Summary

• Duck-inspired Pokemon offer a unique take on real-world ducks, combining cute attributes with fantastical elements like dancing moves and volcanic habitats.
• Some duck Pokemon, like Ludicolo and Ducklett, stay true to their duck origins, while others, like Porygon-Z, offer a more abstract interpretation.
• Each duck Pokemon, from Magby to Farfetch'd, brings its own charm and character to the Pokemon world, making them valuable additions to any team.

When creating Pokemon, the Pokemon designers take inspiration from a variety of sources, including the natural world and its animal inhabitants, such as ducks. Ducks are most commonly found near water, such as ponds and rivers, and are characterized by their love of water and various colors a♒nd patterns, as well as being cute.

Duck Pokemon are equally adorable, providing a different interpretation of this common animal. Whether they stay true to their real-world counterparts like Ducklett, combine the design with other inspirations like Ludicolo, or offer a unique take on ducks such as with Porygon-Z, each of these duck-ins💎pired Pokemon is worth having on your team. They won’t ruffle your feathers, that’s for sure.

Updated on March 15, 2023, by Casey Foot: If you’re a fan of both Pokemon and ducks, there are quite a few Pokemon who you’ll love to have on your team. We’ve added a few more ducks to this list, so let’s get quacking.

10 Quaquaval

Life Of The Party

Quaquaval’s vibrant design is reminiscent of carnival dancers, which is shown through its dance-like moves when battling.𒊎 It appears to be a combination of a duck and a peacock, as it keeps the white feathers and yellow beak of Quaxly and Quaxwell, but now has more extravagant feathers similar to a costume.

The etymology of its name is also an onomatopoeia for the noises ducks make combined with ‘carnival’ - which encompasses everything Quaquaval r🐼epresents. With Lu🎉dicolo also being a dancing duck, these two Pokemon would get on well.

9 Magby

Like A Duck To Magma

Magby and its evolutionary line share traits with both ducks and amphibians such as salamandꦐers with a beak, bipedal body and a lizard-like tail. Unlike real-world ducks that prefer mild climates, Magby thrives in hot temperatures.

Its Pokedex entry in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Legends: Arceus states that Magby live in “volcanic areas”, with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Shield even saying that the Pokemon likes to “soak” in the magma, similar to how ducks enjoy a good swim. Magby takes it to the extreme though, as it can withstand even the hottest of temp🌃eratures. Magby might not be as duck-like as other duck Pokemon, but it has certainly inherited shared characteristics with this cute animal.

8 Ludicolo

A Cheerful Fellow

The Water and Grass-type Pokemon Ludic𒀰olo evolves from Lombre through the use of a Water Stone, taking on a duck-like appearance, such as its yellow bill. However, it retains the kappa-like qualities of Lombre, such as the lily pad on its head.

True to⭕ its nickname, the Carefree Pokemon, Ludicolo’s appearance reflects its joyful attitude. It’s often depicted with a big smile on its face, with the pineapple-like growth together with the lily pad on its head resembling a sombrero and its body looking like a poncho. It also loves to dance to music, meaning if you’🐠re ever in need of a dance partner, Ludicolo is the Pokemon to choose.

7 Ducklett

Quintessential Duck

True to its name, the Water Bird Pokemon, Ducklett resembles an adorable duckling with light blue feather꧙s, and darker blue feathers on the lower half of its body that resemble an ꦚinflatable rubber ring.

Ducklett’s s🌱imple yet effective design is easily recognizable as a duck, despite its evolution Swanna, clearly being a swan. Although it may be inspired by the fairytale The Ugly Duckling because of this, it doesn’t live up to the name in the slightest. Nevertheless, Ducklett is definitely the Pokemon to pick if you’re a fan of ducks, as it remains true to its roots while offering a Pokemon twisꦿt. It’s the quintessential duckling Pokemon, with its name in both Japanese and English roughly meaning “small duck”.

