>>41815291Unfortunately, there's not much very deep about the Togepi line. While Togepi is a babby wearing the remains of its eggshell, Togetic, or 'トゲチック' - 'Togechick' is meant to be a bird. Togekiss is a logical conclusion of the happiness bird, being a dove of peace and blessings.
>It shares many blessings with people who respect one another's rights and avoid needless strife. >As everyone knows, it visits peaceful regions, bringing them gifts of kindness and sweet blessings. >It will never appear where there is strife. Its sightings have become rare recently. >Known as a bringer of blessings, it's been depicted on good-luck charms since ancient times.>These Pokémon are never seen anywhere near conflict or turmoil. In recent times, they've hardly been seen at all. Togekiss' species names, the 'Jubilee' or しゅくふく (Blessing) Pokemon, also invokes angelic influences. So Togekiss is a angel dove of peace. It having Serene Grace, or 'Heavenly Blessing' in Japanese also reinforces this and happens to let it be the skilled bird of flinches we all know and love. Back when voice chat was enabled through wifi in gen 4, hearing your opponent seethe and scream over the mic from flinch after flinch was a form of art. Funnily enough, despite having no hands, Togekiss can learn the elemental punches, out of necessity since Togetic could learn them in gen 3.
To reinforce serene grace being related to 'sacred' stuff, here's some Pokemon with Serene Grace:
>BlisseyAlso related to happiness
>JirachiIs itself a reference to Tanabata, a Japanese festival that celebrates the meeting of the stars Altair and Vega, personified as deities.
>SawsbuckDeerling and Sawsbuck are very clearly a reference to Sika deer, which are considered sacred in Nara as messengers of a Shinto god. IF you're ever in Japan, pay it a visit so you can feed deer and watch them shit on the floor. They'll bow to you to beg for treats, and if you don't give them any they can get pretty angry.
