Hakuryuu - Kangaskhan

Kangaskhan

Kangaskhan (ガルーラ, Garūra?, Garura), known as the Parent Pokémon, is a combination of the word kangaroo and the name of the famous ruler of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan. Its Japanese name is derived from "kangaroo" (カンガルー, kangarū?) and "ruler" (ルーラー, rūrā?). Unlike real kangaroos, Kangaskhan do not hop, though they do have pouches in which they carry their infants. The infants don't leave the pouch until they are three years old. Kangaskhan is a female-only Pokémon. It will fight to protect its young, no matter how injured it is during the battle.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!, Kangaskhan is dubbed an "aunt" and she gives Squirtle, Charmander and Chikorita red Pecha scarves and Corsola twigs as useful items. She has a son who is in her pouch and when he comes out, he utters with great support.

A theory exists that Cubone is the child of a dead Kangaskhan due to its similar appearance to it. GamesRadar's Carolyn Gudmundson supported this theory and thought that it was possible that some Pokémon species were mixed up and Kangaskhan was originally an evolution to Marowak. They also referenced a rumour that Missingno. was a Pokémon that was intended to tie all of them together. They also noted that it was odd that when a Kangaskhan is born in the video games, it has a baby in its pouch. Kangaskhan was also chosen as their Pokémon of the week though Gudmundson noted that she would never use it and found it creepy that its baby never grew up. Another GamesRadar editor found its name to be a pun of Genghis Khan, but decided that it was based on a kangaroo after another person told him that.