Pokemon: Monsters Inspired by Nature

Monsters Inspired by Nature

11 MAP Module 3 - Pokemon

Open Ended

Review:

What are the Pokemon energy types you can recall?

What inspired these Pokémon?

Open Ended

What inspired these Pokemon names? (click image to view larger)

Fill in the Blanks

Analyse and Infer: What animal inspired POLIWAG?

Poliwag

Fun fact: The swirl on the stomach of the Poliwag's stomach isn't just for show. It is actually based on the translucent tadpoles' neatly coiled intestines.

Multiple Choice

Analyse and Infer:

What energy type is poliwag?

• grass

• water

• lightning

Open Ended

Analyse and evaluate:

If you were to adapt this caterpillar into a Pokemon illustration, what key visual features would you include?

Caterpie

Caterpie is a cartoon version of the Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillar.

Fill in the Blanks

Analyse and infer: what natural species inspired Victreebel (pictured)?

Victreebel is a pitcher plant, a carnivorous plant that has leaves known as pitfall traps, which have a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid liquid that helps trap prey.

Open Ended

What visual features would you include if you were to adapt the pangolin (pictured) into a Pokemon illustration?

Pokemon isn't always true to life

While Sandslash can roll and slash like a ninja, the pangolin does not have such skills. This scaly and bizarre looking mammal's only real-life defense is rolling into a ball. 

Multiple Choice

Analyse this Pokemon and infer: what energy type is sandslash?

• dragon

• grass

• fire

• fighting

Fill in the Blanks

Analyse this Pokemon and infer: what energy type does psyduck fit into?

Open Ended

Class Brainstorm:

What species could inspire Australian themed Pokémon?

Poll

Analyse:

What order of evolution do these Pokemon go in, from first to last?

• 1, 2, 3

• 2, 3, 1

• 1, 3, 2

Open Ended

Analyse and Infer:

What are key visual elements you observe that are different between the first and last evolution of a Pokemon species?

You Do:

Analyse three Pokemon card art in depth

• Find the analysis chart in OneNote

• Choose your own three Pokemon illustrations