What Every Single Pokemon Is Based On

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

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[@meerkatairforce8182]

"... Possibly Moon Rabbit" is now going to be in my head any time I'm finishing a list.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

It took awhile to get it out of my head, kept almost adding it to pokemon it didn't belong

[@belosneshkaaaa]

so like usagi tsukino?

[@snaifhassnan6348]

600%

[@KeertVillanzo]

Charmeleon is a chameleon bro what are you yapping about it's literally in his name😂

[@meerkatairforce8182]

@@KeertVillanzo The English names have nothing to do with the original design. They came up with those translations/regionalizations waaaay after they actually designed the game. In the original Japanese game it's literally just Rizaado ("lizard"). No specific association with Chameleons.

[@bakanakoroshiya7588]

Tha lack of intro made this feel like some latter day saint knocked on my door and started spouting Pokémon lore

[@runic6452]

No bullshit, just straight to it

[@Skull_E_Duggery]

Kicks my bedroom door down with a fkn power point display

[@orandachildren1051]

​@Skull_E_Duggery I feel like if we don't sit and let him recite all the Pokémon for over an hour, that he'd go mental with a pen.

[@ap_greed]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@matty6878]

hate intros. waste of time

[@juliettehurst6632]

Dude sounds like he's about to have a panic attack

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Damn I'm just breathing 😭

[@Brand00d]

@@BraydenMcClellanVidsheavily lol

[@raidel2315]

that's what i also thought lol

[@TrevW92]

😂😂😂

[@igor953]

​@@BraydenMcClellanVids edit that shit out

[@alabaster1913]

A Japanese-speaking friend told me that Farfetchd was a reference to a proverb which translates to ‘sometimes a duck comes along carrying a leek’. Ducks are traditionally cooked with leaks, so if a duck comes along carrying one it’s just plain convenient. The meaning of the phrase is therefore roughly akin to ‘don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ or ‘don’t question unlooked for good fortune’.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Also, I'm pretty sure Ledian is based on both a ladybug and a gray alien.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

And that's why it's called Farfetch'd. Because such a fortunate occurrence actually happening would be very 'far fetched'.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

@@SentaiYamaneko It can also mean, "there's a sucker/fool born every minute", since the duck with the leek is basically telling the human, "Please kill and eat me".

[@christiancinnabars1402]

@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Ledian's design is based off of the ever popular sentai fighting shows from Japan. Power Rangers was named in the video because it is the most popular show from that genre in the West, but Kamen Rider is extremely popular in Japan and literally is centered around bug themed superheroes. So the inspiration is very evident in that regard. Orbeetle is the ladybug that is designed around extraterrestrials moreso than Ledian.

[@deibu__]

Well, In the the 1st pokemon anime season, at least in the japanese version, the pokedex description for farfetch'd literally says that people eat them alongside their leak since it makes them particularly delicious lol and that's why they're almost extinct

[@oranjpeel]

0:46 I for one never would have guessed RATTATA is based on a RAT. I am utterly flabbergasted.

[@firebat36]

Also, possibly, moon rabbit.

[@nerdatello]

RATICATE is also a RAT?! mind blown 🤯

[@KIKAN_THE_RAT]

RAT

[@thecertainscientificreddit4541]

As much as i was when I got to know that pidgey line didn't have any pigeon members

[@joshuabushman7]

I find it funny whenever he just names one reference, and moves on lol. Like it is just that

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Yeah I'm definitely inconsistent on how minor an inspiration gets named or not. Tho some are pretty one for one with a single animal

[@joshuabushman7]

@ no no you didn’t do anything wrong, just most Pokémon are literally just a crab or a donkey lmao

[@unfortrentely]

i was gonna say this, i almost laughed at everyone like that...

[@6aith]

"... possibly moon rabbit" has been added to my lexicon

[@shinyhunteralec]

What is a lexicon

[@6aith]

@shinyhunteralec A lexicon is another word for a vocabulary - a list of words or phrases that I'll use in conversation.

[@shinyhunteralec]

@@6aith oh that's fancy

[@d0dgecity]

This video is so good lol. I'm saving it and coming back to it periodically. Alakazam being "foxes, magicians, Baphomet" is so hilarious

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

I really appreciate it, thank you so much 🙏

[@kirakishoushirobara2898]

Bro I wasn't expecting that last one "reference" 😭 why bro? Yall ruining my childhood 😂

[@swapper5684]

Me mumbling to myself in the corner at a party:

[@slip4510]

"It's three wack-a-mole moles, dugtrio is three wack-a-mole moles"

[@nerdatello]

not very far into this but god bless you man. no intro, no preamble, just diving right into what we came for. hats off to you i hope this blows up

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you man, and by my channel standards this has blown way up, done way better than I could've guessed, thank you again

[@andrewcampbell9277]

Sableye has always been interesting because someone at the Pokemon company read about an alien encounter in 1950s Kentucky and walked into work the next day and windmill slammed a picture of the Hopkinsville goblins and said "We're doing this"

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Not as bad as the dude who came in with nothing and threw his keys on the table and tried to play it off like a Pokemon design

[@JoeLikesBlue]

@@BraydenMcClellanVidsHe cooked.

