Comment of the Day: Zangoose Line

The number drawn is: 081!

Zangoose
(Canon Pokemon)

Zangoose is a Pokemon from Hoenn which is found, albeit infrequently, in Caldera/Kirant. The routes it inhabits are 209, 225 and the Safari Zone. It is a hardy Pokemon that can survive near Abaddon Swamp as well as in the rocky pass near Sedcini Cave. In Caldera/Kirant, it gains the ability to evolve using the Rivalry Orb, the obtaining of which requires a small sidequest. This evolves it into Zantilidae, an even more vicious creature.

Zangoose is primarily known for its rivalry with Seviper, a Pokemon that also appears in Hoenn and Caldera/Kirant. This is the basis for its Pokedex entry: "ZANGOOSE's eternal rival is SEVIPER. According to legend, the red scar on its chest is passed down from the first clash between the two POKEMON. " As an interesting tidbit, Zangoose is the last Pokedex Entry to be completed in our entire dex, because of the difficulty of finding an entry that wasn't just a rehash of Zantilidae's. Eventually a newcomer, locoroco1, came up with the concept that is now in use.

Interesting fact: Zangoose's ability, Immunity, may seem out of place, but actually is a symbol of its rivalry with Seviper, since it grants immunity to the poison status.

Zangoose is one of the earliest canon Pokemon that was introduced to Caldera/Kirant, because of the creation of its evolution, Zantilidae.

Oh, cool! Didn't know some of those things. And Route info is nice to know beforehand ;3

That bit of Zangoose being included very early was very interesting! Are there any other Pokemon like that?

Most of the evolved forms of babies or pre-evos of Topazmon, Jirachi, IIRC Pineco/Forretress, Scyther/Scizor the Mareep Line. Latecomers were the Whismur Line, definitely, along with Remoraid/Octillery and I think Corphish/Crawdaunt.

Wasn't Relicanth one of them, too? The latecomers, I mean.

Probably.