Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Iberian Peninsula Animals That Should Inspire New Pokemon

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There are still a lot of unknowns about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, such as whether there will be traditional gyms, what the villains will be like, and what Pokemon there will be beyond the starters. Fans are hoping for many regional variants, unique legendaries, and new designs. The series usually bases its new designs on the real-world area from which a region takes inspiration, and it seems Scarlet and Violet will be based on the Iberian Peninsula.

This means a lot of new Pokemon will likely be based on cultures, wildlife, and mythology in the Iberian Peninsula. Fans expect a lot of the region to be based on real-life locations in Spain and Portugal, and there are a lot of animals unique to that part of the world which make for great Pokemon designs.

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The Iberian Lynx has been a very popular suggestion among Pokemon fans, as there are a lot of predictions that the Grass-type starter Sprigatito will evolve into a bigger cat. The Iberian Lynx is a wildcat unique to the Iberian Peninsula, and is currently endangered. Plenty of fans have already made fan art of what an Iberian Lynx Pokemon would look like, especially as a Grass-type evolution of Sprigatito.

A lot of fans are also expecting a new goat Pokemon design, which would make sense since the Iberian Ibex is another species found in the Iberian Peninsula. Their design could rival that of Gogoat, and since these ibex are known for living in the mountains, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet could make this design a Ground-type.

Iberian pigs are swine whose colors can range from black to gray, and sometimes even red. The pigs are unique to the Iberian Peninsula and would make for a good farmland Pokemon