>>51419069Because Hynpo sound like folklore that exists in the real world, just exageratted and placed onto a specific creature. But look at the anime, we SEE Hypnos with different personalities over the years despite the same gimmick.
Meanwhile, every Ciderace is just the same Cinderace because of marketing. Does it have real world symbolism? Only in it's design. The rest of the concept is just for marketing. Remove it from Pokemon, and 'Anime Rabbit that Plays Soccer' versus 'Creepy Tapir that hypnotizes people' is a clear indicator of the issue at hand.
Mankeys are all angry? Some breeds of animals ARE aggressive. Not every fucking lizard wants to be James Bond. The closest thing I'd argue your point is the 2 original Hitmons, but even then, they expanded the concept beyond 'Lol Sports Celeb Parody' and if you remove the names, the creatures themselves are almost entirely removed (again, we've seen ones with different personalities) outside of dealing with martial arts. I'd argue the only one with a set backstory is Cubone, but we have evidence the Pokedex isn't accurate in it's portrayal of the species, because we've seen non-orphaned Cubones wearing Skulls in the games and anime; so all those dex entries really are in reference to the specific events of the first game or should be better worded that 'in the case of it's Mother's death, it wears her skull' or something along those lines.
