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At one point in our lives, watching and playing Pokemon made us wish they were real. But as we grew older, we came to notice that these friendly companions we loved on screen were all based on real-life creatures. Some are obvious, like Seel, which is based on a seal; Meowth, which is a cat; and Ekans, which is based on a snake, but some of these are unfamiliar ones because they are inspired by lesser-known animals or mythical creatures.Be it in Pokemon games or in the series, it is a comfort to all when Pokemon resemble animals that will accompany you through the open-world exploration and battles with other trainees. We have collected 20 pokemon with lesser-known origins from the nearly 1,000 currently existing pokemon with tons of designs. Come along and meet them now!

Every generation reached by the gaming world comes with greater surprises in the form of well-developed games and updated tiers of power. Pokemon Unite is no exception to this restructuring, with players taking their time in the previous weeks to discover the rank of their favorite pokemon companions.Not just an ordinary game, Pokemon Unite allows each player to develop teamwork to pave their way to success, but to avoid such trouble for any of your teammates, the game also requires individual competencies for a well-placed performance. Knowledge of many Pokemon and their power levels will help you win.Fortunately, players can easily have access to these rankings provided by a tier list, or the ranking of all characters in a game, which are typically based on how powerful they are. The Pokemon Unite tier lists are usually used by the players as they prepare a lineup of Pokemon that are most suitable for the game that they will be playing. This list is an excellent resource that most gamers should check out to promote a more competitive gaming environment.The Pokemon Unite tier list, at all times, is an ideal resource for all competitive games as it serves as an easy guide for hunting the best monsters to be used in the game. If you are one of them, continue reading to become more familiar with this month’s tier list.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for 'American Horror Story: NYC' episode 8. On March 9, 1969, a homosexual man named Howard Elfland was beaten to death by LAPD. On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans, Upstairs Lounge, was burnt down. 32 people were killed in the fire. On November 27, 1978, Harvey Milk, the openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco was assassinated by his political rival, Dan White, at City Hall. Outrage over the incident and White's short sentence--which lasted only 5 years--led to what is now known as the White Night riots. In January of 1979, Tennessee Williams was attacked by 5 teenage boys in Key West, Florida. He barely escaped serious injury. The attack was part of a larger spree of anti-gay violence inspired by a newspaper run by a local Baptist minister. On January 1, 1982, John Hanson and Rick Hunter were beaten by police outside the Y'all Come Back Saloon in Minneapolis. Hospital workers testified that the police referred to them as 'f*ggots' while their wounds were being treated. On October 27, 1992, U.S. Petty Officer Allen Schindler was stomped to death by his shipmate in a public restroom in Japan. He had been making multiple complaints about anti-gay harassment in the service. His name was used to justify the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. It made it impossible for service members to report harassment, and it allowed the armed services to justify discharging someone for their sexual orientation and gender identity. In 1993, Brandon Teena, a FTM trans man was violated and murdered when his birth sex was revealed to his male friends. The events leading up to his death were chronicled in the film Boys Don't Cry.  On March 9, 1995, Scott Amedure was murdered after an appearance on 'The Jenny Jones' show, where he confessed to having a secret crush on his friend Jonathan Schmitz. Schmitz purchased a shotgun, shot him, then turned himself in to the police. On February 21, 1997, a lesbian nightclub in Atlanta, Otherside Loung, was bombed by a man named Eric Robert Rudolph. Five people were injured. He had committed several previous bombings and later confessed that he believed homosexuality was an aberrant lifestyle.

DRAM released his latest album 'What Had Happened Was...' under his new indie label WAVER Records on Friday.The album marks the return of DRAM, also known as Shelley, to the world of music The mammoth 19 track long album sees the artist return to his soulful blend of singing and rapping to some unique melodies. The project's strength is in the honesty and vulnerability released by DRAM on the album, where he talks about struggles with mental health, grief, the down sides of fame and fortune as well as using past traumas to better himself.

The funeral of Migos rapper Takeoff took place on Friday in the recently deceased artist's hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.Big crowds of people attended his funeral service at the State Farm Arena to offer their sympathies and pay respect to the hugely successful hip hop star.Takeoff's family did not allow media into the funeral service and all recording devices like smartphones and cameras were confiscated from those who entered the servivce.Some footage of the event, particularly from outside the venue, did make its way online from fans who snapped images outside the State Farm Arena.A huge image of Takeoff was posted outside the venue adorned with the words 'Celebrating The Life of Takeoff.'An image of the funeral program emerged on social media from hip hop influencer 'nuface,' who also posted a call for stop to the violence in the black community.“Praying for the day when we say and agree that enough is enough,' he captioned the post.'This black man reached heights no other could reach and wasn’t able to start a family because of senseless violence,' it said, 'I didn’t have to know him to feel this pain for our people ??️.”