The Depth of Zarude! Gen 8's Mythical Pokemon! | Gnoggin - Pokemon Sword and Shield
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- Pokemon Sword and Shield got a new Mythical Pokemon announcement! Zarude! So what is Zarude? What is Zarude based on? Why is Zarude in Galar? How is Zarude British? Lets Talk about that.
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When that blue lizard mythical is revealed, Lockkstin is going to have a fit.
Gentleman Vox ITS GONNA BE A LOCKNESS MONSTER MYTHICAL
@@scraggytv That actually makes a lot of sense. Just have to make sure it's different enough from Lapras.
Motivational Lizard
Watch it be Grass/Fighting to compliment Calyrex and Zarude, lol. But that seems just as likely as another Loch Ness mon after Gmax Lapras (and arguably Gmax Inteleon b/c of the height aspect).
$5 says its yellow.
Zacian: The Cyan
Zamazenta: The Magenta
Zarude: The Rude
*ZA WARUDO: THE WORLD*
OHHH MYYY GOOODDD
RODA ROLLER!!
MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!
Nice
WRYYYYYYYYYY!
Personally, when zarudes silhouette and official art were revealed, I immediately thought that its based on an aye aye, an endangered species of lemur, that has been hunted due to belief that they were considered to be evil or have dark omens, which would be fitting for the dark type
I thought that zarude is based on spider monkey or abyssinian colobus.
Yeah I thought Lemur.
I thought it was Miss Simian.
Also a lame video game
I feel like if it was based on the aye-aye it would have the aye-ayes main characteristic: the long middle finger, but that’s probably just me.
Interesting thing to note: considering the “rogue monkey” Pokémon that Zarude is, the fact that it has a similar naming structure to Zacian and Zamazenta... what if Zarude is directly connected to them? As in, it’s wearing “royal” purple. What if it was a companion of the throne but was lost to time like the two legendary wolves?
Maybe it has some relation to them, but turned evil. Or maybe it was cast off and turned evil as a result.
Maybe it betrayed Zacian and Zamazenta, hence the "rogue" in its name
Zarude has a gun
remember how there where leaves in the reveal trailer for the wolves?
Maybe they'll reveal a "Crowned" form for it later on (doubt it, though).
Isn’t it obvious? It is none other than Mojo Jojo, Townville’s greatest villain!
Oh no call the powerpuff girls
It’s the monkey teacher from the amazing world of Gumball
Its king Julian's evil cousin
Wait, omg the powerpuf girls have the same colors as the starters.
@@jberrethful Reminds me of a fan art that combined the starters and the Powerpuff girls xD
the starters are Powerpuff Girls and Zarude's Mojo Jojo
Oh yeeeeeeeah
Scorbunny, the leader
Sobble, the joy and the laughter
Grookey, the fighter
They even look like them.
Sobble-Bubbles
Grookey-Buttercup
Scorbunny- *THE RED ONE*
@@Mattno.777 ah yes. The red one
@@fortymcmeme3846 i legitmatly Forgot the Name.
When I first saw the trailer-aside from the gorilla/monkey look-Zarude also reminded me of an Aye-aye as well. Commonly associated with evil in Madagascar folklore, they were usually killed to prevent misfortune-which unfortunately means it made it to the Endangered species list a lot faster. They are primarily nocturnal with super long claws-specifically their middle finger-to forage for insects. Definitely fits the dark-type vibe.
Killing innocent creatures over dumb supersticions that have no proof or basis is just BS. Aye-ayes are also kinda cute in a freaky way, that's not fair! 😡
Cintrón Productions Unfortunately with many years of that superstition pushed into a culture generation after generation, its hard to get past those primal fears and ideologies especially based on economic levels and education available to the population. (And sometimes even that can’t fight ignorance.) Luckily conservation efforts are being made for aye-ayes now that we have enough people using their “Gnoggins” (I’m sorry I had to say it! 😂)
Do you remember the release trailer of the legendaries? How both of them look into the trees after leaves are shaken up? Could this be Zarude?
We now have Grafaiai in G9 that looks like a Dark-type, but they feel compelled enuf to make it the 1st Poison/Normal.
Zarude - Zandztorm
Edit: I just watched the end
Yes!!!
Lockstin: *LORE, HISTORY, DEPTH*
Me: Temple Run 2 monky :3
You're not wrong.
