In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Tandemaus Tandemaus appears early in the player’s Paldean journey. It, or rather they, are two mice who always appear together. Its name reflects this, a combination of “tandem” and “mouse”. The two … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Pawmi Revealed as one of Nemona’s partners in a pre-release trailer to Scarlet and Violet, Pawmi fits the ongoing trope of an Electric-type rodent Pokemon. Its name is derived from a combination … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Nymble Nymble is a small Bug-type Pokémon who appears in the tall grasses around Paldea. Its name is a combination of “nymph”, a premature insect, and “nimble”, for its athletic ability. It … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Tarountula Players will first encounter this Bug-type Pokémon watching you from trees, quickly falling to the ground if the tree is struck. Sometimes they will dangle from branches using the silk created … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Lechonk Lechonk was one of the first new Pokemon revealed for the Paldea region. Its name is a combination of “Lechon”, the Spanish word for a cooked piglet, and “Chonk”, a slang … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Quaxly New trainers in the Paldea region can choose this Water-type Pokémon. Quaxly is the Duckling Pokémon. Its name fittingly is a combination of “quack”, “wax”, and “duckling”. The blue cap on … Read more