>>50860904Good point, in the same way we can associate Primarina with Hawaiian marine deities and their fauna. But it would be wrong to ignore its greater concept, which is that of a mermaid, more specifically the current concept we have of a mermaid, which is a mixture of elements of nereids, undines, sirens and perhaps somewhat forced to include selkies.
This is what I love about Pokemon, in their simple concept they pack a lot of ideas either by plan or just by chance. And these concepts are adjusted to what the plot requires, you need a sea monster, use a Gyarados, you need a large aquarium fish, use a Gyarados, you need to represent the nostalgia of the youth of a Japanese character, use a Gyarados kite , you need a Big Bad to make an epic entrance, use a fucking flying Gyarados, I know it's stupid but this is the versatility that this franchise has, nothing is an absolute, it all depends on the perspective.