Mrs simian and mojo jojo
Me: Zarude - Sandstorm
Dragonfyre It reminds of Manus from dark souls
zacian
zamazenta
zarude
zawarudo
The fact that it has the same naming scheme as Zacien and zamazenta also points to it potentially being royalty
Za just means the, so it's too soon to call.
I just think they all relate together in some way.
And they're cyan magenta and black
When he said Stop motion my dead ass thought my phone was lagging
Me to
Interesting, the first theory I heard is that Zarude was based on Spring-heeled Jack.
- British urban legend
- Black color with the same upper ribs pattern
- Said to have a "terrifying and frightful appearance"
- "Clawed hands" and "eyes that resembled red balls of fire"
- And Zarude can grow vines from the soles of its feet, which could give it a spring-heel jump
You covered the ape/monkey side of it thoroughly, but I think there's a chance that Spring-heeled Jack could have been an inspiration as well.
Zarude is the lamest pokemon ever we don't need anymore mythicals they suck
@@tyrannozilla1 I like Zarude, it’s quite literally the ONLY good Ape Pokemon imo
@@EL1TE10 fine for you to enjoy it
The next Pokémon movie seems like it definitely has some Tarzan inspiration
And kangaskhan kid inspiration
zarude was my old sleep paralysis demon I'm not even joking.
CONTEXT: when I was younger, I used to have a sleep paralysis demon and witness some pretty scary stuff. My sleep paralysis demon was named "the monkey monster." The appearance of it was that it had completely black fur, sharp claws, sharp teeth, red eyes, and even a snouted nose like zarude. There was even multiple monkey monsters, but the most I have seen at the same time was maybe 2-4. I dont completely remember because it was years ago. The first time I had seen Zarude I instantly thought "hey it's the monkey monster." The only thing differing between them is that Zarude had those arm vines but the monkey monster doesnt. Also, I know it may sound ridiculous, but I explicitly remember a dream I had where I became friends with it, and ever since then it has been gone [although I'm not completely sure if this ACTUALLY happened.] The good thing is that I haven't seen it at all anymore, but I get sleep paralysis once every blue moon. Strangely, I kinda miss it. Even though it was outright horrifying to me when I was a kid, it’s interesting to think of how much this has affected my life, and how I’m still able to remember it to this day. I’ll be looking forward to meeting him once again.
Are you a fortune teller?
It must have terrifying to think your sleep paralysis demon is now in a video game.
@@ollyjohn82 honestly
@@AlexLJ55 who knows
Genesiz once you get it you should just repeatedly kill it in doubles with your own pokemon
The first thing I thought when I say Zarude was “Every single bug type is gonna have a field day this this guy”
If Zarude wants to be viable with the large presence of U-turn and First Impression, he's gonna need to have Rock Slide or Acrobatics to beat those bugs. Hopefully he can learn such moves.
Cintrón Productions agreed, U-Turn is probably my favorite move of all time so it needs some amount of coverage
@@theprokoking7156 or Zarude could just switch out.
Shiftry: first time?
clawitzer claw same goes for the new legendary Calyrex
Dialga: *ITS REWIND TIME*
My brain: “Don’t you dare say it...”
Me: Zarude Sandstorm
This now this, this is beautiful I love this comment
took the words right outta my damn mouth lol
Very funny! Very original!
Zarude - Leafstorm.
I came specifically for this
5:27, y'know speaking of Tarzan. When I first saw Zarude, he immediately reminded me of Zugor from Disney's Tarzan II. I mean, think about it. Zugor is an ape who is rude by nature to most, lives on his own for the most part, loves scaring others but also took it upon himself to teach Tarzan a few things about fending for himself.
Anyone who remembers who I'm talking about wins my heart.
Oh, I remember the ZUUUUUUGOOOOOORRRR!!!!!
I do remember that movie well
*ZZZUUUUUUU-GOOOOOOOOOORRR!* 👹
imagine if zarude doesnt have sandstorm
😂 clever
Za - rude
Za - WARUDO
He’s connected to celebi and therefore time
This means zarude is a JoJo reference
/s
Why are you putting /s when it’s clearly the truth
It would be better if he was a vampire or a dinosaur.
@Ghoul Gaming I was making a joke ;-;
@Ghoul Gaming It's fine. I don't think you got it anyway.
Zarude.
Za Rude.
Za warude.
You were expecting a Za Warudo joke, but it was me, Dio!
