@aescling I read somewhere that whales also can defend themselves by slapping whatever bothers them with the big tail

@aescling I saw a photo of a whale tail somewhere and now I'm thinking of how similar-shaped it is to Vaporeon's tail

@vaporeon_ vaporeon is an aquatic mammal so i would be unsurpurrised if they had just been going fur that when designing it

@vaporeon_ Vaporeon is a whale

@aescling Type of whale who has cute pawbs (not very streamlined for swimming in the water, but helpful when on land)

@aescling The Pokédex makes a big deal out of Vaporeon having fins and gills, though (because they're cool), and whales don't have gills, they must resurface to breathe air

@aschmitz *slaps my big fishy $$$$-ing tail on the ground, but even harder*