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[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I recall the dev claims that the monster are inspired by Dragon Quest.

...and Pokemon itself has a lot of monster that basically inspired by Dragon Quest as well.

Also, huge chunks of design are basically based of common monster design in Japan or Chinese mythology. Unfortunately, Western fans don't know the reference, and claims it was ripped-off from Pokemon.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Iirc the head creator of Pokemon has actually explicitly said that Dragon Quest V was a major inspiration for Pokemon

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 3 points 9 months ago

For those who've never played Dragon Quest... This image may help you out. And yes, Dragon Quest predates Pokemon by about a decade (1986 vs 1996). Long enough that kids during the Dragon Quest era would have seen/played the series and grown up and joined the Game Freak company as artists.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GEYrZuzXUAAjpkB?format=jpg&name=large