6 Golduck

Duck, Kappa, Or Platypus?

Evolving from Psyduck, Golduck ܫretains many of its duck-like qualities. Its webbed hands and feet help it to swim more efficiently, much like ducks in the real world, which its Hidden Ability, Swift Swim, even references.

Though its Pokemon category is Duck and Golduck literally has ‘duck’ in its name, it’s also reminiscent of other creatures, like a duck-billed platypus and kappa from Japanese mythology. Its likeness to the kappa is even referenced in its Red and LeafGreen Pokedex entries - 168澳洲🐼幸运5开奖网:who knew yokai existed in the Pokemon world?

5 Farfetch’d 🔥

Not As Farfetch’d As You Might Think

The Generation One Pokemon Farfetch&r𒐪squo;d was one of the first duck Pokemon introduced in the series. In terms of appearance, Farfetch’d mostꦑ closely resembles a brown duck and is never seen without its signature leek, which it uses as a weapon according to multiple Pokedex entries.

Farfetch’d even received♑ a Galarian form in Pokemon Sword &🔯; Shield that can evolve into Sirfetch’d, taking the idea that Farfetch’d uses its leek as a weapon to another level by having it fashion a swoꦜrd an🐓d shield out of this vegetable.

4 Porygon

Lab Duck

The Virt🍰ual Pokemon Porygon, similar to its evolutions, may not be a regular duck, but it definitely shares chara💖cteristics with its waterfowl counterparts, including its blue bill and appendage shaped like a tailfeather.

shows Porygon swimming in a pond just like a real-life duck. Though Porygon’s later sprites and models lean into the man-made aspect of the Pokemon’s d♛esign, its sprite in Pokemonꦡ Red is especially duck-like, with its beak in the front and center.

3 Quaxly

Didn’t Realize This Was A Disney Movie

Quaxly is the Water-type starter that you can pick to start your adventure with in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Design-wise, Quaxly resembles the Disney character Donald Duck, s🏅haring a similar 🌃sailor hat.

But, in fact, Quaxly’s “hat” isn’t a hat at all and is actually a tuft of feathers that can become untidy if the Pokemon gets its head dirty. According to the official Pokemon websi▨te, Quaxly has gel in its feathers that “repels water and grime”, similar to how real-world ducks cover their feathers in an oily substance to become waterproof. With such a well-thought-out design, Quaxly is the perfect partner to hav🌃e by your side as you explore the Paldea region.

2 Porygon-Z

Failed Experiment

The Normal-type Pokemon Porygon-Z evolves when Porygon2 is holding a Dubious Disc and traded, and when exposed to the Dubious Disc in Pokemon: Legends Arceus. As a “virtual” Pokemon, 🙈Porygon-Z isn’t an o💖rganic being; however, its appearance does take inspiration from ducks — for example, its blue bill and limbs that resemble a pair of wings.

The Porygon line’s concept is unlike any other duck-inspired Pokemon, which only adds to Porygon-Z’s unique appeal. Unlike Porygon and Porygon2, however, Porygon-Z is🦄 considered to be a failure by the scientists modifying the Pokemon, as the software added to it made it react strangely — this is evident in its appearance, such💛 as its yellow eyes and abstract shape.

1 Psyduck

Pure Psychic Power

The Generation One Water-type Pokemon Psyduck is perhaps most well known for being one of Misty’s partꦏners in the Pok💃emon anime. Psyduck is a Pokemon with a lot of personality, as its portrayal throughout the series has remained largely cohesive. The Pokemon is afflicted by constant headaches, and in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, you discover a group of them on the outskirts of Solaceon Town, suffering from these headaches. With the help of Cynthia, you can help cure them of their ailments.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Psyduck’s psychic abilities are the result of its headaches intensifying and becoming too much for it to handle, as it’s explained in various Pokedex entries. Without Psyduck&✱rsquo;s headaches, it could control its power much more freely, so who knows what its true potential could be.