Zarude sounds like Baboon
Zarude is actually Zarudo in Japan.
Also: Zarude - Leafstorm
@@betabee1221 Darude Sandstorm XD
Has anyone noticed the DIO is in the bottom right of the thumbnail
*iTs ThE wOrK oF aN eNeMy StAnD*
0:16 to promote pokemon movie: koko, a movie that hasn’t even been officially announced in america yet
The movie looks gorgeous, and my son Greedent is in it, hopefully it's a great movie.
I'm a bit iffy on Koko given how it looks to have a lot of slightly racist "wow tribal people are so primitive and therefore interesting to watch!" vibes to it. Then again Japan as a country has always been and still is... well, not necessarily racist, but just generally unaware of other cultures' history. So they probably don't mean any harm by it. Still comes across as a bit weird though.
@@bugjams how is it racist again?
eat hot chip and lie yea not only that but they tend to come off racist to they own race too like w/ game or cartoon characters who always have they eyes closed. i see wut u mean but from wut i’ve seen i don’t get that vibe
@@msmx9088 the eye thing maybe but I don't see that in the pokemon coco movie
Zarude: ***exists***
My brain: sounds like ZA WARUDO
wiLLiam Sig move: Road Roller
Darude
This was my immediate reaction too, so I understand completely.
My second thought was ZAcian and ZAmazenta.
I think they're related in some way, at least a lore tie-in of some kind such as a past foe of theirs.
Dio is literally on the thumbnail
@@Illuminatic omg he is
i just hope it has a quest to go catch it instead of a ups delivery man advertising a movie to you.
Probably delivery man, like all the recent ones have been :(
I, for once, feel glad for *Fiskerton Saturday's* offspring to be casted and hired for this franchise.
Y e s . Thanks, I didn't even make that connection
Yes, Fisk was the first thing I thought of when I first saw Zarude
Lockstin: Says King Kong but shows DK
Kirby: Dormammu I've come to bargain
Only true fans get the joke
And I'm more then happy to explain it's super simple
Kirby was the last name of the lawyer that helped Nintendo out of a lawsuit about DK infringing on King Kong though you may have been able to draw that from context clues
Yes Kirby the character was named after the lawyer if you need confirmation
W.S.H. I put this video just to see if anyone called him out on it lmfaoooo 😂😂😂😂
@@miletilblight2181 my head cannon is that kirby is the actaul game kirby in the context in this comment, and wants to beat Dk in smash
Thumnail: You thought it was a new mythical pokemon, but it was me! DIO!!!
The “white rabbit looking things”, looks more like a white brown green deer looking thing imo
But it is a based in both an elk and a hare, just look at his body shape
yeah a jackelope instead of rabbit. basically different animals. what was really disappointing was the box legendaries being almost the same pokemon but different colors and weapons
@@royfauntleroy7696 they made it like that because they're full counterparts, like it cant be one without the other, almost like zekrom and reshiram except not fused in the past, but essentially the two side guardians of the galarian kingdom
@@babel_UV that's crazy cause i don't remember that at all in the story. all i remember is them saying they were legends lost in time. idk where you found that out but if it's true, that's cool, i guess. we've had mons before be 2 sides of the same coin and have completely different designs though. especially for ome wielding a sword and one wielding a shield...why have a dog hold a sword in its mouth? i just don't like the design choice at all
@@royfauntleroy7696 it's just a very medieval European thing to do, it's not the prettiest, but it represents well the oddities of myths at the time
When zarude was revealed i was like : finally a cool looking grass type mythical!! Grass is one of my favorite types so I was really happy!
Same but Im mixed about its ability being Leaf Guard. Sure its decent for doubles but unless you have a strategy revolving around sunny day then its next to useless. "Protects against status conditions in harsh sunlight."
Could be worse, it could have gotten the Grass starter ability Overgrowth...
Maybe his hidden ability is Sand Stream... XD
Overactive Imagination well I am more of just a casual player and I admire Pokémon’s designs and inspirations more than battling capability.
@@cintronproductions9430 most mythicals dont have one. If it was itd be funny. I mean, nintendo has done "for the memes" things before. *coughsanscough*
4:32 *gives Dragon Ball's Great Ape forms the stink eye*
* feels like i've seen that head design some where * actually it kinda looks like the fiskerton phantom which according to a quick google search is more of an ursine thing ( for those that don't know ursine = bear though said search also describes the phantom as a phantom cat ) at least head wise
Oh man I remember that show
Secret saturdays throwback tho
Looks like a gremlin from the movie "Gremlins"
I loved Fisk and Komodo.
good eye bro
"Is the next one going to be a blue lizard thing?"
HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE RIGHT
Zamazenta, Zacyan, Zarude, and ZA WARUDO
What “za warudo”?
@@silverisdisappointed you uncultured swine IT'S FROM JOJO'S BIZZARE ADVENTURE
@@Kuu-n-koi2317 So it's the same type of stand...
@@aid4nski215 uhh you didn't understand me did you?...
@@Kuu-n-koi2317 yes i did. jojos bizarre adventure? your not a true fan if you dont know that quote from Jotaro,
Simple answer:
Zarude is actually Miss Simian. :3
Now we need a Principal Brown Pokemon for -Ms. Simian- Zarude to love.
As a Native American myself, i appreciate the true facts and true history about the Mohawk tribes and the Haudenosaunee people you put in some of your videos. Researching is very important when it comes to the history of what happened to them.
"It treats anything that isn't part of it's pack with immediate hostility, attacking right away"
This reminds me of Snatcher from A Hat in Time in a way. Because if you think about it, he treats pretty much anything that isn't a Subconite (who are his minions and quite possibly his subects) or Dweller with 'hostility' by basically doing a 'deal with the devil' kinda scheme: he has them sign contracts to do some stuff in exchange for not killing them and then kills them anyway. What I think is the reason for this (and I'm pretty sure others, or at least a specific fanfic author, think this as well 'cuz it's pretty logical) is that he does it to keep his 'subjects' safe from any potential threat by building up a reputation for being a big, evil demon-like thing and then getting rid of potential threats that for some reason go into his forest anyways (the reason why this is logical is because he was a prince when he was alive; but his ex, Queen Vanessa, went crazy and killed him over a misunderstanding. It's quite likely the Subconites were once his subjects when alive, and the Dwellers DEFINITELY were, but Vanessa more than likely killed them, so he probably feels sorry for them and tries to keep them safe from any other dangers.) Now, you may be thinking "This is a Pokemon video, why are you commenting this here?" and here's my answer: I'm wondering if maybe (the chance is extremely slim though) Zarude might be doing something similar to what Snatcher was doing. He might be trying to protect his pack from potential dangers by building up a reputation for being a bad guy, but in actuality he's just doing his best to be a good, protecting leader. Maybe Zarude has a similar backstory to Snatcher or something. I mean, there's the purple thing mentioned in the video, and SNATCHER IS LITERALLY PURPLE!! So maybe like Snatcher, Zarude has some sort of royal connection. Idk though, it probably isn't the case, but there is a small chance maybe.
I like this speculation
Why have all these past videos correlated perfectly with my history classes?
Just to inform you, when you see the word 'shire' at the end of a country name, it's pronounced 'sher'. Think New Hampshire. You don't say New Hamp-SHIRE, but New Hamp-SHER.
oh nice, thanks. my only exprience with hearing the word is with the shire from LOTR.
Being a west coaster, I havent thought about New Hampshire since 2nd grade or so.
Are you shire about that?
Really depends on accent, I know a few people who pronounce it -shire not -sher, but they have really "posh & proper" british accents so that's probably why, everyone else I know (including me) pronounce it -sher
@@Gnoggin it's ok I forgot about it too until late 2019
@@brookdevonshire319 I regularly hear people pronounce it -shuh in northern counties, though it might just be a yorkshire thing.
Lockstin: "Za Rude"
Every Jojo fan: "ZA WORDO!"
Warudo
I LITTERALLY GOT AN AD FOR ZARUDE BEFORE THE VIDEO STARTED AND I DIDN'T SKIP IT
Zarude + Tyrannitar = Zarude Sandstorm
BRILLIANT
What if Zarude just learns the move Sandstorm?
11:53
What's the name of the song?
Good move. 😁😂
PejotaM I can’t find it anywhere:( the same song keeps coming up though
Zarude - Leafstorm, clearly.
Darude. You'll find it with just that information
TheJzoli not the song I was looking for
Wait, M C Cooper wanted an gorilla to fight an komodo dragon. This guy had plans for Godzilla vs King Kong before Godzilla was even invented.