[@pedroventura2249]

"Foxes, magicians and Baphomet"

[@jadenplayzrobloxminecraft9766]

Suddenly I don't like Alakazam anymore

[@デンジュモク-c4i]

5:38 Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are actually based on different martial artists. Hitmonlee's Japanese name is "Sawamular," which is based on a legendary kickboxer Sawamura Tadashi, who was known as the "Kick Demon". Also Hitmonchan's Japanese name is "Ebiwalar", which is based on Ebihara Hiroyuki, a former titleholder of WBA and WBC flyweight classes.

[@hands_of_stone]

Cool but Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are way cooler lol

[@デンジュモク-c4i]

@ I love Lee and Chan but neither of them are boxer or kickboxer lol Who on earth would imagine Jackie Chan when they see Hitmonchan wearing boxing gloves?

[@hands_of_stone]

Lol true. Woulda been cool if they somehow implented Mike Tyson into the name...Hitmonson or something haha​@@デンジュモク-c4i

[@saltinefromindiana]

​@hands_of_stone that's somewhat where Tyrogue gets its name from I believe

[@Thedramajackson]

7:20 magikarp and Gyarados are also inspired by a Japanese legend of a koi fish who jumped up a waterfall and turned into a majestic dragon in order to lay its eggs upstream.

[@ThreeKes]

Isn‘t that legend part of chinese mythology? Clearly contributed to the Japanese koinobori during Children‘s Day in some way.

[@pietronucifora7640]

I'm using this video as a remedy for insomnia and nighttime overthinking. It's like counting sheep and your voice is very relaxing

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

This is definitely one of the best compliments I've gotten, as someone who uses KZbin videos for the same thing I understand the love 🙏

[@Silverrainn16]

Brooo same

[@Petrolosis]

"Smiley face, amoeba and blob" I don't know why I was expecting more from this one lol

[@zeldomaine]

the corresponding images popping up on the screen as he said it took me out

[@pepercat17]

I’m sorry but the entire Jumpluff line is clearly based off the life cycle of a dandelion.

[@wilfordbrimley689]

Brother, dont think too hard about accuracy, jist enjoy the weirdly hilarious dry af delivery.

[@Objectation2763]

@@wilfordbrimley689he said he was sorry

[@thane4099]

I cant express to you how nice it is that there is no obnoxious intro or any unneeded unfunny commentary. Very good video!

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you, glad you appreciate it

[@youraveragephesh3173]

Listening to this dude pronounce complicated fish names is hilarious

[@DestructiveAuto]

It’s giving, “Oh you like Pokémon?”

[@Nethaura]

He's just rattling them off, but somehow his comedic timing is still immaculate 💀

[@AshHatesKetchup]

The constant deep breaths between groups of Pokémon make it feel like he’s at gun point 😭

[@Matagu1]

Espeon and Umbreon are actually based on two Cat Youkais. Espeon is a Nekomata and Umbreon a Bakeneko the evil Youkai.

[@mads2945]

The pauses, especially within evolutionary lines, when he goes from something that has a bunch of sources of inspiration to just one and vice versa are very funny.

[@mithos6414]

This is what youtube was intended for. Thank you.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you, really appreciate it 🙏

[@dundee6402]

Kind of funny that Seel isn't just "Seal"

[@myuutosan]

BRO I WAS WAITING THE WHOLE VIDEO FOR "Seel, Seal" 😂

[@myuutosan]

also it's at 4:22 btw

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

And dewgong isn't just "Dugong"

[@PokeMadness1996]

16:54 gardevoir’s original inspiration was medieval knights and more medieval softboy princes That’s why Ralts has a bowl cut But the feminine features were amplified in later gens more because of fan impressions Hence why the Japanese name is sir knight

[@RealLifeIronMan]

Look up Rose of Versailles and Revolutionary Girl Utena. The protagonist of Rose of Versailles is a Lady who disguises herself as a man and becomes a knight. Gardevoir is based on this idea of the crossdressing Lady Knight.

