User blog:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Plesioth (4th Gen)

ello, and welcome to Monster Appreciation Week!

This week we look at the return of the 1st/2nd Generation nightmare that didn't need to return, especially like this, with hipchecks and more, Plesioth!



Interesting Facts About Plesioth

 * Order: Piscine Wyvern
 * Suborder: Fish Feet Wyvern
 * Superfamily: Water Wyvern
 * Family: Plesioth


 * Plesioth breath through their skin and have lungs.
 * Their swimming speed is said to be faster than a galloping horse and they are faster than a Leviathan.
 * The water that Plesioth fires from its mouth is water that it swallowed while swimming.
 * Plesioth eat giant crocodiles found in Jungles and other areas besides a few other creatures.
 * It turns out Plesioth in certain regions can be vary from each other like the New World and Old World. Plesioth in the New World seem to be better adapted for sea life.
 * They were just recently discovered to be able to survive in saltwater but before it was thought they were only adapted to freshwater.
 * Plesioth are a rare sight in some regions like Val Habar.
 * Some places may have outbreaks with Plesioth that are living close to some areas.
 * The Green Plesioth is its own species and it is also said that it is better adapted for land.
 * Its hunting style is believed to be opposite to the normal Plesioth's hunting style.
 * Giant Plesioth seen in the New World are rare individuals that are usually found in Moga's Region.
 * A Plesioth's eggs hatch inside its body. Like sharks, the first few that hatch eat the eggs and the other young inside the womb. Only a few of them will survive to adulthood, when the mother gives birth. This proves that Plesioth are cannibalistic, at least when they are young.
 * A Plesioth's fang is sharp enough to shatter a Carapaceon's shell.
 * Plesioth's scales always shine, even when it dries. A scale from older Plesioth can fend off claw and fang attacks.
 * Inside their fin's spines, a horrific neurotoxin can be found in them.