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There's a difference between Chansey and Audino. Audino has a Mega Evolution whereas Chansey has an evolution and a baby stage instead.

you didn't count Frillish/Tentacool? or like, almost the rest of the unova dex?

Popplio was a death sentence 🤣 put me on the electric chair cuz I was Team Popplio since the reveal trailer

I notice that they're kind of segregated in the Pokedex. Most Pokemon from 504 (after the last starter) until 545 (Scolipede) are on this video or else they're Patrat/Rattata which I think he just missed somehow. After that number, it's only a few who have counterparts. Assumably they made 504-545 first based on the Kanto mons and then got more creative.

IIRC, according to James Turner, Vanilluxe is equivalent to Weezing.

0:58 Hi

Hot take but you could make the argument that the karrablast line and the shelmet line are counter parts to scyther and pinsir. They are both counterpart bug types in their respective games that are found pretty late

I always saw the Gothita and Ralts lines as counterparts like cool goth/prep sisters

I always thought the Panpour, Pansage and Pansear were like the new version of Eevee's, except the have a a different. form. Scrafty and Scraggy (and Mienfu/Mienshu) remind me of Primeape/Mankey. Basculin is this regions fish, it's just a single evolution here. Solosis/Gothita are like Abra line. Alomomala made me think of Lapras though I know the're not really similar. Maractus makes me think Tangela. Klink is like Magnemite. Litwick and Gastly (Especially if you think of gas fueled candles/lamps). Shelmet and Karrablast I see similar to Scyther and Pinsir. There's a couple others but the're pushing it even more (Golet-Rhyhorn, Larvesta-Venonat. Then the starters of course.

the not-so-on-the-nose counterparts: Elgyem/Beheeyem or the Solosis line or the Gothita line are basically the Abra line, but really really different the Gothita line also kinda fits as counterpart for Jynx line (Gothita and Smoochum are pretty similar, although Smoochum is a Johto pokémon) Darumakka and Darmanitan are Mankey and Primeape, but with way less anger...and now that we have Annihilape, Zen Mode Darmanitan fits perfectly as a counterpart for Annihilape, that evolves when Primeape gets so angry to the point it´s anger transcend the physical limitation of it´s body Heatmor, unfortunatelly, is the counterpart for Magmar Durant would be the counterpart for Pinsir Vullaby and Madibuzz are Spearow and Fearow, that´s it Scraggy and Scrafty are be Cubone and Marowak...why? well, Scraggy and Scrafty have the hoods while Cubone and Marowak have the skull helmets the Lillipup line is the Arcanine line, but in a cute way rather than an awesome way Zorua and Zoroark are evil Vulpix and Ninetales (and the [Hisuian forms] are the evil [Alolan forms], you see?) Maractus is Tangela Shelmet and Karrablast have the same relationship between Shellder and Slowpoke, but reimagined Pawniard and Bisharp are Scyther (and Scizor)...and surprisingly Kleavor and Kingambit have pretty much the same badass grumpy grampa aura the Sandile line or the Axew line can be the Rhyhorn line (considering Rhyperior as Krookodile or Haxorus...maybe the Axew line fits better, specially thinking about how Rhyperior have some hammer/wrecking ball aspects in it´s design while Haxorus is a walking axe) Basculin, specially after Basculegion, is Magikarp/Gyarados Petilil and Lilligant are the Oddish line (Hisuian Lilligant fits perfectly with Bellossom, both being dancers) but Cottonee and Whimsicott can´t really fit with the Bellsprout line...strangely enough, I think they fit better with the Jigglypuff line, so Minccino and Cinccino are the Clefairy line Druddigon is Kangaskhan: both single-stage, both fierce-looking, one deserves an evolution, the other deserves an (official) pre-evolution about Trubbish and Garbodor: they fit better with Grimer and Muk, because there´s another pokémon line in Unova that also have similarities with Koffing and Weezing...yes, I´m talking about the Vanillite line, that also fits with the Digglet line and the Doduo line for obvious reasons MAYBE the Ruffet line is the Doduo line, but sounds offensive obviously the Klink line is the Magnemite line Stunfisk is...Lickitung and Mr. Mime...because DERP? and because Galarian Stunfisk is a (beartrap) mimic while Mr. Mime is a (barrier) mimic Sigilyph could be Porygon...? Gollet and Golurk are Onix (and Steelix), maybe? Dwebble and Crustle are also Krabby and Kingler Cryognal is...Staryu and Starmie??? maybe??? Ferroseed and Ferrothorn are Exeggcute and Exeggutor Tynamo line could be Horsea line and also Electabuzz line (so Eelektross is Kingdra and Electivire) the Litwick line is the Gastly line, it is what it is the fossils are the fossils Larvesta and Volcarona could be Venonat and Venomoth, but it sounds really offensive the Djinns and the Swords of Justice (or simply The Two Legendary Quartets, considering Enamorous exists now) are the Legendary Birds Genesect is Mewtwo Victini is Mew and with all that said, we have the monkey trio, the Yamask line, the Deerling line, Alomomola, the Joltik line, the Cubchoo line and the Mienfoo line as the only Unova pokémon, besides Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem and Meloetta, that don´t have Kanto counterparts, while we have the Ekans line, Farfetch´d, the Seel line, the Goldeen line, Ditto, the Eevee family and Snorlax as the only Kanto pokémon without counterparts in Unova

