Nick Felker 
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. As with every region before it, Galar has a common bird Pokémon which is found on many routes. This evolutionary line does have a distinctive British theme which makes it well-suited as the design for … 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
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. Small reminder: Tomorrow there will be a Pokémon Direct! Check the time in your area in yesterday’s post! I will be starting this season of articles with the Pokemon Snom and Frosmoth, the evolutionary line … Read more