[@ckk2087]

The bowl cut makes too much sense

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Jynx deserves more love, Jynx is always female while Gardevoir can sometimes be male and has that weird red protrusion coming out of it chest, if you were to hug a Gardevoir that sharp red thing in its chest could stab you.

[@bidoof6458]

I remember the Mareep line being inspired by (at least the titlte of) the book "Do androids dream of electric sheep", and the Torchic line (especially combusken) being a chick you win at a carnival or festival, that doesn't age well or smth. That Pansage-Panpour-Pansear are based on this Japanese tale of 3 monkeys that see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Also a bit weird how there are just there Japanese words that can be translated (the bunny shaped apples for Victini, the burglar for Froakie, the clothes for Braixen).

[@rorytelling]

Farfetch'd is also based on a Japanese idiom that's something about catching a duck (to eat) that already has the leek

[@madnessarcade7447]

Mareep was also intended to be based on dolly

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

@@bidoof6458 I think Braixen and Delphox are also based on magical girls seen in manga and anime. Additionally, Delphox is also based on a miko (shrine maiden, often mistranslated as "nun" in the past).

[@guilhermebrasileirodornell5626]

THANK YOU!!!!! Finally this video was made, i've been waiting for this since i was 6 years old !!!

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

With how big Pokemon is on KZbin I was surprised no one made this yet

[@austingibbs8509]

That “FAT LADY” took me by surprise 😭😭😭

[@Warriorstamps]

Looks like Amberlynn Reid to me

[@sufyantootla5382]

pretty cool but honestly would be more digestable with timestamps or breaking it down into different videos per region

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Each generation does have its own video, this is just the mega compilation of all of them

[@Piplup10416]

i like how you can audibly hear him take a breath after every mon

[@MaleOrderBride]

His breathing is spiking my anxiety 🫤lol

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

By far my most liked video, on it's way to my most viewed, think it's the my most commented on too. I just really want to thank everyone who watched any of it or liked the video or left a comment, it really helps and means a lot thank you!!!

[@Usario321]

This has 7k views now, but it’s definitely gonna blow up! Good job

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

@Usario321 appreciate it yeah it's already my most viewed by far

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

And now it's my most viewed video by 400% and has 1k likes, this was also the video that got my channel to be able to be monetized. Beyond thankful for everyone watching, even though I missed some inspirations and mispronounced a lot of things. All the support has been awesome, I just want to say thank you again to anyone who watched the video, liked or subscribed. Also possibly moon rabbit

[@blazingdragon6232]

Just to let ya know THERE IS AN ACTUAL ANIMAL CALLED PIKA.

[@th3Cov3rt]

The slight breathing in between is unintentionally hilarious

[@Villain_Killin_Dylan]

"Ledyba, ladybug. Ledian, power ranger ladybug" 😂

[@truth333seeker]

alakazam being based off the devil, caught me wayyy the fuck off guard

[@bryant475]

Magic is of Satan, makes sense 😂

[@ccasuall]

​@@bryant475 God and Jesus used magic (eg. Miracles)

[@adamisshipping5588]

Name pronunciations or any inaccuracies aside I’ve been actually desperate for someone to make a video like this, my special interest is the meanings and inspiration behind all Pokemon names and designs so I ate this video up having it in the background. It’s just one of those fun little things that I love about the Pokemon series Thank you for making this video!

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you for the grace, and don't worry I'll be going more in depth and hopefully more accurately with a new series I'm making where I'll go over different evolution lines in Pokemon and do like a science show style video on them. I already got the script for the first one done, just gotta shoot it now

[@TheSilverEgg]

It really is incredible how many of the early pokemon are just normal animals with a letter switched out

[@Mrbananananana]

This reminds me of vsause Micheal saying prime numbers for three hours

[@abmf01]

"Charmeleon," one letter off from just being chameleon "Salamander" Ok

[@AIDreamBeatsMain]

“Lati-ASS” If I had a nickel for every time a Pokémon was canonically named “Ass”, I would have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. 😂

[@UmatsuObossa]

Pidgey is based on a Tree Sparrow, and Spearow is a Sparrowhawk. Paras/Parasect are cordyceps infected cicadas. Pretty sure Dewgong is also based on dugong (manatee)....as the name would suggest. I think Lickitung is also VERY loosely based on giant anteater. Koffing/Weezing also based on volcanic gas vents. Jynx is based on the yokai Yuki-onna. Magikarp/Gyarados also based on the legend of a koi swimming up a mountain to become a dragon...and possibly Japanese windsocks. Hoothoot additionally based on a clock. Spinerak is specifically a Happy Face Spider. Sudowoodo likely also loosely based on Walking Stick insects. Entire Hoppip line based on dandelion from leaves to flower to seed puffs. Espeon based on the yokai Nekomata. Murkrow also based on witch's hat and broom. Pineco is a bagworm. Qwilfish also based on marine mines. Shuckle is most likely based on the macro view of brewer's yeast, as well as a turtle, wine amphora, and slime mold. Donphan also based on a tire.

