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Description
Bagaux and Shelgaux from Auxin, one of the primary plant hormones and the one largely responsible for phototropisms. Merimence comes from meristem, the site of new growth in a plant.

Tropisms are slow, irreversible responses to stimuli performed by sessile organisms like plants and fungi. Phototropisms specifically are responses to sunlight, think of a houseplant growing towards the window or a sunflower turning to face the sun.

That process of growing slowly closer to the sun, longing to get more light but unable to move from place, it reminded me of Bagon’s longing to fly.

Just like Bagon, the plant pokemon Bagaux will sit atop high cliffs to bask in the maximum amount of sunlight possible. Bagaux deeply want to grow taller or to develop the ability to fly to reach up to the sun, but are far too short.

Mono Grass type

Shelgaux maintain this desire, but are even less capable of reaching for the sun as their thick waxy body slows them down. To ensure that they don’t waste energy, they use the prongs on their heads like dousing rods to point towards areas with optimal exposure to the light.

Mono Grass type

Upon evolution into Merimence, the pokemon finally gets its wish. Leaves on the pokemon’s back evolved into a massive flower-like structure that is used in photosynthesis as well as like wings to fly. The pokemon absorbs massive amounts of solar radiation as it flies, more efficiently than any other plant pokemon. The surplus of energy absorbed that isn’t used to produce sugars can instead be expelled out as intense radiant blasts, hot enough to melt stone.

Grass/Fire type

some quick minor details
The horns and prongs on Bagaux and Shelgaux’s heads were inspired by the shape of apical (vertical shoot) meristems
The circles on the sides of Bagaux’s head were inspired by stomata
The split stomach pattern on Bagaux and Shelgaux as well as the line down Merimence’s back were all inspired by the two types of vascular tissue in plants (Xylem and Phloem)

Description
Bagaux and Shelgaux from Auxin, one of the primary plant hormones and the one largely responsible for phototropisms. Merimence comes from meristem, the site of new growth in a plant.

Tropisms are slow, irreversible responses to stimuli performed by sessile organisms like plants and fungi. Phototropisms specifically are responses to sunlight, think of a houseplant growing towards the window or a sunflower turning to face the sun.

That process of growing slowly closer to the sun, longing to get more light but unable to move from place, it reminded me of Bagon’s longing to fly.

Just like Bagon, the plant pokemon Bagaux will sit atop high cliffs to bask in the maximum amount of sunlight possible. Bagaux deeply want to grow taller or to develop the ability to fly to reach up to the sun, but are far too short.

Mono Grass type

Shelgaux maintain this desire, but are even less capable of reaching for the sun as their thick waxy body slows them down. To ensure that they don’t waste energy, they use the prongs on their heads like dousing rods to point towards areas with optimal exposure to the light.

Mono Grass type

Upon evolution into Merimence, the pokemon finally gets its wish. Leaves on the pokemon’s back evolved into a massive flower-like structure that is used in photosynthesis as well as like wings to fly. The pokemon absorbs massive amounts of solar radiation as it flies, more efficiently than any other plant pokemon. The surplus of energy absorbed that isn’t used to produce sugars can instead be expelled out as intense radiant blasts, hot enough to melt stone.

Grass/Fire type

some quick minor details
The horns and prongs on Bagaux and Shelgaux’s heads were inspired by the shape of apical (vertical shoot) meristems
The circles on the sides of Bagaux’s head were inspired by stomata
The split stomach pattern on Bagaux and Shelgaux as well as the line down Merimence’s back were all inspired by the two types of vascular tissue in plants (Xylem and Phloem)