Phione and Manaphy
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/allpokes/489Phione.png)
Finally, something really interesting, in that this game's equivalent to Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi is a freakin slug. Specifically, it's a Clione or "sea angel," an animal which, in reality, is a voracious predator with barbed tentacles hidden in its saclike head:
It's a shame we never get to see Phione or Manaphy actually do this, isn't it? If only they'd been given an "assault form" or something with tentacles and a boosted attack stat. Real sea angels only feed on a type of swimming sea-snail, using the tentacles or "hook sacs" to tear the prey out of their shells.
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/allpokes/490Manaphy.png)
Missed opportunities aside, the weaker "Phione" is actually the offspring of the unique and more humanoid "Manaphy," the only case of a legendary pokemon able to lay eggs or a pokemon laying eggs that hatch into something that doesn't evolve into either of its parents.
As a design, both pokemon are pretty damn cute. They're supposed to be transparent and gelatinous, like their inspiration, with the red "jewel" representing their visible core. We wouldn't actually see a pokemon with a transparent outer body until the next generation, but it's a pretty good one.
As a design, both pokemon are pretty damn cute. They're supposed to be transparent and gelatinous, like their inspiration, with the red "jewel" representing their visible core. We wouldn't actually see a pokemon with a transparent outer body until the next generation, but it's a pretty good one.
![](https://bogleech.com/pokemon/pr4.png)
A cute little critter with a cool inspiration.