>>53595234>>53595225>>53595199It’s based on all 3. The whole line has a chess theme pawn>bishop>king and the king’s gambit is a move in chess. It’s obviously also based on samurai with its helmet and shit. Samurai battle helmets were called kabuto, which is also the name for a type of beetle as many of the helmets had designs inspired by beetles.
Good pokemon designs have multiple inspirations and aren’t just “animal+job” or “animal+element”