He did fight dinosaurs…
So…King Kong WAS Godzilla vs King Kong?…
Celebi, Latios/Latias, and Shaymin are also very abundant. Mythical status probably refers to 'mythical qualities' of the pokemon as perceived by humans. Shaymin being related to tales of graciousness, celebi for their time-powers and appearances in times of peace, and latios/latias being the guardians of that one town after being rescued in their human forms(For Western Audiences this scene was cut from the movie, sorry).
Some legendaries/mythicals seem to be single, unique entities. However, having multiple of mythicals/ certain legendaries (however rare) makes alot of sense too. Context is the most important.
King Kong, the original Western kaiju?
the Tarasque would like a word (and no, that's not a DnD reference--it comes from French folklore :P )
The concept of dragons in general is kaiju by this standard
@@BookWyrmOnAString the Tarasque especially, though ;)
Zarude and Toxtricity are Gremlins.
Maybe Zarude looks like one, but Toxtricity doesn't. Hey, speaking of Toxtricity....
Smogon just moved it from OU to UU! We should riot! 😡🤬
Don't forget the actual gremlin pokemon
@@cintronproductions9430 I honestly have a hard time agreeing yeah it's cool but it's 4-times weak to ground and it's weak to psychic, so a claydoll or any ground type would shred it
@@yusheitslv100 if the claydoll survives a snarl
@@peachesncharlotte you mean sableye? It's way more of a goblin with the gemstone theme.
Kudos for your very well-written script and the good special effects (the one for the stop motion was a nice touch).Great vids bro.
Love these vids! The lore is fantastic!
Thanks Lockstin!
Im a simple jojo fan, I see Za Warudo I donut the like button.
If Zarude can't learn sandstorm, I'll be mildly upset.
This is a good info video. I like how you can put all this info of real life inspirations into one segment with good transitions. Also, what Zarude outtro XD
Zacian=blue
Zamazenta=Red
Zarude=green (Because in Greek verude means green and with the suffix za it's zarude)
dont suffixes typcially go on the end of a word? rather than the beginning like prefixes?
It’s Mojo Jojo, or Grookey’s uncle.
It kind of reminds me of some portrayals of Mr. Hyde from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Been waiting for the band reference. Thank you for the outro
I got an ad that was revealing Zarude and I thought it was the video
I thought it was a starter reject idea since it's dark grass. Grass dark. The past other types were in fact water dark and fire dark. I'm not sure about Serpirior but eh
Sir Parker god I wish that were the grass starter
Huh... I have been mentally pronouncing it "Za-Roo-Day", but it's definitely Zarude :P
Phione ruined any kind of sensible pronunciation for all Pokemon to come.
Also Skiddo.
Just say what feels right for you in your community.
Back when this mon was revealed I super hated it cause I felt like its not exactly what I was hoping for but now due to its inspiration and art style I think it could easily be one of my favorite mythicals
I was wondering, are you ever going to make a video or videos explaining each Pokémon types weaknesses, resistances, and immunities?
I coulda sworn Calyrex was a deer😅
It looks more like a floating alien rabbit with a massive brain tumor. XD
When I said that when it was announced... people called me stupid, because "its a rabbit." Really, its similar to a Wolpertinger, a European winged rabbit with antlers. It's also bit of the Chinese moon-rabbit, and the holy grail. presumably anyway.
I thought it was a Jackalope
When I saw Calyrex, I thought it was some sort of cat.
@@plasmacrowcodile9145 *MA!* There's a weird cat outside!
Zacian, Zamazenta, Zarude, ZA WARUDO
Loved how he used dialga for ‘its rewind time, 👌 wholesome
gotta appreciate how much Lockstin does research about these
i just learned my great grandma was apart of the Mohawk tribe
Me: oh I wonder what cryptid it is
Lockstin: And ALOT of lying
Me: oh it’s HIM
He might also draw inspiration from Grendel, the dark monster from the first English epic poem Beowulf.
"Got anything to add?"
Yes. There's the short story Green Tea from the writer Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, which involves an evil/ghost-like/demonic monkey or ape.
Yo anyone else notice DIO and ZA WARUDO in the thumbnail?
Is the next one gonna be ZAWORLDO?
