>>19075832>I wonder. What are the chances that Gale Wings was added in just to make all of those "relentless" jokes into reality?0. The entire 'mon wouldve been created before the Dex entry was written up, and Talonflame's based on a combination of arrows and the Peregrine falcon. Gale Wings cements it as the Fastest bird because even if its not the strongest, it definitely has the best Brave Bird in the game (to the point that I forget its real name in lieu of calling it Brave Bird to refer to the Pokemon more often than not).
Brave Bird, mind you, is based on a Peregrine Falcon's tendency to soar very high in the sky, focus on its prey with
keen eyes and dive towards them.... with its wings folded in.
The falcon species numbers arent as high as they should be because if they fuck up this maneuver, especially the birds in cities, they find themselves impacting the ground at over 200 miles an hour. If they do it right they slow down and change direction, passing just over the ground. Im not sure but I think the biological point of diving like that is so that prey that rely on sound wont hear the wind rushing from the bird's approach until its far, far too late to react and run away. More kills at the cost of risking its life.
