Has there ever been a platypus Pokemon?

Question

As mentioned in one of my questions, platypuses are some of my favorite animals, probably in the top 3, but I've never seen a Pokemon based on one, despite the hundreds of animal based Pokemon. Is there a platypus Pokemon, or something that resembles a platypus?

Answer 1

Psyduck's design appears to draw inspiration from both ducks and platypuses. Its yellow coloration, proportions, and simple anatomy seem to be inspired by rubber ducks in particular.

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Golduck's appearance has aspects of a duck, a platypus, and a kappa.

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These two are the only ones (unless I'm forgetting one, please tell me if so).

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Thanks, so pretty much no, except for the Pyduck line, which kind of resemble platypi, is it platypi, or platypusses?

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It's platypuses, unless for some reason you want to use the Greek form and do "platypodes".

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Okay..

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The Lotad family might count as platypuses.

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I don't get why the lotad family could count as a platypus pokemon.

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To add onto this:
Scientists generally use "platypuses" or simply "platypus". Colloquially, the term "platypi" is also used for the plural, although this is a form of pseudo-Latin; going by the word's Greek roots the plural would be "platypodes".

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Cool info Aurelius!