Lugia - Bird or Dragon |
Aug 15 2009, 09:03 PM
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After watching the second movie I noticed that although Lugia is supposed to be a bird, it's only referred to as the 'Beast of the Sea', and the only true bird-like characterstic are the wings. Otherwise, it has a long tail, long neck and fang-like teeth, displayed on dragons. It also bears somewhat of a resemblance to Latias/Latios, which are also dragons.
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May 12 2010, 01:33 PM
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Furthermore, in Japanese mythology, dragons are usually associated with water and stormy weather.
Lugia's PokeDex entries? "It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.", "It slumbers at the bottom of a deep trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm.", etc. Stereotypical Japanese dragon. It just, um, doesn't exactly look like one. -------------------- |
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rt117 Lugia - Bird or Dragon Aug 15 2009, 09:03 PM
Jewely I voted for both. Maybe it's a combination of ... Aug 15 2009, 09:08 PM
Little Peanut I think it is mostly a dragon, but is bird like in... Aug 15 2009, 09:13 PM
Glowing Raichu I would say Dragon. The wings, though birds have ... Aug 15 2009, 09:26 PM
Arkinine Dragon. Looks more like one than a bird. Aug 15 2009, 09:41 PM
LiquidStar Dragon. Lugia has almost all the characteristics o... Aug 15 2009, 09:57 PM
Azure Butterfly A wyvern. A dragon with legs and wings in place ... Aug 15 2009, 10:12 PM
mlmiii Wyvern. Aug 15 2009, 10:28 PM
chubby choco I almost said bird, ut it lacks the basic characte... Aug 19 2009, 05:58 PM
Scrooge It is neither a bird, nor a dragon. Although I... Aug 20 2009, 01:10 PM
bluestarfish QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 01:10 PM) Yo... Sep 5 2009, 12:08 PM
DeathUmbreon QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 07:10 PM) It... May 12 2010, 02:25 PM
Tehpikachu QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 11:10 AM) It... Nov 26 2012, 09:44 PM
draconitas Bulbapedia has this to say: "Lugia is based o... Sep 12 2009, 01:48 AM
Hinata Hyuuga I say bird since it's counter part (Ho-oh) is ... Sep 12 2009, 02:16 AM
Chatot Fanatic I think it looks more like a dragon. I just don... Sep 12 2009, 03:03 AM
m e s p r i t QUOTE(rt117 @ Aug 15 2009, 08:03 PM) Afte... Sep 16 2009, 05:54 PM
Romuldo seems to be a bird to me xP Sep 16 2009, 06:02 PM
Night Spectre It was probably just made to be psychic/flying to ... Sep 19 2009, 10:40 AM
kaygirl101 I say lugia is more of a dragon. The wings don... Sep 19 2009, 11:02 AM
methuselahalchemist Huh. I've never thought of Lugia as a bird. Co... Sep 26 2009, 10:18 PM
Focus Aipom It looks more like a dragon to me however there ar... Sep 26 2009, 10:28 PM
Marth41 QUOTE(Focus Aipom @ Sep 26 2009, 08:28 PM... Mar 25 2010, 03:47 PM
TheIgDemon I'm gonna say it's a bird-like dragon. Sep 27 2009, 12:15 AM
Bluey Despite it being one of my favourite Pokemon I... Oct 3 2009, 06:07 AM
cookie lord pulser this is argued a lot but most off the time its put... Oct 3 2009, 06:18 AM
berry314 It could be both, but seeing how it does not have ... Oct 4 2009, 11:05 AM