I find slightly interesting that in all the "which one is it a counterpart to?" cases, one of my first thoughts while playing through Pokémon Red was, "Why do both of these exist in the same version? it feels like the same thing twice."

Biggest reach with this one but elgyem and beeheyem counterparts of clefairy and clefable

I mean if your doing psudos thats in every game, pikachu clones or same stats you might aswell include the starters, pixie mythical, and fossils

Shiny eevee is fuckin amazing (totally not biased or anything)

Most kids who have the TCG have no clue how to play it lol. I only learned last spring, when I bought a Tinkaton deck that taught you how to play the game!

Sadly I missed your Q&A post. Hopefully I'll have something to say for next time. ❤ You know, I wish Pokémon would be willing to retcon evolution levels. Hydreigon and Volcarona were made to evolve at postgame levels for no reason other than because the devs could (why not "just" 55, for instance?). Pokémon has already retconned evolution _methods_ (Milotic and the Prism Scale, location evos like Leafeon or Magnezone becoming stone evos, etc); lowering, say, Larvesta's evolution level would be a small change by comparison. As for the Drilbur line, I'd say rather than being strictly parallel to either, they're a "middle ground" (heh) between Diglett and Sandshrew; neither as fast or frail as the former nor as slow or bulky as the latter.

SO HYPED ABOUT THE NUZLOCKE

Love venipede, and congrats on 1k! Keep it up!

Damm I didn't see the qna announcement that's unfortunate

Should be noted that Excadrill is also a mole, like the Diglett line.... so some of them are using multiple Kanto/Johto Pokemon.... Also, the Psyduck line doesn't get psychic type because while they have the energy, they don't have the actual type itself... which is why Psyduck has headaches... And Golduck is just strong enough to deal with it... but they don't have the Infinity Energy of the psychic type.... And for Trubbish, it instead completes the trio....

Anyone got anything for Lapras and Snorlax?

I think another pair of counterparts, though its a small stretch, are the Seel Line and Cubchoo line. Both are Ice-type Arctic Mammals that you find at similar points in their respective games, and both are found in token snowy/icy zones(at least for base Black/White).

This is why I love Unova 🌚

not sure if someone has already said this, but the Forces of Nature trio* are probably meant to be analogues to the Legendary Birds. then again, every generation previous to gen 5 also has a Sub-Legendary trio, as well as a regional bird, rodent and bug line; a Pikaclone; a Pseudo-Legendary line; a main Legendary; a Mew-like Mythical; and a Starter trio (duh).

I don’t think trubbish and garbodor are counterparts because they are in the pollution trio with muk and weezing. Weezing-air muk-water garbodor-land. Each of them represent other types of pollution

Gen 5 is my fav region.. I love lilligant, Chandelure, Meloetta, and Cinccino!!

I think Meloetta would be more of Jigglypuff's mythical counterpart because both of their gimmicks involve singing. Just a poffin for thought. 😴 🎶🎈

This was also the point where the pokemon devs ramp up adding Darwinian evolution theories (adaptive, convergence, divergence evolution theories to name some) into the games.

