier Boy from The Boys saying "You're just a cheap fucking knockoff" has me entertained lol

[@aedof]

Deoxys' name is also clearly in reference to the full name of DNA... deoxyribonucleic acid.

[@WillKeaton]

That description of Mew sounds a lot like Peter Pan. Which would make the climax of that first film a showdown between The Phantom of the Opera and Peter Pan.

[@daniellelondon439]

This video is so cool! Thanks for putting together this information for us, looking forward to part 2!

[@RyanNerdyGamer]

Technically 2022 is the Year of the _Water_ Tiger, so perhaps Suicune should’ve gotten some love as well… 💙

[@pixellord2370]

You must be wild and unpredictable to hide under a truck. Mew's under the truck, right....

[@zerogadalla]

I learned about so many amazing artists and geographic location from this video. Great job to the video creators.

[@Jukem]

It’s an interesting point that in Pokken’s story. The character Nia mentions Cinnabar Island and the documents about Mewtwo. This has a chance at being said whenever you have a boss fight with it at the beginning of the match, though doesn’t appear in the text box, only voiced by Nia. That makes me wonder what it’s like in the Japanese version’s text box and voiced dialogue. It might be canon in that way.

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@NEOBlastoise]

These videos are going to be around and watched until video games in general die. Great consistency and entertainment value

[@chrismaystar3014]

I don't know why Suicune looks the least like a cat to me, but now I can't unsee that it is absolutely a leopard.

[@christiancinnabars1402]

Its head is a lot longer than a cat's, so that does give it the impression of being a dog or even a deer head more so than any feline. Now that we know it's based loosely on a leopard, though, it's easier to focus more on the body rather than the head to see it is indeed more cat-like.

[@chrismaystar3014]

@@christiancinnabars1402 Thank you for putting my thoughts into words.

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

I really appreciate the detail in this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@kcmacc]

12:41 by “Time-Related abilities” I would take that as “Time of day” if they’re “Pokémon of Day and Night” giving them moves that where different during the day or night would compliment the addition of a day/night cycle. Also the statement “That idea remains in heartgold and soulsilver” could just refer to the statement at the end about them remaining as “Pokemon of night and day” however that’s just speculation.

[@ryankeathley995]

excellently researched as always. the only channel with new pokemon trivia in 2023

[@marianagrande421]

Did you know...? that Mew fact is actually revealed on one specific card from the TCG. on the Ancient Mew's pokedex entry, (once you transalate the runes) it says Mew is "Little, Cook and Evil.". All these years I always thought it was kinda creepy, but now you guys confirmed it is true!. Ty for this awesome channel and your AMAZING work.

[@kiramortwilson7411]

Mew is a cook???

[@Kirbychu1]

I'm Hopi and never knew about that Celebi inspiration wow. It's even more interesting that's the same generation with Xatu. Did someone on Game Freak visit the southwest US during development lol? Now that I think about it, Celebi also happens to appear at a shrine in Orre, which is inspired by Arizona-where the Hopi tribe is from! This is a fascinating connection even if it's a coincidence!

[@Tonsa]

In my head I’ve always grouped Celebi with Ho-oh and Lugia as the 3rd Legendary in a trio, so it’s nice to hear I’m not the only one!

[@lawznwdsc]

I can't wait for future videos from you guys.

[@sddreamcrystal]

Honestly I pretty much nearly always saw Entei as a mix between a lion and a dog while Raikou was more Saber Tiger and Suicune more built like a canine...

[@lizerdspherex]

I still stand by them being the Legendary BEASTS.

[@beibeidong6059]

Great video thanks DYKG

[@pikijuiyii777]

Love❤️ this channel! DYKG really do their research.

[@nukedukem614]

LEGENDARY POKEMON [GAME/SUBJECT]

[@RavenStarMedia]

"He wrote Mewtwo to basically be a Pokemon version of the Phantom of the Opera". .... Suddenly my love for both characters makes a ton of sense.

[@heyitsrance]

“Gretchen, stop trying to make “Time Trio” a thing.” 😂 Great video. Love your channel.

[@slim_streams]

Pretty innovative of gen 2 to introduce the concept of time itself

[@ender7278]

The Kokopelli connection might've been dropped due to Johto being based on Japan, but I supposed that's never stopped them in other generations.

[@davidsuare572]

Always waiting for this kind of videos!!

[@OGTiTan]

Hearing someone pronounce Raikou properly is genuinely so satisfying 😂

[@mattwo7]

6:39 The biggest improvement in this comparison has to be Ditto. I shudder to think what Grimer and Muk looked like.

[@TreFKennedy]

So no part 2? Wanted to see the Tao Trio

[@mareksinister]

I always watch these videos before going to sleep, there's something comforting about them.

[@Pragamos]

This one was super interesting! Keep them going!

[@1colonelsanders]

I'm pretty sure it was dykg that told me it wasn't 1000s of kids that got seizures after all. It was like a few at most and a lot of mass hysteria.

[@LegendStormcrow]

I know they stated it, but someone else said it too.

[@ShapelessMonstrosity]

I'm disappointed I didn't catch this in proofreading. 685 kids were hospitalized in relation to the episode, of which 618 were hospitalized less than an hour after the episode aired. A total of 12,000 children reported "mild symptoms" but were not hospitalized, and it was those children whose symptoms are believed to more closely align with mass hysteria than photosensitive epilepsy. It's not that _nobody_ experienced photosensitive epileptic seizures from the episode, just that the number was hundreds rather than thousands.

[@Astraea_TypeX]

Elitist mew sounds dope lol

[@greatsage4ever]

Phantom of the Opera is one of my all time favorite musicals, yet I never made the connection between him and Mewtwo. Knowing now what you revealed it does make sense. That's so cool!

[@ZoeyAlexandria]

This is next level. I didn’t know this about the original Pokémon movie.

[@perturbedkoala7912]

Another great video that I totally watched all the way before commenting

[@xxswagbroxx]

Please make more of these did you know gamings for pokemon 🙏 so much interesting content hidden behind the Japanese language barrier

[@chillsway9550]

I love your videos, cant waint for part2!

[@v-gamer64]

Hella cool vid! Can't wait for part 2!

[@RasKetchum]

I have never looked at Mew and thought "it looks innocent, but its violent and unpredictable". 😂😂🤣🤣