Neko Wolf San If a Lugia was real it would be really weird if it... Oct 6 2009, 03:19 PM
Blak99Psy I voted both, since it holds both bird and dragon ... Oct 6 2009, 03:38 PM
eevee64 I think lugia looks more like a dragon if you ask ... Nov 17 2009, 08:22 PM
wenganator Hmm. I've never heard about Lugia being called... Nov 17 2009, 08:25 PM
MiTYH Surprised to see so many Dragon votes... I went fo... Nov 19 2009, 11:05 PM
Keith Its more bird-like to me. Nov 20 2009, 03:00 PM
Nari I see Lugia as more of a dragon than a bird. Thoug... Dec 3 2009, 12:54 PM
rt117 Lol, I'm surprised this thread has lasted as l... Dec 6 2009, 10:37 PM
gabite92 I for one say Lugia is a dragon,but Lugia is in fa... Feb 10 2010, 05:39 PM
Max2 For some reason, he's always seemed to me like... Feb 11 2010, 07:58 AM
Unholy Shadow He is clearly bragird. Feb 14 2010, 04:47 AM
Unskilled78 If I had to put it in otherworldly categories, I... Feb 24 2010, 01:38 AM
Nymphadora Birds cant swim, some dragons, on the other hand, ... Feb 24 2010, 01:58 AM
FDSuprema I've personally always seen it as a giant bird... Feb 24 2010, 02:33 AM
Nymphadora Yes, but he is the Guardian of the sea...even if h... Feb 24 2010, 02:34 AM
FDSuprema It would but that has no relevance to this. The fa... Feb 24 2010, 02:51 AM
IceColdGlaceon I'm more inclined to call Lugia a Dragon rathe... Feb 24 2010, 05:53 PM
Mephistopheles Yeah. I think Lugia is more dragon than bird. Bird... Mar 16 2010, 03:07 AM
Kingstar Lugia's more like a dragon than a bird Mar 16 2010, 03:08 AM
Tiamat Guys, Lugia has feathers--the Silver Wing is a fea... Mar 17 2010, 06:26 PM
SkarmorySquadron How about something like this? Mar 25 2010, 02:20 PM
Ulquiorra Lugia is said to be based on the Japanese Ryujin, ... Mar 25 2010, 03:32 PM
Draikette After looking at this illustration, it could argua... Mar 25 2010, 04:05 PM
CM Punk I always see Lugia as some sort of mixture of both... Apr 16 2010, 08:50 PM
TTD It's typing states bird to it, but it looks mo... Apr 16 2010, 09:08 PM
Thale I always thought Lugia was a sort of mutant seagul... Apr 16 2010, 09:58 PM
mtn otter To be honest, I never thought of it as either. It... Apr 17 2010, 12:52 PM
Queezle I actually think of a feathered wyvern. Both, bird... Apr 27 2010, 01:08 PM
IceBlader98 I think its a bird like dragon. Maybe its a cross?... May 4 2010, 02:29 PM
Zaltys Considering that the games are from Japan... Drag... May 12 2010, 01:09 PM
Samoo Also, birds don't have a long tail and feature... May 12 2010, 01:15 PM
Pokemancer I've always thought of it as a Dragon-type, an... May 12 2010, 04:45 PM
ShadowZoroark I'm sure that Lugia's a Dragon, but has si... May 16 2010, 04:03 AM
Vampire Princess Mitsuki Lugia's my fave Poke ever, but it's never ... Jun 19 2010, 11:25 AM
Master Element Really, he hasmore dragon votes? He isn't, he... Jun 19 2010, 12:15 PM
JohnRichard1991 Bird. It is not Dragon type. Jun 19 2010, 03:19 PM
Royolis Bird because I call it a penguin that can fly. I c... Jul 1 2010, 01:55 PM
MagicFantasy yea it looks more of a dragon that it does a bird.... Jul 1 2010, 02:20 PM
Lil Bit Personally, I always thought of it as a bird, main... Jul 1 2010, 02:24 PM
