Nick Felker

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. Today we’ll be studying the early bug line that you will encounter early in the game. Its origins may seem generic, but it has a great deal of relation to British history. Blipbug Blipbug, whose … Read more

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture.  Today we’re going to take a look at one of the earliest Pokémon you encounter in the games. Skwovet Skwovet’s name seems to be a combination of “squirrel” and “covet’. Unlike Pachirisu, it has a … Read more

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture.  The three starter Pokémon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Grookey, it is inspired by the British pop genre. Grookey Grookey’s name is a combination of “groove” and “monkey”. Groovy … Read more

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. The three starter Pokemon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Grookey, it is inspired by football (soccer). Scorbunny The Pokémon gyms in Galar, and the Gym Challenge, is inspired by … Read more

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture.  The three starter Pokemon take their inspiration from contemporary British culture. In the case of Sobble, it is inspired by the British espionage. Sobble Sobble’s name is a combination of “sob” and “bubble”, describing its … Read more