What if Johto had Fossil Pokemon? 🦴🌱🐜

Most Pokemon regions have new fossil Pokemon introduced alongside them. But Johto, the 2nd Pokemon region, introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver, does NOT! This is terrible because Fossil Pokemon are SO COOL! So let's design some of our own I guess.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction!
00:56 How to Design a Gen 2 Fossil Pokemon
04:53 The Diictodon Pokemon!
06:04 The Lystrosaurus Pokemon...
12:14 Toyeen! The Silverfish!
14:16 The FIRST Insect! Now a Pokemon!

This video introduces 4 new Lockemon (fakemon by Lockstin)
Euhdont, Swaysosore, Toyeen, and Mantium! Which is your favorite?

Gnoggin, hosted by its creator Lockstin, is a show delving into the mysteries of Pokemon! (and other games sometimes too). Explaining everything there is to explain! Why is each Pokemon given the type it has? What are their origins? What is the lore of the Pokemon world and the design inspirations? And what does it all have to do with alchemy? Let's Go find out!

[michaelserwetnyk]

My understanding is that the fossilization process is very rare in the grand scheme of things. Imagine all of the creatures we’ll never know about just because they happened to not end up in the fossil record

[ShayTheValiant]

My only problem with these fossil Pokémon is that they seem far too complex to be from gen 2. They would fit right in with gen 9 Pokémon, but gen 2 Pokémon are generally more simpler than they are.

[kingxxxgamer]

Love how the first set could also be related to bulbasaur because it having the seeds in its back realized it can get energy from it so it starts by putting seeds on its children to lesson its food consumption and after so long we get what is the bulbasaur line

[leilaclarridge]

Japan does have a couple of dinosaur fossils. There was Fukuiraptor, a Megaraptorid, Kamuysaurus, a Hadrosaur, Fukuititan, a sauropod, and more others than one would think

[ZekeZen]

I wish we just had more than just 3 fossil mon at most per region, technically 4 for galar. There's alot of concepts you can make from prehistoric Pokémon within the main timeline, excluding the paradox mons.

[bradleyrg]

I love the concept of ancient pokemon. Imagine a Legends game where you see all these fossil pokemon and other ancient forms of existing pokemon. Imagine more dinosaur like Meganium, Tropius, Torterra, or Charizard. Maybe a sabertooth Luxray. Mons like Yanmega, Slaking, and mamoswine can exist as they are like the Meganura dragonfly, the megatherium sloth, and the wooly mammoth

[chasingcheetahs]

Fun Fact: there's a species of Dicynodont (those beaked, two tusked therapsid synapsids) named Bulbasaurus phylloxyron, which the species name phylloxyron translates roughly to leaf razor from ancient Greek. It's noted that it's describers stated its name "may not be entirely coincidental."

[KingHiki]

Swaysosore has to have a signature ability that's a grass equivalent of steelworker (farmer or fieldworker)

[lolialf]

a fossil i wanto see is a ghost-type raptor, its dead, it will kills you, it stalks from the hidden, like its a perfect match

[GlorySnowstar]

I appreciate the Silverfish respect around here, super underrated and cool creatures!
The head-clackers are a fun touch :)

[seich-of-lacan-getter]

Frankly, I wished a game had a sidestory quest thing that was basically jurassic Park, dealing with a criminal group abusing the research facility that revives the pokemon, maybe its even how you learn and gain access to fossil revival

[nickperez]

Still hoping we get a Stegosaurus Pokémon because I've seen some really cool designs, one of favorites so far was this design where the Pokémon was a Fire/Electric typing and the plates along it's back were Solar Panels

[ethandollarhide]

I have loved the Diictodon ever since I saw the ones in " Walking with Monsters" troll the Gorgonopsid so of course I love Euhdont.

[ShadowWolfTJC]

Given that they're supposedly designed to fit within the Generation 2 Pokémon games' Johto Region, my biggest criticism would've been that their designs might've seemed a tad bit overly-complex compared to other Gen 2 designs, or even Gen 3 or 4 designs in one notable case.

For example, I'd suggest the following changes to make these designs seem more simplified, in order to better fit the rest of the Gen 2 designs:

- Euhdont could've stood to have maybe fewer spots or blotches on its body, but otherwise, it seemed to fit in nicely enough with the relatively simplistic Gen 2 design aesthetics.
- Swaysosore would've probably needed to have smoother, less-detailed dirt-fur on its back (though a few saplings could've stayed), and its camouflage-like patterns could've been removed in favor of a more simplistic tannish color design, as seen in Pokémon like Sandslash or Donphan.
- Toyeem's design seemed simple enough that I'd have had no issues with it being with the rest of the Gen 2 Pokémon lineup.
- Finally, for Mantium (whose design seemed VERY modern and complex, like from Gen 7 and onwards), I'd have removed most, if not all, of the glowing cracks throughout its body (perhaps leaving some small ones on the body, such as the top of the head or thorax, to preserve a bit of its porcelain-like design aesthetics), removed some, if not all, of the spots on its body (except for the abdomen, to preserve its resemblance to a domino), and redesigned the eyes so that they'd better resemble, say, a Venomoth's or Ariados's eyes, with a black iris.

[djosmi]

I love their design and appearence, they're really well done, especially Mantium with the ancient energy veins it has, so cool.
But they don't feel like they come from gen 2. When I look at them I think gen 5, 6 or 7.

[DigiRangerScott]

It’s kind of crazy that in three years there weren’t more fossil revival efforts that at least crossed the border to Johto

[luukzilla]

I hope we will get a Basilosaurus Pokemon

[knellchthyomi]

That Ant Pokemon would have been my favorite pokemon growing up!

[unownfedora]

Not sure how gamefreak will pull this off but I'd love to see a rock/ghost fossil pokemon

[neckpunch]

I did not get excited about the idea of a fossil ant pokemon, but I absolutely adore Mantium. I don't know why. It's just such an adorable execution of a kinda crazy concept.