[@rorytelling]

Meekrat took me out because that's just a better name for a Meerkat

[@lightingpikachu9]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention some of the Japanese names considering they have some pretty obvious origins. Like how the Abra line are all named after famous magicians. Most infamously Yungerer (Kadabra) being modeled after Yuri Geller. Or the hitmons originally being named after Japanese fighters. The Voltorb line is also meant to be a classic mimic enemy that is a staple of RPG’s.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

I decided to just use physical appearance and not do any name origins

[@pineapplequeen13]

I love that the list is mostly animals, plants, or common objects, and then it gets to snorlax and its just a randomly specific dude that worked at gamefreak lol

[@jiripesta3984]

10:32 Mareep is blue because of the novel "Do androids dream of electric sheep"... the artificial animal were blue hence Mareep being blue and electric type due to being a robot

[@mickyvalenz9959]

lol the dead pan delivery is so funny to me especially when you repeat moon rabbit and can’t pronounce some things haha

[@Puffafeesh]

Am i the only one who noticed acorn cop?

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

No but people that noticed it seemed to be confused at what it was

[@Cranberrie123]

I liked the part where he said Possibly Moon rabbit

[@zardthedragon1896]

“gen 1 design was peak” Muk: sludge

[@kobythetater]

I love how there isn’t any background aside from a black screen, any background music, any sound effects, or any other further explanations or anything. It’s just the name of the Pokémon, the thing(s) it’s based on, and then it immediately moves onto the next Pokémon, the thing(s) it’s based on, and so on and so forth.

[@sublimchu877]

I absolutely love that this is not text-to-speech/AI

[@youngmateoFR]

Underrated Channel ❤

[@IMadeUpKear]

1:00 Pikachu isn't based on a mouse or squirrel, but a langomorph (relative of rabbits and hares) literally called a pika.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

No the name Pikachu comes from Pika and onomatopoeia for an electric spark, and chu a mouse sound. The artist Nashida said in an interview that Pikachu was originally a squirrel, and later turned into more of a mouse.

[@ckk2087]

Pikachu does look like Langomorphs tho

[@geezgus]

if Pikachu is a mouse, so is Sandshrew ​@@BraydenMcClellanVids

[@igor953]

Got rekt

[@AIDreamBeatsMain]

“… While rocking a mullet.” 😂

[@AlanACarlson]

This video is obviously super long, but I think I watched and payed attention to every single second.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Really appreciate it, thank you

[@MRazorK10]

10:14 I did not expect to see a uterus plushy in my pokemon video

[@Cheshieruu]

“Possibly moon rabbit” has the same vibes as “door’s haunted”

[@_physically_insane_]

whats "door's haunted" from? i have a vague recollection of hearing it before but i cant remember where, and google wont tell me :(

[@jinxsiemcdeath6250]

4:36 ...and?...

[@jaderquinteiro8838]

i was about to comment this lmao

[@ThePikachuKingRJ]

Glad I found this. I enjoy hearing every second of each Pokemon's possible origin.

[@haydenboggs3271]

Thanks, now I can a Spearow impaling a Rattata on a barbed fence

[@Joseph_yy]

I’m based my mom, my dad, my ancestors before me, and possibly moon rabbit.

[@madnessarcade7447]

3:20 alakazam Fox Magician And also literal satan 😂 CANT JUST SAY THAT LAST PART SO CASUALLY 😂 Alakazam always looked more like a cat to me

[@bobcat420]

bro what? baphomet is not satan. not even close

[@CrimeanAnimates]

Can’t imagine how long this took! Subbed

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you 🙏

[@snowballkitty48]

A few of the images I’ve seen on Google and used for references for stuff so it feels pretty weird to see them show up

[@0Geju0]

When someone is in doubt when creating a moodboard, I’ll show them this video

[@brandonmajor8929]

It makes me so happy that you mentioned the drinking toy with porygon. I thought every one forgot about that

[@sy1809]

19:09 I will now refer to Gulpin as "Goo-loin" from now on

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Let's just pretend I didn't say that 😭

[@surajhawk27]

the video deserves everything from youtube !!

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@James-ww3ri]

“Pineco, pinecone” Pineco after seeing this: ladies and gentlemen, we got em

[@GalaxyBearNova]

Yeah isn’t it more?

