14 Pokémon Based On Bizarre Real Life Creatures

11. Vileplume Is A Corpse Flower

What Is It?

Rafflesia arnoldii, or the corpse flower, is the largest individual flower on earth and is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra. As well as looking like a cross between a rare steak and a stoma (for the love of god do not google "stoma"), its appearance is not even the most unpleasant thing about it. The Rafflesia arnoldii also happens to give off a powerful odour of rotting flesh. Turns out they don't call it a corpse flower for nothing.

Fun Fact:

Unlike most flowers, but like Vileplume, the Rafflesia arnoldii flowers are either male or female, rather than possessing both parts on a single plant. This means that, because they're so rare, the chances of a male and female being close enough to each other to pollinate and reproduce are vanishingly small.