On first impression, I thought the vines coiled on its arms where springs and it was an interpretation of the Springheeled Jack, another monster in British folklore that I thought Impidimp would evolve into
0:01 Scorbunny is a whole mood
When lockstin nearly started talking about the slave trade then had to backtrack
Moltenminer kind of cowardly tbh
ZA RUDE
ZA HANDO
JOJO CONFIRMED
My goodness we're everywhere.
ZA WARUDO TOKI WO TOMARE WRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYY
@@rioluboy
STANDO POWAR
@@battledroid5888 KONO POWA DA
@@rioluboy
MUDADADA MUDAAAAAA
I think I can see some spring-heeled jack inspiration in the coiled vines on its arms.
The end of this video bummed me out. Then the credits made me laugh! 10 outta 10 rollercoaster. Great job!
Zarude, use Sandstorm!
*doodoo doodoo doo*
I'd have thought Lockstin would have seen the eastern connection between all of this gen's za pokemon. zarude is a monkey, zacian and zamazenta are dogs. and in japan those two fighting is kind of a common trope. Given that the two have types that counter Zarude's dark it makes you wonder.
That flew over my head, but you're right. Dog and monkey are like tiger and dragon.
Twisted Toon Taylor except zacian and zamazenta aren’t dogs, their wolves. At their origin isn’t based on dogs in any shape or form.
You should make a revised video on this using what can be seen in the trailers for the new movie. Zarude looks like it acts surprisingly friendly with that one kid Coco in the new movie
When I hear Zarude I subconciously process it as Za warudo
he said "many species of primapes" lol
I see Dio in the background
Great choice for the outro song👌🏼
i actually have a bunch of the comics from this video my grandfather collected them and when after he passed they were given to my aunt which she gave my as a birthday present, the only bad thing is that theyre french editions but still very old and soe of the first edition of those comics i believe.
You're wrong Lockstin, it's obviously just a giant Penguin...
the green wrist things on zarude looks like those things you get on lad pencils
For anyone wondering what the music is in this video, it's Zarude - Zandztorm
Legend has it we have the same mythical Pokémon in our very own world too. It's a variant of it called Darude. A ground type that is able to create massive Sandstorms a will.
Zarude= The Rude
Me: Don't say it
My brain:
Me:
My brain
Me:
My brain: ZA WARUDO
Darude sandstorm tho
Time has been stopped.
Me too-
That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it XD Everyone else was thinking Darude Sandstorm.
Za warudo sounds like a sword-
Please Nintendo for the sake of world peace: Let it learn Sandstorm.
It's grass type so I think you mean Leaftstorm.
@@ScionStorm1 No I know what I said. It needs to learn Sandstom. Trust me on this one.
@@aaronmeyer3664 zarude used sandstorm
*its super annoying*
I like how you sneaked Dio and The World in the Thumbnail
That ending was perfect! Didn't have to say anything, just the song was perfect!
0:16 Because the starters are the Powerpuff Girls and Zarude is Mojo Jojo.
...emotional blue one, the green one inclined to beat things, and rabbit ears do sort of look like Blossoms hairbow...
yeah that checks out
@@pipedream2556 I saw an image of official art where they were in similar poses too.
Literally no poketuber seems to see that zarude is based on an aye aye lemur. Its literally just an aye aye made pokemon, not a mash of diferent animals
Its got the right colors and bright eyes (though different color), but not the right skeletal structure / teeth / tail / type of fur / demeanor / etc. FAR from "literally an aye aye" like how lilpup is literally a yorkie.
VERY few modern pokemon are 'literally just a....' which is awesome.
@@Gnoggin I think Víctor meant that a major inspiration for Zarude is the superstition surrounding the aye-aye. Namely that it is evil and a harbinger of death and also taboo in Malagasy culture.
I just red the book Relic (Great read by the way) and this Pokemon is an almost on point of what I thought the creature in it looked like for a bit.
Zarude used time stop
*Clears throat
ZAWARDO
It was super effective
The opposing joseph fainted
The real question is: Does it learn Sandstorm?
meme/jokes done right
Sobble:I hate myself
Everyone hey don't say that we love you
Drizzile:I hate myself
Everyone:hey...don't say that
Inteleon:I hate myself
Everyone:hey...........actually nevermind you can say that
Wait inteleon dosent say that and that has nothing to do with this video and there exist people that like inteleon
Tbh to me that weird big new bunny pokemon u know the one with the big brian :) kinda gives of Mewtwo and mew vibes
It's name also takes from Saru, Monkey in Japan
And could be said "So Rude" as well