Cubone6792 = Dragon= = Jul 7 2010, 11:26 AM
Kradiocan is a dragon. Sure, he's flying and not dragon,... Jul 16 2010, 06:26 PM
King Gumball I always thought of Lugia as a bird thingy Jul 21 2010, 05:55 AM
AvalonKnight Compare Lugia to Ho-oh Ho-oh:Has Plumage, Beak, a... Jul 23 2010, 06:59 PM
Black Ice I've always considered it a bird and I'm n... Jul 23 2010, 07:21 PM
steelTitan Its more like a dragon, but with bird wings withou... Jul 24 2010, 05:59 PM
Jtao I think it was supposed to be a Dragon, but they s... Jul 28 2010, 01:53 PM
Drunkenwhale Dragon. QUOTELugia is based on Ryūjin, a dra... Aug 24 2010, 10:19 AM
Knightrunner Although Lugia is based off of a dragon, it never ... Aug 26 2010, 07:12 PM
Far east It suppose to be a Legendary bird... It is even a ... Aug 27 2010, 07:01 PM
Ashisogi My logic is that since it is paired up with the le... Sep 18 2010, 04:04 PM
Zero Gravity I'd prefer he where a bird... But then again ... Dec 10 2010, 01:44 PM
BarkAtTheMoon I assumed he was a bird, but I never really though... Dec 10 2010, 09:06 PM
JSG Durragon. When its being reffered as 'beast... Dec 10 2010, 10:31 PM
Zenith of Regulus Bird.. Why? because he has feathers...(silver wing... Dec 10 2010, 11:01 PM
Fencingwolf13 Neither really, but it has more dragon features th... Dec 12 2010, 11:13 AM
Little Alien Girl I guess I never even thought about it, I just alwa... Dec 17 2010, 01:34 PM
okpo I think he`s a dragon May 10 2011, 10:35 AM
Le Dernier Absoul I think it's a hybrid! o3o May 31 2011, 07:08 AM
shea4bigred After looking at Lugia closely, I didn't get w... Jun 4 2011, 07:22 PM
DarkAsh I think it like a dragon than a bird Jun 5 2011, 01:12 AM
Zaltys Dragon. Most flying-type Pokemon are birds, but n... Jun 9 2011, 01:25 PM
Joxer I think a bit of both. most bird i think Oct 4 2012, 03:35 PM
SilverLugia456 This is something that I have often thought about ... Nov 26 2012, 06:02 PM
Chrome Dragon, I didn't' even know it was a bird ... Nov 26 2012, 08:29 PM
Wolf Link I'd say it's a dragon with bird wings, exp... Nov 26 2012, 10:05 PM
Fang Oerba I think it looks more like a Dragon, because of th... Jan 5 2013, 07:53 PM
Jewely I voted for both. Maybe it's a combination of ... Aug 15 2009, 09:08 PM
Little Peanut I think it is mostly a dragon, but is bird like in... Aug 15 2009, 09:13 PM
Glowing Raichu I would say Dragon. The wings, though birds have ... Aug 15 2009, 09:26 PM
Arkinine Dragon. Looks more like one than a bird. Aug 15 2009, 09:41 PM
LiquidStar Dragon. Lugia has almost all the characteristics o... Aug 15 2009, 09:57 PM
Azure Butterfly A wyvern. A dragon with legs and wings in place ... Aug 15 2009, 10:12 PM
mlmiii Wyvern. Aug 15 2009, 10:28 PM
chubby choco I almost said bird, ut it lacks the basic characte... Aug 19 2009, 05:58 PM
Scrooge It is neither a bird, nor a dragon. Although I... Aug 20 2009, 01:10 PM
bluestarfish QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 01:10 PM) Yo... Sep 5 2009, 12:08 PM
DeathUmbreon QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 07:10 PM) It... May 12 2010, 02:25 PM
Tehpikachu QUOTE(Scrooge @ Aug 20 2009, 11:10 AM) It... Nov 26 2012, 09:44 PM
draconitas Bulbapedia has this to say: "Lugia is based o... Sep 12 2009, 01:48 AM
