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https://www.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magmar_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
>Magmar seems to be a combination of a booby or duck with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an iguana. It is possibly overall based on a Karura, depicted in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology as a birdlike, fire-breathing creature, similar to how its counterpart Electabuzz is based on an oni.
Why is Bulbapedia's "Trivia" and "Origins" sections so full of misinformation? There is absolutely nothing to indicate that Magmar is based on a duck other than early fandom guessing. In recent years as the kaijuu influences on Pokemon became more publicized, it's been theorized that Magmar is based on the Solarites from The Phantom Planet, yet this is not even presented as a theory. Other Kaijuu connections, such as Ultraman's explosive kaijuu Takkong's similarities to Golem, are also left undiscussed.
Furthermore, if we look at Jynx's page
https://www.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jynx_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
>What Jynx is based on is a controversial topic within the fandom, although common interpretations are a Nordic or a Viking woman (possibly Hel, goddess of the underworld), or ganguro (face-black). The original Jynx's black skin and prominent lips bore a startling resemblance to the "darky" iconography now largely abandoned in media. Also, the fact that Jynx are depicted as Santa's helpers in the anime may reference the folklore character Zwarte Piet.
With the release of the prototypes we now know that this is objectively false, and that Jynx was based on Woo from Ultraman, yet there is no mention of this on the page either.
But this doesn't only extend to Pokemon origins, either. Look at Runerigus's page:
https://www.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Runerigus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
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>Magmar seems to be a combination of a booby or duck with a mythical salamander of fire. However, the tail and the spikes on its back resemble those of an iguana. It is possibly overall based on a Karura, depicted in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology as a birdlike, fire-breathing creature, similar to how its counterpart Electabuzz is based on an oni.
Why is Bulbapedia's "Trivia" and "Origins" sections so full of misinformation? There is absolutely nothing to indicate that Magmar is based on a duck other than early fandom guessing. In recent years as the kaijuu influences on Pokemon became more publicized, it's been theorized that Magmar is based on the Solarites from The Phantom Planet, yet this is not even presented as a theory. Other Kaijuu connections, such as Ultraman's explosive kaijuu Takkong's similarities to Golem, are also left undiscussed.
Furthermore, if we look at Jynx's page
https://www.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Jynx_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
>What Jynx is based on is a controversial topic within the fandom, although common interpretations are a Nordic or a Viking woman (possibly Hel, goddess of the underworld), or ganguro (face-black). The original Jynx's black skin and prominent lips bore a startling resemblance to the "darky" iconography now largely abandoned in media. Also, the fact that Jynx are depicted as Santa's helpers in the anime may reference the folklore character Zwarte Piet.
With the release of the prototypes we now know that this is objectively false, and that Jynx was based on Woo from Ultraman, yet there is no mention of this on the page either.
But this doesn't only extend to Pokemon origins, either. Look at Runerigus's page:
https://www.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Runerigus_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
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