10 Pokémon With A Striking Resemblance To Godzilla Kaiju

Surprisingly, Pokémon and Godzilla have quite a few things in common. Many Pokémon actually look like the kaiju in Godzilla movies.

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What do the Pokémon series and the Godzilla series have in common? Well they’re two of Japan’s media juggernauts that are known on a global level and have been for years, yes, but other than that. In case you didn’t guess it, these two series feature some monsters that have very similar designs.

This isn’t something that comes as a surprise as many Pokémon have been inspired by different Kaiju from the Godzilla universe, roars and all. If this fact has left you curious on which Pokémon resemble these Kaiju then stick around for this list where we’ll be taking a look.

10 MOTHRA AND VOLCARONA

Volcarona is a bug/fire type Pokémon that was first introduced in the fifth generation of the Pokémon series. This large moth Pokémon evolves from Larvesta at level 59 and of course gains some amazing abilities in this form. Volcarona is able to flap its wings and let loose burning scales that can produce a small sea of fire. These burning scales can replace the sun in darkness and ancient people worshipped it as a god, calling it “rage of the sun.”

Its abilities and its place as a god by ancient people, as well its design were directly inspired by the Kaiju Mothra.

9 MECHAGODZILLA AND DURALUDON

The steel/dragon type Pokémon Duraludon made its first appearance in generation VIII of the series. This large and chunky pocket monster is a dinosaur-like creature that has a body made of an incredibly strong metallic alloy. This leads to an easy rusting which is why the creature lives in caves to hide from the rain.

While its backstory doesn’t resemble Mechagodzilla, its design has enough calls to him to ring a few bells. It also has a very similar rivalry with a certain Godzilla inspired Pokemon that resembles Godzilla’s rivalry with MechaG.

8 DESTOROYAH AND HAXORUS

Haxorus is another dragon type Pokémon appearing on the list and is the final form of Axew, evolving from its middle-form, Fraxure at level 48. This Pokémon is covered in a yellowish-green armor. It’s a very dangerous Pokémon as well which is shown by its appearance, territorial nature, and its blade-like tusks on its face.

While they don’t look exactly alike, Destoroyah and Haxorus do share some strong visual similarities. Those similarities being their armor which covers the same spots of their body and Haxorus’s tusks resembling the wing-like pieces attached to Destoroyah’s face.

7 MANDA AND RAYQUAZA

Rayquaza is one of the most iconic Pokémon in the series’s entire library of pocket monsters. This dragon/flying type legendary Pokémon appeared in the third generation of the Pokémon series and is also the mascot of the game from that generation, Pokemon Emerald. It is the master of the legendary weather trio which consists of it, Kyogre and Groudon.

Manda from the Godzilla series may not share the iconic status that Rayquaza has but it sure does have a similar design. While the two look an awful lot alike, this may simply be due to the two resembling a traditional Japanese dragon.

6 GEZORA AND OMANYTE

The rock/water Pokémon Omanyte is one of the cutest in the Pokémon world. Unlike most Pokémon in the series, this Pokémon must be resurrected from a fossil to come into existence. This small ammonite Pokémon was considered extinct with only a helix fossil of it remaining in the world. However through technology, they are able to wander the world again.

Much like Gezora, Omanyte is a mollusk and whether it was on purpose or not, it had a great resemblance to the Kaiju enemy of Godzilla as well. This is mostly due to their general appearance of the eyes sitting right under their shells with their tentacles placed right under.

5 JET JAGUAR AND BISHARP

The dark/steel Pokémon Bisharp is one of the coolest looking in the series and is also one of the more humanoid looking ones as well, at least as far as Pokémon go. The design of these Pokémon resembles a suit of armor also fitted with a helmet to boot. Many pieces of their bodies are metallic and used for battle.

Bisharp has a slight resemblance to the ally of Godzilla, Jet Jaguar. While the two don’t look exactly like each other, they do share a few features, mostly being their color schemes, somewhat similar headpiece designs, and unchanging expressions.

4 BARAGON AND NIDOKING

If you got into Pokémon during its first year then you need no introduction to this generation I pocket monster, Nidoking. This large purple Pokémon is a poison/ground type and evolves from the middle form of the male Nidoran and Nidorino. It has a venomous horn on its forehead and uses it and its mighty claws to do battle.

These battle features, as well as the general appearance of Nidoking heavily, resemble the appearance of the Kaiju, Baragon. Not only does this mammal/reptilian creature look just like Nidoking but it battles in the same fashion as well.

3 SPACE GODZILLA AND PALKIA

Palkia is the mascot of the fourth generation Pokémon game, Pokémon Pearl. It is a member of the Pokemon creation trio which consists of it, Dialga, and Giratina. This water/dragon type Pokémon represents space and has the ability to warp it as well. This leads it to being able to create alternate realities at will.

Palkia is another Pokémon that doesn’t have a super strong resemblance to its Kaiju counterpart but the similarities are there. It and Space Godzilla both, of course, have a connection to space, have crystals they use to battle in with their shoulders, and spikey protrusions that obstruct their faces as well.

2 KING GHIDORAH AND HYDREIGON

It’s almost too easy to realize who the dark/dragon type Pokémon Hydreigon resembles from the Godzilla universe. This three-headed Pokémon is one of the most violent in the world of these battling creatures and attacks just about anything that moves. It has gone as far as to destroy entire villages.

Not only design-wise does it resemble King Ghidorah featuring three heads, no arms, and wings, as you can see it also shares Ghidorah’s horrible attitude and destructive nature.

1 TYRANITAR AND GODZILLA

Of course the best and most well-known had to be saved for last. Tyranitar is a dark/rock psuedo-legendary Pokémon and is a very powerful one at that. He has a very rude nature much like another large T-Rex like creature everyone knows and loves. He ignores enemies if he doesn’t think they’re worth the time and he’s also able to start monstrous earthquakes with a simple stomp.

This Pokemon is famous for being directly inspired by Godzilla, both resembling and acting like the King of Monsters in many ways.

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