Pokemonare designed with a variety of different inspirations behind them. Some turn out closely resembling the animal or mythological creature that inspired their design, while others look far different.Pokemonare mostly designed after creatures, but others are designed to resemble humans closely
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These humanoidPokemoncan look strikingly similar to people, with bipedal legs, human-like features, and even hair in some cases. This can unnerve players that come across these humanoid creatures, as most players think of critters that resemble animals and bugs when they think of Pokemon.
12Cinderace
Cinderace is one of many bipedal starters, but that’s not the only featurethat makes this fire-typerabbit humanoid. Cinderace is largely based on the design of a human soccer player, backed up further by its PokeDex entry inPokemon Swordwhich states that it “juggles a pebble with its feet, turning it into a burning soccer ball.”
Gigantamax Cinderace is also strikingly humanoid. It further strengthens the evidence suggesting the design inspiration of a soccer player, as Gigantamax Cinderace stands atop a huge, flaming “soccer ball.”
11Hawlucha
Hawlucha might not seem like the most humanoid Pokemon at first glance, but the inspiration for this winged creature lands it as one of the handfuls of Pokemon inspired by humans. Hawlucha’s design closely resembles that of a luchador.
Luchadors are Mexican professional wrestlers that are known for wearing distinct, colorful masks in the ring. Hawlucha’s head and color scheme closely resemble the mask and outfit of a luchador.
10Infernape
Monkeys are often closely connected with humans due to their evolutionary similarities. Infernapeis a fire/fighting-typemonkey Pokemonthat becomes humanoid for that very reason. It’s a bipedal primate that’s even classified as a humanoid creature in its egg groups, which are Field and Human-Like.
As it evolves from Chimchar, Infernape grows to resemble a human more and more with each stage of its evolution.
9Lopunny
Lopunny’s regular form, as well as its Mega Evolution, are both strikingly humanoid despite being blatantly designed to resemble a rabbit or bunny. It’s bipedal and strikes a human-like pose, with its hands positioned near its face as if its hands have been nestled into a muff.
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It’s also regarded to be a humanoid Pokemon in its Egg Groups, which are Field and Human-Like.
8Jynx
Sincethe psychic/ice-type’sintroductionin Generation I, Jynx has beeninfamous for being a humanoid Pokemon. It’s so humanoid, in fact, that its design landed it in a bit of hot water back in the 90s. Originally, Jynx’s skin was black instead of purple, paired with her large, red lips rightfully made some claim that Jynx was designed after a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans.
Jynx’s design has been altered since, but its humanoid features, such as its long, blonde hair, lips, and dress, have remained a part of all future designs.
7Mewtwo
Mewtwo retains human-like features in a variety of different ways. Despite being manufactured in a lab with the DNA from Mew, the second coming of the legendary looks far more human than the original Mew. Mewtwo is bipedal and has a human-like body shape.
InPokemon: The First Movie,Mewtwo even (telepathically) speaks fluent English, able to be understood and heard by human characters like Ash, Brock, and Misty.
6Gardevoir
Gardevoir is another humanoid psychic-type Pokemon. Introduced in Generation III, Gardevoir’s design closely resembles a young woman with a bob haircut wearing a long, flowing white dress. Gardevoir’s Mega Evolution is equally humanoid,giving the psychic-type a more round, royal-looking dress rather than the flowing slip it has on in its regular forme.
Onlyafter Generation VIII was Gardevoirput into both the Amorphous and Human-Like Egg Groups.
5Mr. Mime
Fans who watched the anime should know exactly why Mr. Mime is the first creature that comes to mind when the phrase “humanoid Pokemon” comes up. Mr. Mime’s design is not only strikingly human, with a clown-like face, red cheeks, and human body shape. It’s also shown acting relatively human as well, completing household chores and even cooking.
Mr. Mime is designed after a mime, which is a person who performs the art of storytelling through body movements and gestures without words. This is evident in both its design and the way the creature performs its psychic attacks.
4Tyrogue
Tyrogue, as well as its evolutionary forms Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Hitmontop, are all rather humanoid in design and nature. Tyrogue, especially, reflects this human-like design as it closely resembles a young boy with a mohawk haircut. It’s impossible to find a female Tyrogue in any of the games, further backing up this boy-like design choice.
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Many fighting-types retain human-like features in their designs, mainly due to the fact that fighting-type Pokemon are heavily inspired by martial artists.
3Machoke
Machoke is another creature that immediately comes to mind when fans think of humanoid Pokemon. It’s another fighting-type that displays heavy martial arts inspiration, a fact impossible to ignore throughout its evolutionary line.
Machoke could almost pass off for a human, with its human-like body shape and muscles. It even dons a championship belt and briefs below its torso. In the games and anime, it’s often shown performing manual labor, acting as an aide to moving in at the beginning ofPokemon Ruby & Sapphire.Machoke is one of a handful of creatures to belong only to the Human-Like Egg Group.
