>>23465806Dragons
Magikarp and Gyarados (about a legend where a carp swims up a waterfall and the gods were so impressed they turned it into a dragon)
Dunsparce (tsuchinoko)
Ninetales (nine-tailed fox)
Growlithe and Arcanine (guardian lions)
Delphox (fox and magic)
Exeggutor (jinmenju)
Snorunt (yuki warashi), Glalie (oni mask), Froslass (yuki onna)
Espeon and Meowstic (forked tails like a nekomata)
Houndoom (hellhound)
Golduck and Ludicolo (kappa)
Jynx (yama-uba, and the ganguro subculture in Japan partly credits yama-uba)
Musharna and Drowzee, those entire lines (baku)
Ghosts like Banette, Aegislash, Chandelure draw from legends of possessed household items. There's even an entire term for them, tsukumogami. Some also come to life after existing for 100 years.
Litwick (hitodama and other will'o'wisps, but hitodama in particular)
Sneasel and Weavile (kamaitachi)
Abomasnow (yeti)
Manectric (raijuu)
Sableye (Hopkinsville goblin)
Golurk (Golems, and the golem of Prague in particular)
Zoroark (kitsune)
Hydreigon (Orochi)
Shiftry (tengu)
There's also the basan which Blaziken might draw something from, but I don't think so. I think Blaziken is just a Shamo chicken on fire. Anyway, here's some. Far from a fourth, but I was just naming more obvious, non-Fairy, non-legendary ones.