Hinata Hyuuga I say bird since it's counter part (Ho-oh) is ... Sep 12 2009, 02:16 AM
Chatot Fanatic I think it looks more like a dragon. I just don... Sep 12 2009, 03:03 AM
m e s p r i t QUOTE(rt117 @ Aug 15 2009, 08:03 PM) Afte... Sep 16 2009, 05:54 PM
Romuldo seems to be a bird to me xP Sep 16 2009, 06:02 PM
Night Spectre It was probably just made to be psychic/flying to ... Sep 19 2009, 10:40 AM
kaygirl101 I say lugia is more of a dragon. The wings don... Sep 19 2009, 11:02 AM
methuselahalchemist Huh. I've never thought of Lugia as a bird. Co... Sep 26 2009, 10:18 PM
Focus Aipom It looks more like a dragon to me however there ar... Sep 26 2009, 10:28 PM
Marth41 QUOTE(Focus Aipom @ Sep 26 2009, 08:28 PM... Mar 25 2010, 03:47 PM
TheIgDemon I'm gonna say it's a bird-like dragon. Sep 27 2009, 12:15 AM
Bluey Despite it being one of my favourite Pokemon I... Oct 3 2009, 06:07 AM
cookie lord pulser this is argued a lot but most off the time its put... Oct 3 2009, 06:18 AM
berry314 It could be both, but seeing how it does not have ... Oct 4 2009, 11:05 AM
Neko Wolf San If a Lugia was real it would be really weird if it... Oct 6 2009, 03:19 PM
Blak99Psy I voted both, since it holds both bird and dragon ... Oct 6 2009, 03:38 PM
eevee64 I think lugia looks more like a dragon if you ask ... Nov 17 2009, 08:22 PM
wenganator Hmm. I've never heard about Lugia being called... Nov 17 2009, 08:25 PM
MiTYH Surprised to see so many Dragon votes... I went fo... Nov 19 2009, 11:05 PM
Keith Its more bird-like to me. Nov 20 2009, 03:00 PM
Nari I see Lugia as more of a dragon than a bird. Thoug... Dec 3 2009, 12:54 PM
rt117 Lol, I'm surprised this thread has lasted as l... Dec 6 2009, 10:37 PM
gabite92 I for one say Lugia is a dragon,but Lugia is in fa... Feb 10 2010, 05:39 PM
Max2 For some reason, he's always seemed to me like... Feb 11 2010, 07:58 AM
Unholy Shadow He is clearly bragird. Feb 14 2010, 04:47 AM
Unskilled78 If I had to put it in otherworldly categories, I... Feb 24 2010, 01:38 AM
Nymphadora Birds cant swim, some dragons, on the other hand, ... Feb 24 2010, 01:58 AM
FDSuprema I've personally always seen it as a giant bird... Feb 24 2010, 02:33 AM
Nymphadora Yes, but he is the Guardian of the sea...even if h... Feb 24 2010, 02:34 AM
FDSuprema It would but that has no relevance to this. The fa... Feb 24 2010, 02:51 AM
IceColdGlaceon I'm more inclined to call Lugia a Dragon rathe... Feb 24 2010, 05:53 PM
Mephistopheles Yeah. I think Lugia is more dragon than bird. Bird... Mar 16 2010, 03:07 AM
Kingstar Lugia's more like a dragon than a bird Mar 16 2010, 03:08 AM
Tiamat Guys, Lugia has feathers--the Silver Wing is a fea... Mar 17 2010, 06:26 PM
SkarmorySquadron How about something like this? Mar 25 2010, 02:20 PM
Ulquiorra Lugia is said to be based on the Japanese Ryujin, ... Mar 25 2010, 03:32 PM
Draikette After looking at this illustration, it could argua... Mar 25 2010, 04:05 PM
CM Punk I always see Lugia as some sort of mixture of both... Apr 16 2010, 08:50 PM
TTD It's typing states bird to it, but it looks mo... Apr 16 2010, 09:08 PM
Thale I always thought Lugia was a sort of mutant seagul... Apr 16 2010, 09:58 PM
mtn otter To be honest, I never thought of it as either. It... Apr 17 2010, 12:52 PM