[@B1tcharp]

I'm surprised he didn't say bagworm

[@B1tcharp]

​@@GalaxyBearNovaa bagworm

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

@B1tcharp I saw it but didn't include it because to me it just looked like a pinecone, but I should've included it. I was inconsistent with including stuff that was apparent just based on the visuals and what lore/deeper inspirations went into a Pokemon

[@OihanMúgicaLeza]

This video goes right to the point and thats exactly what I wanted

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

I can't even imagine what a drawn out intro would look like for this kind of video

[@scottl.1568]

Okay, your patience and persistence deserves a new subscriber 😅

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Appreciate it brother 🙏

[@SAUDIMONEY27]

best video I ever seen on KZbin ever! real rap

[@MrHibro]

4:30 in Indonesia we have this fish called dugong. That is exactly like This pokemon 😂

[@Gares.]

5:50 I'd say Koffing's design was certainly inspired by the moon or a meteor.

[@Dog-999i]

The Mareep line up is also a reference to Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

[@CarsonZiccardi]

Also an anagram of ampere, the standard unit of electricity.

[@ehsteve7]

I’ve been chipping at this for a few days, got 10 minutes left, this has been really enjoyable to watch

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you I really appreciate you watching it through 🙏

[@grndragon7777777]

Wow, really went all in. Thank you

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Appreciate it 🙏

[@MoonRoseMother]

Thanks for making this video!

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏

[@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884]

Pangoro and panCham: delinquent culture

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

@@dragonbreathmediamelodies6884 And stereotypical delinquent protagonists in shonen manga and anime.

[@ZkiART]

I find it so easy to sleep to this video, and I say it in the best way possible! I come back every now and then to put it as my sleep video.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

As someone who goes to sleep to videos, I totally understand it as the compliment it is

[@nelsondestefano4150]

Your commitment to going over every single Pokémon is commendable, but I feel there are several cases where you don’t get every inspiration, just taking some Johto moms for example, thanks to the beta sprites we know that another inspiration for gligar were the facehuggers from alien and that shuckle was primarily based on snake wine, outside of that the forteress line are also based on bagworms and Murkrow has witch riding a broomstick design motifs

[@RainiiDay7]

Worth noting that venasaurs flower at the back is also a Rafflesia Arnoldii

[@Wyglafff]

Jynx : there is also the gyaru culture

[@troglodytee]

i think leaving the deep breaths in the final audio edit really emphasizes the ridiculousness of some of these designs

[@Zeus.thunder]

Also 16:27 ludicolo is also the embodiment of a maraca

[@ninototo1]

One of the coolest Pokemon KZbin videos ever

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

Thank you

[@rocafella142]

0:29 That's not a cocoon. It's a chrysalis.

[@KingDaploo]

Suck it from the back /pos😊

[@seagletime3848]

☝️🤓

[@rocafella142]

@seagletime3848 yup

[@ljonlewis5502]

☝️🤓

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

Smh right? Ruined the whole video for me. 😠

[@MichaelRadosawBurda-Nowosad]

The video reminds me if DIO was a huge Pokemon fan and wrote the entire text on his stand and now pucci has to read it all out to summon the green baby

[@scottl.1568]

Snorlax is a bearcat, sort of like the title character from the Chowder cartoon

[@Dusk1991]

Munchlax

[@jonmiller4361]

Somebody give this man some water, he parched af.

[@BraydenMcClellanVids]

I always stay hydrated

[@Trynil]

I love the gasps of breath.

[@hxnnyhxkage]

Great video truly I feel like the production could definitely be better and gain more views. Things that are the same inspiration you could put them together, example: “pokemon a b and c are inspired by ____”. You could also instead of reading it off as if it were a bullet point system you could read them off as a full sentence, example “Ekans are based off of the Indian cobras, kakunas are based off literal cocoons” it fleshes out the content a little more. Truly a great concept on this video tho I wish more people talked about it in glad you spoke on this 💯

[@almondthefurret6818]

16:49 nice juxtaposition

[@ChampstylesTLT]

Homeboy sounds over it at Nidoran lol and there’s over an hour of this -dude’s a trooper 🫡

[@biondu8699]

49:44 YOU'RE FIRED!

[@dylanmaldet6643]

Poliwag line is specifically based on glass frogs, with the spiral representing its intestines, visible through their transparent skin. Kadabra was also, in Japanese, named on real-life magician Uri Geller(Who later sued GameFreak).

[@aricelajade]

needed this thank you

[@jaren9382]

4:43 The “dye-la” part for Haunter is actually pronounced as “Dee-lah” since it’s from the Filipino word Dila which means Tongue (Noun form) or Lick (Verb form). It’s also a malevolent spirit in some indigenous beliefs, hence the ghost