Extinct Pokemon Part 2

Extinct Pokemon Part 2

These following Pokemon are actually not extinct in the video games or the anime, but would be extinct in our world.

Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur are based on the extinct reptile (but not a dinosaur) Kannemeyeria. It may have looked like this.

This creature, along with the Bulbasaur line, lived in South America, Africa, and Asia during the Triassic Period. The Bulbasaur line, however, also thrived in the Permian Period.

Onix and Steelix lived in South America during the Cretaceous Period. It evolved alongside Scyther and Scizor, and lived symbiotically with primitive Diglett and Dugtrio. Instead of eating plants or other Pokemon, Onix and Steelix dug through the Earth and ate dirt, rocks, and ore. Onix that ate metal ore would evolve into Steelix.

Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium are based on the Diplodocus, a very large sauropod from the Jurassic Period. This dinosaur, along with the Chikorita line, lived in North America.

Magby and Magmar are not based on real animals, but are based on a mythical creature in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology, the Karura. These Fire-Type Pokemon lived in Japan and Australia during the Cretaceous Period.

Aron, Lairon, and Aggron are Rock/Steel-Type Pokemon loosely based on the famous Triceratops. Instead of eating plants, however, Aggron eat metal. However, since metal didn't exist during the Cretaceous Period, the era in which Triceratops lived, I imagine the Aron line to eat silver instead. Also like the Triceratops, Aron, Lairon, and Aagron lived in North America.

Turtwig, Grotle, and Torterra were the Grass-Type starter for Sinnoh players. They are based on turtles and tortoises. However, since Torterra is rather large, I unfortunately made the Turtwig line extinct; I see Torterra as more of a stegosaurus rather than a tortoise. The Turtwig line lived in North America during the Jurassic Period.

Gible, Gabite, and Garchomp bare traits to velociraptors, so I distributed these powerful Ground/Dragon-Type Pokemon to Asia. They hunted prey like Heliolisk, Scrafty, and Grovyle during the Cretaceous Period.

I personally think Rhyperior is closer to an ankylosaurus than a rhinoceros.

Because of its clubbed tail and heavy armor, I made Rhyperior, the evolved form of the fan favorite Rhydon, extinct. It lived in Mongolia and North America from the Cretaceous to Bartonian Periods. It should be noted that early rhinos in real life had dinosaur-like traits.

Mamoswine is an evolution to the unpopular Ice/Ground-Type pig Piloswine. Mamoswine, along with Swinub and Piloswine, existed during the Ice Age and roamed across North America, Europe, and Asia. Mamoswine is unfortunately extinct like real mammoths, but Swinub and Piloswine still live on in snowy areas in Europe.

Yanmega, the evolved form of the very weak Bug/Flying-Type dragonfly Yanma, is based on Meganeura. It was a dragonfly the size of an eagle, and it roamed the skies of the Carboniferous Period. Meganeura may have looked something like this.

Like Meganeura, Yanmega lived in Europe.

Tangrowth is the evolved form of the mysterious Grass-Type Tangela, and in my vision, lived in Africa and South America from the Triassic to Cretaceous Periods. I made Tangrowth extinct because the only way to evolve Tangela into Tangrowth is by leveling up Tangela while it knows the move 'Ancient Power'.

I unfortunately made the Fire/Steel-Type Legendary Pokémon Heatran extinct because I wanted at least 10 Legendaries in our world. It existed in Antarctica during the Permian Period, hundreds of millions of years before it was covered in ice.

Axew, Fraxure, and Haxorus are Dragon-Type Pokemon with dinosaur-like traits, but aren't based on a specific species of dinosaur. Like many dinosaurs, these Pokemon lived in North America during the Cretaceous Period.

I think the closest real-life animal to the unpopular Druddigon is the extinct postosuchus, which means 'after crocodile'. They, along with Druddigon, lived in North America during the Triassic Period. Postosuchus may have looked something like this.


