>>39078109It's chess!
>PawnAmpharos is kinda shaped like the piece, and similar to how Pawns promote to Queens, Ampharos "promotes" by Mega Evolving.
>KnightRapidash is a horse, the Knight piece is a horse.
>BishopBisharp. Kinda obvious though.
>RookPallossand is a castle, and the Rook piece is like, a tower.
>KingNidoKING
>QueenNidoQUEEN
Maybe which Nido is fought during those earlier battles is determined by gender.
Male makes you fight male Nidorino/Nidoking, and female makes you fight Nidorina/Nidoqueen