Queezle I actually think of a feathered wyvern. Both, bird... Apr 27 2010, 01:08 PM
IceBlader98 I think its a bird like dragon. Maybe its a cross?... May 4 2010, 02:29 PM
Zaltys Considering that the games are from Japan... Drag... May 12 2010, 01:09 PM
Samoo Also, birds don't have a long tail and feature... May 12 2010, 01:15 PM
Pokemancer I've always thought of it as a Dragon-type, an... May 12 2010, 04:45 PM
ShadowZoroark I'm sure that Lugia's a Dragon, but has si... May 16 2010, 04:03 AM
Vampire Princess Mitsuki Lugia's my fave Poke ever, but it's never ... Jun 19 2010, 11:25 AM
Master Element Really, he hasmore dragon votes? He isn't, he... Jun 19 2010, 12:15 PM
JohnRichard1991 Bird. It is not Dragon type. Jun 19 2010, 03:19 PM
Royolis Bird because I call it a penguin that can fly. I c... Jul 1 2010, 01:55 PM
MagicFantasy yea it looks more of a dragon that it does a bird.... Jul 1 2010, 02:20 PM
Lil Bit Personally, I always thought of it as a bird, main... Jul 1 2010, 02:24 PM
Cubone6792 = Dragon= = Jul 7 2010, 11:26 AM
Kradiocan is a dragon. Sure, he's flying and not dragon,... Jul 16 2010, 06:26 PM
King Gumball I always thought of Lugia as a bird thingy Jul 21 2010, 05:55 AM
AvalonKnight Compare Lugia to Ho-oh Ho-oh:Has Plumage, Beak, a... Jul 23 2010, 06:59 PM
Black Ice I've always considered it a bird and I'm n... Jul 23 2010, 07:21 PM
steelTitan Its more like a dragon, but with bird wings withou... Jul 24 2010, 05:59 PM
Jtao I think it was supposed to be a Dragon, but they s... Jul 28 2010, 01:53 PM
Drunkenwhale Dragon. QUOTELugia is based on Ryūjin, a dra... Aug 24 2010, 10:19 AM
Knightrunner Although Lugia is based off of a dragon, it never ... Aug 26 2010, 07:12 PM
Far east It suppose to be a Legendary bird... It is even a ... Aug 27 2010, 07:01 PM
Ashisogi My logic is that since it is paired up with the le... Sep 18 2010, 04:04 PM
Zero Gravity I'd prefer he where a bird... But then again ... Dec 10 2010, 01:44 PM
BarkAtTheMoon I assumed he was a bird, but I never really though... Dec 10 2010, 09:06 PM
JSG Durragon. When its being reffered as 'beast... Dec 10 2010, 10:31 PM
Zenith of Regulus Bird.. Why? because he has feathers...(silver wing... Dec 10 2010, 11:01 PM
Fencingwolf13 Neither really, but it has more dragon features th... Dec 12 2010, 11:13 AM
Little Alien Girl I guess I never even thought about it, I just alwa... Dec 17 2010, 01:34 PM
okpo I think he`s a dragon May 10 2011, 10:35 AM
Le Dernier Absoul I think it's a hybrid! o3o May 31 2011, 07:08 AM
shea4bigred After looking at Lugia closely, I didn't get w... Jun 4 2011, 07:22 PM
DarkAsh I think it like a dragon than a bird Jun 5 2011, 01:12 AM
Zaltys Dragon. Most flying-type Pokemon are birds, but n... Jun 9 2011, 01:25 PM
Joxer I think a bit of both. most bird i think Oct 4 2012, 03:35 PM
SilverLugia456 This is something that I have often thought about ... Nov 26 2012, 06:02 PM
Chrome Dragon, I didn't' even know it was a bird ... Nov 26 2012, 08:29 PM
Wolf Link I'd say it's a dragon with bird wings, exp... Nov 26 2012, 10:05 PM
Fang Oerba I think it looks more like a Dragon, because of th... Jan 5 2013, 07:53 PM
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