The only Mega Evolution I kept was Mega Sceptile. This Pokémon is Grass/Dragon instead of just Grass, and lived in Asia during the Cretaceous Period. Regular Sceptile, along with Treecko and Grovyle, also lived in Asia during this time, but went extinct for unknown reasons.

Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, and Kommo-o are Dragon/Fighting-Type Pokemon (though Jangmo-o was pure Dragon) new to Pokemon Sun and Moon. These saurians lived in North America during the Cretaceous Period.

I imagine Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash, which are Ice instead of Ground, to be the original Sandshrew and Sandslash. They first appeared during the Ice Age alongside Slaking and Mamoswine. For many years, they were Ice-Types that roamed South America. However, because of climate change, these armadillos had to become Ground-Types and were moved to Africa.

Similar to Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash, I imagine Alolan Meowth and Persian (which are Dark instead of Normal) to be the original Meowth and Persian. They lived with the Egyptians over 3,000 years ago. However, a couple centuries later, with the rise of the Fighting and Fairy-Type (both Types are strong against Dark) Pokemon, Egyptian Meowth and Persian (which is my given name to Alolan Meowth and Persian) populations started declining. However, before their species died out, one male Persian mated with a female Delcatty, and it gave birth to the first Normal-Type Meowth.
That covers Extinct Pokemon! Next week, we'll talk about Pokemon that will not be found in the wild, but will be domesticated by humans all over the world.
Update! 10-15-17: I decided that Tropius WILL NOT be extinct! I decided to distribute it to Africa, in which it will take the place of giraffes. Girafarig may be tempting, but it's neck is too short to be a giraffe. Also, I learned from The Wild Thornberrys episode 'Stick Your Neck Out' that herbivores like zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests rely on giraffes for protection, as they would be too tall for lions, cheetahs, and hyenas to reach them. Also, I'm not sure if bananas existed during the time of the dinosaurs.

Oscarless Cartoons Part 8

Oscarless Cartoons Part 8: Knick Knack (1989)

 

After Red's Dream, Pixar released their third short film in 1988 for SIGGRAPH, Tin Toy. Tin Toy is about a one-man-band named Tinny, who discovers what's it's like being played with when a baby comes near him. Billy, the baby in Tin Toy, looks even worse than the humans in Toy Story!

Tin Toy, in general, is basically a predecessor to Toy Story. It was also the very first computer-animated short film to win an Oscar. Tin Toy won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

By the time Pixar released Tin Toy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit™ came out. John Lasseter went to see it, and he decided that Pixar's next short film will be funny and cartoony. The result is today's Oscarless Cartoon, 1989's Knick Knack. It was the final Pixar short film to be shown at SIGGRAPH.

Knick Knack is about a snowman in a snow-globe named Knick. He is always upset about being in his snow-globe, but when a souvenir from Miami invites Knick to party with other exotic knick-knacks, he is determined to break out of the snow-globe.

Knick tries almost everything to break out of the snow-globe, but none of them work. However, after a dynamite explosion, the snow-globe leans near the edge of the shelf and falls off. During the free fall, Knick discovers an emergency exit at the bottom of the snow-globe and finally escapes. However, he lands in a fish bowl.

But the fish isn't the only resident in the bowl: Behind some seaweed was a mermaid decoration from Atlantis! However, before Knick could run to her, he gets trapped AGAIN in the snow-globe.

Knick Knack would be shown again in front of Finding Nemo in 2003. To make sure that the audience won't think it's from the same era as 'Nemo', this following text would be shown right before the short.

In 1989, six years before Toy Story, Pixar Animation Studios made this short film.

However, this version of Knick Knack has been edited because the female characters had rather large... Umm, lady parts.

Nether the less, Knick Knack is one of Pixar's funniest short films, and deserves a little more recognition. At least there are Knick Knack Easter Eggs in Cars and Up.

See the picture on the counter? That's the girl Knick falls in love with in Knick Knack.

That's all I have to say about this week's Oscarless Cartoon. Tune in next week when I talk about one of the greatest animated Disney short films since 2003's Destino, 2010's Tick Tock Tale!

