Talk:Decidueye (Pokémon)

Name origin

Decidueye comes from deciduous and eye.Ashitic (talk) 13:36, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

It also likely draws inspiration from the term "deadeye" used in reference an expert marksman. ~Destruction on Wings~ (talk) 14:53, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

To expand upon this its Japanese name is ジュナイパー, or Junaipaa. Probably draws from jukai (abundant leafage) and sniper, though I wonder what it'll be officially romanized to since Juniper is literally the name of a type of plant. --TheMaskedMeowth (talk) 15:00, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

To further expand, I think the inspiration for Decidueye's questionable typing lies in its name and appearance. Its cloak is brown, like a dead leaf, and "deciduous" refers to leaves that fall from shrubs and trees when they've matured and died (after which they become brown). The Ghost-typing (in place of the Flying-type) is a reference to dead leaves. Just thought I'd share in case anyone was confused. BNK^Talk 16:57, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Biology

"Decidueye is an avian Pokemon closely resembling an owl. Its most prominent feature is a green, leafy hood that covers its head and shoulders. A pale cream-colored feather with an orange base extends from the top of the hood. Its face is black with a hooked beak, and it has orange, spectacle-like markings around its large eyes. The hood also features a four-pointed, orange leaf below the chin and two leaf-tipped vines that act as drawstrings. Decidueye can use one of these vines as a bowstring to launch arrow quills. The arrows are stored in its wings, which are large and light brown with whitish spots on the uppersides. The ends of the wings have three pale-tipped feathers which act as fingers, allowing it to grasp the bowstring and nock arrows to attack. The tail consists of three leaves growing from its back. The body is cream-colored with fluffy feathers on the breast and long, powerful legs that are fully feathered. The feet have four sharp talons in a zygodactyl configuration, with two toes forward and two back.

This Pokemon is able to completely mask its presence as it moves around. When it finds an opening, it can draw, nock, and fire an arrow quill in as little as a tenth of a second. The arrows fly with astounding speed and amazing precision, piercing targets from over a half-mile away. Skilled Decidueye are capable of launching curved trick shots, attacking with arrows that soar skyward and drill down from above, striking multiple targets. Although it usually acts very cool, unexpected situations like surprise attacks can leave it terribly flustered." ~Destruction on Wings~ (talk) 14:53, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Decidueye's Weight

Decidueye is now the lightest final starter evolution. It takes this place from Delphox. Srushj11 (talk) 20:07, 27 October 2016 (UTC)