>>54654380Ganguro became popular in the mid-90s, exactly when Pokemon came out. That said, I'd say the process was more like them making this Pokemon based on
>>54654174 alongside Electabuzz and Magmar as an elemental monster trio, somebody remembering that Woo was female and making a ridiculous feminized version with a wig and dress for shits and giggles, then them deciding to keep that since it had more of an identity than the original male-looking one.