Extinct Pokemon Part 1

Extinct Pokemon Part 1

This may be the the second-most controversial topic in this project, only behind Banned Pokemon. I call this controversial because I killed off many fan-favorite Pokemon, including the Grass-Type starters Bulbasaur, Chikorita, and Turtwig.

If you've actually played games like Pokemon Red and Blue, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White, and X and Y, you may have noticed that certain Pokemon can be resurrected from fossils. These Pokemon include Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl, Lileep, Anorith, Craindos, Shieldon, Tirtouga, Archen, Amaura, and Tyrunt. All of which (except Aerodactyl) can evolve into stronger Pokemon. Omanyte can be revived from a Helix Fossil, Kabuto can be revived from a Dome Fossil, Aerodactyl can be revived from Old Amber, Lileep can be revived from a Root Fossil, Anorith can be revived from a Claw Fossil, Craindos can be revived from a Skull Fossil, Shieldon can be revived from an Armor Fossil, Tirtouga can be revived from a Cover Fossil, Archen can be revived from a Plume Fossil, Amaura can be revived from a Sail Fossil, and Tyrunt can be revived from a Jaw Fossil.

Omanyte and Omastar are based on ammonites, extinct relatives of the nautilus, and lived from the Devonian Period to the Cretaceous Period. Their fossils, the Helix Fossil, can be found worldwide.

Kabuto is based on the famous trilobite, while Kabutops is based on a sea scorpion. These Water/Rock-Type Pokemon lived from the Cambrian Period to the Permian Period, and their fossils, the Dome Fossil, can be found worldwide.

Aerodactyl, based on the famous pterosaurs, roamed the skies of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Its fossil, Old Amber, can be found in the USA.

Lileep and Craydily are unusual Grass/Rock-Type Pokemon based on Crinoids, unusual relatives of the starfish. They look something like this.

Early crinoids, as well as Lileep and Craydily, roamed the seas of the Cambrian and Ordovician Periods. Their fossils, the Root Fossil, can be found worldwide.

Anorith and Armaldo are based on the extinct aquatic arthropod Anomalicaris, which means 'abnormal shrimp'. It may have looked like this.

These Bug/Rock-Type Pokemon, along with Anomalicaris, roamed the oceans of the Cambrian Period. Their fossil, the Claw Fossil, can be found in North America, Europe, China, and Australia.

Craindos and Rampardos are based on the Pachycephhlosaurus, a dinosaur with a thick skull that may (or may not) have been used for bashing their heads together like rams. It may have looked like this.

These Pokemon lived during the Cretaceous Period, and their fossils, the Skull Fossil, can be found in North America.

Shieldon and Bastiodon are based on the Pachyrhinosaurus, a relative of the Triceratops. It may have looked like this.

These Rock/Steel-Type Pokemon, along with Pachyrhinosaurus, lived during the Cretaceous Period. Their fossils, the Armor Fossil, can be found in North America.

Archen and Archeops are based on early birds called Archaeopteryx. It may have looked like this.

These Rock/Flying-Type avians, along with Archaeopteryx, lived during the Jurassic Period. Their fossils, the Plume Fossil, can be found in Germany.

Tirtouga and Carrocosta are based on the Archelon, a gigantic extinct species of sea turtle. It may have looked like this.

These creatures, along with Tirtouga and Carrocosta, swam in the oceans of the Cretaceous Period. Their fossils, the Cover Fossil, can be found in North America.

The Rock/Ice-Type sauropods Amaura and Aurorus are based on the Amargasaurus. It may have looked like this.


This large dinosaur, along with Amaura and Aurorus, lived in Argentina, a South American country, during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Periods. Sail Fossils can be found in Argentina.

Tyrunt and Tyrantrum are, of course, based on the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex. These Rock/Dragon-Type dinosaurs, like the T-Rex, lived in North America during the Cretaceous Period. Jaw Fossils can be found in the USA and Canada.

More will be talked about in Part 2, which will appear next week.