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>Its body shape could also be similar to the mythological Norse guardians of a plant called the Yggdrasil Tree. The Norse guardian is an avian creature that protects the top of the tree and a deer-like creature protecting the roots; which also could be refferencing Xerneas. Also in the mythology, a snake-creature protects the underworld below the tree; if this is so, then if Pokemon X & Y have a middle counterpart like most games, then the legendary for a Pokemon Z would likely be a sort of snake.
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