#Galarian birds

[cinimuffin]

[mystic-meow-master]

[edwinrocks0811]

Did You Know

That the Galarian birds are based on the Morrigan. A trio of(or just one) goddesse(s) of war, fate and death.

Moltres- Badb who's known for taking the form of a crow(hence the black color). She strikes fear and confusion in battle, and foreshadows death prior to battle(could explain Moltres aura wearing down people's spirit). She's also compared to banshees cause of her wail she does when announcing a notable person's death(why it's cackling in the art)

Zapdos- Macha is a sovereignty goddess(meaning she's associated with a location) and represents war and stuff like land, fertility, and horses(hence why Zapdos is now a fighting type running bird, with a competitive nature). She's also described as Raven of the raids in some myths were she's Nemed's wife. In some legends her full name is Macha Mong Ruad, which means red hair(possibly why Zapdos is now orange

Articuno- Nemain is the goddess of the frenzied havoc of war. In one epic Tain Bo Cuailnge Nemain gathered armies to attack them(could explain why it uses it's psychic powers to freeze opponents before attacking, and it's callous nature). Nemain also shares a lot of similarities with Badb(harbingers of doom, same husband). This could explain Articuno psychic type as it references Badb ability to fortell death and confuse opponents.

The Morrigan was also said to be one war goddess with the ability to transform into animals to aid in battle(most notable one being a crow), and represents goddesses role as guardians of land(also probably why they migrate to and fight over the Dynamax tree)

In fact the mysterious nature on if the Galarian birds are regional variants or not could be based on the Morrigan's many myth with contradicting details as stated, but not limited to: Nemain not being the concrete third goddess(some sources say it's a goddess named Anand or Fea), or Macha's many husbands

But the possible reason why their regional variants believed to not actually be regional forms could be because the Morrigan are also named as sisters of a trio of land goddesses under different names being: Eriu, Banba, and Fodla. Despite both being trio of goddesses their connections state their separate

This also explains their typings, as the Kantonian birds are contextualized as the land goddesses given their elemental types. Whereas the Galarian birds types represents (the) Morrigan('s) behaviors in battle. With them being flying type birds symbolizing their connections/similarities despite being recognized as different groups

Also if anyone wants to know the pronunciation of the goddesses names from what I gathered it's Bive, Mock-Ah, Ney-Von

[brendan1thomas]

I'll always find it weird having Professor Cerise in Journeys and not having the Professor for the series where Ash literally travels the globe be Professor Willow from GO.

Could've had the GO Leaders with the Galarian Birds too

[bigmakxp]

Your either one of these people.

Trainer 1: You have all 3 galarian birds?

Trainer 2: ...Roughly...

Trainer 1: How? I only have 2 galarian birds!

Trainer 3: You have 2 galarian birds!? I only have 1!

Trainer 4: You guys are catching birds?

[pokemon-sliceoflife]

Went for a walk, I had to make sure the birds got some fresh spring air.

[moonabloom]

Galarian Zapdos ⚡

[retrogamingblog2]

[front-facing-pokemon]

[pokemonlolitaproject]

Today is World Goth Day! Let's have some gothic lolita al la Pokemon #146 Galarian Moltres

[spittyfishy]

Meep Meep!

[omamervt]

I completed the set

All is right with the world and nature is healing.

I have decided this is the right thing to do

[adobe-outdesign]

Hey there, Is there any specific Pokemon you believe have an incorrect typing?, ie. not fitting the Pokémon’s theme/what it’s based on/there lore. I would genuinely like to hear what you think about this.

Runerigus should've been rock/ghost. It's literally a possessed runestone and they went out of their way to claim what's obviously a rock is actually clay (???) seemingly just to avoid making it rock/ghost for some reason.

I also would've liked to see some water typing for Lugia; I get it being psychic because that was the strongest type at the time, but they could've at least gone psychic/water instead of flying as while it can fly, it's not important to either the design or the lore.

[joshuarts03]

Angry Pokébirds and Bad Poképigs

[codacheetah]

Homunculus

[patchwork-crow-writes]

New Gender discovered: Uncanny bird-like creatures

(Clockwise from top-left: Crow Demon, Dark Souls; Dark Falz Loser, Phantasy Star Online 2; Galarian Articuno, Pokemon; Nightcloak Malfestio, Monster Hunter; Grandfather Rook, A Heart Frozen In Time; Death Rite Bird, Elden Ring)

(full disclosure - Grandfather Rook is my own character from a Deltarune Fanfic I wrote a couple years ago. Artwork drawn by @dawnthefluffyduck)