#regional variations

[class1akids]

Global Poll regional variations

The 7 who ranked in Top 10 everwhere:

Bakugou,

Deku,

Shoto,

Aizawa,

Kirishima

Hawks

Dabi

Characters who ranked Top 10 at least in 1 region:

Shigaraki (7) - everywhere but Japan

Uraraka (6),

Endeavor (4)

Monoma (2)

Toga (2)

All Might (1)

AFO (1)

Tamaki (1)

[takemebacktothegoodoldays]

Do you say Catty Cornered or Kitty Cornered?

Two of my friends and I, @rosworms & @iguanodonwildman, were discussing this particular phrase...Ros has only known Kitty...I've only ever heard Catty...and Lane is familiar with both...

So I'm curious...what do you say? Or what have you heard? And if you're curious, the definition is below the poll!

Catty Cornered or Kitty Cornered?

Catty

Kitty

Both

Another Variation (say in tags!)

I have never heard this expression! So cool!

I don't speak English / not my first language, but this is neat!

Cater (as per definition below)

Voting ended onMar 20

[atlasrainerot]

🌟wanted to try & get back into making fakemon after like 6 years🌟

so I thought of Meowscarada, Delphox, & Primarina (my 3 fav starter lines) being the starters of a Unova Legends game & so here are the rough draft designs + concepts I came up with:

they’re all based on different regions + time periods of the US (which Unova is supposed to be based on)

Meowscarada’s inspo is the modern southern US (specifically Louisiana, more specifically New Orleans) & its design + lore is heavily based on New Orleans’ celebration of Mardi Gras (which is already a design inspo for regular Meowscarada, but I brought it to the forefront here); it’s a grass/fairy type since fairy is by far the type most commonly associated with food (& y’know, “Fat Tuesday”), so it’s basically a well-intentioned, literal, party animal that probably helped the old Unovans with their festivities 🍃🦋

Delphox’s inspo is the colonial era eastern US (specifically Massachusetts, more specifically Salem) & its design + lore is heavily based on the Salem witch trials; it’s a fire/ghost type since it’s made up of the scorned spirits of the victims of the trials (I don’t really know what the Pokemon universe’s equivalent of the witch trials would be, maybe people were accused of being ghost Pokemon or maybe even Zoroarks(?), so it’s, hypothetically, very hostile & dangerous, but if raised lovingly from a Fennekin, it could be quite docile & trusting 🔥🪦

Primarina’s inspo is the early 20th century western US (specifically California, more specifically Hollywood) & its design + lore is heavily based on early 1900s Hollywood actresses & stardom; it’s a water/psychic type since it’s supposedly ‘ahead of the times,’ (but it was definitely an omen for the modern Unovan entertainment industry), so it’s, in summation, a Hollywood darling mermaid seal with magical psychic powers (this is Pokemon, after all) that was likely simultaneously both loved by & intimidating to the people of its time 🌊🔮

I would love to flesh out these designs & concepts more, but this is what i’ve got for now sksk~ ✨

[ahb-writes]

Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions (Proverbs and Idioms)

Proverbs and Idioms Worldbuilding Questions:

What proverbs (e.g., the English saying, "Too many cooks spoil the broth") are used in this world?

What sayings have been inspired by practices, landmarks, fauna and flora or popular figures in this world?

Who are the writers, storytellers, or others who have coined or help to spread sayings and figurative expressions?

Who is most likely to know or use proverbs, idioms, culture-specific sayings?

Where do sayings and expressions primarily draw their inspiration from in this world?

Where are cultural or regional variations in expressions most apparent?

When have particular expressions or sayings grown popular or fallen out of favor, and why?

When is it appropriate or inappropriate to use a specific expression or form of speech?

Why do specific sayings, proverbs or expressions resonate with this world's inhabitants?

Why have sayings, proverbs and idioms changed or adapted over time? What factors have influenced language's development?

❯ ❯ ❯ Read other writing masterposts in this series: Worldbuilding Questions for Deeper Settings

[b4ttz4rtz]

So I made regional variants of sudowoodo… which do you prefer?

Which regional variant of sudowoodo do you like more?

Kantonian sudo

Hoenn sudo

Sinnovian/Hisuian sudo

Unovian sudo

Kalosian sudo

Alolan sudo

Galarian sudo

Paldean sudo

Voting ended onAug 13, 2025

(The one in the middle is the Johto/Original sudowoodo btw)

[wqpokedex]

Some more regional pokemon / fakemon concepts I helped my nephew digitally draw tonight.

[yetanotherpokemonheadcanonblog]

Pokémon naming conventions are much more complex than percieved.

While they are usually named after what their cry sounds like, there are several exceptions:

Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Arceus, Dialga, Palkia and Girantia are all names taken from the language of the native inhabitants of Sinnoh and parts of Almia and Fiore and date back before the settlement of today’s Sinnohans from the south.

All Kapu Pokémon are named by the native Alolans, meaning holy, untouchable or simply spirit (of higher order). In some scripts they are also referred to as “Tapu”. Jangmo-o is also a name that had it’s origins in Alolan (Mo-o means dragon).

Yvetal and Dedenne are Kalosian names.

It should be noted that all names are regulated under the Pokémon Catalogueing Conventions. Though there are some local variations that may vary from Region to Region, all Pokémon must be named according to regulations in official documents.

[sometimes-strange-skitty]

Regional variant dragonair

There are 2 different types of dragonair within this region. A saltwater version and a freshwater. Only difference between the two is that the freshwater is lighter and has a different style shell.