12 Pokemon Inspired By Real Historical Events

11. Elgyem

The in-game backstory of Elgyem is paralleled by real life events that unfolded during the 1940s in Roswell, New Mexico. In 1947, it was reported that an unidentified flying object had crash landed on a ranch and that alien bodies had been recovered from the wreckage. The Pokedex entry for Elgyem states that it was rumoured to have been found in a desert after a UFO crash 50 years ago, perfectly mirroring the history of the Roswell incident.

This Pokemon was also first introduced in a Pokemon world region inspired by the United States of America; it could be caught in a desert area of the game which may be a reference to the alien conspiracy theories surrounding the United States Air Force facility, Area 51.

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