Gen 5 is my favorite too thank you for this video 🫶🫶

So where is the I liked Diamond and Pearl over Platinum unpopular opinion??? lol

Gen Five Pokémon my beloved ❤ Unova has most of my favourite normal-types. I love ‘em

I would argue that the Slowpoke and Shellder lines parallel the Shelmet and Karrablast lines because both families are linked to another's evolution. Shelmet and Karrablast feel like a more realized concept of what Gamefreak had originally envisioned for Slowpoke's evolution

Not only are Pidgey and Pidove counterparts because they are the first three stages Birds you can catch in the region, they are also Pidgeon Pokemon, so the connection goes even deeper there. No, Psyduck shouldn't be Psychic type, as it has absolutely nothing to do with Psychic powers in the first place. Its a common misconception people think that, because of the Psy in its name, but thats the issue with localization. In Japanese, Psyduck is called Koduck, which means Little Duck. It original Japanese name has nothing to do with Psychic at all. Like, some of these are really similair and are great as supposed counterparts, but some are really stretching it, like Ducklett/Swanna and Psyduck/Golduck. You mentioned Emolga, but here is the thing: Aside from being a Pikaclone and Electric type, it has nothing to do with Pikachu whatsoever (Pikachu is a rat, while Emolga is a Squirrel). Pachirisu is more a counterpart to Pikachu than Emolga is for example. Aside from that, all Pikaclones are supposed to be counterparts with eachother anyways. Its the same for the early bugs, they are all supposed to be counterparts to eachother, despite them being different and them being early bugs and three stages is all whats connection them. Its the same with the rodents. Like, what i always find interesting, is looking at the other counterparts that were and are, in the same generation or cross generation. For example - Pinsir and Scyther were counterparts in gen 1, with them losing that counterpart status in gen 2. Pinsir became counterparts with Heracross, but being single stage Pokemon, both being Bug type and eventually both getting a Mega Evolution in gen 6. And while Scyther lost counterpart status with Pinsir, it became counterparts with Onix, despite being a different type. This because both got an evolution added in gen 2, but it got further than that even, both lost a typing (Rock and Flying respectively) in favor of the Steel typing + both evolve by trading while holding a Metal Coat. Both got a Mega Evolution as well. However... Onix and Scyther lost the status when Kleavor became a thing.

It's sad how people's hate this generation when it released.

Paras/Parasect are awesome. Spore is great.

7:36 - But we all know the _real_ fun fact about Elgyem and Beheeyem: Steel Wing. ❤️ 7:54 - "Does he bite?" "No, but he can hurt you in other ways". 8:17 - Let me guess: is this about the fact Cryogonal learns Attract despite being genderless? (btw, I caught that Pokéstar rant. It's absurd how much people hate it not on its own merits, but simply for having a mandatory event. Was the mandatory event a mistake? Yes. Is the backlash excessive? Also yes. People, it doesn't ruin the whole game, please put it to rest already. Also, Stu Deeoh does *not* look like... that individual).

This video was quite funny, 😂

I LOVE GEN 5 TOO ❤️❤️ thank you for this videos

I love how many divas are in this gen true slay of a generation

3:52 But I LOVE Lilligant. Also i love the Unova region too and the pokemon

I love togepi....it is so cute

The entire dex is a homage to kanto , johto ,hoenn and sinnoh mons oshawott-piplup, snivy-treecko, tepig- torchic, sandile-rhyhorn, scraggy-croagunk, yamask-duskull, zorua- lucario, 2 alakazam line, vanilite-spheal, joltik-electrike, ferroseed- pinecho, eelektross-ampharos, haxorus-flygon, beartic- ursaring, mienshao -medicham, bisharp -houndoom, volcarona-arcanine , sword of justice=entei,raikou,suicune, genies= zapdos,moltres,articuno zekrom/reshiram=dialga/palkia , victini-mew, meloetta-celebi etc. Many of them have same or very close stats... they just balanced some of them with new types

3:36 alola: I got you covered bro

Forgot a few things: Both Pidove and Pidgey have Pigeon in their names (that’s ones just obvious) (Not something you forgot, but Sandlslash isn’t a steel type because no part of its body is made of metal, Escadrill has metal plated claws!) Both the Drowzee line and the Munna line are Tapirs (idk if I spelt the name of the animal right) The Foongus and Voltorb line are made to be “mimic chest enemies” you’d find in other RPG like games! Chansey and Audino are also 2 mons that give out the most EXP out of any mons (excluding some legends I think) That is all!!

Now audino needs a pre evo and an evo