There's a famous 19th century Australian poem called Bullocky Bill (1857) that contains the iconic line "the dog sat on the Tucker Box/Nine miles from Gundagai." It evokes a romantic image of a loyal dog of an early Australian pioneer patiently guarding his master's lunchbox ("tucker box") back at camp while the master goes off to have adventures - and possibly never return. This Pokémon is also based on a bird known as a wagtail. This one's a Lamington, a kind of chocolate cake covered in coconut shavings.Ī Pavlova is a cake made of meringue filled with fruit.Īs in America, in Australia "swag" is slang for bling, or money. This guy is supposed to be a slice of "fairy bread," which is a sweet snack Australians make out of bread, butter, and special round sprinkles they call "hundreds and thousands." This is what that one episode of The Simpsons was parodying. Unfortunately, the toads multiplied out of control and became a major pest in their own right. This one is sitting in a rubber "stubby holder."Ī standard-sized bottle of beer is nicknamed a "longneck." Australians like their beer.Ī piece of sugar cane, one of Australia's main crops.Ĭane beetles are one of the great scourges of Australian agriculture.Įventually the cane beetles got so bad the Australians imported beetle-eating toads from South America to take care of them. The phrase "Ya flamin' galah!" is a catch-phrase associated with the actor Alf Stewart in the long-running Aussie soap opera, "Home And Away."Ī two-headed cockatoo, one of Australia's most famous bird breeds.Ī short, 12-oz bottle of beer is nicknamed a "stubby" in Australian slang. This one's name is a combination of "budgie," a type of small bird, and "bludge" which is Australian slang for something lazy or easy. The next three are fire-type versions of Australian birds. Kickfish is based on a "kickboard," which is a small foam board used by children who are just learning to swim.Ī middle-sized surfboard is known as a "boogie board." Surfing is a popular sport on the Australian coast. ![]() The following three Pokémon are based on different types of surfboards. The Golden Wattle is the national flower of Australia.īanksia are another species of flower common to the country, known for their distinctive cylindrical shape. Wattle is a species of Australian flower. ![]() It was a lot of fun researching these creatures, and I learned a lot about Australia in the process.Ī "gumnut" is a seed of the eucalyptus tree, a versatile Australian plant perhaps best known for being a favorite snack of Koala bears. Normally, his stuff centers around pop culture, but the Australian Pokémon mostly evoke Australian sociological, political, economic, and geographic themes. One of Paul’s most compelling qualities as an artist is his talent for allusion and analogy. In 2017, the famed Australian pixel artist Paul Robertson posted a full set of 151 “Australian Pokémon” on his Tumblr, split into five separate sets: 1-29, 30-57, 58-86, 87-111, 112-130, 131-151.
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